Crash Bang Boom Podcast!

John Tempesta talks about drum teching for Charlie Banante of Anthrax, joining Exodus, playing in Testament, how he joined White Zombie and the meteoric rise of the Astrocreep 2000 record as well as the experience in touring with Pantera, hanging at Vinny Paul’s clubhouse, meeting his drumming idols, his love for drummer Cozy Powell, joining Helmet and learning tons of John Stanier’s fills, how he got the Cult gig 13 years after a botched audition with the band, working with Billy Duffy on dynamics and recording with Bob Rock, Ringo Starr as his first inspiration to play, and the David Bowie concert that sealed the deal, plus a whole lot more!http://www.johntempesta.com/http://thecult.us

Drummer Alex Bent of Trivium talks about the hermetic life in the wake of CV-19 and trying to stay positive, the recording of their new record "What the Dead Men Say" due out April 24th and some of the canceled tours associated with the pandemic, the incredible recording experience of tracking drums in Dave Grohl’s studio with Josh Wilbur and the frankenstein kit he used for the record, how he got the call for the Trivium gig, some of the more memorable shows he’s played w/ Trivium, his early obsession with Death Metal, adjusting to a more musical approach then some of his early bands and working with Eric Peterson of Testament to guide him in that direction, the experiences of marching band and jazz band growing up, youtube as his teacher, the process of competing in the guitar center drum-offs, his early use of triggers and what he sees as the advantage of using them/dispelling some of the myths associated with them, avoiding “popcorn feet” & more!https://www.trivium.org/https://www.facebook.

Drummer Matt Greiner of August Burns Red talks about canceled tours and coping with the associated delays of their new record Guardians due out April4 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, farming with his family in rural Pensilvania, tractor talk, his holy trinity of drum process’; creation, memorization & application plus how he applies it to the pre-production process with ABR, local drummers that influenced him, using his own samples on his drums, carving out time to practice as much as possible leading into recording sessions, a funny Meshuggah experience, the drum set he bought twice, his philosophy on teaching drums and more!!mattgreinerlessons.comhttps://augustburnsred.com/

Drummer Phil Puleo and I caught up before the last show at St Vitus bar in Brooklyn prior to the city-wide quarantine to talk about his new band Human Impact featuring members of Unsane, Swans & Cop Shoot Cop, the canceled shows and tour due to COVID-19, the NY scene with Cop Shoot Cop in the late 80's/early 90's, kindred spirits in NY Band Barkmarket and the tour they did together, facial gestures as cues for live shows with Swans/aches and pains from such physical shows, how found-metal pieces became part of his sound and the uber organization of scrap metal for CSC's first tour in Japan, the dangers vs artistic rewards with living in a dangerous area, the instrumentation for his solo record & more!https://humanimpact.bandcamp.com/philpuleo.bandcamp.com/philpuleo.com

Guest host Chris Enriquez catches up with Punk/Hardcore drumming legend David Sandstrom of Refused who talks about his earliest memories of drumming, his parents record collection and early fascination with Max Weinberg’s drumming in Bruce Springsteen’s band, his philosophy on writing drum parts and why he’s not a jazz drummer, the appeal in his unorthodox drumming, Dave Lombardo as his major influence, aches and pains of playing such physical shows, how he never really practices nor identifies as a drummer, the collective attention deficit of Refused, his list of modern heavy bands that he loves, advice for aspiring artists & more!!https://www.officialrefused.com/Pic: https://www.facebook.com/jenncurtisphoto/

Periphery drummer Matt Halpern talks the logistics of teaching drum lessons on the road, the bands writing process, pre-production and tracking of both Hail Stan and their previous records, his sample company getgooddrums.com, starting their own record label and the benefits of working under that new circumstance, his connection to guitarist/founding member Misha Mansoor and his initial thoughts on his drum programming/studio prowess with Animals As Leaders, having fellow drummer JP Bouvet sub for him in Periphery, finding balance in both acclimating to starting a tour and in returning home, Dennis Chambers & Neil Peart as influences, words of wisdom & technique adjustments from former teachers, the awesomeness of Meshuggah, & more!http://www.periphery.net/  https://www.getgooddrums.comPics: https://www.randyedwardsphotos.com/Insta-twit-face: @mattperiphery

Issac Faulk of Denver, CO's Blood Incantation talks about the process of recording to tape and without click tracks for their record Hidden History of the Human Race, embracing the prog influences of Yes, King Crimson and Gentle Giant into the Death Metal world,  flying into NY and playing back-lined gear for their two nights of sold out shows at St Vitus in Brooklyn, battling exhaustion and even sickness in the studio to get the best take and when to step back to objectively access your performances, his musical household and early recordings that lead him to the drums, how the weed-rush in Colorado has changed the state, absurd mushroom trips, Issac and Jody's strange Louisiana/Colorado connection, the origins of Blood Incantation and much more!!!!https://darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/hidden-history-of-the-human-race

