Vox&Hops Metal Podcast

Andy Thomas of Rivers of Nihil & I have a conversation about how he coped with his time off, the evolution of his craft beer palate, leaving Black Crown Initiate, joining Rivers of Nihil, mental health & his hangover cure. Throughout this chat, Andy drank Collective Arts Brewing's "Audio/Visual Lager" the 4.9% Lager while I enjoyed their "Life in the Clouds" 6.1% IPA. This is a Heavy Montreal pres...

To underline the 4 Year Anniversary of Vox&Hops, I wanted to take a moment to look back on a few key moments that have happened throughout the past year. Make sure to check out Vox&Hops' Brewtal Awakenings Playlist which has been curated by the Metal Architect Jerry Monk himself on either Spotify or Apple Music. This playlist is packed with all the freshest, sickest & most extreme albums each week...

Scott Carstairs of Fallujah & I have a conversation about how he coped with his time off, his 1st beers, his 1st shows, "Empyrean", member changes, mental health, a Fallujah Collab & his hangover cure. Throughout this chat, Scott & I enjoyed Lagerbräu's "Festbier" the 6% Bavarian style lager. This is a Heavy Montreal presents Vox&Hops episode! Heavy Montreal is Montreal's premier metal promoter. T...

Pierre-Luc Senécal, Jeff Mott, Misha Standjofski & Maude Théberge of Growlers Choir and I have a conversation about how Growlers Choir came to life, building the concept, dealing with a bunch of vocalist egos, their experience on America's Got Talent, their new show, the future of the project & their hangover cures. Throughout this chat, Pierre-Luc Senécal, Misha Standjofski & Maude Théberge drank...

Dave Palenske of Volcandra & I have a conversation about how he coped over the past few years, his 1st beers, the soundtrack of his youth, his 1st shows, "Border World", a dream tour, mental health, making collabs and his hangover cure. Throughout this chat, Dave was drinking Against the Grain Brewing's "Citra Ass Down" the 8% Double IPA that was brewed with Citra Hops while I enjoyed L'Apothicair...

Monte Barnard of Emberthrone / Lesser Animal & I have a conversation about how he has been since the last time he was on the podcast, the end of Casting Metal, the soundtrack of his youth, his 1st shows, starting Emberthrone & Lesser Animal, mental health & his hangover cure. Throughout this chat, Monte was drinking Bearded Iris Brewing's "Attention Please!" the 8.2% Double IPA that was brewed wit...

Stefan Helleblad of Within Temptation & I have a conversation about how he coped with his time off, his 1st beers, the soundtrack of his youth, his 1st shows, touring with Iron Maiden, Montreal, mental health, a perfect collab & his hangover cure. Throughout this chat, Stefan was drinking Brutal Brewing's "Sir Taste-a-Lot" the 3.5% lager while I enjoyed Le Fermentor x Undeath's "Rise From the Grav...

Dave Davidson of Revocation & I have a conversation about how he coped with his time off, his craft beer evolution, KCBC x Revocation's "NETHERHELLES", "Netherheaven", new Gargoyl music, mental health, a Nike Collab, Dan Mongrain & his updated hangover cure. Throughout this chat, Dave & I enjoyed Lagerbräu's "Výčepní" the 4% light Czech Lager. This is a Heavy Montreal presents Vox&Hops episode! He...

Dan Craley of the Getting It Out Podcast & I have a conversation about how he enjoyed his pandemic, his 1st beers, starting Getting It Out, his new website, improving as an interviewer, a potential Collab & his hangover cure. Throughout this chat, Dan drank Tired Hands Brewing Company's "WeedEater" the 8.4% Imperial IPA while I enjoyed Microbrasserie Mutoïde's "Hélas" the 4.2% Cold Hopped Lager wi...

Lyn Jeffs & Jason Evans of Ingested & I have a conversation about how they coped with their time at home, becoming sober, signing to Metal Blade Records, "Ashes Lie Still", working with Christian Donaldson, touring as a 3-piece, mental health & the silver lining of their pandemic. Throughout this chat, Lyn drank Ambar's "Triple Zero" the non-alcoholic beer, Jason drank Beck's "Blue" the non-alcoho...

Dave Witte of Municipal Waste & I have a conversation about how he coped with his time off, falling back in love with IPAs, the soundtrack of his youth, his 1st shows, "Electrified Brain", mental health, fighting the hops, new beer collabs & his hangover cure. Throughout this chat, Dave drank Private Press Brewing's "Ripple In Time" the 14.8% Belgian Quadrupel while I enjoyed L'Apothicaire's "Witb...

Jason Roberts of Breaths & I have a conversation about how he coped with 2020/2021, his 1st beers, the soundtrack of his youth, his 1st shows, the birth of Breaths, using music as a cathartic expression, writing alone, playing live one day, mental health & his hangover cure. Throughout this chat Jason drank Bold Rock's 4.7% Watermelon Hard Cider while I enjoyed Stone Corral's "Black Beer" the 6% S...

Jason Peppiatt of Psycroptic & I have a conversation about his 1st beers, the Tasmanian craft beer scene, the soundtrack of his youth, his 1st shows, the evolution of his voice, "Divine Council", working with Jason Keyser, metal health & his hangover cure. Throughout this chat, Jason sipped a Latte while I enjoyed Beauregard Brasserie Distillerie x Vox&Hops x iPA Podcast x Café Pista x Distributio...

