Crash Bang Boom Podcast!

Drummer Chris Hornbrook of Poison the Well returns to the CBBP to talk their new record Peace in Place, the ubiquitous nature of the “chops revolution” outside of fusion, focusing on groove and musicality in the age of increasingly short attention spans, the extensive process of recording what would become Peace in Place w/ Will Putney, leading with intuition in the initial phases of writing to then inform the patterns that ultimately stay or get altered on the final recording,  the challenges of revisiting The Opposite of December for their reunion tour, revisiting double bass playing, taking lessons with Candiria drummer Ken Schalk, Jody’s lessons with JP Bouvet and Blake Fleming,  Chris’ work with Greg Puciato on Mirrorcell, some go-to snares from his  crazy collection & much more!

Lamb of God drummer Art Cruz talks with the #CBBP about their new record Into Oblivion; both in tracking drums with Josh Wilbur and working with the rest of the band on the record, how it differed from the previous two records, finding his “groove” in the band and how being relaxed and focused affected his feel on the recording, changing diet, fitness and more in the last three years and focusing on drilling down the set with hellacious reps -in advance of the tour, his history with marching band and the many lessons learned from his time in that world, our mutual influence in drummer David Garibaldi, some of Art’s early influences in his formative years, Michael Shrieve’s killer drumming in Santana, and much more!https://www.lamb-of-god.com/tour/

Drummer Jonathan Balsamo of ATL’s own Palaces talks about the long road from recording their new record Sunhunting to working with Bill Kelliher of Mastodon and Tom Tapley as the mixer, as well as accepting click tracks for the first time with the band, JB’s go-to drums and an assortment of snares used on the recording, the many ways the band Generation of Vipers rules, his roots as a bass player and how he reluctantly became a drummer, early math rock influences and the faux pas of China Cymbals and Double Bass pedals outside of prog/metal, Helmet and Jon Stanier’s drumming kicking all the ass, being self-taught and much more!!https://palaces.bandcamp.com/

Drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz of Cannibal Corpse talks about CC's nearly 40 year history, the early Buffalo, NY scene and some of the bands that inspired them (Slayer),  recording their first(and subsequent) record(s) , their migration from Buffalo to Florida and the incredible scene they inadvertently found themselves in, how Europe embraced the band from the beginning, the evolution of recording and playing live /Paul’s inevitable acceptance of click tracks, why Dave Lombardo rules, early impressions of Sean Reinert and Gene Hoglan’s drumming, Paul in the evolution of blast beats, viral social media moments and CC’s appearance in the movie Ace Ventura, Paul’s first drum set & much more!!

Drummer, Producer, Engineer, Visual artist and more; Jamie Saint Merat of Ulcerate talks about the bands first US tours, the multi-step process of writing, pre-production, and ultimately recording (including tempo-mapping non-click rehearsals), the evolution of how they’ve written and recorded over the years, Jamie’s thoughts on doubles in the feet and his regimens for maintaining foot speed, kick pedal tensions at different BPM’s, pre-show regimens and adjusting to long/extreme sets, the hypnotic ritual that is their albums and live shows, the shocking dichotomy of atonal madness and etherial levitation, early cassette tapes that lead him into an extreme direction, his favorite fusion drummers, the challenges of touring outside of New Zealand, isolation as a benefit for regional styles /sub-genres, triggers and much more!

Part 2 of Biohazard drummer Danny Schuler! We get into amazing shows he saw including his two favorites; Bad Brains and Van Halen, our mutual love for Leeway and their 91’ record Desperate Measures (as well as Danny seeing them live multiple times), Biohazard’s connection to the hip hop group Onyx and there collaboration on the Judgment Night soundtrack, Danny’s thoughts on the Grunge era and some of his favorite bands of that time, an especially incredible experience with seeing Alice In Chains live, crazy Biohazard shows early on, seeing amazing shows at L’Amour’s in Brooklyn (and meeting his future wife there), modern vs old school PIZZA, and Jody somehow not knowing what a Bialy is!!!!  CRASH BANG BOOM!!!!

