Vox&hops

A conversation about how he fell into the world of making monsters for people, his early artistic influences, his creative process when designing monsters, how he creates stories in his mind to help shape his creations, how he built the new stage props for Aborted, how he designs them to be transportable for touring bands, how growing up and living in "Crime Town" Saskatchewan helped shape as well as hinder his career, what the consequences of creating his monsters are & what music he has been listening to for new inspirations. This episode was recorded at Beer Street in Brooklyn, NY. The beer that we drank was the fantastic Fancy People, a hoppy blond ale with coconut, guava, pineapple & dry hopped with mosaic hops by the Finback Brewery. Get your tickets for Cryptopsy's "The Laws of the Flesh 2019", the very first extensive Asian tour today: http://cryptopsy.ca/shows/ If you would like to become a Sponsor of the Vox&Hops podcast please send me an email. Arcane Stone Sculpting: https://www.facebook.com/

A conversation about how he got his start in the world of Metal Media, his past experiences on the road as a tour manager for pop punk bands, the reason he has never tasted alcohol, how he has grown as an interviewer over the years, how he approaches creating interview questions & writing reviews, how he discovered metal through Sum 41 & where he pictures himself in 10 years. Photo by: Dustin Rabin As Bradley doesn't drink we compromised and shared a delicious craft soda instead. During this episode we drank The Great Jamaican Ginger Beer Company's "The Spicy Ginger Beer". Check out their products here: https://www.thegreatjamaican.com/ Get your tickets for Cryptopsy's "The Laws of the Flesh 2019", the very first extensive Asian tour today: http://cryptopsy.ca/shows/ Make sure to pick up Keith Wampler's, the Vox&Hops Alumni, new album "Monuments of Misery" from his band The Convalescence which drops today (June 28th)! I had the pleasure of lending my voice to a track on it called "The Return". Check i

A conversation about touring in a Bandwagon, how he fell into the world of addiction at a young age whilst dealing with anxiety & depression, how he coped & managed his time in school, that time he detoxed at his Girlfriend's house during Christmas, his reverence for amphetamines, the physical toll on his body, how he got kicked out of the Navy & ended up working in a porn shop, the darkest moment of his life & how he manages his addictions today. The beer that we drank during this episode was the wonderful The Love Below by Funky Buddha. It was a delicious Imperial Stout aged in Cabernet Sauvignon & Bourbon Barrels with cherries, chocolate & natural flavors added. Get your tickets for The Laws of the Flesh 2019, Cryptopsy's very first extensive Asian tour here: http://cryptopsy.ca/shows/ Check out & support a long time Cryptopsy fan & Vox&Hops' Head Ryan Ball who got his drums stolen last week after playing a gig. There is a fundraiser that was organized by one of his friends that you should support if

A conversation about how he spent 90% of his youth in his Nan's Pub called The Pineapple Inn, how his Grandfather tricked him into tasting his first beer, his first drunken adventure at 12 years old, how Ingested manages to remain all original members, the real reason that Sam went home from The Summer Slaughter Tour in 2016, how he was asked to take a break from the band, the steps he took to rehabilitate himself in order to get back into the band, how Ingested went through hell and back to get to where they are now, how he juggles touring and fatherhood, we discuss their new EP Call of the Void which he describes as heavy yet different & a bit more experimental (which comes out today June 14th) & their very busy touring schedule for the rest of 2019. We recorded this episode at the Protokoll taproom in Berlin, Germany & the beer that we drank during this episode was an American IPA from Eindhoven, Netherlands called the Doerak by the Van Moll Craft Beer Brewery. Get your tickets for The Laws of the Fles

A conversation about how he got into the crazy world of touring, what exactly the roles of a Tour Manager are, his personal favorite beers from the Georgia area, his first experience with alcohol, his worst tour experience, his own musical project called Gaia, his vocal approach & his vocal inspirations, the best vocalist he has ever mixed & his love for the WWE. The beer that we drank during this episode was graciously brought to me by Aaron Mendiola a fellow podcaster from The Beer Metal Show Podcast from Austin Texas. It was the delectable collaboration between Jester King & Evil Twin called Even More Metal which was an Imperial Stout aged in Maple Bourbon barrels with smoked vanilla. Get your tickets for The Laws of the Flesh Asia 2019 Cryptopsy tour today: http://cryptopsy.ca/shows/ Jester King Brewery: https://jesterkingbrewery.com/ Evil Twin Brewing: https://eviltwin. The Beer Metal Show Podcast: https://thebeermetalshow.podbean.com/

