The Rock Metal Podcast

Bruno V. Passy & Ariel Maman of VESSEL chat with Jon about interpreting artwork, dreaming in colour, marketing on Instagram; two tracks 'Keep Running' ,  'Shape of the Devil' , their latest EP, Behind The Walls . 'Keep Running' https://youtu.be/P8cWHgnNepU 'Shape of the Devil' https://youtu.be/0t68La_uFzw Find out more about VESSEL at: https://bandvessel.wixsite.com/mysite ---------------...

Ryan Waghorn of LIVE LIKE ANIMALS chats with Jon about Epiphone Les Pauls, messages in music videos, Harry Potter moments; two tracks 'Bleach' ,  'Zenith' . 'Bleach' https://youtu.be/wXJEnLDpUVg 'Zenith' https://youtu.be/UzI0fZtI2Hg Find out more about LIVE LIKE ANIMALS at: https://www.facebook.com/livelikeanimalsAU -----------------------------------------------------------------------------...

Jake Salazar of RODERIK chats with Jon about testing merchandise, mistakes bands make, building your brand; two tracks 'You’ll Never Know' ,  'Save Me' . 'You'll Never Know' https://youtu.be/XL2E9_Emh7M 'Save Me' https://youtu.be/4HR2R1-OHx4 'Save Me (Re-Imagined)' https://youtu.be/ItNUSOJeuyw Find out more about RODERIK at: https://www.facebook.com/RODERIKMusic/ -----------------------------...

Sébastien Bernard of HALO'S EVE chats with Jon about Anesthetize Records, lockdown music producing, positive prideful thinking, mixing your own record; two tracks 'A Greater Pride' ,  'Pharos' and his latest EP, Pitch Black Heaven . 'A Greater Pride' https://youtu.be/Y2Ncbdka9M4 'Pharos' https://youtu.be/L3zqz5wJhRw Find out more about HALO'S EVE at: https://www.facebook.com/haloseveproject -...

Brian Almeida of THE SHAPE chats with Jon about  the internet watching you, producing a heavier record, sounding relevant, healthy anger; four tracks 'The Parasomniac' ,  'Doctor Plague' ,  'Invisible Wolves', 'City of Ghosts'  and their latest album, The Age of Doom and Fear . 'The Parasomniac' https://youtu.be/0pwhYXTBKg0 'Doctor Plague' https://youtu.be/wa5tXJCfnRA 'Inv...

Ofilia of ARSHENIC chats with Jon about Female Goddesses of Metal award, Instagram promotion, toxic relationships; three tracks 'eXtraTerRestrial' ,  'Bloodsucker' ,  'Ghost'  and their latest album. 'eXtraTerRestrial' https://youtu.be/E8Qhplhyyr4 'Bloodsucker' https://youtu.be/fG79cA7Aa6U Find out more about ARSHENIC at: https://www.facebook.com/Arshenic ---------------------------...

Frédéric Barroit & Clément Burette of ZOE chat with Jon about schizophrenia, Mexican Fender Jazz Basses, slaughterhouses, Open C tunings; two tracks 'Voices' ,  'Down In A Hole'  and their latest album, Back Into The Light . 'Voices' https://youtu.be/gkV0ToxhLCE Find out more about ZOE at: https://zoestonerrock.bandcamp.com/ -----------------------------------------------------------...

PAT REILLY chats with Jon about Kickstarter, Ibanez RG565s, maple fretboards, EVH & Bogner amps, Jacob Hansen; the track  'Between Two Worlds'  and their latest album, Path To Transcendence . 'Between Two Worlds' https://youtu.be/nadMbilgyPA Find out more about PAT REILLY at: https://patthepanther.net/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

Bertrand Poncet of CHUNK! NO CAPTAIN, CHUNK! chats with Jon about young fans, Bipolar misheard lyrics, The Goonies (1985); two tracks 'Gone Are The Good Days' ,  'Bitter'  and their latest album, Gone Are The Good Days . 'Gone Are The Good Days' https://youtu.be/k1T0RPVcyzI 'Bitter' https://youtu.be/MwRwULbNLmg Find out more about CHUNK! NO CAPTAIN, CHUNK! at: https://chunknocaptainchunk...

