Trivium frontman Matt Heafy discusses the positives and negatives of achieving success at such a young age, how he got his screaming voice back and debates the greatest Metallica album in this episode's edition of 'Rocker vs. Writer.'

The ever-political Napalm Death frontman Barney Greenway talks commonalities between the U.S. Presidential election and Brexit, the dangers of an ill-informed public and debates whether non-political musicians should voice their political opinions in the public forum in the 'Rocker vs. Writer' portion of the podcast.

Legendary drummer Mike Portnoy speaks about his Hello Kitty viral success, upcoming plans, favorite Dream Theater memories and in our 'Rocker vs. Writer' segment, we argue about the merits of musicians playing solos at concerts!

Brendon Small talks about the struggle to wrap up the 'Metalocalypse' story and in 'Rocker vs. Writer' debates which band would make the best cartoon. In the second half, Devin Townsend talks about his new record 'Transcendence' and gets philosophical about his current state of mind.

Korn guitarist Munky talks about their producer's influence on the throwback sound of the band's new album, 'The Serenity of Suffering,' the changing times of music and media and for our 'Rocker vs. Writer' segment, we get into what defines a band as metal.

Alter Bridge frontman Myles Kennedy and guitarist Mark Tremonti join the Loudwire Podcast to talk about their new album 'The Last Hero,' finding heroes in everyday life, how the changing music industry has affected them personally and Myles Kennedy reveals when Slash told him about Guns N' Roses' reunion. In this edition of 'Rocker vs. Writer,' we argue the greatest hard rock and metal guitar duo of all time.

Charred Walls of the Damned drummer Richard Christy joined us on the Loudwire Podcast to discuss his new album "Creatures Watching Over the Dead," the finer points of Crotchduster, his time on 'The Howard Stern Show' and much more. For this edition of 'Rocker vs. Writer,' we discuss which metal album would make the greatest horror movie.

Alice in Chains vocalist William DuVall and Dillinger Escape Plan guitarist Ben Weinman joined us on the Loudwire Podcast! The two discussed their new band, Giraffe Tongue Orchestra, Alice in Chains touring with Guns N' Roses, Axl Rose in AC/DC, Dillinger's 'Irony is a Dead Scene' EP and bands that have made no bad albums. For this episode's 'Rocker vs. Writer' segment, we debate the merits of the term 'supergroup.'

Meshuggah drummer extraordinaire Tomas Haake and 'Orange Is the New Black' actress Jessica Pimentel (Maria Ruiz) joined us on the Loudwire Podcast. The two opened up about their relationship together and debated host Joe DiVita about the greatest thrash metal drummer of all time in the 'Rocker vs. Writer' segment of the show. Additionally,

we spoke about Meshuggah's new album, 'The Violent Sleep of Reason,' Pimentel’s discovery of heavy metal in her childhood and the Ronnie James Dio hologram that debuted at the Wacken Open Air Festival.

World-renowned Black Label Society frontman and former Ozzy Osbourne axeman Zakk Wylde joined us in the studio for the inaugural Loudwire Podcast. We discussed his opening slot for Guns N' Roses on the 'Not in This Lifetime...' tour, the future of AC/DC and some memorable moments with the Prince of Darkness, Ozzy. In this 'Rocker vs. Writer' segment, Zakk champions the Ozzy era of Black Sabbath while Loudwire Podcast co-host Joe DiVita takes the side of the Ronnie James Dio years.