Mars Attacks Podcast

SIGNALS FROM MARS | HOUR ONE | FEBRUARY 17, 2023During this episode of Signals From Mars, my Patrons Brad Dahl, and Johan Ederström join me to discuss some hot topic items in the world of hard rock and metal.Among the items we touch upon include Brian May stating that Queen may have released the firt Thrash Metal song, Iron Maiden, Soundgarden, Rage Against The Machine and The Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame.Join us live every Friday for the Signals From Mars Live Stream. The show starts at 5 PM EST / 2 PM PST / 10 PM in the UK / 11 PM CET. Signals From Mars broadcasts simultaneously on Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, and Twitter.

SIGNALS FROM MARS | HOUR ONE | FEBRUARY 10, 2023During this episode of Signals From Mars, my Patrons Brad Dahl, Jeremy Weltman, and Johan Ederström join me to discuss some hot topic items in the world of hard rock and metal.Among the topics discussed include Black Sabbath: The Ballet, Paul Gilbert's Dio tribute album, AC/DC's Power Up came out over two years ago, what's the band doing? David Lee Roth, WTF?Join us live every Friday for the Signals From Mars Live Stream. The show starts at 5 PM EST / 2 PM PST / 10 PM in the UK / 11 PM CET. Signals From Mars broadcasts simultaneously on Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, and Twitter.

SIGNALS FROM MARS | ROCKNPOD EXPO 2023During this episode of Signals From Mars, I welcome Chris Czynszak of Decibel Geek Podcast and ROCKNPOD EXPO to the show.Chris discusses the 2023 edition of the ROCKNPOD Expo. Where things have gone from the inception of the expo till now.We go over this year's events. Some of the guests, the pre-party with Rare Hare, the Saturday night show, Keelfest 2, the after-party on Sunday, Punchlines And Backlines, and the special VIP performance with Mr. Big's Eric Martin, and more.Join us live every Friday for the Signals From Mars Live Stream. The show starts at 5 PM EST / 2 PM PST / 10 PM in the UK / 11 PM CET. Signals From Mars broadcasts simultaneously on Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, and Twitter.

SIGNALS FROM MARS | HOUR ONE | FEBRUARY 3, 2023During this episode of Signals From Mars, I welcome my Patrons for an Hour One music discussion.Joining me this week are Mr. Patron’s Pick Jeremy Weltman, Metal Dan, Brad “Yarg Metal” Dahl, and Johan.Among the topics discussed during the Hour One portion of the show will be the rising cost of concert tickets. Hedge funds buying into large festivals. And Ticketmaster/Live Nation is being taken before the U.S. Congress. Ozzy retiring from touring. Iron Maiden, Rage Against The Machine, and Soundgarden are nominated for the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame. Plus a new track by L.A. Guns.Join us live every Friday for the Signals From Mars Live Stream. The show starts at 5 PM EST / 2 PM PST / 10 PM in the UK / 11 PM CET. Signals From Mars broadcasts simultaneously on Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, and Twitter.

JERSEY METAL | WITH FRANK WHITE AND ALAN TECCHIODuring this episode of Signals From Mars, Frank White and Alan Tecchio join the show.They are the authors of the book Jersey Metal.If the name Alan Tecchio rings a bell, he lent his comments to the classic albums series I did way back when. He has fronted bands like Hades, Non-Fiction, Autumn Hour, Seven Witches, Watchtower, Mike LePond’s Silent Assassins, and Level Fields.Frank has been photographing bands for several decades, having his work featured in magazines, TV, DVDs, and even The Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame.Join us live every Friday for the Signals From Mars Live Stream. The show starts at 5 PM EST / 2 PM PST / 10 PM in the UK / 11 PM CET. Signals From Mars broadcasts simultaneously on Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, and Twitter.

SIGNALS FROM MARS | HOUR ONE MUSIC DISCUSSION JANUARY 27, 2023In this episode of Signals From Mars, I'm joined by my Patrons MetalDan, Brad, and Jeremy.Among the topics discussed include bands producing too many versions of an album. Re-released albums, do we want them, do we need them, what makes one of these albums essential enough for you to repurchase? Pantera dates getting canceled in Germany and Austria. Kiss announcing a new Off The Soundboard Live album which is the only soundboard recording with Mark St. John in the band. Along with the album, they're releasing a bunch of different merch, including certain items that have Mark and Eric Carr cropped out. To wrap things up, we discuss the new Overkill Track, "The Surgeon."Join us live every Friday for the Signals From Mars Live Stream. The show starts at 5 PM EST / 2 PM PST / 10 PM in the UK / 11 PM CET. Signals From Mars broadcasts simultaneously on Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, and Twitter.

SIGNALS FROM MARS TRIVIA TUESDAY | JANUARY 31, 2023In this episode of Signals From Mars, we bring you the latest edition of Signals From Mars Trivia Tuesday. This episode was originally recorded on January 31st, 2023.Contestants jockey for position answering hard rock and metal-related questions. The quicker you answer the more points you get…or lose! So, it’s not as simple as just answering the questions correctly, you also have to be the quickest to do so. Can you hang with our contestants? Join us on Tuesdays at 6 PM EST / 3 PM PST / 11 PM UK / 12 AM CET (Wednesday), exclusively on Twitch.

