Backstaged: The Devil in Metal

02/12/2021

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23/07/2021

It's a wrap for Season 1 of Backstaged: The Devil in Metal hosted by Jon Wiederhorn🤘🔥

A massive thank you to all our listeners. In the meantime, you can listen to all 12 episodes of Backstaged wherever you get podcasts. Be sure to give us a review on Apple podcasts and follow us on all our social channels for updates on Season 2, and let us know what you want to hear on future episodes!

"Diversion Podcasts and iHeartRadio Wrap Up the First Season of
“Backstaged: The Devil in Metal” with a Deep Dive into the Life and Death of Metal Legend Ronnie James Dio."

23/07/2021

ICYMI

We wrapped Season 1 with a deep dive into the life, career, and tragic death of metal legend Ronnie James Dio! You can listen to all 12 episodes of our first season wherever you get podcasts!

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http://podcasts.iheartradio.com/RonnieJamesDio

22/07/2021

Today we do a deep dive into the life and career of metal legend Ronnie James Dio. Featuring never-before-heard interviews with Dio himself and the people who knew him best, including his wife, Wendy, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Alice Cooper, Scott Ian, Dee Snider of Twisted Sister, and more! We cover everything, from his pre-metal roots to his times with Black Sabbath, and his tragic battle with cancer. So buckle up and get ready for Dio’s wild ride from Hell to Heaven!

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http://podcasts.iheartradio.com/RonnieJamesDio

21/07/2021

50 years ago, on July 21, 1971, Black Sabbath released Master of Reality! What's your favorite song from this heavy classic?

21/07/2021

When came into the rehearsal room, Iommi showed him riffs he had worked on with Ozzy but that never went anywhere. In no time, helped shape them into the song “Children of the Sea.” In addition to being an experienced vocalist, Dio was also a strong songwriter and played trumpet, guitar, bass and piano so he had a good understanding of music composition. One of his greatest skills, says Iommi, was his ability to take a riff and build a melody around it that didn’t rely on the root notes of the guitar part.

20/07/2021

When Black Sabbath fired Ozzy Osbourne for being too drunk to sing, write, record, or show up for practice, it was Sharon Osbourne who called up Tony Iommi to suggest he give Ronnie James Dio a shot.

Coming this Thursday, 7/22, an exclusive episode dedicated to arguably the greatest vocalist in metal history, Ronnie James Dio🤘🔥

19/07/2021

Where does Heaven and Hell rank on your list of best Black Sabbath albums?

16/07/2021

Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi was legendary for messing with his band mates. One of his favorite stunts was to light drummer Bill Ward on fire in front of shocked onlookers. As he explains on yesterday's all new episode of Backstaged: The Devil in Metal...

15/07/2021

On today's episode: Jon Wiederhorn dives into the outrageous pranks, destructive binges, violent outbursts, and near-death experiences of metal's biggest names. From trashed hotel rooms and sunken boats to out-of-control tour buses, find out the truth behind the over-the-top exploits from the likes of Alice Cooper, Baroness, Quiet Riot, Black Sabbath, W.A.S.P., Anthrax, Pantera, Su***de Silence, and more!

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http://podcasts.iheartradio.com/tourmayhem

14/07/2021

One of the most memorable acts of early rock mayhem involved Alice Cooper at the Toronto Rock N’ Roll Festival in 1969, when someone threw a live chicken onstage during the show. There’s circumstantial evidence to suggest it was Alice’s manager Shep Gordon, though Alice can’t confirm. In any case, he picked up the bird and tossed it into to the crowd. It was an innocent move, but one that didn’t work out so well for the chicken, leading to stories about how Alice ripped the chicken to bits then flung the pieces at fans. Here’s Alice speaking to Jon Wiederhorn on this week's Backstaged: The Devil in Metal to set the record straight...

13/07/2021

In 2018, the late Quiet Riot drummer, Frankie Banali told Jon Wiederhorn about one of his favorite pranks he pulled on W.A.S.P. frontman, Blackie Lawless. One of Lawless’ trademark stage moves was to drink fake blood out of a fake skull.

As Banali recalled, "This one night I decided to exchange the fake blood with hot sauce. I have never seen demon eyes quite like that in my entire life."

12/07/2021

It's absurd to claim hard rock and metal bands like Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Judas Priest trademarked tour mayhem. The Who's Keith Moon started trashing hotel rooms, lighting fires, and throwing furniture out the window back in 1966. In an interview with Jon Wiederhorn, Alice Cooper insisted Moon's bandmates caused the most mayhem ⬇️ 🤘🔥

08/07/2021

🤘🔥 On today's episode: We peer into the darkest depths of human nature through the lens of metal music and horror. Alice Cooper explains how he invented horror rock, and Rob Zombie and Dee Snider of Twisted Sister talk about their entry into the world of horror moviemaking. Plus! We hear members of Pantera, Metallica, Anthrax , Cannibal Co**se, and more describe the inextricable link between metal and horror.

