JJO Discover New Music Podcast

It's a Midnight Masquerade at Hotel California!  This week's guest on Discover New Music is Anthony Martinez of Dark Divine.  Their new album "Undead Melody" took longer than expected, but the wait was worth it.  Martinez takes us through what they learned from their first record and how that helped shape the direction and sound of their sophomore album in the best ways possible. &n...

I hope everyone is gonna like it!  This week's guest on Discover New Music is Nick Martin of Sleeping With Sirens.  Their eighth studio album "An Ending In Itself" goes deeper, according to Martin, than any previous album; both lyrically and sonically.  Martin breaks down taking more time on this record, almost twice as long as anything before.  Plus he talks wor...

A switchblade comb is essential for a perfect pompadour!  This week's guest on Discover New Music is Des Rocs.  His brand new album "To Hell And Back" is a culmination of everything he's been building too, starting all the way back at playing in basements at 13 years old.  From ballads to gut punches, nothing was off the table for Des on this record.  He also talks about his st...

Those are Slash's nuts!  This week's guest on Discover New Music is an all-time favorite on JJO...Lajon Witherspoon of Sevendust.  The band's 15th studio album "One" is out and Witherspoon says it was the most organic, easy-to-put-together record they've ever done.  Plus, he talks working with Michael "Elvis" Baskette for the 4th time and how he lets Sevendust be Sevendust, but also...

They put some nuts into it!  This week's guest on Discover New Music is Brandon Saller of Atreyu.  "The End Is Not The End" is album number 10 for that band...and they didn't even realize it at first!  Saller talks about putting all of Atreyu into this record, but also allowing it to stand on its own.  Plus, it's heavy...really heavy...and that's exactly what they were going fo...

There's at least one song that's not depressing!  This week's guest on Discover New Music is Joel Birch of The Amity Affliction.  Their new album "House Of Cards" is a fresh start and, according to Birch, the band's best work to date.  Deep, painful, personal lyrics are still at the root of the album, but there's also some hope intertwined.  After some major changes and a...

If you're recording sad songs in your room your mom will probably come check on you.  This week's guest on Discover New Music is Johnny Franck of Bilmuri.  The new album "Kinda Hard" was...well...actually kinda hard to write, but Franck said that he loved the chaos of it all.  Franck talks about 12 hour writing sessions, 200 plus songs, and recording live in the studio.  In the...

They're embracing the messy!  This week's guest on Discover New Music is Danny Case of From Ashes To New.  Their new album "Reflections" started from scratch...twice!  Case talks about getting messy...with the sound, the emotions, the bandmates...but achieving growth that made that band stronger at the end of it all.  Case also shares some "ah ha!" moments the band, and fa...

It's like an old truck...it's beat up and a little rusty, but still runs great!  This week's guest on Discover New Music is Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes.  The band has just released their 10th studio album "A Pound Of Feathers."  Robison breaks down making music with his brother Chris for over four decades now and how this new record fits into all those years.  Keeping it...

You gotta have the cake first...but the icing is pretty damn good too!  This week's guest on Discover New Music is the legendary Zakk Wylde.  In between cracking jokes, Wylde broke down creating the latest Black Label Society album "Engines of Destruction" with a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants approach.  Make a pot of coffee and work on a riff.  Go on a food run and work out som...

We gotta start a band so we can get out of Ohio!  This week's guest on Discover New Music is Jeremy DePoyster of The Devil Wears Prada.  The tone of the band's ninth studio album "Flowers" is immediately set by the open track "Where the Flowers Never Grow" and takes the listener on a "Dantes Inferno"-esque descent to the bottom and then climb back out.  We also get a look into...

Even if no one is listening they're still gonna make music.  This week's guest on Discover New Music is Aaron Pauley of Of Mice & Men.  Though not on purpose, the band's upcoming ninth studio album "Another Miracle" is their heaviest to date.  Pauley talks about mixing and mastering the album himself and why they decided to keep the whole process in house and allow for...

