Meep Meep Podcast

PAIN & MEEPSERY⁣⁣"World Circus" by Toxik was released in 1987 and actually is so OG it came out on RoadRACER. Tha album features integral figures in tha scene to come like artwork by Ed Repka, production at Morris Sound Studios (who had just hired a young Scott Burns) and it just rrrrrrips!!!⁣⁣Reece Scruggs of Havok shares his early exposure to Toxik and what high regard he holds the...

AMEEP of tha Desert⁣⁣Welcome to 1997 - tha first day of tha rest of your life. And we're kicking it off with arguably tha most important release on Roadrunner that year - tha self-titled debut from Coal Chamber!⁣⁣More like...GOLD Chamber 'cause this bad boy sold over 500K copies in tha U.S.! So who better qualified to tell us about tha creation of it than Midas himself - tha titular Amir...

MEEP OUT OF EXISTENCE!Join in celebrating 20 years of Strongsville's finest CHIMAIRA and their 2001 Roadrunner debut "Pass Out of Existence" !!! Joined by mythical midwest monsters Mark Hunter & Chris Spicuzza, this is a truly comprehensive run down of the band in this era. Learn something with stories about Dwid from Integrity directly having a hand in tha development, Stephen...

TIMES ARE MEEPINGWe round out 1996 with the 25th anniversary of Madball's sophomore slammer: DEMONSTRATING MY STYLE. ⁣⁣Rob Iler (actor, athlete) portrayed AJ Soprano on the HBO series The Sopranos. AJ had an extensive collection of Roadrunner Records merch throughout the show as well as posters of RR bands permeating tha sets. Rob tells us about Demonstrating HIS Style on tha show...get it?!....

MEEPLOMBO!!!This week it's a CORKER of a bonus episode as an all-star cast joins in for a discussion of the self-titled debut from SOULFLY.Eric Bobo of Cypress Hill talks about his involvement in the project, rocking with rap, and working with Reverie on his new album EMPIRES.Benji from Skindred tells his history with Max, why he can't be a boxer, the new vinyl pressing of Skindred'...

SUPREMEEPCYIn 2006 at the height of their powers Hatebreed released their only album on Roadrunner, Supremacy. HB OG Chris Beattie tells us how they went from Universal to Roadrunner & I tell him about how one of his songs is involved in legal agreements. Then! Frank Three Gun (Terror, Ringworm, Integrity) talks about joining Hatebreed, his perspective on this record, his relationship with the...

You can't spell SXE without ESSEX...right?!Well find the heck out this week as we celebrate the 25th Anniversary of vegan (?) straight edge (???) hardcore (!) band Above All and their 1996 Roadrunner release - DOMAIN.We speak with band founder Hallam Foster on the formation of the band and making of the album with Alex Newport who Meeped around in Nailbomb. Daniel P. Carter (Above All/ "...

This week marks the 20th anniversary of Downer's self-titled Roadrunner debut and band mastermind Aaron Silberman is here to tell us all about it. The creation and release of this album is non-stop action for better or worse and Downer's connections to the Southern California hardcore and early nü scenes are endless. Album art by Pushead, music video by Robot Chicken, A&R by Mike Git...

UNDERMEEP⁣⁣Kevin Salem previously told us all about his Roadrunner debut SOMA CITY but this time we reflect on the 25th anniversary of its' successor - GLIMMER.⁣⁣Kevin always has cool stories & smart insights. Listen as he tells about Neil Young's guitarist Poncho being drafted into this record, Steve Vai's house being where it's mixed, and most importantly... ⁣⁣What's...

ELEMEEP This week we celebrate tha 25th anniversary of Vision of Disorder's self-titled debut album, aka...THA GREEN DRIP. Touché Amoré's Jeremy Bolm discusses his early exposure to Vision of Disorder and its' significance to him personally as well as heavy music over all! Plus V.O.D. riff ruler & bloodsimple axecutioner Mike Kennedy tells us about this INCREDIBLE album, tha pre...

SEASON 3:199625th AnniversariesKyle Thomas is a multi-time Meepster signing with tha bird once fronting Exhorder & again with tha lagniappe riffs 'n croons in tha FLOODGATE krewe.⁣⁣⁣⁣Find out all about the origins and epilogues of the band as well as playing the final Sepultura shows with Max Cavalera as well as having a radio hit in Cleveland! So WHERE Y'AT?! It's an all new Me...

