We're Talkin Drums

My guest this week is Mike Malyan, drummer of the band Monuments. I caught up with Mike while Monuments was in Toronto on tour with JinJer to discuss the production on their latest record ' IN STATIS '  and working with producer George Lever, his educational path the Malyan Drum Academy and of course all kinds of drums!   GET MORE ⬇️ PATREON ➡ patreon.com/weretalkindrums MERCH ➡ were-talkin-drums-...

My guest this week is Samantha Landa, drummer of the metalcore band Conquer Divide. Sam and I caught up while she was on a North American tour supporting Electric Callboy to talk the struggles of a touring drummer, her recent marriage, and EVERYTHING drums!   Samantha Landa Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/slandadrums/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/samlandadrums/ Sam endorses Mape...

On this episode Cory sits down with Cameron Losch, drummer of Born Of Osiris. The guys discuss the early days of BOO and the multiple high school projects that led to the final lineup, Cameron’s first experiences on the tour, being terrible at skateboarding, and of course drum techniques and snare drums!  FOLLOW CAMERON LOSCH ! - linktr.ee/CameronL112   GET MORE ⬇️ PATREON ➡ patreon.com/weretalkin...

Cory sits down with drummer Brody Taylor Smith in the weeks episode! Brody plays for the bands Satyr, Exist and is the current live drummer for Invent Animate and Meinl Cymbals and sticks artist. This conversation goes from tour life to nerdy pedal settings talk with everything in between! If you enjoy this episode please share with your friends !   Meinl Cymbals - Brody Taylor Smith - "Elysium" b...

Cory sat down with Alan Cassidy from legendary death metal band The Black Dahlia Murder while they were in Toronto on the Verminous Remnant tour. This was a very fun conversation and the guys discuss the new beginnings of the band with the line up changes and how supportive their fans have been since the passing of vocalist Trevor Strnad and what the future holds for the band, as well as a tone of...

This weeks episode is with Mike Cotton, drummer of the Steel City Rovers. Mike has played with acts such as Moxy, Castle, Aetherborn and Deathmarch and plays for Los Cabos Drumsticks and Dream Cymbals. Mike and Cory discuss Mike's recent tour with the Steel City Rovers in Ireland and the drastic differences in venues when playing with a folk band along with his experience playing with the internat...

On this episode of We’re Talkin Drums Cory sat down with LEVI XUL , drummer of OV SULPHUR. This conversation is a deep insight into the growth and determination that Levi has when it comes to extreme drumming. The guys talk about everything from moving from one side of the country to the next and back again, joining Ov Sulfur and how they found him due to his YouTube covers, and the recording proc...

New Year and a BRAND NEW episode of We're Talkin Drums! This week I sat down with drummer Brandon Zackey while he was on tour with Deathcore legends WHITECHAPEL. Brandon's career started at the age of 9 and goes from marching band and drum corp to universal studios in Japan and now to shredding death metal all over the world with his band Enterprise Earth and more recently becoming the live sessio...

Cory sat down for a fun chat with Mike Caputo while he was touring through Toronto with Enterprise Earth. Mike is also the full-time drummer for Deathcore band Brand of Sacrifice.  Mike Caputo Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/mikecaputodrums/ YouTube. - https://www.youtube.com/@MikeCaputo     GET MORE ⬇️ PATREON ➡ patreon.com/weretalkindrums MERCH ➡ were-talkin-drums-podcast.creator-spring.c...

This week Cory sat down with drummer of Shadow of Intent, Bryce Butler, while he was on the road in Toronto. The guys chat about the struggles of being a touring drummer, changing foot techniques from one tour to the next as well as Bryce's new solo project where he steps away from the kit and to the forefront as a vocalist.  Tempestuous Soul "SIX OF SWORDS" - https://youtu.be/jevhMI6CGkM GET MORE...

Cory chats with friend and insane tech death drummer Nick "Le Fou" Wells, drummer of the band First Fragment while he was in town on a Canadian tour. The guys talk about life on the road, the writing of First Fragments latest record Gloire Éternelle and the process of him joining the band. Check the dates below and make sure to catch First Fragment when they come to your city!  This episode is spo...

Cory sat down with longtime friend Josean Orta, drummer of FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY, for a chat. In this over 2 hour conversation Josean mentions about his struggles as a young drummer coming to America and the ups and downs of pursuing his dream of making drumming a career. They also talk about learning from the bigger more experienced drummers on tour and how that can make your play and sound the most...

