I'm Yasis Alec and I'm the host of Band Splain, a show where we explain cult bands and iconic

artists by going deep into their histories and discographies.

We're back with a brand new season at our brand new home, The Ringer Podcast Network,

tackling a whole new batch of artists, from grunge gods to power pot pioneers to new metal

legends and many, many more.

Listen to new episodes every Thursday, only on Spotify.

I met him when I was Jen and he liked Jen.

He specifically didn't ask about she-hawk.

You know in high school that friend that you have that's like cooler than you are, like

more attractive and athletic and they get all the attention from everyone.

Hello.

Hello and welcome into The Ringerverse.

The Ringer's Nexus Podcast feed for all things fandom.

I am Ben Lindbergh, a senior editor at The Ringer and this is the Lindbergh and associate's

edition of The Podcast.

I know it sounds kind of conceited to call it that but I think it's okay because I didn't

name it myself.

Anyway, I'm Lindbergh and for the fifth time in a row I'm joined by a new and different

associate which makes me worry that no one wants to talk to me twice but that's okay because

I can work through that fear with help from Brother Bonsky and my co-host today with

me this week is a colleague with whom I have bonded over Dexter, Better Causal, For All

Man Kind, a man who loves Venom so much that he is basically a symbiote and who's so

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