Episodes

June 24, 2020

Jason Suecof (Producer, Charred Walls of the Damed, Capharnaum, Crotchduster)

Doc welcomes metal producer, Jason Suecof, to the show.
June 15, 2020

Eddie Hermida (Suicide Silence, ex-All Shall Perish)

Doc welcomes Suicide Silence vocalist, Eddie Hermida, to the show and they talk about how the time away working on the new has allowed him to grow, the motivation behind the sound of the Self-Titled album, how the critical a…
June 8, 2020

Brock Lindow (36 Crazyfists)

Doc welcomes 36 Crazyfists vocalist, Brock Lindow, to the show and they talk about 36 Crazyfists starting in Alaska in the mid-90s, moving to Portland, OR and eventually securing a record deal with Roadrunner, the band havin…
June 3, 2020

Max Illidge (40 Below Summer, ex-Black Market Hero)

Doc welcomes 40 Below Summer vocalist, Max Illidge, to the show and they discuss how the band got their break in New Jersey by getting radio play on WSOU, what influenced the diversity of their sound, how they caught the att…
May 19, 2020

Paolo Gregoletto (Trivium)

Doc welcomes Trivium bassist and backing vocalist, Paolo Gregoletto, to the show and they talk about how the band went about releasing their new album during the pandemic, shared their thoughts on how COVID-19 would affect b…
May 11, 2020

Cristian Machado (Ex-Ill Niño)

Doc welcomes ex-Ill Niño vocalist, Cristian Machado, to the show to talk about his difficulty leaving the band, how tough it is to replace lead singers in bands, what it was like coming up in the local New Jersey metal/hardc…
May 6, 2020

Drunkcast with Buz McGrath (Unearth)

Doc gets hammered drunk with Unearth shredder, Buz Mcgrath, and they blather on about creative struggles, Buz's newfound freedom of being a bachelor, yacht rock, getting blown out by younger, heavier bands, debate who invent…
April 27, 2020

Ernie C (Body Count)

Doc welcomes lead guitarist, Ernie C, from the band Body Count to the show and they talk about Ernie growing up in South Central Los Angeles, being inspired by R&B, funk, and Peter Frampton to start playing guitar, being tur…
April 7, 2020

Dirk Verbeuren (Megadeth, Bent Sea, ex-Soilwork, ex-Scarve)

Doc welcomes Megadeth drummer, Dirk Verbeuren, to the show and they discuss how they are both dealing with COVID-19 social distancing, his roots in death metal and grindcore, how moving to Paris turned him from a hip hop kid…
April 1, 2020

Coping with Social Isolation during COVID-19 w/ Rachel Dash-Doughtery (Social Worker/Therapist)

Doc welcomes Social Worker and Therapist, Rachel Dash-Dougherty, to the show to discuss how people can cope with their mental and emotional health during the difficult experience we are all having social distancing dealing w…
March 23, 2020

Discussing the Greatest Action Movies Ever w/ Mark Hunter (Chimaira)

Doc welcomes Chimaira vocalist, Mark Hunter, back to the show for the 2nd time to discuss how they've been handling the quarantine and social distancing, and also talk about their favorite action films of all time. This epis…
March 16, 2020

Charlie Engen (Five Finger Death Punch, Scale The Summit)

Doc welcomes Five Finger Death Punch drummer, Charlie Engen, to the show and they talk about how Charlie built a big following on Instagram, going back to college to get a Master's in music and why he regretted it, almost lo…
March 3, 2020

Steve Lagudi (Sound Engineer - Machine Head, God Forbid, Testament, Napalm Death)

Doc welcomes Front of House Sound Engineer, Steve Lagudi, to the show and they talk about Steve's break in the industry working for Metallica's fanclub, learning on his own how to do sound by doing demos for Emmure, meeting …
Jan. 27, 2020

Diamante

Doc welcomes solo artist, Diamante, to the show and they talk about how she got her start in the music business in musical theatre, moving to LA from Boston, touring with Whitesnake as an 18 year old, getting a record deal w…
Jan. 21, 2020

Shaun Glass (Repentance, Ex-Soil, Ex-Dirge Within, Ex-Broken Hope)

Doc welcomes guitarist and bassist, Shaun Glass, to the show and they talk about Shaun's background working behind the scenes for Pavement records, his time playing bass for Broken Hope, why he got tired of death metal and d…
Dec. 31, 2019

John Boecklin (Bad Wolves, ex-Devildriver)

Doc welcomes Bad Wolves drummer, John Boecklin, for his second appearance on the show to talk about how John feels about the success of Bad Wolves 3 years removed from his last time on the pod, dealing with the growing pains…
Dec. 9, 2019

Mark Lewis (Producer)

Doc welcomes music producer, Mark Lewis, to the show and they talk about what he thinks the role of a producer is, growing up as a metalhead and guitarist in Maryland, going to recording school at Full Sail University, how h…
Nov. 25, 2019

Derrick Blackman (Some Black Guy from YouTube)

Doc welcomes YouTube star, Derrick Blackman, to the show and they go deep talking about everything from how Derrick got into being a YouTuber, his background as a musician and getting into metal, the "Anti-SJW" vs "Woke" cul…
Nov. 13, 2019

Steev Esquivel (Skinlab, Re:Ignition, Dedvolt)

Doc welcomes Skinlab vocalist and bassist, Steev Esquivel, to the show and they talk about meeting each other in the late 90s, his early days with thrash metal band, Defiance, the downturn in thrash leading to the groove met…
Nov. 6, 2019

Dave Peters (Throwdown)

Doc welcomes Throwdown founder and vocalist, Dave Peters, to the show and they talk about Dave's approach to social media and interest in politics, how Throwdown started with him as a guitarist and eventually the singer, wha…
Oct. 29, 2019

Jason Costa (All The Remains, ex-Diecast)

Doc welcomes All That Remains drummer, Jason Costa, to the show to talk about their collective belief in aliens, his early days coming up in the Boston hardcore scene as a metalhead, how he developed his playing style, his t…
Oct. 15, 2019

Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed)

On this very special 100th episode of The Ex-Man podcast, Doc welcomes Hatebreed vocalist and Jasta Show podcast host Jamey Jasta and they talk about Hatebreed's place in the NWOAHM, the state of rock radio, dealing with pol…
Oct. 7, 2019

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 Fal…
Oct. 1, 2019

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 industr…