The Jesea Lee Show

Kicking off the new era of The Jesea Lee Show with Sleep Token’s scavenger hunt that is driving fans nuts, a new Linkin Park song and a new venue for their hometown concert, Morgan Wallen walks off stage on SNL, Sad Summer Fest is not happening this year, and which rockstars would I team up with to fight off waves of angry beavers SIDE NOTE: After recording this episode, Sleep Token revealed a new...

Finn McKenty is a music content creator who gained millions of views on YouTube and one day just suddenly stopped. We talk about why he stepped away, millennial nostalgia, high concert ticket prices, how to grow a following on social media and more. CONNECT WITH FINN: https://www.finnmckenty.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/finnmckenty/ https://instagram.com/finnmckenty https://www.youtube.com/@Fi...

Hinder drummer and co-founding member Cody Hanson explains to me why "Lips of an Angel" is indeed the greatest rock song in the world. We talk about embracing butt rock, whether they're planning a anniversary of their album "Extreme Behavior," out-partying Motley Crue, their new singles, upcoming new album, and the time he almost fought Chad from Nickelback. Connect with HINDER: https://www.hinder...

Just days after I was hanging out with Atreyu at When We Were Young Festival, we caught up for a longer chat about poopin your pants, their new record, being one the OG's of metalcore, and some of the greatest cover songs. Connect with Atreyu: https://linktr.ee/atreyuofficial TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jesealee Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jesealee/ YouTube https://youtube.com/@JeseaLee...

I was supposed to just record a quick "Top 5" segment with Brody and it turned into a 25 minute interview because he rules. Aside from being a star in AEW, he's the singer of the hardcore band God's Hate. We talk about his introduction to heavy music, the first album he bought, his craziest matches and his surprising love for pop music. Connect with Brody King: https://linktr.ee/Brodyxking Connect...

Matty Mullins (or the Matty Mullins clone) from Memphis May Fire and Anberlin talks about what it's like juggling two huge bands, Warped Tour, thoughts on the new Linkin Park lineup, When We Were Young Festival and all the new music he's working on Connect with Memphis May Fire https://memphismayfire.lnk.to/HellIsEmpty Connect with Anberlin https://anberlin.lnk.to/vega TikTok https://www.tiktok.co...

Wilmington, North Carolina-based alltheprettythings has combined musicians from bands you might know to make music you would not expect. The band is comprised of vocalist, Logan Tabor (Damona Waits, Mood Mechanics); guitarist, Tristan Matthew (Newlands, touring bassist for Chiodos); drummer Jeremy Bryan (Alesana) and Guitarist / Producer, Worth Weaver (producer and touring guitarist for He Is Lege...

Platinum rock band  311  will release their highly-anticipated 14th studio album,  "Full Bloom" on October 25. Frontman Nick Hexum chats about the single "You're Gonna Get It," Adam Sandler coming up with the idea for "Love Song", Turnstile, befriending Joe Strummer and the Zaddy memes. Connect with 311 https://311.com/ TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jesealee Inst...

The All-American Rejects frontman Tyson Ritter talks about the possibility of a new album, stories behind their hits "Gives You Hell," "Swing, Swing," and "Dirty Little Secret." I also find out that their set at the When We Were Young Festival is not the one we're expecting. He defends Chappell Roan who has recently been criticized for her stance on fandom and I t...

I caught up with Rory Rodriguez from Dayseeker before their tour starts up with Alpha Wolf, Catch Your Breath and Kingdom of Giants. We talk about their latest album “Dark Sun” inspired by the loss of his father and how initially the feedback had Rory worried they had made the wrong decision creatively. We also talk about their Twitter getting hacked, touring with Bad Omens, the band that kinda ri...

Flat Black guitarist/mastermind Jason Hook and I nerd out on Metallica, Kiss, and guitars. Flat Black just released their new album "Dark Side of Your Brain," which features a collab with the great Corey Taylor, so he tells me how that friendship formed. He tells me about the grueling process of picking the right vocalist for the band and how he landed on Wrex Horton, former bassist of F...

This is a weird episode. Gonna get that out of the way. I went to the inaugural date of the Summer School Tour and it was awesome! It felt like I was seeing the very first date of a new version of Warped Tour or Taste of Chaos. Some ground level shit. Anyway, I shot some quick interviews with all the artists; Scene Queen, Stand Atlantic, Magnolia Park, The Home Team, Honey Revenge and Letdown. I p...

