Music City Metal

The conversation continues with Thom Hazaert, acclaimed musician, author and writer as we explore the state and stigma of mental health in the metal community. Breaking the stigma of talking about our own mental health in the rock and roll scene still remains a challenge. While Thom and Larry differ from the view of their own personal experiences, they each agree that although 'spending time with...

Larry shares a metal moment with the late, great Ian Punnet, talkshow host on Coast to Coast AM from February 2023. Ian is reminiscent about the Nashville rock scene back in the days of Club 328 and Larry shares his take on Prog Rock and our mini-tour to Tampa. Mary wraps up the episode with some thoughts on chronic illness, its effects on your mental health, and that reaching out for help shouldn...

Join us in the Electric Fishbowl for the first episode of 2024 with our guest Thom Hazaert, acclaimed musician, author/writer, and music executive. He was co-founder and president of Corporate Punishment Records and currently runs THC: MUSIC, a management firm and label. With David Ellefson, he relaunched legendary metal label Combat Records, as part of EMP Label Group.[1][2][3] Hazaert's work was...

Meet the minds behind the genre bending sounds of Mountain Tomb. Hear their most recent single, 'God Has A Gun' and how they got the proverbial band back together after almost 20 years. Pre-save their upcoming single 'Ghost in the Machine' released on June 30, 2023. The members of the band share how metal is good for your Mental Health and how music is an over all community experience. Visit www.m...

Join us for part two of a candid conversation with James Cole IV about mental health in the metal community. Check out a Ted Talk that discussed metal music as healing and the Loudwire video discussing metal and mental health. What songs give you a pick up and who inspires you to do better every day? Listen on as we finally get Jordan to share his professional thoughts on how H.P. Lovecraft contri...

Join us for a candid conversation with James Cole IV about mental health in the metal community and what it means to support each other in the scene especially when the good times get down. Mary shares about the state of mental health and the stigma that remains in corporate finance. Don't forget to subscribe & follow and catch some eye candy in a collaborative video remix of Knuck if you Buck...

Hang out with Larry & Mary as we wrap up with the final segment from our recent conversation with John Warren of Moonshine Zombies musing about how music brings us together across a vast array of genres. “Music is the great uniter. An incredible force. Something that people who differ on everything and anything else can have in common.” We'll recap the SWFL January Brass Mug Residency with Crusade...

Larry and Mary have a bootleg conversation with John Warren, lead vocalist for Moonshine Zombies. Hear tracks from their latest 2022 album, She's Gone , Slideshow and Meeting at the Crossroads, thenwatch the videos here on Youtube . Find links to follow their socials, watch for summer tour dates, and browse cool merch at www.moonshinezombies.com .

Larry and Mary reminisce on the last few months of work and gig life in Nashville. Looking ahead to the next Residency at the Brass Mug in Tampa FL starting on January 5, 2023. Music from Prog-metal bands Lines in the Sky and Crusade. Thanks to Chris from Rising up Angry for putting together four upcoming FL shows.

We take the Fishbowl mobile to the TN state fair and reminisce about FishFest III, with tunes from Dystopian and Oblivion Myth. Then we have a conversation with George Ochoa (Deliverance/guitar) and Terry 'the animal' Russell (drums) members of Human Code. See them live at Immortal Fest September 2nd at BMI Event Center in Ohio, then a free show Sunday, September 4 at Bowie’s in Nashville.

Week of May 15-21 May 16, Monday, True Villains… @The Basement East Friday May 20 - listen up to the Deliciously Nothing podcast at 7 pm for an interview with Existing in Exile May 21 While She Sleeps, with Meditator, Sydewynder and Interpreter, Greymane @The End

Week of April 24-30 4/25 Monday Fat Bottom Brewing presents The Reveal/Feelrs/The Weird Sisters @TheBasement East doors at 7 show at 8 4/27 Weds @The East Room Lines in the Sky, Crusade, Maiden Mother Crone & Dane Walton 4/28 Thursday Year of October, Wooden Boi, Big Gorgeous and Shrieking Violet @The Cobra 8pm

Let's talk about kindness for a few and then check out who's playing around town this weekend. Week of March 28- April 2 3/31 Thursday Multiultra single (Gifts and Curses) release party @TheBasement 9pm  4/1 Friday @Bowies Kay Azna/Blind Season/Howl 6-10pm 4/2 Saturday Monte& the Montsters @JohnnyCash bar in Nashville 10-close 4/2 The 2022 Hardcore Formal, benefit for the Dibabled America...