A conversation about playing in a pop punk band growing up in Long Island, getting his first drum set at the age of 5, his early drum influences, his first experience with beer, what it was like to get asked to play drums for Rings of Saturn, what steps he had to take to improve his drumming over the years, what it is like playing in Lucas Mann's band, his opinion about Lucas' infamous quote, his top guitarists of the modern era & how he got thrown off of Atilla's tour bus. The beer that we drank during this episode was Saint-Arnold Brewing Company's Fancy Lawnmower which is a German-Style Kölsch. Photo Credit: Trevor Sweeney Get your tickets for The Laws of the Flesh Asia 2019 tour here: http://cryptopsy.ca/shows/ Desecrate the Faith: https://www.facebook.com/desecratethefaithofficial/ Rings of Saturn: https://www.facebook.com/RingsofSaturnband Saint Arnold Brewing Company: https://www.saintarnold.com/year-round-beers/

A conversation about the upcoming Cattle Decapitation record, what it is like recording immersed in seclusion with Dave Otero at Flatline Audio in Colorado, where he draws his inspirations from, how he develops new vocal ranges, what his best Mexican Tour package would be & his thoughts on the controversial Forced Gender Reassignment video. The beer that we drank during this Episode was graciously brought to me by Alex Ward in Denver Colorado. It was the George Washington's Secret Stash IPA by Dad & Dudes Breweria which is an IPA that has been infused with CBD. Cattle Decapitation: https://www.facebook.com/cattledecapitation Dad & Dudes Breweria: http://www.breweria.com/dudes-brews/cbd-beer/ Photo Credit: Becky DiGiglio

A conversation about growing up as one of the only metal heads in his high school, how living in Los Angeles shaped his musical path, working for one of the biggest metal record labels & all about his band Abysmal Dawn. The beer that we drank during this episode was brought to me by Brian Spencer & his wife Liu it was the great B-Bomb which was a coffee cinnamon barrel aged by Fremont Brewing. It was one of the best beers I have ever been given!!! Huge thanks to the following Vox&Hops' Heads who came out and brought me some sick brews over the past week on my European tour alongside Ingested, Gloryhole Guillotine, Incite, Demonical & Nightrage! Thank you: Courtney Flores, Christian Wolfgang, Michael Sandfeld & Robin Johansson!!! Abysmal Dawn: https://www.facebook.com/AbysmalDawn Nuclear Blast Records: https://www.nuclearblast.de/ Freemont Brewing: https://www.fremontbrewing.com/

A conversation about how he started booking bands, his early years playing in bands, working for Unique Leader Records, how Devastation on the Nation came to be, his thoughts about this years lineup & an epic drunken tale! The beer that we drank during this episode was Rahr & Sons Brewing Company's Seasonal. Get your tickets for the Cryptopsy European tour alongside Ingested, Demonical, Nightrage & Gloryhole Guillotine now! Get your tickets for this years Devastation on the Nation!!! Cryptopsy tickets: http://cryptopsy.ca/shows/ Rahr & Sons Brewing Company: https://rahrbrewing.com/ Devastation on the Nation tickets: https://www.metalfestivaltours.com/ Continental Concerts USA: https://www.continental-concerts.us/ Unique Leader Records: https://www.continental-concerts.us/

A conversation about how he got into the art of YouTubing, his favorite Seinfeld episodes, his opinions on the MetalSucks news website, his love of hockey & his opinion about the new Trailer Park Boys animated series. The beer that we drank during this episode was a Waterloo Brewing's Waterloo IPA. Huge thanks to my friends Natalka & Grant for bringing me out some great brews during the filming of this episode!! This episode is the result of a collaboration between Vox&Hops and the JHOFFFILMS YouTube channel. Be sure to follow and subscribe to their channel if you enjoy funny metal parodies and skits!!! My band, Cryptopsy is now on tour in Europe alongside Ingested, Incite, Nightrage, Demonical and Gloryhole Guillotine until May 19th! You should come out and drink some beers with us! Get your tickets for the upcoming Cryptopsy shows here: http://cryptopsy.ca/shows/ Watch the video version of this interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBEfasE8UOs JHOFFFILMS YouTube channel: https://www.youtu

