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The Great Metal Standoff

Welcome to the podcast that celebrates the best of Heavy Metal and all things Rock n Roll. Tune in to Jason Evans and his guests, pitting some of the most iconic, game changing (and maybe even the obscure) albums in music history against each other and find out which of them stand tall in track-by-track chat! This is a SYN Media podcast.

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Episode 30: Metallica vs Megadeth 3: Black Album vs Countdown To Extinction w/Botchamania Again
Celebrating 30 episodes with 30 years of Megadeth - Countdown To Extinction and the Metallica Black album (albeit a year late), marking the third clash between the two biggest metal bands ever! Better still, Imran and Jason's podcast with Maffew Gregg of Botchamania over a year ago went so well, he…
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Episode 29: Pantera vs Gojira
Pantera vs Gojira is a battle that aims to answer which version of similar, but different, extreme metal is Jason and Imran's favourite. Using Pantera's most dark, extreme, violent release, The Great Southern Trendkill and Gojira's - From Mars To Sirius, one of the benchmarks for modern, 21st Centu…
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Episode 28: Linkin Park vs System Of A Down
Not just timeless Nu Metal. Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory and System Of A Down - Toxicity could be considered the gateway albums to millions of young metalheads today. Putting them against each other one-on-one makes for an interesting battle indeed. Which record did Imran & Jason gravitate towards? …
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Episode 27: Black Flag vs Rollins Band
It's a Henry Rollins special, where Jason and Imran properly explore a full length studio album by his bands, Black Flag and The Rollins Band for the first time. Hannah's back for her forth 'Standoff with the pair, and it was her call to make this battle between My War and The End of Silence. Anyth…
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A Tribute To Taylor Hawkins
Thank You Taylor Hawkins. Foo Fighters Forever.
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Episode 26: Iron Maiden vs Judas Priest
For the first podcast of 2022, key pillars of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement go head-to-head. Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind vs Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance. Released within a year of each other, both albums took each band's next step in conquering the music world, where both P…
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Episode 25: Tool vs System Of A Down w/Imran's Band Flood
In a podcast capitalising on a ship that sailed two years ago, Jason and Imran break down the Tool and System Of A Down albums that following their release, started a 13 year streak of no new music, 10,000 Days and Hypnotize. Imran, being a super fan of both bands, was so excited about this battle …
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Episode 24 - GRUNGE MONTH 2 | Mother Love Bone vs Temple Of The Dog
Jason and Imran conclude their second grunge exploration and their trilogy of battles with Hannah with Mother Love Bone - Apple vs Temple Of The Dog - Temple Of The Dog, where it all began. Apple is the only full length studio album Mother Love Bone ever released as days before dropping, frontman, …
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Episode 23 - GRUNGE MONTH 2 | Stone Temple Pilots vs Smashing Pumpkins
Grunge Month is back so Jason & Imran can dissect albums that created the soundtrack to millions of grunge fans that weren't part of the Big 4. Instead, they turn their attention to Stone Temple Pilots debut album Core and the fuzzy second album of The Smashing Pumpkins, Siamese Dream. And since Ja…
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Episode 22: Ramones vs The Clash
Punk stalwarts Ramones and The Clash go head-to-head. In one corner representing the Ramones is 1977's Rocket to Russia, and in the other, representing The Clash is 1979's London Calling. The third albums of each band were explored and examined by Jason and Imran for the very first time, and to hel…
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