Kirk Hammett lead guitarist for Metallica is interviewed and talks about his surfing habits, his obsession with horror film collectibles, and if it was hard for him to leave Exodus to join Metallica; Uli Jon Roth is interviewed and talks about his time with the Scorpions; in the Throwdown the guests and hosts debate which of the Big Four has the best body of recorded work: Megadeth, Anthrax, Metallica or Slayer; in the Top 5 the hosts put together their definitive list of metal albums they would recommend; guest guitarist features Doug Aldrich from White Snake.