He held up a t-shirt the entire show that said “Let me play drums on Would?!” And then they did!

Prog metal nerds: get in here!

Subbing in electronics to Sumac’s overwhelmingly crushing sound.

Powerslave Eddie, Killers Eddie, Piece of Mind Eddie… take your pick!

It certainly would be fun to dream about the music a Duplantier + Kelliher supergroup could produce.

Three of the best unsigned bands we’ve heard in a while.

Warriors! Swords! Mountain tops!

Elements of space, post, black, prog… just get in here and listen.

It’s like an old-school Mithras track.

“Ever wondered the opinions of possibly the most politically informed and opinionated singer in rock and roll? Now is your chance to have the political conversation of your life with the man himself — Phil Labonte.”

And he does a really good job!

“Aim those M&Ms right here.”

Where metal and ’90s industrial meet.

Was the contract fair or not? A veteran metal manager weighs in.

It’s like if Maroon 5 went metal.

Will it be even poppier than their recent output? More proggy? None of the above?

His claims that the label was ripping him off have seemingly been vindicated.

It’s not metal at all — it’s trippy, spacey, industrial, atmospheric something or other.

Trippy visuals! CGI animations! Gojira performing!

It’s just as sick and twisted as you’d imagine.