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Podcast: Thunderdome Metal Reviews: The Church of Heavy Metal
Episode: Armistice Day special, 1914 - Blind Leading the Blind (1918) & Sabaton - The Great War (1919) with Special guest Dr. David Pizzo
Description: Metalheads! On this somber Armistice Day, the 101 anniversary of the end of the four years of destruction wrought in World War One Ben (@bendangerously) and Tracey (@kloakahammer) are joined by Murray State University Professor of History Dr. David Pizzo (@pizzohistorian) to discuss two albums that pay tribute to the war. Ukranian band 1914's Bling Leading the Blind was released on the centenary of the wars end in 1918. Swedish power metal unit Sabaton released their album The Great War in July of this year. Although, this is not the first time the group wrote about WWI this is their first...