Crash Bang Boom Podcast!

Drummer Ryan Leger of Hostilities (Formerly Every Time I Die/Hundred Suns) talks about the tough balance of touring and homelife, varying qualities of the ETID Drummers (and the challenges in keeping a band together), his thoughts on the ETID breakup, the unorthodox ideas behind developing his new drum instructional course, The Tony Hawk/Trent Reznor video, bouts of vertigo, dealing with ADHD, his recent run to S. America with Hostilities and much more!

Drummer BJ Graves of Knoxville TN’s Generation of Vipers talks about their upcoming record “Guilt Shrine”that they worked on with Kurt Ballou at God City Studios; from driving up to Salem, MA, to tracking and staying there during the process, what they did in the ten year break, his first frankenkit, hearing Van Halen’s Hot For Teacher at an early age on classic rock radio, one of the stranger gigs they played, grass cutting’,  drummin’ & much more!!http://www.generationofvipers.com/

Drummer John Longstreth swung by the #CBBP to talk about the trials, tribulations, thoughts, recovery, and physical rehab after having carpal tunnel surgery, bar room brawl stories (and subsequent injuries), drum play-throughs, how he started studying Slayer which rekindled his love for Dave Lombardo and lead to his upcoming Slayer tribute show (November 18th @ Lucky 13’s in Brooklyn, NY), the differences between Dave and Paul Bostaph, the “spaghetti mess” of the early drumming years, “Myspace Fuq U Metal”, and much more! PIC: Tom Couture

Drummer Jerry Mazzuca of St. Louis Prog Quartet; The Gorge, talks about his life as a professional musician, the wild instance that lead the Gorge to signing with Pelagic records, jazz influences of the band, Billy Cobham and Chris Pennie as influences, the five years it took to record/release Mechanical Fiction, an Anarchist Convent & much more!!!     https://thegorge.bandcamp.com/album/mechanical-fiction

Drummer Sebastian Thomson catches up with the #CBBP (Triple-Dippin'?) to talk about Baroness’ fantastic new record STONE, their weekly remote contributions ("file-friday") during Covid,  the experience of recording the record in a cabin in the woods, we revisit his experiences of every track on the record, bassist’s Nick Jost’ chops, guitarist Gina Gleason’s solos and overall contributions to the band, glockenspiels, Stewart Copeland, Phil Collins, modern groove trends and the evolving drumming lexicon, & much more!TOUR DATES!: https://yourbaroness.com/tour/

Drummer Mike Truscott of English rock band Wishbone Ash talks about the lengthy tour schedule around the band celebrating over 50 years of playing, killer records from 1970,  the story of how he got the gig, our mutual fascination with early Def Leppard, the impact of the Beatles on both the US and England, New York & London similarities, the distinct memory of his first kit, “Carriage Rock”, & much more!Tour dates & more! : wishboneash.com

Drummer Josh Andrews of the UK’s Pupil Slicer talks about some of his favorite festivals of the last few years, varying English accents, writing & recording their record Blossom, reverse-engineering your own electronic drum parts, the evolution of their live set-up, Chris Pennie as a drum influence, their unexpected reception post-COVID, touring with Boris & much more!Upcoming Dates: https://pupilslicer.com/

Drummer/Producer/Studio Owner Ray Marte of NY’s Moon Tooth talks about the scary incident involving guitarist Nick Lee’s injury, coma and diagnosis of autoimmune limbic encephalitis-followed by his long road to recovery, letting go of the production reigns in working with producer Josh Wilbur, prepping for their upcoming tour with the Callous Daoboys & Protest the Hero , room mics, bald Italians in love, goofy lyrics,  syphilitic armadillos, & much more!!!Tour Dates:https://halloweenisforalways.com/

Drummer Jesse Shreibman of the Pacific North West’s psych/ambient/doom purveyors -Bell Witch , talks about their most recent record “Future's Shadow Part 1: The Clandestine Gate” and how it will tie into the larger body of work in subsequent releases, his ever evolving synth/pedal/drum live-setup, Bell Witch’s most recent run in Europe, their upcoming tour in the states, the process of tying in visuals into their live shows, his early obsessions with cult movies, his eclectic family story,  living the Audio-Monk existence ( in a cabin in the woods), the peculiar story about his Bell Note acquisition,  & much more!https://www.bellwitchdoom.net/live

Drummer Chris Mills of Chicago’s Harm’s Way talks about the recording blocks and pre-production of their new record Common Suffering and working with producer Will Yip, revisits the bands experiences recording their previous albums Rust and and working with Will Putney for the first time on Posthuman, the bands origins and how the band has ascended throughout the years, the impetus for straight edge lifestyle, balancing work life and touring, his foray into the straight edge scene, our mutual fascination with Fugazi, recollections of touring with Trap Them , go-to snares & much more!https://www.harmsway13.com/PIC: @patmoore.ca

