Season 1

Dec. 29, 2020

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

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Dec. 22, 2020

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 bassist/vocalist/founding member Danny Nick for an in-depth interview about the recording of the ...

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Dec. 15, 2020

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 Keenan and full of all the punk, sludge, and stoner riff wizardry that one could ask for, Powtin...

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Dec. 8, 2020

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

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Dec. 1, 2020

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 Alasdair Roberts and percussionist Shane Aspegren. In an interview that spans 3 continents, 14 h...

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Nov. 24, 2020

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 outlier amongst songwriter Jason Molina's storied and extensive work. The episode reviews the reco...

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Nov. 17, 2020

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 coined by Eddie Grant) masterpiece, Afreaka! This time, the pair interview Demon Fuzz's Paddy C...

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Nov. 10, 2020

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 Oversoul guitarist/vocalist Dennis Cornelius. Having also played in Revelation, Place of Skulls,...

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Nov. 3, 2020

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 and through, the album combines Maryland-influenced melodic doom riffing with emotive and person...

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Oct. 27, 2020

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 Frey. Frey discusses the recording of the album, being a touring, heavy musician in the 80s, the ...

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Oct. 20, 2020

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 hell, the album would prove to be a launch pad for many of heavy music's genres and subgeneres th...

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Oct. 13, 2020

Eternal Elysium - Searching Low and High - Part One

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. ...

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Oct. 6, 2020

Baron - Torpor - Part 2

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 …

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Sept. 29, 2020

Baron - Torpor - Part One

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.

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Sept. 22, 2020

Peach - Siesta - Part Two: Interview

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.

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Sept. 15, 2020

Peach - Siesta - Part One

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.

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Sept. 8, 2020

Ogre - Seven Hells - Part 2: Interview

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...

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Sept. 1, 2020

Ogre - Seven Hells - Part One

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...

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Aug. 25, 2020

Hangnail - Clouds in the Head - Interview

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 ...

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Aug. 18, 2020

Hangnail - Clouds in the Head

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

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Aug. 11, 2020

The Lyman Woodard Organization - Saturday Night Special

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...

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Aug. 4, 2020

Lid - In the Mushroom - Part 2 w. Eric Wagner

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 …

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July 28, 2020

Lid - In the Mushroom

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 ...

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July 24, 2020

Next Time On TGTYNH - Lid - In the Mushroom

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...

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