Sinopsis
In-depth conversations with metal musicians about life, music & craft beer, hosted by Matt McGachy, frontman of extreme metal band Cryptopsy. Casual conversations with creative people involved in the metal and craft beer scenes. Discussions focus on creative processes, origin stories, learning experiences and touring anecdotes.
Episodios
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Dan Jacobs (Atreyu)
06/09/2019 Duración: 15minA conversation about his time at Heavy Montreal, which defunct Metalcore band he wishes would make a comeback, bringing theatrics back to metal, if he is a craft beer enthusiast, his favourite brewery, his merchandise company Rock World Merchandise & ROKK clothing. This episode was recorded on site at the Heavy Montreal 2019 festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Throughout the episode we drank Brasseur de Montreal's Griffintown Blonde Ale, which was graciously given to me to share with my guests by Marie-Mado Langlois from Brasseur de Montreal. Photo Credit: Pat Beaudry https://www.snapephoto.com Atreyu: http://www.atreyuofficial.com/ Rock World Merchandise: https://www.facebook.com/rockworldmerchandise/ ROKK Clothing: https://www.facebook.com/Rokk-Clothing-95225026105/ Brasseur de Montreal: https://www.brasseurdemontreal.com/ Heavy Montreal: https://www.heavymontreal.com/en
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Hugues Leroux-Kelly (Matera Brasseurs Tonneliers)
03/09/2019 Duración: 16minSpecial Vox&Hops Brewer Talks Episode! A conversation about brewing beer, S’TOUTÜNSTOUT, the new Spanish Brandy version, if he's a metal head, brews for bands, his best of the worst beers, putting your best products forward, brewing at someone else's facility & where Matera is headed. Throughout this interview we were drinking Matera Brasseurs Tonneliers' "Frau Riesling" which was a delectable experience! This episode was recorded at Festival Bières et Saveurs de Chambly in Chambly Quebec. Matera Brasseurs Tonneliers: https://materabrasseurstonneliers.com Festival Bières et Saveurs de Chambly: https://www.bieresetsaveurs.com/
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Sean Arsenian (The Great Sabatini)
30/08/2019 Duración: 28minA conversation about how he has kept his drive over the years, how they developed their sound, how he discovers music in a modern era, if he's a craft beer enthusiast, how he writes music, the soundtrack to his youth, his development as an artist, his dive into the world of tattooing, his tattoo artist mentors, how he feels about how mainstream tattoos have become & the most ridiculous tattoo request he has turned down. This episode was recorded on site at the Heavy Montreal 2019 festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Throughout the episode we drank Brasseur de Montreal's Griffintown Blonde Ale, which was graciously given to me to share with my guests by Marie-Mado Langlois from Brasseur de Montreal. I am super stoked to announce that Vox&Hops will be attending this year's BSC - Bières et Saveurs de Chambly as a media which will be taking place in Chambly Quebec Quebec starting today August 30th till September 2nd!!! I am super excited to share my experience with you during the following week's podcast epis
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Scott Reeder (Fu Manchu)
30/08/2019 Duración: 13minA conversation about the soundtrack to his youth, why he chose to play drums, if he's a craft beer enthusiast, the craft beer scene in Costa Mesa California, if stoner rock fans smoke more weed than metal fans, his experience at Heavy Montreal & a tour horror story. This episode was recorded on site at the Heavy Montreal 2019 festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. I am super stoked to announce that Vox&Hops will be attending this year's BSC - Bières et Saveurs de Chambly as a media which will be taking place in Chambly Quebec Quebec starting today August 30th till September 2nd!!! I am super excited to share my experience with you during the following week's podcast episode. If you live close to Chambly and like craft beer you should most definitely make the trip! You can get you tickets here: https://www.bieresetsaveurs.com Photo Credit: Nick Sayers https://www.facebook.com/nicksayersphoto/ Fu Manchu: https://fu-manchu.com Heavy Montreal: https://www.heavymontreal.com/en
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Scott Middleton (Cancer Bats)
30/08/2019 Duración: 13minA conversation about his experience at Heavy Montreal, his personal favorite festival to play, if he sides with Manowar or Hellfest, a ridiculous encounter with Joey Demaio, why he chooses not to drink alcohol & his beer of choice when cooking. This episode was recorded on site at the Heavy Montreal 2019 festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. I am super stoked to announce that Vox&Hops will be attending this year's BSC - Bières et Saveurs de Chambly as a media which will be taking place in Chambly Quebec Quebec starting today August 30th till September 2nd!!! I am super excited to share my experience with you during the following week's podcast episode. If you live close to Chambly and like craft beer you should most definitely make the trip! You can get you tickets here: https://www.bieresetsaveurs.com Photo Credit: Benoit Rousseau http://www.rousseauphotographie.com/ Cancer Bats: https://www.cancerbats.com/ Heavy Montreal: https://www.heavymontreal.com/en
