Jonah Ray Rodrigues ( Mystery Science Theater 3000 , Comedy Central's The Meltdown , Nerdist ) stars in Destroy All Neighbors , a splatter/horror comedy about a frustrated musician trying to finish his prog-rock epic. Jonah talks about getting into punk and metal in Hawaii, playing music, Weird Al, standup comedy, making art, and, of course, Metallica. Keep up with Speak N' Destroy and Ryan J. Downey . Part of the PopCurse podcast network....
Jan 16, 2024•55 min•Season 1Ep. 128
"It's Two Minutes to Late Night!" Jordan Olds, aka Gwarsenio Hall, talks about the fantastic covers of "Blackened" and "Creeping Death" (featuring members of Mastodon, Testament, Carcass, Cannibal Corpse, and many more) organized by Two Minutes to Late Night , the heavy metal late-night talk show. We talk about his history with standup comedy, the various covers (like, 82!) on the show's YouTube channel, and of course, Metallica. Keep up with Speak N' Destroy and Ryan J. Downey . Part of the Pop...
Sep 14, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 127
It's just me! Ryan J. Downey here with a look back at some of the killer Metallica shows I've seen over the past 35 years, including small underplay club shows, unique award show and late-night talk show performances, festivals, and more. I seamlessly and organically tie some of these experiences to different guests who've joined Speak N' Destroy since the podcast began in 2017 and give some updates on projects involving Metallica tour openers Pantera and Ice Nine Kills. Keep up with everything ...
Sep 06, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 126
"Why isn't there a metal site that talks about metal the way people actually talk about it?" The MetalSucks co-founder, formerly known as "Vince Neilstein," tells the origin story behind the opinionated news site. There's also an in-depth discussion about "The Metallica Economy": how the kickoff of a new Metallica album/touring cycle is the digital wave that lifts all of the metal websites. (In 2022, Ben and his fellow cofounder, Matthew "Axl Rosenberg" Goldenberg, sold MetalSucks to The Orchard...
Jun 29, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 125
Eyal Levi is the CEO of URM Academy (an online school for rock and metal producers), Riffhard (an online school for metal guitarists), and guitarist for Dååth. He talks with Ryan J. Downey about his upbringing as the son of a famous composer; learning different instruments; and, of course, a whole lot about Metallica. Speak N' Destroy podcast theme by Scott Mellinger . Visit the Speak N' Destroy website and socials HERE . Part of the PopCurse podcast network....
Jun 13, 2023•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 124
Nico Perrino is the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression Executive Vice President and host of FIRE’s So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast . Before his writing appeared in the Los Angeles Times , Politico , and The Guardian , Nico's first byline was in So What! , the Metallica fan club magazine. He discovered Metallica at age 10, spent his teenage years playing guitar in a Chicago metal band, and now devotes his life to fighting for the same issues addressed in Metallica songs like "Ey...
Apr 19, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 123
72 Seasons At The Movies! Entertainment attorney and journalist Andrew Carter (ex- Terrorizer Magazine ) and fellow entertainment attorney Eric German (whose clients include Five Finger Death Punch, Ice Nine Kills, and Bad Wolves) return to Speak N' Destroy to talk about the theatrical premiere of Metallica's 72 Seasons . Andrew, Eric, and Ryan J. Downey talk about the Metallica movie-going experience and have an in-depth conversation about all 12 songs and the future of the band. Speak N' Destr...
Apr 14, 2023•2 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 122
WAKE guitarist Rob LaChance hitchhiked across Canada as a teenager to see Metallica at Woodstock, where his friend ran naked into the pit while tripping on acid. He and bassist Ryan Kennedy also talk about "Enter Sandman" on MuchMusic; Binge & Purge ; ...And Justice for All , and more. "They were the only band to me for a long time." Speak N' Destroy theme by Scott Mellinger . Visit the Speak N' Destroy website and socials HERE . Part of the PopCurse podcast network....
Apr 06, 2023•54 min•Season 1Ep. 121
SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor on why Master of Puppets is “a perfect heavy metal album”; watching the late Joey Jordison fill-in for Lars; the Black Album; and his contribution to The Metallica Blacklist project. “Metallica is our Led Zeppelin, Beatles, and Black Sabbath all rolled into one.” Speak N' Destroy podcast theme by Scott Mellinger . Visit the Speak N' Destroy website and socials HERE . Part of the PopCurse podcast network....
Feb 23, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 120
DEATH ANGEL guitarist Ted Aguilar, who joined in 2001, goes way back with the Bay Area thrashers, whose Kill As One demo was produced by none other than Kirk Hammett. Ted talks about his early bands, discovering Kill 'Em All , meeting James Hetfield in an airport, the Metallica 30th anniversary shows, and much more. Speak N' Destroy podcast theme by Scott Mellinger . Visit the Speak N' Destroy website and socials HERE . Part of the PopCurse podcast network....
