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Metal DNA
by idobi Network
Shawn Kupfer brings you in-depth discussions with some of the Heavy Music's latest and greatest bands as they peel things back to find out the anatomy of a band's sound via influences, inspirations, and so much more for listeners to find out the musical DNA that make their favorite Metal bands.
Episodes
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DNA Interviews #90: Sabine & Lanvall of Edenbridge!
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Sabine and Lanvall from the Austrian melodic metal band Edenbridge to talk about their new album, early influences, favorite composers and artists, and a ton more! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST on idobi Howl! Follow...
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DNA Interviews #89: Max Cavalera of Soulfly!
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by the legendary Max Cavalera of Soulfly to talk all about their awesome new album Chama, their recent show in Brazil with Massive Attack, getting inspired by nature plus much more! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST on…
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DNA Interviews #88: Daniel Hansfeldt of Bloodbound!
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Bloodbound Drummer Daniel Hansfeldt to talk all about their awesome new album Field of Swords, underground metal bands from the 80’s, killer power metal plus much more! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST on idobi Howl!...
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DNA Interviews #87: Fernando Ribero of Moonspell!
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Vocalist of Moonspell Fernando Ribero to talk about the record they did with the Orquestra Sinfonneta de Lisboa, Opus Diabolicum, that just dropped the end of last month on Napalm plus much more! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays…
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DNA Interviews #86: Flynn Zimmer of Gasket
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Vocalist of Gasket Flynn Zimmer to talk about their new self-titled album, some of his surprising influences, and of course, some 90’s grunge! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST on idobi Howl! Follow Metal DNA on…
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DNA interviews #85: Dylan Desmond of Stygian Bough & Bell Witch!
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Bassist Dylan Desmond of Stygian Bough (which is a collaboration between the very awesome Bell Witch and Aerial Ruin), to talk about the new record Stygian Bough II which dropped yesterday plus much more! Catch Metal DNA live...
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DNA Interviews #84: Brandon & Rafi of Cold Steel!
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Drummer Brandon & Guitarist Rafi of Cold Steel to talk all about their new album Discipline & Punish, music that scared them as kids, plus much more! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST on idobi Howl! Follow Metal DNA on...
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DNA Interviews #83: Zach Wheeler of Howling Giant!
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Howling Giant Drummer/Vocalist Zach Wheeler to talk all about their rad new album Crucible & Ruin, Weird Al plus so much more! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST on idobi Howl! Follow Metal DNA on Facebook, Twitter, &...
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DNA Interviews #82: Stefan De Graef of Psychonaut!
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Psychonaut Vocalist/Guitarist Stefan De Graef to talk all about their awesome new album World Maker, some of his classical influences, and somehow Tears For Fears! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST on idobi Howl! Follow...
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DNA Interviews #81: Gwyn & Sean of Frayle!
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Vocalist Gwyn Strang & Guitarist Sean Bilovecky of Frayle to talk all about their new album Heretics & Lullabies, inspirations, and of course their rad Lana Del Ray cover! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST on idobi Howl!...
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DNA Interviews #80: Devin Swank of Sanguisugabogg
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Vocalist of Sanguisugabogg to talk all about their awesome new album Hideous Aftermath dropping this week, his love of Dokken, great drummers plus much more! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST on idobi Howl! Follow Metal...
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DNA Interviews #79: Molly Rennick of Living Dead Girl
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Vocalist of Living Dead Girl Molly Rennick to talk about their new album Conspiracy which drops October 10th, fellow Canadian Avril Lavigne plus much more! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST on idobi Howl! Follow Metal…
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DNA Interviews #78: Matic of Hei’An
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Vocalist & Guitarist of Hei’An Matic Blagonič to talk how K-Pop maps to Metal, how AC/DC is still cool, their new album Kiss Our Ghosts Goodbye which drops this coming Friday + much more! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @…
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DNA Interviews #77: JB Le Bail of Igorrr
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Vocalist of Igorrr JB Le Bail to chat about the brilliance of Nine Inch Nails, french electronic music, and their rad new album Amen! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST on idobi Howl! Follow Metal DNA on Facebook…
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DNA Interviews #76: Erik of Månegarm!
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Erik Grawsiö, Vocalist and Bassist of Månegarm to talk about Motorhead, hippie songs from the 60’s inspiring metal riffs, their new album Edsvuren plus much more! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST on idobi Howl! Follow...
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Episode 75: Frédéric Leclercq of Sinsaenum!
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Frédéric Leclercq of international blackened death supergroup Sinsaenum to talk all about his early musical history, hearing Manowar for the first time, the inspirations and headspace behind the creation of Sinsaenum’s newest...
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Romana & Jay of Burning Witches + Johnny Hedlund of Unleashed!