Luca Delle Fave of SEVENTH DIMENSION chats with Jon about MySpace, early 30s malaise, Indigenous rights, pickup lines; three tracks 'Resurgence' ,  'Black Sky: Into The Void' and their latest album, Black Sky . 'Resurgence' https://youtu.be/yLX9UV5NhOU 'Black Sky: Into The Void' https://youtu.be/dxVgfgksSrQ Find out more about SEVENTH DIMENSION at: https://www.seventh-dimension.net/ ---------...

Juuso Raatikainen of SWALLOW THE SUN chats with Jon about the Finnish summer sun, drum practice, joining Swallow The Sun, playing doom metal; two tracks 'Don't Fall Asleep' ,  'Lost & Catatonic'  and their latest album, 20 Years Of Gloom, Beauty And Despair – Live in Helsinki . 'Don't Fall Asleep' https://youtu.be/B4OeWCq3P5Q 'Lost & Catatonic' https://youtu.be/n3nLvnhwrN0 Find o...

Mike Rivkees of THE RUMJACKS chats with Jon about Italian-American culture, pre-production on new music, Ska syndrome, Kyoto Ramen, Kaizen; four tracks 'Light In My Shadow' ,  'Hestia' ,  'Sainted Millions', 'Rhythm Of Her Name'  and their latest album, Hestia . 'Light In My Shadow' https://youtu.be/OzLEphuP9YI 'Hestia' https://youtu.be/07LPsyN9U1I 'Sainted Millions' https://yo...

Pierric Weber of MORGARTEN chats with Jon about 14th century Switzerland, Jens Bogren, signing to Inner Wound Recordings; three tracks 'The Last Breathe' ,  'Tales of My Lands' ,  'To Victory'  and their latest album, Cry of the Lost . 'The Last Breathe' https://youtu.be/wXrZSoKk26c 'Tales of My Lands' https://youtu.be/fFY1u4D082c 'To Victory' https://youtu.be/uuE9y_JvdQA Find out m...

Matt Long of MATT LONG & THE REVENANT ONES chats with Jon about buying new guitars, getting Rick Rolled, Mesa/Boogie Mark Vs, Octave Fuzz; two tracks 'Feel Like A Saint' ,  'Have My Say'  and their latest album, The Other Side . 'Feel Like A Saint' https://youtu.be/3U1d1kT_StY 'Have My Say' https://youtu.be/_vAI4OFP-64 Find out more about MATT LONG & THE REVENANT ONES at: https:/...

Victor Lima of PENTRAL chats with Jon about Heidi Taillefer artwork, Brazillian politics, mixing a record; three tracks 'No Real Colour In Souls' ,  'The Shell I’m Living In'  and their latest album, What Lies Ahead Of Us . 'No Real Colour In Souls' https://youtu.be/AvaZRt-tK-Y 'The Shell I’m Living In' https://youtu.be/O6hf4awsw8I Find out more about PENTRAL at: https://pentralmusic.com...

Alex Duin of CANYON chats with Jon about Metallica's Black Album, Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifiers, Tasmanian cheese; two tracks 'Static' ,  'Gone Before Your Time' and their latest EP, Static . 'Static' https://youtu.be/xQUmX7UEybo Find out more about CANYON at: https://canyonbandaus.bandcamp.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

Brenton Harris of CATHOLIC GUILT chats with Jon about MySpace, early 30s malaise, Indigenous rights, pickup lines; three tracks 'Nothing...' ,  'Life In Three Part Harmony' ,  'A Boutique Affair'  and their latest EP, This Is What Honesty Sounds Like . 'Nothing...' https://youtu.be/6lNcV5MilPA 'Life In Three Part Harmony' https://youtu.be/bPPMMdE5Dcg 'A Boutique Affair' https://yout...

