Crash Bang Boom Podcast!

Drummer, Producer, Engineer, Visual artist and more; Jamie Saint Merat of Ulcerate talks about the bands first US tours, the multi-step process of writing, pre-production, and ultimately recording (including tempo-mapping non-click rehearsals), the evolution of how they’ve written and recorded over the years, Jamie’s thoughts on doubles in the feet and his regimens for maintaining foot speed, kick pedal tensions at different BPM’s, pre-show regimens and adjusting to long/extreme sets, the hypnotic ritual that is their albums and live shows, the shocking dichotomy of atonal madness and etherial levitation, early cassette tapes that lead him into an extreme direction, his favorite fusion drummers, the challenges of touring outside of New Zealand, isolation as a benefit for regional styles /sub-genres, triggers and much more!

Part 2 of Biohazard drummer Danny Schuler! We get into amazing shows he saw including his two favorites; Bad Brains and Van Halen, our mutual love for Leeway and their 91’ record Desperate Measures (as well as Danny seeing them live multiple times), Biohazard’s connection to the hip hop group Onyx and there collaboration on the Judgment Night soundtrack, Danny’s thoughts on the Grunge era and some of his favorite bands of that time, an especially incredible experience with seeing Alice In Chains live, crazy Biohazard shows early on, seeing amazing shows at L’Amour’s in Brooklyn (and meeting his future wife there), modern vs old school PIZZA, and Jody somehow not knowing what a Bialy is!!!!  CRASH BANG BOOM!!!!

Biohazard drummer Danny Schuler sits down for a two part(er) where we catch up on the break between 2012’s Reborn in Defiance record and what lead to the re-formation of the band and ultimately to the writing and recording 2025’s “Divided we Fall”, how the band focused on recording live with minimal edits on analog gear in big-live rooms with minimal takes and no samples on the drum tracks, the 89’ DW kit he used to record the record, some drums of his older collection, his new Gretsch kit that has been blowing his mind, the irony of power toms not being all that powerful, pre-tour physical/fitness regimens, their upcoming tour with Sepultura, Exodus, and Tribal Gaze, hardcore and punk influencing Sepultura's sonic evolution from Arise to Roots, the chaos and violence that canceled the 90’s “New Titians on The Block” tour (and Biohazard playing some of those shows), the badass(ness) of Sick of It All and how they were the torch bearers for Hardcore in the 90’s, the brilliance of Dave Lombardo’s drumming

Drummer Caleb Hogue of Excide talks about the writing /recording of Excide’s killer new record Bastard Hymns, playing in church band and ultimately hardcore bands,  his love for John Tempesta’s playing in Helmet, his giant family (He’s one of 7!), the car wreck that almost took his life, back breaking blue collar jobs, some of Jody’s dumbest gig-cancelations due to self imposed injuries, his other bands including A Knife inThe Dark, Dull Mourning and Holy Figures, plus much more!~https://sharptonerecords.co/collections/excide?srsltid=AfmBOooTbcIvOkH53UAntJpexvp7PrgHlP4IKPAa-v6onOq0j-Mtoj2-

Drummer Adam Deitch of Lettuce, Break Science, A.D. Quartet, and more talks about Lettuce’s connection to New Orleans and some of his favorite drummers past & present, working with John Scofield and Average White Band, growing up playing drums with his mother AND father as well as learning the ropes in his Dad’s studio, studying with the great Dave DiCenso at Berkley, the spontaneity of recording the new Deitch, Teitle, & Fribush record “Another Side of the Sound”, working on his signature snare drum with Tama, VHS drum videos as early inspiration and our mutual fascination with David Girabaldi of Tower of Power, drum lessons on deitchacademy.com , and much more!!!https://deitchacademy.com/https://www.lettucefunk.com/tour

Drummer Rob Smith of Traindodge, Museum of Light, Calm Collapse, Riddle of Steel (and more) talks about Traindodge’s connection with ATL trio Dropsonic, a brief history of his time in STL, MO trio Riddle of Steel, Russian Circles drummer Dave Turncrantz influence on Rob when he first joined the band, balancing parenting and touring, his first drum sets (and varying drum sets through out the years), Brendan Canty of Fugazi and James Lo of Chavez as drum influences, recording the Museum of lIght “Diviner” record at Ocean Sound studios in Norway, recording at God City Studios with Kurt Ballou /w/ Calm Collapse, playing keys AND drums simultaneously,  and learning to balance all three of his bands!

