BRUTALITY PODCAST

If you were around deathcore in the myspace era, you already know about Her Demise My Rise . Guitarist Jake Anderson joins us this week to talk about all things HDMR, his time in Carnifex , writing process, the California scene, his experience working within the underground rap scene, Mana Tomb & Heaven Sender . JAKE ANDERSON: https://www.instagram.com/deathcoreriffs/ MANA TOMB: https://www.in...

Jack Simioni , guitarist for australian deathcore band To The Grave sits down with us to talk about their upcoming album " Everyone's A Murderer ", how they write music, what it's like to tour as an Australian, oldschool deathcore and so much more. JACK SIMIONI: https://www.instagram.com/jack.simioni/ TO THE GRAVE: https://www.instagram.com/tothegraveau/ CHOPPER: https://www.inst...

Kyle Anderson , vocalist of deathcore band Brand Of Sacrifice , sits down with us to talk about his influences, his earlier bands, his dynamic with his bandmate Leo, The Summer Slaughter Tour, losing his voice on tour & so much more. KYLE ANDERSON: https://www.instagram.com/demonkingca/ BRAND OF SACRIFICE: https://www.instagram.com/brandofsacrificemetal/ SHIBORI THREADS: https://www.instagram....

Rick Ash was the guitarist in Suicide Silence from 2004-2005 and contributed to the Self Titled EP , as well as Bludgeoned To Death . We go over his time in band, Torn Within as well as his new band Irah Nox . Irah Nox recently put out their debut single, with a full length album coming fall of 2024. RICK ASH: https://www.instagram.com/r1ck.ash/ IRAH NOX: https://www.instagram.com/irah.nox/ To fin...

Multi-instrumentalist, vocalist & artist Salem Vex joins us this week to talk about his new deathcore band Crucifiction , backstory to some of the upcoming album's themes, his emo/screamo/post hardcore band The Requiem , his previous band Bloodbather , playing the final Warped Tour , myspace deathcore influences and so much more. SALEM VEX: https://www.instagram.com/salemvex/ CRUCIFICTION:...

Alex Teyen of Black Tongue joins us this week to talk about the state of deathcore, what made myspace deathcore so special, why Black Tongue hasn't put out new music or toured in recent years, whether or not the band is working on new music, new projects, sobriety & so much more. ALEX TEYEN: https://www.instagram.com/plaguefather/ BLACK TONGUE: https://www.instagram.com/blvcktongue/ To fin...

In this episode we dig deep into Jamie Hanks ' career, from his former band Those Who Lie Beneath , I Declare War and more recent band Sacrificer . We also go into the state of the music industry , influences , I Declare War's new single and upcoming EP / tour dates with Angelmaker. JAMIE HANKS: https://www.instagram.com/jamiehanks666/ I DECLARE WAR: https://www.instagram.com/ideclarewarba...

Rich Catalano , guitarist of Float Face Down joins us this week to talk about the origins of the band , influences , their experiences playing bigger festivals , the band's writing process , his current solo project and so much more. RICH CATALANO: https://www.instagram.com/richcatalano_official/ THE THRILL OF THE HUNT TOUR 2024 Tour dates and details: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.brutalitypodcast.c...

2024 marks the end of an era for Postmortem Promises as they put the band to rest for good. Joining us to talk about it is vocalist Aaron Ketley , who has been with the band since 2005. We get into the UK/deathcore scene in the early days, pigsqueals , the band breaking up in 2011, regrouping in 2022, and some final thoughts as this chapter comes to a close. POSTMORTEM PROMISES 2005-2011 | 2022-20...

Leo McClain is the drummer for deathcore juggernauts Psycho-Frame . In this episode we dive into Leo's upbringing and getting into music , drumming at insane speeds , how he joined the band and how the experience has been so far. LEO MCCLAIN: https://www.instagram.com/leomcclain_/ PSYCHO-FRAME: https://www.instagram.com/psychoframedc/ THE THRILL OF THE HUNT TOUR 2024 Tour dates and details: ⁠⁠...

We talking myspace deathcore with Peacemaker, VictimBlamed & Rev3rent . PEACMAKER: https://www.instagram.com/peacemaker_fl/ VICTIMBLAMED: https://www.instagram.com/victimblamed/ REV3RENT: https://www.instagram.com/rev3rent_/ THE THRILL OF THE HUNT TOUR 2024 Tour dates and details: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.brutalitypodcast.com/thethrillofthehunttour⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To find out how you can support the podc...

Jason Frazier , vocalist of bands Corpse Pile and Girl Of Glass joins us this week to talk about the origins of GOG, the Houston and Texas metal scene, the current state of " myspace deathcore " (and if it should even be called that), his work with gender identity and so much more. JASON FRAZIER: https://www.instagram.com/one.dyingwish/ GIRL OF GLASS: https://www.instagram.com/girlofglas...