Drummer Noah See of the UK’s Conjurer talks beer preferences and the sport of drinking in England, his most recent US tour and the experience of driving longer distances in the US -vs- the UK, how he and the other members grew up in different areas/scenes and how he joined the band, fans reactions to the Conjurer/Pijn collaboration album “Curse these Metal Hands” (And how Jody thought the latter band’s name was pronounced -_-), the local hardcore scene he was influenced by, challenges of the Conjurer material and some upcoming dates!Tour dates & more: conjureruk.com

Drummer Robby Staebler of All Them Witches/UVWAYS talks about the numerous studios he’s worked out of and what made them all uniquely special, recounts the recording experiences of many of their records, talks the origins/history of the ATW, how his gear has evolved, his favorite frankenkit, some of his favorite 70’s recordings and why Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd are still a major influence./https://www.allthemwitches.org/tourPIC: Dylan_INSTA: @supersoniccowboy

Cap. Ron of OK. City’s Chat Pile talks about his day gig coding for effects pedals, the origin of the band name, his upbringing in a small town/ jamming with his brother, the bizarre state that is Oklahoma ( and a couple crazy Jody stories), how he loves the band Phish, how Dave Grohl taught him to play the drums, the process of recording “God’s Country” and strange early shows/ vs more awesome recent shows and the upcoming tour!https://chatpile.net/https://www.facebook.com/chatpilebandCBBP SPONSOR: https://oneuploops.com/

Drummer Chris Enriquez of Spotlights talks their most recent tour and the process of writing/recording their new record “Alchemy of the Dead”, meeting Dave Lombardo while opening for Mr Bungle, a party night with yours truly culminating off-roading and mouth torturing hot sauce, his upcoming documentary On the Might of Princes, The delayed (and then ultimately played) show with Julie Christmas at Roadburn (as well as upcoming material), as well as his projects; Total Meltdown & Light Tower.https://www.facebook.com/spotlightsband/https://spotlights.bandcamp.com/musichttps://www.instagram.com/spotlightsmusichttps://www.facebook.com/onthemightofprinces/https://www.brooklynvegan.com/on-the-might-of-princes-documentary-premiering-in-nyc-w-qa/CBBP SPONSER: https://oneuploops.com/

Cave In drummer JR Conners returns to the CBBP to talk about the process behind writing/recording their amazing new album Heavy Pendulum, the impact of Nate Newton joining the band, bedroom drum sets & “bedroom covers”, returning to Kurt Ballou since their first record (and the ways the band and Kurt had evolved over the last 24 years), the injury that sidelined him during tracking, the “Cave In drum set”, how the pandemic strengthened his relationships & much more! Photo: Jason Zucco 

MMA legend, fighter, teacher & more; Jermey Horn talks about MMA tournaments in small towns in the 90’s and the year he fought nearly 40 times resulting in his baffling 170 MMA career fights, his early interest in the sport,  competitions in rodeo arenas, the art of managing negative thoughts during extreme adversity, the beauty of the flow-state,  thoughts on his matches with Chuck Liddell, Chael Sonnen, & Rousimar Palharis, how teaching was a natural progression, why Tool gets him hyped before fights (and his dream training match), modern phenoms in MMA and how the sport might be devolving & much more!

Producer/Engineer Andrew Schneider talks about his run with the Blue Man Group, revisits some of his past records; Cave In’s Perfect Pitch Black, Unsane’s Visqueen, and his own records with Pigs, working out of Steve Albini’s Electrical Audio Studios & some of Albini’s past records,  the pursuit of great sounding drums and his early years of recording/evolution in gear, the flood that wiped him of his gear, the varying roles of producers, Swans as a sonic influence, & much more!https://acreaudio.com https://www.facebook.com/acre.audio https://www.instagram.com/acre.audio/ http://andrewschneideraudio.com

Tristan Shone AKA Author & Punisher talks about the changes made coming off a big tour with Tool for his new record Kruller, engineering alternative setups for tours over seas, how altering his set up leads to different directions musically, the layout and general connectivity of some of his live rigs, the initial inspiration behind connecting the worlds of engineering and music, non-gridded industrial music,  sci fi shows (& why engineering alone won’t save mankind) plus much more!Photo credit: Becky DiGiglio

Drummer Scott Osment of Deaf Club (Featuring Justin Pearson; The Locust, Retox, Dead Cross) talks about his move from Austin to California, only to endure Covid times with wild fires and ultimately getting Covid -resulting in him moving back to Austin, how Deaf Club started as a band and the process of recording their new record Productive Disruption, Jody recounts his first time seeing the Locust, the embarrassment of revisiting one’s early bands and why teenage boredom benefited his early practice regimens , why he listens primarily to Hip Hop, back injuries, the growing excitement of upcoming shows & much more!

Obsidious drummer Sebastian Lanser talks about home studio work, how he joined Panzerballett and the bands connections to  a thesis on Meshuggah, his work with Obscura,  Vinnie Colaiuta/Simon Phillips/Mike Manginni as influences, how he started playing drums a the age of 5 and playing double bass at 8 yrs old, evolving from a  drummer that could adjust his style according to the music-vs- having to rehearse specific exercises to navigate faster/more complex music, the benefits of full takes in the studio & much more!