Far Beyond Metal

I interview another hero in Byron Stroud of Imonolith and formerly of Strapping Young Lad. We discuss his new band with RVP & Beav from The Devin Townsend Project, Jon Howard of Threat Signal and fellow SYL alumni Jed Simon. Among other stuff I, of course, have to talk a little bit about Strapping Young Lad. Tim Charles of Ne Obliviscaris discusses his first band. Finally, I recommend Rumors of Free Lunch.

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Byron Stroud

Ne Obliviscaris

Rumors of Free Lunch

Fun fact - With this interview I have now interviewed every member of BtBaM for some outlet. Isn't that something?

I welcome Tommy Rogers to discuss the band's new album Automata I, his son's enjoyment of BtBaM, the puppet Devin Townsend made of him, and more. Jeff Waters of Annihilator talks about his first band. I recommend Princess Kitten.

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Between the Buried and Me

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Annihilator

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Princess Kitten

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I welcome Dave Hill of Witch Taint: The Black Metal Dialogues, Valley Lodge, Metal Injection's King of Metal videos, and his latest band (with Chris Reifert of Autopsy) Painted Doll. We talk how he became part of the metal scene despite not really playing metal, being a part of Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, pop rock, black metal, and more. Blothar (Michael Bishop) of Gwar talks about his first band. I recommend the violin-led progressive metal band Cydemind.

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Dave Hill

Gwar

Cydemind

Stefanie Mannaert, the singer and drummer of Brutus joins the podcast to discuss the misunderstanding about their former identity as a Refused tribute band, drumming while singing, weird shows, the band's debut album Burst, and more. Doc Coyle of the Ex-Man Podcast, Bad Wolves, and formerly of God Forbid discusses his first band. I recommend Here Knows When.

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Brutus

Doc Coyle

Here Knows When

I welcome the vocalist and violinist of Ne Obliviscaris Tim Charles to the show. We discuss the band's latest album Urn, their recent tour with Allegaeon, the film Tangled, violin playing, and a lot more. Gene Hoglan discusses his first band, which happened to also be called Dark Angel. I recommend Menacity.

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Ne Obliviscaris

Gene Hoglan

Mendacity

In this episode I welcome Robin Staps form The Ocean back to the show to discuss his label Pelagic Records compilation, In The Twilight, These Rocks Have Teeth. We also discuss what's up with The Ocean's new record, my cat, his relationship with Ocean vocalist Loïc Rossetti, and more. I also repeatedly call the compilation by the wrong name, so I'll say it right an extra time here. In The Twilight, These Rocks Have Teeth. Anneke van Giersbergen discusses her first band. I recommend Venetian Veil. FBM on Facebook - Twitter - [email protected]

Pelagic Records

I interview one of my favorite musicians ever, Jeff Waters of Annihilator. We discuss the band's new album For The Demented, his work on the Roadrunner United album and concert, Annihilator as his core vision, and more. Einar Solberg of Leprous discusses his first band. I recommend Gürschach. Facebook.com/FarBeyondMetal - Twitter @Ovacord - [email protected]

I survive an interview with Blothar (aka Michael Bishop) from GWAR! We discuss his human slave's TED Talk, the band's restaurant, and their new album The Blood Of Gods and more. David Wu from Cyborg Octopus and RiffShop discusses his first band. I recommend Párodos. Facebook.com/FarBeyondMetal - Twitter @Ovacord - [email protected]

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I interview Anneke van Giersbergen of Vuur, The Devin Townsend Project, ex-The Gathering, Ayreon collaborator, and more! We talk about Vuur's debut album In This Moment We Are Free - Cities, collaborations, her son's view of her job, Prince, and more. Mlny Parsonz of Royal Thunder discusses her first band. I recommend Perihelion Ship. Facebook.com/FarBeyondMetal - Twitter @Ovacord - [email protected]

I interview Einar Solberg of the band Leprous! We discuss their new record Malina, going to the dentist, screamping, Ihsahn, and more. Jake Cinniger from Umphrey's McGee discusses his first band. I recommend the band Fucked And Bound. Facebook.com/FarBeyondMetal - Twitter @Ovacord - [email protected]