3/9 Invisible Inc presents Pretty Tied Up @Donelson Pub (no cover) 7pm 3/9 The Stolen Faces @ACME Bob Weir & Wolf Bros pre-show! 3/10 Monte & the Montsters @Nashville Crossroads 10- close 3/12 @Johnny Cash bar 10-close and 3/13 @Dawghouse Saloon 10-close 3/10 Eat Sleep Rock presents Garden of Eden, Greg Max & Josh Norfleet (no cover) 7pm @the Cobra 3/11 @The Warehouse in Clarksville Dystopian, Ner...

Never a dull moment in Nashville! 3/3 live on IG Lines in the Sky; 3/5 Acme The Reveal, Johnny Cash Bar Monte and the Montsters, Springwater Scorched Vatika; Sedona; 3/6 Sophie and the Broken Things.

2/23 Gentry Blue at Springwater 2/24 The Other LA w/Texas Hippie Coalition in Clarksville 2/25 Modern Primate at The Warehouse and The Reveal at Bowie’s 2/26 Monte & the Montsters at Johnny Cash Bar 2/27 Beyond Here at Tin Roof Broadway and Vein and 3rdface presented by Nashville Hardcorw Shows.

16th Invisible Inc Presents - free show at The Donelson Pub. 17th Stolen Faces at Brooklyn Bowl. 18 Steady Rotation at Tempo Nashville. 20th Crusade at The Cobra. Check out the Instagram giveaway from _widowmakerapparel_ on Feb 23rd.

Week of February 7, 2022. Lineup changes announced for Sydewynder and Crusade. Monte and the Montsters plays Crossroads Weds 2/9.

O'fishal concert calendar for the week of February 1, 2022. Includes Steady Rotation, Meditator and Invisible Inc. Presents.

Larry & Mary Fish took the last train to Clarksville and brought the Mobile Fishbowl to The Warehouse! Backstage we sat down for an in-depth interview with lead man Travis Wood from Of Serpents, who not only puts on a great show, but also organizes the Annual Halloween Throwdown. In the second half Larry chats with Tim, Calvin and Cody from Sydewynder. Songs by Of Serpents - Black Zodiac, Stigmata...

What a perfect name for a band to visit me in the Electric Fishbowl! Battery House Electric Company will be playing FishFest III on Friday night 10/22. In this episode they share 2 Brand spanking New songs dropped from their upcoming album being released on the night of the show! Get plugged in and check out BHEC.

In this episode Mary and I share the Fishbowl with James Cole IV, heavy metal front-man (formerly of Sic Semper Tyrannis). He gives us a sneak peek at 3 brand new, unreleased tracks from his upcoming solo project. James also discusses the best way to deal with a panic attack, his love of horror films, and his impending performance October 23rd with Rob Barrett of Cannibal Corpse at the upcoming Fi...

Larry & Mary share updates on FishFest III and feature the song 'Imaginary Celebrity', by one of Friday night's artists, 'Monte Mader and the Montsters'. In the second half Larry has a candid and reminiscent conversation with the legendary guitarist Rob Barrett of Cannibal Corpse.

MEDITATOR is a progressive metalcore band based in Nashville, TN, consisting of high-energy aggressive riffs, engaging melodies, and thought provoking lyrics. Its current members are vocalist James Downs, drummer Joshua Ray, bassist Gregory Alexander, and guitarist Nick Elder. Meditator, recently released a full length album "World Watcher" and Fish heads to the bands rehearsal studio to for a ful...