Join Sydney and I as we talk about about a WIDE array of topics. We get into Sydney's latest show, "Wife Material". How Sydney has been able to blend her inspirations from childhood to current and marry them in a way that feels both familiar and new. Sydney and I get into the world of online dating and why it's set up to fail, but not for the reasons I had initially thought, and we even get into a bit about the differences in how men and women have to approach dating. I get a quick lesson on the...
Aug 11, 2025•2 hr 18 min
Join Paul and I for this brief chat as we discuss how he's able to keep his passion for tattooing going strong almost 4 decades into his career. We also touch on how Paul and his shop, Last Rites, became a brand and a go to destination in a time when the industry wasn't really being promoted as such, and how intentional he's been with all of that. Paul responds to a game I'd heard about in the convention circuit involving his dreadlock, super natural experiences and more in this chat with the ta...
Jul 28, 2025•38 min
Something a little different for you this week as I've kinda been struggling with a motivation to do this show and honestly a lot of things in my day to day life the last few weeks since the passing of my grandfather. I kinda go through some of the things I went through going back home to Delaware, presumably for the last time, and the feelings of being back "home" but realizing that it's also been the source for a lot of your insecurities due to familial issues from your childhood. I also share...
Jul 13, 2025•1 hr 20 min
Join Nathan and I as we chat about his upcoming debut album, "Hollywood Mortician" coming out this Friday July 11th via Crowdkill Records. We talk about Nathan being the first artist signed to Crowdkill Records, if there's any pressure he feels being the first artists signed to the label. How it's been to work with people like Lorenzo and Ant knowing their pedigree in the music business. Nathan shares how his other career in photography has allowed him to really hit the ground running with stron...
Jul 07, 2025•1 hr 3 min
Join Myke and I as we talk about how working in kitchens really expanded our musical horizons. Myke shares what it was like to grow up in VA and how living in a house that doubled as a local DIY venue really inspired him to pursue being in bands. We talk about Myke's time in Bury Your Dead. How it was for him to find his voice, literally and figuratively, in a band that had an established sound, and the journey to taking the band to new heights before disbanding. We also touch on Myke's thoughts...
Jun 30, 2025•55 min
Join Alfonso and I as we discuss how toxic the metal/hardcore scenes are, and honestly maybe have always been? Alfonso opens up about how he got into heavier music growing up in Puerto Rico and moving to Miami. The importance of seeing representation in the scene with artists like Chino Moreno, Max Cavalera and how that made being in a band seem possible. We also talk about how fatherhood has changed him in various ways. From strengthening his relationship with one his bandmate who’d long been t...
Jun 20, 2025•2 hr 4 min
Join Tom and I as we talk about what Tom has been up to since his last appearance on the podcast. Tom shares what ultimately led to him deciding to step down from The Acacia Strain. The hardships of leaving something he worked so hard to achieve, but ultimately knew wasn’t going to be good for him if he stayed. Tom also shares the struggles of not only stepping down from the band, but also going through a divorce as well. How diving into his local music scene pulled him out of his depression and...
Jun 19, 2025•2 hr 25 min
Join Mike and I as we chat about old man house project stuff we each were engrossed in to kick things off. From there we talk about how small the music industry really is the longer you stay in it. Mike shares some of the opportunities he’s gotten over the years to fill in for people and his process of learning someone else’s songs with a day or two’s notice. Mike and I get into a bit of drum talk as I’ve recently been learning how to play, which leads us to gushing over our love of Meshuggah an...
Jun 18, 2025•2 hr 9 min
Join me as I introduce you to someone I’ve become quick friends with from going to various local venues in town where Dale works. Dale shares a bit about his upbringing and how he got into heavier music while growing up in a religious household. Dale shares his journey into working venue security, how a twitter exchange with someone from one of his favorite bands led to one of many instances of him becoming friends with his long time influences. We talk about going viral several times over for s...
Jun 17, 2025•3 hr 12 min
Join Patrick and I as we catch up for the first time in a little over a year. Patrick opens up about how his declining health led him to making the tough decision to step down as the drummer of Ice Nine Kills, arguably at the height of the band's career. Patrick shares his journey to sobriety and we of course nerd out a bit about the ever growing non alcohol space. We discuss the real stresses of touring as much as INK was and how Pat living a really nomadic lifestyle took it's toll on him, and ...