Twisted Sister at a young age can turn you into a metal singer!  This week's guest on Discover New Music is Joakim Brodén of Sabaton.  The band's 11th studio album "Legends" is full of...you guess it...legends!  From Joan of Arc to Vlad the Impaler, Brodén talks about matching music to history and telling epics through metal...which isn't an easy task.  Plus, Brod...

I cried at a Dayseeker show and all I got was this t-shirt!  This week's guest on Discover New Music is Rory Rodriguez of Dayseeker.  The band's sixth album "Creature In The Black Night" is, according to Rodriguez, their darkest work yet.  And even though it has a central "horror" theme, that wasn't the plan when they started working on it.  Rory talks about having a secret&nbs...

Is that Danny Trejo?!?!  This week's guest on Discover New Music is Wolfgang Van Halen of Mammoth WVH.  The band's third studio album "The End" drops on October 24th.  Wolf says this record felt so much more comfortable and confident in terms of who Mammoth WVH is and wants to be as a band.  Plus, Wolfgang talks about shaping and challenging himself as a songwriter, b...

Negative music for positive people!  This week's guest on Discover New Music is Joe Cotela of DED.  The band's third album "Resent" has been three years in the making and Cotela talks about the ups and downs of the last three years, writing new music, taking chances and creating on their own terms.  Plus, fans(and the band itself) get a treat with collabs on the album with some...

They're cultivating something bigger than themselves.  This week's guests on Discover New Music are Raul, Alec and Jeremy of Nevertel.  The guys are here to talk about their new album "Start Again."  Blending the rap/hip hop and rock worlds together; the guys wanted to show that they had a true passion, respect and love of each art form and not just be another ba...

A record with their heaviest song to date!  This week's guest on Discover New Music is Eric Vanlerberghe of I Prevail.  Their fourth studio record "Violent Nature" is a 10-track power house and one that brings in old and new elements of the band and their sound.  Vanlerberghealso notes how each song has it's own strong identity.  Long story short, the band is beyond excited to...

Hey, how are ya bud!  This week's guest on Discover New Music is Brad Walst of Three Days Grace.  The band's eighth studio album "Alienation" is a special one for the band.  Not only did they find new ways to challenge themselves musically, but it also saw the return of original member Adam Gontier.  "Alienation" is new, exciting Three Days Grace with nostalgia sprinkled i...

They got new muscles and they're flexing them!  This week's guest on Discover New Music is Tim McIlrath of Rise Against. It's big number 10 for the band with their newest release "Ricochet."  With a new production team at the helm, Tim and the rest of the band wanted to make a Rise Against record that didn't sound like Rise Against, but people would still know that it's Rise Against...

VINDICATION!  This week's guest on Discover New Music is Arejay Hale of Halestorm.  "Everest" is the band's 6th studio album and according to Arejay it's the most personal Halestorm record to date.  A new producer that let the band really spread their wings and very little outside input led to a exciting, and at times nerve wracking, recording process for Arejay and his bandmates an...

You have to create your own momentem each day.  This week's guest on Discover New Music is Gavin Rossdale of Bush.  The band's 10th studio album "I Beat Loneliness" tackles it's cental theme, mental health, head on.  Rossdale says this album "cooked slowly" which allowed for their most consitant record to date.  He's also shares about how proud he is of the riff he wrote for th...

It's NU Nu-Metal!  This week's guest on Discover New Music is Nathan James.  His debut album "Hollywood Mortician" is dripping with nu-metal reminiscent of the genre's glory days in the early 2000's, but with James' own sound and style cutting through for something even better for the listener.  James also talks about working with Jay Gordon of Orgy, photography and the one tra...

I'M ELTON JOHN! I'M ELTON JOOOOHN!  This week's guest on Discover New Music is Johannes Eckerström.  The title and release date aren't available yet, but Eckerström says it's coming soon.  In the meantime, he and the band are very excited about this next big step for the band on album number 10.  Not only did they push themselves musically as well as ad...

That's a big ass cat!  This week's guest on Discover New Music is Royale Lynn and her new album "Black Magic" swings for the fence.  A concept album, this debut tackles Lynn's own mental health struggles while taking a journey through Pandora's Box.  Her first record in the rock world, Lynn says this is her most honest and true work yet and can't wait to share the most real version...