IoMP 157: The Birth of Heavy Metal: The Bands That Defined the 1970s

Heavy metal didn’t appear overnight. It crawled out of the blues, turned up the distortion, and terrified everyone’s grandparents.

Influencers of Metal, Podcast, Decade Defining AlbumsTom McKayJune 26, 2026Podcast, Influencers of Metal, Thrashers Paradise, Metal Robot, Decade Defining Albums, 1970s metal, 1970s, proto metal, Judas Priest, Motorhead, Rainbow, Dio, Ronnie James DioComment

IoMP 117: What Have You Been Listening To? (January 2026)

The first 2026 edition of What Have You Been Listening To? is loaded with bangers, laughs, and early Album of the Year contenders.

IoMP 26: What's The Most Metal Guitar Hero Game? Part 1

This episode shreds! … I’m not sorry for that pun.

Influencers of Metal, PodcastTom McKayFebruary 21, 2025Podcast, Influencers of Metal, Thrashers Paradise, Metal Robot, Guitar Hero, Motorhead, Pantera, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Rob Zombie, White ZombieComment

IoMP 23: Wrestling and Metal

It’s the wrestling episode! Get in the pit (or I guess the ring) and let’s mosh (and fuck someone up)

Influencers of Metal, PodcastTom McKayFebruary 11, 2025Podcast, Influencers of Metal, Thrashers Paradise, Metal Robot, Wrestling, Disturbed, Motionless In White, Amenra, Motorhead, Killswitch Engage, Powerman 5000Comment

IoMP 15: Metal on Metal: Metal Covers of Metal Songs

Metal songs written by metal bands, played by metal bands, then re-written by metal bands into metal versions of metal songs for metal audiences... Makes sense…