That Metal Show (2008)
That Metal Show is a talk show hosted by Eddie Trunk with co-hosts Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson. It premiered on VH1 Classic on November 15, 2008. New episodes air on VH1 Classic on Saturday nights and are rebroadcast throughout the week. Discussions on the show focus on "all things hard rock and heavy metal", past and present. Among the regular segments are round table discussions between the three regular hosts, top-5 debates, interviews with heavy metal musicians, "Stump the Trunk," where audience members ask provided trivia questions of host Eddie Trunk in hopes of acquiring prizes, and "The Throwdown," where the hosts and guests vote on and debate great moments and figures in metal history. The guitar & bass-heavy theme song, "Day to Remember" was co-written by co-host Jim Florentine and Guns N' Roses lead guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal and performed by Thal. The intro to "Stump the Trunk" was composed by Mark Fain.
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Episode 1 - Lemmy
Release Date: 2010-05-08Lemmy, vocalist and bassist from Motörhead is interviewed and talks about collaborating with Dave Grohl and Ozzy Osbourne, how he doesn't want to do a retrospective tour to celebrate the anniversary of Ace of Spades; in the Throwdown the guest and hosts debate who's the best metal bassist: Steve Harris from Iron Maiden or Geezer Butler from Black Sabbath.
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Episode 2 - Zakk Wylde
Release Date: 2010-05-15Zakk Wylde, lead guitarist and vocalist for Black Label Society is interviewed and talks about his recent health scare, his current relationship with Ozzy Osbourne, his favorite album from working with Ozzy; in the Throwdown the guest and hosts debate which was the best Ozzy Osbourne/Randy Rhodes album Blizzard of Ozz or Diary of a Madman.
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Episode 3 - Rob Halford
Release Date: 2010-05-22Rob Halford, lead vocalist for Judas Priest is interviewed and talks about the 30th anniversary of Priest's landmark album British Steel; in the Throwdown the guest and hosts debate which is Rob Halford's best non-Judas Priest project is: Fight or Halford.
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Episode 4 - Steven Adler & Chip Z'Nuff
Release Date: 2010-06-05Steven Adler and Chip Z'Nuff from Adler's Appetite are interviewed and talk about how they met, working for High Times, how Steven Adler is dealing with his drug addiction and if the original lineup of Gun N' Roses will ever reunite; in the Throwdown the guests and hosts debate which is the best hard rock album: AC/DC's Back in Black or Guns N' Roses' Appetite for Destruction .
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Episode 5 - Alice Cooper
Release Date: 2010-06-12Alice Cooper is interviewed and talks about performing drunk and the injuries he sustained from doing so, when he went to rehab in 1980 that turned out to be an insane asylum, if it bothers him that he isn't in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; in the Throwdown the guest and hosts debate if either Rob Zombie or Marilyn Manson is the better offspring of Alice's stage show.
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Episode 6 - Rob Zombie
Release Date: 2010-06-19Rob Zombie is interviewed and talks about how he manages to split time between his music and directing careers, his musical influences in Alice Cooper; in the Throwdown the guest and hosts debate which is the best horror film franchise Halloween or Saw.
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Episode 7 - Dokken
Release Date: 2010-06-26Don Dokken and George Lynch from Dokken are interviewed and talk about how their relationship is and how the combination of their record company, drugs and alcohol strained their friendship, which led to Lynch being fired from Dokken; Don and Jim hit the streets of Los Angeles to check Hollywood's metal IQ; in the Throwdown the guests and hosts debate who was the best 80's hard rock singer/guitar combo: David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen from Van Halen or Axl Rose and Slash from Guns N' Roses.
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Episode 8 - Slayer (Kerry King / Dave Lombardo)
Release Date: 2010-07-10Dave Lombardo and Kerry King from Slayer are interviewed and talk about their rabid fan base, the health of band mate Tom Araya who suffered a back injury; in the Throwdown the guests and hosts debate what Slayer album is the best: Reign in Blood or South of Heaven; former and original Iron Maiden vocalist Paul Di'Anno gets asked 10 Questions.
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Episode 9 - Scrap Metal
Release Date: 2010-07-17Outtakes and extras from season five, including the members of Dokken telling a story how they got into a fight over a bagel; Stephen Adler talking about his drug addiction; clips of Zakk Wylde making fun of the hosts; and exclusive footage from the TMS green room.