SIGNALS FROM MARS | PATRON'S PICK | JANUARY 2023During this episode of Signals From Mars, Jeremy Weltman joins me for Patron’s Pick.Jeremy and I are recapping new album releases that came out in January of 2023. We discuss each week and mention those releases that stand out to us.This show will help the “there is no good new music crowd”, and will serve as a quick reminder to those putting their end-of-the-year lists together.Jeremy is one of my Patrons and started doing the Patron’s Pick segment on the Signals From Mars Podcast. We have decided to put together this monthly show to discuss all of the great new music we love.Join us live every Friday for the Signals From Mars Live Stream. The show starts at 5 PM EST / 2 PM PST / 10 PM in the UK / 11 PM CET. Signals From Mars broadcasts simultaneously on Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, and Twitter.

SIGNALS FROM MARS | HOUR ONE MUSIC DISCUSSION JANUARY 20, 2023During this episode of Signals From Mars, my Patrons Jeremy, Johan, and Brad join me for an Hour One music discussion.Among the topics discussed include the new Metallica song "Scream Suicide", the No Playback Festival, bands like Journey airing their dirty laundry in public, Cate Blanchett's interaction with Margot Robbie regarding metal, and more.Join us live every Friday for the Signals From Mars Live Stream. The show starts at 5 PM EST / 2 PM PST / 10 PM in the UK / 11 PM CET. Signals From Mars broadcasts simultaneously on Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, and Twitter.

SIGNALS FROM MARS | BEST OF 2022 ALBUMS COUNTDOWNDuring this episode of Signals From Mars, my Patrons Jeremy, Ed, Johan, Brad, Anthony, and Steve join me to discuss their favorite albums of 2022.The way this works is they submit a list of 10 albums. Each album is assigned a set of points. Number one gets 10 points, number two gets 9 points all the way down to their number ten which receives 1 point. I sum all of the points up and whichever album comes out with the most points ends up as number one.Did your favorite make the list? Should it have ranked higher? What’s that album even doing on the list?Join us live every Friday for the Signals From Mars Live Stream. The show starts at 5 PM EST / 2 PM PST / 10 PM in the UK / 11 PM CET. Signals From Mars broadcasts simultaneously on Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, and Twitter.

SIGNALS FROM MARS | JUDAS PRIEST ALBUM DISCUSSIONDuring this episode of Signals From Mars, my Patrons join me to discuss Judas Priest‘s discography.The Patrons submitted their top ten Priest albums. Each of them was assigned a set of points based on where they appeared on each Patron’s list. If they’re ranked number one, they receive 10 points. If they’re ranked number two they receive 9 points, all the way down to number ten, which received 1 point.They also picked a track to represent each album. We also created an Ultimate Judas Priest Playlist based on their selections.Did your favorite make the list? Should it have ranked higher? What’s that album even doing on the list?Join us live every Friday for the Signals From Mars Live Stream. The show starts at 5 PM EST / 2 PM PST / 10 PM in the UK / 11 PM CET. Signals From Mars broadcasts simultaneously on Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, and Twitter.

SIGNALS FROM MARS | HOUR ONE MUSIC DISCUSSION DECEMBER 9, 2022During this episode of Signals From Mars, my Patrons Ed and Johan join me to discuss some current topics in hard rock and metal.Among the items discussed include Pantera's recent shows. Based on "Lux Aetera" will you enjoy 72 Seasons more than Hardwired? The Dio documentary. Did K.K. Downing look out of place at the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame? What's the next metal act to go into the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame?

Signals From Mars 313 - Cassius KingDuring this episode of the Signals From Mars, I am joined by Jason McMaster, and Dan Lorenzo, of Cassius King.During this episode of Signals From Mars, my Patrons Ed and Johan join me to discuss some current topics in hard rock and metal.Among the items discussed include Pantera’s recent shows. Based on “Lux Aetera” will you enjoy 72 Seasons more than Hardwired? The Dio documentary. Did K.K. Downing look out of place at the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame? What’s the next metal act to go into the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame?Join us live every Friday for the Signals From Mars Live Stream. The show starts at 5 PM EST / 2 PM PST / 10 PM in the UK / 11 PM CET. Signals From Mars broadcasts simultaneously on Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, and Twitter.

METALLICA DISCUSSIONDuring this episode of Signals From Mars, Chris Akin, and Chris Czynszak to discuss the recent release by Metallica “Lux Aeterna”.We discuss the new album 72 Seasons, their upcoming tour which features Pantera, Mammoth WVH, Five Finger Death Punch and Ice Nine Kills. We get into people hating on Metallica, Dave Mustaine possibly knowing a Metallica announcement was imminent, Rick Hunolt‘s recent comments on the band, and if 72 Seasons will make platinum status or not. And of course, we discuss some Pantera.Join us live every Friday for the Signals From Mars Live Stream. The show starts at 5 PM EST / 2 PM PST / 10 PM in the UK / 11 PM CET. Signals From Mars broadcasts simultaneously on Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, and Twitter.

