BRUTALITY PODCAST

This week we are joined by Josh Goddard , the legendary masked drummer from the early days of Suicide Silence . We're talking the 2004 demos , the Family Guy Demo and of course the iconic Self-Titled EP . We end up chatting about his whole backstory / lore with the band, getting into drums, stories behind the mask, his exit from Suicide Silence, Mitch Lucker's memorial show & reconnect...

Spite vocalist Darius Tehrani joins us this week to talk about the band's new record " New World Killer ", the band's inception, influences, being authentic in the music industry, internet discourse/censorship, realities of touring with your heroes, the myspace deathcore revival, horror movies & so much more. DARIUS TEHRANI: https://www.instagram.com/dariusspite/ SPITE: https...

This week we are joined by Santiago Silva & Cabel Tello of brutal revival deathcore band Yet Still We Pray . The band reflects on forming their previous band BirthOfTragedy , early chaotic shows, the explosive growth of the South Florida heavy scene, the influence of Disfiguring The Goddess, vocal olympics, Tracheotomy’s impact on the revival scene & so much more. SANTIAGO SILVA: https://w...

This week we chat with Caleb Pels , bassist/man of many hats for brand new technical deathcore outfit Coma Witch . We get to talk about their debut record "The Forgiveness of Emptyness", the band's inception, writing & recording process, self mixing the record, their place in the deathcore scene, influences, artwork creation as well as his other bands The Hate Campaign & Kniv...

This week we chat with Ben Siptrott , guitarist of bands Jerome & Monsters . With both bands making a comeback, we get into the humble beginnings of starting Jerome, VFW shows, Eat The Gun & gaining fame after the band's breakup, the Chicago deathcore scene, reuniting 15+ years later, new music, Monsters' reunion & so much more. BEN SIPTROTT: https://www.instagram.com/ben_jerom...

Matt Guglielmo , drummer for The Acacia Strain & END , joins us this week on the podcast. We talk about The Acacia Strain` upcoming record "You Are Safe From God Here", producing alongside Will Putney & Randy LeBoeuf, work ethic, influences, crazy tour stories & so much more. MATT GUGLIELMO: https://www.instagram.com/matt.guglielmo/ THE ACACIA STRAIN: https://www.instagram.co...

This week we sit down with none other than Alex Erian , one of two vocalists in the legendary deathcore outfit Despised Icon . In this extended conversation we get to talk about the band’s upcoming album Shadow Work , reflect on the band’s career and what it takes to achieve longevity in the metal scene, Quebec’s heavy metal culture, crazy tour stories, the inception of deathcore and the Myspace d...

This week we sit down with 16 year old Joshua Bailey Guard , one of our favorite current vocalists & frontman of deathcore revival band Rev3rent . We talk about getting into deathcore & deathcore vocals, his parents being metalheads, his controversial debut with Rev3rent, writing process, stretched ear accidents, tour stories, haters, the future of deathcore & so much more. JOSHUA BAIL...

Jacob Durrett , drummer of Shadow Of The Colossus & Molotov Solution , joins us this week to talk about his journey into metal, Debello Castrum , Fate , moving to Nashville to become a country songwriter/producer, working with Will Putney, AI's place in songwriting/producing & so much more. JACOB DURRETT: https://www.instagram.com/durrett.ptx/ SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS: https://shadowofth...

This week we are joined by Joe Alspach , the vocalist of now-defunct Christian deathcore band On Solid Ground . With a single release in 2007, we had a blast looking back on the early days of the band, recording at only 16 years old, Xanga, Myspace & playing with bands such as Whitechapel and Impending Doom in their very early days. We also go into what it was like being in a Christian band wi...

What may sound like a cool hardcore band name is simply the reality of our recent trip to Los Angeles. We flew out of Montreal, Canada to go to sunny California for a few days, which included seeing the legendary Elysia at the equally legendary Chain Reaction alongside the homies in Rev3rent & In Which Divides Us. We were also invited to do the Garza Podcast, a surreal moment for us. Everythin...

This week we chat with Michael Yager aka Moke , bassist of the band Lorna Shore . We chat about him joining the band, the band's growth since To The Hellfire, their upcoming record "I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me", music videos, myspace deathcore, Oldschool Runescape, playing drums for a tour, writing process & so much more. MICHAEL YAGER: https://www.instagram.com/moke...

This week we sit down with Daniel McBride , drummer for melodic deathcore band Last House On The Left . Daniel also worked as Sumerian Records ' in house graphic designer for 16 years, which he got his start from doing Myspace layouts & gif banners for deathcore bands. To the surprise of noone; we end up talking about Myspace for a lot of this conversation, bands partying at his parent&#39...

