John Matos plays guitar and is a key song writer in Abiotic. They put out two records on Metal Blade records (Symbiosis 2012, Casuistry 2015) and have been on hiatus since 2016. They've recently come out of hibernation with some new members and a new record that is all but finished.

Joel is one of the hardest working, nicest guys in the business. I met him on a tour a few years back and we hit it off. We had a killer chat about all kinds of rad tour related things. A news run down starts off the show per usual. Happy New Year!

Cult Leader - "A Patient Man"

Rivers of Nihil -"Where Owls Know My Name"

Deafheaven - "Ordinary Corrupt Human Love"

Zeal & Ardor - "Stranger Fruit"

Polyphia - "New Levels New Devils

Abysmal Torment - "The Misanthrope"

Nightmarer - "Cacophony of Terror"

Slugdge - "Esoteric Malacology"

Soreption - "Monument of the End"

Skeletonwitch- "Devouring Radiant Light"

Revocation - "The Outer Ones"

Hate Eternal- "Upon Desolate Sands"

Ingested - "The Level Above Human"

Vein - "Errorzone"

ARCHITECTS - "Holy Hell"

I've been eggnog drunk for 6 days straight and haven't gotten around to compiling my best of 2018 yet. It's coming soon! In the meantime I wanted to post my interview with Alan Cassidy. Always a blast chatting with him. One of the nicest hardest working dudes in the business. Happy New Year!

Andrew is one of the nicest, funniest hardest working dudes in the biz. We could have chatted for hours. Great times hanging on his recent trip to Portland.

In this episode we chat about touring (of course), Vocal techniques, the journey of the band and a whole lot of fun stuff. Joe is one of the hardest working and nicest guys in the scene.

Ryan Knight shreds. It what he does. In any genre or capacity this guitar player showcases a true love and study of the craft. Humble, funny and a lover of good beer, Ryan and Monte discuss influences, tours, pop-country music and the best climates this globe has to offer.

In this episode we chat about the news, tunes, and touring. Same ole same! Lots of fun dumb nuggets in this one. Enjoy!

Jason is one of the nicest and charismatic frontmen touring today. The band has been around for 12 years with zero lineup changes and have consistently put out impressively brutal material.