Unshuffled

Crossover thrash? Funereal doom? Black metal shoegaze? Or maybe some dubstep infused metalcore? The 'Point Zero' episodes are where we choose the next band (or two, or three...) to get the album-by-album, track-by-track Unshuffled treatment. Tune in and see who we chose and why, and also to hear about the also-rans.
For show notes, credits, and previous episodes, please visit www.unshuffledpod.com. Contact us via Twitter (@unshuffledpod) or email (unshuffledpod@gmail.com).

Released in 2020 as the pandemic was in full swing, the third album from Abrams was critically acclaimed, featuring on many heavy music critics' 'Best of 2020' lists. But was the praise justified?
Buy the album (Modern Ways - available on Bandcamp) and give it a listen first, then give us a listen as we break it down track by track.
For show notes, credits, and previous episodes, please visit www.unshuffledpod.com. Contact us via Twitter (@unshuffledpod) or email (unshuffledpod@gmail.com).

Have Denver's Abrams managed to make the 'second album leap' that we so often see in a band's career arc? Are they gonna keep the same basic ingredients we heard on their debut, or mix things up a little? And what effect can the change in drummer have on their sound?
Buy the album (Morning - available on Bandcamp) and give it a listen first, then give us a listen as we break it down track by track.
For show notes, credits, and previous episodes, please visit www.unshuffledpod.com. Contact us via Twitter (@unshuffledpod) or email (unshuffledpod@gmail.com).

There's always an extra spark of energy and excitement in the air when we start out on a journey with a new band, and this time is no different. Denver's Abrams have been getting all sorts of praise in heavy music circles lately, so we'd thought we'd check them out, starting, as always, with their first album.
Buy the album (Lust. Love. Loss. - available on Bandcamp) and give it a listen first, then give us a listen as we break it down track by track.
For show notes, credits, and previous episodes, please visit www.unshuffledpod.com. Contact us via Twitter (@unshuffledpod) or email (unshuffledpod@gmail.com).

Gojira are back with Fortitude, one of the most anticipated metal albums of 2021. What direction will they take after the simpler, shorter songs on their previous album, Magma? And can they live up to the lofty expectations?
Buy the album and give it a listen first, then give us a listen as we break it down track by track.
For show notes, credits, and previous episodes, please visit www.unshuffledpod.com. Contact us via Twitter (@unshuffledpod) or email (unshuffledpod@gmail.com).

What possible relevance could an album about the most destructive pandemic in human history have in these modern times? What is the link between (arguably) the biggest heavy band of the 2010s and 80s pop icon Irene Cara? And how did the band's breakdown between the last album and this one affect Ghost's music? Find out within...
Buy the album and give it a listen first, then give us a listen as we break it down track by track.
For show notes, credits, and previous episodes, please visit www.unshuffledpod.com. Contact us via Twitter (@unshuffledpod) or email (unshuffledpod@gmail.com).

Ghost's third album, Meliora, released in 2015, propelled them from superstardom to mega-super-dooper-stardom, as their unique blend of theatrical arena rock and metal went mainstream. But is this actually a good album, or it all just a bunch of overblown hype?
Buy the album and give it a listen first, then give us a listen as we break it down track by track.
For show notes, credits, and previous episodes, please visit www.unshuffledpod.com. Contact us via Twitter (@unshuffledpod) or email (unshuffledpod@gmail.com).

Everything was bigger about Ghost's second album, 2013's Infestissumam: bigger label, bigger budget, bigger studio, bigger sound, bigger audience, bigger paycheck. But does bigger also mean it's better than their 2010 debut? Let's hope so!
Buy the album and give it a listen first, then give us a listen as we break it down track by track.
For show notes, credits, and previous episodes, please visit www.unshuffledpod.com. Contact us via Twitter (@unshuffledpod) or email (unshuffledpod@gmail.com).

Join us we embark on a new journey with the latest band to get the Unshuffled treatment: Ghost. In this episode we discuss their cleverly titled 2011 debut, Opus Eponymous. They look scary, but is it metal? And more importantly, is it any good?
Buy the album and give it a listen first, then give us a listen as we break it down track by track.
For show notes, credits, and previous episodes, please visit www.unshuffledpod.com. Contact us via Twitter (@unshuffledpod) or email (unshuffledpod@gmail.com).

Always some of the most fun episodes to make, the 'Point Zero' episodes are where we choose the next band (or two, or three...) to get the album-by-album, track-by-track Unshuffled treatment. Tune in and see who we chose and why, and also to hear about the also-rans.
For show notes, credits, and previous episodes, please visit www.unshuffledpod.com. Contact us via Twitter (@unshuffledpod) or email (unshuffledpod@gmail.com).