Meep Meep Podcast
111 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago -Ryan Rainbro, star of stage & screen, is joined by a friend to discuss one album in the history of RoadRunner Records chronologically. Find out how your favorite classics or unknown gems fit in the label's canon or informs music today!
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Anyone - Anyone (2001) [w/ Riz Story of Anyone, Ryan Shuck of Orgy/Adema, & Kevin Estrada, A&R at Roadrunner Records]
August 20, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 77 MBSend us a Text Message. Anyone was described by Roadrunner Records in 2001 as "the most innovative band of the new millennium!" - so innovative they were offered the biggest record deal in the label's history up to that point! We celebrate the 20th anniversary of this sonic journey with some special guests! The someone in Anyone, Riz Story, tells us about starting the band with now Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins and current YES vocalist, Juano aka Jon Davidson. He also links this albu...
Non-Intentional Lifeform - Uisce (1997) [w/ Andrew Day of N.I.L.]
August 11, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBSend us a Text Message. MEEPING OR EXISTING This week we take a trip down under to Australia in the unlikely city of PERTH for the first signing to Roadrunner's Australia branch: Non-Intentional Lifeform. Members of N.I.L. have gone on to toss coins at Superman and play in other Aussie luminaries such as KILLING HEIDI. We get the rundown of the entire history of the band from multi-instrumentalist Andrew Day. From improving songs to touring with Korn all within the same 12 months, this i...
Dislocated Styles - Pin the Tail on the Honkey (2001) [w/ guests Ed Udhus of Zebrahead and Greg, Joe, Chuck, & Jason of Dislocated Styles]
August 04, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 118 MBPOSSESSED BY MEEPSTERS! Get unified in tha mix with Dislocated Styles. We're joined by nearly tha whole band to discuss their career as they come into Roadrunner via A&Rtist Kevin Estrada (Spineshank, Chimaira). DisLo is signed during an exciting & eclectic time for tha label not to mention tha rap'n'roll hotbed of Arizona PLUS...I make an important monologue about Alien Ant Farm AND once reference tha Phunk Junkeez. PTTOTH is produced by Howard Benson whose name is held in houses now but...
Dislocated Styles - Pin the Tail on the Honkey (2001) [w/ Ed Udhus of Zebrahead and Greg, Joe, Chuck, & Jason of Dislocated Styles]
August 04, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 117 MBSend us a Text Message. POSSESSED BY MEEPSTERS! Get unified in tha mix with Dislocated Styles. We're joined by nearly tha whole band to discuss their career as they come into Roadrunner via A&Rtist Kevin Estrada (Spineshank, Chimaira). DisLo is signed during an exciting & eclectic time for tha label not to mention tha rap'n'roll hotbed of Arizona PLUS...I make an important monologue about Alien Ant Farm AND once reference tha Phunk Junkeez. PTTOTH is produced by Howard Benson whose name ...
Boy Wonder - Wonder-Wear (1997) [w/ Dave River of Tree & Paula Kelley of Boy Wonder]
July 30, 2021 04:07 - 1 hour - 45 MBSend us a Text Message. MEEPSION TO DESTROY In 1997, wanting to get in on tha ever dominating "alternative" scene, Roadrunner acquired a small indie label called CherryDisc from Boston, MA who'd had success with Semisonic & Letters to Cleo among others. Among those who made tha migration from CD to RR were BOY WONDER whose sole full-length "Wonder-Wear" came out on tha Big Bird. They were fronted by former Dropnineteens guitarist Paula Kelley and she takes us on tha journey to and throu...
Shelter - Beyond Planet Earth (1997) [w/ Porcell, Dave DiCenso, & Raghunath (Ray) Cappo]
July 14, 2021 03:54 - 2 hours - 94.4 MBSend us a Text Message. Revealed in Meepflection!!!Shelter's 2nd & final Roadrunner Record, Beyond Planet Earth, is a line in tha sand for many but on this episode, it's HIGH TIDE and high time we hear how it was made and what it means today.We hear once again from Porcell who laid out MANTRA previously, mythical drum don Dave DiCenso, & tha voice of Shelter & sometimes reason - Raghunath Cappo.You'll hear stories you might expect and ones you might not about J. Yuenger of White Zombie...