Drummer Scott Middleton of Asheville, NC mountain-psych-stoner band- Bask talks about their great new record The Turning, the process of writing it, recording drums, the gear involved, some of the concepts behind the lyrics, recent shows with Tennessee’s Generation of Vipers, the crazy series of events leading up to the Asheville floods; being stuck in the mountains without electricity/water to making his way in to town and witnessing the destruction first-hand, the kindness of strangers, doing drum-therapy to heal, plus much more!!!!https://basknc.bandcamp.com/album/the-turning

Drummer Jason Gerken of KC’s Shiner returns to the CBBP to talk their fantastic new record Believe You Me, the process of recording the drums in what started as pre-production (and how much of that ended up on the record), the franken-kit he used in the studio, some go-to snares, the process of writing, jamming and winging the hell out of parts, vampire armadillos, leper colonies, aching backs, acidic stomachs, shitty Japanese backline gear (and why he’s bringing drum heads with him overseas going forward), the drumming of Bonham, Tony Thompson, and Sebastian Thomson,  drummer Chris Metacalf of The Life and Times approving of Jason’s best impersonations of Chris, original Shiner drummer Tim Dow’s crazy injury that lead to Jason filling in (& joining the band), the hurricane that was Billy Cobham,  Jason’s love of Prog and Podcasts - and much more!!! Believe You Me is available everywhere!https://shinerkc.bandcamp.com/album/believeyoume

Drummer David Silver of Season to Risk talks about how he got the STR gig and shadowing Shiner drummers Jason Gerkin and Tim Dow in the beginning, their subsequent tour with COC (Reed Mullin’s amazing playing), how ALL the members of Shiner are connected to STR, their van wreck, their flooded studio, their burned masters, a record that was released out of phase, one particular story of good luck around an early STR demo tape, their new record 1-800-MELTDOWN due out April 12th, the wild backstory that lead him to being a Qigong teacher, how that lead him to Lou Reed AND how it has helped him in drumming!!

Drummer Jeff Gensterblum of KC post hardcore OG’s Coalesce talks about his recent sub for drummer Tucker Rule on the recent Thursday tour, we try to figure out how ewe actually know each other via NYC, the impetus for relocating to Kansas City/leaving Brooklyn, NY, crazy Coalesce gigs both present and past, his work around for double bass parts,  his drum set-up for Coalesce with an all aluminum kit and a bell brass snare, and a whole lot mo’!!PHOTO: MATT WOJTANEK

Drummer Sean St Germain of Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol talks about their recent tour, having a sense of silliness on-stage, the origins of the band name and the formation of the band, early shows in Austin, TX, Canadian Rednecks and other funny accents of the NE Coast, Sean’s recent fascination with King Crimson, some of their favorite towns to play in the states, his early bands and how he started to play the drums, and sweet things to come in 2025!

Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, Podcast Host, and more-Conan Neutron stops by to talk his new record; Conan Neutron and the Secret Friends: "The Way of the Neutron", the process of working with Dale Crover of the Melvins on drums for all the records thus far, demoing -vs- going into the studio, working with Australian band DEAD, some his favorite guitarists, some of Conan’s previous guests that Jody’s fascinated with: Guy Picciotto of Fugazi (and a couple of good Fugazi stories), Trey Spruance of Mr Bungle/Secret Chiefs 3, and Ralph Spight of Victims Family- plus much more!  Link for pre-order of “Way of the Neutron”:https://neutronfriends.bandcamp.com/album/the-way-of-the-neutronhttps://www.neutronfriends.com/ - Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends - Rock Band: Neutron/Crover/Ashhttps://www.protonicreversal.com/ - Conan Neutron’s Protonic Reversal - Music Interview Podcasthttps://caterwaul.org/ - Caterwaul - Yearly 4 Day Music Festival - Minneapolis, MNhttps://www.movienightextravaganza.com/ - Mov

Drummer Jon O Garrett of Turbid North talks about the Antartica origins of the band as well as the six years it took to put out their record “The Decline”, growing up playing in bands/in bars with his early band The Destro, the busy last few years of touring with bands;  Warbeast, Mas Generator & Shock Withdrawal, Tommy Buckley of Soilent Green as an influence,  the two days to prep for a month-long EU tour with Weedeater (and acclimating to the stage volume of the band), Meshuggah and Tomas Haake’s drumming as influences, playing border towns in Mexico and Bulgaria for a tour with Mondo Generator, and a whirlwind 2024 with 19 countries!

