Chad Nicefield returns to the podcast to catch up with what he and the Wilson gang have been up to since last chat. Chad and I get into a variety of things including fleshlights, undercooked bacon to how the bands last touring cycle almost did the band in. How a soul searching trip to Indonesia and micro dosing on LSD lead Chad down a path to find himself as well Wilson finding their new sound and much more. Intro Music: "Ambition" and "Chin Ups" by CHae Hawk Outro Music: "Bitch Don't Kill My Vi...
Jun 17, 2018•1 hr 23 min
Skye Sweetnam is my guest on this episode of the podcast. Skye is the vocalist for Sumo Cyco, who were at a SOLD OUT stop on their Kings & Queens tour with Nonpoint and Butcher Babies here in MI at The Machine Shop in Flint. Skye and I talk a bit about touring with bands such as Fozzy, Nonpoint and Butcher Babies. What they've learned from these hard touring bands and how they've incorporated it into their own shows. A funny story involving Chris Jericho and their drummer being out and about...
Jun 13, 2018•42 min
Daniel Terry and Geoff Cain from Discography Discussion sit in with me this week to go over all things Louder Than Life Fest 2018. We break down each day of the festival and let you know our thoughts on the lineups, bands we are excited to see, putting a spotlight on some lesser known bands that you should check out, and much much more. Louder Than Life festival is happening in Louisville KY Sept 28th, 29th and 30th. Tickets and all information on the festival can be found at louderthanlifefesti...
Jun 11, 2018•1 hr 26 min
This weeks guest is Keller Harbin, vocalist of Holy+Gold. Some of you may know Keller from his time in The Chariot, or playing bass for Every Time I Die. However you may or may not know Keller, this chat is a super honest convo about how Keller got into music, his time in the Chariot, to his departure from the band and playing bass with ETID. We talk about his time out of being a full time musician, and starting a family and losing his faith and almost getting divorced and how all of this shaped...
Jun 04, 2018•2 hr 24 min
Jose Pasillas, drummer for Incubus, is my guest this week, as well as special guest co host Joshua Toomey of the Talk Toomey podcast. Toomey and I talk about our Bleeding Through chats making news, what that does for podcasts at our level. We also talk about the 2nd Annual Rock and Pod Expo and get into Incubus's legacy. Jose and I talk about his style and how unique it is despite never being formally trained, fans reactions to the evolving sound over their 20+ year career and anniversary tours....
May 27, 2018•53 min
Fallon Bowman returns to finish our Deftones Discography Breakdown, as we dissect Gore. We hold nothing back on this one, its more of the same as we get into every nook and cranny of this ambitious release from this band. Intro Music: "Ambition" and "Chin Ups" by Chae Hawk Links: Facebook: @fallonbowman, @moshpitnationwestMI, @jonsuntitedpodcast Instagram: @fallonbowman, @moshpitnation, @jonsuntitledpodcast Twitter: @fallonbowman, @moshpitnation, @jonsuntitledpod Website: www.moshpitnation.com E...
May 24, 2018•1 hr 19 min
Brandan Schieppati of Bleeding Through is this weeks guest. Brandan joins me to discuss the bands newest album, Love Will Kill All. What got the band back together, the current state of the metal scene. Why a lot of the older bands are coming back. Making changes as a band and being comfortable in who you are and how that has equated to the perhaps the best Bleeding Through album to date. Intro Song: "Ambition" and "Chin Ups" by Chae Hawk Outro Song: "Fade Into Ash" by Bleeding Through Links: Fa...
May 20, 2018•47 min
This week is a special week as I have not one, but two guests on this episode. I have Daniel Terry of Discography Discussion on to cohost my chat with Adam Morgan of Hopesfall. Dan and I go through Hopesfall's career with Adam and find out what it was like being one at the forefront of a new trend in heavier music, as well as the shift the band took going into A Types. We talk Adam leaving the band, and find out how the reunion in 2011 came to be, as well as how this new Hopesfall record came to...
May 13, 2018•2 hr 4 min
Schuylar and Matty from He Is Legend join me for this weeks podcast. We catch up on all things HIL since Schuylar last came on just before FEW had dropped. We hear what the band did to celebrate the release of the new album the day it came out. Some stories from touring with GWAR and Ghoul, how playing Shiprocked was for them, as well as getting into my hangups with vegetarian/vegans and the terminology they use to describe their food and much much more. This is a super loose conversation, but a...