Cory was on tour with the band Striker in Europe all summer. Hear about his adventures, shows, ups, downs and all the brown!  Check out Striker with the links below! https://www.striker-metal.com/ YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU67S5jpv-oENDrjRZEcmuA This episode is brought to you by Los Cabos Drumsticks https://loscabosdrumsticks.com/ Music by Alex Snape at Nomadic Arts Studios https...

This week we welcome Hiran Deraniyagala to the podcast. Hiran is guitarist for the bands Finality, Portal of Pazuzu, Among These Ashes and Battlecross. We discuss his passion for drums even though he made his musical career from playing guitar, how drums are a very primal instrument. We also touch on his struggles with alcohol over many years and his decision to get sober and gain control of his l...

Jon is the drummer for Epic Progressive metal band WILDERUN and also does awesome drum streams on Twitch! Cory and Jon had an awesome chat, catching up and reminiscing about the first and possibly only time they met, the learning curves that being a twitch drummer has, and the awesome tours that Wilderun just did and what is coming up for the band! Jon gave a great insight into the bands journey f...

Cory sat down with Nic Petterson, drummer of Australian metalcore band NORTHLANE! Nic talked about the challenges  of becoming an independent band, the freedoms of not having the weight of a record label on your shoulders and the community they are building within their fans. Nic has some very insightful thoughts on drumming and his mindset while on and off the kit. This episode was definitely an...

Cory sat down with Kublai Khan drummer Isaac Lamb so discuss their new EP ' LOWEST FORM OF ANIMAL ' , Out April 1st 2022 on Rise Records. Along with talking about the EP the guys get into the conception of Kublai Khan and how Isaac and Matt Honeycutt ( vocalist ) originally met and became the best of friends right away. The guys also reminisce about Heavy MTL and outdoor music festivals as well as...

Cory had a wonderful chat with Tommy Chan, drummer of Calgary Metalcore band TRENCH, who's new EP " Encased in Chrome" is out now on New Damage Records! In this episode the two talk about having diverse drum setups, life as Canadian musicians and some of the hard realities young bands have faced over the past few years and some positive outcomes from these hard times. This episode is brought to yo...

In this episode Cory sat down with Dan Wilding of legendary Melodic Death Metal band Carcass. Dan is a UK based drummer who has played for such bands as Aborted and Heaven Shall Burn. The guys discuss the trials of dealing with technology and how it is incorporated into drumming, the recording process of the latest Carcass record "Torn Arteries" and how it was very different from the previous reco...

Cory managed to track down the man, the myth, the absolutely legend!!!! Spencer Moore, drummer of INFERI !!!! The guys had a fun chat about drums.... ok maybe a little more than that. This episode touches on Inferi's new album Vile Genesis and the process of working with Dave Otero, Spencers entrance into Inferi as well as his insane LOVE for pop country music! Well its quite the opposite but he i...

Cory sat down with Sentinels drummer Dave Rucki for a chat about their debut full length ' Collapse by Design ' out now on Sharptone Records. During this conversation the guys touch on the beginnings of Dave's career and how he first met the other members of Sentinels, the path of being a self taught drummer as well as his love for White Claw Hard Seltzer beverages. Hope you enjoy this conversatio...

HAPPY NEW YEAR! It's 2022 and to kick things off Cory sat down with Eric W Brown, drummer of Nekrogoblikon! Eric has been playing in metal bands for the past 15+ years and doing everything from extreme blast beats in epic viking metal to trash ripping pirate metal as well as dance grooving goblin-core ( not really but it sounds good anyways) . In this episode Eric talks about the days of touring a...

In this episode the gang celebrates 50 episodes of the podcast, discusses the events of the past year and what is to come in 2022 along with their top album picks of 2021 and MUCH more!   GET MORE ⬇️ PATREON ➡ patreon.com/weretalkindrums MERCH ➡ were-talkin-drums-podcast.creator-spring.com INSTAGRAM ➡ instagram.com/weretalkindrums YOUTUBE ➡ https://www.youtube.com/@weretalkindrumspodcast TWITCH ➡...

Cory had a great conversation with old tour mate Alex Bent, drummer of Trivium. The guys discuss the life of a streamer on twitch, how Alex's life has changed in the past year with moving from his home in California to being closer with the guys in Trivium in Florida as well as becoming a father, and of course Alex tells all about the infamous Trivium Hanger and all the secret hiding places for th...

This weeks episode is with Ale Serritiello, drummer of the Creepshow. Ale originates from Venezuela and has quite the story on how he made his way to live in Australia and eventually to Canada to play for Creepshow. Cory and Ale nerd out about punk bands they great up with, different awesome places to eat while on the road and how awesome it is to tour with bands you grew up listening to.   Follow...