Join Dave, Scott and Stephen and I as we catch up with the latest going ons in the Haste The Day world. We talk about the bands latest single, Burn, and resigning with Solid State, and how all of that came to be as well as what the guys are looking for at this stage in their careers. We get a bit heavy and talk about the ending of the band and subsequent reformations over the years. What it was like to deal with the back and forth nature of having the band be in and out of their lives. The guys ...
Jan 12, 2025•2 hr 25 min
Join Danny, Dave and I as we discuss the second edition of their book, "Perpetual Conversion" which tells Danny's career in the heavy/extreme sides of the music industry. We discuss Danny's time in bands more rooted in thrash like Anthrax and Stormtroopers of Death, through his sonic journey of pushing boundaries in faster, more "extreme", bands like Nuclear Assault and Brutal Truth and how this book really puts you at the forefront of these burgeoning scenes in metal through the lens of Danny's...
Jan 05, 2025•51 min
This is a bit of a different episode for me. This was born from a friend showing me LLNN's album, "Unmaker", and becoming OBSESSED with it. Initially this was an album I was getting into heavy going back to the gym, but couldn't shake the hold it had over me and the feelings it would evoke out of me. Feelings of anger and despair and hopelessness. What I didn't anticipate was my foot injury that led to having surgery and being laid up a few months later, and in the darkness of sitting in my bed ...
Dec 29, 2024•1 hr 15 min
Join Robby and Vicky and I as we get into the end of Vicky's last band and the journey she went on as that wrapped up, and how that lead into her joining/starting Sicksense with Robby. We also get into the resurgence that nu metal has been having in recent years, and how that has been for Robby given his past fronting Stuck Mojo, and reflecting on the quick rise of the genre, and then the hate it received for so long. We talk about the importance of being true to yourself and not chasing trends....
Dec 22, 2024•1 hr 26 min
Join Mike and I as we talk about the bands latest album, "Sundiver", and how this became a sort of companion piece to 2022's "Datura". We get into a weird correlation I had with the Datura plant form a video game in the 90's. Mike and I get a little deeper with how we tend to be oblivious to things until we learn about them and then it's all you notice. Mike opens up about the evolution of Boston Manon, not only as a band but as people, and how that has allowed them to really push their songwrit...
Dec 15, 2024•1 hr 12 min
Join Brandon and I as we discuss the bands latest release, The Pronoia Sessions, and how the band went about choosing songs from their catalog to deconstruct and reimagine, and what that process was like especially with some of the older material. We also look back on 20 years of "The Curse", if the guys knew it was as special as it would turn out to be for them, and the legacy of it 2 decades later, including looking back on specific tours around this time that really helped catapult the band t...
Dec 09, 2024•1 hr 11 min
Join John and I as we look back on the events of 9/11, the day we recorded this episode, and share memories of where we were when it happened as well as the impact it would have on us and the world moving forward. This helps us springboard into Skille's new music where they tackle the hardships we are all going through and the feeling of isolation in a time of uncertainty. John also shares how the making of this album was a lot more immediate from recording to release and how that makes this alb...
Dec 01, 2024•50 min
Join Eric and I as we discuss where the idea of Barbarians of California came from, and how it was to try and pay homage to a genre that inspired the members to go back to their roots. Eric and I dive a bit deeper into his career as a producer/engineer/mixer and how he traverses wearing so many different hats in the studio and navigating the various demands of each project, as well as the artists. We talk about how Eric is able to keep up with all the latest things going on in the music landscap...
Nov 24, 2024•1 hr 25 min
Join Jack and I as we chat while the band was at a tour stop in Detroit ahead of the release of their latest album, People Watching. We discuss what the band wanted to accomplish with this new release, how they've expanded their sound not only sonically but with the guests they had featuring on the album as well, and how intentionally all of that was. Jack also shares some of the struggles the band endured coming up the ranks and how it has been to gain some traction with the new singles/videos ...
Nov 17, 2024•52 min
Join Haley and I as we discuss the bands sudden emergence on the scene, which in the day and age of the internet how it's kinda wild to find a band that's got as much buzz about them, but hardly any online presence, and to truly be at the beginning of a band's career. We also get into me asking a lot of questions about Hayley's career being a Spacewalk Engineer for NASA, how it's been navigating what I imagined to be a very intensive and time consuming career while also balancing everything that...
