VERY HEAVY UNCLE SHOW on STRIKE: Week 2

Welcome to VHUS-On-Strike: Week 2!

What do we want?   LISTENERS!    DOWNLOADS!   STREAMS!   RATINGS!

But more importantly... for people to get off their asses and WRITE IN with either support or honest/useful/constructive feedback (or both).

Last week I gave you guys 30 days to cough up 200 e-mails.    Good, bad, indifferent - I don't care.    200 letters or I pull the plug on VHUS.

How are we doing?    10 letters so far.   And 21 days to go.

Sadly, I think we all know how this one's going to come out....

So... WRITE US A FREAKIN' LETTER, WON'T YOU PLEASE...?

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While we wait for the clock to run out on The Very Heavy Uncle Show, we offer Classic Encore 42 for your heavy digital scrapbooks.
   
(Sorry I didn't provide a playlist for last week's rare Castle Donington Encore - I honestly didn't think you needed it.  Here's a link to the old one.) 

   

Abstract: Our long out-of-print Volume 4 gets the re-master and bonus track treatment, returning as the bright & shiny Volume 42.

                     

What’s occurring?   

• Podcasting excuses from a lazy bastard.
• Uncle D.L. & The Devil say goodbye to Wes Craven.
• How much round & shiny King Crimson is TOO much?
• TRACK 13: The Devil channels Archie Bunker!
• More gems (and fails) from Uncle’s Netflix queue.
• Why you shouldn’t let Uncle name your baby…

THE VERY HEAVY UNCLE SHOW  -  VOLUME 42

(Original Debut: September 3, 2015)

Queensryche – Warning  [The Warning / EMI USA]

Avatarium – Moonhorse   [Avatarium / Nuclear Blast]

Sonata Arctica -- Only The Broken Hearts   [Stones Grow Her Name / Nuclear Blast]

Transatlantic -- Black As The Sky   [Kaleidoscope / Metal Blade]

Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso – R.I.P.   [Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso / Dischi Ricordi]

Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats -- I'll Cut You Down   [Blood Lust / Rise Above - Metal Blade]

* Sweet Billy Pilgrim -- Coloma Blues   [Motorcade Amnesiacs / KScope Records]

Battle Beast -- Out Of Control   [Battle Beast / Nuclear Blast]

* Weird Al Yankovic – Craigslist   [Alpocalypse / Jive]

Within Temptation – Paradise (What About Us?)   [Hydra / Nuclear Blast]

Opeth -- The Devil's Orchard   [Heritage / Roadrunner]

Bloodrock -- Days And Nights   [Passage / One Way – Capitol]

Angel Witch -- Angel Witch   [Angel Witch / Castle UK]

Webb Wilder -- Soul Mate   [Acres Of Suede / Watermelon Records]

* Magenta -- The Lizard King  (single)   [The Twenty-Seven Club / TigerMoth Records]

L'Impero Delle Ombre – Snowblind   [I Compagni Di Baal / Black Widow Records]

Blind Guardian -- Sacred Worlds   [At The Edge Of Time / Nuclear Blast]

* v.42 Bonus Tracks 

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(200 letters... or it's ta ta LUCI, bye bye Devil...)

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Very Heavy Uncle Show ON STRIKE!!

Effective Wednesday, September 21, 2016:

Your Very Heavy Uncle is going out ON STRIKE.

Why?  Because I knock myself out to provide a superior product (especially compared to some of our competitiors), yet nobody listens anymore.   

NOBODY.   

Oh, they used to... TENS OF THOUSANDS weekly ... but no more.    
And I don't have a clue why. 

This morning: VHUS was ranked #12 on the Pod-O-Matic Metal chart.

Yes, I realize this is hardly a bulletproof indicator of world-wide popularity, but it's REALLY sobering considering we used to practically live in the Top 5 AND hit #1 at least TWICE a week.     These days, we jump for joy if we can maintain a #7 ranking for more than 2 days in a row.

But #12?    12?!?    What the heck do you people want?   
Apparently I don't know any more.

(I won't go into the subject of MIXCLOUD, where v.59 has yet to generate a single PLAY in the past week; OR Spreaker Radio - where it takes me longer for me to upload new shows than people spend listening to them!)

STRIKE!!    STRIKE!!    STRIKE!!    STRIKE!!

What can YOU do to facilitate the return of VHUS to the interwebs?

WRITE IN!    Tell us what you like about the current version.   

Or... tell us what you DON'T like. (Remember: Manners and diplomacy count.)

Show some freaking support!   (I know in my heart that for every one of you that listens... there are are 10 friends/followers/family members you could steer our way, but you just cannot be bothered.)

I need 200 letters.   Good, bad, indifferent - I don't care.    200.

You have THIRTY DAYS.   (That way, if the tide is positive, I'll have time to slap together a 2016 Halloween episode.   Maybe.)

Effective today: All tools are down.    I'm not writing another slightly-humorous segment.... encoding another awesome prog rock track... or editing another tasteless joke from The Devil... UNTIL I hear from 200 unique listeners that I should either continue or hang it up altogether.

Seriously, I have other things I can do.   I like producing VHUS, but it's a "been there, done that" scenario for me.    I'm 58.   I don't do it for fun.