Biohazard drummer Danny Schuler sits down for a two part(er) where we catch up on the break between 2012’s Reborn in Defiance record and what lead to the re-formation of the band and ultimately to the writing and recording 2025’s “Divided we Fall”, how the band focused on recording live with minimal edits on analog gear in big-live rooms with minimal takes and no samples on the drum tracks, the 89’ DW kit he used to record the record, some drums of his older collection, his new Gretsch kit that has been blowing his mind, the irony of power toms not being all that powerful, pre-tour physical/fitness regimens, their upcoming tour with Sepultura, Exodus, and Tribal Gaze, hardcore and punk influencing Sepultura's sonic evolution from Arise to Roots, the chaos and violence that canceled the 90’s “New Titians on The Block” tour (and Biohazard playing some of those shows), the badass(ness) of Sick of It All and how they were the torch bearers for Hardcore in the 90’s, the brilliance of Dave Lombardo’s drumming & much more!

Drummer Caleb Hogue of Excide talks about the writing /recording of Excide’s killer new record Bastard Hymns, playing in church band and ultimately hardcore bands,  his love for John Tempesta’s playing in Helmet, his giant family (He’s one of 7!), the car wreck that almost took his life, back breaking blue collar jobs, some of Jody’s dumbest gig-cancelations due to self imposed injuries, his other bands including A Knife inThe Dark, Dull Mourning and Holy Figures, plus much more!~https://sharptonerecords.co/collections/excide?srsltid=AfmBOooTbcIvOkH53UAntJpexvp7PrgHlP4IKPAa-v6onOq0j-Mtoj2-

Drummer Adam Deitch of Lettuce, Break Science, A.D. Quartet, and more talks about Lettuce’s connection to New Orleans and some of his favorite drummers past & present, working with John Scofield and Average White Band, growing up playing drums with his mother AND father as well as learning the ropes in his Dad’s studio, studying with the great Dave DiCenso at Berkley, the spontaneity of recording the new Deitch, Teitle, & Fribush record “Another Side of the Sound”, working on his signature snare drum with Tama, VHS drum videos as early inspiration and our mutual fascination with David Girabaldi of Tower of Power, drum lessons on deitchacademy.com , and much more!!!https://deitchacademy.com/https://www.lettucefunk.com/tour

Drummer Rob Smith of Traindodge, Museum of Light, Calm Collapse, Riddle of Steel (and more) talks about Traindodge’s connection with ATL trio Dropsonic, a brief history of his time in STL, MO trio Riddle of Steel, Russian Circles drummer Dave Turncrantz influence on Rob when he first joined the band, balancing parenting and touring, his first drum sets (and varying drum sets through out the years), Brendan Canty of Fugazi and James Lo of Chavez as drum influences, recording the Museum of lIght “Diviner” record at Ocean Sound studios in Norway, recording at God City Studios with Kurt Ballou /w/ Calm Collapse, playing keys AND drums simultaneously,  and learning to balance all three of his bands!

Drummer Scott Middleton of Asheville, NC mountain-psych-stoner band- Bask talks about their great new record The Turning, the process of writing it, recording drums, the gear involved, some of the concepts behind the lyrics, recent shows with Tennessee’s Generation of Vipers, the crazy series of events leading up to the Asheville floods; being stuck in the mountains without electricity/water to making his way in to town and witnessing the destruction first-hand, the kindness of strangers, doing drum-therapy to heal, plus much more!!!!https://basknc.bandcamp.com/album/the-turning

Drummer Jason Gerken of KC’s Shiner returns to the CBBP to talk their fantastic new record Believe You Me, the process of recording the drums in what started as pre-production (and how much of that ended up on the record), the franken-kit he used in the studio, some go-to snares, the process of writing, jamming and winging the hell out of parts, vampire armadillos, leper colonies, aching backs, acidic stomachs, shitty Japanese backline gear (and why he’s bringing drum heads with him overseas going forward), the drumming of Bonham, Tony Thompson, and Sebastian Thomson,  drummer Chris Metacalf of The Life and Times approving of Jason’s best impersonations of Chris, original Shiner drummer Tim Dow’s crazy injury that lead to Jason filling in (& joining the band), the hurricane that was Billy Cobham,  Jason’s love of Prog and Podcasts - and much more!!! Believe You Me is available everywhere!https://shinerkc.bandcamp.com/album/believeyoume