Ryan Kennedy & Rob LaChance of Wake & I have a conversation about how they coped with 2020/2021, their 1st beers, the soundtrack of their youths, their 1st shows, "Thought Form Descent", working with Dave Otero, the struggles of being a Canadian band, Montreal, mental health, a new Wake 2.0 collab & their hangover cure. Throughout this chat, Ryan drank The Establishment Brewing Co.'s "Sky Rocket V...

Balsac the Jaws of Death, Bonesnapper the Cave Troll of GWAR & I have a conversation about how they coped with 2021, time in the studio, their craft beer palates, Montreal, "The New Dark Ages", mental health, how they have been filling the void & their hangover cures. Throughout this chat, Balsac & Bonesnapper were drinking Devils Backbone Brewing Company x GWAR's "Blood Geyser" the 5.5% Intergala...

Tristan Shone of Author & Punisher & I have a conversation about how he coped with 2020/2021, his 1st beers, the soundtrack of his youth, his 1st shows, "Krüller", Drone Machines, mental health & his hangover cure. Throughout this chat, Tristan drank Hofbrauhaus Wolters GmbH's "Peter's Brand Classics" the 5% Dutch Style Pilsner while I enjoyed Bières Jukebox's "American Pilsner" the 5.5% old-schoo...

Stephanie E. Jensen the Author and Journalist & I have a conversation about how she coped with 2020/2021, her 1st beers, the soundtrack of her youth, journalism, becoming a writer, where she draws inspiration & her hangover cure. Throughout this chat, Stephanie drank Archibald's "Chipie" the 5% Red Pale Ale while I enjoyed Folly Brewing x Vox&Hops' "After Dark" the 7.666% Imperial Black Lager that...

Kathrine Shepard of Sylvaine & I have a conversation about how she coped with 2020/2021, the soundtrack of her youth, her first shows, discovering her voice, creating "Nova", Mental Health, being a vocal coach, a Sylvaine Collab & the silver lining of her pandemic. Throughout this chat, Kathrine drank some water while I enjoyed 5e Baron's "L’été sans fin" `the 7.5% mixed fermentation Saison that w...

Rikke Emilie List of Konvent & I have a conversation about how she coped with 2021/2022, her craft beer evolution, Konvent's hype, her 1st shows, "Call Down the Sun", a Konvent Beer Collab, mental health and her hangover cure. Throughout this chat, Rikke was drinking To Øle's "Implosion" the Non-Alcoholic beer while I enjoyed Sookram's Brewing's "Coffee Pilsner" the 5% Coffee Pilsner which was bre...

Jordan James of Disentomb & I have a conversation about how he coped with 2020/2021, the soundtrack of his youth, being a metal dad, the new Disentomb EP "Nothing Above", running, mental health & his hangover cure. Throughout this chat Jordan was drinking Burleigh Brewing's "Twisted Palm" the 4.2% Tropical Pale Ale while I enjoyed Ghost Town Brewing's "Zest for Death" the 5.5% mixed fermentation w...

John Carbone of Moon Tooth & I have a conversation about how he coped with 2020/2021, his 1st beers, the soundtrack of his youth, his 1st shows, switching from drums to vocals, "Phototroph", clean vocals in metal, their collab with Thin Man Brewery & his hangover cure. Throughout this chat, John drank Brooklyn Brewery's "Summer Ale" the 5% Sunny Pale Ale while I enjoyed 5e Baron's 2nd Anniversary...

Steven Nadeau of Becoming The Bully, Barrett Lindsay-Botten of Bloodprint, Megan Orvold-Scheider of Casket Robbery, Matt Morales of Diabology, Espen Dagenborg of Féleth & I have a conversation about why they play in a metal band, the piece of gear that made them take it seriously, what their goals are, what if this is the end of the line, how they handle inner band disputes, collabs, the pros/cons...

Jostein Austvik (Trollmannen) of TrollFest & I have a conversation about how he coped with 2020/2021, his 1st Brews, the soundtrack of his youth, his 1st shows, "Flamingo Overlord", being a party band, how he has been filling the void & his hangover cure. Throughout this chat, Jostein drank a killer Homebrew IPA that his friend made while I enjoyed Sookram's Brewing Co's "Cult Classic" the 5% Pils...

Kamron Khannakhjavani of Mother Earth Brewing & I have a conversation about how he coped with 2021/2022, his 1st brews, the soundtrack of his youth, his 1st shows, his brewer story, metal / craft beer, distribution vs hype, his time writing for Lambgoat & his hangover cure. Throughout this chat, Kamron drank Mother Earth Brewing's "Wolf Mother" the 6.7% Hazy IPA that was hopped with Citra, Sabro &...

John Goblikon of Nekrogoblikon & I have a conversation about how he coped with 2020/2021, his 1st beers, his youth, his 1st show, "The Fundamental Slimes and Humours", Gimmicks, getting too big for the band, partying, touring with GWAR & his hangover cure. Throughout this chat, John was not drinking because he didn't want his boss Brad to notice how shitfaced he already was while I enjoyed Sookram...