It is time to celebrate the release of Mastodon's 9th studio album Marrow Deep. Bassist and singer Troy Sanders and I caught up a couple of weeks ago and now is the right time for you to hear this conversation. As the new album (as of Friday) is out, and it's emotional but for many different reasons. Let's dig in to Marrow Deep.

Who is Zahna is the question you may have asked outloud when you saw the title of this week's episode. We try to answer that this week. She's a fiercly independent woman who has battled back from kidney failure and recording industry hardships to sign a record deal with Head from Korn and write some of the best music of her career. That's the short answer, hit play for the rest!

Growing up Puerto Rican in New York gives you a plethra of influences and music is a constent. From dance lessons to concert halls Joey Varela heard it all. So when it comes to writing music and doing his own brand of hard rock, it all comes out. VRSTY is at a point where the music is ready to meet the world, so it's our honor to introduce to you, or maybe reintroduce to you VRSTY.

Backstage at XRoads 41 - Rock Detour for real quick catch ups with:

-Matty Mullins of Memphis May Fire
-Chris Daughtry of Daughtry
-Paul McCoy of 12 Stones
-CJ Pierce of Drowning Pool
-Brandon Saller of Atreyu
-Bobby Amru of Saliva
-Randy Webb of Saving Abel

XRoads 41 - Rock Detour was a one day hard rock music festival taking place in Oshkosh, WI on August 9th. Fingers crossed for a full festival next year!

He's back from his honeymoon and he's ready to roll and to possibly rock. Eric Vanlerberghe is the lead singer and front man from the Detroit based metal core band I Prevail. Eric and I always seem good for a mid album cycle catch up, but this time it's honor of a brutal new song called "Paradise."

Joining us for a conversation about maybe the most personal record of the year called 'Dear God's whole getting ready for soundcheck to open for the legendary AC/DC it's non other than the lead singer of The Pretty Reckless Taylor Momsen!

The Hu are an internationally known, global sensation, Mongolian rock band. Now the words "Mongolian rock band" isn't something you hear everyday yet The Hu have been able to succesfully marry tradiation Mongolian music and hard rock together in way no one had ever heard before. With their 3rd album The Hun about to see the light of day and a tour with Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson bout to kick off, I catch up with Jaya of The Hu. 

Note: We are having this conversation via a translator so be patient while listening.

Celebrating more than 30 years of Candlebox, lead singer Kevin Martin returns to the Rockcast and The Cutting Edge Countdown to kick off the Can't Quit You Tour. My morning show co-host Laura Lee joins me for this conversation with one of the most successful bands of the 90s and beyond.

The band Saosin were darlings of the scene in the early 2000s, releasing their fan favorite self-titled album 20 years ago. It's hard to believe that to date, they have only released 3 full-length albums. The times they are a-changing, with a new singer and a new lease on life, the band Saosin has returned with their first new music in 10 years.

With the release of the new Eva Under Fire new album Villianous just around the corner, lead singer Amanda Lyberg is back on Cutter's Rockcast. This band is THE band to watch in 2026.