Episodes
Jan. 27, 2020
Diamante
Doc welcomes solo artist, Diamante, to the show and they talk about how she got her start in the music business in musical theatre, moving to LA from Boston, touring with Whitesnake as an 18 year old, getting a record deal w…
Jan. 21, 2020
Shaun Glass (Repentance, Ex-Soil, Ex-Dirge Within, Ex-Broken Hope)
Doc welcomes guitarist and bassist, Shaun Glass, to the show and they talk about Shaun's background working behind the scenes for Pavement records, his time playing bass for Broken Hope, why he got tired of death metal and d…
Dec. 31, 2019
John Boecklin (Bad Wolves, ex-Devildriver)
Doc welcomes Bad Wolves drummer, John Boecklin, for his second appearance on the show to talk about how John feels about the success of Bad Wolves 3 years removed from his last time on the pod, dealing with the growing pains…
Dec. 9, 2019
Mark Lewis (Producer)
Doc welcomes music producer, Mark Lewis, to the show and they talk about what he thinks the role of a producer is, growing up as a metalhead and guitarist in Maryland, going to recording school at Full Sail University, how h…
Nov. 25, 2019
Derrick Blackman (Some Black Guy from YouTube)
Doc welcomes YouTube star, Derrick Blackman, to the show and they go deep talking about everything from how Derrick got into being a YouTuber, his background as a musician and getting into metal, the "Anti-SJW" vs "Woke" cul…
Nov. 13, 2019
Steev Esquivel (Skinlab, Re:Ignition, Dedvolt)
Doc welcomes Skinlab vocalist and bassist, Steev Esquivel, to the show and they talk about meeting each other in the late 90s, his early days with thrash metal band, Defiance, the downturn in thrash leading to the groove met…
Nov. 6, 2019
Dave Peters (Throwdown)
Doc welcomes Throwdown founder and vocalist, Dave Peters, to the show and they talk about Dave's approach to social media and interest in politics, how Throwdown started with him as a guitarist and eventually the singer, wha…
Oct. 29, 2019
Jason Costa (All The Remains, ex-Diecast)
Doc welcomes All That Remains drummer, Jason Costa, to the show to talk about their collective belief in aliens, his early days coming up in the Boston hardcore scene as a metalhead, how he developed his playing style, his t…
Oct. 15, 2019
Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed)
On this very special 100th episode of The Ex-Man podcast, Doc welcomes Hatebreed vocalist and Jasta Show podcast host Jamey Jasta and they talk about Hatebreed's place in the NWOAHM, the state of rock radio, dealing with pol…
Oct. 7, 2019
Phil Labonte (All That Remains, ex-Shadows Fall)
Doc welcomes All That Remains vocalist, Phil Labonte, on the show for the third time to discuss his entry into the metal scene as a guitarist and then a vocalist for death metal band Perpetual Doom, his time with Shadows Fal…
Oct. 1, 2019
What Makes Tool Special? With Crash Thompson (The Rock Critic)
Doc welcomes YouTube music Crash Thompson aka The Rock Critic to the show to discuss the modern state of music criticism, the new Tool album Fear Inoculum, and how Tool engages outside of the norms of the rest of the industr…
Sept. 24, 2019
Joshua Travis (Emmure, Glass Cloud, ex-Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza)
Doc welcomes Emmure guitarist, Joshua Travis, to the show and they talk about his time with The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza, how he developed his sound, the genesis of "the yuck", his early guitar influences, his time w…
Sept. 19, 2019
Myke Terry (Volumes, ex-Bury Your Dead, ex-Cassius)
Doc welcomes Volumes vocalist Myke Terry to the show to talk about coming up in the Richmond, VA metalcore scene with his first band Cassius, how he joined Bury Your Dead, developing his vocal style and experimenting with si…
Sept. 9, 2019
Rob Arnold (Chimaira, The Elite)
Doc welcomes Chimaira lead guitarist, Rob Arnold, to the show to talk about Rob's disappearance from the public eye after quitting Chimaira, the early days of Chimaira, evolving from nu-metal to the NWOAHM, the backlash of b…
Aug. 20, 2019
Justin Whang (YouTuber, Jynx, ex-PUi)
Doc welcomes YouTuber and Jynx guitarist, Justin Whang, to the show to talk about how Doc and Justin met when he was in his former band, PUi, how he began creating content for YouTube, the modern state of social media, the c…
Aug. 1, 2019
John Dyer Baizley (Baroness)
Doc welcomes Baroness frontman/guitarist and visual artist, John Dyer Baizley, to the show to talk about Baroness' creative process, his philosophy as an artist, feelings on fame, what inspired him to make creative work his …
July 16, 2019
Finn McKenty (The Punk Rock MBA)
Doc welcomes host of The Punk Rock MBA YouTube show, Finn McKenty, and they talk about his history as a blogger writing under the satirical alias, Sgt. D, how he fell in love with marketing and business, how a job working at…
July 8, 2019
Chris Cain (Bad Wolves, ex-Bury Your Dead)
Doc welcomes fellow Bad Wolves guitarist, Chris Cain, to the show and they talk about how Chris got into guitar, growing up in Iowa, falling into the hardcore/metalcore scene and almost immediately hitting the road with Too …
June 19, 2019
Jerry Clubb (Manager of Suicide Silence)
Doc welcomes artist manager of the band Suicide Silence, Jerry Clubb, to talk about dabbling in fantasy sports, his time working for Prosthetic Records, discovering Suicide Silence as a young local band in Southern Californi…
June 3, 2019
David Silveria (BI•AS, ex-Korn)
Doc welcomes ex-Korn and current BI•AS drummer, David Silveria, on the show and they talk about how his new band, BI•AS, got off the ground, his evolution in approaching drum tones, dealing with a devastating back injury and…
May 23, 2019
Discussing Lords of Chaos w/ Scott Ian Lewis (Carnifex)
Doc welcomes Carnifex vocalist, Scott Ian Lewis, to discuss the new film, Lords of Chaos , based on the book of the same name, about the history, music, and controversial crimes committed by the Norwegian Black Metal band, M…
May 14, 2019
Chris Dudley (Underoath)
Doc speaks with Underoath keyboard player, Chris Dudley, about meeting and touring together in 2003, their love for Jimmy Eat World, Underoath's role as a trailblazer bringing keyboards into the hardcore scene, what it was l…
May 3, 2019
Mark Morton (Lamb of God)
Doc welcomes Lamb of God lead guitarist, Mark Morton, to the show and they talk about Mark's unique playing style, what it's been like to develop the live show for his solo band, what inspired him to branch out and do a solo…
April 24, 2019
Doc Coyle Q&A feat. Thomas Crawford & Matt Neufeld
In Part 2 of last week's episode where Doc interviewed Ex Man listeners, the roles are reversed and Doc answers questions from Ceraphym guitarist, Thomas Crawford, and criminal defense attorney, Matt Neufeld. This episode fe…