Season 1

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 Metal Geek, of MSRCast, Metal Geeks, and the Houston Indie Podcast Society, about Ludichrist's pio...

John and Ben continue their discussion of Suplecs' 2005 opus, Powtin' on the Outside Pawty on the Inside; this time bringing in bassist/vocalist/founding member Danny Nick for an in-depth interview about the recording of the ...

Ben and John discuss Suplecs' 2005 barnburner of an album, Powtin' on the Outside Party on the Inside. Produced by COC's Pepper Keenan and full of all the punk, sludge, and stoner riff wizardry that one could ask for, Powtin...

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 talk with with guitarist/vocalist/founder Yukito Okazaki and bassist/vocalist Tana Haugo about th...

Our 50th episode! Ben and John conclude their discussion of Song's Ohia's 2000 album, Ghost Tropic, by speaking with guitarist Alasdair Roberts and percussionist Shane Aspegren. In an interview that spans 3 continents, 14 h...

Ben and John discuss the show's 25th album, Songs: Ohia's Ghost Tropic. A dark and often haunting record, Ghost Tropic is an outlier amongst songwriter Jason Molina's storied and extensive work. The episode reviews the reco...

For this episode, Ben and John return to fifteenth album discussed by the show, Demon Fuzz's epic and influential Afro Rock (as coined by Eddie Grant) masterpiece, Afreaka! This time, the pair interview Demon Fuzz's Paddy C...

In Part 2 of their discussion of Oversoul's lone album, the mournful and melodic Seven Days in November, Ben and John interview Oversoul guitarist/vocalist Dennis Cornelius. Having also played in Revelation, Place of Skulls,...

John and Ben dive deep into Oversoul's first and only album, the heavy and cathartic Seven Days in November. Doom metal through and through, the album combines Maryland-influenced melodic doom riffing with emotive and person...

Ben and John continue their discussion of Gore's 1987 sophomore album, Mean Man's Dream, with the band's longtime bassist, Rob Frey. Frey discusses the recording of the album, being a touring, heavy musician in the 80s, the ...

On this episode, Ben and John dive into Gore's influential 1987 album, Mean Man's Dream. Instrumental, monolithic, and loud as hell, the album would prove to be a launch pad for many of heavy music's genres and subgeneres th...

On this episode, Ben and John discuss Eternal Elysium's 2005 album, Searching Low and High. The Japanese band's third album, Searching is a masterpiece of heavy, layered guitar, varied song structure, and sonic destruction. ...

Join Ben and John as they take a digital trip across the pond and lose themselves in the British countryside whilst talking to their faithful guides, Alex Crispin and Luke Foster from Baron. They'll let you in on the secrets …

On Part One of their episode on Baron's 2015 psych/prog/folk/indie/art rock album, Torpor, Ben and John discuss the record's wide-ranging influences and the recording process, which took place in a medieval hall.

Ben and John continue their discussion of Peach's 1994 debut album, Siesta. This time out, they interview the band's guitarist/vocalist, Arthur Roberts.

In Part One of their episode on Peach's 1994 art rock debut, Siesta, the show's 20th album, Ben and John discuss the album's sublime song craft, wide-ranging influences, and the joy of unearthing a truly rare record.

Ben and John wrap up their discussion of Ogre's 2006 sophomore album, Seven Hells, by interviewing the band's guitarist, Ross Markonish, and drummer, Will Broadbent. The four discuss the band's history from inception, throug...

In part one of their discussion of Ogre's 2006 proto-metal juggernaut, Seven Hells, Ben and John dive deep into the albums themes, motifs, and comic book awesomeness. To say nothing of the deep neck dive of a particular icon...

On Part 2 of TGTYNH's episode about Hangnail's heavy rock masterpiece, Clouds in the Head, Ben and John interview all four members of the band (Harry Armstrong, James Ogawa, Mark Cronin, and Paul Elphick) about the recording ...

Ben introduces new co-host John and the pair discuss Hangnail's 2001 sophomore album and swan song, Clouds in the Head.

A transitional episode for The Greatest Thing You've Never Heard as founding co-host Mat has left the show. This episode also serves as the first episode in the podcast's Guest Lecturer series which sees music experts in a w...

On Part 2 of of their episode on Lid's 1997 album, In the Mushroom, Mat and Ben interview vocalist Eric Wagner. In a wide ranging discussion, the trio dissect the musical and lyrical inspiration for the record and touch on …

Ben and Mat discuss supergroup Lid's lone album, 1997's In the Mushroom. Featuring members of Trouble/The Skull and Anathema, In the Mushroom is a surprisingly 90s friendly and Beatles-influenced affair with focus on strong ...

On this Next Time On segment, Mat and Ben discuss their upcoming episiode on Lid's lone album, 1997's In the Mushroom. They also discuss the albums they've been listening to this week (jazz with an indie rock pedigree for Ma...