Shootyz Groove - Hipnosis (1997) [w/ P-Nut & Chad of 311 and Sense & Donny Rock of Shootyz Groove]
June 30, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 51.5 MBSend us a Text Message. Shootyz Groove is in your area - GIVE MEEPS.This week we have two of my favorite bands of all time talking about each other while I cheer 'em on!In 1997 Shootyz Groove released their 2nd album which would be their only one for Roadrunner, HIPNOSIS. They would tour extensively before and after it with fellow rap-rock supremes 311 and the two would be forever intertwined!P-Nut and Chad from Omaha's finest offer stories of admiration and collaboration while Sense Live an...
Biohazard - No Holds Barred: Live in Europe (1997) [w/ Billy Graziadei of Biohazard]
June 18, 2021 01:39 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MBSend us a Text Message. MEEPS FROM THA HARDSIDEBiohazard are synonymous with Roadrunner despite only releasing their career-defining "Urban Discipline" on tha label as well as this live album: NO HOLDS BARRED.But turns out most bars are held with Bill G as we discuss various topics of his career like touring with Insane Clown Posse, collab'ing with Mindless Self Indulgence, fumbling with Suicide City, & being tha theme song for NXT with Powerflo.It's a New York thing.Patreon.com/Bill...
Toxik - World Circus (1987) [w/ Josh Christian of Toxik & Reece Scruggs of Havok]
June 09, 2021 05:36 - 1 hour - 47.4 MBSend us a Text Message. PAIN & MEEPSERY"World Circus" by Toxik was released in 1987 and actually is so OG it came out on RoadRACER. Tha album features integral figures in tha scene to come like artwork by Ed Repka, production at Morris Sound Studios (who had just hired a young Scott Burns) and it just rrrrrrips!!!Reece Scruggs of Havok shares his early exposure to Toxik and what high regard he holds them in while band mastermind Josh Christian tells us all about tha ins and outs of his t...
Coal Chamber - Coal Chamber (1997) [w/ Amir Derakh of Orgy / Julien-K]
June 02, 2021 04:11 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBSend us a Text Message. AMEEP of tha DesertWelcome to 1997 - tha first day of tha rest of your life. And we're kicking it off with arguably tha most important release on Roadrunner that year - tha self-titled debut from Coal Chamber!More like...GOLD Chamber 'cause this bad boy sold over 500K copies in tha U.S.! So who better qualified to tell us about tha creation of it than Midas himself - tha titular Amir of tha Desert: Amir Derakh.Amir, in addition to being a founding member of Orgy...
Chimaira - Pass Out of Existence (2001) [w/ Chris Spicuzza & Mark Hunter of Chimaira]
May 26, 2021 00:01 - 1 hour - 54.1 MBSend us a Text Message. MEEP OUT OF EXISTENCE!Join in celebrating 20 years of Strongsville's finest CHIMAIRA and their 2001 Roadrunner debut "Pass Out of Existence" !!! Joined by mythical midwest monsters Mark Hunter & Chris Spicuzza, this is a truly comprehensive run down of the band in this era. Learn something with stories about Dwid from Integrity directly having a hand in tha development, Stephen Carpenter of Deftones writing with them, tha ECW Anarchy Rocks compilation, and yes...Farmc...
Madball - Demonstrating My Style (1996) [w/ Matt Henderson of Madball & Rob Iler aka AJ Soprano]
May 19, 2021 03:03 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBSend us a Text Message. TIMES ARE MEEPINGWe round out 1996 with the 25th anniversary of Madball's sophomore slammer: DEMONSTRATING MY STYLE. Rob Iler (actor, athlete) portrayed AJ Soprano on the HBO series The Sopranos. AJ had an extensive collection of Roadrunner Records merch throughout the show as well as posters of RR bands permeating tha sets. Rob tells us about Demonstrating HIS Style on tha show...get it?!...sick.Madball's '94 debut Set It Off is a landmark in hardcore and music i...
Soulfly - Soulfly (1998) [w/ Matt Mentley, Eric Bobo of Cypress Hill, Benji Webbe of Skindred]
May 12, 2021 07:49 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBSend us a Text Message. MEEPLOMBO!!!This week it's a CORKER of a bonus episode as an all-star cast joins in for a discussion of the self-titled debut from SOULFLY.Eric Bobo of Cypress Hill talks about his involvement in the project, rocking with rap, and working with Reverie on his new album EMPIRES.Benji from Skindred tells his history with Max, why he can't be a boxer, the new vinyl pressing of Skindred's "Roots Rock Riot" and comes clean about the Newport Helicopter.And finally Matt Mentl...
