Cutter's RockCast

Part two of my conversation with Matt Brooks, guitarist, singer and songwriter for the band Like a Storm is about is other project. It's called Amplify and it's all about bettering yourself through healthy habits.

After spending the lockdown at their parents house in New Zealand, and even doing a whole record there, Like A Storm are back! New song is called "Saints and Sinners" and Matt Brooks joins me for a conversation about their music and how it's done. Stay tuned for part 2 of this conversation which has Matt and I talking about recovery, mental health, and self empowerment.

If you're like me you recognize the name Any Given Sin as a band that John Moyer from Disturbed helped get started about 7 or 8 years ago. After recording an EP they split with their lead singer and started over with Vic Ritchie handling the mic, and they haven't looked back. They started putting out singles and in August put out their debut album War Within via Mascot Records. Vic and I sit down...

The story goes back a few years when Dirty Honey was the first independent rock band to have a number-one rock song with "When I'm Gone." Since it's been a band on the rise and doing it their own way. Fresh off opening for Guns N' Roses and from hitting some waves in California, lead singer Marc Labelle and I catch up on all things Dirty Honey and his hat collection.

I was able to catch up with Parkway Drive frontman Winston McCall backstage on a recent Monsters of Oz tour stop. This is THE show that they have been teasing us in North America with for years. Full of pyro, a spinning drum cage, and all the songs that everyone from hardcore Parkway fans and casual fans alike will love. Beyond that we dig further into the album Darker Still and the title track an...

The Memphis-based Sleep Theory blew up on TikTok and Reels earlier this year with the song "Another Way." Then, they met Memphis native and Shinedown guitarist Zach Myers who offered them an opening slot on their headline tour, now their latest single "Numb" is a top 20 rock single. Yeah, it's good to be Sleep Theory, but who is Sleep Theory? Band founder and singer Cullen Moore is here to tell us...

Earlier this year Seattle guitarist/songwriter Ayron Jones put out his second album Chronicles of the Kid and now officially has his second number-one rock song in "Blood in the Water." He's been on tour constantly since the pandemic restrictions lifted and it's showing in these songs. Also, he has said he wants to be "the guitarist for a generation," well, that sparked my interest. It's always fu...

Scott Stapp has become one of the most recognizable voices in rock and dare I say a good friend. He and I will be hosting an event for Operation Song in Green Bay, WI on October 6th where we'll pair veterans up with songwriters, including Scott and tell their amazing stories through song. In the '90s and early 2000s, his band Creed became one of the biggest rock bands in the world, selling million...

When In This Moment debuted they were a thrash metal band with a badass female singer. Since then they've reinvented themselves a bit into this theatrical powerhouse and haven't looked back. But with two new songs out and a full album called Godmode coming on October 27th you can hear the reinvigoration of the band. Lead singer Maria Brink and guitarist Chris Howorth are here to catch us up on the...

This weekend the Scranton, PA band Another Day Dawns is releasing a new single called "Hesitate" and there has been a buzz building about this band for the past couple of years. We in the world of rock outside their fans may not know much about this band yet. So once again we're telling the origin story of a rock band on the rise. Fresh off their tour opening for Breaking Benjamin and Bush, lead s...

It's the band Above Snakes from Boston (I did that in my head like the Sam Adams commercials.) Johnny Skulls on vocals and Dax Dabs on guitar join us this week to tell us the origin story of this nu-metal style band Above Snakes. Their latest single "Crash N' Burn" is available now and definitely turning some heads.

Ryan McCombs is a rare breed, doing double duty as the lead singer of not one but two active touring hard rock bands. His original band Soil is currently out celebrating their breakthrough album Scars, while his other band Drowning Pool is also doing a ton of touring. Two bands that during the hight of nu-metal were all the rage. It's high time we catch up with our old friend and fellow midwestern...

Asking Alexandria have been going for a long time and after making a huge impact in the early metalcore days they've taken over rock radio with a string of hits and are now set to release their 8th album Where Do We Go From Here? Why is it called that? Ben clears up why as he joins us from his house in London where he's taking care of his kids and his wife. Ben also has big news to share as to why...

