Far Beyond Metal

Guitarist JB Brubaker from August Burns Red and I discuss the weird state of the world, their very brief tour with Killswitch Engage, weird Google searches, and more. Then I recommend the Canadian melodic death metal outfit Your Last Wish Talk to me https://www.farbeyondmetalpodcast.com/  -  https://www.facebook.com/FarBeyondMetal August Burns Red https://augustburnsred.com/  -  https://www.facebo...

I welcome Jeff Waters from Annihilator back to the show. We discuss his love of Coca-Cola products, Van Halen things, the new Annihilator album, the possible end of Annihilator, and more. Then Charlotte Wessels of Delain discusses her first band. I recommend Heyoka's Mirror. Talk to me https://www.farbeyondmetalpodcast.com/  -  https://www.facebook.com/FarBeyondMetal Annihilator https://www.annihi...

I finally say down with some folks from the mighty Horseneck. Anthony Paganelli, Jess Gowrie, Lance Jackman and I discuss the new record, balancing their band with their member’s other commitments to Chelsea Wolfe, wild tour stories, and more. Burton C Bell discusses his first band. Then I wrap by recommending the London stoner rock collective Empty Friend. Talk to me https://www.farbeyondmetalpod...

Charlotte Wessels and Martijn Westerholt from Delain are on the show. We discuess their new album Apocalypse & Chill, cats, Star Wars, cover songs, and more. Lindsay Schoolcraft (solo/ex-Cradle of Filth) discusses her first band – that played Warped Tour. Then I recommend the Sacramento’s power metal beast Niviane. Talk to me https://www.farbeyondmetalpodcast.com/  -  https://www.facebook.com/FarB...

Sacha Dunable of Intronaut returns to the show! We discuss the band’s new album Fluid Existential Inversions, the work of Alex Rudinger and Ben Sharp on that album, NAMM, Cher, and more. Then Brittney Slayes from Unleash The Archers discusses her first band. Finally I recommend the doom/post-rock band Frayle. Talk to me https://www.farbeyondmetalpodcast.com/  -  https://www.facebook.com/FarBeyondM...

Dan Briggs (Between The Buried And Me) returns to the show to discuss his Nightmare Scenario project, BtBaM, Christmas, his dad's influence on his music, and more! Mina Caputo from Life of Agony discusses her musical origins. Then I recommend the Sacramento prog duo Lunar. Talk to me https://www.farbeyondmetalpodcast.com/  -  https://www.facebook.com/FarBeyondMetal Dan Briggs https://nightmarescen...

I welcome Lindsay Schoolcraft to the show to discuss her work with Cradle of Filth, playing heavy metal harp, her love of Bjork (and subsequently my love of Bjork) and more! Then Buzz Osborne from The Melvins discusses his earliest musical days. Then wrap I recommend Death Is A Business. Talk to me https://www.farbeyondmetalpodcast.com/  -  https://www.facebook.com/FarBeyondMetal Lindsay Schoolcra...

I welcome vocalist Brittney Slayes to the show to discuss her band Unleash The Archers who are about to release a covers EP called Explorers. We also discuss her love of Sour Patch Kids, metal cruises, working with a falcon, and more. Then Oystein Brun from Borknagar discusses hist first band. I end by recommending the Brazilian death metal band Horror Chamber. Talk to me https://www.farbeyondmeta...

I welcome Mina Caputo of Life of Agony to the show! Life of Agony are about to drop The Sound of Scars on October 11th, and Mina came on to discuss the new album as well as Curb Your Enthusiasm, Roadrunner United, and more. Then Zeal & Ardor's Manuel Gagneux discusses hist first band. I wrap by recommending Providence Rhode Island's The Mighty Fall. Talk to me https://www.farbeyondmetalpodcast.com...

I welcome King Buzzo to the show! He and I discuss the long history of the Melvins, golf, the importance of putting out material at an incredible rate, and more (The first part of the interview might be a little rough, because Redd Kross was sound checking, but Buzz was a pro and spoke up for the recording when that was going on). Then Rick Smith from Torche discusses his first band. I then wrap b...

In  this episode I interview Borknagar guitarist and leader Øystein Brun. The band are about to release an album called True North so we talk about what the title means to him, what his kids think of his music, twenty-five years of Borknagar, and more. Then Fredrik Åkesson from Opeth discusses his first band. I wrap the episode by recommending Moonlight Prophecy. Talk to me https://www.farbeyondme...

Manuel from Zeal and Ardor joins the show. We talk about race surrounding the band, the black metal scene, playing evil ass music in the daytime, and more. Then Paul Masvidal from Cynic discusses his first band. Then I wrap by recommending Gates To The Morning. Talk to me https://www.farbeyondmetalpodcast.com/ Zeal & Ardor https://www.zealandardor.com/  -  https://www.facebook.com/zealandardor/ Pa...