Phantom Planet drummer Jeff Conrad talks the reformation of not only PP but his original band The Siren Six! from Minneapolis, MN, moving to Los Angeles as a 20 year old and navigating the late 90's LA scene as a Midwestern ska band, playing shows with Fishbone and No Doubt, how Guns & Roses led him to the drums, his first drum set, the bizarre scenario in which Jody discovered the Raise the Dead album, Pete Thomas of Elvis Castello & The Attractions as an influence, the crazy process of shooting the RTD album artwork & his experience working with grammy award winning producer Shawn Everett on the record, delineating between live playing and studio playing, moving back to MN, starting over in the social media world & more!https://www.phantompla.net/ https://www.instagram.com/phantomplanet/The Siren Six! Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaBpUvk5JiQ

Battles drummer John Stanier talks about the process of recording their new record Juice B Crypts and the benefits of working with a producer/doing everything in NY, the process of working things out as a duo, adjusting on the fly to live loops and a particular show where it went haywire, the drumming influence of Neil Peart (RIP), the whirlwind experience of Helmet releasing Meantime and the tours they did with Sepultura and Ministry and Faith No More, snares and kits through out the years, post-Helmet work with Mark of Cain and Tomahawk, his early years in Pittsburgh followed by life in Florida and subsequent experience with drumming in hardcore bands, impressions of NY in the late 80’s, why Strap it On is a very “New York Record”, adjusting to the nomadic lifestyle of constant touring, the three phases of his drumming career, the early Battles scene in NY with Liars, TV On the Radio, Yea Yea Yea’s & Les Savy Fav, as well as what the hell that cymbal is doing way up there.https://www.bttls.com/

Drummer Justin Rippeto of Kansas City, MO Hyborian talks their upcoming record and working with Josh Barber, their touring short bus and late night Walmart weirdos, late night gigs and matinee shows the following day/driver shifts on long drives, his killer stainless steel Q drums-kit,  loving Queens of the Stone Age and Tool live/ his love for Danny Carey, recording drums in shifts around a work schedule, Jedi drum camps, &  more!https://hyborianrock.bandcamp.com/album/volume-ii

Drummer Armand Majidi of Sick of it All reflects on the 30 plus years he's been in the band/the origins of the group, growing up in Iran and how classic rock mixed tapes formed his love for music as well as the process of fleeing Iran for Queens, NY, how he found the drums, his recent use of click tracks in the studio and tempo mapping as a tool to keep it closer to a more “live” feel, the influence of Mackie from Cro-Mags & Earl from Bad Brains on hardcore drumming, hip-hop influencing the drumming style, favorite live songs to play and more!https://www.sickofitall.com/PIC: https://www.facebook.com/missaghastphotography/

Brad Roberts AKA Jizmak the Gusha talks Gwar’s newest record The Blood of Gods and the two years of touring on it, the full-time crew that builds all their props and the many merch items they design from comic books to coffee table books to koozies & posters, the various stages of production and evolution of prop design through out the 30 plus years of the band, a particularly strange Gwar show in New Orleans that we both recall, Gwar’s touring cycles, the complications of playing drums in costumes, recently making Gwar a full time job, the Bad Brains show that changed his life, the back story on Jizmak and the abbreviated origins of the Gwar mythos, recounting the infamous Dave Brockie arrest in ’90, the power of satire & more!https://www.gwar.net/

Guest host Chris Enriquez talks with Agnostic Front drummer Pokey Mo about their new record Get Loud!, AF's 5-borough tour with Sick of it All , practicing drums to Blondie, Ramones, and The Cars records growing up, the scene of the 80’s in the Lower East Side, The origins of Leeway and how he joined the band, hip hop/metal influences shaping the band and their ’91 breakout record Desperate Measures and the subsequent decade he spent in the band, his work with Both Worlds alongside fellow Roadrunner label mates Madball, Life of Agony & Vision of Disorder, his rescued-touring kit with Agnostic Front, pre-show rituals and more!!!https://www.facebook.com/agnosticfront/https://www.instagram.com/agnosticfrontnychttps://twitter.com/agnosticfront

Drummer Alex Cohen stopped by the #CBBP to talk about his amazing new book Ultimate Progressive Drumming and the decade he spent developing it, the books of Thomas Lang & Marco Minnemenn that were an influence to him, the pyramid of educational books that lead all the way up to the more recent/complex interdependence books, Dan Weiss and Ari Honing as inspirational teachers, the collective of John Longstreth, Lou Santiago, Tobias Ralph & Alex and their Murder Hands rudiments class at the Collective in NY, extreme drumming and the next generation of young drummers that grew up on such technical music, and a whole lot more!!!!!https://www.patreon.com/alexcohendrums/overviewhttps://www.facebook.com/alex.cohen.750546https://www.instagram.com/alexcohendrumsnyc

