IoMP 97: Best Metal Albums from the Year 2000

Before Collin could walk, metal was evolving at breakneck speed, and we revisit the best albums from the year he was born

IoMP 95: The Metal Seeds of Our Childhood: 6 Songs That Shaped Us

Before deathcore and double kicks, there was Drowning Pool, Ozzy, and Linkin Park

Influencers of Metal, PodcastTom McKayNovember 10, 2025Podcast, Influencers of Metal, Thrashers Paradise, Metal Robot, childhood songs, nostalgia, Avenged Sevenfold, Linkin Park, Ozzy Osbourne, Drowning Pool, Metallica, Skid Row, early 2000s rock, heavy metalComment

IoMP 87: Linkin Park - Are They Rock or Metal?

Collin, Tom, and special guest Justin dive deep into Linkin Park’s genre-bending catalog to settle the score once and for all: are they rock, metal, or just really, really good at both?

Influencers of Metal, Podcast, Are They Rock or Metal?Tom McKayOctober 8, 2025Podcast, Influencers of Metal, Thrashers Paradise, Metal Robot, Linkin Park, Rock or Metal, Are They Rock or Metal?, Hybrid Theory, meteora, Nu-Metal, nu metalComment

IoMP 10: Entering The Metal Gateway

Gateway songs, albums, bands. These are the ones we recommend to get your friends and family into the mosh pit with you.

Influencers of Metal, PodcastTom McKayDecember 20, 2024Podcast, Influencers of Metal, Thrashers Paradise, Metal Robot, Avenged Sevenfold, Trivium, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Ghost, Baby MetalComment