The Heavy with Andrew and Don

The Heavy

Join Calgary radio host Don Sutherland and his headbanging brother Andrew as they tackle a new rock or metal history topic every two weeks, helping you discover great songs you’ll never hear on the radio. The Heavy: metal for all. read less
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S03E01 - I don’t know how to put this but… Mötley Crüe was kind of a big deal
04-10-2022
S03E01 - I don’t know how to put this but… Mötley Crüe was kind of a big deal
And we’re back!  To kickstart the season, Andrew and Don dig up a little dirt on Vince, Tommy and the gang, but mostly just enjoy some feelgood tunes.   Season 3 Spotify Playlist (Part 1): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2TtKX3RH4v9dFlOAW2vAqM?si=175f38f09ab144a0  Workout Playlist: “Live Wire” by Mötley Crüe “Take Me to the Top” by Mötley Crüe “Bastard” by Mötley Crüe “Red Hot” by Mötley Crüe “Tonight (We Need a Lover)” by Mötley Crüe “Use It or Lose It” by Mötley Crüe “Wild Side” by Mötley Crüe “All in the Name Of…” by Mötley Crüe “Dr. Feelgood” by Mötley Crüe “Kickstart My Heart” by Mötley Crüe “Smoke the Sky” by Mötley Crüe Links: 1988 Kerrang! Interview with alleged Nikki Sixx imposter http://klassickerranginterviews.weebly.com/matthew-trippe---may-1988.html  The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band by Neil Strauss https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25378.The_Dirt  The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star by Nikki Sixx and Ian Gittins https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1883838.The_Heroin_Diaries  Shout at the Devil album cover https://djsaw.info/2020/08/21/classic-album-of-the-week-motley-crue-shout-at-the-devil/  Credits: Email: theheavypod@gmail.com Website: https://theheavy.podbean.com/  Merchandise: https://theheavypod.square.site/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theheavypod Twitter: @theheavypod Instagram: @theheavypod
S02E16 - Four Very Big metal Debuts
03-05-2022
S02E16 - Four Very Big metal Debuts
Andrew goes old school for the final episode of Season 2, looking back at the debut albums for each of the big 4 thrash metal bands (Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer).  Thanks to everyone who has come down the road with us this far.   Season 2 Spotify Playlist (Part 2): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/76iSxhvfRd1ht5svQHvHb4?si=0c1e457cadd04544  Workout Playlist: “Metal Thrashing Mad” by Anthrax “Soldiers of Metal” by Anthrax “Evil Has No Boundaries” by Slayer “Metal Storm / Face the Slayer” by Slayer “Killing Is My Business… and Business is Good!” by Megadeth “Looking Down the Cross” by Megadeth “Hit the Lights” by Metallica “Whiplash” by Metallica Bonus Playlist: Big 4 Thrash Debuts https://open.spotify.com/playlist/52TdkfzfFk6GmkwNKIqBdi?si=0e661fae701c4c4e  Links: Anthrax’s Fist Full of Metal album cover https://audioveinentertainment.com/2018/10/05/retrospective-review-anthrax-fistful-of-metal/  Slayer’s Show No Mercy album cover https://www.vintageheavymetal.com/albums/slayer-show-no-mercy-cover-art-the-real-story/  Megadeth’s Killing is My Business album cover https://ultimateclassicrock.com/megadeth-killing-business-artwork/  Metallica’s Metal Up Your Ass and Kill ’em All album covers https://www.revolvermag.com/culture/metal-your-ass-how-metallicas-kill-em-all-got-its-iconic-art-and-title  Credits: Email: theheavypod@gmail.com Website: https://theheavy.podbean.com/  Merchandise: https://theheavypod.square.site/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theheavypod Twitter: @theheavypod Instagram: @theheavypod
S02E13 - Grammys 2022: Best Metal Performance
23-03-2022
S02E13 - Grammys 2022: Best Metal Performance
Andrew and Don discuss this year’s nominees for Best Metal Performance, their personal favourites and who they think will actually win.  Also, a few great songs that were snubbed and deserve your attention.   