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Dave Witte (Municipal Waste)
23/08/2019 Duración: 18minA conversation about how he discovered craft beer, his top American craft beer Brewery, his first experience at Dieu du Ciel's pub, his favorite beer places in the world, his first memory of Lord Worm & what Municipal Waste has coming up next. This episode was recorded on site at the Heavy Montreal 2019 festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Throughout the episode we drank Brasseur de Montreal's Griffintown Blonde Ale, which was graciously given to me to share with my guests by Marie-Mado Langlois from Brasseur de Montreal. I am super stoked to announce that Vox&Hops will be attending this year's BSC - Bières et Saveurs de Chambly as a media which will be taking place in Chambly Quebec from August 30th - September 2nd!!! I am super excited to share my experience with you during the following week's podcast episode. If you live close to Chambly and like craft beer you should most definitely make the trip! You can get you tickets here: https://www.bieresetsaveurs.com Municipal Waste: https://www.municipalw
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Vince & Julie (Dopethrone)
23/08/2019 Duración: 12minA conversation about Heavy Montreal, the sense of community in Metal, Montreal's craft beer scene, what they have coming up, how Jules started screaming & how she stays healthy on the road. This episode was recorded on site at the Heavy Montreal 2019 festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Throughout the episode we drank Granville Island Brewing's Double IPA & Brasseur de Montreal's Griffintown Blonde Ale, which was graciously given to me to share with my guests by Marie-Mado Langlois from Brasseur de Montreal. I am super stoked to announce that Vox&Hops will be attending this year's BSC - Bières et Saveurs de Chambly as a media which will be taking place in Chambly Quebec from August 30th - September 2nd!!! I am super excited to share my experience with you during the following week's podcast episode. If you live close to Chambly and like craft beer you should most definitely make the trip! You can get you tickets here: https://www.bieresetsaveurs.com Photo Credit: Dopethrone Facebook https://www.faceboo
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Belisario Dimuzio (Cattle Decapitation & Eukaryst)
23/08/2019 Duración: 17minA conversation about his time on Summer Slaughter, the new Cattle Decapitation record Death Atlas, how he got into craft beer, his style of choice, best beer he has had recently & his retirement plan as a microbiologist. This episode was recorded on site at the Heavy Montreal 2019 festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Throughout the episode we drank Granville Island Brewing's Double IPA, which was graciously given to me to share with my guests by Marie-Mado Langlois from Brasseur de Montreal. I am super stoked to announce that Vox&Hops will be attending this year's BSC - Bières et Saveurs de Chambly as a media which will be taking place in Chambly Quebec from August 30th - September 2nd!!! I am super excited to share my experience with you during the following week's podcast episode. If you live close to Chambly and like craft beer you should most definitely make the trip! You can get you tickets here: https://www.bieresetsaveurs.com Photo Credit: @Caaalebarneaud Cattle Decapitation: https://www.facebo
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Alex Erian (Despised Icon & Obey The Brave)
16/08/2019 Duración: 16minA conversation about the Heavy Montreal Festival, using in-ear monitors, the challenges of clean vocals, switching from drumming to screaming, the development of his stage persona, the upcoming Despised Icon Tour & a misstep he wishes he could take back. This episode was recorded on site at the Heavy Montreal 2019 festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Throughout the episode we drank Brasseur de Montreal's Griffintown Blonde Ale, which was graciously given to me to share with my guests by Marie-Mado Langlois from Brasseur de Montreal. Photo Credit: Tim Snow https://timsnowphoto.format.com/ Despised Icon: http://www.despisedicon.com/ Obey The Brave: https://www.obeythebrave.com/ Brasseur de Montreal: https://www.brasseurdemontreal.com/ Heavy Montreal: https://www.heavymontreal.com/en
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Kyle Anderson (Brand of Sacrifice)
