The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 4- "Fermium" Side A): Celtic Frost & Slayer
Quinn continues to search for the Heaviest Songs of the Universe in Morbid Tales by Celtic Frost and Reign in Blood by Slayer...
May 29, 2026•51 min
...And Vol. 4 All
The history, philosophy, and future of the greatest music in the world: Heavy Metal... Also there's jokes!
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The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 4- Bonus Side 4.4): Ascension by Paradise Lost
The conclusion to AV4A's 10-Part mid-dive into Paradise Lost.
May 06, 2026•49 min
The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 4-Bonus Side 4.3) Medusa and Oblivion by Paradise Lost
Medusa. Oblivion... let's do this.
Apr 15, 2026•58 min
The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 4- Bonus Side 4.2): The Plague Within by Paradise Lost
A plague on both your houses! Quinn closes in on the end with Paradise Lost's 14th studio release and what many consider their proper return to Death Doom... The Plague Within.
Apr 06, 2026•29 min
The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 4- Bonus Side 4.1)
Our mid-depth survey of Paradise Lost continues, as Quinn investigates 2005's Self Titled album, 2007's "In Requiem", 2009's "Faith Divides Us, Death Unites Us" (great title) and 2012's "Tragic Idol" from Paradise Lost...
Apr 01, 2026•28 min
CROWBAR's Kirk Windstein (The Interview)
Quinn talks with founder and front man of CROWBAR, Kirk Windstein about the band's legacy, high school football, Cat memes, and a lot more!!
Mar 17, 2026•17 min
Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 4- Bonus Side 3): One Second, Host, Believe in Nothing, and Symbol of Life by Paradise Lost
Quinn fights his way through Paradise Lost's mid-career experimental period, explains why he thinks he can hear 1997 so clearly in One Second, and the unique way that the band gets all... Romantic.
Feb 25, 2026•44 min
Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 4- Bonus Side 2): Paradise Lost
Quinn digs into the 5th record by Paradise Lost, the band's commercial breakthrough album, Draconian Times...
Jan 30, 2026•36 min
Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 4- Bonus Side 1): Paradise Lost & ICON
Quinn digs into Paradise Lost's 4th record: Icon
Jan 16, 2026•43 min
The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 4- Side D): Paradise Lost's Shades of God
Quinn covers Shades of God, the 3rd album from Death-Doom & Goth Metal pioneers, Paradise Lost.
Dec 18, 2025•54 min
The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 4- Side C): Paradise Lost, Type 0 Negative, Tears for Fears, Echo & the Bunnymen, Depeche Mode, The Cars (that can't be right), Joy Division, Kylesa
Quinn dives into the sophomore album from Paradise Lost, Gothic and the Post-Punk/New Wave influences that lead to it's (sub) genre defining sound...
Dec 03, 2025•41 min
The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 4- Side B): Paradise Lost, Sisters of Mercy, more Paradise Lost...
We've entered the room... time to take a gander at the discography of Paradise Lost.
Nov 26, 2025•37 min
HUMAN CRUSHING MACHINE (Tunnel Vision): Interview with Nick Schlesinger
Quinn gets to talk with Nick Schlesinger, a session drummer, author, teacher, and creative force behind a new musical project called "Human Crushing Machine." Check out the Official Video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ERkAQO6UU7g?si=oVtcHO58b4GuWnqW Visit Human Crushing Machine's website for more info: www.humancrushingmachine.com
Nov 05, 2025•34 min
The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 4- Side A): Pelagial by The Ocean
Quinn takes a truly deep-dive into the 2013 Post-Prog Masterpiece, Pelagial by The Ocean and one of his nominees for consideration as one of the Heaviest Songs of the Universe, Benthic: The Origin of Our Wishes. #TheOcean #TheOceanCollective #Pelagial
Nov 01, 2025•59 min
...And Vol. 4 All: Season 3
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Oct 30, 2025•2 min
The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 3- Side B2): Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Linkin Park, and more!
