Heavy on the destruction, completely void of grindcore. On this episode, I focus on the 1994 Priority Records compilation, Best of Grindcore and Destruction. I am pretty sure this compilation only found its way into the hands of a few people.&n...

I've always had a soft spot for bands that could push the envelope when it came to songwriting and musicianship in the world of metal and rock. Those that could incorporate the ferocity and speed of extreme music while doing so have always been...

It's almost impossible to imagine a world without Celtic Frost. What would metal even sound like? Sure, we'd have bands following in the footsteps of artists like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Metallica, and Slayer, but what would it sound like wi...

Without a doubt, Nu-Metal stands as one of the most polarizing genres of hard rock to ever exist. Despite it being reviled more any other sub-genre metal, hair metal included, it continues to sell albums, sell out arenas, and influence music to...

2022 was another remarkable year for extreme music in the post-shutdown landscape. This episode highlights some of the best I came across last year. We discuss some old timers, some newcomers, and a local Bakersfield band that I think is on the...

1992 - The year heavy metal infected the world. Or at least that's  how  it appeared to us kids growing up in Southeast Texas. Grunge ruled the world, but as we watched Headbanger's Ball and scoured the various mags we could find at t...

Where does one even start with the passing of a musician that is guaranteed a spot on the Mt. Rushmore of their chosen instrument? Not since the death of Eddie Van Halen in October 2020, has the guitar world been so shaken and felt such a loss....

Whether in Sepultura, Soulfly, or his countless other projects, Max Cavalera has always embraced collaboration. While the obvious move would have been to explore the songs in which he brought in guest musicians on his own material  (which ...

Southern California. The land of scenic beaches, beautiful people, never-ending sunshine... and one of the most vibrant and explosive music scenes to exist in the late 1970's and 1980's. It was a bastion of creativity consisting of kids that we...

Ed Kemper, Ed Gein, Andrei Chikatilo, Albert Fish, and on and on. The list of mass murdering psychopaths that have inspired heavy music is an extensive one to say the least. Their influence isn't genre specific either.  As you'll see tonig...

Quite literally, Black Sabbath changed music, and heavy music in particular, forever upon the release their self titled debut in 1970. Debates have raged for decades as to who was the first "heavy metal" band, and while I am on team Sabbath in ...

For better or worse, 1991 is the year heavy music changed forever. With the release of Metallica's Black Album and the grunge explosion coming out of Seattle, heavier sounds were hitting the airwaves all over the world. However, if you were to ...

The New Wave of American Heavy Metal is a controversial term used to describe the explosion of bands that rose out of the United States in the late 90's and early 00's in the aftermath of nu-metal. The earliest known reference to the term is fr...

-1990-The year before all hell broke loose. Pre-Black Album, Pre-Grunge explosion, pre-nu/groove metal, pre-second wave of black metal... This was a very fertile, yet peculiar, year in the history of metal and rock. We had 3 of the Big ...

Fire up whatever it is you're smoking and dive into episode 11 of The Distorted Emporium! Tonight's show gets hazy, cloudy, and very intoxicating as we explore some of my favorite stoner and doom tracks from the 90's to the present day. The Sab...

In this episode of TDE, we wrap up our look back at 2021. As I've stated numerous times, 2021 gave us an abundance of killer releases and by the end of this show, we will have explored over 3 hours of new music for you guys to seek out....

 2021 has proven to be an absolutely remarkable year in regards to heavy and extreme music. From old school death metal bands with 30 plus years under their belts to newer bands that are pushing the bounds of what extreme music can be, 202...

Welp... it didn't happen. Psycho Las Vegas 2021 was set to be my return to the world of live music following all the covid madness. All access pass, spare room at my buddy's house, vacation from work all lined up, everything. Life had different...

To the untrained ear, everything with distorted guitars and harsh or aggressive vocals tends to fall under the moniker of "metal" or "heavy metal." While these terms are certainly subjective, in this episode I showcase numerous bands that are a...

Welcome to Episode 8 of The Distorted Emporium! In this episode, I try to navigate the bands that had a part in inspiring one of the most extreme forms of heavy metal. We'll travel from the early days of Black Sabbath and 70's hard...

Welcome to Episode VII of The Distorted Emporium! In this episode, I've  curated a greatest hits, of sorts, from Roadrunner Records illustrious catalog. Now before I get a lot of shit about leaving off this band or that band, I've left off...

For a country that is roughly the size of California, albeit with a quarter of the population, Sweden might be the pound for pound champion in the metal world. In this episode, I dive into some of my favorite bands from the Scandinavian powerho...

Riffs, riffs, and more riffs...  In this episode, we continue to explore some songs that made my 100 Favorite Riffs list. These tracks crush and make for a killer mixtape!  Don't forget,  you can find the full playlist to all epi...

Morrisound Recording ( aka Morrisound Studios) is a recording studio in Tampa, Florida that was opened in 1981 by the brothers Jim and Tom Morris. With the help of engineer/producer Scott Burns, they helped to  popularize some of the most ...

In this episode, we'll go on a journey to explore some of the bands that have risen out of what may be the most divisive and misunderstood region of the United States: the American south. From Texas to Tennessee, we'll discuss a few of the band...