Danny Stillman of Drop Dead, Gorgeous joins David Benites on Behind The Screams to discuss the band's return to music after over a decade long hiatus. Stills recounts the challenge of finding his scream again, the differences in writing, recording, and releasing music in 2026 versus 2006, the emotional process of writing and releasing music without their late guitarist Kyle Browning and more.

Interview conducted on February 27, 2026.

Behind The Screams is a production of ⁠⁠⁠Extreme Vocal Institute⁠⁠⁠.

Produced and hosted by vocal coach David Benites.

Produced by Rilee Dubilo.

Cover image photo by Shannon Shumaker

Additional footage (Kyle Browning Tribute):

"Dressed For Friend Requests" Official Music Video

"Two Birds With One Stone" Official Music Video

"They'll Never Get Me (Word With You)" Official Music Video

"Drop Dead, Gorgeous live at La Zona Rosa (SXSW 2008)"

Additional footage (Live at The Summit):

Extreme Vocal Institute

Behind The Screams welcomes Danny Leal and Ruben Alvarez of Upon A Burning Body to the podcast. Host David Benites chatted with them about their new record "Blood of the Bull", their decision to pay tribute to those suffering from substance abuse in their video for "Another Ghost" the return to incorporating more singing into their music and, of course, the continued importance of Texas to Upon A Burning Body. Interview conducted on December 17, 2025.Behind The Screams is a production of ⁠⁠⁠Extreme Vocal Institute⁠⁠⁠. Produced and hosted by vocal coach David Benites.Produced by Rilee Dubilo.Cover image photos by Troy Garcia

Nathan Johnson of Fox Lake joined David on the Behind The Screams podcast to talk about their record “New World Heat”, what it actually means when your band hits that viral moment, the process of creating memorable music and the value of singalong moments and more. Fox Lake are currently on tour with Poppy in Europe and will hit the USA with Thornhill later this spring.

Interview conducted on November 14, 2025.

Behind The Screams is a production of ⁠⁠⁠Extreme Vocal Institute⁠⁠⁠.

Produced and hosted by vocal coach David Benites.

Produced by Rilee Dubilo.

Behind The Screams welcomes Varials vocalist Skyler Conder to the podcast. Host and vocal coach David Benites and Skyler discuss Varials' new record "WHERE THE LIGHT LEAVES" out now via Fearless Records. They dive into the process of Skyler joining the band, some of the vocal work they did together including developing new vocal techniques for the record, the collaborative studio sessions with producer Josh Schroeder and more.

Interview conducted on January 23, 2026.

Behind The Screams is a production of ⁠⁠⁠Extreme Vocal Institute⁠⁠⁠.

Produced and hosted by vocal coach David Benites.

Produced by Rilee Dubilo.

Extreme Vocal Institute welcomes Alissa White-Gluz onto the Behind The Screams Podcast. David and Alissa talk her new single "The Room Where She Died", the power of collaboration and impact of working with as many talented musicians as possible, the future of music and integration of AI, how using extreme vocals can strengthen singing, viral warm up songs, and more.

Interview conducted on December 9, 2025.

Behind The Screams is a production of ⁠⁠⁠Extreme Vocal Institute⁠⁠⁠.

Produced and hosted by vocal coach David Benites.

Produced by Rilee Dubilo.

Volumes is poised for a massive return with their upcoming record "Mirror Touch" out Friday December 12, 2025 on Fearless Records. David caught up with Michael Barr on this episode of Behind The Screams to dig into the band's evolution, discuss the process of writing "Mirror Touch" with producer and former member Dan Braunstein, lessons learned over the year's from being in the metal scene and more.

Interview conducted on November 24, 2025.

Cover image photo: @ohsnaplivephotographs https://instagram.com/ohsnaplivephotographs

Behind The Screams is a production of ⁠⁠⁠Extreme Vocal Institute⁠⁠⁠.

Produced and hosted by vocal coach David Benites.

Produced by Rilee Dubilo.

Blessthefall's vocalists Beau Bokan and Jared Warth join David on the Behind The Screams Podcast to discuss their new record "Gallows" out now via Rise Records, talk about their headlining tour, what it means to be a band for as long as they have and their perspectives on how the landscape of releasing music has changed over the course of their tenure as a band. Lots of laughs were had and stay tuned to the end for David's vocal lesson!

Interview conducted on October 6, 2025.

Cover image photos by:

Beau: @earthtomadison https://www.instagram.com/earthtomadison/

Jared: @captainninj

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Behind The Screams is a production of ⁠⁠⁠Extreme Vocal Institute⁠⁠⁠.

Produced and hosted by vocal coach David Benites.

Produced by Rilee Dubilo.

Welcome Aaron Bruno of The Barbarians of California / AWOLNATION to the Behind The Screams Podcast. David and Aaron talk about the diversity between Aaron's two projects, diving back into the hardcore scene, the importance of not taking yourself and your music too seriously, and more.

Interview conducted on October 8, 2025.

Cover image photo credit ⁠Matt: http://instagram.com/ironyuppie

Behind The Screams is a production of ⁠⁠⁠Extreme Vocal Institute⁠⁠⁠.

Produced and hosted by vocal coach David Benites.

Produced by Rilee Dubilo.

David spoke with Downswing's Harrison Seanor about their new record "And Everything Was Dark" out now via MNRK Heavy on this episode of Behind The Screams. Hear about the recording process, how Harrison approached the vocals and how Downswing has risen through the Albany scene to get to where they are now.

Interview conducted on October 6, 2025. Cover image photo credit @cvmeron_perry

Behind The Screams is a production of ⁠⁠⁠Extreme Vocal Institute⁠⁠⁠.

Produced and hosted by vocal coach David Benites.

Produced by Rilee Dubilo.

David caught up with Ryan Storey from Gates To Hell at Milwaukee Metal Fest to chat about their latest record “Death Comes To All” out via Nuclear Blast Record and the massive growth the band has seen. 

Interview conducted on May 18, 2025. 

Behind The Screams is a production of ⁠⁠⁠Extreme Vocal Institute⁠⁠⁠. 

Produced and hosted by vocal coach David Benites.

Produced by Rilee Dubilo.