Vox&Hops Metal Podcast

Dan Fisher of Get The Shot & I have a conversation about becoming Sober, crafting a new identity, moving forward after losing so much, his new management / merch company, a new Get The Shot album, working with Chris Donaldson & so much more. Throughout this chat, Dan enjoyed Microbrasserie le BockAle's "La Découverte" the Non-Alcoholic IPA & Mikkeller's "Henry Gose Lightly" the Non-Alcoholic Gose...

Chris Ryan of PARTY CANNON & I have a conversation about how he coped with 2020/2021, the soundtrack of his youth, his 1st shows, being Sober, "Volumes of Vomit", a PARTY CANNON Collab & the silver lining of the pandemic. Throughout this conversation, Chris was drinking IRN-BRU s "1901" while I enjoyed a cup of Satanic Tea Co.  x Cryptopsy's "Nun So Vile" the Lavender Black Tea with Hops. Vox&Hops...

Dylan Neal of THIEF & I have a conversation about how he coped with 2020/2021, his 1st brews, being Sober, the soundtrack to his youth, his 1st shows, "The 16 Deaths of My Master", being a solo artist, Blasphemous lyrical content & how he has been filling the void. Throughout our conversation, Dylan enjoyed a Cafe Latte from a local Korean bakery while I enjoyed Grindcore Coffee Co. 's x Cryptopsy...

Roxana B. L, Jason Rockman, Mike Decker, Pepe Poliquin & Dominic "Forest" Lapointe & I have a conversation about what Sobriety means for them, Sober Metalheads, advice for others, the impact of the pandemic & replacing a bad addiction for a healthy one. Throughout this chat, I enjoyed Pitch Black North's x Cradle of Filth's "Dark Blood" the English Breakfast Black Tea. Vox&Hops' Sober February 202...

Ricky Hoover of Ov Sulfur & I have a conversation about the soundtrack of his youth, filling the void after leaving Suffokate, expanding his vocals, "Oblivion", working with Bradley Zorgdrager, collaborating with Tim Lambesis, being Straight Edge, becoming a barber & the best part of the pandemic. Throughout this chat, I enjoyed a killer cup of Pitch Black North x Cryptopsy's "Nun So Vile" the Lav...

Justin Coleman of Krigsgrav & I have a conversation about how he coped with 2020/2021, his 1st beers, the soundtrack of his youth, his 1st shows, "The Sundering", his brother Zach's success, how he has been filling the void, a Krigsgrav Brew & his hangover cure. Throughout this chat, Justin enjoyed Live Oak Brewing Company 's "Pilz" the 4.7% the Bohemian-style golden lager while I enjoyed Microbra...

Sergi "Bobby" Verdeguer of Persefone & I have a conversation about how he coped with 2020/2021, being sober, the soundtrack of his youth, his first shows, "Metanoia", a dream tour, how he has been filling the void & the Andorran scene. Throughout this chat, Bobby enjoyed BrewDog's "Punk AF" the non-alcoholic IPA, while I enjoyed 5e Baron 's "Pont D'Or" the 5.5% New England Pale Ale. It poured out...

Johnny Ciardullo (Carcosa, AngelMaker & Bastian) & I have a conversation about how he conquered 2020, his 1st beers, the soundtrack of his youth, his 1st shows, mastering social media, being an independent artist, working with Bradley Zorgdrager, a Johnny Ciardullo brew & his hangover cure. Throughout this chat, Johnny enjoyed a cup of Hazelnut Coffee while I enjoyed Overhop Canada x Beyond Creati...

The first edition of Heavy Montreal presents Vox&Hops Brewtal Montreal featuring Cryptopsy, The Agonist, The Great Sabatini, Necrotic Mutation & Burning the Oppressor was held on December 17th, at Corona Theatre in Montreal, All night long, people enjoyed beers from BG Brasserie Urbaine, Messorem Bracitorium, OverHop Canada, Brasserie Sir John, 5e Baron & Brasseur de Montreal. Throughout the night...

2021 was another monumental year for the Québec Microbrew scene that I had to do another year end wrap up collaborative episode once again with Craig Thorn of the BAOS Podcast & Noah Forrest of Beerism. I am stoked to have teamed up with Heavy Montreal to bring you Heavy Montreal presents Vox&Hops Brewtal Montreal featuring Cryptopsy, The Agonist, The Great Sabatini, Necrotic Mutation & Burning th...

2021 was such a disaster of a year but we were blessed with some monumental extreme music releases. So I decided to yet again do a year end wrap up episode with Oliver Pinard the bassist of Cattle Decapitation, Cryptopsy, Akurion & Vengeful. Throughout this chat, Oliver enjoyed OverHop Canada's "Cripster" the 5.3% Sour Juicy IPA & their "Hazy" the 6.5% NEIPA. I enjoyed Kahnawake Brewing x Cryptops...

Justine Jones of Employed to Serve and Church Road Records & I have a conversation about how she coped with 2020, her 1st Brews, the soundtrack to her youth, her 1st shows, getting into extreme vocals, "Conquering", starting Church Roads Records, how she has been filling the void, an Employed to Serve Brew & her hangover cure. Throughout this conversation, Justine enjoyed Cornish Crown Brewery 's...