This week we welcome Orion Stephens , vocalist of In Dying Arms to the show. Formed in 2006 & still active today, we were able to talk about the Myspace days, tour stories, recieving hate, clean vocals in deathcore, bridging the gap between metalcore & deathcore, video games & so much more. ORION STEPHENS: https://www.instagram.com/orionstephens IN DYING ARMS: https://www.instagram.com...

100 episodes already. Crazy to think about, feels like we got started a month ago. To celebrate we do a guestless episode and take a look back on our past episodes, some of our favorite guests & moments, how we met, & starting the podcast. We cap off the episode responding to viewer questions. A big thank you to everyone who has been supporting so far. Cheers to another 100! Thank you to I...

In this episode we have a chat with Daniel "Sharpy" Sharp , frontman of now defunct Aussie deathcore band Boris The Blade . We talk about some of the band's origin story, touring, making money in deathcore, underrated Australian deathcore bands, losing his voice on tour, AI in music, tattooing, his current project The Bullet Dodger & so much more. DANIEL SHARP: https://www.instag...

Las Vegas brutal deathcore legends Misericordiam are back, baby. This week we talk vocalist Nick Pitaro about getting into metal & hardcore, gutterals/inhales, the abandoned follow up to Unanimity and the Cessation of Humanity , creating music then vs now, lost media, bootlegs, recording in his parents house, getting Misericoriam back together, new music & so much more. NICK PITARO: https:...

Zane Lancaster , vocalist of deathcore revival band Return To Glory , joins the podcast this week to talk about their talent show performance gone viral, band origin, being in a band at 17 years old, highschool stories, the Greenville metal & hardcore scene, DIY attitude & so much more. ZANE LANCASTER: https://www.instagram.com/zane.music_/ RETURN TO GLORY: https://www.instagram.com/return...

Sven De Caluwé , frontman of Aborted & Coffin Feeder , joins us this week to talk about the mindset behind always going more extreme, his attitude behind going crazy on stage, the Myspace days, the divide in the metal community, tour stories, video games, gore artwork & so much more. SVEN DE CALUWÉ: https://www.instagram.com/svenchode/ ABORTED: https://www.instagram.com/abortedmetal/ COFFI...

Burning The Masses guitarist Arde Ostowari joins the podcast this week to talk about getting into music & shred guitar, the band's origin story, member changes & style changes over the years, guitarists now vs then, the state of metal music & production, myspace, old tour stories & more. ARDE OSTOWARI: https://www.instagram.com/ardeostowari/ Thank you to IndieMerchstore for spo...

Alex Hill , the vocalist / mastermind behind blackened nu-metal band Mélancolia , comes on the show this week to talk about the band's origin, their mindset behind the music, aesthetics & branding, myspace deathcore, underrated Australian deathcore bands, the realities of playing heavy music in Australia, shooting music videos & social media content, The Red Shore, Parkway Drive, the b...

In this episode we are joined by Nick Florence of myspace deathcore legends Knights Of The Abyss . We talk about his path into heavy music, the local Arizona metal scene, the band's origin story, Juggernaut, member changes throughout the years, Griffin Kolinski (RIP), Job For A Cowboy, getting the band back together, tour stories & so much more. KNIGHTS OF THE ABYSS: ⁠⁠ https://www.instagr...

In this episode we are joined by John Robert C , vocalist of Crystal Lake . He talks to us about his relationship to music, his musician's mentality, auditioning for bands, joining Crystal Lake, japanese culture & food, stories about his time with My Bitter End , The Last Ten Seconds Of Life , Suffokate & so much more. JOHN ROBERT C: ⁠ https://www.instagram.com/bullfrogmafia/ CRYSTAL L...

Wocket Launcher mastermind & KatyWentMissing guitarist Noel Ruiz joins the podcast this week to talk about all things nostalgia, video games, the stories behind Wocket Launcher, joining KatyWentMissing, influences, his upcoming tour with Thus Spoke Zarathustra , his past struggles with addiction & so much more. NOEL RUIZ: https://www.instagram.com/cosm0politanbloodloss/ WOCKET LAUNCHER: ht...

Arthur Alvarez , founding member of Arsonists Get All The Girls and current Moria guitarist, joins us this week to talk about the myspace days, some crazy tour stories, AGATG's origin story, influences, getting the band back together, joining Moria, his relationship with bands like Knights Of The Abyss and Elysia & so much more. ARTHUR ALVAREZ: https://www.instagram.com/arturoalva22/ AGATG...