Amazing response to the season premiere of new TMS episode with Newsted. Great to be back on with new shows! Most people loved the new coat of paint on the show and the many new features. Please understand it was VH1’s decision to incorporate new features after 100 episodes. The show has always slowly evolved over the years but this was no doubt our biggest leap forward with a new set and tons of new stuff. Obviously you can not keep adding stuff without resting some stuff. The Throwdown topics were getting kind of thin, so that is rested for this season. The Top 5 (amazing how much feedback about this!) IS in this season in 2 of the next 7 new episodes! Again, we needed to change stuff up and do some new things, but you will see two Top 5 battles coming! Every feature is not in every show. Origins is in 6 of the 8 new shows for example. You will see as it all plays out. I also agree 100% on the single guest format being the best, however we only have single guests this week and this Saturday with Corey & Josh from Stone Sour, after that the remaining 6 shows are two different bands. That interaction is fun too, but I always love the extra interview time. We will see how we handle this going forward after this season. Finally many made note of my comments on the lack of HD broadcast still. As you can see I share the same frustration about that, but I do not own the network! The shows are shot HD so when the NETWORK finally upgrades their channel you can see it that way. Finally as I have stated before I have NO control over if/when the show airs outside the USA. We of course wish it was on EVERYWHERE! I have nothing to do with that or where the stream can be accessed. All comes down to clearance issues with the networks. Really great to have new shows on and appreciate all the support and amazing feedback. ALL NEW again this Saturday at 11P ET. Spread the word and let’s keep it going for another 100 episodes! Thanks.
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Love the show.miss older segments,like some of the new ones.cant say im diggin the table seems kind of corporate.all in all,thanks for dragging metal out of the closet.just don’t
get TOO MAINSTREAM!
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Eddie, the new format is great, the new studio is great. Just being able to see new shows is great. I appreciate all the work you put into lining up the guest.
All the new features are pretty cool and nixing some is also cool. You have to change things up otherwise the show would get boring. I personally don’t miss the top five, it was my least favorite part of the show. Listening to you, Don and Jim argue when clearly your list is the only list that is correct and listening to them crying that their list is better is a complete waste of precious air time. š
I appreciate the new shows and following your work on twitter is so cool, it’s like being there with you while you work. And when you reply to my tweets that really kicks ass! My wife hates hearing me say,”guess who tweeted me”, and she always says its either Ripper Owens or Eddie Trunk, lol.
So, keep up the good work and I am sure I am not the only one who feels this way about the new shows and the enjoyment of following you on twitter!
Sincerely, @bigbsvo Bryan Russell
Bummer that that Jen’s role has been so cut back this season. Not just because she’s so attractive, but I think she’s always added an upbeat presence to the show, and was the only consistent female representative consistently in front of the camera.
Agreed, could use more Jen! Expand the Stump The Trunk segment.
How about adding viewer submitted questions for the next season?
Didn’t care for the Metal Modem segment. I cannot stand herky jerky skype video. Makes the SD look even shittier. It’s 2013, come on VH1, spring for a satellite hookup!
Eddie, keep up the great work!
As usual the show is always entertaining and informative. Definitely missed the top 5, but glad to hear it is on a couple of the episodes!! Looking forward to the guys from Stone Sour this Saturday. Corey Taylor is always interesting to listen too. Keep up the good work Ed!!
Love the show, as I have since day one, and hope it continues giving us metal fans a voice for years to come….
However, I too, missed Jen. And yeah, not just because shes hot. Shes become a welcome member of the cast that needs to be on more, as in previous seasons.
I also miss the old set, with its metal knick knacks and casual feel. The new set looks like it belongs at ESPN and you guys should be talking about the NFL draft, not Jim and Don trying to convince Eddie Ghost is a cool band š
And its criminal that Dime’s guitar is nowhere to be seen…
But all in all, those are minor complaints. I love this show, never ever miss it. Thank you, Eddie, and Don and Jim as well, for the good times.