Chat out of Hell
How did two massive dorks create some of the most bombastically stupid rock opera of all time? Join equally massive dorks Emma Crossland and Sam Wilkinson as they delve into the works of Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman.
Every episode our intrepid pair both brings one of Loaf or Steinman's works to the table to dissect in meticulously lazy detail, exploring the torrid lives of music's most on-again off-again best pals one week at a time.
Chat out of Hell
Latest Episodes
Film Club 7 - Wishcraft
Time for another dive into Meat Loaf's interesting acting career before we kick off series eight!Wishcraft is a 2002 teen slasher flick with added SPOOKY MAGIC. Spooky magic that causes plot holes all over the place.Keep your co...
7.6 - Tonight is Right For Love | What Part of My Body Hurts the Most
The end of series seven is nigh! But not before we dive into the requests bin and find out why Meat Loaf ended up on South Park and where Jim pulled one last great song out for the Bat musical.PLUS we continue our aimless chat about the...
7.5 - Love You Out Loud | Peace on Earth
Chat out of Hell marches gleefully onward into a pair of quite forgettable mid-era Meat Loaf tracks. We chat Meat Loaf's love of adultery in Love You Out Loud, then take a quick trip into the realm of liner-note short stories in Peace on Earth....
7.4 - Band of Gold | If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)
Time to pay tribute to the dear departed Bonnie Tyler with two song produced (but not written) by Jim Steinman and nary a Meat Loaf in sight. PLUS a bit of chat about why Shireen Davies would sound like a belly dancer, why Bonnie was mu...
7.3 - Bad Attitude | Blind Before I Stop
Meat Loaf's attitude is up for discussion this episode. Is he a sulky teenager or a mean dad? PLUS Roger Daltrey pops up, a demand for new ukulele covers of the lesser Meat Loaf back catalogue and a reasonably introspective conversation...