Season 2 Spotify Playlist (Part 2): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/76iSxhvfRd1ht5svQHvHb4?si=0c1e457cadd04544  Workout Playlist: “Genesis” by Deftones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbp0bET06wc&ab_channel=Deftones  “The Alien” by Dream Theater https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V462IsOV3js&ab_channel=DreamTheater  “Amazonia” by Gojira https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4CcX720DW4&ab_channel=Gojira  “Pushing the Tides” by Mastodon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haT5ars6RXc&ab_channel=Mastodon  “The Triumph of King Freak (A Crypt of Preservation and Superstition)” by Rob Zombie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WULTU6zl2E&ab_channel=NuclearBlastRecords  Snubs List: “Phalanx” by Trivium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMoOqlhC-l4&ab_channel=Trivium  “Steel Commanders” by Sabaton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peTCePu1jMs&ab_channel=Sabaton  “Far from Heaven” by Fit for an Autopsy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEicHBvqd2Y&ab_channel=NuclearBlastRecords  “Everybody Sins” by Andrew W.K. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk8wi4XcQgk&ab_channel=NapalmRecords  “Going Hunting” by Avatar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sQvH1LjFCw&ab_channel=AvatarMetal  “Circle With Me” by Spiritbox https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0WzT0OJ-E0&ab_channel=riserecords  “Crypt of Ice” by Frozen Soul https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EKV1O7gJDU&ab_channel=CenturyMediaRecords  Credits: Hosted by Don Sutherland Co-hosted and researched by Andrew Sutherland Edited by Ian Sutherland Logo by Rob Sutherland Theme song: “Stallions of the Highway” by Savage Blade Email: theheavypod@gmail.com Website: http://www.theheavy.ca Merchandise: https://theheavypod.square.site/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theheavypod Twitter: @theheavypod Instagram: @theheavypod
S02E12 - Lock up your chickens… Alice Cooper takes shock rock up a few notches
09-03-2022
S02E12 - Lock up your chickens… Alice Cooper takes shock rock up a few notches
What better way to present the highly visual art of shock rock than with an audio podcast?   Season 2 Spotify Playlist (Part 2): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/76iSxhvfRd1ht5svQHvHb4?si=0c1e457cadd04544  Workout Playlist: “Fields of Regret” by Alice Cooper “Return of the Spiders” by Alice Cooper “Caught in a Dream” by Alice Cooper “I’m Eighteen” by Alice Cooper “Under My Wheels” by Alice Cooper “Halo of Flies” by Alice Cooper “School’s Out” by Alice Cooper “Billion Dollar Babies” by Alice Cooper “No More Mr. Nice Guy” by Alice Cooper “Man With the Golden Gun” by Alice Cooper Links: Screamin’ Jay Hawkins performs on the Merv Griffin Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1AE_bCoPSI&ab_channel=MervGriffinShow  Snakes! Guillotines! Electric Chairs!: My Adventures in The Alice Cooper Group by Dennis Dunaway and Chris Hodenfield https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/23014648-snakes-guillotines-electric-chairs  “The Laughing Gnome” by David Bowie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SQdBxVjZx4&ab_channel=TheVideoJukeBox3  “No More Mr. Nice Guy” (cover) by Megadeth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN3P37LWXwY&ab_channel=SamHodby  Credits: Hosted by Don Sutherland Co-hosted and researched by Andrew Sutherland Edited by Ian Sutherland Logo by Rob Sutherland Theme song: “Stallions of the Highway” by Savage Blade Email: theheavypod@gmail.com Website: http://www.theheavy.ca Merchandise: https://theheavypod.square.site/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theheavypod Twitter: @theheavypod Instagram: @theheavypod
S02E11 - Top 10 Heavy Metal Guitar Solos
22-02-2022
S02E11 - Top 10 Heavy Metal Guitar Solos
The Heavy’s first top 10!  Andrew presents a complete, objective, unimpeachable list of the 10 best metal guitar solos ever.  Please send all messages of agreement and/or congratulations to theheavypod@gmail.com   Season 2 Spotify Playlist (Part 2): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/76iSxhvfRd1ht5svQHvHb4?si=0c1e457cadd04544  Workout Playlist: “Winter Madness” by Wintersun (3:04) “My Last Words” by Megadeth (3:22) “Fermented Offal Discharge” by Necrophagist (3:00) “I Am a Viking” by Yngwie J. Malmsteen’s Rising Force (2:47)* “Play With Me” by Extreme (2:24) “Fade to Black” by Metallica (5:20) “Battle Hymn” by Manowar (4:10) “Mr. Crowley” by Ozzy Osbourne (2:08) “Tornado of Souls” by Megadeth (3:08) “The Sleep” by Pantera (2:45) *Not on spotify Bonus Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3DEnqnewuKwYQzJq0yORUs?si=9066eb6635954380  Links: “5 Minutes Alone” by Pantera music video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m7njvwB-Ks&ab_channel=Pantera  “Wake Up Dead” by