A conversation about no longer being in a touring band, the local Portland craft beer scene, what inspired him start his podcast Casting Metal, the creation of his no bullshit news site & his worst days on the road. We recorded this episode at the Belmont Station in Portland Oregon and we drank a delectable Hazy RyePA called Solar Oath by Modern Times Beer. Huge thanks to the following Vox&Hop Heads' who brought out some sick ass brews during the final week of Hell Over North America: Etienne Dore, Christian Mongrain Theriault, Chris & J Hoff Films crew, Corey Hofing, Cat Ashcroft , Jamie Morris, Natalka Alissa Xavier & her lover Grant. Beer of the Week My beer of the week was the very first Vox&Hops themed beer which was brewed by Jamie Morris called Lotz of Hopz which was a delicious double dry hopped double Ipa. The hops used were cryo citra, chinook & mosiac along with wheat and malt & a California yeast. I was completely blown away and had no idea that this beer was coming. I was floored and extre

A conversation about the insane craft beer scene in and around Denver Colorado, how he began brewing his own beer, how he got into recording bands, how he goes about creating interesting textures & sounds for his projects & who inspired him the most. The beer that we drank during this episode was graciously provided by Alex Ward! He brought us out some TRVE Brewing Co.'s Cosmic Crypt which was a delectable Farmhouse Pale Ale. Thanks again Alex Ward! Huge shout out to the following Vox&Hops' Heads for bringing out some sick craft beer for me & the rest of the Cryptopsy crew: Bob Williams, Marcus Giuliano, Nick Shaw, Dante Dalton, Steve Miller, Kenneth Hora, Davis Ayotte & Ryan Andrade!!! You are all amazing people with some sick ass beer tastes, thank you all! My Beer of the Week was brought to me by a Vox&Hops Alumni who is also the first return guest to the podcast. Huge shoot out to Andrew Gerrity for sharing his Funky Buddha Brewery's The Love Below, which was an imperial stout aged in Cabernet & B

A conversation about growing up and learning drums at a young age, what bands he thinks is the next big thing, his worst tour memories, his favorite local brews & what it is like working at Dark Matter Coffee. The beer that we drank during this episode was the Daisy Cutter Pale Ale by the Half Acre Beer Company. Huge shout outs and thanks to the following Vox&Hops' Heads who came out to the Hell Over North America Cryptopsy tour and brought me and the boys some ridiculously delicious brews!!!! Thank you Rob & Sofia Lutterman, Nicole Elizalde, Angeles Martinez!!!! But the Beer of the Week award goes to a fellow metal head podcaster Aaron Mendiola!! Aaron brought me out some serious brews and my personal favorite was a collaboration beer between Jester King Brewery & Evil Twin Brewing called Even More Metal which was an Imperial Russian Stout aged in maple bourbon barrels with smoked vanilla. It was a boozy dream! Check out Aaron's podcast The Beer Metal Show!!! Get your tickets for Hell Over North Amer

A conversation about how he got into beer & death metal, his craziest tour stories, why he believes Battlecross is at a slower rate than before, his dream tour & personal favorite tour of his career, his venture into the land of 7 string guitars for his new project Portal of Pazuzu & his new passion for brazilian jiu-jitsu. The beer that we drank during this episode was Shorts Brewing Company's Huma Lupa Licious Ipa. Get your tickets for the Hell Over North America "The Ultimate Blast Beat Party" featuring Aborted, Cryptopsy, Benighted & Hideous Divinity now!!! Battlecross: https://www.facebook.com/battlecrossmetal Shorts Brewing Company: https://www.shortsbrewing.com/beers/huma-lupa-licious/ Hell Over North America Tickets: http://cryptopsy.ca/shows/

A conversation about touring Canada in the middle of winter, recording his new album with Chris Donaldson at The Grid Studio in Montreal, a few absolutely horrible tour stories, who he believes was the artist that had the biggest ego he has ever encountered, some of the sacrifices he and the rest of the band had to make in order to tour 200 plus shows a year & what it is like working as a booking agent when not on tour. The beer that we drank during this Episode was Brasserie Dunham's Sirkawa. Huge thanks to the following fans for coming out the the Hell Over North America Tour & bringing out some delicious brews for Matt & the rest of the Cryptopsy crew to taste: Ryan Ball, Jordan Lannert, Michael Wagner, Alex Wards & Brian Spencer! Thank you all for your very kind hop sharing!!!! Get your tickets for the Hell Over North America "The Blastbeat Party" here: http://cryptopsy.ca/shows/ The Convalescence: https://www.facebook.com/theconvalescence Brasserie Dunham: https://brasseriedunham.com/ The Grid Stu

