The Sober Metalhead
As a metalhead for the past 30+ years and sober for the past 8 years, I wanted to put something out there that takes the two of them and puts it together. Each week, I will review a NA beverage and a random album that I found on Metal Archives. Not only does this help these smaller bands, but also allows a safe place for those of us that aren’t obsessed with drinking and still enjoy some brutality in our music! So, come along with me, as we explore the bowels of Encyclopaedia Metallum! If you would like to send me an e-mail, please use: thesobermetalhead [at] gmail [dot] com.
Episodes
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Brewdog's Elvis AF & Beholder's "Arcane Subreptice"
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
This week, I drink the La Croix version of Fresca while listening to medieval black metal.
LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE:
NA Beer: https://proofnomore.com/products/brewdog-elvis-af-non-alcoholic-hoppy-grapefruit-brew-11-2oz
Email: thesobermetalhead [at] gmail [dot] com
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Band links:
Bandcamp: https://beholderqc.bandcamp.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beholderqc
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beholder.conjuration/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7ttAI9y7JCWdmgRTWczDcr
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/ancien-monde-ep/1482001898
Apple2: https://music.apple.com/us/album/arcane-subreptice/1615859103
(I find it funny that Apple has the first one as death/black and the second one as rock.)
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
Two Roads Road 2 Ruin Zero & Rising Core's "Under Thoughts"
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
This week, I drink some hop-heavy smoothness while listening to an album that sparked a very visceral reaction inside of me.
LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE:
NA Beer: https://tworoadsbrewing.square.site/product/non-alc/399
Email: thesobermetalhead [at] gmail [dot] com
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Band links:
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/rising-core/1031385787
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Ni0s5ZSd8KK4VQALod8rR
Official Website: https://risingcore.net/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/risingcore
Bandcamp: https://risingcore.bandcamp.com/album/rise
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
Athletic Brewing Ripe Pursuit & Die's "Sorrow's Great Deceit."
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
This week, I drink some carbonated lemonade while listening to black metal’s answer to Tool.
LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE:
NA Beer: https://athleticbrewing.com/products/lemon-radler
Email: thesobermetalhead [at] gmail [dot] com
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Band links:
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/die/1481774145
Amazon Music: https://www.amazon.com/Finis-Paratum-Die/dp/B07YRZB5DX
YouTube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCtJ3lDbW7CNd2EPXhbw3JLQ
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4BMTjuIYpTBh3eJOtSh28L
MySpace: https://myspace.com/diemetal
Bandcamp: https://mrnielaudio.bandcamp.com/album/die-10-year-anniversary-edition
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
Gruvi Juicy IPA & Numen's "Numen."
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
This week, I drink some Fruit Stripe-like NA beer while listening to a shockingly innovative black metal band.
LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE:
NA Beer: https://www.getgruvi.com/products/non-alcoholic-juicy-ipa
Email: thesobermetalhead [at] gmail [dot] com
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Band links:
Bandcamp: https://numenblackmetal.bandcamp.com/music
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NUMENofficial
Merch: https://numenhorde.bigcartel.com/
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Woodland Farms Scarlet Red & Lower Hell's "Asphyxia"
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
This week, I drink an overly malty red NA beer while listening to supremely talented group of musicians with a mediocre vocalist.
LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE:
NA Beer: https://proofnomore.com/products/woodland-farms-brewery-scarlet-non-alcoholic-red-16oz
[I could not find the link on Woodland Farm’s website, so I included the location I ordered it from.]
Email: thesobermetalhead [at] gmail [dot] com
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Band links:
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/lower-hell/350359721
BigCartel [merch]: https://lowerhell.bigcartel.com/
MySpace: https://myspace.com/lowerhell
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/artist/358825
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Athletic Oktoberfest Fest Brew & Atomicide's "Chaos Abomination."
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
This week, I drink a seasonal release from Athletic after listening to a black metal band that is rather obsessive about their love of a certain four-letter word that starts with ‘k.’ Hint: It’s not ‘kink.’
LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE:
NA Beer: https://athleticbrewing.com/products/oktoberfest
Email: thesobermetalhead [at] gmail [dot] com
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Band links:
Facebook: https://es-es.facebook.com/ATOMICIDE666
Bandcamp: https://atomicide.bandcamp.com/
Tuesday Sep 17, 2024
Untitled Art Chocolate Dark Brew & Logos' "La Industria Del Poder"
Tuesday Sep 17, 2024
Tuesday Sep 17, 2024
This week, I finally find a damned good NA stout while listening to some thrash metal from Argentina.
LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE:
NA Beer: https://www.drinkuntitled.com/product/non-alcoholic-chocolate-milk-stout-6pk/
Email: thesobermetalhead [at] gmail [dot] com
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Band links:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4aCWTRWrh5lyIaZTVCP6ja
[I literally scoured the internet, trying to find any other links related to the band, however came up entirely too short. My apologies.]
Tuesday Sep 10, 2024
Zywiec Biale & Foredoomed's "Chaos and Beauty."
Tuesday Sep 10, 2024
Tuesday Sep 10, 2024
This week, I drink one of the absolute worst NA beers I’ve ever had after listening to a band that is best described as melodic power death metal.
LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE:
NA Beer: https://grupazywiec.pl/en/marki/zywiec-biale/
Email: thesobermetalhead [at] gmail [dot] com
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Band links:
Official Website: [NO LONGER ACTIVE]
Bandcamp: https://foredoomed.bandcamp.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/foredoomedband/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/foredoomed
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@foredoomedband
Tuesday Sep 03, 2024
Strive Juicy IPA & Terrordome's "Machete Justice"
Tuesday Sep 03, 2024
Tuesday Sep 03, 2024
This week, I drink some juicy NA IPA after listening to the 2010’s answer to Suicidal Tendencies and Stormtroopers of Death.
LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE:
NA Beer: https://www.totalwine.com/beer/nonalcoholic/hazynew-englandstyle-ipa/strive-nonalcoholic-juicy-ipa/p/2126223545
Email: thesobermetalhead [at] gmail [dot] com
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Band links:
Official site: https://terrordome.net/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@terrordomeband
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/terrordomeband
Band Merch: https://terrordome.sumupstore.com/
Tuesday Aug 27, 2024
Partake Brewing's Dunkel & Human Vivisection's "The Perpetual Gap."
Tuesday Aug 27, 2024
Tuesday Aug 27, 2024
This week I drank something called ‘dunkel’ while listening to some club bangers that had me moving on the dance floor. It was not exactly what I expected when starting this journey, but I’m glad I did.
LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE:
NA Beer: https://drinkpartake.com/products/dunkel-us
Email: thesobermetalhead [at] gmail [dot] com
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Band links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanVivisection
Band Merch: https://vivisectmerch.bigcartel.com/
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/artist/10346458
Tuesday Aug 20, 2024
Deschutes Black Butte Porter & EpisTheme's "Descending Patterns"
Tuesday Aug 20, 2024
Tuesday Aug 20, 2024
This week, I'm sipping on an NA porter while listening to EpisTheme's chosen genre of 'math metal.' Both of these were unique experiences for different reasons.
LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE:
NA Beer: https://deschutesbrewery.com/products/black-butte-non-alcoholic
Email: thesobermetalhead [at] gmail [dot] com
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Band links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/epistheme
Homepage (archived): https://web.archive.org/web/20161013131801/https://www.epistheme.it/
ReverbNation: https://www.reverbnation.com/epistheme
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/epistheme
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/EpisthemeOfficial
Tuesday Aug 13, 2024
Clausthaler Dry Hopped IPA & Osian "The Slow Fade of Loving Things"
Tuesday Aug 13, 2024
Tuesday Aug 13, 2024
This week, I drink some dry hopped IPA after listening to a nu-metal band that was...exactly that.
LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE:
NA Beer: https://www.clausthaler.de/en/products/dry-hopped/
Email: thesobermetalhead [at] gmail [dot] com
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Band links:
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/osianband
ReverbNation: https://www.reverbnation.com/osian/songs
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/osianband
Bandcamp: https://osian.bandcamp.com/album/rhizome