Season 1

July 22, 2020

Demon Fuzz - Afreaka!

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.

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July 17, 2020

Next Time On TGTYNH - Demon Fuzz - Afreaka!

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.

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July 14, 2020

Lazer/Wulf - The Beast of Left and Right - Part Two

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...

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July 10, 2020

Next Time On - Lazer/Wulf - The Beast of Left and Right - P2

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

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July 7, 2020

Lazer/Wulf - The Beast of Left and Right - Part One

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...

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July 3, 2020

Next Time On - Lazer/Wulf - The Beast of Left and Right - P1

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.

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June 30, 2020

Propagandhi - Failed States

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

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June 26, 2020

Next Time On TGTYNH - 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.

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June 23, 2020

Rigor Mortis - Slaves to the Grave

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 …

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June 21, 2020

Next Time On TGTYNH - Rigor Mortis - Slaves to the Grave

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.

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June 16, 2020

Sulfur Giant - Beyond the Hollow Mountain - Part Two

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.

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June 12, 2020

Next Time On TGTYNH - Sulfur Giant - Interview

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.

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June 9, 2020

Sulfur Giant - Beyond the Hollow Mountain - Part One

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...

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June 5, 2020

Next Time On TGTYNH - Sulfur Giant - Beyond the Hollow Mountain - Par…

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.

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June 2, 2020

Ancient Vvisdom - A Godlike Inferno - Part One

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

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May 29, 2020

Next Time On TGTYNH - Ancient Vvisdom - A Godlike Inferno - Part One

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.

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May 26, 2020

The Dismemberment Plan - Emergency and I

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...

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May 23, 2020

Next Time On TGTYNH - The Dismemberment Plan - Emergency and I

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.

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May 19, 2020

Grave - Soulless

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.

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May 12, 2020

Pale Divine - Cemetery Earth - Part Two

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.

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May 5, 2020

Pale Divine - Cemetery Earth - Part One

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.

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April 28, 2020

Metz - Metz

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.

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April 14, 2020

Blues Creation - Demon and Eleven Children

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.

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April 5, 2020

Messenger - Illusory Blues - Part Two

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.

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