That Metal Show is a talk show hosted by Eddie Trunk with co-hosts Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson. It premiered on VH1 Classic on November 15, 2008. New episodes air on VH1 Classic on Saturday nights and are rebroadcast throughout the week.
Discussions on the show focus on "all things hard rock and heavy metal", past and present. Among the regular segments are round table discussions and debates between the three regular hosts, top-5 debates, interviews with heavy metal musicians, "Stump the Trunk," where audience members ask trivia questions of host Eddie Trunk, and "The Throwdown," where the hosts and guests debate great moments and figures in metal history. The guitar & bass-heavy theme song was co-written by co-host Jim Florentine and Guns N' Roses lead guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal and performed by Thal.[1]
[edit] Series overview
| Season |
Episodes |
Season Premiere |
Season Finale |
| 1 |
8 |
November 15, 2008 |
December 27, 2008 |
| 2 |
9 |
March 7, 2009 |
April 25, 2009 |
| 3 |
9 |
October 3, 2009 |
November 28, 2009 |
| 4 |
10 |
February 6, 2010 |
April 24, 2010 |
| 5 |
9 |
May 8, 2010 |
July 17, 2010 |
| 6 |
9 |
October 16, 2010 |
December 11, 2010 |
| 7 |
9 |
March 19, 2011 |
May 14, 2011 |
| 8 |
10 |
August 20, 2011 |
October 22, 2011 |
| 9 |
9 |
November 11, 2011 |
January 14, 2012 |
| 10 |
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March 31, 2012 |
TBA |
[edit] Recurring segments
- Stump The Trunk
- The Throwdown
- Pick of the Week
- Whatever Happened To...?
- The Vault (Season 5-present)
- TMS Top 5 (Season 6-present)
[edit] Former segments
- Living the High Life with... (Season 3)
- The Rant (Season 4)
[edit] Episode guide
[edit] Season One
[edit] Season Two
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
Guest(s) |
| 1 |
Pantera |
March 7, 2009 |
Vinnie Paul |
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| 2 |
Anthrax |
March 14, 2009 |
Frank Bello |
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| 3 |
Extreme |
March 21, 2009 |
Nuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone |
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| 4 |
Anvil |
March 28, 2009 |
Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Robb Reiner |
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| 5 |
Guns N' Roses |
April 4, 2009 |
Duff McKagan |
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| 6 |
Queensrÿche |
April 11, 2009 |
Geoff Tate |
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| 7 |
Thin Lizzy |
April 18, 2009 |
Scott Gorham |
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| 8 |
Heaven & Hell |
April 25, 2009 |
Ronnie James Dio and Geezer Butler |
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| 9 |
That Metal Show Presents: Download Festival '09 |
July 18, 2009 |
Tommy Lee, Slipknot, Hatebreed, Tesla, Mike Portnoy, Buckcherry, Duff McKagan, Tim "Ripper" Owens and many others |
[edit] Season Three
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
Guest(s) |
| 1 |
Anvil/Sacha Gervasi |
October 3, 2009 |
Steve "Lips" Kudlow, Robb Reiner, G5, and Sacha Gervasi |
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| 2 |
Judas Priest |
October 10, 2009 |
Rob Halford |
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| 3 |
Chris Jericho |
October 17, 2009 |
Chris Jericho |
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| 4 |
Overkill |
October 24, 2009 |
D.D. Verni and Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth |
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| 5 |
W.A.S.P. |
October 31, 2009 |
Blackie Lawless |
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| 6 |
Steve Vai |
November 7, 2009 |
Steve Vai |
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| 7 |
Hatebreed |
November 14, 2009 |
Jamey Jasta |
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| 8 |
Ratt |
November 21, 2009 |
Stephen Pearcy and Warren DeMartini |
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| 9 |
Kiss |
November 28, 2009 |
Peter Criss Note: This was the last episode to feature Keri Leigh Tucker as Miss Box of Junk before her untimely death in December 2009. |
[edit] Season Four
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
Guest(s) |
| 1 |
Megadeth |
February 6, 2010 |
Dave Mustaine Note: This marks the first appearance of Jennifer Gottlieb as the new Miss Box Of Junk after the passing of Keri Leigh Tucker. |
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| 2 |
Aerosmith |
February 13, 2010 |
Joey Kramer |
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| 3 |
Accept |
February 20, 2010 |
Wolf Hoffmann and Mark Tornillo |
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| 4 |
Joe Lynn Turner |
February 27, 2010 |
Joe Lynn Turner |
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| 5 |
Anthrax/Pearl Aday |
March 13, 2010 |
Scott Ian and Pearl Aday |
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| 6 |
Quiet Riot |
March 20, 2010 |
Rudy Sarzo |
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| 7 |
Brian Posehn |
March 27, 2010 |
Brian Posehn |
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| 8 |
Winger |
April 3, 2010 |
Kip Winger and Reb Beach |
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| 9 |
Joe Satriani |
April 17, 2010 |
Joe Satriani |
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| 10 |
Scrap Metal |
April 24, 2010 |
Season 4 Outakes/Unseen Extras |
[edit] Season Five
By Season 5, The show moved to a new location in Glendale, California (a suburb of Los Angeles) to film their episodes for the fifth season and onwards.
