Didn't Go Platinum is going where owls don't know our name! Regular host Tim Bolitho-Jones is joined by the Heavy Metal Philosopher himself, Mr. Jon Barbas, to discuss The Work by Rivers Of Nihil.

This was the fourth album by the ground-breaking death metal band and one of Jon's favourite records. We take a deep dive into the themes it presents and its place in the band's history, as well as telling our own personal stories about work, life, prog music, and everything else.

The Work is loved by critics but divided the band's fanbase. Join us as we explore why it might be Rivers Of Nihil's masterpiece.

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Listen to The Work by Rivers Of Nihil

It's the height of summer, so what better time than to talk about the most optimistic sludge-doom-prog band ever? Regular host Tim Bolitho-Jones is joined by the returning Tom Lewis to discuss Melted On The Inch by Boss Keloid.

Boss Keloid are one of the more offbeat bands to emerge from the UK's prog scene and their fourth album is forty minutes of eclectic, riff-heavy bliss. The lads talk about their personal histories with the band, delve into the song topics, and ask whether it was overshadowed by it's more successful follow-up?

Melted On The Inch is an underrated prog metal gem, join us!

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Didn't Go Platinum takes a trip to Birmingham, a city with a rich heavy metal history, and discovers one of the unsung heroes of sludge metal. Slab were three local lads who delivered an unholy amalgamation of big riffs, gnarly vocals and intense drumming, but who seem to have been largely ignored outside of their immediate scene. Their Megafaunal Genocide album is a dark and uncompromising listen, but it doesn't deserve to be lost to history.

Joining regular host Tim Bolitho-Jones for this voyage through the Midlands is Eradikator guitarist Andy MacNevin, and the duo discuss Slab's role in their local scene, their place in the wider metal landscape, and asks the big question; is it better to treat a band as a hobby than as a career?

Andy also explains that playing solo acoustic guitar while a bride walks down the aisle is the single most terrifying gig a musician can ever play.

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