Keepin' it 5150

KI5150 42 : A Festive Lookback Over 2020 OR Will This Horrible Year Never End?

Contributed by Lukas

Shut up about brackets you demanded and we listened. Turns out there were some great records released in 2020, many of them only came to our attention...

KI5150 41 : Final Bracket - the battle for total metal supremacy

Contributed by Lukas

The pull back and reveal of the best ever metal song. But first the battle for who cares? Sixteen songs from various other sub genres are picked over ...

KI5150 40 : Bracket 4 Primal Concrete Sludge

Contributed by Lukas

Last bracket, we explore 16 songs from the stoner, groove and doom genres. It's pretty much all 90s. Why would you want it any other way?

KI5150 39 : Bracket 3 Endless Cycle Of Violence

Contributed by Lukas

Blast beats! Detuned guitars! Growled vocals! We put the internet's best 16 death metal and grindcore songs against each other in the third of our bra...

KI5150 38 : Bracket 2 Metal Thrashing Mad

Contributed by Lukas

Put on your giant hi-top sneakers, tight jeans and bullet belts, we're setting the dials to thrash. Sixteen of 'the top rated thrash songs of all time...

KI5150 37 : Bracket 1 Parking Lot Metal

Contributed by Lukas

Sixteen of the best metal songs you ever heard blasting out of a Camero face each other down in the first of our bracket play offs. We go deep and dum...

KI5150 35 : The Tone Police OR A Crate of Metal Zones

Contributed by Lukas

We look at the top ten albums with the worst metal guitar tones according to the viewers of the Riffs, Beards and Gear youtube channel about 2 years a...

KI5150 34 : It's 1999 or The Matrix OST

Contributed by Lukas

The year is 1999 (I mean, not now, don't panic, aahh, be good though woudn't it? It wouldn't be 2020) so we get into the soundtrack of the year's most...

KI5150 33 : The Power of Metal or Your Wizards Are Hilarious

Contributed by Lukas

Unsheathe your sword and hail the dragon wizards! Is Power Metal the funniest genre? Unclear. Unasnwerable. Let's dig in anyway.

KI5150 32 : Book Club or Fine, I Suppose

Contributed by Lukas

We review Jon Fine's book Your Band Sucks: What I Saw at Indie Rock's Failed Revolution (But Can No Longer Hear). Most of this episode was recorded in...

KI5150 31 : Mask The Fuck Up or Overdue Inspection of Iowa

Contributed by Lukas

Always on the cutting edge of metal - we dig into Slipknot's Iowa record. The duties of being Seattle's grindcore scene report are never worn lightly.

KI5150 30 : Top 25 Metal Bands of All Time (part 2) OR Nerds Continue To Argue About Numbers

Contributed by Lukas

The second pod, coming only 4 months after the first. We know how to do cliff hangers. Anyway we're back after a long absence and we promise to never ...

KI5150 29 : Top 25 Metal Bands of All Time (part 1) OR Nerds Argue About Numbers

Contributed by Lukas

Loudwire (or possibly the readers of Loudwire) had the audacity to rank some bands in an order. This simply will not stand. We talked for way too long...

KI5150 28 : Two hour song challenge OR Better Than Asia

31 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We see what happens if we each give ourselves just two hours to write and record a song. Songs are included. Strap in.

KI5150 27 : Metal CD2 (1992) Review OR Inside the Inside

17 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We finally get around to the big burning rock issues - was the cover mounted CD on the magazine Metal CD (issue 2) any good? We also talk about video ...

KI5150 26 : Pod At Home Order OR Distracting Ourselves to Death

10 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Bursting straight out of the gate with a load of scattershot nonsense, we attempt to account for how we wasted our time during the on-going stay at ho...

KI5150 25 (sub tag_B) : Quarantrailer OR Return of 5150-2020

03 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's a trailer you guys! 5150 is coming back.

KI5150 25 : Festaroo for the Restayou OR The Day of Too Many Bands

05 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Dodgy sound recording. This was recorded so long ago that we actually had nice weather. We talk about floods and boats, we don't let our lack of knowl...

KI5150 24 : Would You Like A Slice Of Cliche OR Knock It Off Ross Bay

17 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Kamen is back - this time : Robin Hood. Then we cover the top ten metal cliches (based on an article in Invisible Oranges).

KI5150 23 : Return to Castle 5150 OR A Grab-bag of nonsense

02 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We take on all the topics we've missed over the last few weeks from the alt-right to Dukes of Hazzard (same thing. boom. shots fired Dukes of Hazzard)...