May 06, 2018•1 hr 42 min
79. Inkcarceration Fest Preview w/ BJ Rowe of Metal Nexus by Jon Beatty
Apr 30, 2018•1 hr
Derek Hess is my guest this week. Derek is known for a plethora of reasons, be it doing art for numerous bands album art (In Flames, Sevendust, Matchbook Romance), concert posters, being the founder of a clothing line, Strhess Clothing, all of which centers around his art. Mr. Hess just put out a book, 31 Days in May: A Visual Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, and is currently embarking on a tour to promote it. We talk about how this book got started, and how frustrating it can be to be co...
Apr 30, 2018•56 min
My guest this week is Doc Coyle. Some of you may know Doc from his time in God Forbid, or from his widely popular podcast, The Ex Man Podcast, or maybe from his new band, Bad Wolves, who in a short amount of time have had the top selling song on iTunes and become one of the hottest new bands on the rock/metal scene. However, Doc and I don't really talk much about music but focus on another passion of Doc's, the NBA. We chat about how players now always have to be on in the ever present 24 hour n...
Apr 22, 2018•1 hr 33 min
Tom Denney is my guest on this week's podcast. Most of you may know Tom as one of the founding members and main song writers from A Day To Remember, but Tom's had a crazy career away from the band, and life in general. We hear about the early days of the band, how they came across their sound, what it was like having success with the Kelly Clarkston cover, and why Tom chose to walk away from the band just before the release of their breaktout album, Homesick. Tom and I discuss a bit about music ...
Apr 18, 2018•1 hr 36 min
Fallon Bowman returns to continue our breakdown of Deftones discography. This time we are breaking down Koi No Yokan, the follow up to the the instant classic that was Diamond Eyes. Does Koi No Yokan pick up where Diamond Eyes leaves off, did Fallon and I pick the same favorite song as you, do we hear anymore fun embarrassing stories from Fallon during this chat???? Listen and find out. Join in the convo across the socials and let Fallon and I know what you think about this album. Intro Music: "...
Apr 08, 2018•1 hr 18 min
Lauren Kashan is the guest this week. This chat is all over the place, in a great way, from playing getting to know you games that Sharptooth plays to pass the time on tour, which also reveals way too much about Lauren and myself. We also venture into some weighty topics of mental and self esteem issues stemming from our experiences with doctors we had at an early age. We also discuss still being a fan of things and sharing things we both geeked out about, to Lauren being a Herpetologist and the...
Apr 01, 2018•1 hr 45 min
Billy Grey is my guest for this bonus mini ep. Fozzy is playing a show here in Grand Rapids MI as part of their Judas Rising tour. Billy and I did a chat right before the band headed back out on the second leg of this tour. We go over how Billy got into Fozzy to the overwhelming success of the song "Judas" and the "Judas Effect" it has had for the band. We also get into how some may think this band has enjoyed instant success...after being a band for over 15 years. If the success of "Judas" will...
Mar 26, 2018•31 min
Mike Sciulara is my guest this week. Some of you might know Mike from any of the number of bands he's been in over the years, Endwell/This is Hell/Extinction AD and more recently Light the Torch. Mike and I sat down to discuss how he got into being a music and what lead him to want to play drums initially. What it's been like being a "hired gun" for a lot of bands over the years, and what qualities one needs to possess to be as in demand as he's been over the years. We get into how the Light the...
Mar 25, 2018•1 hr 12 min
My guest this week is James Hart, vocalist of 18 Visions. James and I had a chat outside of the Roxy where 18 Visions were performing that night. We talked about how James got into cosmetology in the first place, and balancing it with being an active touring band. Finding stability in being a hair stylist after the band called it a day. Reoccurring trends in both hair styles and music and much more. Intro Music: "Ambition" and "Chin Ups" by Chae Hawk Outro Music: "Rain When I Die" by Alice in Ch...
Mar 18, 2018•47 min
Kevin Antreassian is this week's guest. Most of you may know Kevin for his time spent in Dillinger Escape Plan, but Kevin was in a band before that, Knife the Glitter, that spent almost 10 years making an album that came out at the end of 2017. This would be the bands first and subsequently last album. Kevin recalls the various incarnations of the Knife the Glitter before settling into an instrumental 3 piece. The process of spending almost a decade making one album, working titles for songs, an...
Mar 11, 2018•59 min
Craig Owens is my guest this week. Craig and I chat about his newer project, BadxChannels, and how it came to be. We talk about how BxC has evolved from the WHYFDML ep to some of the newer songs Craig has put out, and how he's been crafting a way to marry the two styles together. We also get into his curated soundcloud playlist of artists that he likes, and how the music industry has changed thanks to platforms like soundcloud and Craig's ability to be a musical chameleon. Intro Music: "Ambition...