Drummer David Silver of Season to Risk talks about how he got the STR gig and shadowing Shiner drummers Jason Gerkin and Tim Dow in the beginning, their subsequent tour with COC (Reed Mullin’s amazing playing), how ALL the members of Shiner are connected to STR, their van wreck, their flooded studio, their burned masters, a record that was released out of phase, one particular story of good luck around an early STR demo tape, their new record 1-800-MELTDOWN due out April 12th, the wild backstory that lead him to being a Qigong teacher, how that lead him to Lou Reed AND how it has helped him in drumming!!

Drummer Jeff Gensterblum of KC post hardcore OG’s Coalesce talks about his recent sub for drummer Tucker Rule on the recent Thursday tour, we try to figure out how ewe actually know each other via NYC, the impetus for relocating to Kansas City/leaving Brooklyn, NY, crazy Coalesce gigs both present and past, his work around for double bass parts,  his drum set-up for Coalesce with an all aluminum kit and a bell brass snare, and a whole lot mo’!!PHOTO: MATT WOJTANEK

Drummer Sean St Germain of Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol talks about their recent tour, having a sense of silliness on-stage, the origins of the band name and the formation of the band, early shows in Austin, TX, Canadian Rednecks and other funny accents of the NE Coast, Sean’s recent fascination with King Crimson, some of their favorite towns to play in the states, his early bands and how he started to play the drums, and sweet things to come in 2025!

Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, Podcast Host, and more-Conan Neutron stops by to talk his new record; Conan Neutron and the Secret Friends: "The Way of the Neutron", the process of working with Dale Crover of the Melvins on drums for all the records thus far, demoing -vs- going into the studio, working with Australian band DEAD, some his favorite guitarists, some of Conan’s previous guests that Jody’s fascinated with: Guy Picciotto of Fugazi (and a couple of good Fugazi stories), Trey Spruance of Mr Bungle/Secret Chiefs 3, and Ralph Spight of Victims Family- plus much more!  Link for pre-order of “Way of the Neutron”:https://neutronfriends.bandcamp.com/album/the-way-of-the-neutronhttps://www.neutronfriends.com/ - Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends - Rock Band: Neutron/Crover/Ashhttps://www.protonicreversal.com/ - Conan Neutron’s Protonic Reversal - Music Interview Podcasthttps://caterwaul.org/ - Caterwaul - Yearly 4 Day Music Festival - Minneapolis, MNhttps://www.movienightextravaganza.com/ - Movie Night Extravaganza - Fast Moving Movie Discussion Show

Drummer Jon O Garrett of Turbid North talks about the Antartica origins of the band as well as the six years it took to put out their record “The Decline”, growing up playing in bands/in bars with his early band The Destro, the busy last few years of touring with bands;  Warbeast, Mas Generator & Shock Withdrawal, Tommy Buckley of Soilent Green as an influence,  the two days to prep for a month-long EU tour with Weedeater (and acclimating to the stage volume of the band), Meshuggah and Tomas Haake’s drumming as influences, playing border towns in Mexico and Bulgaria for a tour with Mondo Generator, and a whirlwind 2024 with 19 countries!

Drummer Bob Pantella of Atomic Bitchwax & Monster Magnet talks about AB’s recent 25 year anniversary tour, some of their longer tours, how he built up his own studio in New Jersey, his favorite Franken-Kit in the studio for recording, we revisit some of our favorite rock drummers from the 70’s/80’s; Ian Paice, Cozy Powell, Carmine & Vinnie Appice as well as Dio’s guitarist Vivian Campbell’s questionable firing, Sharon Osbourne’s evermore questionable decision on Bob Daisley & Lee Kerslake’s tracks on the first two Ozzy records,the cast of nefarious characters Bob picked up while driving yellow cab in NY in the 80’s plus much more!

