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Blast Beats

Zach Knerr, Chris Spooner, & Radical Larry are hosts of "Blast Beats", your #1 source for all things Deathcore, Heavy Metal, Rock, etc.

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New Parkway Drive music, best music from past week, & favorite one-liners in rock and metal history. | Ep. 16 | Blast Beats

On this week's episode Larry breaks the news of new Parkway Drive music on the way, the guys talk about some of the best music from the past week, then dive into their favorite one-liners in rock and metal history.

48mins

7 May 2022

Rank #1

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Favorite one-album wonders, favorite choruses, & best music from past week | Ep. 15 | Blast Beats

In this week's episode, the guys talk about some of their favorite one-album wonders, some of their favorite choruses in rock and metal, and, as always, discuss the best music from the past week and let you know what's coming up in the weeks to come.

1hr 3mins

2 May 2022

Rank #2

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Under and overrated Rock bands, new music drops, and ideal band draft | Ep. 14 | Blast Beats

In this week's episode of Blast Beats, the guys discuss which rock and metal bands they feel are under- and over-rated, draft their ideal band from fictional characters, and, as always, discuss the new music from last week and the upcoming weeks.

1hr 11mins

18 Apr 2022

Rank #3

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Taylor Hawkins' tragic death, Grammy's review, and more | Ep. 13 | Blast Beats

Buckle up folks, this is a long one! Zach, Larry, and Spoon talk about a pair of deaths that have shaken the world of rock, discuss a few albums from the past week they've been rocking to, and talk in-depth about bands from the rock and metal world on the precipice of becoming headliners, their favorite covers of non-metal songs, and the Grammy's.

1hr 22mins

8 Apr 2022

Rank #4

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New March releases, fantasy All-Star band, and Lollapalooza additions | Ep. 12 | Blast Beats

On this episode of Blast Beats, the guys break down new releases from the month of March, including Sabaton, Ghost, and Extinction A.D. Then they dish on Lorna Shore getting added to Lollapalooza and their fantasy picks for an All-Star band. 

52mins

25 Mar 2022

Rank #5

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Favorite albums from the past week and deep dive into best hooks and choruses | Ep. 11 | Blast Beats

In this week's episode of Blast Beats, Chris and Larry dive into some of their favorite albums from the past week, including some Swedish melodeath and Indonesian black metal. Then all three guys dive take a deep dive into some of the best hooks and choruses in rock and metal, before a quick look at some things coming up next week.

55mins

25 Feb 2022

Rank #6

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New singles and album drops and Super Bowl halftime show | Ep. 10 | Blast Beats

In this episode Zach, Chris, and Larry catch up on a slew of new singles and album that dropped over the past three weeks, riff about the Super Bowl halftime show and how they would mimic it for the rock and metal world, then dish on some upcoming releases they're looking forward to.

1hr 4mins

17 Feb 2022

Rank #7

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Ghost album, Billy Talent and SOM releases, and look ahead to the releases scheduled | Ep. 9 | Blast Beats

In this week's episode, the guys chat about the upcoming Ghost album, Larry talks up the Billy Talent and SOM releases from last week, Chris hits on a couple of Iranian metal releases from last week, then the guys look ahead to the releases scheduled for the coming weeks.

1hr 8mins

31 Jan 2022

Rank #8

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Every Time I Die breakup and three huge deathcore releases | Ep. 8 | Blast Beats

In this week's episode, the guys talk about the Every Time I Die breakup, three huge deathcore releases from the past week, chat about the When We Were Young festival announcement, look ahead to some upcoming releases, and Chris and Larry predict a Ghost concert announcement. 

1hr 4mins

20 Jan 2022

Rank #9

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New addition to pod, best things listened to in past month, & more | Ep. 7 | Blast Beats

Blast Beats introduces Aaron as the third member of our team, get a bit of his musical backstory, and then dive into some of the best things we listened to this month, including Mayday Parade, Vended, and Extinction A.D.

1hr 2mins

6 Dec 2021

Rank #10