Radioactive w/Mike Z

August Burns Red singer Jake Luhrs zoomed in to talk about their 20th Anniversary tour at House of Blues in Anaheim on March 1 as well as their new album "Death Below" (out 3/24/23) Here's what we talked about:

NHL Winter Classsic (0-2)

YourLife Gym and Heart Support (2-11)

20th Anniversary tour at HOB-A on 3/1/23 (11-14)

new album "Death Below" out 3/24/23 (14-16)

"Ancestry" with Jesse Leach (16-19)

"Backfire" and bassist (19-22)

Mandatory Metallica (22-end)

Thy Art Is Murder guitarist Andy Marsh zoomed in to talk about their "Hate" 10th Anniversary Tour coming to the Observatory on 2/22/23. Here's what we talked about:

"Hate" album (0-4)

"Hate" 10th Anniversary Tour at Observatory on 2/22/23 (4-7)

Bonding with bands on tour (7-8)

Sequencing (8-10)

New Music (10-15)

Mandatory Metallica (15-end)

Brandon and Alyce of the Mendenhall Experiment zoomed in to talk about their new EP "Against All Odds" (out now). Here's what we talked about:

Hanging with Sid Wilson of Slipknot (0-2)

Alyce getting the gig in The Mendenhall Experiment (2-4)

working with producer Chris Collier on "Against All Odds" EP (4-7)

"Pulse of the Lost" w/Chris Garza recording and music video (7-9)

Playing INKcarceration 2023 (9-13)

Mandatory Metallica (13-end)

Fencer singer and guitarist Field Cate zoomed in to talk about their "self-titled" debut album (out now). Here's what we talked about:

"self-titled" debut album (0-3)

Brothers in the band (3-5)

Mental Health (5-10)

Crossing I's and Dotting T's (10-11)

touring with Badflower and Dead Poet Society (11-13)

Put down the script and picked up the guitar (13-15)

Mandatory Metallica (15-end)

Exodus drummer Tom Hunting zoomed in to talk about the Anthrax 40th Anniversary Tour coming to Riverside Municipal Auditorium on 2/17/23. Here's what we talked about:

Kicking Cancer's Ass (0-7)

Anthrax 40th Anniversary Tour at RMA on 2/17/23 (7-10)

"Bay Strikes Back" tour (10-12)

setlist (12-13)

"The Years Of Death and Dying" song (13-14)

"The Beatings Will Continue" song (14-16)

Mandatory Metallica-Kirk Hammett (16-end)

Memphis May Fire singer Matty Mullins called in to talk about their upcoming tour with Parkway Drive coming to the Wiltern on 1/31/23. Here's what we talked about:

Broken ribs (0-2)

Christmas and NYE w/Cody Quistad of Wage War (2-4)

New Years Resolution?

1/31/23 Parkway Drive, MMF, Currents at The Wiltern (6-8)

Shiprocked cruise (8-10)

New music and plans for the New Year? (10-11)

On Pointe Pomade and Meaty Mullins (11-end)

ERRA singer JT Cavey called in to talk about their upcoming tour stop on We Came As Romans "Darkbloom" tour coming to HOB-A on 2/4. Here's what we talked about:

song "Pull From The Ghost" (0-1)

song "World Unknown" w/Phase One (1-2)

song "Vanishing Canvas" w/Courtney LaPlante (2-3)

2/4/23 WCAR "Darkbloom" tour w/Brand of Sacrifice (3-5)

Nine Inch Nails debate (5-8)

Favorite album of 2022 (8-9)

New Music (9-10)

Writing lyrics (10-12)

Mandatory Metallica (12-end)

Lions At The Gate singer Cristian Machado called in to talk about their upcoming show on 1/27/23 at the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood. Here's what we talked about:

Lacuna Coil tour 2022 (0-2)

1/27/23 at the Whisky A Go Go (2-4)

new song "The Ledge" (4-9)

Ill Nino 2nd album "Confessions" 20th anniversary (9-15)

LATG debut album (15-17)

Mandatory Metallica (17-end)

Jared James Nichols called in to talk about his new self-titled album as well as the album release concert on 1/19/23 at the Peppermint Club. Here's what we talked about:

new self-titled album (0-2)

"Hard Wired" song + Tyler Bryant (2-3)

"Down The Drain" song (3-5)

Gibson Brand Ambassador (5-7)

No Pick + Ritchie Kotzen (7-9)

1/19/23 Album release party at the Peppermint Club (9-10)

Poached for other bands? (10-11)

Mandatory Metallica (11-end)

Former Fuel singer Brett Scallions called in to talk about his solo show at the Coach House on Friday, January 13 2023. Here's what we talked about:

Happy Birthday (0-1)

Bowl For Ronnie (1-2)

1/13/23 at the Coach House (2-4)

Tour with Nickelback opening (4-5)

The Melody Brothers (5-7)

World Fire Brigade (7-8)

Influences (8-9)

Fuel "Untitled" (9-10)

Mandatory Metallica (10-end)