Cute, chaotic, and confusing as hell—Collin and Tom tackle LADYBABY in the first Are They Rock or Metal?
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Wrestling themes can turn nobodies into icons—and this episode proves it.
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Dragons, dwarves, and ridiculous guitar solos take center stage as Collin and Tom break down the best power metal bands from around the world — and proudly embrace the cheese while doing it.
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Is Nekrogoblikon secretly genius, or just metal’s most successful goblin-based gimmick?
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Our favourite duo kick off 2026 by breaking down the metal albums they’re most excited (and nervous) about this year.
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The final WHYBLT of 2025 is here as the duo count down their Top 5 metal picks of the year—using completely different rules and zero chill.
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Before 2025 officially clocks out, Collin and Tom look back at the bands that took over their playlists—from brutal death metal and hardcore to symphonic prog and folk chaos.
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From Christmas Eve pajamas and split-family traditions to battle jackets, K’NEX roller coasters, and the sacred truth that socks rule — Collin and Tom relive the holiday chaos in this nostalgic Influencers of Metal Christmas Special.
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Is the Trans-Siberian Orchestra metal, rock, or just extremely loud Christmas magic?
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Bangladesh becomes the first Asian stop in Metal Around the World, and it delivers six bands ranging from classic heavy metal to filthy tech-death
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This episode, we dive into metal’s grandest, longest, and occasionally most unhinged epics.
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Guitar Hero: Aerosmith makes the Influencers of Metal cry — not from emotion, but from a tragic lack of metal. We review it anyway… because completionism is pain.
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The last WHYBLT of 2025 brings surprises, nostalgia, and absolute steel-melting metal picks with a special guest appearance from Val Kleinhans!
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AC/DC has shaken stadiums, rattled generations, and rolled their way into metalheads’ hearts—but are they actually metal?
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Influencers of Metal hits 100 episodes with the most chaotic, emotional, and downright hilarious deep dive yet
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1997: the year Tom was born and metal decided to throw absolutely everything at the wall
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Before Collin could walk, metal was evolving at breakneck speed, and we revisit the best albums from the year he was born
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It’s Remembrance Day, and Collin and Tom are saluting Sabaton — the metal historians who turn real-life heroism into epic anthems
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Before deathcore and double kicks, there was Drowning Pool, Ozzy, and Linkin Park
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