Kyle Medina of Bodysnatcher joins us to talk about their upcoming EP, their recent co-headliners with Spite in the USA and Europe, reminisce about old Myspace deathcore bands as well as talk about his huge collection of deathcore merch . KYLE MEDINA: https://www.instagram.com/heavygloom666/ BODYSNATCHER: https://linktr.ee/BodysnatcherFL THE THRILL OF THE HUNT TOUR 2024 Tour dates and details: ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

UK based Ben Mason of Bound In Fear & Pintglass sits down with us to discuss English slang, Bound In Fear 's new song and the road to get there, the difference between playing in Bound In Fear vs Pintglass , a recent brain infection he suffered, the UK metal/hardcore scene & so much more. BEN MASON: https://www.instagram.com/hoss_boss_gthc/ BOUND IN FEAR: https://www.instagram.com/boun...

David J Simonich III of Signs Of The Swarm joins us this week to talk about how he came to joining the band, the writing process for their recent album Amongst The Low & Empty , the local Pittsburg metal scene, touring with Lorna Shore & so much more. Catch them on the "DECADE OF THE SWARM" tour with Cane Hill, Ov Sulfer, 156/Silence & A Wake In Providence 8/29 to 9/28 in Nor...

Jonathan Cabana & Maxime Lacroix of Blind Witness sit down with us to dive deep into the nearly two decades since the band's inception. We talk about their attempt(s) at reviving the band, their infamous Baby One More Notch music video, getting opportunities as a metalcore band in the late 2000s, as well as their struggles on the road. Jonathan Cabana: https://www.instagram.com/jonathancab...

Damonteal Harri s is the vocalist for slamming gangster groove band Peeling Flesh . In this episode we go over the rise of the band and modern slam, the relevance of slam in 2024, influences, repping the Oklahoma scene and so much more. Damontreal Harris: https://www.instagram.com/tfr_hazy/ Peeling Flesh: https://www.instagram.com/peelingfleshok/ THE THRILL OF THE HUNT TOUR 2024 Tour dates and det...

Lwandile Prusent is a guitarist/songwriter turned vocalist for the band Vulvodynia . In this episode, we get to talk about his stuggles coming into the new role, learning vocals, their upcoming album and the meaning & culture behind it, what it's like to tour as a band from South Africa and so much more. Lwandile Prusent: https://www.instagram.com/asuka_city/ Vulvodynia: https://www.instag...

James Martin , vocalist of atmospheric deathcore band Aegaeon joins us to talk about the early days of the band, his time away from doing vocals as well as the future of Aegaeon . Aegaeon IG: https://www.instagram.com/aegaeonexperience/ Aegaeon FB: https://www.facebook.com/AegaeonUS THE THRILL OF THE HUNT TOUR 2024 Tour dates and details: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.brutalitypodcast.com/thethrilloftheh...

Eyal Levi is a guitarist/songwriter for the progressive death metal band DAATH , as well as CEO of metal-focused online learning plaftorms URM Academy (for production) and Riffhard (for guitar). He is also the host of podcasts for both of these companies, where he interviews producers and musicians in the metal realm. Another podcasting crossover for the books! Eyal Levi: https://www.instagram.com...

Johnny Ciardullo , guitarist of Angelmaker and vocalist/songwriter of Carcosa joins us this week to talk about balancing two bands on top of being a content creator, the new age of metal & deathcore, their recent tour with Thy Art Is Murder as well as upcoming tour with Archspire . Johnny Ciardullo: https://www.instagram.com/johnnygotgrowls/ Carcosa: https://linktr.ee/carcosa Angelmaker: https...

This week we are joined by Ricky Hoover , vocalist of symphonic deathcore band Ov Sulfur , previous vocalist of deathcore outfit Suffokate . We go over his comeback to music after 10 years away, deathcore then vs now, clean singing in his band, people who have inspired him to become a better vocalist & so much more. IG: https://www.instagram.com/iamrickyhoover Ov Sulfur IG: https://www.instagr...

In this episode we are joined by music deep-diver/Youtuber The Cozy Representative . We end up talking a lot about Youtube, Warped Tour experiences, the emo/scene revival, being a Fall Out Boy stan and so much more. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thecozyrep Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/the_cozy_rep IG: https://www.instagram.com/thecozyrepresentative Subscribe to the podcast and Youtube chan...

Zak Vargas of Elysia joins us this week to discuss the early days of the band, tour stories, the experience of recording their sophomore album Lion Of Judas , the Masochist remaster release & so much more. Elysia IG: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/elysia_ad/ Elysia Twitter: https://twitter.com/elysiaad Elysia Merch/Links: https://linktr.ee/elysiaad Subscribe to the podcast and Youtube channel to k...

This week we had the honor of chatting with Chris Garza, guitarist of deathcore pioneers Suicide Silence , as well as the host of the Garza Podcast . During this conversation we dive deep into the the early years of the band , enduring adversity throughout their career, gaining fame and giving it all away , finding the musical spark once again, regrets in life , studio experiences as well as payin...