[edit] Season Six
Beginning in Season 6, TMS expanded to one hour and features a guest guitarist for each episode.
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
Guest(s) |
| 1 |
Tribute to Ronnie James Dio |
October 16, 2010 |
Geezer Butler, Vinny Appice, Wendy Dio, Simon Wright, Rob Halford and Tom Morello with guest guitarist Craig Goldy |
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| 2 |
Van Halen/Winger/Carrie Keagan |
October 23, 2010 |
Michael Anthony, Kip Winger and Carrie Keagan with guest guitarist Tracii Guns |
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| 3 |
Pantera/Kiss |
October 30, 2010 |
Philip Anselmo and Bruce Kulick with guest guitarist George Lynch |
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| 4 |
Def Leppard/Quiet Riot |
November 6, 2010 |
Phil Collen and Frankie Banali with guest guitarist Richie Kotzen |
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| 5 |
Tesla/Testament |
November 13, 2010 |
Jeff Keith, Frank Hannon and Chuck Billy with guest guitarist Tracii Guns |
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| 6 |
Black Sabbath/Danzig |
November 20, 2010 |
Bill Ward and Glenn Danzig with guest guitarist Richie Kotzen |
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| 7 |
Led Zeppelin/Poison |
November 27, 2010 |
Jason Bonham and Rikki Rockett with guest guitarist Craig Goldy |
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| 8 |
Guns N' Roses/Alter Bridge |
December 4, 2010 |
Slash and Myles Kennedy with guest guitarist George Lynch |
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| 9 |
Scrap Metal |
December 11, 2010 |
Season 6 Outtakes/Unseen Extras |
[edit] Season Seven
Once again, Season 7 will be in one-hour format. The show continued to have a guest guitarist for each episode and also introduced guest bassist for the first time on TMS.
