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EP 25: Deadsy - Commencement; Does It Hold Up? | MORE THAN METAL

After months of begging her, Bailey finally listened to Deadsy's 2002 album, Commencement. Doing a deep listen, we ask if this seminal album, that is too often associated with nu-metal, holds up? More Than Metal: https://linktr.ee/morethanmetal [https://linktr.ee/morethanmetal] John Bultena: https://linktr.ee/onlyplaywizards [https://linktr.ee/onlyplaywizards] Bailey Crowe: https://www.instagram.com/bailefyre/ [https://www.instagram.com/bailefyre/]

EP 24: Soothsaying with Soothsayer | MORE THAN METAL

Soothsayer [https://www.instagram.com/soothsayerband/] is a super band out of the California Bay Area. They feature members of Castle [https://castlesf.bandcamp.com/music] and Theya [https://linktr.ee/theyaonfire]. We chat with them about finding the right band chemistry, juggling projects, and other mystical experiences. More Than Metal: https://linktr.ee/morethanmetal [https://linktr.ee/morethanmetal] John Bultena: https://linktr.ee/onlyplaywizards [https://linktr.ee/onlyplaywizards] Bailey Crowe: https://www.instagram.com/bailefyre/ [https://www.instagram.com/bailefyre/]

EP 23: Faves of 2026...So Far | MORE THAN METAL

Early look at our favorite releases so far of 2026. Lot more year ahead of us, but what is sticking in our ears at this point. More Than Metal: https://linktr.ee/morethanmetal [https://linktr.ee/morethanmetal] John Bultena: https://linktr.ee/onlyplaywizards [https://linktr.ee/onlyplaywizards] Bailey Crowe: https://www.instagram.com/bcrowevo/ [https://www.instagram.com/bcrowevo/]

EP 22: The Savage Master Experience | MORE THAN METAL

Bailey and John head to Oakland to see Savage Master [https://savagemasterofficial.bandcamp.com/album/dark-dangerous], LIVE, at Eli's Mile High Club [https://www.elismilehighclub.com/] with Vorlust [https://vorlust.bandcamp.com/]and High Spirits [https://highspiritsmetal.bandcamp.com/] opening. Enjoy us sharing our little adventure. More Than Metal: https://linktr.ee/morethanmetal [https://linktr.ee/morethanmetal] John Bultena: https://linktr.ee/onlyplaywizards [https://linktr.ee/onlyplaywizards] Bailey Crowe: https://www.instagram.com/bcrowevo/ [https://www.instagram.com/bcrowevo/]

EP 21: Top 20 Albums of 2025 LIVE | 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 DLC https://youwillloveeachother.bandcamp.com/album/conflict-dlc ISSBROKIE - Swaggot! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lIauoE_mZ0L3AzgFBKtJF6AaLCgs7sJUM Various - Rift of the NecroDancer OST https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUPKuAVC8PO6o2ODFItr4hU8gaf3nojaC Kali Uchis - Sincerely, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc8_dYPx4ao&list=PLMksmxBLjM0NVJmJRhEUTVwdfGdQZkr1o John's Runner-Ups: Bloody Valkyria - In Our Home, Across the Fog https://bloodyvalkyria.bandcamp.com/album/in-our-home-across-the-fog Castle Rat - The Bestiary https://castlerat.bandcamp.com/album/the-bestiary Quest Master - Obscure Power https://questmaster.bandcamp.com/album/obscure-power Sanhedrin - Heat Lightning https://thesanhedrin.bandcamp.com/album/heat-lightning John's #5-20 in no particular order: Century - Sign Of The Storm https://centuryswe.bandcamp.com/album/sign-of-the-storm Year of the Cobra - Year of the Cobra https://yearofthecobra.bandcamp.com/album/year-of-the-cobra Blackbraid - Blackbraid III https://blackbraid.bandcamp.com/album/blackbraid-iii Lonesome Wyatt & the Holy Spooks - Sad Witch Cult https://lonesomewyatt.bandcamp.com/album/sad-witch-cult Ghoëst - The Majestic End https://darkdungeondoom.bandcamp.com/album/the-majestic-end The Phantom A.D. - Plays Ghoulish Rock 'N' Roll https://thephantomad.bandcamp.com/album/plays-ghoulish-rock-n-roll One of Nine - Dawn of the Iron Shadow https://oneofnine.bandcamp.com/album/dawn-of-the-iron-shadow Electric Citizen - EC4 https://electriccitizenband.bandcamp.com/album/ec4 Hexvessel - Nocturne https://hexvessel.bandcamp.com/album/nocturne Scorpion Milk - Slime of the Times https://scorpionmilk.bandcamp.com/album/slime-of-the-times Serpent Rider - The Ichor of the Chimaera https://serpentrider.bandcamp.com/album/the-ichor-of-chimaera Lamp Of Murmuur - The Dreaming Prince In Ecstasy https://lampofmurmuur.bandcamp.com/album/the-dreaming-prince-in-ecstasy Owlbear - Feather & Claw https://owlbearmetal.bandcamp.com/album/feather-and-claw Throne of Iron - Adventure Two https://throneofiron.bandcamp.com/album/adventure-two Selvans - Saturnalia https://avantgardemusic.bandcamp.com/album/saturnalia Savage Master - Dark & Dangerous https://savagemasterofficial.bandcamp.com/album/dark-dangerous Bailey's Top 5: #5 1000 Eyes - Charon https://thousandeyes.bandcamp.com/album/charon #4 Fallujah - Xenotaph https://fallujah.bandcamp.com/album/xenotaph #3 SSJ Daki - Heaven On Earth https://ssjdaki.bandcamp.com/album/heaven-on-earth #2 Currents - All That Follows https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXpcI4Ww0pU-iYIYxLRiuGRrhqPqi8Hwu #1 Architects - The Sky, The Earth & All Between https://architects.bandcamp.com/album/the-sky-the-earth-all-between John's Top 4: #4 The Chameleons - Arctic Moon https://chameleonsuk.bandcamp.com/album/arctic-moon #3 Bell Witch/Aerial Ruin - Stygian Bough: Volume II https://bellwitch.bandcamp.com/album/stygian-bough-volume-ii #2 Tower - Let There Be Dark https://towernyc.bandcamp.com/album/let-there-be-dark #1 Black Sword Thunder Attack - Black Sword Thunder Attack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_wJ_jwvcAw More Than Metal: https://linktr.ee/morethanmetal John Bultena: https://linktr.ee/onlyplaywizards Bailey Crowe: https://www.instagram.com/bcrowevo/