Podcast
June 13, 2019
Jason Evans (INGESTED)
A conversation about how he spent 90% of his youth in his Nan's Pub called The Pineapple Inn, how his Grandfather tricked him into tasting his first beer, his first drunken adventure at 12 years old, how Ingested manages to remain all original members, the real reason that Sam went home from The Su…
June 6, 2019
Alexander Kendrick (Tour Manager & FOH Sound Engineer)
A conversation about how he got into the crazy world of touring, what exactly the roles of a Tour Manager are, his personal favorite beers from the Georgia area, his first experience with alcohol, his worst tour experience, his own musical project called Gaia, his vocal approach & his vocal inspira…
May 30, 2019
Mike Caputo (Rings of Saturn)
A conversation about playing in a pop punk band growing up in Long Island, getting his first drum set at the age of 5, his early drum influences, his first experience with beer, what it was like to get asked to play drums for Rings of Saturn, what steps he had to take to improve his drumming over t…
May 23, 2019
Travis Ryan (Cattle Decapitation)
A conversation about the upcoming Cattle Decapitation record, what it is like recording immersed in seclusion with Dave Otero at Flatline Audio in Colorado, where he draws his inspirations from, how he develops new vocal ranges, what his best Mexican Tour package would be & his thoughts on the cont…
May 16, 2019
Charles Elliott (Abysmal Dawn)
A conversation about growing up as one of the only metal heads in his high school, how living in Los Angeles shaped his musical path, working for one of the biggest metal record labels & all about his band Abysmal Dawn.
The beer that we drank during this episode was brought to me by Brian Spencer …
May 9, 2019
Daniel DeFonce (Continental Concerts USA & Unique Leader Records)
A conversation about how he started booking bands, his early years playing in bands, working for Unique Leader Records, how Devastation on the Nation came to be, his thoughts about this years lineup & an epic drunken tale!
The beer that we drank during this episode was Rahr & Sons Brewing Company'…
May 2, 2019
Chris Soutsos (JHOFFFILMS)
A conversation about how he got into the art of YouTubing, his favorite Seinfeld episodes, his opinions on the MetalSucks news website, his love of hockey & his opinion about the new Trailer Park Boys animated series.
The beer that we drank during this episode was a Waterloo Brewing's Waterloo IPA…
April 25, 2019
Monte Barnard (Casting Metal)
A conversation about no longer being in a touring band, the local Portland craft beer scene, what inspired him start his podcast Casting Metal, the creation of his no bullshit news site & his worst days on the road.
We recorded this episode at the Belmont Station in Portland Oregon and we drank a …
April 18, 2019
Dave Otero (Flatline Audio)
A conversation about the insane craft beer scene in and around Denver Colorado, how he began brewing his own beer, how he got into recording bands, how he goes about creating interesting textures & sounds for his projects & who inspired him the most.
The beer that we drank during this episode was …
April 11, 2019
Mike Miczek (Broken Hope, The Atlas Moth & Powermad)
A conversation about growing up and learning drums at a young age, what bands he thinks is the next big thing, his worst tour memories, his favorite local brews & what it is like working at Dark Matter Coffee.
The beer that we drank during this episode was the Daisy Cutter Pale Ale by the Half Acr…
April 4, 2019
Hiran Deraniyagala (Battlecross)
A conversation about how he got into beer & death metal, his craziest tour stories, why he believes Battlecross is at a slower rate than before, his dream tour & personal favorite tour of his career, his venture into the land of 7 string guitars for his new project Portal of Pazuzu & his new passio…
March 28, 2019
Keith Wampler (The Convalescence)
A conversation about touring Canada in the middle of winter, recording his new album with Chris Donaldson at The Grid Studio in Montreal, a few absolutely horrible tour stories, who he believes was the artist that had the biggest ego he has ever encountered, some of the sacrifices he and the rest o…
March 21, 2019
Branislav Panic (Bane)
A conversation about how he first discovered metal living in Serbia through tape trading & buying albums based upon their cover artwork, his dream tour lineup for Bane, his worst tour horror story, who he believes is the next big band in metal & why he relocated to Montreal to pursue a more serious…
March 14, 2019
Jean-Francois Michaud (evenko)
A conversation about how he started out booking his first show at the age of 17, his time working for Universal Records as well as Extensive Enterprise, his transition to evenko, his involvement in as well a whole bunch of interesting facts regarding Heavy Montreal, his advice for people considerin…
March 7, 2019
Filip Ivanović (Flat Bathtub)
A conversation about how he discovered craft beer, how he travels to Metal & Beer Fests throughout the United States, how he became an artist, his involvement with the Heavy MTL festival, how he inspires himself artistically and what beers and bands he is into right now.
This Episode was recorded …
Feb. 28, 2019
22- Dave Boucher (Extensive Enterprise)
A conversation about how Dave started out as a promoter by simply being a die heard fan, the ups and downs of being a promoter, my memories of playing my first big show in Montreal which he booked, the growth of his company Extensive Enterprise, his thoughts about the upcoming Heavy MTL lineup, wh…
Feb. 21, 2019
21- Olivier Pinard (Cryptopsy & Cattle Decapitation)
A conversation about his very busy upcoming 2019 playing in not only Cryptopsy, but also with Vengeful, Akurion & Cattle Decapitation. We mention that this is not the first time that we conduct an interview for Vox&Hops and how the initial interview is now known as "The Lost Episode of Vox&Hops". …
Feb. 14, 2019
20- Lyn Jeffs (Ingested)
A conversation about begging his Dad to let him play his drums, his early drumming influences, drinking his first pints at 14 in a proper pub, the best and the worst moments on the road, who he believes is the best extreme drummer today, the sacrifices he and the rest of the Ingested crew had to ma…
Feb. 7, 2019
19- Sven de Caluwé (Aborted)
A conversation about creating and enjoying Hell Over Europe 2, being Belgian and not being a fan of hoppy beer, how he discovered and experiments with his voice, being in a band with a bunch of "metal nerds", the best and worst parts of touring and how he handled the ups and downs during Aborted's …
Feb. 1, 2019
18- Martin Lacroix (Ex-Cryptopsy)
A conversation about how he first started out as a tattoo artist, making his first tattoo gun from a walkman (portable cassette tape player), who is early inspirations were, why he relocated to Europe, how he discovered Death Metal on a shroom trip, his time in Cryptopsy and why he believes he is n…
Jan. 25, 2019
17- Julien Truchan (Benighted)
A conversation about being out on the amazing Hell Over Europe 2 tour (Aborted, Cryptopsy, Benighted & Cytotoxin), learning how to drink beer after rugby practice, the similarities between being on a rugby team & being in a death metal band, where he discovered his death metal voices, his job at ho…
Jan. 18, 2019
16- Jason Melidonie (Cytotoxin)
A conversation about growing up in a small village in Germany, discovering guitar through progressive music, his transition to technical death metal once being asked to join Cytotoxin, the best metal bands on the rise, what it is like being a vegan on the road, which band his dream tour lineup woul…
Jan. 11, 2019
15- Mega (Psychosomatic Recording Studio)
A conversation about growing up and living on the beautiful island of Majorca, how he discovered Metal Music, how he started recording bands, what got him off his island and into the world of touring, some silly tour stories from his time as Cryptopsy's sound man, an in depth description of the "La…
Jan. 4, 2019
14- Andrew Gerrity (Wolvhammer & You Suffer)
A conversation about his insanely busy life on the road. Where he explains what it is like being on tour for more than 10 months a year, how he got into this crazy business, some of his worst tour experiences, his love of the Transportation Security Administration, his love and devotion to his home…