Jun 16, 2025•1 hr 59 min
Join Andrew and I as we do what we always do on these and catch up with one another. Andrew and I reflect on the journey of getting to 500 episodes and how it’s similar to his journey between Eidola and Dance Gavin Dance, where it’s head down and continue to do the work. Realizing the importance of taking time to enjoy the journey and not getting burnt out. Andrew reflects on doing one of the biggest tours of his and DGD’s careers with Falling In Reverse. How it was to play to crowds of that siz...
Jun 15, 2025•2 hr 40 min
Join Stephen and I for this quick chat discussing the upcoming Anchor and Braille album, New Mexico. Stephen reveals how Anchor and Braille has changed for him over the years, while still at its core being about being a vessel for music that needs to come out of him. We dig a bit deeper into the process of self exploration Stephen went through at the end of Anberlin calling it a day back in 2014. The journey he went on to find himself and which ultimately led him and the rest of his bandmates ba...
Jun 08, 2025•42 min
Join Jesse and I as we go deep and reflect on some major life experiences that we had both gone through recently with our wives and how those hardships strengthened those relationships. Jesse shares his journey through meditation, learning to not be such a people pleaser and learning to be more tapped into nature and leaving the noise the outside world behind. We also discuss the importance of communication and how it was for Jesse to be told he needed to try harder with his lyrics for the newes...
May 25, 2025•1 hr 22 min
Join Nick and I as we talk about the inspiration behind his series of solo EP's, the various moon phases, and how I became aware of one of them (waxing gibbous) due to my wife and I seeing a pretty moon one night and wondering what kind it was. From here we dip into Nick really looking inward over the last few years and wanting to challenge himself creatively outside of what 311 does and We discuss how barebones the songs seem to be, with the emphasis being placed more on the lyrics, but that ev...
May 18, 2025•1 hr 16 min
Join Chris and I as we discuss the evolution of being a fan of music in the physical media age. From scouring the "thank you's" for bands you should check out to the era of the producer/labels being as much of a factor in what albums you bought as the bands themselves. We get into how bands go about choosing producers now when it doesn't seem to be as important, as well as the misinformation surrounding cowriters in metal and rock music. Chris opens up about how the band played it a bit safe on ...
May 11, 2025•2 hr 41 min
Join Lorenzo and I as discuss his journey through the music industry and how it lead him to co founding Crowdkill Records with his friends, and how it's been to navigate being an upstart label. We get into his time in Sworn Enemy, how it was to try and traverse the bands changing sound with their core fanbase. Lorenzo talks about the struggles of navigating the bands career where it was taking off in another country, while declining here in the states. We reflect on both being from the East Coas...
May 04, 2025•1 hr 44 min
Join Brock, Tyler and I as we dive joke about the last time we all tried doing a podcast together around the release of Tyler's solo ep, but it was just a drunken mess that was never released. We discuss how that was the impetus for Brock and Tyler to want to write more music together and the journey they went on to create Paradise Slaves. The guys share how it was finding the rest of the guys to round out the band, the importance of being friends more so than just being a great player, as well ...
Apr 15, 2025•1 hr 1 min
Join Ken and I for what was to be a part of my 500th episode week, but given some of the recent events going on in the metal/hardcore landscape seemed more apropos dropping this chat early. Ken reveals what lead to him finally deciding to leave As I Lay Dying. How it has been for him to remain silent on the matter while others have gone about discrediting his and the rest of the members decision to exit the band. Ken shares what's next in store for him in his career, the possibility of USAUSAUSA...
Apr 08, 2025•2 hr 18 min
Join Justin and I as we.....well honestly I spend a lot of this quick chat gushing over the bands latest album, The Program. Justin talks about the song writing process for the band, how he approaches writing lyrics that REALLY line up with what the band is doing musically. Justin shares his journey as a musician, from getting into the business as a kid and "throwing away" his opportunity at stardom to pursue a style of music he was more passionate about. How that success feels knowing it's earn...
Apr 06, 2025•41 min
Join Dwid and I as we cover a broad spectrum of topics like how it feels to have his lyrics from the 80’s still being relevant in 2025. We also get into growing up in the Midwest and how a lack of having much to do really helped inspire the creativity of him and his bandmates to forge their own sound. We reflect on how hard it was for them to really break through in the various heavier scenes. We get into what led to Dwid moving to Belgium in the early 2000s, and how that was given the global cl...
