Ex-Man Podcast Ep. 95 – Rob Arnold (Chimaira, The Elite)

Doc welcomes Chimaira lead guitarist, Rob Arnold, to the show to talk about Rob’s disappearance from the public eye after quitting Chimaira, the early days of Chimaira, evolving from nu-metal to the NWOAHM, the backlash of becoming more progressive on their self-titled album, the band growing apart over the years, what led him to quit, […]

Ex-Man Podcast Ep. 94 – Justin Whang (Youtuber, Jynx, ex-PUi)

Doc welcomes YouTuber and Jynx guitarist, Justin Whang, to the show to talk about how Doc and Justin met when he was in his former band, PUi, how he began creating content for YouTube, the modern state of social media, the cross-section between video games and YouTube, PewDiePie, censorship and Alex Jones, Jeffrey Epstein and […]

Ex-Man Podcast Ep. 93 – John Dyer Baizley (Baroness)

Doc welcomes Baroness frontman/guitarist and visual artist, John Dyer Baizley, to the show to talk about Baroness’ creative process, his philosophy as an artist, feelings on fame, what inspired him to make creative work his life, and dealing with the politics of sexism in the touring environment. This episode features the song “Self Repair Manifesto” […]

Ex-Man Podcast Ep. 92 – Finn McKenty (The Punk Rock MBA)

Doc welcomes host of The Punk Rock MBA YouTube show, Finn McKenty, and they talk about his history as a blogger writing under the satirical alias, Sgt. D, how he fell in love with marketing and business, how a job working at a screen printer led to him being hired by CreativeLive, his approach and […]

Ex-Man Podcast Ep.91 – Chris Cain (Bad Wolves, ex-Bury Your Dead)

Doc welcomes fellow Bad Wolves guitarist, Chris Cain, to the show and they talk about how Chris got into guitar, growing up in Iowa, falling into the hardcore/metalcore scene and almost immediately hitting the road with Too Pure Too Die, getting his 1st break playing guitar with Sacramento band Elysia, how he went from playing […]

Ex-Man Podcast Ep. 90 – Jerry Clubb (Manager of Suicide Silence)

Doc welcomes artist manager of the band Suicide Silence, Jerry Clubb, to talk about dabbling in fantasy sports, his time working for Prosthetic Records, discovering Suicide Silence as a young local band in Southern California, his background in college radio. being an early adopter of Myspace as a marketing tool for music, challenges he faced […]

Ex-Man Podcast Ep. 89 – David Silveria (BI•AS, ex-Korn)

Doc welcomes ex-Korn and current BI•AS drummer, David Silveria, on the show and they talk about how his new band, BI•AS, got off the ground, his evolution in approaching drum tones, dealing with a devastating back injury and how it led to him leaving Korn, the deterioration of the relationships in Korn over the years, […]

Ex-Man Podcast Ep. 88 – Discussing Lords of Chaos w/ Scott Ian Lewis (Carnifex)

Doc welcomes Carnifex vocalist, Scott Ian Lewis, to discuss the new film, Lords of Chaos, based on the book of the same name, about the history, music, and controversial crimes committed by the Norwegian Black Metal band, Mayhem. They also talk about Scott’s recently crowdfunded graphic novel, Death Dreamer, his interest in film and screenwriting, […]

Ex-Man Podcast Ep. 87 – Chris Dudley (Underoath)

Doc speaks with Underoath keyboard player, Chris Dudley, about meeting and touring together in 2003, their love for Jimmy Eat World, Underoath’s role as a trailblazer bringing keyboards into the hardcore scene, what it was like to have success with Spencer joining the band on Only Chasing Safety, experimenting with their sound over the years, […]

Ex-Man Podcast Ep. 86 – Mark Morton (Lamb of God)

Doc welcomes Lamb of God lead guitarist, Mark Morton, to the show and they talk about Mark’s unique playing style, what it’s been like to develop the live show for his solo band, what inspired him to branch out and do a solo album, his evolution as a lead guitarist, the philosophy behind how Lamb […]