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Testamentary Trust: The Formation of Damnation

February 15, 2019 05:22 - 2 hours - 187 MB

WE'RE BACK!!! We discuss our unplanned hiatus, as well as Testament's between The Gathering and The Formation of Damnation (2000-2008). New episodes (mostly) every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: [email protected]

Testamentary Trust: The Gathering

November 30, 2018 04:44 - 2 hours - 155 MB

As the 90s come to a close, Testament assembles a killer new lineup and releases an all time classic! Let's check out The Gathering (1999). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: [email protected]

Testamentary Trust: Demonic

November 16, 2018 05:07 - 2 hours - 135 MB

During a then-unprecedented 3 year gap between albums, Testament got dropped by their label, lost more members, and came perilously close to breaking up for good. Instead, they rallied and came back with their most aggressive effort to date. Let's listen to Demonic (1997). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: [email protected]

Emergency Interlude: Slasher Buds

November 09, 2018 06:55 - 50 minutes - 53.7 MB

On this spooky and not-at-all late Halloween episode, Nate and guest host Dalton talk about slasher films and play metal songs from horror film soundtracks. Enjoy! New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: [email protected]

Testamentary Trust: Low

November 02, 2018 04:16 - 2 hours - 154 MB

We're back! This week we'll do a deep dive on the first TRUE "90s" Testament album, one that finds them experimenting with death, groove, and alternative metal. Oh, and we've got a lineup change. A BIG lineup change. This is Low (1994) New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: [email protected]

Testamentary Trust: The Ritual

October 19, 2018 05:29 - 2 hours - 145 MB

To keep up with changing times, Testament release their most commercial effort yet. Does it deserve the hate? Listen to find out. But no it totally doesn't. This is The Ritual (1992). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: [email protected]

Testamentary Trust: Souls Of Black

October 12, 2018 05:15 - 1 hour - 127 MB

Scenario: due to pressing tour obligations, a band rushes into the studio to record some hastily rewritten old demos and sends the resulting album off to the record label without a second thought. Normally this wouldn't be a good sign. But Testament isn't a normal band. This is Souls of Black (1990). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod E-mail: [email protected]

Testamentary Trust: Practice What You Preach

October 05, 2018 05:13 - 1 hour - 101 MB

The production improves and the music gets more melodic. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Well...yes. Join us as we investigate Testament's first attempt to go mainstream with Practice What You Preach (1989). New Episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: [email protected]

Testamentary Trust: The New Order

September 28, 2018 05:04 - 1 hour - 123 MB

The story behind Testament's second LP proves that sometimes record label interference can be a good thing! It's time to dive into a complicated, creepy, and often eerily perceptive...concept album?? This is The New Order (1988). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: [email protected]

Testamentary Trust: The Legacy

September 21, 2018 05:27 - 1 hour - 108 MB

Season 3 is here and we're talkin' metal again! Our band this time around is the super-underrated Testament! Join us as we talk about the origins of thrash metal and listen to Testament's surprisingly complex and mature debut album The Legacy (1987). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: [email protected]

Interlude: Pleasant Diversions and Sonic Perversions

September 14, 2018 05:23 - 1 hour - 134 MB

Another season done, another SaR listening party for you to enjoy. Hear us baffle and delight one another with some of our favorite prog and metal tunes, both new and old! New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: [email protected]

A Giant Among Bands: Civilian

September 07, 2018 05:35 - 2 hours - 148 MB

It's our Season 2 finale! This week we'll discuss Gentle Giant's final studio album, rank their discography, and recommend a few similar bands to check out. Not to be missed! New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: [email protected]

A Giant Among Bands: Giant for a Day!

August 31, 2018 05:07 - 1 hour - 104 MB

Often considered their worst effort, Gentle Giant's penultimate album is a more ambitious attempt to go commercial....and a bit of a mess (don't worry, we still liked it). This is Giant for a Day! (1978). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: [email protected]

A Giant Among Bands: The Missing Piece

August 24, 2018 05:13 - 2 hours - 141 MB

After a slight commercial rebound with an interesting live album, the boys in the band decide it's time to take the plunge into pop. Well, sort of. This is The Missing Piece (1977). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: [email protected]

A Giant Among Bands: Interview

August 17, 2018 05:01 - 1 hour - 103 MB

Gentle Giant release their final "classic" album and kiss their brief chart ascendancy goodbye. Join us as we try to make sense of a very complicated album and our very complicated feelings about it as we discuss Interview (1976). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: [email protected]

A Giant Among Bands: Free Hand

August 10, 2018 05:48 - 1 hour - 115 MB

After 10 minutes of Mega Man talk (seriously) we tackle Gentle Giant's most commercially successful album! We also try to make sense of another confusing album cover and talk about jazz!...Hey, get back here! This is Free Hand (1975). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: [email protected]

A Giant Among Bands: The Power and the Glory

August 03, 2018 05:31 - 1 hour - 117 MB

Gentle Giant finally scores in the States with an ambitious, funky, concept album about corrupt politicians. Yeah, it's the mid-70s. This is The Power and the Glory (1974). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: [email protected]

