Richard joins the podcast to discuss songwriting, imposter syndrome, online content, identifying as a musician, what he prioritises in life and much more!Richard's Artist Pick - The Parallax Method - https://www.instagram.com/theparallaxmethodC

#125 - Alex O'Connor (Cosmic Skeptic)

Jan 1st, 2024 1h 24m

Alex joins the podcast to discuss how we define value in art, architecture, tools for engendering creativity, difficult conversations, his musical journey and much more!Alex's Artist Pick - Flyte - https://www.instagram.com/__flyte__/CHAPTERS0:

#124 - Ol Drake (Evile)

Dec 30th, 2023 39m 44s

Ol joins the podcast to discuss his love for songwriting, touring as you get older, beard tips, old school metal and much more!Ol's Artist Pick - Tortured Demon - https://www.instagram.com/tortureddemonTIME STAMPS0:00 Why not give up?2:29 What'

#123 - Dave Rucki (Sentinels)

Dec 18th, 2023 1h 8m

Dave joins the podcast to discuss Turning 30, Technical Metal Drumming, The difficulty of simple drum parts, expressing gratitude, happy mistakes and much more!Dave's Artist Pick - Chamber - https://www.instagram.com/chambernashvilleCHAPTERS0:0

#122 - Simon Dobson

Dec 12th, 2023 1h 14m

Simon joins the podcast to discuss Finding your voice, writing string parts, funny spider stories, expanding his musical horizons, playing the Albert Hall and much more!Simon's Artist Pick - Lyr - https://www.instagram.com/lyrbandCHAPTERS0:00 H

#121 - Josh Middleton (Sylosis, Architects)

Nov 27th, 2023 28m 50s

Josh joins the podcast to discuss writing music for you, the challenges of being a frontman, his lyrical inspiration for the latest album, advice for young musicians and much more!Josh's Artist Picks:Urne - https://www.instagram.com/urnebandHer

#120 - Jay Postones (TesseracT)

Nov 20th, 2023 1h 6m

Jay joins the podcast to discuss achieving his goals, learning about others through education, goats in his BMW, the reality of band life, making the leap as a pro musician and much more!Jay's Artist Picks:Alluvial - https://www.instagram.com/a

#119 - Justin McKinney (The Zenith Passage)

Sep 24th, 2023 52m 7s

Justin joins the podcast to discuss his passion for film scoring, the change from music ownership to music access, technical riffs, songwriting, elitism in metal and much more!Justin's Artist Pick - Ole Børud - https://www.instagram.com/oleboru

#118 - Ariel Posen

Sep 11th, 2023 1h

Ariel joins the podcast to discuss observing others' behaviour, his creative process, the new album, relationships in today's world, seeing Ed Sheeran play to only 50 people and much more!Ariel's Artist Pick - Niall McCabe - https://www.instagr

#117 - Ryan 'Fluff' Bruce

Sep 4th, 2023 46m 39s

Fluff joins the podcast to discuss Funyuns, touring life, giving it 151%, Today's Music Industry, being a jack of all tradesFluff's Artist Pick - The Home Team - https://www.instagram.com/thehometeamCHAPTERS0:00 Debating Food8:44 Moving on from

#116 - Craig 'Goonzi' Gowans (Bleed from Within)

Aug 31st, 2023 57m 17s

Goonzi joins the podcast to discuss touring the USA, Bagpipes in metal, Technical Riffs, Band Dynamics on Tour, Songwriting, Pantera, being Scottish on tour and much more!Goonzi's Artist Pick - Bilmuri - https://www.instagram.com/bilmuribandCHA

#115 - Bernth

Aug 28th, 2023 55m 54s

Bernth joins the podcast to discuss staying creative, being an early riser, life in Vienna, AI Grammys, navigating the challenges of content creation and much more!CHAPTERS0:00 Cloning Troubles3:50 Working with Restriction7:21 Staying Creative2

#114 Finn McKenty

Aug 24th, 2023 1h 8m

Finn joins the podcast to discuss hard work, finding purpose, british culture, putting a donk on it, understanding yourself, life advice and much more!Finn's Artist Pick - Marcel DuchampCHAPTERS0:00 Arms vs Legs1:50 Balance and Taking Action14:

#113 - James Phillips

Aug 21st, 2023 1h

James joins the podcast to discuss creativity, guitar clichés, modern metal, navigating social media, his passion for cars and much more!James' Artist Pick - Caskets - https://www.instagram.com/caskets_bandCHAPTERS0:00 Cash or Pizza?4:31 Why so

#112 - Mark Holcomb (Periphery, Haunted Shores)

Aug 17th, 2023 1h 6m

Mark joins the podcast to discuss band communication, dealing with ego, imposter syndrome, his childhood, emotion in complex music and much more!Mark's Artist Pick - Loathe - https://www.instagram.com/loatheasoneCHAPTERS0:00 Your Childhood to N

#111 - Ed Hartwell (Bury Tomorrow)

Aug 3rd, 2023 51m 19s

Ed joins the podcast to discuss touring the USA, staying inspired, finding time for multiple pursuits in life, School of Rock, Guitar Hero, Jack Black, other forms of art and much more!Ed's Artist Pick - Northlane - https://www.instagram.com/no

#110 - Mikey Demus (Skindred, Redbeard FX)

Jul 31st, 2023 1h 7m

Mikey joins the podcast to discuss Being with the right people, AI, Self-Checkouts, Self-Belief, Life Goals, YouTube Guitarists, the new Skindred Album and much more!Mikey's Artist Pick - North Atlas - https://www.instagram.com/north_atlasCHAPT

#109 - Tristan Pratt (TheMetalTris)

Jul 27th, 2023 1h

Tristan joins the podcast to discuss seeking discomfort, vinyl vs digital, music industry advice, song clichés, sincerity in journalism and much more!Tristan's Artist Picks:Hellripper - https://www.instagram.com/hellrippermetalUrne - https://ww

#108 - Anup Sastry

Jul 25th, 2023 1h 6m

Anup joins the podcast to discuss session drumming, his passion for cars, the importance of rest and recovery, surrounding yourself with music and much more!Anup's Artist Pick - Brody Simpson - https://www.instagram.com/brodysimpsondrumsCHAPTER

#107 - Zach Munowitz (MMune)

Jul 21st, 2023 1h 1m

Zach joins the podcast to discuss his last year in music, mix tips, developing as a vocalist, cold exposure and mental health, modern music production and much more!Zach's Artist Pick - Holding Absence - https://www.instagram.com/holdingabsence

#106 - Kev Muller (Alluvial)

Jul 17th, 2023 1h 2m

Kev joins the podcast to discuss Metal Stereotypes, Side Hustles, Video Games, Balance in life, working through self-doubt, his contributions to Alluvial and much more!Kev's Artist Pick - Orthodox - https://www.instagram.com/orthodoxtnCHAPTERS0

#105 - Clint Lowery (Sevendust)

Jul 13th, 2023 1h 2m

Clint joins the podcast to discuss his songwriting process, sobriety, finding balance and value in life, health and fitness. film scoring, dealing with failure and much more!Clint's Artist Pick - Landon Siebens - https://www.instagram.com/lando

#104 - Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater)

Jul 10th, 2023 43m 23s

Jordan joins the podcast to discuss who he writes for, being a forever student, AI, creativity and much more!Jordan's Artist Pick - Matteo Mancuso - https://www.instagram.com/matteomancuso.guitarTIME STAMPS0:00 Your favourite musician0:49 Being

#103 - Peredur Ap Gwynedd (Pendulum)

Jul 6th, 2023 58m 7s

Peredur joins the podcast to discuss his passion for cycling, Guitar Gear, Learning from other Musicians, finding his role in Pendulum, the album of his teenage years, Genre-Bending Modern Music and much more!Peredur's Artist Pick - The 1975CHA

#102 - KDH Guitar

Jul 3rd, 2023 1h

KDH joins the podcast to discuss audio audits, the number one mistake in the gear industry, his content creation process, online comments and much more! KDH's Artist Pick - DenmanCHAPTERS0:00 Your last lightbulb moment / YouTube9:05 Assessing Y