Drummer Rey Washam (Scratch Acid, Rapeman, Helios Creed, Ministry & more) talks about how amazing Austin was in the 80’s, the origins of Scratch Acid; from David Yow asking him o join to hanging out and listening to records to finally recording and touring, The new Touch & Go Scratch Acid Box Set (and remastering process), He and bassist David Sims moving to Chicago and starting Rapeman with Steve Albini, the brutality of recording 2 Nuns & a Pack Mule, Steve Albini’s distaste fro drum compression, him joining Ministry for the FilthPig & Dark Side of the Spoon records (and the carrying processes’ between them, the intensity of their live shows, his early drums sets, ones that he regrets selling, the 10 year break he took from playing (and the process of re-connecting tot he kit), his favorite recording and the story behind the infamous neck brace pictures! CBB!!

Legendary drummer Tom Hunting of Bay Area OG Thrashers Exodus stops by the #CBBP to talk about early gigs in the Bay Area scene,  the camaraderie between the bands of that scene, his first drum sets, revisits the process of writing and recording Fabulous Disaster, his first break from the band in the early 90’s, his second break and learning Paul Bostaph’s drum parts from Shovel Headed Killing Machine upon his return, his battle (and ultimate overcoming) of stomach cancer, ergonomic adjustments over the years, the intensity of the Rob Dukes records Atrocity Exhibit’s A & B, their upcoming US tour November 3-Dec 7th & much more! PIC: IRON MIKE SAVOIA

Planes Mistaken For stars Drummer Mike Ricketts talks about the long process of writing and recording their new record “Do You Still Love me?” around vocalist  Gared Odonnell’s cancer diagnosis and ultimate passing in 2021, early tours with bands like The Dillinger Escape Plan, playing wild house party’s, Don Caballero as an influence in writing odd-time sections, the tragic passing of original guitarist Matt Bellinger ( and the beast of addiction), relocating to West Seattle to work with Matt Bayles on the “Mercy” album, growing up in school band and taking lessons on both melodic percussion and drum-sets, his decision to pursue a PHD in Microbial Science, his first drum set & how his gear evolved over the years!

Drummer Jon Syverson talks about his experience writing/recording the new Human Impact record ”Gone Dark” , relocating from Austin, Texas to Portland , Maine, how him joining Unsane for a run of shows lead to him joining Human Impact, splitting the difference of some of the past drumming styles within Unsane for said shows, a peculiar battle with carpal tunnel syndrome, how his long time band Daughters imploded and how the entire band got subsequently targeted , the aging process affecting drumming and much more!PIC: Jacque Berlin

For the CBBP 300th Episode, The Jesus Lizard drummer Mac McNeilly talks about their new record “Rack” and the process of recording it, revisits their records chronologically- from Head to Shot ,playing along to Deep Purple & Black Sabbath in his early years (and the genius of Bill Ward), Jody’s first impression of the band via a cassette tape of Liar, having Steve Albini cranking the shit out of their live sound as their live Front of House Sound Engineer, his exit front band in 96’, getting struck by lightning, digging Captain Beyond, Yes & King Crimson and other highlights from the Jesus Lizard “Book”, & how vocalist David Yow is “not what you’d call a shy person”.PIC: Doug Coombe

Drummer Scott Reeder of Fu Manchu talks about his early drum sets, particiapting in concert band & finding Carmine Appice’s drum Book ; Realistic Rock, his recent bike accident which lead him to a magical drummer doctor in L.A., John Bonham and Steve Ferrone as drumming bedrocks,  recording Fu Manchu's most recent record “ The Return of Tomorrow”, NOT using click tracks in the studio,  recounting some of the previous Fu Manchu tours , as well as upcoming tours, projects and much more!

