BREWTAL

Hopwolves, you know what time it is...

The bois come back for one more hang to talk about the tough decision to end the show, where life has taken them, their favorite releases from the first half of 2025, what they're looking forward to the rest of the year, and the final CHEERS! 

This week's Beverage Breakdowns include that power OLDE ENGLISH 800 40oz (5.9%) from MIller Brewing Company (Todd's Pick) with a triple threat of I QUIT SOLEMN OATH TART SHAKE IPA (6.5%) collab from Solemn Oath Brewrey and Cinderlands Brewing Co, ZOMBIE DUST UNDEAD PALE ALE (6.5%) from 3 Floyds, and NARRAGANSETT LAGER (5%) from Narragansett Brewery Company (Arie's Picks).

After the episode make sure to check out Todd's documentary Family Beef and jam tracks from all featured bands/guests from the show HERE

One last time...turn it up to 11, crack open that beer, it's about to get BREWTAL!

Episode Breakdown:

• Intro | 0:00
• Beer Breakdowns | 13:34
• 2025 Highlights | 23:36
• Releases on the Horizon | 59:44
• Outro | 59:06

Artwork by megabeast Kevin Burfield

Intro track by absolute legend ZaKrahe 

Brewtal was edited by Arie Lombardozzi of Death Dealer Productions with additional production from Todd Bailey.

Hopwolves, you know what time it is...

The bois dive into their favorites from the 2nd quarter of 2024.

This week's Beverage Breakdowns include INDIGO GIN (42.5%) from Empress 1908 (Todd's Pick) and PLUMIFICATION PLUM SOUR (4%) collab from Velum Fermentation and Tortured Souls Brewing (Arie's Pick).

After the episode make sure to jam our favorite tracks from our favorite Q2 albums/EPs HERE.

Turn it up to 11, crack open that beer, it's about to get BREWTAL!

Episode Breakdown:

• Intro | 0:00
• Beverage Breakdowns | 5:14
• Top 5 EPs of Q2 | 11:24
• Top 5 Albums of Q2 | 19:34
• Top Most BREWTAL EPs of Q2 | 32:16
• Top 5 Most BREWTAL Albums of Q2 | 39:46
• Most BREWTAL Song of Q2 | 49:28
• Most BREWTAL Artist of Q2 | 54:25
• Outro | 59:06

Artwork by megabeast Kevin Burfield

Intro track by absolute legend ZaKrahe 

Brewtal was edited by Arie Lombardozzi of Death Dealer Productions with additional production from Todd Bailey.

Hopwolves, you know what time it is...

The bois talk shop with new friend of the show Aadam Soorma of TRACE BREWING. We discuss how he became the head of marketing at the brewery, favorite Pittsburgh bands, what it's like to serve coffee and beer all day, fists to the thermostat, revisiting St. Anger, and so much for E106!

This week's Beer Breakdowns are MODELITA ESPECIAL (4.4%) from Grupo Modelo (Aadam's pick), CINNAMON DOLCE NITRO STOUT (6%) from Firestone Walker Brewing Company (Todd's pick) and ARIZONA HARD LEMON TEA (5%) from Hornell Brewing Co., Inc. (Arie's Pick).

Turn it up to 11, crack open that beer, it's about to get BREWTAL!

Episode Breakdown:

• Intro | 0:00
• Beer Breakdowns | 1:14
• The Fall of Hard Coffee | 7:29
• New Hard Ginger Beer in Town | 8:45
• How Aadam Got Into the Industry | 13:10
• What is Trace? | 15:48
• One Stop Shop for Coffee and Beer | 17:28
• The Collab is Coming From Inside the Coffee Shop | 19:58
• The Best Pallete on the Team | 21:18
• The Evolution of Joe's Roasting Experience | 23:00
• Sounding Hoity Toity | 24:46
• Regulars for all Times of the Day | 26:55
• Coming Up With the Events | 31:50
• Deciding to Make Most Events Free | 35:03
• That One Event That's Too Hard to Pull Off | 37:50
• Favorite Pittsburgh Bands | 39:15
• Love of Intimate Shows | 41:24
• Moshing TOO Hard | 42:27
• Aadam's Flavor of Metal | 44:03
• Revisitng St. Anger | 46:33
• Favorite Metallica Album | 50:30
• Gen Z Hoppin On the Nu-Metal Train | 55:27
• Dream Collab Band | 56:56
• Getting Backstage to Slipknot | 1:02:09
• Outro | 1:04:13

Artwork by megabeast Kevin Burfield

Intro track by absolute legend ZaKrahe 

Brewtal was edited by Arie Lombardozzi of Death Dealer Productions with additional production from Todd Bailey.