Feb 02, 2023•2 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 119
William Irwin is a college professor and author of The Meaning of Metallica (2022) and Metallica and Philosophy (2007). He is a Distinguished Service Professor in the Philosophy Department at King's College, Pennsylvania and author of several books on pop culture and philosophy. Speak N' Destroy podcast theme by Scott Mellinger . Visit the Speak N' Destroy website and socials HERE . Part of the PopCurse podcast network....
Jan 23, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 118
OBITUARY helped pioneer the legendary Florida death metal sound, with a history stretching all the way back to 1984. Drummer Donald Tardy talks about discovering Kill 'Em All in 1983, the epic songs on Ride the Lightning , how he "studied every millisecond" of Master of Puppets , ...And Justice for All , the Black Album, Load / Reload , the latest Metallica single, reading metal magazines at Circle K, and the lessons learned by watching Metallica. Speak N' Destroy podcast theme by Scott Mellinge...
Jan 16, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 117
CAVE IN included a Metallica medley as a hidden track (remember those?) on 1998's Beyond Hypothermia and has released ambitious albums for more than 20 years, including the phenomenal Jupiter (2000) and the more recent Heavy Pendulum (2022). Stephen Brodsky (guitar/vocals), Adam McGrath (guitar), and JR Conners (drums) talk discovery, metal, Metallica, late bassist Caleb Scofield, and more. Speak N' Destroy podcast theme by Scott Mellinger . Visit the Speak N' Destroy website and socials HERE . ...
Jun 20, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 116
BARRY co-creator and executive producer Alec Berg explains the Metallica poster on Barry Birkman's wall, the Metallica and Pantera songs in the show, and details his first experience hearing Metallica. Berg spent a good chunk of his formative years in Pasadena, where he used to see Van Halen around town, and caught early shows from Armored Saint and W.A.S.P., among others. His formidable comedy credits as writer, producer, director, and showrunner include several episodes of Seinfeld , Curb Your...
Jun 13, 2022•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 115
UNDEATH frontman Alexander Jones talks about his journey through punk, hardcore, and death metal, and how that led to Metallica. Speak N' Destroy podcast theme by Scott Mellinger. Visit the Speak N' Destroy website and socials HERE . Part of the PopCurse podcast network.
May 09, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 114
ROB ZOMBIE bassist, Haxan s cofounder, and host of Gibson TV's Metal & Monsters series Count D. (aka Piggy D.) talks about the Metallica catalog; seeing the band on the Black Album tour, with Guns N' Roses, in Vienna, and more over the years; his encounter with Lars Ulrich, when he was in the band Amen; Load / Reload ; Some Kind of Monster and St. Anger ; Jason Newsted; Robert Trujillo; his role in Rob Zombie's band; and much more. Keep up with his endeavors HERE . Speak N' Destroy podcast t...
May 02, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 113
Bonus Episode! Master Of Puppets arrived March 3, 1986. In this bonus episode, Ryan J. Downey details 10 Reasons Why Master Of Puppets Rules, in celebration of Metallica's landmark third album turning 36. Read the written piece at Loudwire . Speak N' Destroy podcast theme by Scott Mellinger. Visit the Speak N' Destroy website and socials HERE . Part of the PopCurse podcast network....
Mar 03, 2022•21 min•Season 1Ep. 112
BROKEN HOPE guitarist Jeremy Wagner purchased several pieces of Cliff Burton memorabilia at auction and graciously returned them to Cliff's longtime girlfriend, Corinne Lynn, and the late Metallica bassist's family. The stuff included laminates, demos, family photos, and even t-shirts worn by Cliff. Jeremy tells that story in full here and talks about the impact of Metallica on his life and career. Speak N' Destroy podcast theme by Scott Mellinger. Visit the Speak N' Destroy website and socials ...
Feb 10, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 111
WHITECHAPEL guitarist Ben Savage wrote a sixth-grade essay about Metallica, so you know his fandom is real and pure. Ben talks about growing up in the South, his gymnastic coach parents, discovering Metallica, his favorite riffs, the origins of Whitechapel, and his band's longevity. Plus, Ben ranks the Metallica catalog. Speak N' Destroy podcast theme by Scott Mellinger . Visit the Speak N' Destroy website and socials HERE . Part of the PopCurse podcast network....
Jan 17, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 110
METALLICA: THE $24.95 BOOK author BEN APATOFF joins Speak N' Destroy to talk about the 40th anniversary shows; what makes his book different from the other books about the band; mainstream attitudes toward Metallica; James and Lars; research; and a lot more. Grab Ben's book HERE . Speak N' Destroy podcast theme by Scott Mellinger . Visit the Speak N' Destroy website and socials HERE . Part of the PopCurse podcast network....