16/08/2019 Duración: 13minA conversation about how he got into screaming, the evolution of his voice, his vocal warm up technique, the birth of Brand of Sacrifice, his first experience with beer, the Ontarian craft beer scene & what's next for Brand of Sacrifice. This episode was recorded on site at the Heavy Montreal 2019 festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Throughout the episode we drank Granville Island Brewing's Double IPA, which was graciously given to me to share with my guests by Marie-Mado Langlois from Brasseur de Montreal. Photo Credit: Heavy Montreal 2019 Brand of Sacrifice: https://www.facebook.com/brandofsacrificemetal/ Granville Island Brewing: http://www.gib.ca/ Brasseur de Montreal: https://www.brasseurdemontreal.com/ Heavy Montreal: https://www.heavymontreal.com/en
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Maurizio Iacono (Kataklysm & Ex Deo)
16/08/2019 Duración: 12minA conversation about the Heavy Montreal Festival, the importance of remaining humble in the metal music industry, the craft beer scene of Chicago & St.Tabarnak Kataklysm's very own craft beer brewed by Eutropius Brewing in Belgium. This episode was recorded on site at the Heavy Montreal 2019 festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Throughout the episode we drank Brasseur de Montreal's Griffintown Blonde Ale, which was graciously given to me to share with my guests by Marie-Mado Langlois from Brasseur de Montreal. Photo Credit: Tim Snow https://timsnowphoto.format.com/ Kataklysm: https://www.kataklysm.ca Ex Deo: https://exdeo.bandcamp.com/ Brasseur de Montreal: https://www.brasseurdemontreal.com/ Heavy Montreal: https://www.heavymontreal.com/en Eutropius Brewing: https://www.brouwerij-eutropius.be/en
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Eric Danielsson (Watain)
09/08/2019 Duración: 14minA conversation about the 20th anniversary tour, the craft beer scene in Sweden, the possibilities of a Watain craft beer, their show being cancelled in Singapore, how metal should always be kept dangerous & if he thinks he has ever gone too far on stage. This episode was recorded on site at the Heavy Montreal 2019 festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Throughout the episode we drank Brasseur de Montreal's L'Amer IPA, which was graciously given to me to share with my guests by Marie-Mado Langlois from Brasseur de Montreal. Photo credit: Benoit Rousseau http://www.rousseauphotographie.com/ Watain: https://www.facebook.com/watainofficial https://watainsom.bandcamp.com/ Brasseur de Montreal: https://www.brasseurdemontreal.com/ Heavy Montreal: https://www.heavymontreal.com/en
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Vega de la Rockha (Metalachi)
09/08/2019 Duración: 13minA conversation about how they made their transition from a standard mariachi band to metal one, what would be a dream tour, if he feels that they will be stuck branded as a theme band, is he a craft beer enthusiast & what does Metalachi have coming up. This episode was recorded on site at the Heavy Montreal 2019 festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Throughout the episode we drank Brasseur de Montreal's L'Amer IPA, which was graciously given to me to share with my guests by Marie-Mado Langlois from Brasseur de Montreal. Photo credit: Pierre Bourgault: http://pierrebphoto.com/ Metalachi: https://metalachi.com/ Brasseur de Montreal: https://www.brasseurdemontreal.com/ Heavy Montreal: https://www.heavymontreal.com/en
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Adam Dutkiewicz (Killswitch Engage)
09/08/2019 Duración: 16minA conversation about the San Diego craft beer scene, his go-to style of beer, the question that he is fed up of answering, Jesse Leach's vocal surgery, the soundtrack of his youth, his productions & his opinion on the Tim Lambesis situation. This episode was recorded on site at the Heavy Montreal 2019 festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Throughout the episode we drank Brasseur de Montreal's L'Amer IPA, which was graciously given to me to share with my guests by Marie-Mado Langlois from Brasseur de Montreal. Photo Credit: Michael Kovacs https://michaelkovacsphotography.com/ Killswitch Engage: http://www.killswitchengage.com Brasseur de Montreal: https://www.brasseurdemontreal.com/ Heavy Montreal: https://www.heavymontreal.com/en
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Dan Cleary (Striker)
02/08/2019 Duración: 19minA conversation about how he started playing music, the soundtrack to his youth, his favorite style of beer, the Edmonton craft beer scene, a tour horror story, what it was like opening for Metallica & how he keeps his voice strong on tour. This episode was recorded at Le Saint-Bock tap house, one of Montreal's premier tap rooms. Striker was here to play a show as a part of the Heavy en Ville portion of the Heavy Montreal festival. Throughout this episode we drank Brasseurs du Nord's Boreal du Nord Est. Photo Credit: Michael Kovacs https://michaelkovacsphotography.com/ Striker: http://www.striker-metal.com/band Le Saint-Bock: http://saintbock.com/ Brasseurs du Nord: http://www.brasseursdunord.com/
