This week Greg is talking with Jason Walton! Most people know Jason from his involvement with Agalloch and Sculptured, but he is a brilliant composer and musician and has released tons oif music under various project names such as Moonbladder,

Episode 70 - Malfet

Jan 5th, 2023 1h 55m

This week Greg is talking with Malfet! Malfet makes a beautiful pastoral style of dungeon synth and we got to talking about his origins, musical influences, the dungeon synth scene, and how to bring the music to the live arena for gigs. Also he

Episode 69 - Hunter Ginn

Oct 28th, 2022 1h 23m

This week Greg is talking with Hunter Ginn, the other half of the Radical Research Podcast, as well as the drummer and musician in Canvas Solaris, Plague Psalm, and the new drummer for Sculptured. We discuss Radical Research, his bands, and a l

Episode 68 - Jeff Wagner

Oct 6th, 2022 1h 29m

This week Greg is talking with Jeff Wagner, author of the recently released book Destination Onward: The Story of Fates Warning. We discuss Jeff’s podcast Radical Research, the inspiration behind writing a Fates Warning book, some of the intere

The Method Guitarist

Aug 4th, 2022 19m 51s

This week Greg has no guest and instead is shamelessly plugging his Patreon by debuting the 1st episode from his Patreon Exclusive podcast called The Method Guitarist. This is a Ret Con Industries production. Executive Producers Ethan Aguil

Episode 67 - Josh Strachan

Jun 24th, 2022 1h 14m

This week Greg is talking with Josh Strachan of Vaura, Blacklist, Azar Swan, etc. We discuss the evolution of Vaura’s sound on their new record, Vista of Deviant Anatomies, as well as the evolution of his Primal Architecture label, our mutual r

Episode 66 - Kim Dylla

May 26th, 2022 57m 13s

This week Greg is talking with Kim Dylla of Kylla Custom Rock Wear. Kim has been the clothing designer of choice for many metal bands and professional wrestlers over the last decade or so and her visually stunning work can be seen on bands like

Episode 65 - Se'Nam Palmer

May 13th, 2022 1h 5m

This week Greg is talking with guitarist/composer Se’Nam Palmer of the band Crispin Wah. Se’Nam is amazingly gifted and technically proficient guitarist and mixes those amazing shred chops with crazy sound design to create a whole other vibe to

Episode 64 - Kevin Hufnagel

Apr 28th, 2022 1h 7m

This week Greg is talking with returning guest Kevin Hufnagel from Dysrhythmia, Gorguts, and Vaura. We discuss how his teaching has evolved and expanded during the pandemic, the new Vaura record, his new project Veldune, some shred guitar discu

Episode 63 - Terry Syrek

Apr 15th, 2022 1h 19m

This week Greg is talking with Terry Syrek. Terry is discussing his new record, Story, the way the album came together, how he got the guest musicians for it, as well as discussing the tape trading that went on during the shred era of the late

Episode 62 - Shane Parish

Apr 1st, 2022 1h 6m

This week Greg is talking with Shane Parish of the band Ahleuchatistas. Shane is an eclectic and accomplished guitarist/composer/educator. In this interview, we touch on his development as a player as well as a teacher, the formation and intent

Episode 61 - Buzz Gravelle

Mar 18th, 2022 1h 7m

This week Greg is talking with Buzz Gravelle who is a guitarist/composer/music professor who is known for playing fretless classical guitar. We discuss his path on the classical guitar, how he discovered the fretless guitar, and the multiple wa

Episode 60 - Mark Deutsch

Mar 10th, 2022 1h 17m

This week Greg is talking with Mark Deutsch, who in addition to be an amazing performer and composer, is the creator of a musical instrument called the Bazantar. He developed the instrument in the 90’s and has been recordings and expanding the

Episode 59 - A Tribute To Dr. Metal

Feb 17th, 2022 23m 1s

This week, we are taking a trip to the 1997 to revisit Greg’s time as a DJ at 91.3 WDOM in Providence, RI hosting a weekly metal show called The Metal Meltdown! In October of 1997, 19 year old Greg interviewed local RI metal DJ Dr. Metal aka Mi

Episode 58 - Eden Rayz

Feb 4th, 2022 1h 20m

This week Greg is talking with Eden Rayz! Eden is a spectacular cellist/vocalist/composer in the Boston area. She currently sings for the bands Scaphism and Angel Grinder but is also preparing an ep of her cello/composition work called Corpus V

Episode 57 - Francis Roberts

Jan 20th, 2022 1h 14m

This week Greg is talking with Francis Roberts! Francis is a multi-talented composer, guitarist, producer from CA. We delve into his musical journey and discuss he is earliest band and recording experiences, as well as the formation of his band

Episode 56 - Sombre Arcane

Jan 6th, 2022 1h 47m

This week Greg is talking with Josh and Shane (aka Naginah The Bard and Phranick The Wizard) who comprise the act Sombre Arcane! We discuss their separate music histories, how Sombre Arcane came together, the meaning behind their various names,

Episode 55 - Marcus Dowling

Dec 23rd, 2021 1h 42m

This week Greg is talking with country music journalist Marcus Dowling who has been a friend for 25 years. We discuss Marcus’s journey to becoming a top country music journalist, his hard work to promote black and LGBTQ country artists, the nat

Episode 54 - Jeff Black

Dec 9th, 2021 1h 14m

This week Greg is talking with Jeff Black a multitalented musician and composer who is in Gatekeeper, Encloaked, and also releasing solo tracks under his own name. Jeff is also a great music producer and engineer so we delve into how he got in

Episode 53 - Marie McAuliffe

Nov 25th, 2021 1h 4m

This week Greg is talking with Marie McAuliffe of the bands Mesa and Putrescine. They discuss the music history of both of her bands, future potential projects, her philosophy on keeping her music free to all, the concepts and social commentary

Episode 52 - Khand

Nov 11th, 2021 2h 9m

This week Greg is talking with Jim aka Arillius of Khand! They discuss his history with the dungeon synth scene and electronic music along with an in-depth explanation of tracker music and its birth in the early 90’s as well as the influence it

Episode 51 - Toby Driver and Jason Byron

Oct 28th, 2021 2h 2m

This week Greg is celebrating the release of the new Kayo Dot album Moss Grew on the Swords and Plowshares Alike, which is being released by Prophecy Productions on October 29, 2021, as well as the 20th anniversary of maudlin of the Well’s Bath

Episode 50 - Dr. Jeremy Swist

Oct 14th, 2021 1h 9m

This week Greg gets educated by Dr. Jeremy Swist, the Heavy Metal Classicist. They discuss Jeremy’s introduction to the realm of scholarly interpretations of heavy metal, his thoughts on the popularity of subjects like Alexander The Great, Nero

Episode 49 - Mark Briody of Jag Panzer!

Sep 30th, 2021 1h

This week Greg speaks with Mark Briody, founding member and rhythm guitarist of Jag Panzer! They discuss Jag Panzer’s beginnings as a cover band in Colorado, their experiences with tape trading and getting a record deal, their resurgence in the

Episode 48 - Jenn Taiga

Sep 16th, 2021 1h 8m

This week Greg speaks with Jenn Taiga. They discuss her introduction to the dungeon synth scene, her approach to performing, new artists she is currently enjoying, and all the usual tangents! Also for $5 and up Patreon subscribers, there will b