Signals From Mars Podcast

JOEY VERA OF ARMORED SAINT RETURNS During this week's episode of the Mars Attacks Podcast, Joey Vera of Armored Saint returns to the show. Among the topics discussed include the band's upcoming release Symbol Of Salvation Live. Was the album delayed due to the pandemic? Are there any plans to release the Livestream the band did last year after Punching The Sky came out? What's going on with the do...

SOLO SHOW During this week's episode of the Signals From Mars is a solo show. Why? Well, it's a way to give people a glimpse of what takes place on The Victor M. Ruiz podcast on Patreon. It's just one of the many things we do on Patreon. There is plenty of video content, videos from bands old and new. A Patron curated playlist, which comes directly from those videos. An Album Of The Week video, wh...

JOHN BUSH OF ARMORED SAINT RETURNS During this week's episode of the Mars Attacks Podcast, John Bush of Armored Saint returns to the show. Among the topics discussed include Armored Saint's upcoming release Symbol Of Salvation Live. His involvement in the Anthrax 40 documentary and livestream. Reissues by Armored Saint and Bush-era Anthrax albums. Playing with Metal Allegiance. Making the video fo...

THE REVENGE OF YARG During this week's episode of the Mars Attacks Podcast, The Revenge Of Yarg! Joining us is Brad Dahl of Yarg metal, and my original Patron Steve Hoeker. There is also a guest appearance from the real Son Of Yarg? Nephew Of Yarg? The show is full of the kinds of stories and banter that you've come to know from Brad and Steve when they appear on the show. It is a mix of music tal...

MY PATRONS JOIN ME TO DISCUSS JUDAS PRIEST During this week's episode of the Mars Attacks Podcast, I welcome my Patrons to the show for a new band discussion on Judas Priest. Judas Priest is out celebrating their fifty-plus years in rock and metal. They have never shied away from being called a Metal band! They are the Metal Gods after all! In my opinion, they were the first pure metal band, that...

ASK THE HOST During this week's episode of the Signals From Mars Nick Dumont, you have an Ask The Host special! After having various guests fall through I reached out to my Patrons for ideas. One of them said, why not do an ask the host episode? I thought why not, let's do it! I have always been a student of the game, pivoting whenever I thought necessary. This is what lead me to start live stream...

NICK DUMONT OF THE UGLY KINGS JOINS THE PODCAST During this week's episode of the Signals From Mars Nick Dumont, bassist for the Australian band The Ugly Kings joins us to discuss the band's new album Strange, Strange Times. He discusses his gear, lockdown in Australia, and fields a bunch of questions for the live chat. This episode of the Signals From Mars is the audio version of the August 27th,...

MARGARITA MONET OF EDGE OF PARADISE RETURNS During this week's episode of the Mars Attacks Podcast, Margarita Monet of Edge Of Paradise returns to the show. Among the topics discussed include the band's upcoming release The Unknown. Working with Howard Benson, Mike Plotnikoff, and Neil Sanderson on the album. The process behind making videos for the new album. Having the pandemic strike as they we...

BRAD "SON OF YARG" DAHL OF YARG METAL RETURNS During this week's episode of the Mars Attacks Podcast, Brad "Son Of Yarg" Dahl of Yarg Metal returns to the show. Among the topics discussed include bands we started following late in the game, and of course a poison story or two! This episode of the Signals From Mars is the audio version of the August 13th, 2021 episode of the Signals From Mars live...

ROCH VAILLANCOURT JOINS THE SHOW During this week's episode of the Mars Attacks Podcast, I am joined by Roch Vaillancourt the former co-host of the Radioactive Metal Podcast. This episode of the Signals From Mars is the audio version of the August 6, 2021 episode of the Signals From Mars live stream. Join us live every Friday for the Signals From Mars Live Stream. The show starts at 6 PM EST / 3 P...

BRAD DAHL OF YARG METAL IS BACK! This week's episode of the Signals From Mars features the return of Brad Dahl of Yarg Metal. During the episode, we discuss bands people love, that we don't! This episode of the Signals From Mars is the audio version of the July 30th, 2021 episode of the Signals From Mars live stream. Join us live every Friday for the Signals From Mars Live Stream. The show starts...

MOTLEY CRUE DISCUSSION WITH PATRONS This week's episode of the Signals From Mars features my Patrons discussing Motley Crue. A few months back we did the Iron Maiden discussion, and afterwards we took a vote to see who we would talk about next. Motley Crue was the band that was selected. These band discussions will take place every few months. If you want to join in, all you have to do is become a...