Hatebreed - Supremacy (2006) [w/ Chris Beattie & Frank Novinec of Hatebreed]
May 05, 2021 04:43 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MBSend us a Text Message. SUPREMEEPCYIn 2006 at the height of their powers Hatebreed released their only album on Roadrunner, Supremacy.HB OG Chris Beattie tells us how they went from Universal to Roadrunner & I tell him about how one of his songs is involved in legal agreements.Then! Frank Three Gun (Terror, Ringworm, Integrity) talks about joining Hatebreed, his perspective on this record, his relationship with the early Roadrunner catalog, and...Mushroomhead!So don't be a defeatist - join u...
Above All - Domain (1996) [w/ Daniel P. Carter & Hallam Foster of Above All]
April 28, 2021 06:12 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBSend us a Text Message. You can't spell SXE without ESSEX...right?!Well find the heck out this week as we celebrate the 25th Anniversary of vegan (?) straight edge (???) hardcore (!) band Above All and their 1996 Roadrunner release - DOMAIN.We speak with band founder Hallam Foster on the formation of the band and making of the album with Alex Newport who Meeped around in Nailbomb.Daniel P. Carter (Above All/ "A" /Bloodhound Gang) also discusses his history with Roadrunner Records including p...
Downer - Downer (2001) [w/ Aaron Silberman of Downer]
April 21, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 53.2 MBSend us a Text Message. This week marks the 20th anniversary of Downer's self-titled Roadrunner debut and band mastermind Aaron Silberman is here to tell us all about it.The creation and release of this album is non-stop action for better or worse and Downer's connections to the Southern California hardcore and early nü scenes are endless.Album art by Pushead, music video by Robot Chicken, A&R by Mike Gitter (ill Niño and the Misfits), shared members with Handsome and Alien Ant Farm I mean y...
Kevin Salem - Glimmer (1996) [w/ Kevin Salem]
April 14, 2021 06:15 - 49 minutes - 34.4 MBSend us a Text Message. UNDERMEEPKevin Salem previously told us all about his Roadrunner debut SOMA CITY but this time we reflect on the 25th anniversary of its' successor - GLIMMER.Kevin always has cool stories & smart insights. Listen as he tells about Neil Young's guitarist Poncho being drafted into this record, Steve Vai's house being where it's mixed, and most importantly... What's up with that fish?! www.Patreon.com/MeepMeepPod
Vision of Disorder - Vision of Disorder (1996) [w/ Mike Kennedy {VOD} & Jeremy Bolm {Touché Amoré}]
April 05, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 39.8 MBSend us a Text Message. ELEMEEP This week we celebrate tha 25th anniversary of Vision of Disorder's self-titled debut album, aka...THA GREEN DRIP. Touché Amoré's Jeremy Bolm discusses his early exposure to Vision of Disorder and its' significance to him personally as well as heavy music over all! Plus V.O.D. riff ruler & bloodsimple axecutioner Mike Kennedy tells us about this INCREDIBLE album, tha prequel E.P. "Still" , working with different producers, & maybe most importantly buries the l...
Vision of Disorder - Vision of Disorder [w/ Mike Kennedy of V.O.D. & Jeremy Bolm of Touché Amoré]
April 05, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 131 MBELEMEEP This week we celebrate tha 25th anniversary of Vision of Disorder's self-titled debut album, aka...THA GREEN DRIP. Touché Amoré's Jeremy Bolm discusses his early exposure to Vision of Disorder and its' significance to him personally as well as heavy music over all! Plus V.O.D. riff ruler & bloodsimple axecutioner Mike Kennedy tells us about this INCREDIBLE album, tha prequel E.P. "Still" , working with different producers, & maybe most importantly buries the lead on being sponso...