It's Sevendust Truthkiller Day! It's the 13th studio album from the legendary Sevendust and to celebrate I caught up with singer and all-around great human Lajon Witherspoon for a quick conversation about Truthkiller . Sevendust also signed a new record deal with Napalm Records for this album and will be hitting the road with Alter Bridge and Mammouth WVH next month, then with Static-X this fall....

The band Written by Wolves are from New Zealand, a place we don't get to mention a lot when it comes to hard rock. They came onto the scene in 2019 and immediately got a pretty good reaction and we started taking notice, then like everyone else they were shut down because of a global pandemic. During that period of time they put out an EP featuring re-worked songs from their debut Secrets and did...

Stitched Up Heart began in 2010 in LA and since has become a force in the female-fronted metal band world. When their second album was released right at the start of a global pandemic it seemed like the wind may have been taken out of their sails without the ability to bring their brand of heavy music to the masses on stages worldwide. Now they are ready to right the ship as their 3rd album To The...

Jason from Fever 333 on episode 333 of Cutter's Rockcast, believe it or not, I didn't even plan it that way. The stars have aligned to feature this conversation with Jason Aalon Butler about the new and improved Fever 333.

Matt is one of the singers and is the visionary behind the band From Ashes to New. While he's no stranger to being on this podcast, we're catching him at a moment in time where From Ashes to New are on the rise. Their new album Blackout is due out on July 28th, and after a hugely successful tour opening for Shinedown they are about to hit the road in support of Motionless in White and In This Mome...

Des Rocs as a guitarist and singer got his start as a 13-year-old playing afternoon gigs at the famous CBGB in New York and now as an adult, his vision has come together. He just signed a new record deal with Sumerian Records and announced his new album Dream Machine due out in August. Before that happened as an independent artist he made waves in the rock world with his retro guitar sound and eve...

Mike Mushok is the guitarist and founding member of the legendary Boston-based band Staind. Staind just put out their first new song in 12 years with "Lowest in Me." They have a new album called Confessions of the Fallen due out this fall. Plus they are hitting the road with fellow Boston rock band Godsmack all summer. Now on top of that Mike is also the guitarist for the band Saint Asonia who rel...

Blake and his brother Zach Bedsaul formed the emotionally charged hard hitting rock band Saul in nowhere Iowa. Not many bands make it where they're from, but the music of Saul cannot be denied. Their next album This is It...The End of Everything is due out on July 28th. Their latest single "A Million Miles" is an absolute incredible song. Let's dig into it with Blake Bedsaul.

The band Ugly Kid Joe has not been on the road in America in 27 years. That's hard to believe for a band that reunited in 2012 and has continued to tour in Europe that entire time. With the release of the straight-ahead rock and roll album Rad Wings of Destiny that has changed. Ugly Kid Joe achieved chart-topping success in the early 90s with the songs "Everything About You" and "Cats in the Cradl...

A few years ago Papa Roach decided to step out on their own, start a new record label and self-release their latest album Ego Trip. It worked! That album has now produced three number-one rock singles. They've been touring non-stop and are now set to hit the stage again with Shinedown on the next leg of their Revolutions Live tour. It's always a pleasure to have Jacoby Shaddix on the Rockcast.

Jon Lundin along with his friend Andy formed the band Point North in 2017. Jon is also a sought after songwriter and record producer having worked with Falling in Reverse, Atreyu, Set it Off and many others. These guys have some of the greatest ears in music and now they have set their talents to a new Point North album and a song that they co-wrote with The Ghost Inside and Neil from A Day to Rem...

The Patrick brothers, Adrian and Ryan, of the hard rock band Otherwise released their debut album over 10 years ago and it's been a journey. Now with the release of their 5th album Gawdzillionaire the "muzzle" has been taken off of Adrian and Ryan's riffs are hard-hitting and in your face. They are also in the middle of a tour with their Vegas brothers in Adelitas Way. Check Otherwise's official w...