Heavy Metal Philosophy

Jon Barbas

An exploration of philosophy with heavy metal themes. The intersection between the dark, powerful, and introspective. Tune in every Tuesday!

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#285
Tuesday · 11 min
#285: MTV Killed The Rock/Metal VMA Category. Here's What It Really Means!
In episode 285 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas analyzes what it means for rock and heavy metal that MTV has officially removed the Best Rock and Metal categories from the VMAs for the first time in 37 years. See why this decision matters for the...
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#284
August 18 · 13 min
#284: I Need To Warn You About 2 Things Before You See Down In Concert!
In episode 284 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas warns metal concertgoers about 2 issues they might encounter on Down's current North American tour with Spirit In The Room and Helmet. Jon photographed the opening night at Atlanta's The Eastern and...
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#283
August 11 · 21 min
#283: Do We Still Need Journalists In Metal?!
In episode 283 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas analyzes why metal media, and media more broadly, are contracting. Do we even still need print journalists now that we have content creators, influencers, and short-form content? Recently, a lot of...
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#282
August 4 · 14 min
#282: AI Hasn't Ruined How Humanity Works, But It Has Ruined How Computers Do!
In episode 282 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas explains how AI is ruining computers using a tape measure as an analogy. Personal Computers are one of the most important pieces of technology ever invented, and AI is ruining the very thing that...
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#281
July 28 · 9 min
#281: Ministry Announces Final Album | How Many Times Have We Heard This?
In episode 281 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas analyzes the retirement of several legendary metal bands to see why they all keep coming back. From Ozzy, Slayer, Megadeth, Ministry, Mötley Crüe, and Sepultura they always come back. But what are...
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#280
July 21 · 54 min
#280: The Beautiful Death Of Ozzy Osbourne - How Metal Teaches Us to Live
In episode 280 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas chats with Keith Kahn-Harris about his book, The Beautiful Death of Ozzy Osbourne - How Metal Teaches Us to Live. Ozzy wasn't just a rock and metal icon. His life, struggles, failures, triumphs, and...
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#279
July 14 · 39 min
#279: Death Metal Legends Hired To Remake Transformers Movie Soundtrack!
In episode 279 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas sits down with Gus Rios of Gruesome, Left To Die, and Cold Slither fame to talk about how Hasbro hired him to remake the 1986 Transformers Movie Soundtrack for the film's 40th Anniversary. Gus was...
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#278
July 7 · 19 min
#278: Fake AI Influencers and Industry Plants: We're So Cooked!
In episode 278 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas tells four short stories that reveal the current state of our society. As if influencer culture wasn't bad enough, now we have AI producing even worse versions of it. These stories will illustrate...
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#277
June 30 · 14 min
#277: Ozzy Endorsed Yungblud But Others HATE Him!?
In episode 277 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas analyzes criticisms of Yungblud coming from rock stars like Justin Hawkins of the Darkness, Machine Gun Kelly, and Ronnie Radke. Is Yungblud a poser? Disloyal? A rich kid? Does it even matter when...
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#276
June 23 · 14 min
#276: I Went To The Most Boujee Venue To See Extreme Metal
In episode 276 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas recounts the tale of going to one of the most affluent neighborhoods in Atlanta to see a modern metal show. Jon went to the Buckhead Theatre to photograph Jinjer, Entheos, and Crystal Lake, but the...
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#275
June 16 · 23 min
#275: Is This Peak Modern Death Doom? | Fires In The Distance Interview
In episode 275 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas sits down with one half of Fires In The Distance to discuss the philosophy and choices behind their latest album, Circadian Promise. From existential philosophy to the challenges of having a new...
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#274
June 9 · 50 min
#274: What Happens When Interviews Get Too DEEP?
In episode 274 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas attempted to have a 10 minute interview with Ben Hutcherson of Khemmis about their upcoming self-titled album. Ben and Jon then went on an hour long existential and nihilistic spiral... and they did...
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#273
June 2 · 46 min
#273: Jack Osbourne Claps Back At Metal YouTubers?!
Recently The Metal Meltdown YouTube channel aired a video criticizing the Osbourne family for investing in an Ozzy Osbourne Ai that will supposedly act like Ozzy and interact with fans. The Metal Meltdown took particular issue with the part of the...
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#272
May 26 · 27 min
#272: The BIG Names Behind King Ultramega's Chris Cornell Tribute!
In episode 272 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas sits down with Mark Menghi (from Metal Allegiance) and Brann Dailor (from Mastadon) to chat about King Ultramega, the all-star collective paying tribute to Chris Cornell. This super group ranges...
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#271
May 19 · 14 min
#271: I Shot The Most Evil Metal Concert Ever & It Proved My Theory True!
In episode 271 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas is recounting what happened at the Godless IV tour featuring Behemoth, Deicide, Rotting Christ, and Immolation. During Behemoth's set, a prediction that Jon made last year reviewing their latest...
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#270
May 12 · 16 min
#270: Brutal Death Metal Bands Are Selling More Tickets Than Pop Stars?!
In episode 270 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas is breaking down "Blue Dot Fever" and why it's plaguing pop stars like Meghan Trainor and Post Malone, but not death metal and black metal bands. We go over the numbers, the culture, and what it all...
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#269
May 5 · 1 hr 1 min
#269: Ya'll Ask Me Insightful And Unhinged Questions! 5 Years of HMP!
In episode 269 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas is celebrating the five year anniversary of Heavy Metal Philosophy! You all asked me a bunch of really insightful but also unhinged questions. That's what I love about this community, we can plumb...
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#268
April 28 · 44 min
#268: The Book Of Revelation Is Metal AF & the Biz Is Evil w Spirit Adrift
In episode 268 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas chats with Nate Garrett of Spirit Adrift and Neon Nightmare. They talk about the band's final album, how metal The Book of Revelation Is, the corruption in underground metal, and what's next for...
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#267
April 21 · 14 min
#267: It’s The UFC’s Fault That Concert Tickets Are Expensive!
In episode 267 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas analyzes the business decisions of the UFC that have contributed to not only their own ticket prices rising, but also the cost of music concert tickets. Between monopolistic practices and board of...
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#266
April 14 · 16 min
#266: When Should Your Favorite Bands Stop Making New Music?
In episode 266 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas looks at examples of legendary bands who retired early like Bolt Thrower, Nirvana, and Spirit Adrift and wonders if other bands should do the same. Don't get it twisted though, some bands still got...
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