"METAL" TIM HENDERSON JOINS THE PODCAST This week's episode of the Mars Attacks Podcast, I am joined by "Metal" Tim Henderson of Bravewords. Whether you know Tim or not, Bravewords has been a beacon of light for hard rock and metal fans since the 90s. First as a magazine, and then as a website. During the episode, we discuss how Bravewords came together, his long-lasting friendship with journalist...

During this week's episode of the Mars Attacks Podcast, I was supposed to have a guest, but they ended up passing the baton to one of their band members, and he ended up no-showing. I make the best of it and include plenty of banter from the members of the chat. This episode of the Mars Attacks July 2nd, 2021 episode of the Signals From Mars live stream. Join us live every Friday for the Signals F...

FOUNDER AND OWNER OF RIPPLE MUSIC TODD SEVERIN JOINS THE SHOW During this episode of the Mars Attacks Podcast, we welcome Todd Severin founder and CEO of Ripple Music. Todd discusses founding Ripple Music, the label's roster, having Blasko come on board, the current situation regarding pressing vinyl albums, cassettes, his thoughts on streaming, and he gives me an exclusive about Ripple Berlin. Th...

BRITTNEY SLAYES OF UNLEASH THE ARCHERS JOINS THE PODCAST During the latest episode of the Mars Attacks Podcast, we welcome Brittney Slayes, lead singer of the Juno Award-winning band Unleash The Archers. Among the topics discussed are winning the Juno Award, keeping busy on Twitch, keeping busy during the pandemic, touring, and their album Abyss. This episode of the Signals From Mars is the audio...

PATRON JEREMY WELTMAN JOINS THE SHOW During this week's episode of the Mars Attacks Podcast, one of my Patrons joins the show. Jeremy Weltman lives in the U.K. He was part of the recent Iron Maiden discussion. His insight and opinion on Iron Maiden was so different from the rest of the people involved. In his eyes, they were homegrown lads that rose through the ranks, appeared on TV, radio, and al...

PODCASTER JOSHUA TOOMEY JOINS THE SHOW During this week's episode of the Mars Attacks Podcast, one of the latest additions to Knotfest is joining me. Podcaster Joshua Toomey best known for his Talk Toomey Podcast, Drag The Water Pantera-centric show, and of course bass player for Primer 55 and 12 Volt Negative Earth. This episode of the Signals From Mars is the audio version of the June 11th, 2021...

BOB NALBANDIAN RETURNS TO THE SHOW During this episode of the Mars Attacks Podcast, Bob Nalbandian of the Shockwaves Skull Sessions Podcast and the director of the recently released Bay Area Godfathers documentary joins the show. Among the things discussed include the Bay Area Godfathers, and Inside Metal Documentaries. Podcasting, and what was the band that was the catalyst for Bob to get involve...

ROCKNPOD ORGANIZER CHRIS CZYNSZAK During this episode of the Mars Attacks Podcast, Chris Czynszak of the ROCKNPOD Expo and Decibel Geek Podcast joins the show. Among the things discussed include what's going on with this year's Expo. What's taking place, who's involved, how you can be a part of ROCKNPOD, etc. We also talk about various hard rock and metal topics along the way. This episode of the...

IRON MAIDEN DISCOGRAPHY DISCUSSION WITH MY PATRONS During this episode of the Mars Attacks Podcast, my Patrons join me to discuss the Iron Maiden discography. Aside from this, we discuss what my Patreon is all about. The troll-free environment, all of the music that is posted, and how the Patrons are always involved on the site. Thank you to all of my Patrons that were present, and those that coul...

SKYE "SEVER" SWEETNAM AND MATT "MD 13" OF SUMO CYCO INVADE MARS ATTACKS PODCAST During this episode of the Mars Attacks Podcast, Skye and Matt from the band Sumo Cyco join the show. If you keep up with Sumo Cyco on social media, you know they have a ridiculous work ethic. While others have complained about the pandemic, and not done a single thing to further their careers, Sumo Cyco has done the c...

DIAMOND ROWE OF TETRARCH JOINS MARS ATTACKS PODCAST Diamond Rowe, guitarist of the Atlanta band Tetrarch joins me on the latest episode of the Mars Attacks Podcast. Among the items discussed during the interview include the writing and recording of Tetrarch's new album Unstable. Her influences as a guitar player. We discuss her gear. If there was any other form of music that may have taken her int...

During this episode of the Mars Attacks Podcast, Patron Steve Hoeker joins the show. My Patron's are very important to my success. Every one of them believes in what I'm trying to do with the podcast and the Livestream. Steve always goes above and beyond, sharing and liking pretty much everything I post online. That's huge considering how many shows are actually out there on the web. In the event...

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