Dave Novarro, Phil Anselmo and more Share Wild Heroin-Related Stories of Stupidity and Survival on Latest Episode of “Backstaged: The Devil in Metal”

Check out this week’s episode of the music podcast Backstaged: The Devil in Metal on Diversion Podcasts, which explores the history and culture of heavy metal straight from the voices that defined the genre.

This week’s episode delves deeper into the topic of heroin abuse in metal as host Jon Wiederhorn sits down with some of the biggest names in metal to discuss the various motivations that lead artists to abusing heroin at the height of their powers and their insane stories of stupidity and survival.

Sample stories include Ministy’s drug-fueled visit with writer and spoken-word performer William S. Burroughs, Guns N’ Roses’ failed attempt to smuggle heroin onto a flight to Tokyo which lead to two near-overdoses, and Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro sneaking through the underground tunnels of Madison Square Garden while high and encountering caged circus animals in a last minute attempt to make the band’s first headlining at the iconic venue.

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