KI5150 22 : Hot Takes OR Your Opinions Mean Nothing To Us

25 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We defend Kim Kardashian against some dumb critizism she received months ago. Don't call us heroes. Then - we take what you hold dear and smash it aga...

KI5150 21 : Double Fantasy Part 2 OR Podwarts

28 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Accio Podcast! Stephen trys to sell Paul on the joys of H-Pot. Also - we cover Baby Driver, The Mutoid Man show at Neumos and as ever GBBO.

KI5150 20 : Double Fantasy Part 1 OR All Men Must Pod

14 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Game of Throooones! Paul attempts to convice Stephen that the olden-tyme HBO hit is awesome and should be watched all the time. Also - spam mail gets ...

KI5150 19 : The Top 100 Metal Albums OR We Argue With Rolling Stone About Numbers For An Hour

07 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Rolling Stone put togther whay they think is the top 100 metal albums. Let's see if their views overlap exactly with ours. Then we talk batter.

KI5150 18 : Who Will Judge The Judgement Night Soundtrack OR Rock Meets Rap Meets Snark

30 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We pull out another soundtrack record from 1993 and make jokes about it. We also speak of the horror that is Gene Simmons and discuss Bread week on th...

KI5150 17 : Megadeth vs Metallica OR Talk About Cryptic Writings

23 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We put the first seven Metallica and Megadeth albums head to head. Then talk about it. For ages. Really staying on point this time. Then we get into t...

KI5150 16 : I Thought It Would Be Better OR Elevator Lady Disappoint Me

16 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We talk about life's disapointments and set up our high expectations for the next series of the Bake Off. Foreshadowing?

KI5150 15 : A Pod In The Northern Sky OR De Mysteriis Pod Sathanas

09 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We deliver a counter-blast to "Metal is the Fucking Worst", then get into whether Black Metal is the funniest genre of music. Is it? Is it?

KI5150 14 : Last Action Hero OR Queensryche Must Be Stopped At All Costs

02 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We have a couple of drinks, fail to decide what can be called a "fruit" and get into one of 1993's most blown opportunities The Last Action Hero sound...

KI5150 13 : Pod 2 : Cruise Control OR Pod Too Werewolf Boxing

26 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We say goodbye to Chris Cornell then get into the murky and sometimes rewarding world of sequels. Also jokes. So many jokes.

KI5150 12 : My pod! The pod does nothing! OR But my pod says I'm cool

19 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Two aging Simpsons fans talk about The Simpsons for a while, they describe the jokes in your favorite episodes and quote the punchlines with about 70%...

KI5150 11 : Hey yeah It's the Pod that you wanted Or Pod Zombie

12 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Shriek the lips across ragged tongue and join us as we go track by track on 1998's most hotly anticipated solo record Hillbilly Deluxe by Robert Zombi...

KI5150 10 : P2 Podcasting OR Here Comes Johnny Yen Again, Again

06 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We go deep into the Trainspotting experience (the heroin one, not the trainspotting one). We also drink some Megadeth beers because that's a thing you...

Keepin’ it 5150 Episode 9 : Get Out OR You Are In A Dungeon There Are Exits North and West

21 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We scratch the surface of Dungeon Synth, then go deep into Get Out. We talk a little about race, but it's not crazy awkward.

Keepin’ it 5150 Episode 8 : Too Sexy For My Pod OR Brought To You By Shandy

14 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We get to the bottom of absolutely nothing in this heavily edited episode. We also decide who is the pretiest Beatle and attack Wes Anderson. It's all...

Keepin’ it 5150 Episode 7 : Pod Shoot Pod or Montreal Stadium Disaster 1992

07 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We reveal our love for The Great British Bake Off then get into the Metallica and Guns n' Roses Stadium tour of 1992. Doesn't sound like there will be...

Keepin’ it 5150 Episode 6 : It Can't Pod All The Time Or Your Pod Won't Fall Forever

31 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

After barely talking about Megadeth at all, we get into the most pressing issue of 1994, the soundtrack to The Crow. Was it as good as Paul remembers?...

Keepin’ it 5150 Episode 5 : Caught in a Pod OR What's the Deal With Thrash Metal?

25 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

After a lot of tangents we eventually talk about thrash and dissect Dawn Patrol by Megadeth.

Keepin’ it 5150 Episode 4 : A Vulgar Display of Podcast OR A Somber Discussion on Philip Heath Anselmo

24 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We get into Bill Paxton (RIP) then it gets all serious as we discuss some of the awful things Phil has said. We also mock Vinnie Paul and his beard.

Keepin’ it 5150 Episode 2 : Acappella Gold OR Isolation Drills

23 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We dig into the Grammys then go deep into isolated track rabbit holes on youtube. Then we argue about AC/DC