Episodes

Jan. 13, 2021

#041 - Matt Fox of Shai Hulud & Zombie Apocalypse

Matt Fox is a founding member and guitarist in the Hardcore/Metalcore band Shai Hulud. Matt also is a guitarist in the Crossover Thrash band Zombie Apocalypse. We catch up with Matt for an update on life, Shai Hulud's future…
Dec. 17, 2020

#040 - Mark Holcomb of Periphery

Mark plays guitar in the Progressive Metal/Djent band Periphery and is 1/2 of the duo Haunted Shores, a project that features Periphery founder Misha Mansoor. He is also a part-owner of the band's record label; 3DOT Recordin…
Dec. 9, 2020

#039 - Luke & Dylan of Yashira

Jacksonville, FL based Yashira saw early success signing to Good Fight Music and befriending bands like Zao before the band suffered a tragedy. Luke Barber (Bass/Vocals) & Dylan Mikos (Guitar) talk about overcoming the loss …
Dec. 2, 2020

#038 - Salem Vex of Bloodbather

Salem is the guitarist for Fort Lauderdale, FL-based Metalcore/Nu Metalcore/Deathcore band Bloodbather, who is currently signed to Rise Records. VIDEO: https://youtu.be/k4hq4hEkRzQ FOR MORE ON BLOODBATHER: IG: https://www.in…
Nov. 25, 2020

#037 - Ben Koller of Converge & More

Ben Koller is the Drummer for Converge, Mutoid Man, All Pigs Must Die, Killer Be Killed and many more. Killer Be Killed (A Supergroup made up of Ben, Greg Puciato, Max Cavalera, and Troy Sanders) just released their sophomor…
Sept. 24, 2020

#036 - Chad Gailey of Necrot

Chad Gailey is the drummer for the Oakland-based death metal band, Necrot. The band most recently has seen some success with the release of their sophomore LP "Mortal" through Tank Crimes Records. Video: https://youtu.be/4JG…
Sept. 15, 2020

#035 - Willie Adler of Lamb of God

Willie Adler is a guitarist of Lamb of God, an American heavy metal band from Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 1994 the band also consists of bassist John Campbell, vocalist Randy Blythe, guitarists Mark Morton, and drummer Art…
Sept. 8, 2020

#034 - Shane & Eli of Curses

Curses is a metalcore band from West Virginia. The band recently released their sophomore album "Chapter II: Bloom" through Sharptone Records on August 7th. FOLLOW CURSES: https://twitter.com/officialCURSES https://www.insta…
Sept. 1, 2020

#033 - Mark "Barney" Greenway of Napalm Death

Mark Andrew "Barney" Greenway is a British extreme metal vocalist who is the current lead singer of Napalm Death and a former member of Extreme Noise Terror and Benediction. Napalm Death is an English grindcore band formed i…
Aug. 25, 2020

#032 - Finn McKenty of The Punk Rock MBA

Finn McKenty is an American marketing strategist, music commentator, writer, and graphic designer who currently runs the YouTube channel The Punk Rock MBA and is director of marketing at the online education platform URM Aca…
Aug. 20, 2020

#031 - Diamond Rowe of Tetrarch

Diamond Rowe is the lead guitarist of Tetrarch. She is also the first African American to appear on the cover of major guitar publications such as Guitar World and more. Tetrarch is an American metal band from Atlanta, Georg…
June 23, 2020

#030 - Ryan Morgan of Misery Signals

Ryan Morgan is the lead guitarist of Misery Signals. The band is scheduled to release its latest album, "Ultraviolet" on August 7, 2020. This is the first record since reuniting with original vocalist Jesse Zaraska. Ryan als…
June 11, 2020

#029 - WIll Putney of END / Fit For An Autopsy

Will Putney is a New Jersy based Music Producer (Graphic Nature Audio) who spent the last hand full of years recording some of the scene's best bands (Every Time I Die, Knocked Loose, Thy Art Is Murder, etc to name a few). H…
June 1, 2020

#028 - Kadeem France of Loathe

Loathe is an English heavy metalcore/nu-metalcore band from Liverpool, England. Formed in 2014, the group consists of lead vocalist Kadeem France, guitarist and second vocalist Erik Bickerstaffe, guitarist Connor Sweeney, dr…
May 25, 2020

#027 - Josh Grabelle of Trustkill / Bullet Tooth Records

Josh Grabelle is best known for his A&R and marketing successes with hardcore and metal bands Bleeding Through, Hopesfall, Walls Of Jericho, Bullet For My Valentine, Throwdown, Poison The Well, Terror, It Dies Today, Eightee…
May 18, 2020

#026 - Marcus & Keaton of Invent Animate

Invent Animate (no longer stylized as Invent, Animate) is an American metalcore band from Port Neches, Texas. We catch up remotely with guitarist Keaton Goldwire and their newest member, vocalist Marcus Vik. After losing the…
May 11, 2020

#025 - Frankie Palmeri of Emmure

Frankie is the vocalist and founding member of Emmure. Emmure is an American Deathcore/Nu-metalcore band formed in 2003. The group has a total of seven releases, and one on the way, maybe. Frankie, who now resides in the Nor…
May 4, 2020

#024 - Adam & Mike of Orthodox

Orthodox is a Straight Edge Metalcore / Post-Metalcore / Nu-Metalcore band from Nashville, TN. The group recently released its third album "Let It Take Its Course" through Unbeaten Records. We caught up with Mike and Adam to…
April 4, 2020

#023 - Chris Brown of Trapt

Trapt is an American rock band formed in Los Gatos, California in 1995. It is best known for its chart-topping 2002 singles "Headstrong" and "Still Frame". We sit down with Chris to discuss his recent run-in with "Metalcore …
March 19, 2020

#022 - Sean & Mitch of Varials

Varials is an American hardcore punk band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed in October of 2013. The band currently consists of guitarist/Lead Vocalist Mitchell Rogers, guitarist James Hohenwarter, bassist Mike Foley an…
Feb. 4, 2020

#021 - Lowell & Nic of Frail Body

Support The Vanflip Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheVanflip Buy Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/thevanflippodcast From Rockford, IL, Frail Body is a 3 piece embodiment of midwestern-screamo, and not the mid-2…
Jan. 29, 2020

#020 - Chris Colohan of SECT / Cursed

Chris Colohan from bands such as Cursed, Burning Love, and Left For Dead now spends his time in the Vegan sXe outfit SECT. Which is made up by Chris on vocals, guitarists James Chang (Catharsis, Undying) and Scott Crouse (Ea…
Dec. 11, 2019

#019 - Tommy & Paul of Between the Buried and Me

Between the Buried and Me is an American progressive metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina. Formed in 2000, Tommy is the lead singer and keys player and Paul is the lead guitarist/back up vocals as well as the 2 founding m…
Nov. 26, 2019

#018 - Nick & Rob of Mindfield

Nick (Vocalist) and Rob (Guitarist) are in the band Mindfield and were just signed the Bullet Tooth Records (which is run by the old owner of Trustkill Records). In this episode we discuss the bands short history, being sign…