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That Metal Show

Season 1 2008 - 2009

  • 2008-11-15T05:00:00Z on VH1 Classic
  • 45m
  • 6h (8 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Talk Show
That Metal Show is a talk show hosted by Eddie Trunk with co-hosts Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson. It premiered on VH1 Classic on November 15, 2008. New episodes air on VH1 Classic on Saturday nights and are rebroadcast throughout the week. The show focuses on discussions about "all things hard rock and heavy metal", past and present. Among the regular segments are round table discussions and debates between the three regular hosts, interviews with heavy metal musicians, "Stump the Trunk," where audience members ask trivia questions of host Eddie Trunk, and "The Throwdown," where the hosts and guests debate great moments and figures in metal history.

8 episodes

Series Premiere

2008-11-15T05:00:00Z

1x01 Lita Ford

Series Premiere

1x01 Lita Ford

  • 2008-11-15T05:00:00Z45m

Lita Ford is interviewed and talks about why she took a 15 year hiatus from the music industry; in the Throwdown the guest and the hosts debate who was the best Van Halen frontman: David Lee Roth or Sammy Hagar; Don and Jim go to a Van Halen concert at Madison Square Garden and try to trick fans into thinking they're talking to Eddie Van Halen.

2008-11-22T05:00:00Z

1x02 Yngwie Malmsteen

1x02 Yngwie Malmsteen

  • 2008-11-22T05:00:00Z45m

Yngwie Malmsteen is interviewed; Don and Jim get day jobs at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square; in the Throwdown the guest and hosts debate who was the most influential hard rock band: Led Zeppelin or Black Sabbath.

2008-11-29T05:00:00Z

1x03 Twisted Sister

1x03 Twisted Sister

  • 2008-11-29T05:00:00Z45m

Dee Snider and Jay Jay French from Twisted Sister are interviewed; in the Throwdown the guests and hosts debate who has the most loyal fans: KISS or Rush.

2008-12-06T05:00:00Z

1x04 Mike Portnoy

1x04 Mike Portnoy

  • 2008-12-06T05:00:00Z45m

Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy is interviewed and talks about Dream Theater's fan base, being inducted into the Modern Drummers Hall of Fame; the hosts go to East Side Ink and try to trick Eddie into getting a UFO tattoo; in the Throwdown the guest and hosts debate who's better: Britny Fox or Britney Spears.

2008-12-13T05:00:00Z

1x05 Mike Piazza

1x05 Mike Piazza

  • 2008-12-13T05:00:00Z45m

Former MLB player Mike Piazza is interviewed; Eddie and Jim interview AC/DC's Brian Johnson and Angus Young; in the Throwdown the guest and hosts debate who's better: Judas Priest or Iron Maiden.

2008-12-20T05:00:00Z

1x06 Ace Frehley

1x06 Ace Frehley

  • 2008-12-20T05:00:00Z45m

Ace Frehley original and former member of KISS is interviewed and talks about relaunching his solo career, how he came to use effects and fireworks on his guitar and how he feels about KISS tribute bands; Don and Jim go to the Bowery Ballroom to see local tribute bands and how they stack-up against the original bands; in the Throwdown the guest and hosts debate who was the best front man for Black Sabbath: Ozzy Osbourne or Ronnie James Dio.

2008-12-27T05:00:00Z

1x07 Rush

1x07 Rush

  • 2008-12-27T05:00:00Z45m

Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson from Rush are interviewed and talk about if they are bothered by the fact they haven't been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, being in Rock Band 2 and if their touring rituals have changed in the 30 plus years they've been together; in the Throwdown the hosts and guests debate who was the hottest 80's video vixen: Tawny Kitaen or Bobbie Brown.

Season Finale

2009-01-10T05:00:00Z

1x08 The Best of the First Season

Season Finale

1x08 The Best of the First Season

  • 2009-01-10T05:00:00Z45m

TMS hosts look back at the first season, including Don and Jim going to a Van Halen Concert; memorable moments from the guest interviews; the best moments from Stump the Trunk; and outtakes from Don and Jim trying to trick Eddie into getting a UFO tattoo.

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