Floodgate - Penalty (1996) [w/ Kyle Thomas of Floodgate / Exhorder]
March 24, 2021 04:05 - 1 hour - 45.2 MBSend us a Text Message. SEASON 3:199625th AnniversariesKyle Thomas is a multi-time Meepster signing with tha bird once fronting Exhorder & again with tha lagniappe riffs 'n croons in tha FLOODGATE krewe.Find out all about the origins and epilogues of the band as well as playing the final Sepultura shows with Max Cavalera as well as having a radio hit in Cleveland!So WHERE Y'AT?! It's an all new Meep Meep! www.Patreon.com/MeepMeepPod
CKY - Carver City (2009) [w/ Deron Miller of CKY / 96 Bitter Beings]
March 17, 2021 00:58 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBSend us a Text Message. A#1 ROLLER MEEPEREnjoy a special bonus episode with Deron Miller of CKY & 96 Bitter Beings fame as we hip whip about love of classic death metal, his relationship with Roadrunner legend Monte Conner, and the CKY album CARVER CITY.You're an honorary hellion in this parade so meet us on the boardwalk for an all new Meep Meep! www.Patreon.com/MeepMeepPod
Sepultura - Roots (1996) [w/ Ross Robinson, Producer & Keith Barney of Eighteen Visions]
March 10, 2021 06:44 - 1 hour - 51.1 MBSend us a Text Message. Ross Robinson has an intimate relationship with Roadrunner's catalog between being signed to the label with his band Detente, to producing several acclaimed albums including ROOTS. So what do I ask him about?... Tha Phunk Junkeez. Keith Barney's band Eighteen Visions is so influential that a current Roadrunner band, Motionless In White, named themselves after one of their songs! But before that he fronted an extremely important band to me, Throwdown. We talk about the...
Dog Eat Dog - Play Games (1996) [w/ John Connor of Dog Eat Dog]
March 03, 2021 04:11 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBSend us a Text Message. We kick off Season Three: 1996 - 25th Anniversaries with the sophomore release on Roadrunner Records by genre defying pioneers Dog Eat Dog and their album "Play Games"Joined by band frontman John "JC" Connor we get the low down on this all-star collection along with some awesome stories about collaborating with RZA from Wu-Tang, Ronnie James Dio, and more!So get off the bench and take the plate for this corked bat of an episode! www.Patreon.com/MeepMeepPod
Brujeria - Raza Odiada (1995) [w/ Asesino {Dino Cazares} of Brujeria]
February 17, 2021 06:47 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBSend us a Text Message. This week we go into the barrio with los reyes de Mexico, Brujeria and their 1995 sophomore Roadrunner release Raza Odiada.Our guide is none other than Asesino aka Dino Cazares who is a founding member of the band and tells us about the group's origins, their controversial debut album cover, approaching the follow-up, and the saga of the Asesino character himself.Normally this kind of info would require a blood sacrifice but it's your lucky day 'cause all you have to ...
Higher Power - 27 Miles Underwater (2020) [w/ Jimmy Wizard of Higher Power]
February 10, 2021 06:13 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBSend us a Text Message. MEEPWIREDThis week we veer off the road we normally run of the 1900s and jump off a bridge 27 Miles Underwater with Higher Power's 2020 release on Roadrunner Records.Vocalist Jimmy Wizard takes us through the songwriting process, working with Gil Norton, his love of podcasts, and his blood relation to Harry Potter.HP are the initials for Harry Potter and Higher Power which is NO COINCIDENCE! www.Patreon.com/MeepMeepPod
Thorn - Bitter Potion (1995) [w/ Roy Mayorga of Thorn {Soulfly, Stone Sour}]
February 03, 2021 07:46 - 42 minutes - 29 MBSend us a Text Message. On this episode we have a legend of my CD player and a bonafide Roadrunner All-Star, Roy Mayorga!Before he had tha message of tha Bhagavat with Shelter, flew free with Soulfly, or left rocks out in tha sun too long with Stone Sour, Roy formed an industrial punk band with fellow former Nausea member John John Jesse and Winter guitarist Stephan Flam. This trio of heros released their full length as THORN entitled Bitter Potion in tha spring of 1995 but before THAT...rel...
Theory of a Deadman - The Truth Is... (2011) [w/ Tyler Connolly of Theory of a Deadman]
January 27, 2021 06:16 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBSend us a Text Message. In a special 10 year anniversary episode we look back on a release by one of Roadrunner's prestigious platinum selling bands - Theory of a Deadman.After going to the top of the charts with their hit single "Bad Girlfriend" and selling over a million copies of 2008's "Scars and Souvenirs" the band released their 3rd album "The Truth Is..." in 2011.Band leader Tyler Connolly and frequent collaborator Krsy Fox break down the writing process of the album and the aftermath...