Mar 30, 2025•1 hr 49 min
Join Kris and I as we catch up from our last chat where Kris shares that he has since deleted all of his social media in the last few years. We get into how that has been for his personal and professional life, as well as the decision to step away from being a barber. We also discuss learning to become a fan of things again, reconnecting with the live show experience and finding new ways through old songs as we get older. Kris talks about how this approach really opened up his songwriting proces...
Mar 23, 2025•1 hr 21 min
Join Lee and I as we catch up with him while the band was in the midst of their tour. Lee and I share some pleasantries from mutual friends of ours, and get into an interview he had done on Good Company with Bowling a few years prior and how I realized that the songs he was working on at the time were what would become "Welcome To Suffocate City". We get into how there was an obvious shift in how Lee and the rest of the band were taking their careers at that point, how that process was being on ...
Mar 16, 2025•40 min
Join Brandan and I as we discuss the bands latest album, Nine. We get into the departure of longtime bassist Womby leaving the band, how that has been for Brandan and the band to deal with. We also get into how the newer members really got to shine on this album, and how having some new blood in the band has helped the band feel fresh 20 plus years into a career. Brandan talks about the guest features on the album, and how it was to have some of the bands longtime friends be featured on the albu...
Mar 09, 2025•58 min
Join John and I as we kick things off discussing how intentional the release date of the bands upcoming release, Wraith and Ruin coming out March 14th via Napalm Records, was. From there we take a bit of a deep dive into the lyrical content of the album, how a lot of it touches on things that continuously happen over the course of our existence, but we seemingly don't learn from our past mistakes. John talks about the struggles of putting out one of the groups most acclaimed albums and feeling t...
Mar 02, 2025•1 hr 20 min
Join Nick and I as we catch up for the first time in a few years. Nick and I reminisce about the tour I had booked for his old band, Que Sera. How it was for him to put that band to rest after many years and starting to see some success before the end. Nick shares how it was for him to step out on his own and becoming a hired gun for a more pop leaning artist, as well as adjusting to life out on the West Coast being from an East Coaster most of his life. We also get into how Nick ended up joinin...
Feb 23, 2025•1 hr 22 min
Join Sergio and I as we talk about how its been finding himself while working with 3 bands. Sergio discusses how he's really honed in on being of service to not only the other musicians he's collaborating with but to the song itself. We get into where Sergio's sense of style and live show comes from. We dive into the journey he and Eidola have been on over the last 3 releases, culminating in a double album that went from the bands heaviest, Eviscerate, to the bands lightest, Mend. We talk about ...
Feb 16, 2025•1 hr 59 min
Join Brendan and I as we talk about him completing Elden Ring and the journey of spending that much time completing something and not being sure if you’re happy it’s over nor if you even enjoyed it due to how long you spent immersed in it. We then talk about the process of making their latest EP, which in contrast to the video game took significantly less time to complete, and how intentional the band had to be with their decisions given they didn’t have much time to get everything done to be re...
Feb 09, 2025•2 hr 3 min
Join Matty and I as we discuss how him joining Anberlin came to be. Talking about how he traversed going from being a massive fan of the band to shifting to becoming a part of the band. How his fandom has allowed him to help the band write new material that has that classic sound the fans have come to love. We also talk about how Matty's been dealing with the super busy schedule adding another band's commitments to his plate. How he's really taken more of an effort to make time for himself and b...
Feb 02, 2025•1 hr 2 min
Join Kirk and I as we discuss the bands latest tour, which was hitting some rather obscure markets. Kirk talks about touring over the years and the joy in hitting some of these off the beaten path since those fans are a lot more appreciative than others. Kirk opens up about sharing his fitness journey online, and how it's been to be a positive influence on others to take care of themselves. We also touch on Kirk updating his live rig and going with an amp modulator on tour, and how it's been div...
Jan 26, 2025•58 min
Join Blake, Joey and I as we catch up with the guys while they were on the road starting their headline tour with Bad Wolves. Blake and Joey discuss the new music from Pop Evil, working with outside songwriters and if there's a stigma still around writing with other people. We also get into if adding new blood to a band is what helps it stay fresh as well as how they both ended up joining the band. We take a look at the how music is released currently, and how these long roll outs for albums is ...
Jan 21, 2025•49 min
