The Back Lounge Podcast

Unleash The Archers vocalist Brittney Slayes joins me for Episode 28 of the Back Lounge Podcast! The powerhouse singer talks with me about becoming a Mom, balancing parenting with the band, the new album, upcoming tours, and the drama that recently surround them (and other bands) for utilizing A.I. with their art, which leads to a bigger topic of how people treat each other on the internet.

Jaxon Hibler, a longtime cast member on the REACT Channel on YouTube, joins us for the latest podcast episode for a very open talk about how he joined the channel, how it operates, how it's effected his life, how he and other cast members deal with negativity on the internet, and even how he got kicked out of high school!

Sevendust vocalist Lajon Witherspoon joins us for Episode 26 of the podcast to discuss the upcoming Sevendust record "Truth Killer", current and upcoming tours, how to keep chemistry with a band for 25 years, being a dad, growing up in Nashville, and more!

Vocalist Melissa Bonny and guitarist Hans Platz of The Dark Side of the Moon join in for Episode 25 of The Back Lounge Podcast. We discussed the release of their first studio album with the band, how they divide time between this project, Feuerschwanz, and Ad Infinitum, playing their first live show as a band, the current state of the music industry, and a whole lot more!

One of my all time favorite guitarists, Rob Arnold, joins us for Episode 24 of The Back Lounge Podcast! Rob is a guitarist, producer, and audio engineer most known for being the long time guitarist for the Cleveland, Ohio, US based band Chimaira, and during this episode I got to nerd out with him over some old Chimaira nostalgia, talk to him about his recent solo album, what he thinks about the current state of the music industry and how it's changed over the years, digital vs tube amps, and a whole lot more!

Vocalist Kyle Anderson and Guitarist/Producer Leo Valeri of the Canadian Deathcore band Brand of Sacrifice join me for Episode 23 of the podcast. Our conversation took place right before they headed out on the second leg of Lorna Shore's Pain Remains tour, and we got to talk about their upcoming touring, trying new things with their music, their clothing line Shibori Threads, and what the metal community is currently missing with its culture.

Vocalist/Producer Chris Harms from Lord of the Lost returns to the podcast for a second time fresh off of a #1 album in Germany, and while preparing the band for the German preliminary show for Eurovision. We spent some time catching up and just talking about random things like learning languages, going to shows, growing up with older technology and being nostalgic about music and TV shows, He also shared the band's experience touring with Iron Maiden and how they look forward to doing it again, talked about the unique marketing for their album "Blood and Glitter", and walked me through the process of how they will compete for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Vocalist Anders Fridén of the legendary Swedish melodeath band In Flames joins us for Episode 21 of the podcast! In Flames is one of the most important bands in the history of the Swedish metal scene, and are known as one of the pioneers of the Gothenburg sound. To celebrate the release of their 14th studio album, "Foregone", Anders joined me to talk about the new album, working with Howard Benson to develop their modern sound, how they found their newest band members, taking vocal lessons, up and coming bands in the Swedish metal scene, attending shows, reminiscing about music that we grew up with, and so much more!

If any of these episodes get me into trouble, this will be the one... Stage Manager, Lighting Tech, friend, and all around awesome dude Andy Shaw joins us for Episode 20 of The Back Lounge Podcast. Shaw and I toured together for quite a few years, and on this episode we sit and recount some of the hilarious tour stories that we remember from our time on the road together.

Guitarist Ville Friman from Finnish melodeath legends Insomnium joins us for Episode 19 of the podcast to discuss their upcoming album "Anno 1696", touring, living in the UK while being in a band from Finland, working with a PhD at the University of York, finding escape and quiet time in Saunas, and much more!