Quinn finally wraps up his introduction to Alternative Metal with Faith No More 'N friends before closing out the subject of California and the metal (as well as the metals) that come from America's most populous and prosperous state...
Oct 21, 2025•30 min
The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 3- Side B1): Faith No More, Soundgarden, Living Colour, Korn...,
The first half of ...And Vol. 4 All's conclusion to our series on the element of Californium, the state of California, the sub-genre of Alternative metal, and something about Star Wars or the Homestead Act of 1862...
Oct 17, 2025•32 min
The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (kinda...)
Quinn takes a luxurious road trip along the edge of the world in all of western civilization for this episode, as a way of getting to a metal sub-genre that has given us a handful of nominees for the Heaviest Songs of the Universe... but that we won't get to until next time. Meanwhile, here's a Heavy Metal podcast episode about the Red Hot Chili Peppers!
Oct 10, 2025•51 min
The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 2- Side E): High on Fire, Om, and Sleep
The conclusion to AV4A's Sleep-dive arc. Quinn covers De Vermis Mysteriis through Cometh the Storm by High on Fire, Advaitic Songs by Om and finally, The Sciences by Sleep with a coda of redemption for Mr. Matt Pike.
Sep 29, 2025•33 min
The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 2- Side D): High On Fire and Om
Quinn continues his Sleep dive through the discographies of Matt Pike's High On Fire and Al Cisneros' Om...
Sep 23, 2025•50 min
The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 2- Side C): Sleep, High On Fire, Om
The AV4A Sleep-dive continues with the introduction of Matt Pike's High On Fire.
Sep 18, 2025•36 min
The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 2- SideB): Asbestosdeath, Sleep, Black Sabbath
Quinn digs into Element 95 and the CARAVAN of Weed Priests who employ it to follow the smoke to the riff-filled land... SLEEP.
Sep 03, 2025•1 hr
The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 2) Side A: Cult of Luna, Mozart, Voivod, Crowbar, and Black Sabbath...
Quinn explores OUTER SPACE thanks to element number 96, Curium, named for one of the greatest figures in all of world history. There are a lot of reasons to be scared of space... and butt parasites are just the beginning.
Aug 26, 2025•45 min•Season 3Ep. 2
The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part I) Side B: Thorr's Hammer, Mastodon, Imperial Triumphant, The Beatles
Quinn digs down and finds 2 new Superheavy elements to explain the Birth of Heavy Metal and asks "Is The Heavy Fleeting?"
Aug 15, 2025•36 min•Season 3Ep. 2
The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 1) Side A: Black Sabbath, Imperial Triumphant, Bongripper, John Prine, Cattle Decapitation, Gojira
AV4A kicks off Season 3 with a search for The Heaviest Songs of the Universe by way of the historical-scientific search for the heaviest Elements of the Universe...
Aug 06, 2025•34 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Best of AV4A: Ozzy Osbourne
Highlights from the first 2 Seasons of Quinn paying tribute to the Prince of Darkness...
Jul 29, 2025•33 min
Sabotage (Revisted)
Quinn talks about Black Sabbath's sixth album in a clip from AV4A's 2-part Series on the first 8 records...
Jul 28, 2025•16 min
IN THE COMPANY OF SERPENTS (A Crack In Everything): Inteview with Grant Netzorg
Quinn talks with lead vocalist and guitarist of the Denver-based band In The Company of Serpents (@ITCOSDoom) about the band's history, discography, and their newest release, A Crack In Everything. also, Merkabah, so... enjoy!
Jul 24, 2025•54 min
4 Albums 4 Y'all
A brand new Video Mini-Pod wherein Quinn reviews 4 new records from 2025: Tavastland by Havukruunu Gold by Scour Goldstar by Imperial Triumphant Shadows of a Fallen Star (Part II) by Seven Sisters
Apr 01, 2025•7 min
RWAKE (The Return of Magik): The Interview
Quinn talks with Jeff Morgan and Brittney Fugate of RWAKE...
Mar 13, 2025•35 min
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