Youtube Rock/Soul/Metal/Funk mashup master (& Elementary/Middle school music teacher) Bill McClintock talks with the #CBBP about his early videos and the inspiration behind starting them in the first place, his love for 70’s rock and Eddie Van Halen as his favorite guitarist, how Steely Dan is an all time favorite, how he searches for two songs that already have a cohesive tempo and/or melody, modern technology with app’s that assist in isolating tracks vs the easier years of him editing, how NY metal band Overkill reached out to him to see if he could re-work something from their catalog, the “soul” in Paul Rogers of Free and Rob Halford of Judas Priest’s vocals, some of Jody’s favorite mashups and the stories behind them,  teaching music during the pandemic to his students remotely. (and why it’s better in person) & much more!!! -https://www.youtube.com/@BillMcClintockMashups

Drummer David Keith talks about his work with guitar legend Ritchie Blackmore in both Blackmore’s Night and in Blackmore’s Rainbow, the mysterious death of original Rainbow drummer Gary Driscol, the greatness of Cozy Powell and the process of learning specific fills, Ian Paice as another badass whose parts he had to learn, internet backlash for playing a smaller kit (and the Ayotte drum manufacture expansion that redeemed him), ,the ironic story of how he got to play with 90’s act Nelson, his work with Leilani Kilgore between touring and recording , his first band Mighty Purple, and much more!!!

Drummer Brody Taylor Smith of Invent Animate, Exist, & Satyr talks about IA’s most recent run with Northlane, Thornhill & Windwaker, as well as their two month tour with Beartooth, pre-show warmup’s, learning double bass early, using guitar pro for music notation, why he doesn’t use triggers with Invent Animate, recording and playing live with his John Tempesta Snare, the varying styles between Satyr, Exist and Invent Animate, upcoming tours and a busy year ahead!

Drunk Horse drummer Cripe Jergensen talks about the band’s hiatus, he and guitarist Eli Eckert’s child hood friendship and obsession with comic books, recording in legendary drummer Jeff Porcaro’s haunted home studio, thinking that living to 30 years old was a stretch,IPA’s, crazy Keith Moon stories, early tours with The Fucking Champs, an LA show with a limo and a contract written on a napkin & much more! https://drunkhorsedh.bandcamp.com/album/drunk-horse

CBBP Bonus Ep!: Nick Bender of Atlanta’s Canopy talks about dealing with Becker muscular dystrophy and how it affects his playing, his most recent setup, their new EP entitled “Empty Light”, how they recorded their full length record “Humanity Loss” (twice) , keeping a loose feel while tracking with a click track, how his love for Poison the Well, Norma Jean & The Chariot altered his musical tastes, “moshing for Jesus” , & much more!https://canopy1.bandcamp.com/album/empty-lightPic: FUGUE STATE PHOTO

Drummer Damon Che (Don Caballero) talks about his relationship with Revocation drummer Ash Pearson and how he (Ash) helped him both preserve the master tapes for drum play-through’s and got him up & running for online lessons & more, his guitar-playing Father, the mystical experience in listening to records prior to the internet, bands and drummers (Rey Washam & early Dave Grohl) he was digging in the early 90’s, how his lower/angled snare drum came to be, getting the “boom” back in the bass drum and capturing it with the late/great Steve Albini on “American Don”, finding sobriety, info on lessons, collecting stereo’s and a whole lot more!!!!!Contact Damon: [email protected]: Berto Campos

Drummer Dave Bland of Full of Hell & Jarhead Fertilizer, returns for the first time in four years talk van thieves & band-theft-networks, a peculiar gig involving a slashing, van-breakdowns and the subsequent 60+ hours of solo-driving-treks  (NY to Santa Fe drive, a Richmond, VA to Arizona drive, and the Arizona back to Maryland drive), a mystical Angelic-Vato, playing double-sets & double drumming with Primitive Man, FOH’s upcoming tour in SE Asia, an insane reoccurring scapula injury, and keeping the punk rock hellfire in his playing!https://fullofhell.bandcamp.com/musichttps://jarheadfertilizeroc.bandcamp.com/

Exhorder drummer Sasha Horn revisits the CBBP to talk about their new record Defctum Omnium, the process of recording it, their recent tour to South America w/ Vio-lence, line up changes, desert vortex’s, the recent addition of guitarist Pat O’Brien, thinning hair -vs- “cutting your losses”, enjoying their new sense of camaraderie, and good things to come in 2024!!!!https://www.exhorder.com/PIC: Kyle Kazlaw