Hopwolves, you know what time it is...

The bois talk shop with longtime friends, first time guests, LUI BROCH LARSEN, and CORNEALIUS QVIST of Copenhagen Metalcore outfit NOTHING NOBLE. We discuss Pissed Core, Bass Pro Shop, why their last album didn't land quite like they wanted it to in their neck of the woods, awkward American encounters, and so much for E105!

This week's Beer Breakdowns are ANARKIST HAZY JUICY DIPA (7.5%) from Theodor Schiøtz Brewing Company (Lui's pick), HOEGAARDEN ORIGINAL WHITE ALE (4.9%) from Hoegaarden Brewery (Cornealius' pick), MAREDSOS TRIPLE/TRIPEL (10%) from Abbaye de Maredsos (Todd's picks) and THE LIFEBLOOD aka Coffee (Arie's Pick).

curse your blessings from NOTHING NOBLE is featured at the end of the episode. 

Turn it up to 11, crack open that beer, it's about to get BREWTAL!

Episode Breakdown:

• Intro | 0:00
• Beer Breakdowns | 1:36
• Local Beers | 6:56
• The Irony of Carlsburg | 10:09
• Coming to America | 11:52
• Awkward American Encounters | 15:39
• Touring Staples | 16:54
• Copenhagen Anatomy | 20:17
• New Artwork Direction | 24:26
• Trouble Getting Artwork Approved | 29:01
• Learning from DIY | 30:43
• Tales of Modern Dismay | 32:10
• Your Favorite Band's Band is Misery Signals | 35:18
• Shifting Sounds | 37:15
• Too Much to Comprehend Live | 41:43
• Infuences for curse your blessings | 47:25
• New Tracks Popping Off Live | 50:14
• What it takes in the industry today | 52:36
• Pissed Core | 53:32
• Constantely Releasing New Music | 54:56
• Ultimate Tour Package | 55:58
• Post Pandemic Rules | 59:39
• Know What Kind of Show You're Getting Into | 1:04:16
• The Visual Process | 1:06:58
• Outro | 1:13:48
• Featured Track | 1:15:24

Artwork by megabeast Kevin Burfield

Intro track by absolute legend ZaKrahe 

Brewtal was edited by Arie Lombardozzi of Death Dealer Productions with additional production from Todd Bailey.

Hopwolves, you know what time it is...

The bois talk shop with new friends KYLE MAZLIK, DAN NELSON, and JEREMY HARLAN of Atlanta's SUNMANCER. We discuss how Sunmancer came to be, Kyle's days in Broadcast the Nightmare, Dan's birthday at the Gathering of the Juggalos, Jeremy's affinity for Dean guitars, and that's just the tip of the pint glass!

This week's Beer Breakdowns are BLUE MOON (5.4%) and FIREBALL WHISKEY (Kyle's picks), MICHELOB ULTRA and EAGLE RARE (Dan's picks), MILLER LITE and MEZCAL (Jeremy's Picks), GUINNESS DRAUGHT STOUT and LEMONCELLO (4.2%) (Todd's picks) and ARIZONA HARD LEMON AND PEACH TEAS (5%) and 3 AMIGOS TEQUILA (Arie's Pick).

Chasm Darkly from SUNMANCER is featured at the end of the episode. 

Turn it up to 11, crack open that beer, it's about to get BREWTAL!