George Panayi of the Meet Me For Coffee Podcast & Jamie Morris of Folly Brewing & I have a conversation about the brand new Vox&Hops Collab "How About Some Coffee" the 6% Coffee Stout. Throughout this episode, we enjoyed Vox&Hops x Meet Me For Coffee & Folly Brewing's "How About Some Coffee" the 6% Coffee Stout. This beer was brewed with the official Meet Me For Coffee Sumatra Coffee Blend. It pou...

I invited the Vox&Hops Album Review Crew to December's Thirsty Thursday to unveil their Top 10 Albums of 2021. I am stoked to have teamed up with Heavy Montreal to bring you Heavy Montreal presents Vox&Hops Brewtal Montreal featuring Cryptopsy, The Agonist, The Great Sabatini, Necrotic Mutation & Burning the Oppressor. All night long you can enjoy beers from BG Brasserie Urbaine, Messorem Bracitor...

Marion Bascoul of Aephanemer & I have a conversation about how she coped with 2020, her 1st brews, her 1st shows, becoming a musician at the age of 30, "A Dream of Wilderness", the French music scene, an Aephanemer brew & her hangover cure. Throughout this chat, Marion was drinking Sabotage CraftBeer 's "Molotov" the 5,5% Porter while I enjoyed BreWskey - Pub & Taproom 's "Brew Juice - Apricot, Ma...

AJ Peters of Summoner & I have a conversation about how he coped with 2020, his 1st brews, the soundtrack of his youth, his 1st shows, being a part of Brewtal North America, how he has been filling the void, sharing bandmates with bigger bands & his hangover cure. Throughout this conversation, AJ enjoyed Widowmaker Brewing 's "Between Here &There" the 5% Kolsch while I enjoyed Bone Up Brewing Comp...

Joe Pacheco, Frank Pavan & Cassius Morris of the Innersleeve Podcast & I have a conversation about how they coped with 2020, their 1st beers, the soundtracks of their youths, SoundMojo, if they are Metalheads, a Innersleeve Podcast brew & their hangover cures. Throughout this chat, Joe& Frank both enjoyed La Souche's "Cherry Bomb" the 6.5% Black Cherry Saison while I enjoyed 5e Baron's "Mixtape" t...

Daniel Barter of DVNE & I have a conversation about how he coped with 2020, his 1st brews, the soundtrack of his youth, his 1st shows, Etemen Ænka, how he has been filling the void, a DVNE Brew & his hangover cure. Throughout this chat, Daniel enjoyed Kirkstall Brewery x Magic Rock Brewing 's "Verdita" the 4% fruited sour while I enjoyed La bière Belle Gueule 's "Kellerbier Lager". This 5.2% brew...

Jamison Kester of Labored Breath & I have a conversation about how he coped with 2020, his 1st brews, the soundtrack of his youth, his 1st shows, working in the beer industry, being a part of Brewtal North America, "Dyspnea", a new beer Collab & his hangover cure. Throughout our chat, Jamison drank Penn Brewery 's "Kaiser Pils" & Dancing Gnome Beer 's "Hazy Pale Ale" while I enjoyed The Agonist x...

Drew Ross of New Level Brewing & Dominic Alvernaz of Pitch Black North & I have a conversation about how Cryptopsy's new Collab "Nun So Vile" the the 6% Lavender Tea Sour that was brewed with Pitch Black North x Cryptopsy's "Nun So Vile" Lavender Black Tea with hops came to life. I am stoked to have teamed up Heavy Montreal to bring you Heavy Montreal presents Vox&Hops Brewtal Montreal featuring C...

Vicky Psarakis of The Agonist & Sicksense & I have a conversation about how she coped with 2020, her 1st shows, being a part of Brewtal North America, streaming on Twitch, "Day Before the World Wept", working with Chris Donaldson, Sicksense, Sound Escape Agency, her own brew & her hangover cure. Throughout this chat, Vicky enjoyed 3 Floyds Brewing Co.'s "Yella Rrari" the 13.2% Pale Imperial Stout...

Bryan Giles of Red Fang & I have a conversation about how he coped with 2020, his 1st brews, the soundtrack to his youth, his 1st shows, Red Fang's killer videos, Wayfinder's "Malt Liquor", pulling the plug on their fall tour, how he has been filling the void & his hangover cure. Throughout our conversation, Bryan enjoyed a Lagunitas Brewing Co "Hoppy Refresher" while I enjoyed the Saint-Houblon x...

To underline the 3 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 years. From the very first episode up till today a lot has changed & I thought it would be interesting to examine these important episodes more closely. I am stoked to have teamed up Heavy Montreal to bring you Heavy Montreal presents Vox&Hops Brewtal...

David Benites of (Extreme Vocal Institute & Renesans) & I have a conversation about how he got through 2020, his 1st beers, the soundtrack of his youth, discovering his voice, becoming a vocal coach, the modern extreme vocal coaching scene, Renesans, an Extreme Vocal Institute Brew & his hangover cure. Throughout this conversation, David was drinking Peabody Heights Brewery, LLC 's "Unforgivable C...

Blake Harrison / Jason Hamacher of Zealot RIP & Jeff Hancock of DC Brau & I have a conversation about how our Collab "Ambush Predator" came to life. We cover every aspect of the beer creation from the very beginning, why a Mexican Inspired Lager, the brew day, the can art, the release party and so much more. Throughout this chat, Blake was enjoying DC Brau's "Ambush Predator", Jeff was drinking DC...