Talkin' Rock With Meltdown Podcast

The biggest names in rock music are Talkin’ Rock with Meltdown. From Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame members to bands just starting out, Meltdown takes rock music fans behind the scenes to find out what these talented musicians are really about. Come along for the ride as Talkin’ Rock with Meltdown invites you to find out more than you ever thought you knew about all genres of Rock from Classic to Prog to Grunge and everything in between.

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Filter's Richard Patrick Talks "The Algorithm", N.I.N. and Lots More on Talkin' Rock

Richard Patrick of Filter took some time out of his schedule to talk about what's going on in his world. Many people may not know this, but the first Filter album was mixed right here in Canton, Michigan, at Pearl Studio. Richard reminded me that he moved from Michigan when he was six or seven to Cleveland, Ohio. As for the new album, The Algorithm drops on August 25th, next Friday as I record this. He talks about why it's taken so long to come out. He started this album about five or six years ...

Aug 16, 2023•32 min

Wolfgang Van Halen On Playing With Metallica, Mammoth WVH 2, And The Most Nervous He's Ever Been on Talkin' Rock

Wolfgang Van Halen is my latest Talkin' Rock with Meltdown guest. The new album, Mammoth 2 is out, plus, he's on the road...a lot! Opening for Metallica might be nerve-racking for any band, then add in the enormous stage and venues, but Wolfgang says he's just about got it down now. He told me he doesn't get to move around the stage as much as he'd like to, so his bandmates do it for him. "It's been wonderful, man" was his response when asked how the Metallica/Pantera shows have been going. He a...

Aug 15, 2023•14 min

Jared Weeks of Saving Abel "I'm Really Proud Of What We Are, Who We Are, And Where We've Come From"

Great to talk with Jared Weeks from Saving Abel again. He spoke to the band being based in the Nashville area. Man, there's a lot of that these days! We talked about his crazy travel schedule as of late. The band's been playing all over the country. Plus, he made a trip to Mexico for family reasons. He said the band has been working hard, checking off boxes of things the band wants to do. The latest single is called "Fire", and as he explained, he wrote that song about looking at himself. Writin...

Aug 11, 2023•26 min

Oli Sykes Of Bring Me The Horizon Is On Talkin' Rock

It was good to catch up with Oli Sykes last week from Bring Me The Horizon on the latest episode of Talkin' Rock. Lots going on with BMTH. We talk about their latest tour with Fall Out Boy. "It's been sick." is how he summed up the tour. He told me why they choose to do a support tour "We've been going nonstop, and we're kinda on the verge of burning out." He explained that between making records and more, it was just easier to hop on a tour and go out for the summer. "We still have fans to win ...

Aug 08, 2023•21 min

In This Moment Go Into Godmode - Heavier/Darker/More Progressive

Great to talk with Chris and Maria from in This Moment. They're currently out on the Dark Horizon tour with Motionless In White, From Ashes To New and Fit For A King. This fall they hit the road with Kiss Of Death tour with Ice Nine Kills, Avatar and New Year's Day. We talked about what got them into the theatrical side of rock/metal music. Chris pointed to KISS, Marie pointed to Marilyn Manson and anything thing that strikes a visual chord. "We're bringing a lot of new bells and whistles" Maria...

Aug 05, 2023•26 min

Badflower Talks New Music, Touring, And Lots More

The guys from Badflower were nice enough to swing by the station on their way through to Canada this week. They took a few minutes to talk with me about what they have going on, as well as plug their appearance for Riff Fest on September 23rd. Joey, Anthony, Alex and Josh spoke to getting lost on the way to the station. That's a tough trick in this day and age. They talked about the tour they're currently on with Incubus and Paris Jackson. They told a story of what they did on a recent day off, ...

Aug 04, 2023•15 min

Eva And Rob From Michigan's Eva Under Fire Are On Talkin' Rock

Singer Eva Marie and guitarist Rob Lyberg join me for this episode of Talkin' Rock w/ Meltdown. It was super cool of the guys to swing by the station and talk all things Eva Under Fire. We discussed how they got the name for the band. Rob explained the long and short of naming the band. They've had a crazy few years. We talk about their very first tour with Buckcherry, and how they were treated on that run. Eva said "They were really, really cool guys.". She compared touring to camping by saying...

Aug 03, 2023•28 min

Mudvayne's Chad Gray Says He NEEDS Psychotherapy Sessions

Chad Gray from Mudvayne is on Talkin' Rock as they tour on their Psychotherapy Sessions tour. He talked about touring with Zombie last year as kind of a "feeling out" to see what could happen with the band. He talked about all the places in the world he'd like to hit on this tour. He told me about playing some different songs on this tour, that they hadn't played before. As far as their cover of the Police song "King Of Pain", don't expect them to be doing that one any time soon. "It just did no...

Jul 27, 2023•36 min

Jelly Roll: Mulling Returning to Rock From Country for Next Album on Talkin' Rock

Jelly Roll is one of the busiest and hottest music stars today. I was lucky enough to grab a few minutes with him. What I got was a fun, candid, real conversation. I've never met or interviewed him before, so when the conversation starts out talking about the "Beer Olympics" I knew this was going to be a fun talk. We talked about the meteoric rise to success. He said while touring with Shinedown last year, he got to see and experience everything that it takes to go to the next level. "Dude, I wa...

Jun 29, 2023•24 min

The 'Overnight' Success of HARDY "I Was Grinding For A Long Time" On Talkin' Rock

HARDY is my latest Talkin' Rock guest. You might be saying to yourself, isn't he a country guy? Well, you're half right. His latest album has a lot of rock influence, including a guest appearance from Jeremy McKinnon on a shredder called "Radio Song". How was that collaboration born? "Dude, I just slide into the DMs...haha" He went onto tell me it was a simple as that. "I've got a song I'd love for you to hear...I sent it over and the rest is history." Personally, 'the mockingbird & The Crow...

Jun 28, 2023•14 min

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