Drummer Emmett Ceglia talks his recent tour with Swedish band Godmother, Napoleon complex' in hardcore, piecing together gigs and tours as ones primary source of income, the many shows, recordings, rehearsals with all of his projects; Semaphore, Detach the Islands, Fluoride, Arms, and more, the indispensable advice drummer Mike Mangini gave him at Berklee, playing Dillinger Escape Plan's Miss Machine in its entirety and the monster drummer that Chris Pennie is/the worm-hole of videos, books, and more Emmett used to learn so many of the complex parts, touring with Mutilation Rites in Europe and impressions of Ze' Germans, the "perfection or nothing" mantra & more!Fluoride - https://nervealtar.bandcamp.com/album/disentanglementDetach the Islands - detachtheislands.bandcamp.comSemaphore - semaphoretheband.bandcamp.comMutilation Rites - https://gileadmedia.bandcamp.com/album/chasmAutocatalytica - autocatalytica.bandcamp.comManic Pixi - https://manicpixi.bandcamp.com/album/iron-heart

Drummer Esben Willems of Swedish Doom merchants Monolord talks the band touring setup and the American kit he loves, Swedish support for artists and the strange lack of  a live music scene there, the drum savage Eloy Casagrande of Sepultura and the influence of Chaos AD,  avoiding click tracks in the studio and the process of tracking in an actual studio for the first time on their new record No Comfort, the magic of live Motown recordings, his love for New Orleans,  trying to find like-minded musicians growing up in rural Sweden & more!https://monolord.bandcamp.com/

Drummer Matthew Marquez of Norma Jean talks working with Will Putney on NJ's new record All Hail, the process of flipping one's approach in the studio from being a hired gun to a member of the band, the journey of tech-ing, touring and joining Norma Jean,  near death tour experiences, building drums at the Truth Drums factory and some of the wisdom imparted on the job, his present tour setup and previous drum kits/dimensions, home studios, rapid absorption of musical info within short windows of time in studio sessions, his early Garth Brooks obsession and how it lead him to the drums, religious upbringings & more!  http://www.normajeannoise.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Marquez.Matthewhttps://www.instagram.com/mattbeeetzhttps://twitter.com/mattbeeetz

Drummer Adam Jarvis of Pig Destroyer,Misery Index, Scour, Asthma Castle, & Fulgora (to name a few) talks breathing when playing intense music, our mutual fascination with drummer Ash Pearson, "Squeezin'" in some notes, the confusing parts of PD's Prowler in the Yard record and the process of demoing songs written by Scott Hull, recording Head Cage with Will Putney, recalling the first time he heard Pantera, seeing Metallica live, zodiac drumming, Jim Morrison as a prophet, Keith Richards as a vampire, John Bonham as a 50 year old teenager,  and a whole lot more!https://pigdestroyer.bandcamp.com/https://miseryindex.bandcamp.com/https://scourofficial.bandcamp.com/https://fulgoramusic.bandcamp.com/https://asthmacastle.bandcamp.com/

Derek S Abrams reflects on the trippy experience of playing MSG with Slayer, Primus, and Phil Anselmo & the Illegals, why Idaho shows are awesome, drinking wine with Les Claypool, how he got the Ministry gig, working at Prince's private estate Paisely Park to roadying for Ministry to getting the drum gig with the band, Ministry's live samples rather than pre-recorded tracks, Jody & Derek recount seeing Ministry live in 92', his musical family , digging Sepultura and their hand percussion, JR high band geekery and his militant band instructor, Ministry Vocalist' crazy autobiography and one aspect of Al's stories that's never a lie, having a drum tech and the moving parts of the road crew, the holy trinity of van smells, & more! http://ministryband.com/ https://dereksabrams.com/

Russian Circles drummer Dave Turncrantz talks the process of recording their amazing new record Blood Year, his work with Riddle of Steel and the small scene they operated in, how to describe your band to cops/border patrols, the unshakable John Stainer influence, knowing when to slow down parts for musical impact, Meshuggah ruling live, Dave's fascination with Black Metal, the specific room at Steve Albini's Electrical Audio Studio that Dave recorded drums in for BY, studio momentum and nailing songs in two takes, leaning on protools to minimize takes and how the first couple takes are always the best, copper, brass, steel, aluminum snares, and other gear nerdery, blast beats, bedroom kits, rehearsal spots in NY, Russian Circles experience opening for Tool, tune bots & more!!https://russiancirclesband.com/https://www.facebook.com/russiancirclesmusic/https://www.facebook.com/russiancirclesmusic/https://twitter.com/RussianCircles