Morto's Metal Museum, The Podcast

27/06/2025

MMM’s YouTube Spotlight:
How about some 50-year-old live Scorpions to start off your Friday morning? This radio broadcast is from 1975 in Essen Germany during the (obviously) Uli Jon Roth era. This post was inspired by Will Carroll's recent blog entry at sanfran666co.com where he describes going to the record tent at the Metal Market after his Death Angel set and right before seeing Iron Maiden at the Graspop Metal Meeting, a heavy metal festival in Belgium. He talks about scoring this Scorps show on vinyl, so I immediately ran over to YouTube to see if it was posted.

Success - gotta love the internet. Thanks for the heads-up, Will!

Enjoy.
Eric Mortensen
The Metal CPA
Curator, Host & Producer
Morto's Metal Museum, The Podcast

Lynda Mortensen
Bay Area Tributes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1nSbQ_2nUE

TRACKLIST01. Instrumental Jam02. This is my Song03. They Need a Million04. Drifting Sun05. Red House06. Rock and Roll Queen07. Fly to the Rainbow08. Speedy's...

10/06/2025

AC/DC on Jägermeister bottles. I think I finally found my instrument! 

Eric Mortensen
The Metal CPA
Curator, Host & Producer
Morto's Metal Museum, The Podcast

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10/06/2025

MMM’s YouTube Spotlight:
Need some freshly-spawned speed metal? I give you Nefarious, a new San Francisco thrash band that recently exploded onto the Bay Area metal scene and will soon be taking the world by storm. A new band, but with veteran players dating back to the very early 80’s, with over 200 years of experience! I heard in a recent interview that they don’t consider themselves a “supergroup”, but I'm calling them one. Check out this impressive brutal pedigree:

Katon W. De Pena (vocals) – Hirax

Rick E Hunolt (guitars) – DieHumane, Exodus

Doug Piercy (guitars) – Blind Illusion, Quintannica, Angel Witch, The Company, Heathen, Control, Anvil Chorus

Tom Gears (bass) – Blind Illusion, Ancient Mariner

Will Carroll (drums) – Death Angel, Scarecrow, Old Grandad, Vicious Rumors, Hail Satan
So here is my favorite of their first two released videos, “One Nation Enslaved” that will appear on their debut album “Addicted to Power”, to be released on 7/18/25.

While you’re on YouTube, subscribe to their channel. Then go to Facebook and like NefariousOfficial.
And be sure to check them out live at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco on Saturday, 7/19/25 for their debut and record release party, opening for fellow thrashers Hell Fire.

As always, meet me at the bar for Jägermeister shots.
Eric Mortensen
The Metal CPA
Curator, Host & Producer
Morto's Metal Museum, The Podcast, The Podcast

Lynda Mortensen
Bay Area Tributes

Nefarious SF Thrash Metal Masters "One Nation Enslaved" Music Videowww.NefariousBand.comMusic by Nefarious, mixed by Damien Rasmussen for smokeandmirrorsaudi...

16/05/2025

MMM's YouTube Spotlight:
So what did Covid get us? How about Richie Faulker from Judas Priest nailing Iron Maiden’s “Phantom Of The Opera” in a lockdown session. Note-for-note perfect. And the fact that Richie virtually never looks at the fretboard is insanely criminal!

Enjoy.
Eric Mortensen
The Metal CPA
Curator, Host & Producer
Morto's Metal Museum, The Podcast

Lynda Mortensen
Bay Area Tributes

Lockdown Sessions cover of Phantom Of The Opera (Live After Death version) by Iron Maiden with Richie Faulkner

15/05/2025

So there is truth to the saying “April showers bring May flowers”. The Jägermeister bush that I recently planted is in full bloom. And the Jager tree that was planted a few years ago is doing nicely as well.
Eric Mortensen
The Metal CPA
Curator, Host & Producer
Morto's Metal Museum, The Podcast

Lynda Mortensen
Bay Area Tributes

08/05/2025

MMM's Blabbermouth Spotlight:
"New" old Motorhead coming your way from 1976 . . .
Eric Mortensen
The Metal CPA
Curator, Host & Producer
Morto's Metal Museum, The Podcast

In 1976 the seminal line-up of MOTÖRHEAD was solidified a year after the band's initial inception. Known as the "Three Amigos" era of MOTÖRHEAD, Lemmy (bass/vocals),Fast Eddie Clarke (guitar) and Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor (drums) joined forces and began their extraordinary journey to the top of...

31/03/2025

Move over Jager Bomb and make room for the Jägermeister Cold Brew.
Eric Mortensen
The Metal CPA
Curator, Host & Producer
Morto's Metal Museum, The Podcast

24/03/2025

I have just 6 words for you:

THE BALLAD OF LEONARD AND CHARLES

If you know, you know.

Google it.
Eric Mortensen
The Metal CPA
Curator, Host & Producer
Morto's Metal Museum, The Podcast

13/03/2025

This show is gonna rage! Heathen playing a classic set from their first two albums "Breaking The Silence" (1987) and "Victims Of Deception" (1991). Bonus opening bands include Hell Fire, Potential Threat SF, and Phantom Witch.
Eric Mortensen
The Metal CPA
Curator, Host & Producer
Morto's Metal Museum, The Podcast

Lynda Mortensen
Bay Area Tributes

🚨 SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT! 🚨

HEATHEN will be playing with Hell Fire, Potential Threat, and Phantom Witch on May 4th, 2025 at Cornerstone in Berkeley, CA!

Tickets: https://tixr.com/e/135332

We’ll be playing a classic set from Breaking the Silence AND Victims of Deception at this special show in the band’s hometown! Hope to see you there.

19/02/2025

MMM's YouTube Spotlight:
Just released today - another killer live video by Ken Scheller and Coast To Coast Tribute (tribute band from Canada covering UFO, Scorpions, Michael Schenker Group) - their version of the Scorpions' "The Zoo", talkbox and all. Go like their page and subscribe to their YouTube channel. As I said before, Schenker diehards have been patiently waiting for them to hit the US!
Eric Mortensen
The Metal CPA
Curator, Host & Producer
Morto's Metal Museum, The Podcast

Lynda Mortensen
Bay Area Tributes

Coast To Coast, based in Vancouver, BC, is recognized for the authentic and precise covers of the music of Scorpions, UFO, and Michael Schenker Group. Their ...

06/02/2025

MMM's YouTube Spotlight:
What happens when a drummer has been listening to Ronnie James Dio albums since his debut "Holy Diver" was released in 1983? And what happens when that same drummer gets a VIP package to a Last In Line show at Ace Of Spades in Sacramento? You get to jam a song with Vivian Campbell while Vinny Appice watches you destroy his drum kit, that's what!

Congratulations to John Parker, a long-time metalhead friend that I met at UC Davis during those early 80's. We used to listen to every Dio record as soon as they came out. What an amazing opportunity to meet and jam with one of your idols. Bucket list item, check!
Eric Mortensen
The Metal CPA
Curator, Host & Producer
Morto's Metal Museum, The Podcast

Lynda Mortensen
Bay Area Tributes

What a night !I had the opportunity to jam with Last In Line to a VIP crowd in Sacramento and chose to play a classic Dio track "Don't Talk To Strangers" wit...