I welcome Torche drummer Rick Smith. Smith and the rest of Torche just released the album Admission. We discuss the new record, touring with Baroness, noise music, and a lot more. Then John of Baroness discusses his first band. I wrap by recommending Chronologist.   Talk to me https://www.farbeyondmetalpodcast.com/ Torche https://www.torchemusic.com/  -  https://www.facebook.com/torcheofficial/   ...

I welcome Mac Sabbath's spokesman and Manager Mike Odd to the show. We discuss Mac Sabbath's run-in with Ozzy Osbourne, their upcoming tours, the food industry, time travel, and more. Then Nick Beggs from The Mute Gods Discusses his first band. To wrap I recommend the stoner rock band Dust Prophet. Talk to me Far Beyond Metal on Facebook  -  Twitter  -  FarBeyondMetalDan@Gmail.com  -  Instagram Ma...

This episode was recorded live from the STAB Theater in Sacramento as part of the first Sacramento Podcast Festival. My guest was broadcasting legend Pat Martin from 98 Rock. Pat is a hero of mine and a important part of the Sacramento music scene. He has also just had the craziest life and he tells some of his stories like being at Live Aid, his friendship with Jim Henson and more.    Then I have...

For my 50th episode I went big and invited one of my metal heroes on in Paul Masvidal. Paul is the vocalist and guitarist from progressive metal legends Cynic, and has just launched a solo project aptly called Masvidal. He came on to talk about the new trio of EPs for the project, the intense process behind them that included isochronic tones, the state of the world, Cynic, and lots more. Paul Mas...

Rob Pasbani from Metal Injection joins me to talk about 15 years of Metal Injection, his adorable dog, wrestling, metal nerd moments, metal beef, and more! Talk to me Far Beyond Metal on Facebook  -  Twitter  -  FarBeyondMetalDan@Gmail.com  -  Instagram Metal Injection https://metalinjection.net/  -  https://metalinjection.net/livecast Rob https://twitter.com/robinjection Rob's Dog https://www.ins...

In this episode Riley from Allegaeon (also Continuum & son of aurelius)  joins the show to discuss their incredible album Apoptosis, balding, weddings, the band’s shiny new bassist, and more. Sarah Longfield discusses her first band. I recommend the Australian progressive quartet Genetics.   Talk to me Far Beyond Metal on Facebook  -  Twitter  -  FarBeyondMetalDan@Gmail.com  -  Instagram Allegaeon...

JOHN BAIZLEY YOU GUYS! Baroness’ leader and the man behind A Perfect Monster has graced this silly podcast with his presence, and we are not worthy. We talk about the band’s new album Gold & Grey, art, Prince, and a lot more. Jordan Olds from Two Minutes To Late Night discusses his first band. I recommend Sky Pig. Talk to me  Far Beyond Metal on Facebook  -  Twitter  -  FarBeyondMetalDan@Gmail.com...

A huge inspiration and a bass god has appeared. Nick Beggs has worked with Steven Wilson, John Paul Jones, Steve Hackett, Belinda Carlisle, and many more. He came on the show to discuss the third and final (?) album Atheists and Believers from his prog trio The Mute Gods. We also talk about his storied career, playing bass (I'm a bassist, so you gotta), why he's a good little doggie, and more. The...

Another guitar wizard is invading the show. This time it's Sarah Longfield! Sarah is a YouTube star and an accomplished solo artist. We discuss her new album Disparity, youtube comments, her dog Boots, and more. Casey from Astronoid discusses his first band. Bringing this episode home is a recommendation of the Vacaville California math rock band Rex Means King.   Talk to me  Far Beyond Metal on F...

Jordan Olds aka Gwarsenio Hall from the show Two Minutes To Late Night joins me to talk about the show, the podcast companion show Pod Minutes To Cast Night, Prince, podcasts, bad albums, and more.  Talk to me  Far Beyond Metal on Facebook  -  Twitter  -  FarBeyondMetalDan@Gmail.com Two Minutes To Late Night https://www.facebook.com/2M2LN/  -  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4Cmvvc9ZmyQ412RzXhYo...

JOHN 5 YOU GUYS! John has is a legendary guitarist that has played with Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson, but has an insane career of collaborations and session work with folks like Ricky Martin, Rob Halford, Salt-N-Pepa, Meat Loaf, Ace Frehley, Steve Perry, and many, many more. He's about to head out on tour with his band John 5 & The Creatures and he came on to talk about that tour, how he would wa...

While I wasted this episode by never making a Douglas Adams reference, I do finally get to welcome one of my recent favorite bands to the show in Casey Aylward (also ex-Vattnet/Vattnet Viskar) from Astronoid. Casey, whom is also ex-Vattnet/Vattnet Viskar, and I discuss Astronoid's Self-titled album (which drops February 1st), his early embarrassing bands/projects, blast beats, backlash, and more....

In this episode I interview the newly crowned US Editorial Producer of Kerrang! Magazine Cat Jones. Cat has also written for Noisey/Vice, Metalsucks, Invisible Oranges, and others. We've known each other for a long, long time so a lot of this is us catching up but we dive into her adventures in England, one of her biggest stories, "The Cat Jones Effect," and more. Keep an eye out for cool stuff fr...