Episode 210: Metallica (Pt. 3)
Every Album Ever with Mike Mansour & Alex Volz
Release Date: 01/21/2025
Lonely People with Power by Deafheaven | Album Review
Every Album Ever with Mike Mansour & Alex Volz
This week we're discussing Lonely People with Power, the latest album by Deafheaven. We've been massive fans of Deafheaven for years, but 2021's Infinite Granite had us split down the middle. Lonely People with Power shows the band returning to black metal in a massive way, shattering any assumptions people may have had that they are now a full-blown shoegaze band. Once again Deafheaven proves they are more than capable songwriters and continue to experiment in innovative ways. Crank this one. ...
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Loose Ends | Thunderball by Melvins 1983
Every Album Ever with Mike Mansour & Alex Volz
This week we’re discussing Thunderball, the latest album by Melvins. Technically, this was released as Melvins 1983, which has the band’s very first drummer, Mike Dillard, on drums instead of Dale Crover. Thunderball also features experimental musicians Void Manes and Ni Maitres lending electronic contributions. If you’re a fan of the early 90s sludge era of Melvins, then this is the album for you. Patreon Merch Mike’s EP: Pander Monkey on , , , Mike on Instagram Alex on Bluesky Tom on Instagram History Tom’s stuff: Music on , Podcast on ...
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Episode 217: Tragic Mulatto
Every Album Ever with Mike Mansour & Alex Volz
The only band to give the Butthole Surfers a run for their money
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Lower by Benjamin Booker | Album Review
Every Album Ever with Mike Mansour & Alex Volz
From garage rock to soulful and depressing
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Episode 216: Donnie & Joe Emerson
Every Album Ever with Mike Mansour & Alex Volz
Two kids whose dad loved them way more than ours did
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Episode 215: King Crimson (Pt. 1)
Every Album Ever with Mike Mansour & Alex Volz
Completely normal rock music
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Waiting Room by Kathryn Mohr | Album Review
Every Album Ever with Mike Mansour & Alex Volz
About as lonely and bleak as any waiting room
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Episode 214: Hum
Every Album Ever with Mike Mansour & Alex Volz
The heaviness of Helmet meets the nerdiness of Weezer
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To Cross or To Burn by Venamoris | Album Review
Every Album Ever with Mike Mansour & Alex Volz
Dave Lombardo goes goth and takes his wife with him
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Loose Ends | Bird Machine by Sparklehorse
Every Album Ever with Mike Mansour & Alex Volz
Back from the grave for one last album
info_outlineThis week we’re discussing the remaining albums by Metallica from 2003-2023. This is the episode you’ve all been waiting for. Not only do we do a deep dive on all their albums from this era, but we pay special attention to St. Anger, as well as their infamous collaboration with Lou Reed, Lulu. This is a fun one, prepare yourselves.
Closing track: “My Apocalypse” from Death Magnetic (2008)
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Mike’s Picks:
Death Magnetic (2008) — Best Album
Lulu (2011) — Personal Favorite
St. Anger (2003) — Worst Album, Least Favorite
Alex’s Picks:
Death Magnetic (2008) — Best Album, Personal Favorite
St. Anger (2003) — Worst Album, Least Favorite
Albums we discussed this episode…
St. Anger (2003)
Death Magnetic (2008)
Lulu (2011)
Hardwired…To Self-Destruct (2016)
72 Seasons (2023)