Episodes
Oct. 13, 2021
#078 - Max Cavalera of Soulfly, Killer Be Killed, & more
For over 30 years the Cavalera name has been mentioned in Metal. Max started Sepultura with his younger brother, Igor, in 1984. Since then, Max has been one of the busiest people in the metal world. Outside of his time in Sepultura, Max has created or been a part of projects such as Nailbomb, Soulf…
Oct. 6, 2021
#077 - Tony Weinbender of The Fest
The Fest is an annual music festival in Gainesville, Florida, organized by Tony Weinbender, formerly of No Idea Records. It is a predominantly punk rock and pop-punk festival, though there are also a good number of indie rock, hardcore punk, metal, and ska acts. The Fest first took place May 24 and…
Sept. 29, 2021
#076 - David & Bobby of Signs Of The Swarm
Signs Of The Swarm, formed in 2014, is a Pittsburgh-based Deathcore band. David Simonich replaced CJ McCreedy on vocals in 2018 while Bobby Crow (who is a longtime member) handles drums and bass, currently, though the band ha...
Sept. 22, 2021
#075 - Sven de Caluwé of Aborted
Aborted is a Belgian death metal/grindcore band formed in 1995. The group recently released their 11th studio album, "Mainacult", on September 10th through Nuclear Blast.
Sept. 15, 2021
#074 - Scott Ian Lewis of Carnifex
Carnifex is an American deathcore band from San Diego, California. Formed in 2005, they are currently signed to Nuclear Blast Records, and just released their 8th full-length studio album, "Graveside Confessions". You can find Carnifex currently on tour with The Black Dahlia Murder and on their hea…
Sept. 8, 2021
#073 - Matty Mullins of Memphis May Fire
We link up with Matty Mullins of the metalcore band Memphis May Fire for a second time on the podcast. Matty was first appeared on Ep #005 in April 2019, making Matty our first official repeat guest! MMF recently released two brand new singles off their upcoming album, which could be released at an…
Sept. 1, 2021
#072 - Chad Johnson of Furnace Fest
Furnace Fest originally ran in the early 2000s as a collection of punk, hardcore, metal, metalcore, and emo-type bands at the Sloss Furnaces in Birmingham, AL. If you have seen one of the festival's DVDs, then you know exactly what Furnace Fest is. If you don't we strongly suggest you look it up. C…
Aug. 25, 2021
#071 - Aaron Pauley of Of Mice & Men
Of Mice & Men (OM&M) is a metalcore/rock band from Costa Mesa, California. Founded in 2009 the band has seen insane success with chart-topping album releases and touring with some of rock's biggest drawing bands. Aaron Pauley is the band's bass player who handled clean vocal duties until the second…
Aug. 18, 2021
#070 - Roger & Rob of Love Is Red
Love Is Red was a melodic hardcore band that originated in Florence Alabama in the year 2000 and eventually called Nashville Tennessee home for the rest of its existence. The band did extensive U.S. touring throughout the U.S. after signing to Jamey Jasta's Stillborn Records until 2005 when the gro…
Aug. 11, 2021
#069 - Ricky Hoover of Ov Sulfur/Ex-Suffokate
You may Ricky Hoover from his time as the vocalist in the Deathcore band, Suffokate. Ricky spent 2008-2012 with that group, after parting ways Ricky explored the world of hair becoming a barber and opening his own barbershop. However, after a while, the itch to be in a band again became too much an…
Aug. 4, 2021
#068 - Kayhan & Shibby of Yaujta
Not only is Yautja a race of aliens in the Predator franchise, but it is also the name of a three-piece sludge metal/grindcore band from Nashville, TN. Having been around for over a decade, it was great for them to sign to Re...