Blue Mountain - Dog Days (1995) [w/ Laurie Stirratt of Blue Mountain]
January 20, 2021 06:57 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBSend us a Text Message. Blue Mountain emerged from tha washboard splinters of HILLTOPS which featured future Wilco mainstay John Stirratt.B. Mo though would have plenty of their own success with an inescapable (where I lived) radio hit called "Blue Canoe" released in '95 but would fit right in today with tha alt-country domination.We learn all about the before, during and after with Blue Mountain's Laurie Stirratt and Wilco's John Stirratt who collaborated throughout their musical c...
Garage Fuzz - Relax In Your Favorite Chair (1995) [w/ Alexandre "Sesper" Cruz of Garage Fuzz]
January 13, 2021 04:43 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MBSend us a Text Message. Continuing tha International Tour we go from Salem in tha U.K. down closer to tha equator in Brazil - Garage Fuzz!!!GF were one of tha flagship bands in Roadrunner's mid-90s attempt at expanding their South American market and Brazil seemed like tha perfect place between Sepultura and tha recent explosion of SHELTER.Garage Fuzz released an album in '95 on RR called "Relax In Your Favorite Chair" that is tha more punk side of "POP PUNK" and would show hints of tha ...
Salem - Salem (2020) [w/ William Gould of Salem / Creeper]
January 06, 2021 07:06 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBSend us a Text Message. This week we take a detour through our journey of Roadrunner's history to stop and smell the dozen black roses as we explore the best RR release of 2020 as voted by you!:Salem's debut self-titled EP.Band vocalist William Gould joins us to discuss how this project came about, the differences between Salem and Creeper, and the Monday Night Wrestling Wars! www.Patreon.com/MeepMeepPod
Suffocation - Breeding the Spawn (1993) [w/ Mike Smith of Suffocation]
December 30, 2020 05:46 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBSend us a Text Message. In tha exciting conclusion to Death Metal December, Suffo Squad OG, Mike Smith tells us all about how the making of their often overlooked 1993 sophomore effort "Breeding the Spawn" came to be.We also touch on his departure from the band and his Grimm Real projects. Check out Mike on his podcast METAL MENTALITY wherever you're reading this right now! www.Patreon.com/MeepMeepPod
Suffocation - Pierced From Within (1995) [w/ Frank Mullen of Suffocation]
December 23, 2020 05:39 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBThis week we cut open my favorite death metal album of all time - PIERCED FROM WITHIN! Iconic vocalist Frank Mullen of Suffocation and I talk about how it makes me wanna fight cars without specifying makes and models. Jamie Madrox of Twiztid whose lyrical themes and songwriting approach mesh perfectly with death metal also tells us about touring with Roadrunner bands for decades and the group's new rock-influenced album "Unlikely Presctiption"
Suffocation - Pierced From Within (1995) [w/ Frank Mullen of Suffocation & Jamie Madrox of Twiztid]
December 23, 2020 05:39 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBSend us a Text Message. This week we cut open my favorite death metal album of all time - PIERCED FROM WITHIN! Iconic vocalist Frank Mullen of Suffocation and I talk about how it makes me wanna fight cars without specifying makes and models.Jamie Madrox of Twiztid whose lyrical themes and songwriting approach mesh perfectly with death metal also tells us about touring with Roadrunner bands for decades and the group's new rock-influenced album "Unlikely Presctiption" www.Patreon.com/MeepMeepPod
Death - Symbolic (1995) [w/ Kelly Conlon of Death]
December 16, 2020 06:46 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBSend us a Text Message. MEEPBOLIC ACTS!!!Death Metal December is here but I won't leave you out in the cold because we're coming in HOT with Death's 1995 masterpiece "Symbolic"!Kelly Conlon who played bass on the record walks us through the experience and the best four bucks he ever made!Also Shai Hulud mastermind Matt Fox and I discuss the unlikely parallels between Hulud and Death and what we love about this record so much. www.Patreon.com/MeepMeepPod
Spineshank - The Height of Callousness (2000) [w/ Tommy Decker, Jonny Santos, & GGGarth Richardson]
December 09, 2020 08:21 - 1 hour - 52.9 MBSend us a Text Message. MEEP INTEGRITY!!!Height of Callousness TAKES OVER this week on a special 20th anniversary edition of Meep Meep! Drummer and vocalist Tommy Decker and Jonny Santos talk about their life as a band leading up to this monumental record and their lives as a result of it.Plus living legend GGGarth Richardson reveals his method of getting those terrifying vocals out of Jonny. Turns out?...it's not sweet treats. www.Patreon.com/MeepMeepPod
Shank 456 - The Big Payback (1995) [w/ Scooch of Shank 456]
December 02, 2020 06:42 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBSend us a Text Message. CREEPIN' 'n MEEPIN' this week with Cortland, NY's favorite sons: SHANK 456.Originally known as Creeper, they had to change their name due to another Creeper existing. 3 years later...another Shank would too!I talk to Scooch from tha band about tha industrial tinged, hardcore-inspired bar room brawl rock 'n roll of their '95 album "The Big Payback" & tha roller coaster of being on tha Big Bird.Coyote Corner: downset. bassist James Morris!James, in addition to wri...
