Chris Kael is the bass player for Five Finger Death Punch and while they just announced a bunch of tour dates in honor of their 20th annivesary, Chris has been keeping busy as a stand up comedian and podcast host. Enter everyone's best friend, comedian Craig Gass. Craig has been able to, as a comedian, open for Metallica, Kiss, and more. His rock n' roll stories rival no one. So these two decided to start a podcast called Beardo and Wierdo, and how do you promote a new podcast? Go on other friend's podcasts. 

Find episodes of Beardo and Wierdo on YouTube and anywhere you get podcasts.

You know where to find Five Finger Death Punch

Story of the Year put out their debut album Page Avenue in 2003 and helped changed the rock and roll landscape. The songs "Until the Day I Die" and "Anthem of Our Dying Day" are legendary in the alt-rock world. From there the band exisited until it didn't, and then it did again. Right now the band themselves might be at their creative best and founding member and guitarist Ryan Phillips joins us to talk new music, skateboarding, and rocking in your 40s. Plus real talk too. 

The new song "Gasoline" is availble now, while the new album A.R.S.O.N. is due out in February.

Her name is Amanda Lyberg and she's got things to say. Amanda is the lead singer of Eva Under Fire and while you might be thinking "wait, isn't her name Eva Marie?" well, it was. Or, at least that's what they wanted you to believe. Who's they? Lets answer that question and more on this week's episode of Cutter's Rockcast. 

New Eva Under Fire song "Awakening" is out now.

Wolfgang Van Halen is the frontman, guitarist, drummer, bassist and songwriter for the band Mammoth. Yes he plays all the instruments on their albums, Mammoth III just came out. On stage though Wolfgang has a plethra of amazing musicians backing him up. 

Myles Kennedy is the lead singer of Alter Bridge who's new album AB is due out in January. He's also the lead singer for Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators. When he's not busy with those projects he has is own solo band. 

Mammoth are on tour until mid December with Myles opening up the shows and I had the pleasure of joining them on a recent tour stop that ended with a conversation in Myles' dressing room with both of them.

Dripping rock and roll by way of Long Island, Des Rocs and his guitar are here to stay. If you missed my last conversation with Des we get into his history, this time we're digging into his sound and to what his musical idenity is. 

He has a new song called "This Land" which is the theme to the new Borderlands 4 Video Game, and that is launching a whole new album due out sometime next year.

It's been a hell of ride this past year for the band The Funeral Portrait. One of 2025's bands on the rise for sure. Lead singer Lee Jennings is back to revisit the past year as we look forward to what's on the horizon for this Atlanta based band. That includes a new live album due out in January!

Guitar great Mark Tremonti is back on the show this week to discuss all things Alter Brdige. Yes a little Creed and Tremonti talk as well, but we can't sleep on the fact that the band Alter Bridge just put out on the heaviest and most heavy metal things at rock radio in years. Their new album will be self-titled and it hits January 9th. I'll ask about new Creed music as well.

Mark's daughter Stella has become an inspiration for many and we'll get into some details about his fight to help Down Syndrome, and how important it is.

Adam DeGraide started a project with Dameon and Gabe from Aranda called ADAM Music Project, a music project where all the songs are based on video games and video game themes. Yes for this nerds need to unite! 

We also get an update on the band Aranda as Dameon and Adam join the Rockcast this week.

Not only is Matt Good the guitar player and really the one constant in the band From First to Last, but Matt is an extremely good record producer as well. Matt is a busy guy, he knows it, his band knows it, and his family surely knows it. We're happy that Matt takes a bit out his schedule to have a chat about new music from From First to Last, his production skills, why he still writes and jams rock tunes, and even why their orginal singer Sonny (Skrillex) has been in and out of the band. 

Check out the new song "Mirror Soul" featurin Kellin Quinn right now.

"Negative music for positive people," is how Joe Cotela describes the music for the band Ded. It's hard to argue with that, there is a positive message under all that aggression. Ded's third album is called Resent and it's availalbe now. Ded is on the road in the month of October with In This Moment, Dayseeker and The Funeral Portrait. Oh and Joe doesn't concert photography now. Yeah there's a lot to catch up with Joe Cotela, lead singer of the band Ded.