Wherein Eric rings in the holiday season in the best way possible: By exploring the esoteric underworld of 1980s American independent heavy metal bands with author Alexandros Anesiadis.

Alex is the author of the fantastic new book Heroes of the Metal Underground: The Definitive Guide to 1980s American Independent Metal Bands. Purchase copies for yourself and 10 of your closest friends at: https://www.amazon.com/Heroes-Metal-Underground-Definitive-Independent/dp/1627311408

Assigned Listening #1: archives.com/bands/Street_Child/15232">Street Child- "Street Child" ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5P_Yuio2pc

Assigned Listening #2 : archives.com/bands/Ruffians/1223">Ruffians- "Fight For Your Life" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVaocBQeu0s

Assigned Listening #3 : archives.com/bands/Decoy_Paris/95992">Decoy Paris- "Secrets of the Heart" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSVqXmgoPcw

If you are interested in hearing more from these bands as well as others in Alex's book, the following is a fabulous resource for audio: samples.com/">https://metal-samples.com/

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