Black Train Jack - No Reward (1993) [w/ Rob Vitale of Black Train Jack]
November 27, 2020 05:28 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBSend us a Text Message. JACK Friday!A special bonus episode outside tha Meep Meep canon with Black Train Jack's '93 Roadrunner debut "No Reward"!Vocalist Rob Vitale lets us know how we got here and sets tha foundation of what was to come with "You're Not Alone" which is covered in a previous episode!Patreon.com/MeepMeepPod for early access to future cool stuff! www.Patreon.com/MeepMeepPod
Shelter - MANTRA (1995) [w/ Porcell of Shelter]
November 18, 2020 06:06 - 1 hour - 86.8 MBMEEPgotthamessageoftha BHAGAVAT! We continue on into '95 with an absolute corker and a personal favorite: Shelter's Roadrunner debut - MANTRA. John Porcell takes us through the process of recording this album with Tom Soares at the helm while Adam Blake (H2O) gives us a unique look into the life of a young man crossing over into a whole new world in more ways than one to play in a band bubbling at the surface of superstardom. Howie Abrams, former A&R at RR also gives us a little inside loo...
Shelter - MANTRA (1995) [w/ Porcell of Shelter & Adam Blake of H2O]
November 18, 2020 06:06 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBSend us a Text Message. MEEPgotthamessageoftha BHAGAVAT!We continue on into '95 with an absolute corker and a personal favorite:Shelter's Roadrunner debut - MANTRA.John Porcell takes us through the process of recording this album with Tom Soares at the helm while Adam Blake (H2O) gives us a unique look into the life of a young man crossing over into a whole new world in more ways than one to play in a band bubbling at the surface of superstardom.Howie Abrams, former A&R at RR also gives us a...
Fear Factory - Demanufacture (1995) [w/ Dino Cazares of Fear Factory, Rhys Fulber]
November 11, 2020 07:38 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBSend us a Text Message. Become meepsensitized by the values of life as we get two key players in the making of one of the most important records of the last 25 years - Fear Factory's Demanufacture.Rhys Fulber explains how it came to be that he was involved with the project and ultimately given the wheel for it while Dino Cazares explains how his guitar tone was shaped, the cast of characters that he meets along the way to this masterpiece, and the story behind Dave McKean's artwork.Plus excl...
Fear Factory - Demanufacture (1995) [w/ Dino Cazares of Fear Factory]
November 11, 2020 07:38 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBBecome meepsensitized by the values of life as we get two key players in the making of one of the most important records of the last 25 years - Fear Factory's Demanufacture. Rhys Fulber explains how it came to be that he was involved with the project and ultimately given the wheel for it while Dino Cazares explains how his guitar tone was shaped, the cast of characters that he meets along the way to this masterpiece, and the story behind Dave McKean's artwork. Plus exclusive details on the ...
Lazy - Some Assembly Required (1994) [w/ Steve & Meghan of Lazy]
November 04, 2020 04:08 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBSend us a Text Message. Lazy from Cincinnati, OH were like...I dunno maybe what tha B-52's making a pop-punk album would be. That description of a band put two records out on Roadrunner including 1994's "Some Assembly Required" which I talk with Steve (guitar) and Meghan (drums) about making this album and their time on tha big bird.COYOTE CORNER: Chris from Internal Bleeding and I nerd out about CD singles, backyard wrestling, and Front Line Assembly's "Millennium" www.Patreon.com/MeepMee...