Nov 10, 2024•1 hr 17 min
Join Justin, Robert and I as we catch up on a Saturday morning while the guys were in the studio. We kick things off talking about the foot surgery I had just gone through where the guys ask how the experience has been for me. We shift into discussing how the experience has been for the guys to finally get back together and the catalyst for the reunion. We discuss the growth of Revis' in sound over the years, and how that correlates to the growth of them not only as musicians, but as people as w...
Nov 03, 2024•2 hr 1 min
Join Ryan and I as get a bit heavy up top talking about the loss of Trevor, how the band decided to continue on with a revamped lineup. Ryan shares how it was writing their latest album, Servitude, knowing the metal community around them was waiting to hear what this new era of the band would sound like, and the impact that may have had and more in this quick chat with The Black Dahlia Murder guitarist. Intro Music: “Remember “This Night” (Podcast Edit) by Chae Hawk "Pretty Lights" by Heartsick ...
Oct 27, 2024•47 min
Join Craig and I as we touch upon the latest news that was making headlines in the rock and metal world, where a bunch of AI songs had made their way onto some real artists Spotify pages and the uproar that was causing. We also get into the new Dead Rabbitts music, how the project was started and how it's evolved over the years and what fans can expect from the group moving forward. Craig shares how he got into streaming on Twitch and the community he's grown over there, as well as discussing hi...
Oct 20, 2024•44 min
Join Chris and I as we conclude our chat with this portion really focusing on the Chris and his career in the music industry. We get into how Hillhaven came to be, and REALLY get into the weeds on how the band chose to operate with Chris really pulling back the curtain on the types of things newer bands need to ask themselves when starting out. We get into when bands should be looking for a manager, what that person should be able to do for you, as well as what they should be asking for in compe...
Oct 16, 2024•2 hr 56 min
Join Chris and I for part 1 of this EPIC 2 part episode as we take some time to get to know one another. I kick things off talking about how much I've enjoyed lying to people by making up "facts" on the spot and how it's taught me that as long as you do something with enough confidence and timing, people will pretty much believe anything you say, to hilarious results. Chris and I recount his time in Ice Nine Kills, and how that experience was as well as doing the never ending Trinity of Terror t...
Oct 13, 2024•2 hr 33 min
Join Travis and I as we catch up from the bands latest international tour. Travis and I talk a bit about a recent guitar centric interview he and Dan did where they share some of their favorite riffs, and how it's interesting to see professional musicians doubt their own abilities. We talk about how he ended up going with Balaguer guitars, and how Travis picks how his custom guitars look. We also touch on the band moving on as a 4 piece and how productive the band has been over the last few year...
Oct 06, 2024•1 hr 52 min
Join Alan and I as we catch up from the most recent international shows were for Life of Agony. Alan and I also talk about his upcoming adult coloring books, and how it is to create a blank canvas that allows for others to come in with their creativity. Alan shares how cool it is to see how fans choose to color in his art, and how it maybe inspires him to do something beyond his own ideas. Alan also shares how he got into art, and how his musical career is really one he fell into, and how he has...
Sep 29, 2024•1 hr 48 min
Join Bryan and I as we chat about the bands latest album Death Card. Brian talks how the concept came to be for Death Card, and how it was writing songs with specific tarot cards in mind and making sure the lyrics represented the cards they picked and the execution of the whole thing was done with respect to the source material. Brian also shares how he feels this will be the beginning of things that will bring the band the success they've been after, but also what it has costed them in the proc...
Sep 23, 2024•38 min
Join Cole and I as we catch up from the bands recent tour on the Misery Signals farewell tour. Cole shares what it's been like to hit the road with one the bands heroes, getting to work with Jesse on a song from their previous album. We also reflect on the show I saw on Chicago a few weeks prior. Cole talks about the making of their latest album, Between Inverted Worlds, how they got Dallas Green to be featured on a track, and how its been to sort of be the gateway for some fans to find out abou...
Sep 15, 2024•1 hr 29 min
Join Rory and I as we catch up with him while the band was in Chicago on tour. Rory and I talk about the bands latest album, Megafauna, and what the mindset of the band was having to follow up such an ambitious concept album like Jettison. Rory also shares how it's been for the band to try and make a point to explore the cities they tour in and explore the local culture, and we get into the real question....where were they eating while in Chicago. We talk about maybe there being a companion to M...