A#1 ROLLER MEEPEREnjoy a special bonus episode with Deron Miller of CKY & 96 Bitter Beings fame as we hip whip about love of classic death metal, his relationship with Roadrunner legend Monte Conner, and the CKY album CARVER CITY.You're an honorary hellion in this parade so meet us on the boardwalk for an all new Meep Meep! www. Patreon.com/MeepMeepPod

Ross Robinson has an intimate relationship with Roadrunner's catalog between being signed to the label with his band Detente, to producing several acclaimed albums including ROOTS. So what do I ask him about?... Tha Phunk Junkeez. Keith Barney's band Eighteen Visions is so influential that a current Roadrunner band, Motionless In White, named themselves after one of their songs! But befo...

We kick off Season Three: 1996 - 25th Anniversaries with the sophomore release on Roadrunner Records by genre defying pioneers Dog Eat Dog and their album "Play Games"Joined by band frontman John "JC" Connor we get the low down on this all-star collection along with some awesome stories about collaborating with RZA from Wu-Tang, Ronnie James Dio, and more! So get off the bench...

This week we go into the barrio with los reyes de Mexico, Brujeria and their 1995 sophomore Roadrunner release Raza Odiada. Our guide is none other than Asesino aka Dino Cazares who is a founding member of the band and tells us about the group's origins, their controversial debut album cover, approaching the follow-up, and the saga of the Asesino character himself. Normally this kind of info...

MEEPWIREDThis week we veer off the road we normally run of the 1900s and jump off a bridge 27 Miles Underwater with Higher Power's 2020 release on Roadrunner Records. Vocalist Jimmy Wizard takes us through the songwriting process, working with Gil Norton, his love of podcasts, and his blood relation to Harry Potter. HP are the initials for Harry Potter and Higher Power which is NO COINCIDENCE...

On this episode we have a legend of my CD player and a bonafide Roadrunner All-Star, Roy Mayorga! Before he had tha message of tha Bhagavat with Shelter, flew free with Soulfly, or left rocks out in tha sun too long with Stone Sour, Roy formed an industrial punk band with fellow former Nausea member John John Jesse and Winter guitarist Stephan Flam. This trio of heros released their full length as...

In a special 10 year anniversary episode we look back on a release by one of Roadrunner's prestigious platinum selling bands - Theory of a Deadman. After going to the top of the charts with their hit single "Bad Girlfriend" and selling over a million copies of 2008's "Scars and Souvenirs" the band released their 3rd album "The Truth Is..." in 2011.Band leade...

Blue Mountain emerged from tha washboard splinters of HILLTOPS which featured future Wilco mainstay John Stirratt.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣B. Mo though would have plenty of their own success with an inescapable (where I lived) radio hit called "Blue Canoe" released in '95 but would fit right in today with tha alt-country domination.⁣⁣⁣⁣We learn all about the before, during and after with Blue Mountain&...

Continuing tha International Tour we go from Salem in tha U.K. down closer to tha equator in Brazil - Garage Fuzz!!!⁣⁣GF were one of tha flagship bands in Roadrunner's mid-90s attempt at expanding their South American market and Brazil seemed like tha perfect place between Sepultura and tha recent explosion of SHELTER.⁣⁣Garage Fuzz released an album in '95 on RR called "Relax In You...

This week we take a detour through our journey of Roadrunner's history to stop and smell the dozen black roses as we explore the best RR release of 2020 as voted by you!:Salem's debut self-titled EP.Band vocalist William Gould joins us to discuss how this project came about, the differences between Salem and Creeper, and the Monday Night Wrestling Wars! www. Patreon.com/MeepMeepPod

In tha exciting conclusion to Death Metal December, Suffo Squad OG, Mike Smith tells us all about how the making of their often overlooked 1993 sophomore effort "Breeding the Spawn" came to be. We also touch on his departure from the band and his Grimm Real projects. Check out Mike on his podcast METAL MENTALITY wherever you're reading this right now! www. Patreon.com/MeepMeepPod

This week we cut open my favorite death metal album of all time - PIERCED FROM WITHIN! Iconic vocalist Frank Mullen of Suffocation and I talk about how it makes me wanna fight cars without specifying makes and models. Jamie Madrox of Twiztid whose lyrical themes and songwriting approach mesh perfectly with death metal also tells us about touring with Roadrunner bands for decades and the group&apos...

MEEPBOLIC ACTS!!!Death Metal December is here but I won't leave you out in the cold because we're coming in HOT with Death's 1995 masterpiece "Symbolic"!Kelly Conlon who played bass on the record walks us through the experience and the best four bucks he ever made! Also Shai Hulud mastermind Matt Fox and I discuss the unlikely parallels between Hulud and Death and what we...

MEEP INTEGRITY!!!Height of Callousness TAKES OVER this week on a special 20th anniversary edition of Meep Meep! Drummer and vocalist Tommy Decker and Jonny Santos talk about their life as a band leading up to this monumental record and their lives as a result of it. Plus living legend GGGarth Richardson reveals his method of getting those terrifying vocals out of Jonny. Turns out?...it's not...