A Giant Among Bands: In a Glass House

July 27, 2018 05:30 - 2 hours - 139 MB

The band decides to continue after the resignation of a key member, and the album they make as a result is a transitional one that sounds a little more spontaneous and A LOT more frantic than anything we've heard from them so far. Is that a good thing? Let's listen to In a Glass House (1973) and find out. New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: [email protected]

A Giant Among Bands: Octopus

July 20, 2018 05:13 - 1 hour - 106 MB

With a killer new drummer in tow, Gentle Giant return to the Medieval-tinged eclecticism of their earlier work on what may be their most well-known record, Octopus (1972). Join us as we break it down! New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: [email protected]

A Giant Among Bands: Three Friends

July 13, 2018 05:13 - 1 hour - 107 MB

We're back with a new episode! This one is the first album Gentle Giant produced themselves, their first with a new drummer, and their first concept album. Do they pull it off? Join us as we check out Three Friends (1972). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: [email protected]

A Giant Among Bands: Acquiring the Taste

June 29, 2018 04:07 - 1 hour - 105 MB

Apart from a poorly-chosen album cover (don't worry, we talk about it), we were pretty dazzled by Gentle Giant's much more eclectic and experimental second effort! Join us as we discuss Acquiring the Taste (1971). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: [email protected]

A Giant Among Bands: Gentle Giant

June 22, 2018 05:44 - 1 hour - 98.2 MB

SEASON 2 IS HERE! Our first prog band is legendary cult act Gentle Giant! This week we explore the origins of this weird, wonderful group and go in-depth on their self-titled debut (1970). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: [email protected]

Interlude 1: Curiosities and Monstrosities

June 15, 2018 05:15 - 1 hour - 98.2 MB

It's a SaR listening party! Join us as we play and discuss some random metal and prog tunes and continue to tease Season 2! New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: [email protected]

Priest to Meet You: Firepower

June 08, 2018 05:16 - 2 hours - 178 MB

On this, our double-sized final (?) episode of Season 1, we break down Judas Priest's most recent album AND determine our official ranking of the band's discography. Don't miss it! New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: [email protected]

Priest to Meet You: Redeemer of Souls

June 01, 2018 05:21 - 1 hour - 92.2 MB

After a period of inactivity, a major personnel change, and rumors of retirement, a stunningly invigorated Judas Priest return to the spotlight with the highest-charting album of their career! Join us as we break down the late-career triumph that is Redeemer of Souls (2009-2015). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: [email protected]

Priest to Meet You: Nostradamus

May 25, 2018 05:19 - 1 hour - 64.2 MB

This week: Glenn releases some old recordings from the solo career that never was, and the band finally gets their double album! Join us as we break down Priest's foray into European symphonic metal with Nostradamus (2006-2009). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: [email protected]

Priest to Meet You: Angel of Retribution

May 18, 2018 06:38 - 1 hour - 76.2 MB

After a rough decade, it's time for a Judas Priest reunion! But can the re-assembled Painkiller lineup give us another classic? let's find out as we trace the path from reconciliation...to Retribution (2002-2005). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: [email protected]

Priest to Meet You: Excommunication Part 2

May 11, 2018 05:36 - 1 hour - 67.6 MB

Can you see a light at the end of the tunnel? Good! but, uh...we're not out of the tunnel yet. Join us as we close out the '90s and enter the new millennium with a look at some ambitious, nuanced Halford solo work and then also a Judas Priest album (1998-2001). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: [email protected]

Priest to Meet You: Excommunication Part 1

May 04, 2018 07:26 - 1 hour - 115 MB

Well...the dark years are upon us. Join us as we break down Rob Halford's exit from Judas Priest and what happened after that (1992-1997). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: [email protected]

Priest to Meet You: Painkiller

April 27, 2018 06:42 - 1 hour - 92.3 MB

The 80s are over and so is the Golden Age of Heavy Metal. Can Judas Priest survive legal troubles and changing musical tastes at the dawn of a new decade? Let's find out as we dive into Painkiller (1990). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: [email protected]

Priest to Meet You: Ram it Down

April 20, 2018 05:32 - 1 hour - 65.3 MB

Judas Priest's 11th album is one of the most disdained in their entire catalog. But there's also a lot to like, even love, about it if one looks close enough. And you know we will! Time to close out the 80s with Ram it Down (1988). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: [email protected]

Priest to Meet You: Turbo

April 13, 2018 05:14 - 1 hour - 79.3 MB

There's some brilliant synthesizer work here, but is that enough to save Judas Priest's "sellout" album? Join us as we break down Turbo (1986). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: [email protected]

Priest to Meet You: Defenders of the Faith

April 06, 2018 05:23 - 1 hour - 72.1 MB

We've reached the halfway point of our series on Judas Priest! Join us as we hear the band take some chances (and make some enemies) on Defenders of the Faith (1984). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: [email protected]

Priest to Meet You: Screaming for Vengeance

March 30, 2018 06:17 - 1 hour - 87.7 MB

We hope you're ready to nerd out with us, because we REALLY like Screaming for Vengeance (1982). It's the breakthrough album for a reason, folks. New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: [email protected]

Priest to Meet You: Point of Entry

March 23, 2018 05:52 - 1 hour - 57.1 MB

In this household, we respect power pop. And Judas Priest never came closer to power pop than they did with the criminally underrated Point of Entry album (1981). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: [email protected]

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