Great up and coming band with a powerful message. Fire From The Gods is a band out of Austin, TX. Lead vocalist AJ Cammer is the special guest on episode 117 of the DOMKcast. The band has been around since 2015 and released two albums to date. Their first "Narrative" deals with the issues of AJ who sunk into a deep depression at a certain time period in his life with feelings of emptiness and unfulfillment. Finding a purpose in his art and music, AJ tells the continuous journey of one man in both of the albums from "Fire From The Gods". Narrative highlights a dark time period and "American Sun" is a continuation of the walk into a more positive light. The band is on tour right now with Five Finger Death Punch and Three Days Grace. See Fire From The Gods when they come to a city near you. Hear their new song "Right Now" at the end of the episode. Full conversation with AJ Cammer of Fire From The Gods on episode 118 of the DOMKcast. #DOMKRocks

New album from the band Through Fire out now called "All Animal". Lead guitarist Justin McCain is the special guest on episode 117. Hitting the road with Broken Love and Saul next month, see them at a city near you. Hear about the balance between fatherhood and the rockstar life as Justin as two kids of his own. Full conversation with Justin McCain of Through Fire on episode 117 of the DOMKcast. #DOMKRocks

An old friend stopped by to hang with Lunchbox and Promo Brady this week. Promo Dave is back in Tulsa and has taken him no time at all to plug back into the local music scene. Dave ventured out to California for a few years and recently moved back to his old stomping grounds. A great conversation about the difference between the two music scenes(Northern California and Oklahoma), the decision to drop "Promo" from his name, and what he has on the horizon with his band The Haters. Dave has also been playing a few gigs with Bandcamp from time to time so ample opportunities to seehim in action around town. A little more grounded these days with a wife and two kids. Dave talks about his venture out to California and what he missed the most about Tulsa. Hear the full conversation with Promo Dave on episode 116 of the DOMKcast. #DOMKRocks

The obsession with a "perfect" persona is the overall theme of the new album from called "Flawed Design". Adam Gontier and Mike Mushok are the special guests on episode 115 of the DOMKcast. Social media is king these days and everybody is all in on portraying the "perfect" life. Saint Asonia provides encouragement to not chase after those superficial goals and embrace your flaws. It's what makes you unique. Mike revealed in the conversation that he's one of the few people left on earth without a social media account of any kind.

Deep and personal lyrics are laced throughout the new album. You'll hear about the events that led to the song "This August Day" where Adam articulates missing the birth of his son due to a stint in rehab. Realizing that the most important thing for him and his family was to rid the demons from the past.

The dynamic is different these days being on the road-both Adam and Mike having kids. They talk about being a father and the balancing act of taking care of those responsibilities and enjoying their passion that they've cultivated in Saint Asonia.

Mike gave us an update on the plans of Staind. Will they be doing more touring in the future? Find out that and more on episode 115 of the DOMKcast. #DOMKRock

New album due out October 25th called "All Hail". Veteran rockers Norma Jean are poised to do big things in 2020. Hitting the road with Devil Wears Prada and going to make their way through the states to finish out the year. The band has undergone several lineup changes over the years. None of the original members in the band are currently in Norma Jean. The most recent lineup change happening with the departure of guitarist Jeff Hickey who has had troubles with alcoholism. Lead vocalist Corey Brandon talked Jeff's exit and many other topics on episode 114 of the DOMKcast. Corey's been on the DOMKcast before to talk about his other band Hundred Suns. He's focused his attention on Norma Jean of late. Corey talked about the differences between his two bands and how the recording process goes. Hear their new song "Mind Over Mind" at the end of this episode. Enjoy! #DOMKRocks

Offering a release to the constant negative news cycle that we've been enindated with for years is crucial in keeping your sanity. It was the goal of Sum 41 to provide that release with their new album "Order In Decline". With songs like "Out For Blood" and "45", this is their loudest and aggressive album yet. Lead vocalist Deryck Whibley is the special guest on episode 113 of the DOMKcast. The band has been around since 2001 emerging onto the rock music scene with their hit "Fat Lip". They continued on and built a loyal fanbase. Deryck talked about his struggles with alcohol. He is 5 years sober-at one point was told by a doctor that if he took one more drink he might die. Deryck viewed alcohol as just a thing he did as opposed to being addicted. In terms of transitioning out of drinking on a consistent basis, he found it was basically like turning off a switch for him. He had to find a different release and put all of his energy into that. Sum 41 is celebrating the 15 year anniversary of their album "Chuck". The band will be hitting the road this fall and playing all of the songs off of that album with some of their newer stuff off of "Order In Decline" mixed in. Hear the full conversation with Deryck Whibley of the band Sum 41 on episode 113 of the DOMKcast. #DOMKRocks

Wes Scantlin of Puddle Of Mudd is back and making awesome music with his bandmates again. A rocky past which included run-ins with the law, substance abuse, and more are in the rearview mirror. Wes is 2 years sober. He talked about the impact that his sobriety has had on his life and career on the DOMKcast. Wes saying "I'm lucky to be alive".Hear about the new Puddle Of Mudd album "Welcome To Galvania", Puddle of Mudd's first gig playing at a porn party, and getting permantly banned from Graceland for doing a Jack Hammer in the pool. New song out "Uh Oh" that you'll be able to hear at the end of the episode. Great to hear Wes doing well and poised to do awesome things with Puddle Of Mudd again. Hear the full conversation with Wes Scantlin of Puddle Of Mudd on episode 111 of the DOMKcast. #DOMKRocks

September of the band September Mourning is the special guest on episode 111 of the DOMKcast. New song out "Unholy". Hear it at the end of the episode. Enjoy! #DOMKRocks

Red Jumpsuit Apparatus is back with a new song "Shooting Star". Lead vocalist Ronnie Winter is the special guest on episode 110 of the DOMKcast. Been around since the early 2000's, Ronnie talks about how they've been able to sustain success and build their fanbase. Signed to a major record label in the early part of their career, now do it all on their own. Their fanbase has inspired them to continue on after all of these years. New song out called "Shooting Star" which you'll be able to hear at the end of the episode. This song tackles the tough subject of addiction. Ronnie explains what the song means to him. The band is thinking covers album in the near future after they released a cover of the Men At Work classic "Land Down Under". The lyrics to many of the songs by Red Jumpsuit Apparatus have spiritual elements. Ronnie explains how his spirituality has helped him throughout his career and the difference between being spiritual and being religious. Hear the full conversation with Ronnie Winter of Red Jumpsuit Apparatus on episode 110 of the DOMKcast. #DOMKRocks

A fun rock record is what Dinosaur Pile Up set out to achieve and ackomplished just that with their latest album "Celebrity Mansions". Lyrically, the album chronicals the bands struggles to break through. Musically, they wanted to make a fun record that you would put on at a party and grab a beer. We all have those vivid memories or living them out right now. An album you can put onto unwind and forget about lifes worries. Matt Bigland, lead vocalist of Dinosaur Pile Up is the special guest on this episode of the DOMKcast. He went in depth about what "Celebrity Mansions" means to him. Currently on the road right now with Shinedown and Badflower-Matt says they're enjoying their experience with those guys. Siting Brent Smith as such a wildly positive dude. He explained the story behind how they came up with their name Dinosaur Pile Up-finding their inspiration in the King Kong remake. They're new song "Back Foot" has a bit of rap cadensce to it. Where did Matt find the inspiration to that? You'll be surprised. Hear the full conversation with Matt Bigland of Dinosaur Pile Up on episode 109 of the DOMKcast. #DOMKRocks