Episodes
Stubb - Cry of the Ocean: Part 1
John and Ben discuss Stubb's 2014 sophomore album, Cry of the Ocean. Released on Ripple Music, Cry of the Ocean mixes blues, psy…
Kalas - Kalas
On this episode of The Greatest Thing You've Never Heard, John and Ben discuss the lone album from Bay Area supergroup Kalas. Re…
Warning - Watching from a Distance
Ben and John discuss Warning's 2006 traditional doom metal opus, Watching from a Distance. Steeped in doom sonics and emotionall…
Offenders - Endless Struggle - Part 2 (Interview)
On this episode of The Greatest Thing You've Never Heard, John and Ben continue their discussion of Offenders' seminal 1985 hardc…
Offenders - Endless Struggle - Part 1
John and Ben discuss Offenders' 1985 album, Endless Struggle and its place in the 1980s Texas hardcore scene. Deviating from pun…
Wellwater Conspiracy - Brotherhood of Electric: Operational Directives
John and Ben kick off 2021 by going back to 1999 and discussing Wellwater Conspiracy's sophomore album, Brotherhood of Electric: …
Ben's Top 50 Albums of 2020
Ben and John send off 2020 with a countdown of Ben's Top 50 Albums of the Year in this this episode culled from a three part live…
Ludichrist - Immaculate Deception
On 2020's last episode of The Greatest Thing You've Never Heard, Ben and John talk to guest lecturer Cary Gordon, aka Cary the Me…
Suplecs - Powtin' on the Outside Pawty on the Inside - Part 2 (Interv…
John and Ben continue their discussion of Suplecs' 2005 opus, Powtin' on the Outside Pawty on the Inside; this time bringing in b…
Suplecs - Powtin' on the Outside Pawty on the Inside (Part 1)
Ben and John discuss Suplecs' 2005 barnburner of an album, Powtin' on the Outside Party on the Inside. Produced by COC's Pepper …
Eternal Elysium - Searching Low and High - Part 2 (Interview)
Ben and John return to the show's 22nd album, 2005's Searching Low and High from Japan's Eternal Elysium. On this segment they t…
Songs: Ohia - Ghost Tropic - Part Two (Interview)
Our 50th episode! Ben and John conclude their discussion of Song's Ohia's 2000 album, Ghost Tropic, by speaking with guitarist A…
Songs: Ohia - Ghost Tropic - Part 1
Ben and John discuss the show's 25th album, Songs: Ohia's Ghost Tropic. A dark and often haunting record, Ghost Tropic is an out…
Demon Fuzz - Afreaka! - Part 2 (Interview)
For this episode, Ben and John return to fifteenth album discussed by the show, Demon Fuzz's epic and influential Afro Rock (as c…
Oversoul - Seven Days in November - Part 2 - (Interview)
In Part 2 of their discussion of Oversoul's lone album, the mournful and melodic Seven Days in November, Ben and John interview O…
Oversoul - Seven Days in November - Part One
John and Ben dive deep into Oversoul's first and only album, the heavy and cathartic Seven Days in November. Doom metal through …
Gore - Mean Man's Dream - Part 2 (Interview)
Ben and John continue their discussion of Gore's 1987 sophomore album, Mean Man's Dream, with the band's longtime bassist, Rob Fr…
Gore - Mean Man's Dream
On this episode, Ben and John dive into Gore's influential 1987 album, Mean Man's Dream. Instrumental, monolithic, and loud as h…