Drummer Georg Edert of Epic Proggy/Psych/Stoner band Elder talks about their most recent tour opening for Tool, his experiences recording on previous records, Big Pay-Off riffs, going to music school, Ian Price, John Bonham and Bill Ward as early influences, making the drum parts his own from Guitarist/Vocalist’ Nick DiSalvo’s demos, hanging with Danny Carrey’s drum techs, and much more!https://beholdtheelder.com/

Welsh Drummer Michael “Moose” Thomas of Kill the Lights and (formerly) Bullet for my Valentine talks about American mutts, navigating UK/America geographical differences with KTL, writing and recording their new record Death Melodies, how BFMV formed and how they got a record deal after only their third show, recording everywhere; from Thailand to Texas, tours with Slipknot, Metallica, Gun & Roses and Iron Maiden, why Iron Maiden drummer Niko Mcbrain is such an awesome dude, record sales in the age of Napster, and much more!https://killthelightsofficial.com/

Drummer Lu  Aponte of Philly’s own Jesus Piece talks about the balance of living between NY and Paris/being a touring drummer/DJ, the great croissant debate, are Parisians dicks? Or not?, their previous world tour that took them between SE Asia, China, Korea, Japan, Europe and the UK, upcoming tours with Sepultura & Sanguisugabogg, the unorthodox means of recording their most recent record …..So Unknown, the unexpected country with a ton of shredding drummers,  go-to ride cymbals/snares for live playing, & much more!pic- xerxes fotographia

Drummer, Drum designer/builder and restorationist (and guitar builder); Dan Ford talks about the origins of the company that orginated with wood working, the experience of working through the stave-shell approach as opposed  steam-bent ply/shells, the back story(s) on how some of his reclaimed redwood pieces were sourced, getting into the world of building guitars with Grez Guitars, getting into the world of drum-restoration, living an adventurous life , taking the new kit on it’s maiden voyage and much more!!https://danforddrums.com/https://www.grezguitars.com/

Bonus Episode!!!—Drummer Evan Price of ATL’s Apostle talks about the ATL scene with bands Canopy, Palaces, Lazer/Wulf & more, their new EP Liminial, starting out in the garage, beating big cymbals, balancing black metal with Jazz, Poison The Well as an influence & much more!Liminal Release Show 02.01.24 @ The Star BarIG: @apostlesucks

Drummer of PigsPigsPigsPigsPigsPigsPigs-Ewan Mackenzie talks about the early years of the band, how it all started, re-joining them in 2021, piggly wiggly’s, fellow UK Stoner Rock bands, Wine made by monks, the brilliance of Bill Ward’s drumming, dark music in dark places, upcoming tours and much more!PIC: Backseatmafia

Child Bite drummer Jeff Porter talks about how he joined the band, the previous/upcoming shows with Pantera/Lamb of God, the case of a missing bass drum beater (on the gig), going to shows with his parents still to this day, the Primus drummers as an early influence, deodorant-stained 90’d band T-Shirts, & much more~!

Drummer Darren Stanley talks about the bizarre series of events that lead to him playing with Col Bruce Hampton, acclimating to long gigs with Perpetual Groove, navigating music/solos/rhythm and more with guitarist Jimmy Herring,  the Juggernaut that was Aquarium Rescue Unit, learning the gig with guitarist Oz Noy w/ Ozone Squeeze, correlations between Zappa and Col Bruce Hampton, the strange yet supportive world of the “Jam Band” scene, the importance of stretching & much more!https://www.pgroove.net/tour-4

The Callous Daoboys drummer Matt Hague talks about their recent tour with Protest the Hero & Moon Tooth, how he got the call or the gig, slowing down music in order to learn it, recounting the process’ of learning the set from their last tour (song by song run-down),  why Utah is a strange state, tours to look forward to in 2024 & much more!https://www.thecallousdaoboys.com/

Two Drummers who interview drummers interviewing each other-as drummers!-Drum Talk TV founder and host Dan Shinder talks about the origins of Drum talk TV, recounts both some of his favorite guests AND some of his favorite quotes, our mutual fascinations with both 70’s records , the band Yes (and how Yes drummer Alan White was underrated), his first kit and how he incorporated into his massive frankenkit, why Chris Squire’s solo record is amazing, what’s happening in 20204 and much more!!!https://drumtalktvbrilliance.com/

