Scouring The Depths - A Heavy Music Podcast

In the second half of our 80’s Heavy Metal discussion we cover albums from Dio, Iron Maiden, Accept, Twisted Sister, WASP, Queensryche, King Diamond, and Saxon. Plus we provide our top 4 albums from the entire series!

We start our massive heavy metal retrospective featuring albums by Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Manowar, Scorpions, Mötorhead, Mercyful Fate, and Savatage

We conclude our discussion of Pallbearer’s discography with Heartless and Forgotten Days

We start our discussion of the Pallbearer discography with their first two full-lengths, Sorrow and Extinction & Foundations of Burden!

We wrap our end of year countdown of our Top 50 favorite albums of 2023, including Tomb Mold, Majesties, Ahab, & many more! *apologies for some audio issues starting around the 1:00:00 mark

We count down the first half of our top 50 albums of 2023, including Cannibal Corpse, Blackbraid, Body Void, and many more!

We end 2023 with a fun festive conversation about what bands/genres we enjoy most in the winter time. Happy Holidays, everyone!

Upon our return from Denver, we recap our experience at Decibel’s Metal & Beer Fest and how we spent our time exploring the mile high city

We have returned, and we discuss what we’ve been listening to lately and preview Decibel Metal & Beer Fest: Denver 2023!

We reach the end of our month-long retrospective of 2013, in which we discuss albums from Carcass, Nails, Skeletonwitch, Intronaut, and more!

This week our Top 50 Albums of 2013 countdown continues as we discuss albums from Beastmilk, Coheed & Cambria, Defeated Sanity, Steven Wilson, and more!

We continue counting down our top 50 albums of 2013, with picks 36-24! We discuss albums from Power Trip, The Black Dahlia Murder, Leprous, Suffocation, and many more!

We begin counting down our top 50 (!) albums of 2013 with picks 50 through 37, including records from Revocation, Russian Circles, Counterparts, and many more!

We wrap up our Nu Metal retrospective with discussions of Sevendust-Home, Limp Bizkit - Chocolate Starfish…, Kittie- Spit, Coal Chamber - S/T, Powerman 5000 - Tonight the Stars Revolt, & Static X - Wisconsin Death Trip. Plus, we give an extensive rundown of all the new releases coming in September that we’re hyped for!

Our Nu Metal exploration reaches its boiling point as we discuss albums from P.O.D.,Alien Ant Farm, Machine Head, Godsmack, Mushroom Head, and Mudvayne

As we continue breaking down Nu Metal, pivotal albums from Korn and Linkin Park are discussed! and we also listened to Saliva and Drowning Pool

We begin our evaluation of Nu Metal with a discussion of System of a Down’s Toxicity, Deftone’s White Pony, Rage Against the Machine’s Evil Empire, and Disturbed’s Believe. Plus we take a look at a big batch of upcoming releases dropping in August!

We end our mid-year report for 2023 on a high note as we discuss more of our favorite records from 2023 including Enforced, RUÏM, and more! Plus, we reveal our sick and twisted plans for August

We reach the penultimate episode in our Mid-Year Report for 2023, featuring discussions of Spirit Possession’s Of the Sign…, Katatonia’s Sky Void of Stars and more!

We continue our look at our favorite metal and hardcore releases of the year so far, including Kruelty’s Untopia, Jesus Piece’s …So Unknown, and more!

We begin highlighting some of our favorite releases of 2023 so far, including Enslaved, Incendiary, and more!

We conclude our Deep Dives: Baroness series with discussions of Purple and Gold & Grey, before we give our personal rankings of all the albums!

We continue making our way the Baroness discography by discussing the band’s second and third albums Blue Record and Yellow & Green!

We begin our first entry in our Deep Dives series with a look at the discography of the brilliant Baroness, first with the First and Second EPs then the debut LP Red Album

In our biggest episode yet, we play a new game called Fest Wars, in which we compete to see who can book the best metal fest! Follow us on instagram @scouringpod to know how you can vote for which Fest you think is best 👀

We conclude our 90s Metalcore Essentials miniseries with discussions on Hatebreed- Satisfaction is the Death of Desire and Poison the Well - The Opposite of December, before ranking all 8 of the albums we covered and previewing our next month of episodes

We discuss two forward-thinking works of early Metalcore: Botch - We are the Romans & The Dillinger Escape Plan - Calculating Infinity!

We continue our look at the beginning stages of the Metalcore genre with discussions of Zao - Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest & Cave In - Until Your Heart Stops

We kick off our deep dive into the early days of Metalcore with discussions of Earth Crisis - Destroy the Machines and Integrity - Systems Overload!

We conclude our countdown of our top 20 metal/hardcore albums of 2003, breaking down our top 5s!

We continue discussing our favorite metal/hardcore albums of 2003 with picks 10 thru 6

We begin counting down our 20 favorite metal albums of 2003 as we discuss picks 20-11!