Jay Arriaga of SCATTERED STORM chats with Jon about CD players, being a supergroup, Damageplan; two tracks 'Kingslayer' ,  'Aeon Flux'  and their latest EP, Oblivion . 'Kingslayer' https://youtu.be/5WbwojPueZ4 'Aeon Flux' https://youtu.be/7-nq-Eh0NrI Find out more about SCATTERED STORM at: https://www.facebook.com/Scattered-Storm-106688970852378 ------------------------------------------...

Rob Carstein of WHERE THE DEVIL chats with Jon about owning land in Australia, piccolo snares, John Bonham-sized drums, Tommy Lee; three tracks 'Misery' ,  'Beast' ,  'Moments of Tangency'  and their latest EP. 'Misery' https://youtu.be/Uw7UVoQbRk4 'Beast' https://youtu.be/hwnkXy9hPCQ 'Moments of Tangency' https://youtu.be/yVRZpF590Es Find out more about WHERE THE DEVIL at: https://...

Jess Moyle & Rick Hunter-Burns of NIGHT THIEVES chats with Jon about frustrations in lockdown, auditioning drummers, Sting, anxiety; the track  'Off The Wire' and their latest EP, Spiral . 'Off The Wire' https://youtu.be/lDEzamb7Huw Find out more about NIGHT THIEVES at: https://www.nightthieves.co.uk/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

ALL WASTED chats with Jon about Solar / Washburn guitars, buying guitars, crafting an album; three tracks 'Fading Out Of Line' ,  'Passion Of Crime' ,  'This Means War'  and their latest album, Burn With Me . 'Fading Out Of Line' https://youtu.be/T36z0zYdn5M 'Passion Of Crime' https://youtu.be/2sFTJ1DuSY8 'This Means War' https://youtu.be/ikUUnL6v6kM Find out more about ALL WASTED a...

Jon Benjamin & Matthew Hicks of KARMA KIDS chats with Jon about listening to vinyl, reaching out to Kellin Quinn, The Cure; three tracks 'Burn Rinse Repeat' ,  'Nightmare' ,  '' and their latest album, vibes. 'Burn Rinse Repeat' https://youtu.be/yQ3MnPUKKJ8 'Nightmare' https://youtu.be/GGBM-qjHobs 'Running Thin' https://youtu.be/1vjOGkYu46U Find out more about KARMA KIDS at: https://...

Graziano Ciccarelli of JUMPSCARE chats with Jon about cassette tapes, DIY HC Punk scene, EDM remixes, Naples street food; the track  'Dead Bodies' and their latest album, Don’t Close Your Eyes . 'Dead Bodies' https://youtu.be/ty9MYaSU20U Find out more about JUMPSCARE at: https://jumpscareband.bandcamp.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

RAPHAEL WEINROTH-BROWNE chats with Jon about live streams, cello microphones, metal cello sounding larger than life; three tracks 'Unending I & From Within II (Live)' , 'From Above (Live)' , 'Tumult I-II-III (Live)'  and their latest album, Worlds Within Live . 'Unending I & From Within II (Live)' https://youtu.be/zysnV3RcN2I 'From Above (Live)' https://youtu.be/1oF6cV-OKFg 'Tumult I-...

Michael Weikath of HELLOWEEN chats with Jon about Parker Mojo Fly guitars, 50W vs 100W Marshall amps, PAF Pickups, Blackstar Black & Blue amps; two tracks 'Skyfall' ,  'Fear Of The Fallen' and their latest album, Helloween . 'Skyfall' https://youtu.be/gLV530n3kMw 'Fear Of The Fallen' https://youtu.be/P95N5j2i2yw Find out more about HELLOWEEN at: https://www.helloween.org/ ----------------...