Stevie takes us through her early days in Florida, discovering death metal, playing in Cystic Dysentery, meeting Rob Shaffer and starting Dark Castle, moving to Portland, working with Ash Spungen inTaurus, her creative partnership with Jef Whitehead (Leviathan), the importance of silence and interconnectivity, being a mother, her visual art and the re-opening of her store Devout Records.

Check out Stevie's work at:

https://steviefloyd.bandcamp.com/

https://darkcastlemetal.bandcamp.com/

https://devoutrcrds.bandcamp.com/

https://natvr.bandcamp.com/

closing music: Death - Painkiller

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Will takes us back to discovering heavy music through, of all people, Miles Davis and especially guitarist Pete Cosey, playing heavy/jazzy improvised music early on, discovering Electric Wizard and doom, moving from Vermont to San Francisco, coming to terms with being non-binary, using music as an outlet for sorting out and expressing some heavy personal experiences, and ways in which the metal scene succeeds and fails in terms of social justice and inclusion.

Check out Body Void’s music at :

https://bodyvoid.bandcamp.com/

https://transylvaniantapes.bandcamp.com/

https://www.drycoughrecords.com/

Outro Music: Miles Davis - Tatu , Pt. 2 (Dark Magus)

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Chris takes us through discovering heavy music in the early 2000s, shifting from saxophone to guitar, his evolution into playing low and slow music and eventually starting Chrch, the importance of doom in today's landscape, and why Yob rules.

https://churchdoom.bandcamp.com/

https://cvltnation.bandcamp.com/album/black-sabbath-black-sabbath-the-cvlt-nation-sessions

https://www.neurotrecordings.com/

https://transylvaniantapes.bandcamp.com/

closing music: Chrch - The Wizard (from the Cvlt Nation Black Sabbath sessions, link above)

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In part two of FH's conversation with guitarist Craig Locicero, we discuss Craig's experiences in Manmade God working with Rick Rubin and American Recordings, the shift to Spiralarms, the re-kindling of Forbidden, joining forces with Peter Dolving for Dress the Dead before finding the unlikely but perfect voice in Kayla Dixon. In the midst, we touch on how pivotal moments in Bay Area post-thrash impacted both of us.

https://officialforbidden.com/

http://www.dressthedead.com/

closing music: Forbidden - Chalice of Blood

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In part one of FH's conversation with guitarist Craig Locicero, Craig takes us back to picking up a guitar in the early 80's, forging relationships with like-minded kids (including one Rob(b) Flynn), tells tales of the glory days of the second wave of Bay Area thrash and its demise, touches on triumphs and regrets and primes us for more in our upcoming part two.

https://officialforbidden.com/

http://www.dressthedead.com/

closing music: The Beatles - Helter Skelter

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On the eve of Abstracter's first tour of Japan, Mattia takes us back to growing up in Italy, the struggle to find a heavy music community, his early influences, relocating to Oakland because of music, the birth of Abstracter and Atrament and ultimately the labor of love that is his record label.

https://abstracter.bandcamp.com/

https://atrament.bandcamp.com/

http://abstracterband.com/

closing music: Smashing Pumpkins - Muzzle

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Music business entrepreneur and journalist Matt Bacon takes us back to his dependence on metal while growing up in France, starting his blog, making contacts with industry folks and eventually establishing himself as a manager, consultant and merchandiser. He's only 22 years old but has incredible knowledge, skills and experience. Listen to his story!

http://dropoutmedia.net/

https://www.dropoutmerch.com/

https://www.instagram.com/mattbacon666/

https://www.facebook.com/dropoutmedia666/

http://www.twoguysmetalreviews.com/

closing music: Freddie King - Hide Away

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Bay Area metal drummer Will Carroll takes us through the mid-80's thrash scene, learning to play drums left-handed on a right-handed kit, meeting early his bandmates, the dissolution of the scene, thinking ahead in Old Grandad, joining Death Angel and Hammers of Misfortune, his dj gig at Gimmie Radio, and a whole lot about Kiss.

https://www.deathangel.us/

https://hammersofmisfortune.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Old-Grandad-1430475877219795/

https://gimmeradio.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMInK6IuLLA3QIVAjBpCh2F3ghgEAAYASAAEgJyQPD_BwE#/welcome

closing music: Gene Simmons - Radioactive

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Harley shares stories of growing up in Berkeley, his early explorations of hip hop, electronic music and metal, learning to play drums and ultimately starting Wild Hunt, joining Dimesland and later Dispirit, his electronic music project The Samps, and the impact of the unexpected death of a bandmate and friend on his life and creative process.

https://wildhunt.bandcamp.com/

https://thesamps.bandcamp.com/

https://dispirit.bandcamp.com/

https://dimesland.bandcamp.com/

closing music: Portal - Black Houses

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Dave takes us through his early years in the Bay Area punk and metal scenes, meeting the musicians with whom he would eventually form Neurosis, keeping busy with projects like Kicker and his collaboration with Krallice, and how spending most of his life in one of the most important heavy bands of all time has inspired, impacted and humbled him.

https://www.neurosis.com/

https://kicker.bandcamp.com/

closing music: Sacrilege B.C. - Skinned Alive

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