Episode Breakdown:

• Intro | 0:00
• How Their Nothing Ever Happens EP Came to Be | 1:38
• Beer Breakdowns | 4:35
• Dan Attending the Gathering of the Juggalos | 5:40
• Video Auditions | 10:33
• Atlanta | 12:10
• The Writing Process | 13:51
• The Goal of Playing Live Shows | 15:30
• Kyle's Broadcast the Nightmare Days | 17:04
• Coming Full Circle | 19:18
• More Than Just Metalcore | 23:03
• Jeremy's Love for Dean Guitars | 24:27
• First Tour w/August Burns Red and Fuming Mouth | 27:39
• Awkward First Days | 36:50
• Secret Weapon | 41:43
• New Song | 44:16
• Outro | 48:05
• Featured Track | 51:44

Artwork by megabeast Kevin Burfield

Intro track by absolute legend ZaKrahe 

Brewtal was edited by Arie Lombardozzi of Death Dealer Productions with additional production from Todd Bailey.

Hopwolves, you know what time it is...

The bois dive into their favorites from the 1st quarter of 2024.

This week's Beverage Breakdowns include DRAUGHT STOUT (4.2%) from Guinness  (Todd's Pick) and HONDURAS, 18 RABBIT from Needmore Coffee Roasters (Arie's Pick).

After the episode make sure to jam our favorite tracks from our favorite Q1 albums/EPs HERE.

Turn it up to 11, crack open that beer, it's about to get BREWTAL!

Episode Breakdown:

• Intro | 0:00
• Beverage Breakdowns/Best Beer of Q1 | 5:37
• Top 5 EPs of Q1 | 13:40
• Top 5 Albums of Q1 | 30:18
• Top Most BREWTAL EPs of Q1 | 53:31
• Top 5 Most BREWTAL Albums of Q1 | 1:07:23
• Most BREWTAL Song of Q1 | 1:21:06
• Most BREWTAL Artist of Q1 | 1:26:53
• Outro | 1:30:56

Artwork by megabeast Kevin Burfield

Intro track by absolute legend ZaKrahe 

Brewtal was chopped and sliced by Arie Lombardozzi of Death Dealer Productions with additional production from Todd Bailey.

Hopwolves, you know what time it is...

The bois talk shop with Death Metal Gypsy GABE MANGOLD of ENTERPRISE EARTH. We discuss how EE wrote the majority of Death: An Anthology together as a band in Lake Tahoe, unintentionally championing early year releases, which classic 90s rap track had influences on the album, and that's just the tip of the pint glass!

This week's Beer Breakdowns are MAMA'S LITTLE YELLA PILS from Oskar Blues Brewery (4.7%) (Gabe's pick), TENDER ROBOT HAZY IPA (6.2%) from Meanwhile Brewing Company (Todd's pick) and BURNING PHOENIX JALAPENO PALE ALE (6.2%) from 11th Hour Brewing Co. (Arie's Pick).

Spineless from ENTERPRISE EARTH is featured at the end of the episode. The track comes from EE's incredible new album Death: An Anthology (out now via MNRK HEAVY).

Turn it up to 11, crack open that beer, it's about to get BREWTAL!

Episode Breakdown:

• Intro | 0:00
• Beer Breakdowns | 1:15
• Restaurants/Breweries in Pittsburgh | 8:16
• Early Year Releases | 9:56
• Judus f'in Priest | 11:34
• Influences | 13:04
• Juxtaposition of Genres | 16:15
• The Writing Process | 19:21
• Picking the Features for D:AA | 21:51
• The Progression of EE | 27:52
• "Overnight" Success | 31:27
• The Meaning Behind D:AA  | 32:57
• Death of the Old EE | 36:12
• Upcoming Headlining Tour | 40:05
• Guitar World Feature | 42:48
• Settling Down | 44:17
• Dead Icarus Lives | 45:58
• Easter Eggs in D:AA | 50:13
• Finding that Original Sound | 51:45
• Outro | 53:07
• Featured Track | 54:40

Artwork by megabeast Kevin Burfield

Intro track by absolute legend ZaKrahe 

Brewtal was chopped and sliced by Arie Lombardozzi of Death Dealer Productions with additional production from Todd Bailey.