The Dresden Dolls - The Dresden Dolls (2004) [w/ Brian Viglione of The Dresden Dolls]
October 30, 2020 03:34 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBSend us a Text Message. The first ever BONUS EPISODE of Meep Meep has arrived.In celebration of the Dresden Dolls 20th anniversary on Halloween on 2020, we're looking back on their 2004 self-titled Roadrunner debut with none other than one half of the juggling duo, Brian Viglione.Brian tells us about the early stages of the band, standing up for important nuances of their legacy, and being a piano-and-drum duo on a label full of guitars-and-breakdowns.SPOOKTACULAR! www.Patreon.com/MeepMeepPod
Front Line Assembly - Millennium (1994) [w/ Rhys Fulber of Front Line Assembly]
October 28, 2020 06:49 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBSend us a Text Message. Rhys Fulber, a mainstay of Roadrunner canon and an icon of my CD player, joins me to talk about Front Line Assembly and their landmark 1994 album "Millennium."This was a bold new direction for the duo as they went from traditional electronic music to a more industrial metal sound they'd help pioneer. You'll hear about how that idea came about, working with Devin Townsend on the record, their front line assemblance into the Roadrunner family, and the beginnings of the...
Kevin Salem - Soma City (1994) [w/ Kevin Salem]
October 21, 2020 02:48 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBSend us a Text Message. This week singer-songwriter Kevin Salem joins me for a detour from the typical heavy metal world of Roadrunner Records to the Americana of Soma City. Kevin discusses working with a variety of musical greats as well as the catalyst for making the record, and the unique process that helped shape it! www.Patreon.com/MeepMeepPod
Obituary - World Demise (1994) [w/ Donald Tardy of Obituary]
October 14, 2020 13:03 - 1 hour - 47.6 MBSend us a Text Message. It's the end of the WORLD!...and the start of a new one.This week I'm joined by Donald Tardy of the band Obituary to discuss their casually innovative 1994 album "World Demise." We talk about the influence of Dave "Big Shirt" NIcholls on production and how New York hardcore made its' way into their style.Coyote Corner: Hawker Records founder John Bello tells me about every single release on the label as well as the early days of U.S. Roadrunner, running a label while ...
Obituary - World Demise (1994) [w/ Donald Tardy of Obituary)
October 14, 2020 13:03 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBIt's the end of the WORLD!...and the start of a new one. This week I'm joined by Donald Tardy of the band Obituary to discuss their casually innovative 1994 album "World Demise." We talk about the influence of Dave "Big Shirt" NIcholls on production and how New York hardcore made its' way into their style. Coyote Corner: Hawker Records founder John Bello tells me about every single release on the label as well as the early days of U.S. Roadrunner, running a label while being a teenager and h...
Machine Head - Burn My Eyes (1994) [w/ Nick Shinz of Job For A Cowboy]
October 08, 2020 03:23 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBSend us a Text Message. This week Ryan is joined by Nick from Job For a Cowboy to reminisce and plan the revolution to a soundtrack of Machine Head's 1994 Roadrunner debut "Burn My Eyes."Coyote Corner: Todd Friend of H2O recalls his time working in the mailroom of Roadrunner in the early 90s, the impact that job had on his life, as well as the impact Madball's "Set It Off" had on the world. www.Patreon.com/MeepMeepPod
Madball - Set It Off (1994) [w/ Matt Henderson of Madball]
September 30, 2020 05:22 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBThis week we're Discussing Madball Songs on their Roadrunner debut "SET IT OFF" !!! This iconic album couldn't be contained with just one guest so there will be an unprecedented THREE people joining me. Matt Henderson from Madball discusses making this absolute classic, working with Hoya for the first time, Jamie Locke's influence on the sound of the record, and the video for "Down By Law." Also Howie Abrams, A&R Superstar of RR, talks about the origin of Madball and signing the band t...
Madball - Set It Off (1994) [w/ Matt Henderson of Madball, Chris McLane of Stretch Arm Strong]
September 30, 2020 05:22 - 55 minutes - 38 MBSend us a Text Message. This week we're Discussing Madball Songs on their Roadrunner debut "SET IT OFF" !!!This iconic album couldn't be contained with just one guest so there will be an unprecedented THREE people joining me.Matt Henderson from Madball discusses making this absolute classic, working with Hoya for the first time, Jamie Locke's influence on the sound of the record, and the video for "Down By Law."Also Howie Abrams, A&R Superstar of RR, talks about the origin of Madball and ...