More Than Metal

(note this originally was a live video stream)
John and Bailey count down their favorite albums of 2025!
Bailey's Runner-Ups:Health - Conflict DLChttps://youwillloveeachother.bandcamp.com/album/conflict-dlcISSBROKIE - Swaggot!https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lIauoE_mZ0L3AzgFBKtJF6AaLCgs7sJUMVarious - Rift of the NecroDancer OSThttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUPKuAVC8PO6o2ODFItr4hU8gaf3nojaCKali Uchis - Sincerely,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc8_dYPx4ao&list=PLMksmxBLjM0NVJmJRhEUTVwdfGdQZkr1o
John's Runner-Ups:Bloody Valkyria - In Our Home, Across the Foghttps://bloodyvalkyria.bandcamp.com/album/in-our-home-across-the-fogCastle Rat - The Bestiaryhttps://castlerat.bandcamp.com/album/the-bestiaryQuest Master - Obscure Powerhttps://questmaster.bandcamp.com/album/obscure-powerSanhedrin - Heat Lightninghttps://thesanhedrin.bandcamp.com/album/heat-lightning
John's #5-20 in no particular order:Century - Sign Of The Stormhttps://centuryswe.bandcamp.com/album/sign-of-the-stormYear of the Cobra - Year of the Cobrahttps://yearofthecobra.bandcamp.com/album/year-of-the-cobraBlackbraid - Blackbraid IIIhttps://blackbraid.bandcamp.com/album/blackbraid-iiiLonesome Wyatt & the Holy Spooks - Sad Witch Culthttps://lonesomewyatt.bandcamp.com/album/sad-witch-cultGhoëst - The Majestic Endhttps://darkdungeondoom.bandcamp.com/album/the-majestic-endThe Phantom A.D. - Plays Ghoulish Rock 'N' Rollhttps://thephantomad.bandcamp.com/album/plays-ghoulish-rock-n-rollOne of Nine - Dawn of the Iron Shadowhttps://oneofnine.bandcamp.com/album/dawn-of-the-iron-shadowElectric Citizen - EC4https://electriccitizenband.bandcamp.com/album/ec4Hexvessel - Nocturnehttps://hexvessel.bandcamp.com/album/nocturneScorpion Milk - Slime of the Timeshttps://scorpionmilk.bandcamp.com/album/slime-of-the-timesSerpent Rider - The Ichor of the Chimaerahttps://serpentrider.bandcamp.com/album/the-ichor-of-chimaeraLamp Of Murmuur - The Dreaming Prince In Ecstasyhttps://lampofmurmuur.bandcamp.com/album/the-dreaming-prince-in-ecstasyOwlbear - Feather & Clawhttps://owlbearmetal.bandcamp.com/album/feather-and-clawThrone of Iron - Adventure Twohttps://throneofiron.bandcamp.com/album/adventure-twoSelvans - Saturnaliahttps://avantgardemusic.bandcamp.com/album/saturnaliaSavage Master - Dark & Dangeroushttps://savagemasterofficial.bandcamp.com/album/dark-dangerous
Bailey's Top 5:#5 1000 Eyes - Charonhttps://thousandeyes.bandcamp.com/album/charon#4 Fallujah - Xenotaphhttps://fallujah.bandcamp.com/album/xenotaph#3 SSJ Daki - Heaven On Earthhttps://ssjdaki.bandcamp.com/album/heaven-on-earth#2 Currents - All That Followshttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXpcI4Ww0pU-iYIYxLRiuGRrhqPqi8Hwu#1 Architects - The Sky, The Earth & All Betweenhttps://architects.bandcamp.com/album/the-sky-the-earth-all-between
John's Top 4:#4 The Chameleons - Arctic Moonhttps://chameleonsuk.bandcamp.com/album/arctic-moon#3 Bell Witch/Aerial Ruin - Stygian Bough: Volume IIhttps://bellwitch.bandcamp.com/album/stygian-bough-volume-ii#2 Tower - Let There Be Darkhttps://towernyc.bandcamp.com/album/let-there-be-dark#1 Black Sword Thunder Attack - Black Sword Thunder Attackhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_wJ_jwvcAw
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Swapping albums, John assigns Billie Monolord's Empress Rising, a legendary big doom metal album. Billie puts John onto The Black Queen and their album Fever Daydream.
The Swap is where Billie and John give each other an album they've never heard to listen to. They then share a conversation about their thoughts on the respective music composition.
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John Bultena: https://linktr.ee/onlyplaywizards
Billie Crowe: https://www.instagram.com/bcrowevo/

LUXT, the legends of the Sacramento rock scene in the early 2000s just had their reunion show. We chat with them about how that came about, what goes into a reunion show, and what the future holds for the progenitors of Cyber Voodoo Rock.
LUXT: https://www.facebook.com/LUXTofficial/https://www.instagram.com/luxtband/
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John Bultena: https://linktr.ee/onlyplaywizards
Billie Crowe: https://www.instagram.com/bcrowevo/

Concerts are events where people and artists converge to share an experience. But not all concert goes know that. We delve into common advice, that is often overlooked, to make your experience at a concert better, for noobs and oldheads alike.
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John Bultena: https://linktr.ee/onlyplaywizards
Billie Crowe: https://www.instagram.com/bcrowevo/

The Phantom AD, a presence beyond time but always up for a good time joins the pod to chat what it takes the haunt the nation, tell us what ghoulish rock n' roll is, and what we should expect from one of his performances. It is DIY from the other side in our first Halloween special episode!
The Phantom AD: https://thephantomad.com/
More Than Metal: https://linktr.ee/morethanmetal
John Bultena: https://linktr.ee/onlyplaywizards
Billie Crowe: https://www.instagram.com/bcrowevo/

Trying a new segment: Does It Hold Up? where we look at an album we remember fondly of decades past. On deck is Sacramento's own industrial rock legends, LUXT. Their 1998 album, Razing Eden, saw them breaking out in the scene, but the question remains: does it hold up?
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John Bultena: https://linktr.ee/onlyplaywizards
Billie Crowe: https://www.instagram.com/bcrowevo/

On deck today is the new album from Perturbator, Age of Aquarius. Does French synth wave superstar James Kent stand up in the year 2025, particularly in the context of contemporary electronic releases? And what about the extensive guests on this album? Find out what John and Billie think on More Than Metal
More Than Metal: https://linktr.ee/morethanmetal
John Bultena: https://linktr.ee/onlyplaywizards
Billie Crowe: https://www.instagram.com/bcrowevo/

Today's Swap has John listening to Mastodon's 2017 album Emperor of Sand with Billie taking the 1999 classic EBM/Industrial album Fun With Knives by Velvet Acid Christ to task with modern synthwave.
The Swap is where Billie and John give each other an album they've never heard to listen to. They then share a conversation about their thoughts on the respective music composition.