Drummer Bob Pantella of Atomic Bitchwax & Monster Magnet talks about AB’s recent 25 year anniversary tour, some of their longer tours, how he built up his own studio in New Jersey, his favorite Franken-Kit in the studio for recording, we revisit some of our favorite rock drummers from the 70’s/80’s; Ian Paice, Cozy Powell, Carmine & Vinnie Appice as well as Dio’s guitarist Vivian Campbell’s questionable firing, Sharon Osbourne’s evermore questionable decision on Bob Daisley & Lee Kerslake’s tracks on the first two Ozzy records,the cast of nefarious characters Bob picked up while driving yellow cab in NY in the 80’s plus much more!

Drummer Rey Washam (Scratch Acid, Rapeman, Helios Creed, Ministry & more) talks about how amazing Austin was in the 80’s, the origins of Scratch Acid; from David Yow asking him o join to hanging out and listening to records to finally recording and touring, The new Touch & Go Scratch Acid Box Set (and remastering process), He and bassist David Sims moving to Chicago and starting Rapeman with Steve Albini, the brutality of recording 2 Nuns & a Pack Mule, Steve Albini’s distaste fro drum compression, him joining Ministry for the FilthPig & Dark Side of the Spoon records (and the carrying processes’ between them, the intensity of their live shows, his early drums sets, ones that he regrets selling, the 10 year break he took from playing (and the process of re-connecting tot he kit), his favorite recording and the story behind the infamous neck brace pictures! CBB!!

Legendary drummer Tom Hunting of Bay Area OG Thrashers Exodus stops by the #CBBP to talk about early gigs in the Bay Area scene,  the camaraderie between the bands of that scene, his first drum sets, revisits the process of writing and recording Fabulous Disaster, his first break from the band in the early 90’s, his second break and learning Paul Bostaph’s drum parts from Shovel Headed Killing Machine upon his return, his battle (and ultimate overcoming) of stomach cancer, ergonomic adjustments over the years, the intensity of the Rob Dukes records Atrocity Exhibit’s A & B, their upcoming US tour November 3-Dec 7th & much more! PIC: IRON MIKE SAVOIA

Planes Mistaken For stars Drummer Mike Ricketts talks about the long process of writing and recording their new record “Do You Still Love me?” Around Vocalists Gared Odonnell’s cancer diagnosis and ultimate passing in 2021, early tours with bands like The Dillinger Escape Plan, playing wild house party’s, Don Caballero as an influence in writing odd-time sections, the tragic passing of original guitarist Matt Bellinger ( and the beast of addiction), relocating to West Seattle to work with Matt Bayles on the “Mercy” album, growing up in school band and taking lessons on both melodic percussion and drum-sets, his decision to pursue a PHD in Microbial Science, his first drum set & how his gear evolved over the years!

Drummer Jon Syverson talks about his experience writing/recording the new Human Impact record ”Gone Dark” , relocating from Austin, Texas to Portland , Maine, how him joining Unsane for a run of shows lead to him joining Human Impact, splitting the difference of some of the past drumming styles within Unsane for said shows, a peculiar battle with carpal tunnel syndrome, how his long time band Daughters imploded and how the entire band got subsequently targeted , the aging process affecting drumming and much more!PIC: Jacque Berlin

For the CBBP 300th Episode, The Jesus Lizard drummer Mac McNeilly talks about their new record “Rack” and the process of recording it, revisits their records chronologically- from Head to Shot ,playing along to Deep Purple & Black Sabbath in his early years (and the genius of Bill Ward), Jody’s first impression of the band via a cassette tape of Liar, having Steve Albini cranking the shit out of their live sound as their live Front of House Sound Engineer, his exit front band in 96’, getting struck by lightning, digging Captain Beyond, Yes & King Crimson and other highlights from the Jesus Lizard “Book”, & how vocalist David Yow is “not what you’d call a shy person”.PIC: Doug Coombe

Drummer Scott Reeder of Fu Manchu talks about his early drum sets, particiapting in concert band & finding Carmine Appice’s drum Book ; Realistic Rock, his recent bike accident which lead him to a magical drummer doctor in L.A., John Bonham and Steve Ferrone as drumming bedrocks,  recording Fu Manchu's most recent record “ The Return of Tomorrow”, NOT using click tracks in the studio,  recounting some of the previous Fu Manchu tours , as well as upcoming tours, projects and much more!