Vinnie Paul drummer from Pantera is interviewed and talks about the death of his brother Dimebag Darrell and producing albums for his new record company Big Vin Records; Don and Jim hold open auditions to find a Miss Box of Junk girl; in the Throwdown the guest and hosts debate which Metallica is better: old school or new school.

Frankie Bello bassist from Anthrax is interviewed; Don and Jim interview Anthrax at the Red Bull Snowscrapers festival; in the Throwdown the guest and hosts debate which is the better debut album Van Halen's Van Halen or Guns N' Roses' Appetite for Destruction.

Nuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone from Extreme are interviewed; Don and Jim head to London and try to trick fans of Motörhead into thinking that they're talking to members of the band; in the Throwdown the guests and hosts debate which is the meaner album: Pantera's Vulgar Display of Power or Slayer's Reign in Blood.

Steve Kudlow and Robb Reiner from Anvil are interviewed; in the Throwdown the guests debate which guitarist has the best solo: Eddie Van Halen in Van Halen's "Eruption" or Randy Rhodes in Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train."

Duff McKagen former Guns N' Roses bassist is interviewed and talks about his current band Loaded, the early days of Guns N' Roses; how he started to write a finance column for Playboy; Don and Jim class up TMS by sitting down with Lemmy from Motörhead for some high tea; in the Throwdown the guest and hosts debate which is the best Ozzy Osbourne: Black Sabbath era or his solo era.

Geoff Tate frontman of Queensrÿche is interviewed and talks about the band's new album American Soldier, Eddie goes on the road to interview Lars Ulrich and talk about Metallica's new album Death Magnetic; in the Throwdown the guest and hosts debate which decade had the best hard rock and heavy metal: the 1970's or 1980's.

Scott Gorham guitarist from Thin Lizzy is interviewed; Eddie is given an "Eddie Trunk Day" at Vintage Vinyl, while Don and Jim play security guards to protect him from the unruly metalheads; in the Throwdown the guest and hosts debate who was the better replacement singer Sammy Hagar in Van Halen or Brian Johnson in AC/DC; and Andrew Dice Clay tries to Stump the Trunk.

Ronnie James Dio and Geezer Butler from Heaven & Hell and Black Sabbath are interviewed; in the Throwdown the guests hosts debate who's the better drummer: Carmine Appice or Vinny Appice.