Sep 08, 2024•50 min
Join Matt and I as catch up on the world of Rain City Drive. We get into the decision to change the bands name, and how it was actually something he wanted to change before their last album came out. Working with Rory from Dayseeker and how that collaboration came to be. Matt also shares how the approach to this album was different from To Better Days, how being more comfortable in who he is and what he does allowed him to lose the chip on his shoulder he had previously. We also talk about the p...
Sep 01, 2024•1 hr 43 min
Join Mark and I as we chat about the bands latest album, Carnal over a couple of bru's. Mark talks about the making of Carnal, how this album came along a bit quicker than Spirits, and how this album might be more of a return to the sound long time Nothing More fans enjoy compared to their last. We also talk about the few beer collaborations the band has done, most of them I was literally drinking, and what else Mark would like to do in this space. We also talk about family and finding the time ...
Aug 25, 2024•1 hr 53 min
Join me for this bonus episode as we go back in time to this years Upheaval Festival to chat with Jason Hook of FlatBlack, Austin Meade and Christoper and Walter of Stabbing Westward. Jason and I talk about FlatBlack's debut album, which had dropped that day. How it's been getting out on the road to play songs no one really knows, adding a live album to the deluxe edition of the vinyl, and how important it was to make this feel like a band versus Jason and hired guns and more. Austin and I get c...
Aug 21, 2024•1 hr 23 min
Join Mikael and I as we talk about the bands newer singles, which at the time were the precursor to the album we now know will be Endtime Signals, and how it's been slow releasing singles over time. Mikael reflects on recently turning 50 and some universal truths he may have come to in his time traveling the world. We look back on 30 years of Dark Tranquility, and what the band means to him now versus what it did when they started. Mikael also gives us an update on a few of his other various pro...
Aug 18, 2024•41 min
Join Jake and I as we discuss the bands latest album, Incarnation, and how interesting it was for the band to do a compendium piece to their debut album Divination. We dive a bit into the concept behind the tarot cards, and them being upside down from their counterparts. I share a story about having my cards read and how this idea of the upside down tarot cards may not be evil or bad, but a matter of a tool or skill you haven't acquired yet. Jake shares why Michigan feels like a second home for ...
Aug 11, 2024•1 hr 16 min
Join Nate and I as we enjoy a chat over some adult beverages. Nate discusses how it was to record this new Anberlin album, and moving forward with new singer Matty Mullins. How it's been to have new blood in the band and how that's reinvigorated the band. Nate also talks about how it was for him when the band decided to call it a day, and subsequently what it's been like since the band has come back and if there's anything different about it all now versus then. We also talk about Nate's bar tha...
Aug 04, 2024•1 hr 40 min
Join CC and I as we reminisce about the time we met in IN on the never-ending Trinity of Terror tour. How it was getting to do a package tour for so long, and the fun they would have with the other bands, including a bar hop that consisted of only chain restaurants. CC recounts some of the early days of BVB and the rough rise they had with other bands and media types taking shots at the band, but how an unlikely ally came to their aid and championed the band. We get a bit more personal and talk ...
Jul 28, 2024•2 hr 43 min
Join Tim and I for this quick chat as w discuss the Staind / Seether tour he just completed and how a versatile the shows ended up being in some instances from doing an acoustic set to a full band set. Tim also talks about getting into acting, being a bar owner and a brand ambassador and how he navigates wearing all those different hats and what he gets out of it from a creative perspective. We talk a bit more about the bar industry and how it is to be one of the few places in a VERY small town,...
Jul 21, 2024•45 min
Join JJ and I as we chat before her show here in Grand Rapids about her latest EP, Best of Me Pt 1. How she came to the title's name, and what it means to her this far into her life and career, and if it was always going be a two parter. We also get into finding your why in life, and navigating the music industry and its overcharging landscape. JJ talks about her "Cocktail and a Cover" series she did, how she landed on the songs and drinks and what kind of drink she thinks she would be and more ...
Jul 14, 2024•43 min
Join Mercedes and I as we have a quick chat leading up to the release of Kittie’s latest album, Fire. We talk getting to work with producer Nick Raskulinecz and the intangibles he brought to this album. Mercedes talks about how the band ended up on Sumerian Records, and the history they have had with Ash over their careers. We also talk about their experience playing When We Were Young and Sick New World Fests, being a multigenerational band now and more in this quick chat with the Kittie drumme...
Jul 07, 2024•48 min
