Heavy Metal Philosophy

#289: Blue Collar vs. White Collar Metalheads: What's the Difference?

In episode 289 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas breaks down the differences and similarities between blue-collar and white-collar metalheads. Metal fans have a lot i

#288: This Band Has To Negotiate With The Government To Play Metal?!

In episode 288 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas chats with Krimh from Septicflesh about the intricacies and logistics of playing a huge symphonic death metal band. F

#287: The Philosophy of Nailbomb: Is This the Perfect Time for a Comeback?

In episode 287 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas sits down with Igor "Amadeus" Cavalera and asks what Nailbomb means and why now is the perfect time for this legendar

#286: The Philosophy of Prog Metal's Darkest Trilogy!

In episode 286 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas does lyrical analysis of Green Carnation's "A Dark Poem" trilogy. This isn't just navel-gazing on my part, though; St

#285: MTV Killed The Rock/Metal VMA Category. Here's What It Really Means!

In episode 285 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas analyzes what it means for rock and heavy metal that MTV has officially removed the Best Rock and Metal categories fr

#284: I Need To Warn You About 2 Things Before You See Down In Concert!

In episode 284 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas warns metal concertgoers about 2 issues they might encounter on Down's current North American tour with Spirit In The

#283: Do We Still Need Journalists In Metal?!

In episode 283 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas analyzes why metal media, and media more broadly, are contracting. Do we even still need print journalists now that w

#282: AI Hasn't Ruined How Humanity Works, But It Has Ruined How Computers Do!

In episode 282 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas explains how AI is ruining computers using a tape measure as an analogy. Personal Computers are one of the most impor

#281: Ministry Announces Final Album | How Many Times Have We Heard This?

In episode 281 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas analyzes the retirement of several legendary metal bands to see why they all keep coming back. From Ozzy, Slayer, Meg

#280: The Beautiful Death Of Ozzy Osbourne - How Metal Teaches Us to Live

In episode 280 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas chats with Keith Kahn-Harris about his book, The Beautiful Death of Ozzy Osbourne - How Metal Teaches Us to Live. Ozz

#279: Death Metal Legends Hired To Remake Transformers Movie Soundtrack!

In episode 279 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas sits down with Gus Rios of Gruesome, Left To Die, and Cold Slither fame to talk about how Hasbro hired him to remake

#278: Fake AI Influencers and Industry Plants: We're So Cooked!

In episode 278 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas tells four short stories that reveal the current state of our society. As if influencer culture wasn't bad enough, no

#277: Ozzy Endorsed Yungblud But Others HATE Him!?

In episode 277 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas analyzes criticisms of Yungblud coming from rock stars like Justin Hawkins of the Darkness, Machine Gun Kelly, and Ro

#276: I Went To The Most Boujee Venue To See Extreme Metal

In episode 276 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas recounts the tale of going to one of the most affluent neighborhoods in Atlanta to see a modern metal show. Jon went

#275: Is This Peak Modern Death Doom? | Fires In The Distance Interview

In episode 275 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas sits down  with one half of Fires In The Distance to discuss the philosophy and choices behind their latest album, Ci

#274: What Happens When Interviews Get Too DEEP?

In episode 274 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas attempted to have a 10 minute interview with Ben Hutcherson of Khemmis about their upcoming self-titled album. Ben an

#273: Jack Osbourne Claps Back At Metal YouTubers?!

Recently The Metal Meltdown YouTube channel aired a video criticizing the Osbourne family for investing in an Ozzy Osbourne Ai that will supposedly act like Ozzy and inte

#272: The BIG Names Behind King Ultramega's Chris Cornell Tribute!

In episode 272 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas sits down with Mark Menghi (from Metal Allegiance) and Brann Dailor (from Mastadon) to chat about King Ultramega, the

#271: I Shot The Most Evil Metal Concert Ever & It Proved My Theory True!

In episode 271 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas is recounting what happened at the Godless IV tour featuring Behemoth, Deicide, Rotting Christ, and Immolation. Durin

#270: Brutal Death Metal Bands Are Selling More Tickets Than Pop Stars?!

In episode 270 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas is breaking down "Blue Dot Fever" and why it's plaguing pop stars like Meghan Trainor and Post Malone, but not death