The JFH Podcast

JFH staffer Timothy Estabrooks guest hosts this episode to discuss four of the best, yet potentially most controversial, Christian metal/metalcore albums to release in 2019. How good are they? Are they actually controversial, and if so, why? Listen to find out! The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people...

IndieVisionMusic.com's Noah Hardwick joins the show to discuss his role with the website, how IVM's function is complementary to JFH's, and how technological advances affect the music industry in good and bad and complex ways. This episode is sponsored by J. Douglas Wright, whose new album  Breathing Fire Like Dragons  is available now, wherever you stream or buy music. Click  here  for more infor...

News this month comes from Norma Jean, NF, Disciple, Relient K, Selah, Sara Groves, and many more, as we keep you updated with the latest goings-on in the Christian music industry and Jesusfreakhideout.com. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask questions, a...

Danny and Michael from Smalltown Poets join the show today to share the background stories behind the multiple versions of their new single "Try" and the plans for their upcoming album. This episode is sponsored by Emo Empire, whose new album Road to Recovery is available now. Click  here  for more information. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John...

Cinematic music, CCM, and hip-hop producer Tommee Profitt sits down with our host Chase for a lengthy yet casual conversation about faith, movies, parenting, creativity, and his storied career making music for movie trailers, video game ads, sporting events, and a large roster of Christian artists, most notably NF. This episode is sponsored by Taylor Tripodi, whose new EP  Awakening  is available...

David Leonard (formerly of All Sons & Daughters and Jackson Daughters) joins the show this week to discuss both versions of his solo debut, The Wait , and the personal experiences that led to him creating the album. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask que...

News this month comes from NF, Hillsong, Leeland, Disciple, Riley Clemmons, the Gettys, and many more, as we keep you updated with the latest goings-on in the Christian music industry and Jesusfreakhideout.com. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask question...

Indie rock/emo band Strange Her joins the show this week to discuss a large host of topics, primarily centered around what it means to be an independent musical artist in 2019 and how we can support our local music scenes. Stranger Her are also supporting the release of the new album A Marginal Sea , available now. This episode is sponsored by Elevation Worship, whose new EP  At Midnight  is relea...

Rock band Random Hero joins the podcast today to trade stories with host Chase, as the five people sit in one room, passing around two mics, telling hilarious tale after tale of concerts, road trips, and pranks, all before eventually discussing Random Hero's brand new album Tension . This episode also features multiple song clips from the album, out August 23 on RockFest Records. The JFH Podcast i...

This week is all about Jesusfreakhideout.com's brand new FREE mixtape, S ongs We've Been Trying to Tell You About (and Others We Haven't), Vol. 8 , which features 62 songs worth checking out by a vast assortment of indie artists. You can download the mixtape here . Scott Fryberger, who helped find all the artists and create the track listing, joins to discuss the project and the featured artists....

News this month comes from NF, Lauren Daigle, Wolves at the Gate, Skillet, and many more, as we keep you updated with the latest goings-on in the Christian music industry and Jesusfreakhideout.com. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask questions, and engage...

This week's show features Jeff Owen, the guitarist and producer for Tenth Avenue North, ahead of the band's latest album, No Shame . Jeff and the host Chase take turns sharing stories both humorous and serious about the band, the industry, and the stories behind the new album. This episode is sponsored by Wilder Adkins, whose new album In This Pilgrim Way is available now. Click  here  for more in...

Steve Cobucci -- the primary singer, songwriter and guitarist for Jesusfreakhideout.com staff favorite band Wolves at the Gate -- joins the show this week to talk about the band's new album Eclipse , the journey to its release, and the meanings behind the songs. This episode is sponsored by David Vaters, whose new single "Red Sea" is available now. Click  here  for more information. The JFH Podcas...

