Ep29: CJ Musicology pt1 (nu metal, metal, christian hardcore, and metalcore)

“Zao was so ridiculous that I needed to show people, and I did that so many times that I started to love it”

 

Joined by our long time friend CJ Menard to dig into the songs that formed his musical tastes.

Preamble

01:20 Black Dahlia’s Nocturnal and the codification of metal, and Trevor tribute

36:14 The spilling of the Mr. Hinkus tea

 

1:00:10 How the christian music environment affected music discovery, religious trauma/guilt, the power grabbing nature of churches, and the relationship between youth groups and hardcore

1:51:23 Mortal Kombat soundtrack, napalm death, nu metal, and fuck as i lay dying, 

2:19:50 Slayer, deftones, snapcase, strife, hardcore etc…

2:39:38 Zao and initially impenetrable art

3:03:43 Overcome, Strongarm, ideas about hardcore vocals, and Living Sacrifice

3:16:26 Neurosis, Korn, and summary

Recorded 6/10/2022

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4gPPEv6nrBZILs5hir5mym?si=892ccab2698b4b31