NWOBHM DiscussionDuring this episode of the Signals From Mars Live Stream, my Patrons Jeremy, Johan, Brad, and Ed join the show to discuss the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, also known as NWOBHM.I polled my Patrons and asked them to submit their top 10 favorite NWOBHM albums. As with all of our lists, their number one gets 10 points, number two gets 9 points, all the way down to ten which receives 1 point. I tally the totals up, and we get the list we go over during this episode.So, we discuss the top ten NWOBHM albums, and the top ten NWOBHM bands as per the polling I did with the Patrons.Lastly, you'll find spoilers for both lists, and a playlist I put together based on the albums, and songs selected by my Patrons on the website. You'll find links to the Apple Music and Spotify variations of the playlist.Join us live every Friday for the Signals From Mars Live Stream. The show starts at 5 PM EST / 2 PM PST / 10 PM in the UK / 11 PM CET. Signals From Mars broadcasts simultaneously on Facebook, YouTube, Twi

SIGNALS FROM MARS HOUR ONE | NOVEMBER 11, 2022During this episode of the Signals From Mars Live Stream, my Patrons Johan, Metaldan, and Dr. Poison join the show.Among the topics discussed include websites spreading rumors about Creed's Scott Stapp replacing Vince Neil in Motley Crue. Judas Priest going into the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame. George Lynch Vs. Vivian Campbell, Dokken's Tooth And Nail vs Dio's Holy Diver. Pantera playing Sweden Rock. Download Festival announces headliners for 2023. Nik Turner of Hawkwind and Dan McCafferty of Nazareth both pass away.This episode of the Signals From Mars was originally recorded on November 11th, 2022.Join us live every Friday for the Signals From Mars Live Stream. The show starts at 5 PM EST / 2 PM PST / 10 PM in the UK / 11 PM CET. Signals From Mars broadcasts simultaneously on Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, and Twitter.

SWORD | RICK HUGHESIn this episode of Signals From Mars, we welcome Rick Hughes of the band Sword.Among the topics discussed include the band’s new album III, their first album in 34 years. The process behind making the album. How Rick felt that he had to continuously up his game to match what the rest of the band had done on the album. Touring with the likes of Metallica, Alice Cooper, and Motorhead. And thanks to a heads up from former Radioactive Metal host Roch Vaillancourt, I ask Rick about an incident with a Harley Davidson motorcycle. We also discuss the band playing festivals like Keep It True and Heavy Montreal.Join us live every Friday for the Signals From Mars Live Stream. The show starts at 5 PM EST / 2 PM PST / 10 PM in the UK / 11 PM CET. Signals From Mars broadcasts simultaneously on Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, and Twitter.

HOUR ONE November 4, 2022In this episode of Signals From Mars, my Patrons Brad, Ed, Jeremy, and Johan join the show.Among the topics discussed include the rumored Download Festival 2023 and Sweden Rock 2023 lineups. Judas Priest, the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame, K.K. Downing, and their new album. Hard Rock and Metal Christmas music, are you into it? What music-related albums you’d like to get for Christmas. And finally, the importance of tribute bands.This episode of the Signals From Mars is the audio version of the November 4th, 2022 episode of the Signals From Mars live stream.Join us live Fridays for the Signals From Mars Live Stream. The show starts at 5 PM EST / 2 PM PST / 10 PM in the UK / 11 PM CET. Signals From Mars broadcasts simultaneously on Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, and Twitter.

THE NEW ROSES | TIMMY ROUGHThis episode of Signals From Mars features an interview with Timmy Rough, the singer and guitarist of the German band The New Roses.Among the topics discussed include the band’s new album, Sweet Poison. The diversity of the band’s influences. Touring the U.K. after Brexit. The band’s connection to the military, and playing for the German military in Afghanistan. Opening for bands such as Kiss, ZZ Top, Scorpions, and Aerosmith (among others). Playing on two editions of the Kiss Kruise, and why COVID-related rules have kept them from being part of this year’s Kruise. Bands they’d love to play with. Playing with bands much heavier than them like Slayer. Timmy gives his opinion on whether or not Pantera should get back together and play.Before wrapping the interview I had to ask about the name. Mainly because I once saw a prominent guitarist say “The New Roses, didn’t they know Guns N Roses existed?” So I ask Timmy about it. Hear what he has to say.Join us live every Friday for the Sign

HOUR ONE OCTOBER 28, 2022In this episode of Signals From Mars, we welcome my Patrons Metaldan and Dr. Poison to the show.Hour One is a music discussion episode. This is a speed version of the show, thanks to technical difficulties, we have roughly half an hour to squeeze in our discussion.Among the topics discussed include John 5 officially being names Motley Crue‘s Touring Guitarist. Will the Kiss Kruise continue without the current four members of the band? Should a band switch their lead singer for one that sounds similar or plugin the best candidate available?This episode of the Signals From Mars is the audio version of the October 28th, 2022 episode of the Signals From Mars live stream.Join us live every Friday for the Signals From Mars Live Stream. The show starts at 5 PM EST / 2 PM PST / 10 PM in the UK / 11 PM CET. Signals From Mars broadcasts simultaneously on Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, and Twitter.