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Nicky Calonne (Nekrogoblikon)
02/08/2019 Duración: 12minA conversation about how Jon Goblikon came to be, his foray into craft beer, what the LA craft beer scene is like, how he started doing scream vocals, his influences & how he stays healthy on the road. This episode was recorded on site at the Heavy Montreal 2019 festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Throughout the episode we drank Brasseur de Montreal's L'Amer IPA, which was graciously given to me to share with my guests by Marie-Mado Langlois from Brasseur de Montreal. Photo credit: Pierre Bourgault Pierre Bourgault: http://pierrebphoto.com/ Nekrogoblikon: https://nekrogoblikon.bandcamp.com/ Brasseur de Montreal: https://www.brasseurdemontreal.com/ Heavy Montreal: https://www.heavymontreal.com/en
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Dirk Schlächter (Gamma Ray)
02/08/2019 Duración: 20minA conversation about how life lead him to meet Kai Hansen, how he spent his time during the Helloween reunion tour, the Pumpkin's United lineup's new Helloween album, releasing an EP with Gamma Ray next year & the 30th anniversary of Gamma Ray. This episode was recorded on site at the Heavy Montreal 2019 festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Throughout the episode we drank Granville Island Brewing's Double IPA, which was graciously given to me to share with my guests by Marie-Mado Langlois from Brasseur de Montreal. Photo credit: Patrick Beaudry Patrick Beaudry: https://www.snapephoto.com/ Gamma Ray: https://www.gammaray.org/en/ Granville Island Brewing: http://www.gib.ca/ Brasseur de Montreal: https://www.brasseurdemontreal.com/ Heavy Montreal: https://www.heavymontreal.com/en
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Nick Farkas (Heavy Montreal)
26/07/2019 Duración: 38minA conversation about how he got started booking bands in the late 80's in Montreal, the hustle that was required to make it happen, what venue he misses most, some crazy DIY events he promoted, the development of the punk & metal scene in the 90's, the craft beers which will be available at this year's Heavy Montreal & where you can find them. The beer that we drank during this episode was La Pitoune from Le Trou du Diable, which was a clean, clear & smooth easy brew which is available at this year's Heavy Montreal. Huge thanks to Chirs Kells from FTB Visuals for filming and editing this video!: https://youtu.be/KfeZzdEgr2A FTB Visuals: https://www.facebook.com/fronttobackv... Get your tickets for Heavy Montreal: https://www.heavymontreal.com/en/passes Le Trou du Diable: https://troududiable.com/
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Jim Gregory (Solium Fatalis)
19/07/2019 Duración: 35minA conversation about the history of his band Solium Fatalis, his early influences growing up as a young metal head in the early 90's, his journey into becoming a craft beer enthusiast, his memories of his first beer when he was 9 years old, what it was like being stationed in Florida in 99, the struggles of attempting to start a death metal band during the Nu Metal era, his experiences and thoughts about Hell Over North America, what would be a dream tour lineup for Solium Fatalis, what obstacles have been hindering Solium Fatalis to get to the next level & we discuss the track which I did guest vocals for called, "A Gathering of Storms". This episode was recorded at Le Trèfle Noir a wonderful craft beer brewery and pub in Rouyn Noranda, Quebec, Canada. The beer that we drank was L'Houblon-Sûr-Quévillon which was a sour pale ale that clocked in at 6.5 %ABV. It was fresh, drinkable and extremely delicious treat. Solium Fatalis: https://www.facebook.com/SoliumFatalis/ Slamman Booking: https://www.facebook.c
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Richie Cavalera (INCITE)
12/07/2019 Duración: 38minA conversation about his first experience with alcohol, how playing Policia on stage at a young age got him hooked, if he ever felt pressure when starting a band due to his father's success, how he dealt with schooling whilst on the road, how Ozzy Osbourne is partly responsible for his smoking habit, how his band Incite came to be, what his hometown of Las Vegas' metal scene is like, how he developed his stage persona, what a dream tour for Incite would be, how he got arrested in Switzerland after a show, his personal favorites of his Father's bands & if he thinks there will ever be an original member Sepultura reunion. The beers that we drank during this episode were the Heller Bock & Ostsee Stout by the Hoppen un Molt Brewery. If you would like to become a Sponsor of the Vox&Hops Podcast please send me an email! Hoppen un Molt Brewery:https://www.hoppen-molt.de/ Incite: https://www.facebook.com/INCITEband Cryptopsy: http://cryptopsy.ca/