In part two of Heavy Metal Week Josh and Chuck break down how specialized heavy metal music has become, talk about some of the great album covers, look at how metal hits the brain, and explain the sad death of guitar great Randy Rhoads.
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# Stuff You Should Know: Heavy Metal (Part Two)
Josh and Chuck wrap up their deep dive into heavy metal with a wild exploration of the genre's most outrageous moments, enduring tropes, and surprising science. From Ozzy's infamous head-biting incidents to the Parents' Music Resource Center's laughable "Filthy Fifteen," the guys unpack metal's cultural battles while celebrating the genre's actual progressive politics—turns out metalheads are way more anti-establishment than you'd think. They'll also break down metal's bewildering maze of subgenres, decode the science showing metal actually makes brains work better, and discuss why metal album art is basically a form of fine art in itself.
Best Wishes to All
2024
1h 29m
★ 6.8
"One's Japanese, it's got subtitles, It's called Best Wishes to All. It's a hundred times more off the chain than Ringu. — Chuck recommends this Japanese horror film as one of the best horror movies he's seen recently."
— Chuck
"Another one is one of the darkest horror movies I've ever seen. It centers on snuff films. It's called Red Rooms. — Chuck recommends this dark horror film about a woman's descent into madness related to snuff films."
— Chuck
Ringu Doorbell
2021
2m
★ 1.0
"Ringu? No. That's a good one, though. — Chuck mentions Ringu when Josh is trying to remember the name of a Japanese horror film called 'Best Wishes to All'."
— Chuck
The Grudge
2004
PG-13
1h 32m
★ 5.9
"It's not as scary as the Grudge or the Japanese version of the Grudge. — Used as a comparison point when describing the Japanese horror film 'Best Wishes to All'."
— Chuck
This Is Spinal Tap
1984
1h 22m
★ 7.4
"that's very spinal tap — Referenced when discussing how metal album covers have become so complex that band names are often unreadable, comparing it to the satirical metal band Spinal Tap."
— Chuck
Toy Story
1995
1h 21m
★ 8.0
"I want to tell you about my new fiction podcast. That's one small step for man. About Buzz Aldrin. — Advertisement for John Lithgow's new fiction podcast about Buzz Aldrin during the ad break."
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