Pipeman in the Pit

On this episode of The Adventures of Pipeman, we’re joined by special guest Joe Satriani. Joe shares his personal experience with the various mediums of art and how fulfilling it was to have his own art on display at Wentworth Gallery. Joe discusses his creative process and how he can get locked into hours of playing guitar or painting when he has artistic obligations. Pipeman and Joe share storie...

On this episode of The Adventures of Pipeman, we’re joined by special guest Glenn Hughes. Glenn just celebrated his 50 year anniversary of Deep Purple’s legendary album Burn. Glenn discusses the longevity of his musical career and his drive that helps him continue touring and creating new music. Pipeman and Glenn discuss the key to writing meaningful songs and how songwriting narratives change as...

On this episode of The Adventures of Pipeman, we’re joined by special guest Brendon Small about METALOCALYPSE & DETHKLOK . Brendon shares his experience of creating an animated film and the different challenges he faced trying to get this project exactly where he wanted it. Brendon discusses the importance of being able to get cameos from metal figureheads like Metallica. Pipeman and Brendon c...

On this episode of The Adventures of Pipeman, we’re joined by special guest Sublime with Rome. Rome discusses the band’s latest collaboration with Slightly Stoopid “Cool & Collected” and how they created a song to perform together on tour. Pipeman and Rome discuss the music-making process and forming a sound with meaning and intention. Sublime with Rome is currently wrapping up their summer to...

On this episode of The Adventures of Pipeman, we’re joined by special guest Bloodyard at Bloodstock. The band describes their music as a fun, energetic mixture of various subgenres from metal. Pipeman and the band agree on their distaste for formulaic music and how you can hear the passion of the artist in the music. The band describes the energy and life-changing experience performing at Bloodsto...

On this episode of The Adventures of Pipeman, we’re joined by guest Acid Age at Bloodstock. The band earned their spot at the festival by winning the Metal to the Masses competition in Northern Ireland. The band discusses the importance of manifestation and believes you’re good enough to be the best. The band describes their sound as war jazz taking heavy, devastating riffs in a tasteful subgenre...

On this episode of The Adventures of Pipeman from the Bloodstock Festival, we’re joined with special guest Frozen Soul. The band is currently on tour, gearing up for the US headline with 200 Stab Wounds. Pipeman and the band discuss the differences of touring in the US compared to festivals in the UK, and how the UK caters better to the press and artists. Frozen Soul speaks on the inspiration from...

On this episode of The Adventures of Pipeman, we’re joined by guest All Hail The Yeti at Bloodstock. The band discusses the challenges of running a tattoo parlor during the pandemic and adjusting to things finally getting back to normal. Pipeman and the band discuss the nostalgia of buying a vinyl and listening to a whole album top to bottom and how social media is changing the music landscape. Al...

On this episode of The Adventures of Pipeman, we’re joined by special guest .bHP at Bloodstock. After winning Metal for the Masses competition, .bHP is performing at Bloodstock for the first time. .bHP formed off a random letter, has found massive success and popularity in just over 2 years of being a band. The band describes their sound as riff heavy, melodic nu metal with inspirations from bands...

On this episode of The Adventures of Pipeman, we’re joined by special guest Embodiment at Bloodstock. The band are now Bloodstock veterans and share what their experience is like watching other bands grow along with the festival through the years. The band discusses the importance of traveling with their sound engineer and how it gives them an advantage and less to worry about when performing. You...

On this episode of The Adventures of Pipeman, we’re joined by Bill Saxton about the RoadRunner Records Documentary at Bloodstock. Bill is joining us today to talk about the last great independent music label RoadRunner Records. From 1980-2012, RoadRunner was the powerhouse label for hard rock and metal music. Sharing nostalgic stories from the reign of RoadRunner and the bands involved with the la...

On this episode of The Adventures of Pipeman, we’re joined by special guest Brothers of Metal at Bloodstock. The band's origins started with the group just writing songs together with no intention to start a band, a pure passion project. As the band grew, their sound quickly became distinctive from their contemporaries in the genre. With inspiration from various genres in rock and metal, the band...