If enough people want VHUS, you shall have it.
If not... you obviously won't miss me if I pull the plug.

#VeryHeavyUncleMatters 

Uncle D.L.

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Finally! VHUS v.59: The Official Bedpan-Free Playlist!

Better late than never, right kids?    

Be aware that Your Favorite Uncle is still under surgeon's orders not to lift anything TOO heavy for another week, and as such I apologize for not being able to perform up to full strength this episode.   

All should be well in 2 weeks (except for my insurance-free wallet).

What IS occurring in Volume 59?

• Driving yourself to the ER @ 3:30 AM.   Oh, the pain!  The pain...
• What’s all the shredding going on in Hell?
• The going rate for a bad appendix?  (It's fucking shocking!)
• Two Nurses, One Catheter!
• The promise of un-delivered chicken soup!
• Pre-empting Simon Pegg!

PLUS more incense-fueled prog rock, listenable metal, caustic commentary and classic rock obscura!   JOIN US!

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VHUS: NINE Reasons Why YOU Should Be Listening!

The Very Heavy Uncle Show Volume 59 - The Official Playlist

Debut: September 14, 2016

H.S.A.S. -- Top Of The Rock   [Through The Fire…Geffen]

Mystery -- The Willow Tree   [Delusion Rain…Unicorn Digital]

Cosmograf -- Four Wall Euphoria   [The Unreasonable Silence… https://cosmograf.bandcamp.com]

Melted Space -- Called By The Queen   [The Great Lie…Sensory]

Res Gesta -- Circe   [Odissea… https://soundcloud.com/resgesta]

OceanSize -- SuperImposter   [Self Preserved While The Bodies Float Up…Superball]

Karmakanic -- Higher Ground   [Dot…Inside Out]

William Shatner -- Space Truckin'   [Seeking Major Tom…Cleopatra]

The Skys -- Love Of Life   [Journey Through The Skies… https://soundcloud.com/the_skys]

Iron Butterfly -- Iron Butterfly Theme   [Heavy…Atco/Rhino]

Preacher -- Welcome To The Fray   [Aftermath… http://preacherrock.bandcamp.com]

Egoband -- Hard Times   [Tales From The Time…Ma.Ra.Cash Records]

Bloody Hammers -- Under Satan's Sun   [Under Satan's Sun…Napalm]

Bellerophon -- Autumn Song   [Promo EP… https://www.facebook.com/Bellerophonband/]

Amorphis -- Tree Of Ages   [Under The Red Cloud…Nuclear Blast]

Magnolia -- Non Ho   [La Zona D'Ombra…Lizard Records]

Baron -- Wild Cry   [Torpor…SVART]

Silver Key -- Screams Behind The Whispers   [The Screams Empire…Ma.Ra.Cash Records]

Zeremony -- Where Have You Been?   [Demo… http://zeremony.bandcamp.com/releases]

Blue Oyster Cult -- Golden Age Of Leather   [Spectres…Columbia/Legacy]

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VHUS Classic Encore 40: The Official Appendix-Free Playlist

Uncle D.L. is still in surgical-recovery-mode.   

However, his surgeon has now given him the OK to lift heavier beer bottles and receive lap dances from strippers weighing 100 pounds (45 kg) or less.   Two more weeks and things should be back to normal.

But until that time... It's another trip to the vault, dragging up VHUS Classic Encore 40 for your dining and dancing pleasure.

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NINE Reasons YOU should be listening to THE VERY HEAVY UNCLE SHOW

VERY HEAVY UNCLE SHOW – Volume 40

(Original Debut: August 6^th, 2015)

The James Gang -- I Don't Have The Time   [Yer' Album / MCA]

The Vintage Caravan -- Monolith  [Arrival / Nuclear Blast]

Goldray -- Outloud   [Goldray EP / Akashic Records]

Barock Project -- Gold   [Skyline / Artalia]

Ardal O'Hanlon -- Neil Armstrong   [O'Hanlon Live / HCComedy]

Gentle Knife -- The Gentle Knife   [Gentle Knife / Bajkal Records]

No More Pain -- Behold The Screen   [The Post Human Condition / NMP Productions]

Ghost B.C. -- Monstrance Clock    [Infestissumam / Republic/Universal]

Mountain -- For Yasgur's Farm   [Climbing! / Columbia/Legacy]

Court -- Anastasius' Epitath      [Twenty Flying Kings / MaRaCash Records]

Neo Prophet -- Around The World   [T.I.M.E. / Freia Music]

Agent -- Made Of Gold   [Kingdom Of Fear / Leadhenge Records]

Candlemass -- The Killing Of The Sun   [Psalms For The Dead / Napalm]

Arkan -- Hayati   [Sofia / Season Of Mist]

Final Conflict -- Keeper Of Conscience   [Return Of The Artisan / Gaolhouse Records]

Pandora -- Ne Titolo  Ne Parole   [Alibi Filosofico / AMS/BTF]

Dunwich -- La Casa dell Alchimista   [Heilagmanoth / Dunwich Recordings]

Ardal O'Hanlon -- Farmyard Animals   [O'Hanlon Live / HCComedy]

Night Sun -- Living With The Dying   [Mournin' / Second Battle]

Free -- I'll Be Creepin'   [Free / Island/A&M]

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