Mar 04, 2018•1 hr 18 min
My guest this week is Andrew Mikhail of the band Serpents, formerly of Oceano. We get into what it was like for Andrew to grow up as a middle eastern kid who was discovering metal and teaching himself to play guitar, as well as discussing if being self taught has helped or hindered Andrew's career as a guitarist. Andrew opens up about his time in Oceano and what lead to him deciding to leave the band, and if there is any potential for a 10 year anniversary tour of Oceano's debut "Depths" in stor...
Feb 25, 2018•1 hr 46 min
My guest this week is Mike Dean, bass player for the mighty Corrosion of Conformity. I got to chat with Mike during some down time while he was on the road with Black Label Society. We talk about how the band got to play some headlining shows in light of BLS canceling some shows, including a stop here in Grand Rapids. How it was to come up with a headline set on such short notice, and the reception to the new album "No Cross, No Crown" and playing as a 3 pc and now as a 4 pc with Pepper back in ...
Feb 18, 2018•47 min
My guest is Sheel Davè, drummer for Bad Rabbits. This chat was a long time coming, and was interesting in the sense that I didn't really ask Sheel many questions, just let him tell me what has been going on with BR over the last few years. Sheel reveals why the band has been on a bit of a hiatus, as well as taking about why the band has chosen to go back to being an independent band. How the band was ahead of a trend that is now gaining popularity for mainstream artists like Bruno Mars, and how ...
Feb 14, 2018•1 hr 43 min
My guest this week is Jim Hocking, guitar player and backing vocalist of For The Fallen Dreams. Jim and I met at local venue The Pyramid Scheme, here in Grand Rapids, to talk a bit about the bands upcoming album, 6 coming out Feburary 16th via Rise Records. What it was like making this album now that some of the band members are newer dads, and some behind the scenes on the making of the album as a whole. We also go back and look back at their debut album, Changes, which celebrates 10 years of b...
Feb 07, 2018•1 hr 22 min
My guest this week is legendary horror core rapper King Gordy. King Gordy has long since made a name for himself in the underground hip hop scene, "the king of horrocore" to some. King Gordy has teamed with Bizarre of D12 fame to create a new project called Last American Rockstars, or LARS for short. King Gordy and I get into what inspires his controversial lyrics, as well as the concept for LARS itself. We also talk about what happened to the rockstars of the world, and how the hip hop scene ha...
Feb 04, 2018•53 min
My guest this week is Dave Buckner, former drummer for Papa Roach. Dave and I get into discussing the immediate success of their seminal debut album, Infest. What it was like being on the road when the album blew up, and if they thought the record would do as well as it would. We also delve into the bands second album, LoveHateTragedy, and what the mindset was for the band going into that album. What it was like to have it not do as well, by comparison, to their first album, and how that would s...
Jan 28, 2018•2 hr 5 min
My guest this week is Dave Chavarri drummer for Terror Universal and ILL Nino. We discuss how the concept of the bands look came to be, the inspiration behind Dave's mask came about. Touring plans for Terror Universal and what to expect from their debut album, "Make Them Bleed" out now via Minus Head Records. Intro Music: "Ambition" and "Chin Ups" by Chae Hawk Outro Music: "Blackened" by Metallica and "Make them Bleed" by Terror Universal Links: Facebook: @terroruniversaloffical, @mosphitnationw...
Jan 21, 2018•58 min
This week's guest is Justin Graves, formerly of A Life Once Lost, and current drummer for Ambient hard rock band Vexes. Vexes are creating a bit of buzz in the industry following the release of the their singles, "Lift" and "Plasticine". While "Helion" just was named one of Sirius XM Liquid Metal's Devils Dozen. Justin and I talk a bit about how he got involved with Vexes, and a bit about the process of making the album. What we can expect from the band in this new year. Intro Music: "Ambition" ...
Jan 15, 2018•1 hr
Robb Rivera is the guest on this weeks podcast. Robb and I sat down on New Years Day and went over our top albums of 2017, as well as some of the albums we are looking forward to in this upcoming year. Would love to keep the conversation going online and tell us some great records we may have missed and some albums that are about to be released you think we should be aware of. Intro Music: "Ambition" and "Chin Ups" by Chae Hawk Outro Music: "Jacobs Ladder" by Rush Links: Facebook: @robbriveranon...
Jan 09, 2018•1 hr 50 min
This weeks guest is Glenn Willis vocalist of recently reunited punk band The Blamed. As well as 2 Minute Minor and October Bird of Death. Glenn has alway been immersed in whatever music scene he is a part of, and has been in AT LEAST 2 bands at any given time since I've known him. Glenn and I take a deep look into his past and how his faith got him inspired to be in a band in the first place. How he has also help invigorate his local scene, but has also found himself taking the blame for said sc...
Jan 04, 2018•2 hr 4 min
