Crash Bang Boom Podcast!

Guest host Chris Enriquez catches up with Punk/Hardcore drumming legend David Sandstrom of Refused who talks about his earliest memories of drumming, his parents record collection and early fascination with Max Weinberg’s drumming in Bruce Springsteen’s band, his philosophy on writing drum parts and why he’s not a jazz drummer, the appeal in his unorthodox drumming, Dave Lombardo as his major infl...

Periphery drummer Matt Halpern talks the logistics of teaching drum lessons on the road, the bands writing process, pre-production and tracking of both Hail Stan and their previous records, his sample company getgooddrums.com, starting their own record label and the benefits of working under that new circumstance, his connection to guitarist/founding member Misha Mansoor and his initial thoughts o...

Issac Faulk of Denver, CO's Blood Incantation talks about the process of recording to tape and without click tracks for their record Hidden History of the Human Race, embracing the prog influences of Yes, King Crimson and Gentle Giant into the Death Metal world,  flying into NY and playing back-lined gear for their two nights of sold out shows at St Vitus in Brooklyn, battling exhaustion and...

Phantom Planet drummer Jeff Conrad talks the reformation of not only PP but his original band The Siren Six! from Minneapolis, MN, moving to Los Angeles as a 20 year old and navigating the late 90's LA scene as a Midwestern ska band, playing shows with Fishbone and No Doubt, how Guns & Roses led him to the drums, his first drum set, the bizarre scenario in which Jody discovered the Raise...

Battles drummer John Stanier talks about the process of recording their new record Juice B Crypts and the benefits of working with a producer/doing everything in NY, the process of working things out as a duo, adjusting on the fly to live loops and a particular show where it went haywire, the drumming influence of Neil Peart (RIP), the whirlwind experience of Helmet releasing Meantime and the tour...

Drummer Justin Rippeto of Kansas City, MO Hyborian talks their upcoming record and working with Josh Barber, their touring short bus and late night Walmart weirdos, late night gigs and matinee shows the following day/driver shifts on long drives, his killer stainless steel Q drums-kit,  loving Queens of the Stone Age and Tool live/ his love for Danny Carey, recording drums in shifts around a work...

Drummer Armand Majidi of Sick of it All reflects on the 30 plus years he's been in the band/the origins of the group, growing up in Iran and how classic rock mixed tapes formed his love for music as well as the process of fleeing Iran for Queens, NY, how he found the drums, his recent use of click tracks in the studio and tempo mapping as a tool to keep it closer to a more “live” feel, the in...

Brad Roberts AKA Jizmak the Gusha talks Gwar’s newest record The Blood of Gods and the two years of touring on it, the full-time crew that builds all their props and the many merch items they design from comic books to coffee table books to koozies & posters, the various stages of production and evolution of prop design through out the 30 plus years of the band, a particularly strange Gwar sho...

Guest host Chris Enriquez talks with Agnostic Front drummer Pokey Mo about their new record Get Loud!, AF's 5-borough tour with Sick of it All , practicing drums to Blondie, Ramones, and The Cars records growing up, the scene of the 80’s in the Lower East Side, The origins of Leeway and how he joined the band, hip hop/metal influences shaping the band and their ’91 breakout record Desperate M...

Drummer Alex Cohen stopped by the #CBBP to talk about his amazing new book Ultimate Progressive Drumming and the decade he spent developing it, the books of Thomas Lang & Marco Minnemenn that were an influence to him, the pyramid of educational books that lead all the way up to the more recent/complex interdependence books, Dan Weiss and Ari Honing as inspirational teachers, the collective of...

Drummer Emmett Ceglia talks his recent tour with Swedish band Godmother, Napoleon complex' in hardcore, piecing together gigs and tours as ones primary source of income, the many shows, recordings, rehearsals with all of his projects; Semaphore, Detach the Islands, Fluoride, Arms, and more, the indispensable advice drummer Mike Mangini gave him at Berklee, playing Dillinger Escape Plan's...

Drummer Esben Willems of Swedish Doom merchants Monolord talks the band touring setup and the American kit he loves, Swedish support for artists and the strange lack of  a live music scene there, the drum savage Eloy Casagrande of Sepultura and the influence of Chaos AD,  avoiding click tracks in the studio and the process of tracking in an actual studio for the first time on their new record No C...

Drummer Matthew Marquez of Norma Jean talks working with Will Putney on NJ's new record All Hail, the process of flipping one's approach in the studio from being a hired gun to a member of the band, the journey of tech-ing, touring and joining Norma Jean,  near death tour experiences, building drums at the Truth Drums factory and some of the wisdom imparted on the job, his present tour s...