Megadeth music video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kSvN1dQjxc&ab_channel=megadethvevo  Requiem by Korn (new album) https://open.spotify.com/album/7J0BUlxogdpZAtuZnhomb0?si=51_Z8-FcTEKaTD6oGf4x0g Kruller by Author and Punisher (new album) https://open.spotify.com/album/6RVqlSdUv4Mj79zYuCWw7a?si=hGFOix7lRkCSzMyXP8vbFw  Credits: Hosted by Don Sutherland Co-hosted and researched by Andrew Sutherland Edited by Ian Sutherland Logo by Rob Sutherland Theme song: “Stallions of the Highway” by Savage Blade Email: theheavypod@gmail.com Website: http://www.theheavy.ca Merchandise: https://theheavypod.square.site/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theheavypod Twitter: @theheavypod Instagram: @theheavypod
S02E10 - SoCal Punk Hits it Big
08-02-2022
S02E10 - SoCal Punk Hits it Big
Before Blink 182, Green Day and The Offspring, there was Bad Religion and Epitaph Records.  The Heavy  goes all the way back to 1980 to find the roots of the southern California punk scene.   Season 2 Spotify Playlist (Part 2): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/76iSxhvfRd1ht5svQHvHb4?si=0c1e457cadd04544  Workout Playlist: “Suffer” by Bad Religion “News from the Front” by Bad Religion “So Far Away” by Social Distortion “Knowledge” by Operation Ivy “The Malachi Crunch” by NOFX “Same Old Story” by Pennywise “Salvation” by Rancid “2000 Light Years Away” by Green Day “Dirty Magic” by The Offspring Bonus Playlist: SoCal Punk https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5hq5L5CnMg2u0qQ5ojat8i?si=64013a3665674151  Links: Offspring 1989 self-titled cassette cover http://betterontape.com/search.php?item=232995  Rancid live on SNL (1995) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezbkFlWjo5k&ab_channel=SCROG420  The Mr. T Experience album cover https://songswave.com/world-music/album/252198/Everyone-S-Entitled-To-Their-Own-Opinion/  Dookie album cover https://www.discogs.com/release/16306584-Green-Day-Dookie  Gillman club website https://www.924gilman.org/  Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk (2017 documentary) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3913194/  Smash!: Green Day, the Offspring, Rancid, NOFX, and the ‘90s Punk Explosion by Ian Winwood https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/37368757-smash  Credits: Hosted by Don Sutherland Co-hosted and researched by Andrew Sutherland Edited by Ian Sutherland Logo by Rob Sutherland Theme song: “Stallions of the Highway” by Savage Blade Email: theheavypod@gmail.com Website: http://www.theheavy.ca Merchandise: https://theheavypod.square.site/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theheavypod Twitter: @theheavypod Instagram: @theheavypod
S02E09 - Metal on the High Seas
25-01-2022
S02E09 - Metal on the High Seas
The Heavy explores the very niche genre of pirate metal, including Running Wild, Alestorm and many more.  So pour yourself an ale, kick back and enjoy.   Season 2 Spotify Playlist (Part 2): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/76iSxhvfRd1ht5svQHvHb4?si=0c1e457cadd04544  Workout Playlist: “Under Jolly Roger” by Running Wild “Riding the Storm” by Running Wild “Black Sails at Midnight” by Alestorm “Mexico” by Alestorm “Shipwrecked” by Alestorm “Black Sails on the Horizon” by Blazon Stone “Midnight Moonshine” by Lagerstein “Leave Her Johnny” by Great Master “Scurvy Back - Split Version” by Swashbuckle Bonus Playlist: Pirate Metal Mayhem https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5EqgGbfYClDEe5hi782Cwt?si=bf4c901467784e5e  Links: TikTok sea shanty “The Wellerman” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgsurPg9Ckw&ab_channel=TheKiffness  Running Wild album covers: https://www.famousfix.com/topic/alestorm/album-covers  “Tortuga” by Alestorm featuring Captain Yarrface from Rum Ahoy https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tortuga+alestorm  “The Longing” by Storm Seeker featuring (with the hurdy gurdy player) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCnttPJHt6s&ab_channel=StormSeeker Credits: Hosted by Don Sutherland Co-hosted and researched by Andrew Sutherland Edited by Ian Sutherland Logo by Rob Sutherland Theme song: “Stallions of the Highway” by Savage Blade Email: theheavypod@gmail.com Website: http://www.theheavy.ca Merchandise: https://theheavypod.square.site/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theheavypod  Twitter: @theheavypod Instagram: @theheavypod