Holy crap! This is the 200th episode of Cutter's Rockcast. This is a big deal to us and we can't thank you enough for joining us on this journey. We discuss the orgins of this podcast, some favorite moments, but we're still a little ticked off at the world. It's all that rock and roll angst.

You know who Brent Smith is if you listen to rock music, unless you write for Stereogum but more on that in this the 199th actual episode of Cutter's Rockcast. Shinedown are close to breaking the record for the most number one rock songs in history and they may do it with a song that was put out to solely raise money for Direct Relief. There's a lot to cover here with Mr. Smith.

Lauren Kashan is the lead singer of the Baltimore based hardcore band Sharptooth. After hearing their current single "Say Nothing" I couldn't help myself and I needed to know more about this band.

John Humprey is the drummer of Seether and an all around fun dude to sit and have a conversation with. With the release of their new song a couple of weeks ago called "Dangerous," a new album due out at the end of August and having Corey Lowery now being a full member of the band, there is plenty to catch up about.

Lajon Witherspoon is of course the lead singer of the almighty Sevendust. They have just released a cover Soundgarden's "The Day I Tired to Live," plus a new album is done. Let's find out more!

Joining from their hideout in a small town somewhere in Missouri is The Black Moods. Now the story goes that I met these guys a few years ago on New Years Eve in their actual hometown of Phoenix, AZ. We hung out for a couple of days and we became friends. Earlier this year they put out a new album called 'Sunshine' featuring their previous hit songs "Bella Donna" and "Bad News" plus the title track which has now become their biggest song to date. It's high time we catch up with Josh, Jordan and Chico from The Black Moods.

For the first time in months Kaytie and I were in the same room together. We had a lot to catch up on including how dating during a pandemic has been working out. Also you know what, we have thoughts about the world and what's going on and maybe it's high time we get it off our chests.

Joining me with a translator from their home in Mongolia is Gala, throat singer and horsehead fiddle player from the Mongolian hard rock band The Hu. This band has taken the rock world by storm in the past couple of years. Even though they don't speak english and all the songs are in their native tongue they have been winning over fans world wide. Now personally I've never interviewed someone with a translator before so be patient, but this ended up being one of my favorite conversations in recent memory.

Chris Bishop from the band Crobot joined from his friend's studio in Austin, TX via Instagram live to talk guitars and to jam a little. Oh we totally did some vodka shots together.

Concerts at this point seem to be extinct for the year 2020. With every major tour getting canceled or being postponed we thought it would be a good idea to talk to a concert promoter. Ryan isn't just any concert promoter though. He owns National Event Promotions, the company Kaytie and I work hand and hand with on many of the major shows around our home area in Wisconsin. He also books a few different venues around the midwest and has a major hand in booking the 2nd stage for the festival Rock USA.