Episode #146: The Human Furnace - Vocalist of Cleveland-Based Metal/Hardcore Band 'Ringworm', New Album "Death Becomes My Voice" on Relapse Records

On Fresh is the Word, we like to deliver wisdom through great stories from the minds of bright creatives of pop culture. Through those stories, we like to dissect the journey of our guests and present actionable lessons and advice for our listeners no matter what career or avenue of artistry they pursue. The guest for this episode is James "The Human Furnace" Bulloch, vocalist for the Cleveland-based metal/hardcore band Ringworm, who have a new album out this week Death Becomes My Voice on Relapse Records. This weekend, the band will have a trio of album release shows in Ohio and Michigan (dates below). During our conversation, we talked about the new album, the history of the band, how he balances the multiple bands he's in, the song writing process, being a tattoo artist, and why heavy music is so important. Each episode, the guest is asked to suggest someone from their life/career that should be on Fresh is the Word that would have good stories to tell. The Human Furnace chose current Hatebeed guitarist "Florida" Frank Novinec. Death Becomes My Voice Record Release Weekend: May 03 Mansfield, OH Belcher’s House of Rock May 04 Detroit, MI The Sanctuary May 05 Cleveland, OH The Phantasy Nightclub Follow Ringworm: Facebook: facebook.com/Ringworm13 Instagram: instagram.com/rngwrm13 Bandcamp: ringworm.bandcamp.com FRESH IS THE WORD PATREON: patreon.com/freshistheword THEME MUSIC Courtesy of Knox Money, Bang Belushi, and Foul Mouth. SPONSOR Founded in 2015, 20x20 Apparel brings original tributes to Pro Wrestling's classic arenas, moments and events. They look to spotlight the Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams along with the Biggest, Smallest, Strangest & Strongest. In the world of wrestling there are 100's of shirts, promotions, flyers, social media accounts and ads. Don't get lost in the sea of parody shirts and display fonts. We can provide professional graphic design services at a reasonable price. 20X20 also hand screen prints all tees in house. If you would like to discuss a possible run of tees, posters, koozies, foam fingers...Zubas, then drop them a line at 20x20apparel.com