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
Guest(s) |
| 1 |
Metallica/Scorpions |
March 19, 2011 |
Kirk Hammett and Uli Jon Roth with guest guitarist Doug Aldrich |
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| 2 |
Kiss/Mr. Big |
March 26, 2011 |
Ace Frehley and Billy Sheehan with guest guitarist Gilby Clarke |
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| 3 |
Whitesnake/The Runaways |
April 2, 2011 |
David Coverdale and Lita Ford with guest guitarist Doug Aldrich |
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| 4 |
Chris Jericho/Yngwie Malmsteen |
April 9, 2011 |
Chris Jericho and Yngwie Malmsteen with guest guitarist Gilby Clarke |
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| 5 |
Guns N' Roses/Deep Purple |
April 16, 2011 |
Duff McKagan and Glenn Hughes with guest bassist Billy Sheehan |
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| 6 |
Guns N' Roses/The Runaways/Anthrax/Jim Norton |
April 23, 2011 |
Matt Sorum, Cherie Currie, Joey Belladonna and Jim Norton with guest guitarist Paul Gilbert |
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| 7 |
Skid Row/Anvil |
April 30, 2011 |
Sebastian Bach, Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Rob Reiner with guest guitarist Paul Gilbert |
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| 8 |
Vanilla Fudge/Y&T |
May 7, 2011 |
Carmine Appice and Dave Meniketti with guest bassist Billy Sheehan |
[edit] Season Eight
The episode featuring Michael Sweet, Jani Lane, and Taime Downe was originally scheduled to air as the seventh episode in October. But due to the death of guest Jani Lane, it was then rescheduled to air this season as the second episode. A special opening dedicated Lane's memory was attached to the episode.[2]
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
Guest(s) |
| 1 |
Black Sabbath |
August 20, 2011 |
Tony Iommi with guest guitarist Phil Collen |
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| 2 |
Stryper/Warrant/Faster Pussycat |
August 27, 2011 |
Michael Sweet, Jani Lane and Taime Downe with guest guitarist Phil Collen Note: This marks Jani Lane's final appearance as this episode was taped prior to his death in August 2011. |
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| 3 |
Rage Against the Machine/King's X |
September 3, 2011 |
Tom Morello and Doug Pinnick with guest guitarist Tony Macalpine |
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| 4 |
Slipknot/Night Ranger |
September 10, 2011 |
Corey Taylor, Jack Blades and Brad Gillis with guest bassist Billy Sheehan |
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| 5 |
Anthrax/Skid Row |
September 17, 2011 |
Scott Ian, Charlie Benante and Dave Sabo with guest guitarist Vinnie Moore |
|
| 6 |
Sammy Hagar |
September 24, 2011 |
Sammy Hagar with guest guitarist Alex Skolnick |
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| 7 |
Ratt/Tim "Ripper" Owens |
October 1, 2011 |
Stephen Pearcy and Tim "Ripper" Owens with guest bassist Billy Sheehan |
|
| 8 |
Dream Theater/Whitesnake |
October 8, 2011 |
Mike Portnoy and John Sykes with guest guitarist Tony Macalpine |
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| 9 |
Cheap Trick/Rainbow |
October 15, 2011 |
Rick Nielsen and Graham Bonnet with guest guitarist Vinnie Moore |
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| 10 |
Metallica |
October 22, 2011 |
Lars Ulrich with guest guitarist Alex Skolnick |
[edit] Season Nine
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
Guest(s) |
| 1 |
Guns N' Roses |
November 11, 2011 |
Axl Rose and DJ Ashba |
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| 2 |
Guns N' Roses/Sam Dunn |
November 19, 2011 |
Slash and Sam Dunn with guest bassist Glenn Hughes |
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| 3 |
AC/DC |
November 26, 2011 |
Brian Johnson with guest guitarist Warren DeMartini |
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| 4 |
Megadeth/Kill Devil Hill |
December 3, 2011 |
Dave Mustaine, Vinny Appice and Rex Brown with guest guitarist Warren DeMartini |
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| 5 |
Marilyn Manson/Saxon |
December 10, 2011 |
Marilyn Manson and Biff Byford with guest guitarist Chris Broderick |
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| 6 |
Godsmack/Jackyl |
December 17, 2011 |
Sully Erna and Jesse James Dupree with guest bassist Glenn Hughes |
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| 7 |
L.A. Guns/Hanoi Rocks |
December 31, 2011 |
Tracii Guns and Michael Monroe with guest guitarist John 5 |
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| 8 |
Bad Company/Buckcherry |
January 7, 2012 |
Paul Rodgers, Keith Nelson and Josh Todd with guest guitarist John 5 |
|
| 9 |
Scorpions/Andrew Dice Clay |
January 14, 2012 |
Herman Rarebell and Andrew Dice Clay with guest guitarist Chris Broderick |
[edit] Season Ten
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
Guest(s) |
| 1 |
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March 31,2012 |
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[edit] Miss Box of Junk Girl
- Keri Leigh Tucker (Season 2–3) (deceased)
- Jennifer Gottlieb (Season 4–present)
Keri Leigh Tucker, the first Miss Box of Junk Girl died in 2009 and was replaced by Jennifer Gottlieb. A memorial dedicated to Keri Leigh was shown after the end credits of the Season 4 premiere.[3]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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