Jan 04, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 109
It's just me! I'm talking about the Metallica 40th anniversary celebration, the cover songs released by Metallica post- Garage Inc ., and filling the Speak N' Destroy audience in on some of what I've been up to the past few months, and new interviews arriving in 2022! Speak N' Destroy podcast theme by Scott Mellinger . Visit the Speak N' Destroy website and socials HERE . Part of the PopCurse podcast network....
Dec 14, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 108
RIVERS OF NIHIL guitarist Brody Uttley was born in 1991, the year the Black Album was released. He talks about the musical journey that led to his tech-death metal band and production work, with an emphasis on the crucial role of Metallica in his life. Speak N' Destroy podcast theme by Scott Mellinger . Visit the Speak N' Destroy website and socials HERE . Part of the PopCurse podcast network....
Sep 06, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 107
The Acacia Strain guitarist has his wife's name tattooed on him, in the Metallica font! This is a super fun episode. Speak N' Destroy podcast theme by Scott Mellinger . Visit the Speak N' Destroy website and socials HERE . Part of the PopCurse podcast network.
Aug 31, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 106
BYZANTINE vocalist/guitarist Chris "OJ" Ojeda and bassist Ryan Postlethwait talk discovering Metallica ; the failure of old-school tab books; high school talent shows; winning a pair of Lars Ulrich's drum sticks in a MetClub contest; meeting the band in a VIP experience; the Metallica monitor mix; each of the Metallica albums; how metal fans react to the evolution of various bands; the righthand of James Hetfield; and the story of the "Quarantine Jam" version of "Shortest Straw" featuring OJ, Ph...
Aug 23, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 105
AMENRA / OATHBREAKER guitarist Lennart Bossu counts Ride the Lightning among the five heavy albums that changed his life. The Belgian musician ranks the Metallica catalog, talks about meeting Kirk Hammett, his favorite riffs, seeing the band live, the spiritual side of post-doom collective Amenra, and more. Speak N' Destroy podcast theme by Scott Mellinger . Visit the Speak N' Destroy website and socials HERE . Part of the PopCurse podcast network....
Aug 16, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 104
ALLUVIAL guitarist Wes Hauch has plenty to say about Metallica. This is a deep dive conversation covering the band's different eras, puzzling and unique tuning choices, and the importance of certain opinions in the fan ecosystem. He even puts on his guitar and explains something by playing a bit of Metallica during the conversation. Hauch's guitar resume includes stints with The Faceless , Black Crown Initiate , and Thy Art Is Murder . Speak N' Destroy podcast theme by Scott Mellinger . Visit th...
Aug 03, 2021•1 hr 58 min•Season 1Ep. 103
Guns N' Roses & Metallica! The incredible co-headlining tour, filled with cancelations, a death-defying pyro accident, a riot, the ego ramp, debauchery, and so much more. It's the 30th anniversary of the Black Album this year and a perfect time to revisit 1992's infamous Guns N' Roses/Metallica tour. Andrew Carter and Eric German return to share memories about the gigs. Andrew is ex-Deputy Editor for Terrorizer Magazine , a former band manager, and a longtime attorney in the film business. E...
Jul 26, 2021•2 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 102
LACUNA COIL singer Cristina Scabbia fell in love with heavy music when she first heard Metallica's 1991 self-titled fifth record, aka the Black Album. In this episode, she talks about the impact of that album and the band on her career; the formation of Lacuna Coil; the story behind the band's signing to Century Media; the relationship between bands like Paradise Lost, Type O Negative, Lacuna Coil, and Metallica, whose sound and image evolves over the years, with their fans, and more. It's a wid...
Jul 20, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 101
TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider once declared Metallica had "a lot of heart, but they’re never going to go anywhere.” In this fun and spirited conversation, Dee reflects on Twisted Sister's feuds with Manowar, Hanoi Rocks, Mr. Mister, and the PMRC; how Metallica ended up headlining over Twisted Sister in Holland in 1984; the role of Kirk Hammett in the Bay Area thrash scene; the importance of Dave Mustaine in early Metallica; the move he borrowed from Sammy Curr in the movie Trick Or Treat; s...
Jul 12, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 100
WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM drummer and cofounder is talented, intellectual, spiritual, and a consummate Metallica fan. We talk about the band's influence on Aaron and his brother, Nathan; Lars Ulrich behind-the-kit and behind-the-scenes; plotting epic length songs; and more. Speak N' Destroy podcast theme by Scott Mellinger . Visit the Speak N' Destroy website and socials HERE . Part of the PopCurse podcast network....
Jul 06, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 99
