Cutter's RockCast

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...

Joining us from outside his home in Finland just before coming to the States to kick off the Dance Devil Dance Tour it's Johannes Eckerström, lead singer of Avatar. The album of the same name is out and we go deep on metal philosophy, satan, the stage show, his chihuahua, and how to keep metal rock.

The band Saving Abel jumped on the scene in the early 2000s and put out what is still a mainstay song "Addicted." Since then the band has had it's challenges. 18 months ago founding members Jared Weeks and Jason Null reunited and decided it was time to right the ship. With new music out and a tour calendar that is filled for 2023 I catch up with some old friends. Saving Abel's new song is called "...

Scott Stevens started out as the lead singer of the band The Exies who had a couple of big hits in the mid 2000's like "Ugly" and "My Goddess" He then moved his career into the music production world as a co-writer and producer. Since he's worked with Shinedown, Daughtry, Halestorm, Skillet, and Dorthy just to name a few. We're digging into the story of songwriting and how that works this week, pl...

With the release of a new EP called The Hope of a Spark coming next Friday, April 14th it was definitely time to catch up with my old friend Brandon Saller. Atreyu has had a long and some would say interesting career, but the band is looking at this as a new era. Their next U.S. headline tour kicks off at the end of April and you get more information at www.atreyuofficial.com

Currently out on a headline tour across the United States supporting their latest album Digital Noise Alliance, I caught up with Queensryche guitarist Michael Wilton. Michael is a founding member of this legendary metal band and over the course of their 40-year career, they've stuck to their ways and have carved out their own path. Not a lot of bands who have faced the kind of adversary that they...

Giovannie Yanez is the lead singer and founder of the Texas based rock/country band Giovannie and The Hired Guns. Last year as an independent band that had a number-one rock song with "Roman Ayala." Then after signing with Warner Bros. they put out their third album Tejano Punk Boyz featuring their latest single "Overrated." The are currently out on the road and it's time to tell the success story...

Rory is the lead singer for the '80s-tinged metalcore band Dayseeker. It has felt like Dayseeker has been on the cusp of greatness for years but with their latest album Dark Sun that dream is coming to fruition. They are about to head out on the road with Silverstein, they've been booked on all the big summer music festivals and their latest single "Without Me" is now a top 20 rock song. We discus...

On the Rock Resurrection tour kickoff weekend, I went backstage at The Epic Event Center in my hometown of Green Bay, WI with John Cooper from Skillet, Tyler & Dave from Theory of a Deadman, and Adam Gontier of Saint Asonia. We caught up on details about the tour, their new songs, the love of rock and roll, and maybe told some dirty jokes along the way. This episode features quick conversation...

Daughtry lead singer Chris Daughtry just put out a cover song. Now normally that's not a big deal but when you release a cover on the song's 40th anniversary and include Lzzy Hale from Halestorm, it's a big deal. Plus, it's really good. The song is "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) by Journey and it's definitely a modern/heavy take on the classic rock song. Chris is back on the Rockcast to discuss why...

Earlier this week Disturbed announced their touring activities for the year. The Take Back Your Life Tour will also feature Breaking Benjamin and Jinjer. Dan Donegan is back to go through this tour with us and catch up.

Craig Gass is a comedian who has a long history with the rock music world. He does impressions of Gene Simmons, Lars Ulrich, and Sebastian Bach to just name a few. Has been involved with many a rock star roast and has opened for the likes of Metallica and System of a Down. I met Craig while performing at The Rock on the Range Music Festival where he also did the roast of Corey Taylor. We're diggin...