Bad Religion's controversial Into The Unknown is widely detested, including by the band themselves, but on the latest episode of Didn't Go Platinum, we make the case that it's way better than you might think.

Regular host Tim Bolitho-Jones is joined once again by Matt Hudson of Battle Born to discuss the album that nearly led to a premature end to Bad Religion. The punk icons added keyboards and sunshine pop melodies and wrote a miniature prog gem that has more in common with Jethro Tull than anything you'd find on the Warped Tour. Join us for a freewheeling defence of one of punk's most despised records.

You can follow Didn't Go Platinum on Threads and Instagram at @dngplatinum or email us at dngplatinum@gmail.com

Find Matt and the rest of the Battle Born lads on Instagram and Bandcamp.

And be sure to listen to Into The Unknown on YouTube, which remains the only place we could find it.

Didn't Go Platinum revisits a terrific thrash album while exploring the origins of the podcast itself! Regular host Tim Bolitho-Jones is joined by Philly Byrne and Joe McGuigan of Gama Bomb to discuss the making of 2013's The Terror Tapes.

This was the band's fourth full-length album and first for AFM, and it tends to get overshadowed by their previous ones, but it's a banger. It's a delightful thrash metal journey into a world of violent movies, anti-fascism, and the joy of shouting 'balls' in a gang.

It also served as the inspiration for Didn't Go Platinum itself. Tim got the idea for the show while writing this retrospective for Distorted Sound magazine, and the podcast wouldn't exist without it.

Join us for a deep dive into an overlooked gem, before the sticky buns get possessed and run off.

You can follow Didn't Go Platinum on Threads and Instagram at @dngplatinum or email us at dngplatinum@gmail.com

You can find all things Gama Bomb on Bandcamp, Instagram, and Facebook.

And listen to The Terror Tapes on Spotify. Thrash 'til death.

Didn't Go Platinum is off to Orange County, California. Regular host Tim Bolitho-Jones is joined by Jordan Gaw, singer for rising American metallers Against The Grave, to dress up like Spartans and discuss Declaration by Bleeding Through.

Upon its release, the band was engaged in a very public feud with their record label. However, this controversy appears to have overshadowed the music itself. Declaration is really bloody good.

The lads do a deep dive into this oft-overlooked metalcore album and explain why it deserves to be rediscovered. Plus, Tim makes an absolutely massive factual error about Corrosion Of Conformity, which we're all going to politely ignore. We shan't be telling Metal Hammer about that now, shall we?

You can check out Against The Grave on Instagram and listen to their music on Spotify.

You can also follow Didn't Go Platinum on Instagram and Threads at @dngplatinum or check out Tim's Substack.

And of course, check out Declaration by Bleeding Through on Spotify.

Stay positive, stay metal.