Episodes
Jan. 18, 2019
2018 Year In Review - The Mental Health Episode
Doc summarizes the experiences of the previous year of touring, how it has affected him, dealing with depression, and the steps he has taken to get healthy in 2019. Doc also recounts his favorite albums and films of 2018. Fo…
Dec. 28, 2018
Discussing Rolling Stone's Disparaging Article on Mainstream Rock w/ Rob Blasko (Ozzy, ex-Rob Zombie)
Doc welcomes Rob Blasko, bassist for Ozzy Osbourne, owner of Mercenary Artist Management (Black Veil Brides, Black Label Society), and host of the ManageMental and A New Level podcasts, to discuss a recent article issued by …
Dec. 18, 2018
Barry Stock (Three Days Grace)
Doc speaks with Three Days Grace guitarist, Barry Stock, and they talk about how Barry joined the band, what he thinks the secret to their longevity is, what Three Days Grace's songwriting process is like, how his hobby of h…
Dec. 3, 2018
Mat Madiro (From Ashes To New, ex-Trivium)
Doc welcomes guest, Mat Madiro, drummer of From Ashes To New, and they talk about Mat's start in the music industry working as a drum tech for I See Stars, eventually getting hired to tech for Trivium, getting asked to actua…
Nov. 19, 2018
Ben Umanov (Vince Neilstein from MetalSucks)
Doc welcomes guest, Ben Umanov aka Vince Neilstein, co-founder and content creator for MetalSucks.net. They talk about Doc's early involvement as a writer on MetalSucks, Ben's early years working for Atlantic Records, how Ma…
Nov. 1, 2018
Christian "CC" Coma (Black Veil Brides, ex-Silent Civilian)
Doc welcomes Black Veil Brides drummer, Christian "CC" Coma, and they talk about his early days playing for Silent Civilian, what went wrong with that band and why he quit, the thought process behind Black Veil Brides' image…
Oct. 15, 2018
Mike Mowery (Outerloop Management, Jabberjaw Media, ManageMental Podcast)
Doc welcomes Mike Mowery, podcaster, owner of Outerloop Management and record label, as well as co-owner of Jabberjaw Media , the podcast network that The Ex Man is a part of. They talk about Mike's trip cross-country, his t…
Sept. 26, 2018
Keith Wallen (Breaking Benjamin, ex-Adelita's Way, Copper)
Doc welcomes Breaking Benjamin guitarist and backing vocalist, Keith Wallen, to the show, and they talk about the idiosyncrasies of their long summer tour, Keith's time playing with Adelita's Way, how he joined Breaking Benj…
Sept. 19, 2018
Mike Couls (Vehement Serenade, ex-Sworn Enemy, ex-Agents of Man)
Doc welcomes famed hardcore bass player, Mike Couls as his guest and they talk about Mike booking God Forbid's first ever tour in Detroit, how losing his father at a young age led him to find solace in the hardcore scene, de…
Sept. 11, 2018
Dave Davidson (Revocation)
Doc speaks with Revocation vocalist and lead guitarist, Dave Davidson, about the band he played in previously called Cryptic Warning, the early days coming up in Boston DIY metal scene, the intellectual curiosity that led hi…
Aug. 30, 2018
Kyle Konkiel (Bad Wolves, ex-Vimic/Scar The Martyr, ex-In This Moment)
Doc speaks with his bandmate and bassist from Bad Wolves, Kyle Konkiel, about his stint doing his own podcast, Tour Bus Confidential, getting started in the LA metal scene with the band Grimefield, how he got the gig to play…
Aug. 23, 2018
Jonny Hawkins (Nothing More)
On the latest episode of The Ex Man Podcast, Doc welcomes Jonny Hawkins, vocalist for the eclectic hard rock band, Nothing More. They talk about his methods for maintaining sanity on long tours, how he got into fitness and h…
Aug. 9, 2018
Tom Bejgrowicz (ex-A&R for Century Media, Graphic Designer, Unbuilt Magazine)
Doc speaks with Tom Bejgrowicz, also known as Tom B, the guy who originally signed God Forbid to a record deal with Century Media records, about getting started in the music industry with Caroline Distribution and working ba…
July 31, 2018
Nelson Blake II (Locked In A Vacancy - Comic Book Artist - Spiderman, Luke Cage, Romulus)
Doc welcomes guest, Nelson Blake II, Guitarist of NYC-based metalcore band Locked In A Vacancy and professional comic book artist. They talk about Locked In A Vacancy's recent reunion, the old New York hardcore scene, dissec…
July 24, 2018
Eyal Levi (ex-Daath, URM Academy)
Doc welcomes guitarist, songwriter, producer, and entrepreneur, Eyal Levi, on the show to talk about growing up around classical music with his father being a conductor, how in music college he stumbled upon creating the mus…
July 11, 2018
Melissa Cross (The Zen of Screaming)
Doc speaks with world renowned singer and vocal coach, Melissa Cross, about coming up with her techniques to teach how to scream properly, her early years studying acting, piano, voice, and performance, being attracted to he…
July 3, 2018
Zach Myers (Shinedown)
Doc speaks with Shinedown guitarist, Zach Myers, about filling in on bass with Saliva, how he joined Shinedown, getting his start as a teenage phenom musician, how Shinedown's sound evolved over the years to getting heavier,…
June 26, 2018
Steve Joh (A&R for Prosthetic Records, ex-Century Media)
Doc speaks with Prosthetic Records A&R guy, Steve Joh, about getting started in the music industry working at Caroline Distribution, getting hired by Century Media to run Noise Records, eventually taking over the A&R job at …
June 15, 2018
Sahaj Ticotin (Ra)
Doc speaks with Ra vocalist, guitarist, and producer, Sahaj Ticotin, about how he got his start playing music, his philosophy on producing new rock bands, starting the band Ra and landing a major label record deal, the diffi…
June 6, 2018
Mike Mulholland (Painless, ex-Emmure, Recon, Thy Art Is Murder)
Doc speaks with guitarist Mike Mulholland about filling in for deathcore titans, Thy Art Is Murder, his time playing in Emmure, rant about guitar playing and gear, his original band Recon and Emmure bringing a nü metal and b…
June 1, 2018
Godless (ex-Podcast Metal, ex-MetalSucks Podcast)
Doc speaks with Godless, the former host of excellent heavy metal themed podcasts, Podcast Metal and MetalSucks, about his background in the music industry as a manager, booker, and promoter, how he met Chuck and got into po…
May 24, 2018
Chris Kael (Five Finger Death Punch, ex-The UTMoST)
Doc speaks with Five Finger Death Punch bassist, Chris Kael, about what attracted him to picking up the bass as a teenager in Lexington, KY, his background as a lead vocalist, moving to Las Vegas and playing with the pop pun…
May 16, 2018
Steve Smyth (One Machine, ex-Forbidden, ex-Nevermore, ex-Testament, ex-Vicious Rumors)
Doc talks with prolific guitar player, Steve Smyth, about what makes the bay area such a gold mine for talented metal musicians, how he got his professional start with Vicious Rumors, getting his big break as a touring guita…
May 8, 2018
Live Show w/ Roy Mayorga (Stone Sour, ex-Soulfly, ex-Crisis, ex-Nausea)
Doc does his first ever live Ex Man show with Stone Sour drummer, Roy Mayorga, about coming up in New York City with punk band Nausea, jumping around as a hired gun with bands like Shelter and Crisis, how doing remixes for S…