Mat and Ben discuss Demon Fuzz's 1970 album, Afreaka! The widely influential record is a melting pot of soul, jazz, prog, blues, rock, African, and Middle Eastern music with a cinematic scope.

On this Next Time On bonus segment, Ben and Mat preview their upcoming episode on Demon Fuzz seminal 1970 album, Afreaka, discuss the albums to which they've been listening, and touch on the passing of Ennio Morricone.

Ben and Mat discuss Lazer/Wulf's complex concept album, The Beast of Left and Right with the band's guitarist/vocalist Bryan Aiken. The wide ranging interview, which ranks as the show's most in depth to date, covers the hist...

Mat and Ben discuss their upcoming interview with Lazer/Wulf guitarist/vocalist Bryan Aiken and the albums to which they've been listening.

On this episode of The Greatest Thing You've Never Heard, Mat and Ben discuss Lazer/Wulf's debut album, The Beast of Left and Right. Originally released in 2014 on Retro Futurist Records, Beast is a progressive metal powerho...

On this Next Time On segment, Ben and Mat preview Part One of their upcoming episode on Lazer/Wulf's 2014 concept album, The Beast of Left and Right, and discuss the albums they've had in heavy rotation over the last week.

Ben and Mat discuss one of Mat's favorite records, the 2012 punk/metal crossover opus from Canada's Propagandhi, Failed States.

On this extended Next Time On segment, Mat and Ben preview their upcoming episode on Propagandhi's punk/metal crossover, Failed States, and discuss the albums they've had in heavy rotation.

On this episode of The Greatest Thing You've Never Heard, Mat and Ben discuss Rigor Mortis' comeback album/swan song, 2014's Slaves to the Grave. Also on the table is the band's place in a 1980s DFW thrash scene that has …

Ben and Mat preview their upcoming full episode discussing Rigor Mortis' reunion/swan song Slaves to the Grave and discuss the albums that have caught their respective ears.

Ben and Mat interview Sulfur Giant's Marco Lima and Marco Mourao about their debut heavy psych masterpiece, Beyond the Hollow Mountain, as well as the band's history and the forthcoming follow up record.

Mat and Ben preview their upcoming interview with Sulfur Giant's Marco Lima and Marco Mourao and discuss the albums to which they've been listening.

Mat and Ben discuss the stoner/psych debut from Portugal's Sulfur Giant on this episode of The Greatest Thing You've Never Heard. The pair discuss the cinematic scenes invoked by Beyond the Hollow Mountain and Europe's burge...

Ben and Mat preview the upcoming episode on the debut album from Portugal heavy psych rockers Sulfur Giant and discuss the albums they've been listening to lately.

Mat and Ben discuss Ancient Vvisdom's 2011 debut album, A Godlike Inferno, and the role of occult themes in music.

On this short Next Time On segment, Mat and Ben discuss the albums they're listening to and introduce the subject of the next episode - Ancient Vvisdom's debut album, A Godlike Inferno.

On this episode of The Greatest Thing You've Never Heard, Mat and Ben discuss their love of The Dismemberment Plan's 1999 classic, Emergency and I. This is the first episode where both Mat and Ben were familiar with the albu...

In this first standalone Next Time On segment, Mat and Ben discuss the albums they're currently listening to and introduce the subject of the next full episode - The Dismemberment Plan's Emergency and I.

Mat and Ben disagree vigorously about Grave's 1994 opus, Soulless. In its most contentious episode yet, The Greatest Thing you've Never Heard dives headlong into death metal and the themes associated therewith.

Mat and Ben interview Pale Divine's Darin McCloskey and Greg Diener about the making of their 2007 album, Cemetery Earth, and touch on the band's upcoming album, Consequence of Time, on Cruz Del Our records.

Mat and Ben discuss Pale Divine's 2007 doom metal masterpiece, Cemetery Earth, and the band's place in the doom scene as they prepare to release their upcoming album, Consequence of Time, on Cruz Del Sur Records.

Mat and Ben discuss the 2012 noise rock debut of Canada's Metz and the band's place at the intersection of noise, punk and grunge. The album is Mat's first pick for the show.

Mat and Ben discuss the 1971 classic album Demon and Eleven Children, by Japan's Blues Creation, and its place in the history of blues, rock, and metal.

On part two of the fourth episode of The Greatest Thing You've Never Heard, Ben and Mat interview Messenger's Khaled Lowe and Barnaby Maddick about the band and the making of their debut album, Illusory Blues.

In part one of the fourth episode of The Greatest Thing You've Never Heard, Mat and Ben do a deep dive on the lush psych/folk/prog masterpiece that is Messenger's debut album, Illusory Blues.

Mat and Ben interview Iron Man's drummer, Ronnie Kalimon, and vocalist, Rob Levey. The band members discuss their time in Iron Man and the events surrounding the recording of Black Night.