Country of origin United States No. of seasons 1 | Original language(s) English No. of episodes 7 | |
Created by Mark Strigl
John Ostrosky Starring Mark Strigl
John Ostronomy
Bud Friendly
Mike Chlasciak | ||
Talking Metal on Fuse is a television show on Fuse TV. It premiered on Friday, November 9, 2007 at 12:30 PM. Hosted by Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy, the show provides a unique perspective and insider's view into the world of metal and hard rock music. The hosts are joined by sidekicks Bud Friendly and Mike Chlasciak as well as the Talking Metal fans, a rotating group of in-studio guests.
Contents
Bred from the hosts' iTunes podcast, Talking Metal on Fuse features exclusive interviews, field segments, and jam sessions in the podcast's signature style.
Marathons
Fuse TV aired a six-episode Talking Metal on Fuse marathon on February 13, 2009. Four-episode marathons aired on April 17, 2009 and November 20, 2009.
Joost
Edited versions of Talking Metal on Fuse episodes 1 through 6 are available on Fuse TV's Uranium page on Joost.
Original Music
The theme music on the Talking Metal on Fuse pilot episode was composed and performed by Rob Halford and Mike Chlasciak. Chasciak said, "In a nutshell, it is your ultimate metal headbanging mayhem with Rob screaming over it."
In episode 6 of Talking Metal on Fuse, Zakk Wylde, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, Mark Strigl, and John Ostronomy compose and perform a new original Zakk Wylde song called "Till the End."
Critical reception
Chad Bower of About.com said, "I've watched all the episodes so far and have really enjoyed them. Ostronomy and Strigl have done the Talking Metal podcast for quite a while, and really know their metal." He added, "One of my favorite parts of the show is when John and Mark jam with various metal musicians like Exodus. The only part of the show that I dislike is the cheesy, annoying masked announcer".
A review of Talking Metal on Fuse on The Daily Rock said, "Talking Metal is a well produced program with slick graphics and has some good segments such as when they went bowling with Hell Yeah..." The author added, however, "I could also do without the guitar masturbation [sic] by the 'musical director' Mike Chlasciak as well as the dude in the mask" and "For a show called 'Talking Metal' – they could spend more time – um – actually talking about metal."
In an article on Metal Sucks, Cory Mitchell discussed his "irrational belief that someone, somewhere can actually make a decent...television show about heavy metal," and said, "The good ones, like Talking Metal or Uranium get yanked, while the cool hosts, such as Jamey Jasta and Juliya, get deep-sixed as soon as they start getting popular."
A review of another metal show on HeavyMetal.Today.com said, "We all want a good metal show but the closest we have come is Talking Metal, which was pretty good when it was on but still a little out of touch with the huge metal scene, both underground and mainstream. If I had my choice I would choose Talking Metal.