A conversation about how he first discovered metal living in Serbia through tape trading & buying albums based upon their cover artwork, his dream tour lineup for Bane, his worst tour horror story, who he believes is the next big band in metal & why he relocated to Montreal to pursue a more serious musical career. This podcast was recorded at Station Ho.st which is a quaint little brewpub in Montreal. Throughout the interview we drank a Belgian style Pale Ale called 7 Sisters Mérope by Hopfenstark. Matt's Beer of the Week & Album Pairing Microbrasserie Riverbend's 100% Brett IPA & Dream Theater's Distance Over Time Be sure to come out to see a show on Hell Over North America "The Blast Beat Party"!!!! All ticket links are available on Cryptopsy's website. Bane: https://www.facebook.com/baneband/ Station Ho.st: http://stationhost.ca/ Hopfenstark: https://www.facebook.com/Hopfenstark/ MIcrobrasserie Riverbend: https://www.microriverbend.com/ Dream Theater: http://dreamtheater.net/ Ticket links for He

A conversation about how he started out booking his first show at the age of 17, his time working for Universal Records as well as Extensive Enterprise, his transition to evenko, his involvement in as well a whole bunch of interesting facts regarding Heavy Montreal, his advice for people considering creating their own music festival & what he believes is the best beer he ever drank. This interview was recorded at Brasserie Harricana, which in my opinion is one of the most interesting breweries from Montreal. The beers which we drank during this interview were Brasserie Harricana's own Fruity Berliner Wiesse & their Coffee Berliner Weisse. Matt's Beer of the Week & Pairing of the Week This week the top beer award goes to a collaboration brew between two of the top breweries from Quebec right now. Microbrasserie Vox Populi & Brasserie du Bas Canada joined their spectacular forces to create a monster of a beer called Nightcaller. The beer is an imperial NEIPA and it clocks in at an impressive 11% ABV with

A conversation about how he discovered craft beer, how he travels to Metal & Beer Fests throughout the United States, how he became an artist, his involvement with the Heavy MTL festival, how he inspires himself artistically and what beers and bands he is into right now. This Episode was recorded at Le Saint-Bock which alongside Vices & Versa is one of the best taprooms in Montreal. The beer that we drank was The Bruery's 9 Ladies Dancing. Which was a delectable little treat! It was an old ale style beer which was brewed with cacao nibs, vanilla, coffee and lactose. It clocks in at 11.3 % ABV, it was a great way to start the afternoon! Matt's Beer of the Week was NONE! That is because I attended La Cuvée d'Hiver. This was one of the best beer events I have ever been to!!! The beers were just out of this wold and I could not just pick one for this week because there were just too many fantastic brews. Matt's Album & Beer Pairing of the Week This week I would like to pair two odd things which fit per

A conversation about how Dave started out as a promoter by simply being a die heard fan, the ups and downs of being a promoter, my memories of playing my first big show in Montreal which he booked, the growth of his company Extensive Enterprise, his thoughts about the upcoming Heavy MTL lineup, which band is the worst to cleanup after and if he ever considered taking the leap to merge with a larger booking company. The beer which we tasted during this episode, which was recorded on location at Microbrasserie Dieu du Ciel in Montreal, was Mega Mosaika. Mega Mosaika is termed as a new wave IPA which is a more intense version of their Ultra Mosaika Ipa. It clocks in at 6.9% ABV and is mono hopped with Mosaic hops. It was delicious, fruity but still packed a slight boozy punch at the end. Matt's Beer of the Week Lagabière La Brasserie Artisanale's Funkymothé which is a wild season beer which has been brewed with wild yeast and passion fruits. It is an extremely drinkable beer which is well balanced meani

A conversation about his very busy upcoming 2019 playing in not only Cryptopsy, but also with Vengeful, Akurion & Cattle Decapitation. We mention that this is not the first time that we conduct an interview for Vox&Hops and how the initial interview is now known as "The Lost Episode of Vox&Hops". We also discuss his love of WWE Wrestling, some crazy tour stories, who he thinks is the best up and coming metal bands are, his memories of joining Cryptopsy as well revealing some new Cryptopsy announcements! We recorded this episode at one of, if not, the best tap rooms of Montreal. We were graciously taken care of by the lovely staff of Vices&Versa. Vices&Versa has one of the most varied and extensive beer list of the city and I am never disappointed when I go there. It is a must visit for any craft beer enthusiasts when you are in Montreal. For the first time on the podcast, my guest and I tackled a tasters platter during the interview. At Vices&Versa, they offer a 6 4oz tasters plater. Here is a list o