Ex-Man Podcast Ep. 99 – Phil Labonte (All That Remains, ex-Shadows Fall)
Doc welcomes All That Remains vocalist, Phil Labonte, on the show for the third time to discuss his entry into the metal scene as a guitarist and then a vocalist for death metal band Perpetual Doom, his time with Shadows Fall and why he Ieft the band, what drove him to start and persevere with […]
Ex-Man Podcast Ep. 98 – What Makes Tool Special? With Crash Thompson (The Rock Critic)
Doc welcomes YouTube music Crash Thompson aka The Rock Critic to the show to discuss the modern state of music criticism, the new Tool album Fear Inoculum, and how Tool engages outside of the norms of the rest of the industry. Follow Crash on Twitter @TehRockCritic and his YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/TehRockCritic Follow Doc on Instagram and […]
Ex-Man Podcast Ep. 97 – Josh Travis (Emmure, Glass Cloud, ex-Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza)
Doc welcomes Emmure guitarist, Joshua Travis, to the show and they talk about his time with The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza, how he developed his sound, the genesis of “the yuck”, his early guitar influences, his time with Glass Cloud, how he joined Emmure, how his musical personality has fit into Emmure’s creative process, and […]
Ex-Man Podcast Ep. 96 – Myke Terry (Volumes, ex-Bury Your Dead, ex-Cassius)
Doc welcomes Volumes vocalist Myke Terry to the show to talk about coming up in the Richmond, VA metalcore scene with his first band Cassius, how he joined Bury Your Dead, developing his vocal style and experimenting with singing, the aftermath of quitting Bury Your Dead, experiencing racism in the metal scene, moving to Des […]
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 […]
