Steve Vai is interviewed; Eddie and Don hit the road to interview the members of Chickenfoot; in the Throwdown the guest and hosts debate which was the best era for the Scorpions: 1970's or 1980's.

Steve Vai

Eddie Trunk

Jim Florentine

Don Jamieson

Jennifer Gottlieb

Jamey Jasta

Blackie Lawless

Broadcasting from the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City. Steve Kudlow, Robb Reiner and Glenn Five from Anvil are interviewed, later Sacha Gervasi director of Anvil: The Story of Anvil is interviewed; Anvil performs "March of the Crabs" and "Metal on Metal"; Phil Anselmo of Pantera shows off his Anvil knowledge; in the Throwdown the guests and hosts debate which was the better line-up of Motörhead: the Ace of Spades era or the Motörizer era.

Anvil II

Judas Priest front man Rob Halford is interviewed and talks about the 30th anniversary of British Steel; Don and Jim head to Trash and Vaudeville in New York City to get a heavy metal make over; in the Throwdown the guest and hosts debate who was the best lead singer of Rainbow: Ronnie James Dio or Joe Lynn Turner.

Rob Halford

Fozzy front man and former WWE Champion Chris Jericho is interviewed and talks about how he and Eddie came up with the idea for a show that would morph into TMS, Fozzy's new album Chasing the Grail; the hosts meet up with Dave Lombardo and Kerry King from Slayer and they review albums from the hosts' personal collection; in the Throwdown the guest and hosts debate who's the greatest heavy metal singer: Rob Halford or Bruce Dickinson.

Chris Jericho

Bobby Ellsworth and D.D. Verni from Overkill are interviewed; Eddie and Don play 10 questions with Guns N' Roses drummer Matt Sorum; in the Throwdown the guests and hosts debate who had the best metal duet: Ozzy Osbourne and Lita Ford with "Close My Eyes Forever" or Ozzy Osbourne and Miss Piggy with "Born to Be Wild."

Overkill

Blackie Lawless lead singer and guitarist for W.A.S.P. is interviewed; Eddie and Jim take a backstage tour of Alice Cooper's infamous stage show as he prepares for his "Tour of Terror"; in the Throwdown the guest and hosts debate which KISS live album is better: Alive! or Alive II.

Jamey Jasta front man from Hatebreed is interviewed; Eddie and Don ask Lemmy 10 questions; in the Throwdown the guest and hosts debate who had the wildest autobiography Walk This Way about Aerosmith or The Dirt about Mötley Crüe.

Stephen Pearcy and Warren DeMartini from Ratt are interviewed; the hosts meet up with Joe Perry and he reviews albums from Aerosmith's past; in the Throwdown the guest and hosts debate who had the best debut album: Poison with Look What the Cat Dragged In or Cinderella with Night Songs.

Ratt

KISS original drummer Peter Criss is interviewed and talks about the infamous merchandising practices of KISS, his successful bout against breast cancer, his relationship with Ace Frehley and his thoughts on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; Don and Jim take Miss Box of Junk Keri Leigh Tucker out for a night on the town; in the Throwdown the guest and hosts debate who had the best rock instrumental: Rush with "YYZ" or Led Zeppelin with "Moby Dick."

Peter Criss

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.

Discussions on the show focus on "all things hard rock and heavy metal", past and present. Among the regular segments are round table discussions between the three regular hosts, top-5 debates, interviews with heavy metal musicians, "Stump the Trunk," where audience members ask provided trivia questions of host Eddie Trunk in hopes of acquiring prizes, and "The Throwdown," where the hosts and guests vote on and debate great moments and figures in metal history. The guitar & bass-heavy theme song, "Day to Remember" was co-written by co-host Jim Florentine and Guns N' Roses lead guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal and performed by Thal. The intro to "Stump the Trunk" was composed by Mark Fain.

Steve Vai

Seasons14

Season 3 Episodes9

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