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is gives you a double dose of DNA as he’s speaking with Romana (Guitarist) and Jay (Bassist) of Burning Witches along with Johnny Hedlund (Bassist/Vocalist) of Unleashed all about each of their new albums, their headspace going into...
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Episode #73: Nathan Johnson of Fox Lake!
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined for a Nathan Johnson of Fox Lake to talk all about their new album New World Heat, Rage Against The Machine, the one word that fueled the writing process of the new record plus much more! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST…
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Episode #72: Pi Stoffers of Lord Of The Lost
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined for a second time by Pi Stoffers, one of the guitarists of Lord Of The Lost to talk all about their brand new album OPVS NOIR Vol. 1 which just dropped on Napalm Records plus much more! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST on...
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Episode 71: Dry Kill Logic & PSYCHO-FRAME
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, it’s two for the price of 1 as Shawn is joined by a pair of awesome vocalists as he talks with Nu Metal Legend Cliff Rigano of Dry Kill Logic and Mike Sugars of PSYCHO-FRAME all about their incredible new music, influences, plus much more! Catch...
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Episode #70: The Viking from WARKINGS
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by The Viking, Bassist of Pure Power Metallers WARKINGS to talk all about their awesome new album Armageddon, Queen, his love of Metalcore plus much more! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST on idobi Howl! Follow Metal DNA on...
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Episode #69: Alizon and Ben of Calva Louise
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Alizon and Ben of Calva Louise to talk about their new album Edge Of The Abyss, early influences, new music, plus much more! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST on idobi Howl! Follow Metal DNA on Facebook, Twitter, &...
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Episode #68: Kennedy Rice of Panther Revival
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Kennedy Rice of Panther Revival to talk about their new single and upcoming album Unreliable Narrator, as well as some of his early influences and some all-time great records! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST on idobi...
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DNA Interviews #67: Remembering Daron Beck
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn brings you the story of not only a friend, but a one-of-a-kind musician as he remembers the late great Daron Beck with this touching dedication Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST on idobi Howl! Follow Metal DNA on Facebook, Twitter, &...
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DNA Interviews #66: Tom Angelripper of Sodom!
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Bassist and Vocalist of Death Metal legends Sodom to talk all about their new album The Arsonist, some early influences of his, obscure bands plus much more! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST on idobi Howl! Follow Metal...
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DNA Interviews #65: Eric Kusanagi of Hiroe!
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Eric Kusanagi to talk all about their brand new album Wield, 90’s Rock, the timeless masterpiece that is OK Computer, + much more! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST on idobi Howl! Follow Metal DNA on Facebook, Twitter, &...
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DNA Interviews #64: Diamond Rowe of Tetrarch!
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Diamond Rowe, Guitarist of Tetrarch to talk all about their new album The Ugly Side of Me, Shawn being a Nu-Metal Scumbag, picking up the wrong Metallica album + much more! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST on idobi…
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DNA Interviews #63: Daniel Moilanen of Katatonia
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Daniel Moilanen, Drummer of Katatonia to talk about their new album Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State, guitars for drummers, old school death metal plus much more! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST on idobi...
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DNA Interviews #62: Matt Karll & Will Kaelin of Gridiron!
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Matt Karll and Will Kaelin of Gridiron to talk all about their new album Poetry From Pain, forming the band while playing Call of Duty during COVID, their influences on the sophomore record + much more! Catch Metal DNA live...
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DNA Interviews #61: Fabio Caldeira of Maestrick!
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Fabio Caldeira of Maestrick to talk about their new album Espresso Della Vita: Lunare, their love of Queen, favourite bands growing up plus much more! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST on idobi Howl! Follow Metal DNA on...
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DNA Interviews #60: Matt Stikker & Matt Solis of Drouth!
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Vocalist/Guitarist Matt Stikker and Bassist Matt Solis of Drouth all about their brand new album The Teeth of Time, not fitting into one subgenre of metal music, their influences and much more! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @...
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DNA Interviews #59: Greg Molina of A Moments Notice!
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Greg Molina, Vocalist of A Moment’s Notice to talk about the band’s new singles, their love of Sleep Token, seeing Born of Osiris live for the first time becoming life changing plus much more! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @...
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DNA Interviews #58: Vince Nihil of KNIFE!
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, it’s an interview from the DNA Vaults as Shawn is joined by Vocalist of KNIFE Vince Nihil to talk about their 2023 album Heaven Into Dust, The Misfits return,the greatness of The Ramones, discovering The Scorpions as a kid plus much more! Catch...
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DNA Interviews #57: Ryan Manning of Paradise Slaves!
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Ryan Manning of Paradise Slaves to talk about the band’s debut album and the awesome story of their formation, old school doom metal, the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre and even bagpipes in metal! Catch Metal DNA live...
