Meep Meep Podcast

CREEPIN' 'n MEEPIN' this week with Cortland, NY's favorite sons: SHANK 456.⁣⁣Originally known as Creeper, they had to change their name due to another Creeper existing. 3 years later...another Shank would too!⁣⁣I talk to Scooch from tha band about tha industrial tinged, hardcore-inspired bar room brawl rock 'n roll of their '95 album "The Big Payback" &...

JACK Friday! A special bonus episode outside tha Meep Meep canon with Black Train Jack's '93 Roadrunner debut "No Reward"!Vocalist Rob Vitale lets us know how we got here and sets tha foundation of what was to come with "You're Not Alone" which is covered in a previous episode! Patreon.com/MeepMeepPod for early access to future cool stuff! www. Patreon.com/MeepMe...

MEEPgotthamessageoftha BHAGAVAT!We continue on into '95 with an absolute corker and a personal favorite:Shelter's Roadrunner debut - MANTRA.John Porcell takes us through the process of recording this album with Tom Soares at the helm while Adam Blake (H2O) gives us a unique look into the life of a young man crossing over into a whole new world in more ways than one to play in a band bubb...

Become meepsensitized by the values of life as we get two key players in the making of one of the most important records of the last 25 years - Fear Factory's Demanufacture. Rhys Fulber explains how it came to be that he was involved with the project and ultimately given the wheel for it while Dino Cazares explains how his guitar tone was shaped, the cast of characters that he meets along the...

Lazy from Cincinnati, OH were like...I dunno maybe what tha B-52's making a pop-punk album would be. ⁣⁣That description of a band put two records out on Roadrunner including 1994's "Some Assembly Required" which I talk with Steve (guitar) and Meghan (drums) about making this album and their time on tha big bird. COYOTE CORNER: Chris from Internal Bleeding and I nerd out about C...

The first ever BONUS EPISODE of Meep Meep has arrived. In celebration of the Dresden Dolls 20th anniversary on Halloween on 2020, we're looking back on their 2004 self-titled Roadrunner debut with none other than one half of the juggling duo, Brian Viglione. Brian tells us about the early stages of the band, standing up for important nuances of their legacy, and being a piano-and-drum duo on...

Rhys Fulber, a mainstay of Roadrunner canon and an icon of my CD player, joins me to talk about Front Line Assembly and their landmark 1994 album "Millennium."This was a bold new direction for the duo as they went from traditional electronic music to a more industrial metal sound they'd help pioneer. You'll hear about how that idea came about, working with Devin Townsend on the...

This week singer-songwriter Kevin Salem joins me for a detour from the typical heavy metal world of Roadrunner Records to the Americana of Soma City. Kevin discusses working with a variety of musical greats as well as the catalyst for making the record, and the unique process that helped shape it! www. Patreon.com/MeepMeepPod

It's the end of the WORLD!...and the start of a new one. This week I'm joined by Donald Tardy of the band Obituary to discuss their casually innovative 1994 album "World Demise." We talk about the influence of Dave "Big Shirt" NIcholls on production and how New York hardcore made its' way into their style. Coyote Corner: Hawker Records founder John Bello tells me...

This week Ryan is joined by Nick from Job For a Cowboy to reminisce and plan the revolution to a soundtrack of Machine Head's 1994 Roadrunner debut "Burn My Eyes."Coyote Corner: Todd Friend of H2O recalls his time working in the mailroom of Roadrunner in the early 90s, the impact that job had on his life, as well as the impact Madball's "Set It Off" had on the world....

This week we're Discussing Madball Songs on their Roadrunner debut ⁣"SET IT OFF" !!!⁣⁣This iconic album couldn't be contained with just one guest so there will be an unprecedented THREE people joining me. Matt Henderson from Madball discusses making this absolute classic, working with Hoya for the first time, Jamie Locke's influence on the sound of the record, and the vide...

This week's album is Black Train Jack's 1994 swan song, "You're Not Alone" which features huge hooks, chugging riffs, and Sick of It All. Brian from the band tells me all about the formation of the band, making this album, and the Spin Doctors. Coyote Corner featured Tad, drummer for late 80's RR alumni Toxik reflecting on Buzzov•en's "Sore" album as we...

A companion to last week's review of Buzzov•en's 1994 sole Roadrunner release "Sore", former member Brian Hill provides a wealth of knowledge and history! This interview includes stories of Buzzov•en's origins, the reason behind that DOT in the name, recording with Billy Anderson, and even run-ins with Sebastian Bach! We're whippin' 'n zippin[' around a...

Former mayor of Champaign, IL and current bassist for The Moon Seven Times, Don Gerard, talks with Ryan about the band's 1994 Roadrunner release entitled "7=49".Coyote Corner: Eddie Eyeball of 2 Skinnee J's was once Eddie BigTime of RoadRunner Records imprint Emergo's HEADS UP where he toured Europe in the blossoming crossover scene of the early 90s. www. Patreon.com/MeepM...

Ryan is joined by Dave from Dog Eat Dog to discuss their 1994 classic "All Boro Kings." Find out about early tours, collaborating with the late Jam Master Jay, and wrestling entrance theme songs! www. Patreon.com/MeepMeepPod

This week Ryan discusses Die Monster Die's 1994 RoadRunner release "Withdrawal Method" with Alice Cohen who was the singer and bassist for the band! Coyote Corner has Noemie B. respond to last week's episode on Sepultura's "Chaos A.D." www. Patreon.com/MeepMeepPod

Bo Lueders from Harms Way joins Ryan Rainbro in a deep dive and love fest over Sepultura's 5th album "Chaos A.D." from 1993.Coyote Corner: Rick Jiminez from This Is Hell responds to last week's Life of Agony "River Runs Red" episode. www. Patreon.com/MeepMeepPod