Drummer Adam Jarvis of Pig Destroyer,Misery Index, Scour, Asthma Castle, & Fulgora (to name a few) talks breathing when playing intense music, our mutual fascination with drummer Ash Pearson, "Squeezin'" in some notes, the confusing parts of PD's Prowler in the Yard record and the process of demoing songs written by Scott Hull, recording Head Cage with Will Putney, recallin...

Derek S Abrams reflects on the trippy experience of playing MSG with Slayer, Primus, and Phil Anselmo & the Illegals, why Idaho shows are awesome, drinking wine with Les Claypool, how he got the Ministry gig, working at Prince's private estate Paisely Park to roadying for Ministry to getting the drum gig with the band, Ministry's live samples rather than pre-recorded tracks, Jody &am...

Russian Circles drummer Dave Turncrantz talks the process of recording their amazing new record Blood Year, his work with Riddle of Steel and the small scene they operated in, how to describe your band to cops/border patrols, the unshakable John Stainer influence, knowing when to slow down parts for musical impact, Meshuggah ruling live, Dave's fascination with Black Metal, the specific room...

Drummer JR Conners of Cave in talks the 20 years of the band, the tragic passing of bassist Caleb Scofield and the fortunate sub in Nate Newton of Converge/Doomriders/Old Man Gloom, the process of mixing and releasing the material for Final Transmission from practice space demos, the sonic left turn that was Creative Eclipses and Jupiter, working with Andrew Schneider on both Perfect Pitch Black &...

Drummer Adam Nohe of W. VA's Horseburner talks the decade of being a band, the trials and tribulations of lineup changes, their new record The Thief and all that went into putting the record out, his Ludwig obsession and recording Vistalite's in the studio, spending the time in the studio to get natural sounds/avoiding samples, our mutual friend in Jon Lane's hip injury that forced...

Drummer Mario Rubalcaba of Earthless, OFF!, Rocket from the Crypt and formerly Hot Snakes, talks about his ever expanding record collection, using Chicago as a hub for touring and the killer Ludwig kit he got for this tour, Jody & Mario swap stolen bicycle stories and Mario reveals how his story lead to a skateboarding career which in turn lead to him revisiting the drums, recording Earthless&...

Tasmanian drumming sensation Dave Haley of Psycroptic talks the expense and processes of touring the US, the sweet RV they got for this tour with Voivod & Revocation, why having a studio separate from his house is beneficial for practice, working out at planet fitness’ on tour, venues getting a cut from march sales, BPM thresholds and struggling with slower ones, the challenges in getting his...

Drummer Michael Martens of ATL’s O’Brother talks the decade anniversary of their first record the Death of Day/reflecting on strange shows they played a decade ago while touring on said record, their sixth touring member on this run and why he still loves playing those songs so many years later, his set up in the studio and on gigs, the haunted house in Long Island they stayed at while recording t...

Drummer Greg Clifford of Austin Texas’ White Denim talks about the bands amazing home studio/venue, the correlations between Keith Moon/Elvin Jones, John Bonham/Max Roach, studying Jazz at UT in Austin, how he landed the White Denim gig & the UK embracing the band, some of his favorite bands he’s toured with; Black Midi, BC Camplight & Boy Azooga, studio production and dampened drums, maki...

Drummer Andrew Gottlieb of Brooklyn’s own Husbandry & Haan talks about Husbandry’s new record “A Port in a Storm”, the process of recording it with fellow NY band Moontooth at Westfall studios, tempo mapping, focusing on the many variables of self releasing a record and prioritizing them, the magical connections that ensue from craigslist ads (and some bad ones), the evolution of portable list...

Prog rock drumming ace Vinny Roseboom talks the origins of his band Gospel & the cult like following with their ’05 album The Moon is a Dead World(recorded w/ Kurt Ballou), /their sold out show at St Vitus, smoking too much, drinking too much, the process of recording TMIADW, not being the best at drum tuning, returning to playing with the band after not playing for nearly a decade, working sh...

Drummer Elliot Hoffman of NY’s Car Bomb stopped by the #CBBP for a second round to talk the process of writing and recording their new record Mordial, his crazy cymbal, snare and drums set collections, tours with Gojira, Dillinger Escape Plan, Animals As Leaders and Periphery, how the UK has embraced Car Bomb, Matt Garstka and Mario Duplantier’s practice regimens, fusion drummers, Stewart Copeland...