In this episode Martin drops a timely list of songs from the 2020 Rock Hall Nominations – Hard Rock Division

• MC5 –'Poison'

• Thin Lizzy –'Got to Give It Up'

• Judas Priest –'Dissident Aggressor'

• Motörhead –'Ace of Spades'

• Soundgarden –'Jesus Christ Pose'

Episode 16 gets into the History of the New Wave of Swedish Heavy Metal in these Five Songs:

• Heavy Load – “Heavy Metal Angels (in Metal and Leather)”

• Europe – “In the Future to Come”

• Torch – “Beyond the Threshold of Pain”

• 220 Volt – “Fireball”

• Overdrive – “Dream Away”

Episode 15 has Martin explaining the History of Metallica's Production in these Five Songs: “Ride the Lightning”, “The Shortest Straw”,“Where the Wild Things Are”, “Invisible Kid”; “Moth to Flame”

In episode 14 Martin gets into the History of Twin Leads in these Five Songs: Wishbone Ash – “Throw Down the Sword, ”Thin Lizzy – “Do Anything You Wanna Do”, Judas Priest – “Tyrant”, Iron Maiden – “Aces High”, Metallica – “For Whom the Bell Tolls”

In episode 13 Martin explains the History of Choirs of Angels in these Five Songs:

Uriah Heep – “Stealin’”
Queen – “Death on Two Legs”
Sweet – “White Mice”
Van Halen – “Runnin’ with the Devil”
Def Leppard – “Hello America”

In episode 12 Martin goes deeper with the “Honorary” New Wave of British Heavy Metal… Pt. 2 that aren't even British!

Riot – “Swords and Tequila”
Accept – “Restless and Wild”
Krokus – “Save Me”
Y&T – “Open Fire”
Manowar – “Hail to England”

In episode 11 Martin goes deeper with the 'Honorary' New Wave of British Heavy Metal in these Five Songs:

Motorhead – “Poison”
Judas Priest – “Steeler”
Gillan – “Higher and Higher”
Ozzy Osbourne – “You Looking at Me Looking at You”
Budgie – “Secrets in My Head”

In episode 10 Martin gets into the history of New Wave of British Heavy Metal in these Five Songs:

Iron Maiden – Iron Maiden
Saxon – Motorcycle Man
Tygers of Pan Tang – Badger Badger
Trespass – Stormchild
Angel Witch – Angel Witch

In episode 9 Martin gets into the history of Who Invented Heavy Metal in these Five Songs:

Black Sabbath – N.I.B.
Deep Purple – Hard Lovin’ Man
Uriah Heep – Gypsy
Black Sabbath – Hand of Doom
Lucifer’s Friend – Ride the Sky

In this latest episode Martin gets into the history of Dirty Hair Metal in these Five Songs:

Faster Pussycat – “Smash Alley”
Guns N’ Roses – “My Michelle”
L.A. Guns “No Mercy”
Skid Row – “Piece of Me”
Love/Hate – “One More Round”

Part 2 of the history of Proto-Metal in these Five Songs:

Blue Cheer – “Second Time Around”
Blue Cheer – “Just a Little Bit”
MC5 – “Rocket Reducer #62”
Led Zeppelin – “Communication Breakdown"
The Stooges – “Not Right”

Part 1 of the history of Proto-Metal in these Five Songs:

Johnny Burnette Trio – Train Kept A Rollin’
Dick Dale and his Del-Tones – Miserlou Twist
The Kinks – You Really Got Me
Jimi Hendrix Experience – Purple Haze
Cream – Sunshine of Your Love

In episode 5 Martin tells the history of Double Bass Drums in these Five Songs:

Deep Purple – Fireball
Rainbow – Light in the Black
Judas Priest – Exciter
Motorhead – Overkill
Anvil – 666

In this episode Martin tells the history of Guitar Tapping in these Five Songs:

Santana – Hope You’re Feeling Better
Genesis – The Musical Box
Queen – It’s Late
Judas Priest – Hell Bent for Leather
Van Halen – Eruption

In this episode Martin tells the history of Doom Metal in these Five Songs:

Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath
Angel Witch – Confused
Witchfinder General – Invisible Hate
Trouble – Victim of the Insane
Candlemass – Crystal Ball

In this episode Martin tells the history of American Heavy Metal in these Five Songs: Doctor Please - Blue Cheer, Born to Be Wild - Steppenwwolf , Mississippi Queen - Mountain, Cities on Flame - Blue Oyster Cult, Rock the Nation - Montrose

This is the show that aims to make grand and often oddball hard rock and heavy metal points through a narrative built upon the tiny idea of a quintet of songs. Buttressed with illustrative clips, Martin argues quickly and succinctly why these songs—and the specific sections of these tracks—support his mad professor premise, from the wobbly invention of an “American” heavy metal, to the influence of Led Zeppelin in hair metal or to more succinct topics like tapping and twin leads.