Scene Queen just dropped her new album “Hot Singles In Your Area” and is currently out on Summer School festival tour with a ton of other great bands. We find if she’s really just an industry plant, if there’s a certain band she was calling out with her “18+” song, inventing Bimbocore, being inspired by Paris Hilton, and more. Connect with Scene Queen https://ffm.bio/scenequeen Theme Music by: LOV...

It’s the 50th episode of The Jesea Lee Show! I needed a very special guest for this one…unfortunately everyone I asked said no, so I had Loveless do it instead. KIDDING! If you’ve been following the show at all, you know they do the theme song and are longtime homies. The band recently announced a new album and tour, they’ve decided to put an end to releasing full covers and are focused on the fut...

We got Cody Quistad from Wage War and one of the best mustaches in metalcore on the show this week. Their new album “Stigma” just dropped and they announced new tour with ERRA, Thrown and Fame on Fire.  The new album is a huge evolution for the band’s sound and it’s not meant to please everyone. We talk about how their previous album “Manic” changed everything for them, working with Falling in Rev...

Knocked Loose frontman Bryan Garris joins me on the show amid technical difficulties. BUT WE GOT IT IN ANYWAY. Knocked Loose just wrapped up a massive tour in support of their new album “You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To.” The album hit number one on Billboard rock charts and even charted higher than Taylor Swift on Spotify for a couple weeks. You might have even seen the vinyl sitting on a s...

Aaron Bruno, mastermind behind the band AWOLNATION, responsible for the song “Sail” one of only 134 certified-diamonds songs in the world. He’s working on the 5th AWOL album and also just launched a new hardcore band called The Barbarians of California.  Awolnation will be hitting the road next month with 311 and have a new single called “Jump Sit Stand March” out now while The Barbarians just dro...

Serj Tankian is best known for being the frontman for System of a Down, an activist and now an author with his new memoir “Down with the System.” We talk about the early years of SOAD, how he felt about nu-metal, his past life as a software entrepreneur, unreleased SOAD songs and the one thing it would take for the band to put out a new album. Also, people used to scream “wake up” at him n the str...

EKOH is a groundbreaking MC with the heart of a metalhead. His music has been getting steady airplay on SiriusXM Octane, he recently inked a deal with Vans, and has a co-sign from Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda. More importantly, THERE USED TO BE A POP PUNK MENU AT DENNY'S! CONNECT WITH EKOH https://linktr.ee/ekohmusic Theme Music by: LOVELESS https://open.spotify.com/artist/1MP7xlABJ13LtmHfG7...

Black Veil Brides got a lot of hate early on, but why? Why did they evolve from their glam "Motley Crue" look? How far back do they go with Falling in Reverse and Ronnie Radke? Frontman Andy Biersack answers all that plus how Sweeney Todd influenced their new single and upcoming EP "Bleeders." Speaking of, make sure to catch them on the BLEEDERS tour and donate some blooooood....

Johnny Christ, Avenged Sevenfold bassist and host of the Drinks with Johnny podcast. We nerd out pretty hard about wrestling and he tells me about the song A7X wrote for a WWE wrestler that was never used. We also get into fan reaction to their latest album “Life is but a dream”, what’s next for the band now hat they’re finished with their record label, the worst show they ever played, getting sob...

Deee from Oxymorrons had me rollin. We talks about touring with Corey Taylor and Bad Omens, the difference between nu-metal and rap rock, how wrestling is cool again, being pampered with access, Linkin Park's legacy, and why you need a side hustle. Connect with Oxymorrons https://linktr.ee/Oxymorrons Theme Music by: LOVELESS https://open.spotify.com/artist/1MP7xlABJ13LtmHfG77SCJ?si=rfxQEIRmQhy...

Nothing More frontman Jonny Hawkins was almost canceled last year after a domestic incident with his ex-girlfriend and talks about it publicly for the first time on the show. He also gives me the details about how the Scorpion Tail actually works, that giant OSHA violation of a contraption the band uses on stage. I get the lowdown on their new album "Carnal," the collab with I Prevail an...

Zoltan Bathory from Five Finger Death Punch chats about his new deal with UFC for his BJJ league, but equally as important, he fills me in on the band’s latest single “This is The Way” which features late rapper DMX. He tells me how that collab came together and why it took 3 years to release it. He also touches on the upcoming tour with Marilyn Manson, which is quite a hot topic at the moment. Co...

Keith Wallen isn't just the guitarist for one of the most legendary butt rock bands of all time (Breaking Benjamin), he also has an exploding solo career. He's written songs for Fuel, Saint Asonia and even collabed with Nicholas Cage's son Wes Cage. We chat about opening for himself on tour and his new album that was heavily influenced by pyschedelics. 00:00 Intro 02:25 Upcomiing tour...