Behind The Screams

Stephen Keech vocalist of Haste The Day joins vocal coach David Benites on the Behind The Screams Podcast to discuss their latest record "Dissenter" out now via Solid State Records. They discuss the band's decision to return to music, what makes metalcore "metalcore", what it was like to return to doing vocals after a long break, the importance of both singing and screaming, Keech's experience in...

Behind The Screams welcomes August Burns Red vocalist Jake Luhrs. Host/vocal coach David Benites chats with Jake about their work together while Season of Surrender was being created, recorded, and their continued work together. Jake talks about his early influences, the growth that August Burns Red has seen and the fact that they still love creating metalcore music, the importance of personal gro...

Danny Case of From Ashes To New on Behind The Screams. Danny and host/vocal coach David Benites discuss From Ashes To New's new record "Reflections"; the process of creating the record, the difficult decision to scrap most of what they had in favor of writing music that felt truly authentic to them, Danny's exploration of vocals on the record, the importance of emotion in vocal d...

Briton Bond vocalist of Wage War joins David Benites on Behind The Screams to discuss their new EP released "IT CALLS ME BY NAME" available now via Fearless Records. They discuss the band's return to their roots, Bond's vocal performance on the record, trying new things vocally, his influences and what made him fall in love with heavy music, where they think the industry is going...

Hunter Young of Moodring joins David on the Behind The Screams Podcast to discuss the brand new record "Death Fetish" out now via SharpTone Records. They dive into the process of making the record, the challenges Hunter faced in getting serious health diagnoses, how that's shaped his music–and specifically the content of "Death Fetish", his approach to vocals, recording and production, and much mo...

Danny Stillman of Drop Dead, Gorgeous joins David Benites on Behind The Screams to discuss the band's return to music after over a decade long hiatus. Stills recounts the challenge of finding his scream again, the differences in writing, recording, and releasing music in 2026 versus 2006, the emotional process of writing and releasing music without their late guitarist Kyle Browning and more. Inte...

Behind The Screams welcomes Danny Leal and Ruben Alvarez of Upon A Burning Body to the podcast. Host David Benites chatted with them about their new record "Blood of the Bull", their decision to pay tribute to those suffering from substance abuse in their video for "Another Ghost" the return to incorporating more singing into their music and, of course, the continued importance...

Nathan Johnson of Fox Lake joined David on the Behind The Screams podcast to talk about their record “New World Heat”, what it actually means when your band hits that viral moment, the process of creating memorable music and the value of singalong moments and more. Fox Lake are currently on tour with Poppy in Europe and will hit the USA with Thornhill later this spring. Interview conducted on Nove...

Behind The Screams welcomes Varials vocalist Skyler Conder to the podcast. Host and vocal coach David Benites and Skyler discuss Varials' new record "WHERE THE LIGHT LEAVES" out now via Fearless Records. They dive into the process of Skyler joining the band, some of the vocal work they did together including developing new vocal techniques for the record, the collaborative studio sessions with pro...

Extreme Vocal Institute welcomes Alissa White-Gluz onto the Behind The Screams Podcast. David and Alissa talk her new single "The Room Where She Died", the power of collaboration and impact of working with as many talented musicians as possible, the future of music and integration of AI, how using extreme vocals can strengthen singing, viral warm up songs, and more. Interview conducted on December...

Volumes is poised for a massive return with their upcoming record "Mirror Touch" out Friday December 12, 2025 on Fearless Records. David caught up with Michael Barr on this episode of Behind The Screams to dig into the band's evolution, discuss the process of writing "Mirror Touch" with producer and former member Dan Braunstein, lessons learned over the year's from being in the metal scene and mor...

Blessthefall's vocalists Beau Bokan and Jared Warth join David on the Behind The Screams Podcast to discuss their new record "Gallows" out now via Rise Records, talk about their headlining tour, what it means to be a band for as long as they have and their perspectives on how the landscape of releasing music has changed over the course of their tenure as a band. Lots of laughs were had and stay tu...

Welcome Aaron Bruno of The Barbarians of California / AWOLNATION to the Behind The Screams Podcast. David and Aaron talk about the diversity between Aaron's two projects, diving back into the hardcore scene, the importance of not taking yourself and your music too seriously, and more. Interview conducted on October 8, 2025. Cover image photo credit ⁠Matt: http://instagram.com/ironyuppie Behind The...

David spoke with Downswing's Harrison Seanor about their new record "And Everything Was Dark" out now via MNRK Heavy on this episode of Behind The Screams. Hear about the recording process, how Harrison approached the vocals and how Downswing has risen through the Albany scene to get to where they are now. Interview conducted on October 6, 2025. Cover image photo credit @cvmeron_perry Behind The S...

David caught up with Ryan Storey from Gates To Hell at Milwaukee Metal Fest to chat about their latest record “Death Comes To All” out via Nuclear Blast Record and the massive growth the band has seen.  Interview conducted on May 18, 2025.  Behind The Screams is a production of ⁠⁠⁠Extreme Vocal Institute⁠⁠⁠.  Produced and hosted by vocal coach David Benites. Produced by Rilee Dubilo.

David sat down with Chad Green of Frozen Soul at Milwaukee Metal Fest for this episode of Behind The Screams. Knowing his passion for Magic: The Gathering ahead of time, David brought his deck to have Chad rate it and suggest some improvements. They also get into some heavy topics and the connection between mental health, heavy music and the importance of having healthy outlets for when life gets...

Matt McGachy may be on hiatus with Vox & Hops but Cryptopsy is going strong with their new record "An Insatiable Violence". Matt and David discuss the writing process, dumb ideas turned money makers, the lyrical content of "An Insatiable Violence" and the real-life experience that inspired it, what it means to honor the past while looking to the future and much more. Listen to "An Insatiable V...

Griffin Taylor (Vended) and David laugh their way through a conversation about the band, Griffin's passions outside of Vended both musically and otherwise, talk a little bit of vocals and make lots of pop culture references. _____________ Interview conducted on April 6, 2025. Behind The Screams is a production of ⁠⁠Extreme Vocal Institute⁠⁠ . Produced and hosted by vocal coach David Benites. Produ...

David talks with Gore. vocalist Haley Roughton about balancing life with a band that's rapidly growing, finding herself as a vocalist through the process of the creation of Gore., upcoming shows, festivals, and what to expect from new music. _____________ Interview conducted on March 29, 2025. Cover image credit @justtheletterk_img Behind The Screams is a production of ⁠Extreme Vocal Institute⁠ ....

David talks with Emma Boster of Dying Wish about their fast-track into being a professional touring band, overcoming vocal challenges, honing their sound in new music and more. _____________ Interview conducted on April 19, 2025. Behind The Screams is a production of Extreme Vocal Institute . Produced and hosted by vocal coach David Benites. Produced by Rilee Dubilo. Want to learn extreme vocals?...