July 28, 2021
#067 - Justin Fornof of Wristmeetrazor
Wristmeetrazor is an American metalcore band that originally started as a solo project in Washington, D.C., United States, in 2017. Members are now located in Louisville, KY, Las Vegas, NV, Springfield, VA, and Newark, DE. Recruited shortly after formation, Justin (Ex-Molotov Solution) is now the f…
July 21, 2021
#066 - Mike Hranica of the Devil Wears Prada
Mike has been the frontman of the Dayton, Ohio metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada since its inception in 2005. The group has released 7 studio full-lengths, most recently The Act. Of those 7 albums, 6 of them have been charted on Billboard as high as 10th. In May of 2021, the group released a fo…
July 14, 2021
#065 Douglas Robinson of The Sleeping / Night Verses
Douglas Robinson is a photographer, music nerd (in a good way), vegan, and dynamic frontman. Doug fronted The Sleeping (which included ex-members of the mid-90s metalcore band SkyCameFalling) from 2003-2012, with a few reunion show here and there. Doug also joined Night Verses for a few years after…
July 7, 2021
#064 - Nicky & Alex of Nekrogoblikon
Nicky Calonne (Vocalist/Keyboard) and Alex Alereza (Guitar/Backing Vocals) are both members of the goblin melodic death metal band Nekrogoblikon based out of Los Angeles, California. The band has 4 full-length albums and took time away from recording their 5th studio album to chat on the podcast.
June 28, 2021
#063 - Ryan "Tuck" O'Leary of Fit For A King
Ryan O'Leary is most known for playing bass and doing clean vocals in the Texas metalcore band, Fit For A King, since joining the group in 2014. Ryan also started a podcast during the pandemic, has another band called "Off Road Minivan", and co-founded a music collaboration company, Feathered-X.
June 21, 2021
#062 - Travis Richter & Lil Lotus of If I Die First
You may remember Travis Ritcher from his time playing guitar is From First To Last alongside Sonny aka Skrillex, playing in the grindcore band The Color Of Violence, or his time as the vocalist in The Human Abstract. Travis met Soundcloud emo artists/producers: Lil Lotus, Zuban, and more through hi…
June 14, 2021
#061 - James Shotwell of Haulix
James Shotwell is the Director of Customer Engagement at Haulix (an online music promo software that can provide watermarking technology and tracking) as well as the host of the High Notes Podcast. James has also lent his writing skills to outlets like Alt Press, Substream Magazine, and more.
June 7, 2021
#060 - Dino Cazares of Fear Factory, Brujeria, & More
Dino Cazares goes by the nickname "Riff Beast" and is best known for being a founding member of the industrial metal band Fear Factory. Cazares also spends some of his limited free time between other bands such as Brujeria, Asesino, Divine Hersey, and more. Fear Factory is set to release the band's…
June 1, 2021
#059 - Bryan Giles of Red Fang
Bryan Giles is the Guitarist/Vocalist of the Portland Oregon "stoner" rock band Red Fang. having been formed in 2005 the band has released 4 studio albums, with their 5th one, "Arrows", dropping June 4th, 2021. The band has a...
May 24, 2021
#058 - Frank Novinec of Hatebreed, Ringworm, & Terror
Frank is currently playing guitar in the scene staple, Hatebreed. Frank has put many years into hardcore and music having played in such bands as Ringworm and Terror to name just a few before he was invited into Hatebreed in 2006. Hatebreed released their 8th studio album, "Weight Of False Self", i…
May 19, 2021
#057 - Kyle & Chris of Bodysnatcher
Kyle Medina (vocals) and Chris Whited (drums) are part of the south Florida deathcore/metalcore band Bodysnatcher. The band really started to gain some notoriety last year after releasing their 2nd full-length, "This Heavy Void" (Stay Sick Records), however, since then the band has signed with EOne…
May 11, 2021
#056 - JB Brubaker of August Burns Red
JB Brubaker picked up the guitar later than most and in 2 years August Burns Red wrote their debut album "Thrillseeker", yea we know VERY SURPRISING (more of those tidbits in this episode btw). JB has been the lead shredder of the monumental metalcore band since its birth. The group is celebrating …
May 5, 2021
#055 - Nik Nocturnal & Andy Cizek of Termina
Youtubers Nik Nocturnal and Andy Cizek make up the metal project, Termina. Nik is best known for his YouTube channel (which currently boasts over 400K subscribers) where he creates various heavy music content such as guitar covers, meme videos, and reacts. Andy is also a Youtuber and Twitch streame…