It’s the grand finale of the tournament as the final four wage war: Death - Human takes on Carcass - Necroticism and Incantation - Onward to Golgotha faces Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness. Only one album will remain to become the first ever Scouring the Depths March Madness champion. Also, we run through the slate of new releases dropping in April including Enforced, Jesus Piece and Smoulder! ////Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @scouringpod

We determine which albums will fill in the remaining spots in the final four as we discuss two more brutal second round matchups: Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness vs Immolation- Dawn of Possession & Incantation- Onward to Golgotha vs Obituary- Cause of Death. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @scouringpod to check out the full bracket and vote in the final round this Sunday!

We determine the first two albums to make it into the Final Four as Death - Human faces off against Cannibal Corpse - Tomb of the Mutilated and Carcass - Necroticism takes on Cynic - Focus. Be sure to follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@scouringpod) to vote in the polls and to see the full bracket!

We wrap up the first round of OSDM March Madness by discussing/debating four sick matchups: Morbid Angel- Altars of Madness vs Bolt Thrower - Realm of Chaos, Immolation- Dawn of Possession vs Deicide- Legion, Pestilence- Consuming Impulse vs Incantation- Onward to Golgotha, and Obituary- Cause of Death vs Atheist - Unquestionable Presence. We also review the results from our social media polls (follow us @scouringpod on instagram and twitter to vote in the next round and view the full bracket)!

OSDM March Madness is officially underway with four insane first round matchups including Death - Human vs Autopsy - Mental Funeral, Suffocation - Effigy of the Forgotten vs Cannibal Corpse - Tomb of the Mutilated, Carcass - Necroticism vs Entombed - Left Hand Path, & Cynic - Focus vs Dismember - Like An Ever Flowing Stream. Follow us on instagram and twitter @scouringpod to vote in the polls for each tournament matchup and to view the entire bracket!

In the final chapter of Post Metal Essentials, we discuss two records by two powerhouse instrumental bands: Pelican - The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw & Russian Circles - Station. Plus: we announce our massive plans for what we’ll be covering on the show in March

In the penultimate chapter of the Post-Metal Essentials series, we talk about two emotionally hard hitting records: Amenra - Mass IIII & We Lost the Sea - Departure Songs

In the 2nd chapter of the Post-Metal Essentials series, we dig into two seminal albums from two of the current kings of Post-Metal: Cult of Luna with their album Somewhere Along the Highway and The Ocean with Precambrian

A new miniseries begins as we discuss and unpack Neurosis - Through Silver in Blood & Isis - Panopticon! We also go over a ton of new releases dropping in February that we’re excited about such as Sanguisugabogg, Insomnium, Ulthar and more

We conclude our Top 20 albums of 2022 countdown by unveiling our top fives! And, we reveal what we’ll be covering on the show in February

We continue counting down our top 20 albums of 2022, raving about our picks for 10 through 6!

We begin counting down our top 20 albums of 2022, going through our picks for 20-11! // Give us a follow on instagram & twitter @scouringpod

In the final episode of Scouring the Depths of 2022, we present the first ever Clash of the Classics, where we pit 4 albums against each other in a mini tournament to determine the victor and latest inductee into the Hall of Fame. First we have Darkthrone’s A Blaze in the Northern Sky vs. Mayhem’s De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas, followed by Emperor’s In the Nightside Eclipse vs. Immortal’s At the Heart of Winter. 4 albums. 2 matchups. 1 winner. It’s a frost-bitten battle you won’t want to miss

We conclude MeloDeath Essentials with discussions of Insomnium - Above the Weeping World & Be’lakor - Stone’s Reach, plus some special show announcements

In the fourth part of the MeloDeath Essentials series, the boys break down The Black Dahlia Murder’s Nocturnal and Amon Amarth’s Twilight of the Thunder God. Plus: a bonus Cannibal Corpse live show review

The boiz continue the MeloDeath Essentials miniseries by discussing two more landmark releases: Edge of Sanity’s Crimson and In Flames’ The Jester Race

Joseph and Nathan return with the second chapter of the MeloDeath essentials series, discussing Amorphis - Tales from the Thousand Lakes and Dark Tranquillity - The Gallery

Joseph & Nathan kick off the MeloDeath Essentials series by talking about two of the most influential metal albums of all time: Carcass - Heartwork & At the Gates - Slaughter of the Soul

Joseph and Nathan discuss their Top 5s in the final part of the best of 2012 miniseries! Complete lists available here: https://scouringpod.wordpress.com/2022/10/21/2-top-20-albums-of-2012-part-1/ Intro music by White Bat Audio

In the penultimate episode of the Best of 2012 miniseries, Joseph and Nathan break into their top 10s and reveal their picks for #10 through #6. Intro music by White Bat Audio

In part 2 of 4 of their best of 2012 miniseries, Joseph and Nathan continue counting down their lists (#15-#11) Intro music by White Bat Audio

Joseph and Nathan kick off their best of 2012 miniseries by discussing their honorable mentions and picks for #20 through #16 on their lists. Intro music by White Bat Audio

In the first edition of Scouring the Depths, hosts Joseph and Nathan share their stories of how they became metalheads. Intro by Karl Casey at White Bat Audio