The Void 333 With Christina

Christina explores co-host Michele Madden's musical story, from growing up on soul music, falling for heavy metal, the story of her first band Tourettes, the electricity felt standing side of stage with Henry Rollins whilst witnessing the majesty of Beasts of Bourbon and what happened when she ran away to Los Angeles to join legendary drummer Gene Hoglan's band Meldrum. Over the course of another wild and wonderful conversation, we end up in bed with Hunter S. Thompson. Literature (cliterature?) if not literally.

Is 42 the meaning of life? Or is the real, pure and true meaning of life to crack smiles for miles in your wake? Christina and Michele "Rollins with a rack" Madden explore the mystical world of sex, drugs and rock and roll, what it means to be romanced in the 21st century and what the three points of the pyramid to a mighty human experience really are. Dive deep into The Void.

Your hosts Christina Rowatt and Michele Madden discuss the almighty Henry Rollins, meeting Lemmy and reading WW2 books at Crazy Girls in LA, transformative meetings with Dimebag Darrell as a fourteen year old and sex, drugs and rock and roll in general, including their vastly different approaches to relationships. Also features audio from The Void YouTube special celebrating the international road crew.

In the first ever co-hosted episode of The Void podcast, host Christina Rowatt introduces new co-host, musician Michele Madden, who together riff on life, books, grindcore, bands, the nun life and lots more. This week's featured musical interview guest is singer Nick Holmes of excellent UK heavy metal/goth/doom band Paradise Lost.

Slayer's Kerry King and Tom Araya reflect on their history, relationships and transformative moments in this compilation of interview moments to commemorate the end of Slayer's incredible run.

Papa Roach vocalist Jacoby Shaddix reflects on his creative life, overcoming darkness, his close relationship with Chester Bennington of Linkin Park and lots more in this conversation with journalist Christina Rowatt.

Napalm Death bassist Shane Embury discusses his side projects with Mastodon, the next Napalm Death album, meeting Napalm Death fan Ronnie James Dio, the early days of international grindcore tape trading and more. This interview also features Napalm Death vocalist Barney Greenway.

Neil Hilborn is an American slam poet who talks frankly and rhythmically about his own experiences with mental illness and the world at large in a way that is unique, hilarious and bone chillingly familiar to anyone who has experienced mental dysfunction.

Iconic drummer Mike Portnoy chats to host Christina Rowatt about musical immortality, his new rock and roll project Sons of Apollo with former Dream Theatre bandmate Derek Sherinian, why drummers like Metallica's Lars Ulrich, KISS' Peter Criss and The Beatles' Ringo Starr get so much heat, and much more.

Liam Cormier from Canadian hardcore/heavy metal band Cancer Bats talks about his Black Sabbath cover band Bat Sabbath, meeting the dark lords themselves, why energetic kids like skateboarding and punk rock, how he met Frank Carter and more.