ATX Metal Podcast

In today's episode, Ryan talks with one of his best friends, Shane Miller.  Shane and Ryan have been friends around a decade.  Shane and Ryan formed a bond over performance cars which then lead to metal.  Shane recently moved back to the Round Rock/Austin area and is glad that he did, partly because now he can attend local shows again. As with most things these days, you need a good source of news...

Anthony has been running CATIP (Come and Take It Productions) for over a decade.  Chris and Ryan met Anthony at Dirty Dog Bar here in Austin TX when they began the Podcast in Nov 2014.  CAITP has been supporting the Podcast since 2015 to present.  Anthony has grown his business over the years but has also helped grow the local metal/rock scene as well. Since Anthony is one of the bigger players in...

Well, nothing new to report from here except that Ryan is still in his closet calling people. In this episode, Andy Flores from Xposed Underground was kind enough to take the call. Andy is making due during the COVID-19 pandemic.  He owns and operates his own mobile mechanic  service.  His wok has slowed but he still has customers, mainly consisting of military service members.  Ryan can empathize...

Like most people today, Drake is just like the rest dealing with all that is COVID-19.  With the majority of the country practicing social distancing, work and band life have taken some turns.  Drake, working in construction, has seen a dip but is hopeful that things will pick back up.  One of the things he is noticing is that he is seeing families spending more time together outside.  Taking walk...

*DISCLAIMER* (Ryan and Robert really nerd out on the gear) Ryan reached out to Robert to see what things were like down in the RGV area where Robert lives.  Robert is in telecommunications and has been for a long time for his line of work.  They talk about how he hasn't been impacted too much due to being able to remotely work.  The slight change is that the kids are home and he feels like its sum...

Saul Castillo is a good buddy that wears many hats.  Vocalist, Guitarist, Videographer and more.  Ryan calls to check in.  Saul works in the service industry so he was directly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.  He has had to stay home due to his work place reducing staff.   Saul goes into detail about how he has been working with Eric Meyer of the Noiz Faktory here in Georgetown, TX.  Since the...

In the on going phone calls, Ryan rings up Hanna Barakat to see how she is doing during the COVID-19 pandemic.   Hanna is doing ok and is taking it day by day like the rest of us.  She is a full time musician here in Austin, TX and was really impacted when venues and events started calling it quits.  She had plenty of gigs lined up but one by one, they started dropping.  That is when she knew, som...

As we continue on the journey to talk to the locals, we come to find that both Andy and Blake have been directly affected in their personal lives.  We continue to hear that the local band members have been affected due to a lot of them working in the service industry.  Andy works in construction and has had to take time off like many others. The good news is that they haven't stopped writing new m...

As we continue on our journey to talk to a large amount of band members and people involved with our music scene, Ryan called Brandon, who is all the way in Hereford Texas and Dylan to talk about their day to day. Brandon goes into some detail about his current situation, which with the virus becoming a pandemic, was really bad timing for him in his efforts to move down to Austin Texas.   The guys...

So, as everyone is aware, there's a pandemic going on with the COVID-19 virus.  We are trying to do our part by staying indoors and social distancing and also, staying in contact with the locals. In this episode, Ryan has a conversation with Hunter Nagar of Chernobyl The Secret, a band based out of Austin, TX.  They recently ventured off on tour (and made it back) in early March when the pandemic...

Since the COVID-19 virus has quickly spread across the globe, we have all had to make adjustments in our lives.  Some big, some small.  Some of the hardest hit people are musicians.  Especially the locals.  Now that social distancing has been pushed to stay at home orders buy local governments, we have all been forced to try and figure out how to keep going. Ryan sets up show in his downstairs bed...