My guests on the podcast this week are Alex Reade and Jordan Mather of Australian Metalcore band Make Them Suffer. We got a bit rowdy at Sonic Temple fest to have some drinks, play some games and talk about their incredible band…and country.
VANA | GENRE-FLUID NEWCOMERS ON LORE, SOCIAL MEDIA + THE MUSIC INDUSTRY
01/07/2026 | 1h 28min
My guests on the podcast this week are Vana (real name Yvonne Winckel) and her unbelievable drummer Mathieux Davis. We talk about their bonkers genre mash up, the meaning behind latest single In Your Name, the wonderful country of New Zealand and getting called an industry plant despite writing all their own songs and playing the instruments…
ARCHITECTS | DAN + SAM ON ANXIETY, MEETING FANS + BREAKING THE USA.
24/06/2026 | 1h 30min
My guests on the podcast this week are Sam Carter and Dan Searle of Architects. We managed to have a quick catch up before their set at Welcome To Rockville to talk about how hard it was to finally break the USA, on-stage anxiety, meeting fans, and more!
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER | TAKING ON VOCALS + THE EARLY DAYS w/ BRIAN + ALAN
17/06/2026 | 1h 2min
My guests on the podcast this week are Brian Eschbach and Alan Cassidy of The Black Dahlia Murder. After the tragic death of vocalist Trevor Strnad, Brian took over on the mic and Alan remained very good at the drums. We talk about the giant leap from guitarist to vocalist, as well as Alan’s office chair, the devil's lettuce and the early days of the band and more…
ELECTRIC CALLBOY | GENRE HOPPING EUROS TALK TANZNEID
10/06/2026 | 58min
My guests on the podcast this week are Nico and Kevin of Electric Callboy. We caught up at Sonic Temple to talk about the fever-dream genre mash up that is Electric Callboy, as well as the upcoming album Tanzneid, and their latest collaboration with Dexter Holland of the Offspring: ‘Let The Good Times Roll’.
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