On this episode of The Adventures of Pipeman, we’re joined by special guest Chase from Beyond Your Design at Bloodstock. Chase shares his experience from Metal for the Masses competition to earn a spot performing at Bloodstock. Chase discusses the inspiration for the sound Beyond Your Design has taken from bands before them. The band discusses the importance of putting on as entertaining a show as...

On this episode of The Adventures of Pipeman, we’re joined by special guest Arms to Oblivion. The band describes their sound as a groove metal soup and their nostalgic sound is inspired by heavy 90s metal from bands like Slayer. Pipeman and the band share their love for Slayer and go through their favorite memories involving the legendary group. The band discuss what it means to them performing at...

On this episode of The Adventures of Pipeman, we’re joined by guest Casket Feeder at Bloodstock. Pipeman and the band discuss what separates Bloodstock from the rest of the metal festivals and what makes the community so enjoyable to be around. The band shares crazy stories from touring over the years, and performing with Teeth Grinder. Casket Feeder is touring all over the UK after the festival,...

On this episode of The Adventures of Pipeman, we’re joined by special guest DeadBlondeStars at Bloodstock. The band discuss their aspirations to tour in the US and the challenges of traveling and expenses. Pipeman and the band discuss the issues of political term oil we still face in the US and the UK today. The band describes their sound as a melodic, heavy grunge type of metal that takes inspira...

On this episode of The Adventures of Pipeman, we’re joined by guest Elimination at Bloodstock. The band is back at Bloodstock, performing for their second time since 2021 and they speak on how the festival and their music has grown over the years. Elimination describes their sound as a heavier version of thrash metal and speaks on the influences that helped craft their sound. Pipeman & the ban...

On this episode of The Adventures of Pipeman, we’re joined by guest Harry from Beyond Your Design at Bloodstock. The band earned their stage time at Bloodstock with a victory at their local metal competition Metal for the Masses. The band shares their dream coming true with the biggest, most engaging crowd they’ve ever performed in front of at Bloodstock. The band discusses the importance of putti...

On this episode of The Adventures of Pipeman, we’re joined by special guest Overthrone at Bloodstock. The band just finished performing their set and shared the highlights of their performance. Overthrone discusses how they create their music and the sense of comfort and therapy expressing your emotion in music. One of Overthrones band member’s Lemur tattoo sparks an intriguing story from Pipeman....

On this episode of The Adventures of Pipeman, we’re joined by special guest Skora at Bloodstock. Skora discusses what it’s like to go from performing at local pubs to opening the festival at Bloodstock. The band shares stories of their origins and how they took inspiration from thrash metal and bands like Megadeath. As a growing band, Skora is looking to put out new music and string together upcom...

On this episode of The Adventures of Pipeman, we’re joined by Tribe of Ghosts at Bloodstock. This is the band's second straight year performing at the festival and hopes to keep the streak going. Pipeman and the band discuss the importance of cohesion on stage during a live performance and how a band's chemistry can negatively affect how the audience interprets the show. Tribe of Ghost recently re...

On this episode of The Adventures of Pipeman, we’re joined by special guest Pryma. The band shares their experience at performing at Bloodstock and what makes this festival so special. The band shares their influences and how a mixture of genres can allow yiu ti create your own sound. Pipeman and Pryma discuss the community at festivals like Bloodstock and how everyone is accepting of everyone. Yo...

On this episode of The Adventures of Pipeman, we are joined by special guest Visions of Atlantis. This band of romantic pirates discusses the freedom and connection of being an artist and piracy. The band shares the secrets on how to create a unique, intimate live show involving metal, acting, & theater. Visions of Atlantis discuss on the importance of fans and putting on the best possible sho...

On this episode of The Adventures of Pipeman, we’re joined by Iron Altar at Bloodstock. The band discusses the complexity of metal and how many different sub genres the style of music has. Iron Altar shares their origins and how performing music was the only job they were interested in. Pipeman and the band discuss the therapeutic ascents of metal and the release of being in the pit at these festi...

On this episode of The Adventures of Pipeman, we’re joined by Torchbearer at Bloodstock. Pipeman and his guest discuss cultural differences and the different types of stereotypes that negatively affect the world. Torchbearer takes influence from several different genres in the musical landscape to help craft their unique sound. The pair share what they love about performing at Bloodstock and what...