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http://podcasts.iheartradio.com/WelcomeToTheirNightmares

07/07/2021

Tomorrow on an all new episode of Backstaged: The Devil in Metal with Jon Wiederhorn ...

When Alice Cooper formed The Alice Cooper Band, he knew he had to compete with popular ‘60s bands with major chart singles, like , and So, Alice drew from his love for movies to create a theatrical spectacle that was part rock concert, part Broadway and part horror show. .

07/07/2021

Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett thinks of horror as a celebration of a darkness before the light. Or an exciting nightmare we’re happy to experience before we wake without a scratch.

06/07/2021

Metal and horror go hand in hand - their fans are consumed with and meticulous about the genres they love, and are often left to defend their passion. Dee Snider of Twisted Sister would be the first to tell you that.

02/07/2021

🤘🔥 ICYMI 🤘🔥

On June 15, 2021, Exodus songwriter and former Slayer guitarist Gary Holt announced he'd started his path to sobriety after more than 40 years of heavy drinking.

A week later, Gary agreed to hop on the phone to talk with Jon Wiederhorn about his decision to give up the demon drink.

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01/07/2021

A lot of good life lessons to learn from Officer Holt here.

01/07/2021

Some musicians drink to push the boundaries of excess, while others do it to numb physical or psychological pain.

In today's episode we delve into the heavy metal drinking scene, and hear stories of blackout nights and sober days from the musicians who lived to tell the tales, including members of Van Halen, Pantera, Black Label Society, Lamb of God, Megadeth and many more.

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30/06/2021

As a young musician, Cradle of Filth frontman, Dani Filth, was captivated by the allure of partying like a rock star, and in the mid- ‘90s he spent years emulating other metal bands he admired, like Metallica.

30/06/2021

From our two-episode deep dive on Judas Priest and Rob Halford.

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https://www.metalcastle.net/judas-priests-rob-halford-recalls-being-accused-of-bringing-aids-because-he-was-gay/

Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford discussed being accused of bringing AIDS at the time in the '80s and losing friends from the virus.

30/06/2021

In addition to making great music, Pantera brothers Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell liked to make new drinks. Some were vile, like whisky, beer, chocolate sauce and a few cigarette butts, but one has stood the test of time - the Black Tooth Grin.

Here’s Vinnie Paul talking about their 1992 tour with Megadeth where the drink was invented.

29/06/2021

In his drinking days, Ozzy Osbourne was the definition of excess, and there were many signs along the way that he had a serious problem and was liable to get completely out of control.

As he told Backstaged: The Devil in Metal host, Jon Wiederhorn during an interview, "When you drink that’s when you become Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."

28/06/2021

Like many musicians who struggle with alcoholism, the late Eddie Van Halen feared he wouldn’t be able to write if he stopped drinking. And Van Halen was an introverted musical genius, not a natural showman. And in order to get onstage and perform night after night for much of his career, he needed to drink.

25/06/2021

Following the release of Sin After Sin, Judas Priest upscaled their traveling accommodations, swapping their boring van for a bright orange Volvo. The vehicle was an eyesore to begin with and became even more so after a prank went belly-up.

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http://podcasts.iheartradio.com/JudasPriestVol1
http://podcasts.iheartradio.com/JudasPriestVol2

24/06/2021

🤘🔥 Today🤘🔥

Rob Halford talks about losing control to alcohol and drug addiction. The story of when he set off a fire extinguisher in a Japanese hotel room, and the outrageous stage stunts Judas Priest put on during live shows. Plus! Hear from members of At the Gates and Pantera

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http://podcasts.iheartradio.com/JudasPriestVol2

23/06/2021

Check out the cover of “Nothing Else Matters,” for the Metallica tribute record It features , Chad Smith, WATT, Yo-Yo Ma, and Robert Trujillo.

What do you think of this cover of a classic? 👍👎
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqoQY9bobow&t=6s

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23/06/2021

"I had to go to the hospital to get this stuff to make me throw up because I had taken so many really powerful sleeping sedatives that if I hadn't administered that, then who knows what would have been the final outcome." - Rob Halford

22/06/2021

Two now deceased icons of metal -- Pantera’s guitarist Dimebag Darrell and his brother drummer Vinnie Paul were happy drunks. They could be destructive, but their excitement for what they did and what they loved gushed into who they were. As Vinnie recalled in an interview with Jon Wiederhorn years ago...

"We would have a couple drinks and then we’d go to the show, deliver the goods and then when the show was over we always had the biggest meet and greets, probably the most liquor anybody’s had a rider in who knows how long. And we would just have people back and they would just party with us. Man, and it would be a great time for them and a good time for us and then off we’d go to the next city and do it all over again."

RIP Vinnie Paul 🤘🔥