Hopwolves, you know what time it is...

The bois talk shop with SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY's mastermind Drew Slavik and walking party WRECKLESS LIFE. We get into liking weird metal, perfect circle pit venues, tracks being too loud, how RELAPSES (out now via GOOD FIGHT MUSIC) came to fruition, relinquishing creative control, and trying to make Relapses Fest a fer real thing. Cheers, hopwolves!

The Demon and Me (Wreckless Life Edits) from SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY is featured at the end of the episode.

Turn it up to 11, crack open that beer, it's about to get BREWTAL!

Episode Breakdown:

• Intro | 0:00
• What is Relapses | 2:46
• How Relapese Came to Be | 3:58
• Drew and Wreckless' Friendship | 11:15
• Fans of the Artists Involved | 12:57
• Wreckless' Process | 16:47
• Reimagining the Tracks | 21:28
• Touring Nowadays | 23:30
• Impromtu Wreckless Set | 25:24
• Windy City Cirle Pit | 29:01
• Relapses Fest | 30:52
• Response Coming Back  | 32:54
• Meaning of Relapses | 39:55
• Nailing the Mix | 42:42
• Utilizing Different Distractions Elements | 51:14
• Giving Them Their Flowers | 55:21
• Outro | 57:34
• Featured Track | 1:05:48

Artwork by megabeast Kevin Burfield

Intro track by absolute legend ZaKrahe 

Brewtal was chopped and sliced by Arie Lombardozzi of Death Dealer Productions with additional production from Todd Bailey.

Hopwolves, you know what time it is...

After a long journey, we finally make it to EPISODE 100! Such a surreal moment for us as we discuss how we're feeling about this milestone, the direction of the show moving forward, and, of course, beer and metal bayybbee. Cheers to E100, hopwolves! Thank you for coming on this journey with us.

This week's Beverage Breakdowns are BARISTA DOUBLE COFFEE PORTER (7.3%) from Burlington Beer Co (Todd's Pick) and TRIBUTE BLEND 2024 from Starbucks (Arie's Pick).

Turn it up to 11, crack open that beer, it's about to get BREWTAL!

Episode Breakdown:

• Intro | 0:00
• How We're Feeling | 3:42
• What We're Jamming | 6:53
• Beverage Breakdowns | 28:52
• Album Releases | 37:21
• The Return of All Shall Perish | 59:57
• Outro | 1:05:25

Artwork by megabeast Kevin Burfield

Intro track by absolute legend ZaKrahe 

Brewtal was chopped and sliced by Arie Lombardozzi of Death Dealer Productions with additional production from Todd Bailey.

Hopwolves, you know what time it is...

The bois talk shop with the King Ov Flesh himself TREVOR DUNLAP of Rust Belt Blackened Death outfit GHOST OF ELHR and artist at CRIMSON VISIONS. We discuss dropping the new GoE EP Frayed At Every End (OUT NOW), what it means to be an artist with the rise of AI, Linkin Park affinity, ghost stories, and a hell of a lot more for Episode 99!

A Scarlet Oration (feat. Adam Mercer of A Wake in Providence) from GHOST OF ELHR is featured at the end of the episode.

Turn it up to 11, crack open that beer, it's about to get BREWTAL!

Episode Breakdown:

• Intro | 0:00
• EP Reception | 3:37
• Reddit/Metal Archieves | 5:42
• AI/Digital Age | 8:22
• EP Artwork | 13:58
• Origins of the Band | 17:01
• Filling in for The Breathing Process | 18:27
• Resonating w/the music | 21:41
• Fravorite Track off FAEE | 24:02
• Playing GoE for Mom | 29:31
• Linkin Park | 31:24
• All Things Energy Drinks | 34:07
• Ghost Stories | 36:13
• Future Live Shows | 42:24
• Giving Trevor His Flowers | 43:12
• Outro | 44:41
• Featured Track | 46:27

Artwork by megabeast Kevin Burfield

Intro track by absolute legend ZaKrahe 

Brewtal was chopped and sliced by Arie Lombardozzi of Death Dealer Productions with additional production from Todd Bailey.