Drummer, Producer, Engineer & More; Matt Guglielmo of The Acacia Strain & END talks about early shows with his band Circuitry at St Vitus, the long road of getting to his own studio, the flood that forced them to relocate, learning his way  around the studio with Producer Will Putney and learning on the job with his assistants, recording drums for Fit For An Autopsy, Fuming Mouth, END, Acacia Strain, Circuitry and more, analyzing one’s playing via recording, his upcoming drum-library and much more!!https://www.mattguglielmo.com/

Drummer, Producer, Engineer Nicky Bellmore of Many Eyes (featuring Keith Buckley-formerly of Every Time I Die) talks about the series of events that lead to the band forming/recording their new record, acclimating to his former band’ Toxic Holocaust’s break-neck sets, his connection and work with Twisted Sister vocalist Dee Snider, his gravitation towards both the drums and recording at an early age, The journey of making demo’s in his parents basement to owning his own studio, his favorite guitar, bass and drum setup’s for recording, the upcoming tour with Many Eyes, and much more!https://manyeyesmusic.com/pages/tour

Drummer Ryan Leger of Hostilities (Formerly Every Time I Die/Hundred Suns) talks about the tough balance of touring and homelife, varying qualities of the ETID Drummers (and the challenges in keeping a band together), his thoughts on the ETID breakup, the unorthodox ideas behind developing his new drum instructional course, The Tony Hawk/Trent Reznor video, bouts of vertigo, dealing with ADHD, his recent run to S. America with Hostilities and much more!

Drummer BJ Graves of Knoxville TN’s Generation of Vipers talks about their upcoming record “Guilt Shrine”that they worked on with Kurt Ballou at God City Studios; from driving up to Salem, MA, to tracking and staying there during the process, what they did in the ten year break, his first frankenkit, hearing Van Halen’s Hot For Teacher at an early age on classic rock radio, one of the stranger gigs they played, grass cutting’,  drummin’ & much more!!http://www.generationofvipers.com/

Drummer John Longstreth swung by the #CBBP to talk about the trials, tribulations, thoughts, recovery, and physical rehab after having carpal tunnel surgery, bar room brawl stories (and subsequent injuries), drum play-throughs, how he started studying Slayer which rekindled his love for Dave Lombardo and lead to his upcoming Slayer tribute show (November 18th @ Lucky 13’s in Brooklyn, NY), the differences between Dave and Paul Bostaph, the “spaghetti mess” of the early drumming years, “Myspace Fuq U Metal”, and much more! PIC: Tom Couture

Drummer Jerry Mazzuca of St. Louis Prog Quartet; The Gorge, talks about his life as a professional musician, the wild instance that lead the Gorge to signing with Pelagic records, jazz influences of the band, Billy Cobham and Chris Pennie as influences, the five years it took to record/release Mechanical Fiction, an Anarchist Convent & much more!!!     https://thegorge.bandcamp.com/album/mechanical-fiction

Drummer Sebastian Thomson catches up with the #CBBP (Triple-Dippin'?) to talk about Baroness’ fantastic new record STONE, their weekly remote contributions ("file-friday") during Covid,  the experience of recording the record in a cabin in the woods, we revisit his experiences of every track on the record, bassist’s Nick Jost’ chops, guitarist Gina Gleason’s solos and overall contributions to the band, glockenspiels, Stewart Copeland, Phil Collins, modern groove trends and the evolving drumming lexicon, & much more!TOUR DATES!: https://yourbaroness.com/tour/

Drummer Mike Truscott of English rock band Wishbone Ash talks about the lengthy tour schedule around the band celebrating over 50 years of playing, killer records from 1970,  the story of how he got the gig, our mutual fascination with early Def Leppard, the impact of the Beatles on both the US and England, New York & London similarities, the distinct memory of his first kit, “Carriage Rock”, & much more!Tour dates & more! : wishboneash.com