The year is halfway over, meaning it's time to reflect on the best music releases from January through June -- the ones we might accidentally forget about when making our year-end best-of lists come December. Our regular host Chase is joined by fellow staff writers John Underdown, Josh Balogh, and Scott Fryberger to count down their top 5 albums of 2019 thus far. The JFH Podcast is hosted and prod...

Songwriter, producer, and JFH-favorite artist Adam Watts returns to the podcast to talk about his theories and experiences concerning the difficulties of maintaining the artistic vision and emotion honesty of a song from the initial songwriting to the final recorded product. This episode is sponsored by Teressa Mahoney, whose new single "Not a Love Story" is available now. Click  here  for more in...

As many of us (in the States, at least) go on holiday for the 4th of July, we're bringing a mini-episode to you this week, filled with your listener questions. Enjoy host Chase's answers to your curiosities, and have a good summer! We'll be back with a regular episode next week. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. T...

This month's panel is made up of our host Chase, our producer and regular movie-talk co-host John DiBiase, Jesusfreakhideout staff writer Alex "Tin Can" Caldwell, and Tooth & Nail recording artist Zach Lardy (aka Empty Isles, who released For When You Need Me earlier this year). On the heels of this summer's latest blockbuster from the geniuses at Pixar, the panel tackles the question: Did we need...

Unspoken's frontman Chad Mattson joins the show this week to talk to Chase about the band's upcoming album Reason and the hardships, experiences, musical influences, and biblical truths that went into the creation of the new songs. This episode is sponsored by Matthew Ryan, whose new EP titled  Healer  is available now, wherever you buy or stream music. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Ch...

This week, Chase is joined by all four members of Seventh Day Slumber, fresh off the release of Closer to Chaos, which also happens to be the band's first album released under their own record label, RockFest. The label recently signed Fireflight and has seen successful releases from the likes of past podcast guests Zahna and The Protest. The band discusses the creation of both the label and the n...

The big podcast-related news this week is...we now have a Facebook Group! Search for The JFH Podcast on Facebook to join the fun, where you can talk with the staff of Jesusfreakhideout.com and other listeners to the show. Otherwise, we've got news from NF, Hillsong, K-Love, and more, along with covering the new reviews on our site for Seventh Day Slumber, Newsboys, Godzilla: King of the Monsters ,...

Four JesusFreakHideout.com staff writers gather together on this month's JFH Panel Discussion to share their methods for writing album reviews, what their standards are for the five-star rating scale, and stories about their highest and lowest rated albums. Then the group puts a spin on the "Is It Five Stars?" segment by reading aloud their reviews of Blindside's With Shivering Hearts We Wait and...

Jordan Mohilowski from The Afters joins the show this week to share details about the band's upcoming album, Fear No More , and the stories that inspired the new songs. These stories range from in-studio experiences to deeply personal tragedies and trials, alongside more casual forays into music theory, the Enneagram, and coffee. This episode is sponsored by Living Waters, whose debut album  Overf...

Chase is joined this week by Mark Lee, who has recently embarked on a solo career following his 27-year stint as the founding member and guitarist for Third Day. Since the legendary southern rock group disbanded, Mark Lee has also published his first book, titled Hurt Road . This episode is sponsored by October Light, whose debut album Till the End  is available now wherever you buy or stream musi...

On this episode, our host Chase got to sit down for two interviews: first, with CCM legend Steven Curtis Chapman, coming off the release of Deeper Roots: Where the Bluegrass Grows , and second, with Theo MacMillan of the bluegrass band Theo & Brenna, to continue the conversation about Chapman's music, his legacy, and his new bluegrass album. This episode is sponsored by Heaven Opened, whose debut...

In this week's episode, you get a few minutes of a spoiler-free overview and parental advisory before resident movie buffs Chase Tremaine and John DiBiase go full-spoiler in an analysis of and conversation about Marvel's latest blockbuster, Avengers: Endgame, alongside special guest Kevin Young from the band Disciple. Are there plot holes? Does this movie end the saga well? What were the best mome...