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DNA Interviews #56: Wednesday 13!
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined the legend Wednesday 13 to talk 80’s culture, live shows, and his new record Mid-Death Crisis! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST on idobi Howl! Follow Metal DNA on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram! Subscribe/Follow on iTunes…
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DNA Interviews #55: Andreas of CABAL!
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Andreas Bjulver, Vocalist of CABAL to talk about going to shitty punk clubs way too young, influences and their stellar new record Everything Rots! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST on idobi Howl! Follow Metal DNA on...
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DNA Interviews #54: Bea & Robin of Vulvarine!
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Bea & Robin of Vulvarine to talk all the different genres of Rock Music, their rad new album Fast Lane out now on Napalm Records + much more! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST on idobi Howl! Follow Metal DNA on Facebook,...
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DNA Interviews #53: Rich & Piotr of Telepathy!
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Guitarist and Vocalists of Telepathy Rich Powley & Piotr Turek to talk about some of their early influences, obscure Hans Zimmer TV Theme Songs, their rad new album Transmissions + much more! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @...
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DNA Interviews #52: Katla!
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by all 3 members of KATLA to talk all about their awesome new (and debut!) album Scandinavian Pain, what went into it the making of it + much more! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST on idobi Howl! Follow Metal DNA on...
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DNA Interviews #51: Marko of Manntra!
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Marko Matijevic Sekul, Vocalist of Manntra to talk about music evolution in Croatia, their rad new album Teuta out now on Napalm Records + much more! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST on idobi Howl! Follow Metal DNA on...
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DNA Interviews #50: Will Benoit of SOM!
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Will Benoit, Bassist/Vocalist of SOM to talk about their awesome new album Let The Light In, time travelling, Thom Yorke on MTV Beachhouse + much more! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST on idobi Howl! Follow Metal DNA on...
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DNA Interviews #49: Schmier of Destruction!
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Schmier, Vocalist of Destruction to talk about influences, a huge artist that made him fall in love with Rock at a young age, and their awesome new album Birth of Malice which dropped today on Napalm Records! Catch Metal DNA...
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DNA Interviews #48: Jeremy Galindo of you, infinite
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Jeremy Galindo of you, infinite to talk about reuniting with his old This Will Destroy You bandmate Raymond Brown for this new project, film scores, their awesome self-titled debut album + much more! Catch Metal DNA live...
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DNA Interviews #47: Skoll of Nachtblut
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Skoll, Drummer of German Dark Metal band Nachtblut about their awesome and weird new record Todschick that drops tomorrow on Napalm Records, about loving whatever music you want, and of course about Mechanical Animals. Catch...
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DNA Interviews #46: Tyler Shelton of Traitors
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Tyler Shelton, Vocalist of Traitors to talk about their new record dropping February 21, listening to inappropriate hip hop at a young age, and of course, like any metal show, outlaw country. Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @...
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DNA Interviews #45: Chris Harms!
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Chris Harms who you may know as vocalist of Lord Of The Lost, to talk all about his debut solo album 1980, temporal causality and vocals that make everything sound dark + much more in this interview! Catch Metal DNA live...
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DNA Interviews #44 – Dr.Dead of Dominum!
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined for a second time by Dr.Dead of Dominum to talk touring, rad cover songs, and their awesome new album The Dead Don’t Die which they dropped in late December on Napalm Records! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST on idobi…
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DNA Interviews #43: Øystein Brun of Borknager
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn speaks with Øystein Brun, Guitarist of Borknager all about the music of their lives, Borknager’s 2024 album Fall, and even Beethoven! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST on idobi Howl! Follow Metal DNA on Facebook, Twitter, &…
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DNA Interviews #42: Ihsahn
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn speaks with the legendary Ihsahn all about creativity, Scott Walk and his fantastic 2024 self-titled album! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST on idobi Howl! Follow Metal DNA on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram! Subscribe/Follow on…
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DNA Interviews #41: Ambre Vourvahis
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn speaks with Ambre Vourvahis, Vocalist of Xandria all about tons of current metal records, their new EP Universal Tales + much more! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST on idobi Howl! Follow Metal DNA on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram!...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Shawn Kupfer brings you in-depth discussions with some of the Heavy Music's latest and greatest bands as they peel things back to find out the anatomy of a band's sound via influences, inspirations, and so much more for listeners to find out the musical DNA that make their favorite Metal bands.
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Shawn Kupfer brings you in-depth discussions with some of the Heavy Music's latest and greatest bands as they peel things back to find out the anatomy of a band's sound via influences, inspirations, and so much more for listeners to find out the musical DNA that make their favorite Metal bands.
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