Stevil's Podsmash

Josh “Roach” Durante is a drummer based out of Southern California who plays in the bands Sangre, The Veil Between, and Big Screen Porno. In this episode we talk about the recent split with The Veil Between, and their Vocalist, drum recording, endorsements, and the current state of the Southern California music scene.

This is a great episode with Steve Gaines of the band Anger As Art, we talk about ASCAP, the orchard music scandal, band relations, and touring. I hope you guys enjoy listening to it as much a we enjoyed recording it.

This episode features Ironaut which can best be describes as high energy stoner rock. In this episode we talk about the origin of Ironaut, the music writing process, opening for Pentagram, and playing at The Improv on The Night Time Show in Los Angeles.

We sit down with all the band member of Pigweed and have a wild time in this crazy episode of The Podsmash. Pigweed is a metal/groove band out of Texas. We had a chance to get them on the podcast while they were touring through California.

We sit down with Sergio Soto (Vocalist, Guitarist) and Rod Quinones (Drummer) of the band Imperialist. We talk about Star Fox, trade marking a band name, Star Fox, white kids named Hunter, and Star Fox.

Travis Moore is an artist specializing in sharpism. Travis is Sculpting the statue of Lemmy Killmister that will be erected at the Rainbow Bar and Grill on sunset in Hollywood California. We discuss the progress of the statue and the recent Guns and Roses reunion plus so much more.

Join us for our live coverage of Spring Thrash Bash 2016 at Malone’s in Santa Ana put on by ADHD Entertainment. Featuring interviews with Blood Vomit Ritual, Railgun, Black Vulture Conspiracy, Reign (Chicago IL), Morbid Eclipse, Condition Critical (NJ), Madrost, Game Over (Italy), and many more!

In this episode we sit down with Jason Tyler founder of ADHD Entertainment and ADHD Tours, Jason also does vocals for the bands All Gods Kill and Lazarus Casket. Jason is a promoter in the Orange County area, and books and promotes diverse styles of music and tour packages.

Tanner Poppitt is the vocalist and guitarist of Madrost. He also hosts the radio show/podcast Metalifornia on ktstfmanaheim.com

Don (Dish) Bish and David DiSarro play in the band Cardiac. Don Bish has played with such acts as Pretty Boy Floyd, Faster Pussycat, and is an official member of The Yard Birds. Chris Canella plays in the band Autumns End and is the the manager of Artist Relations for ESP Guitars.

Wes and Melissa Anderson are photographers, and owners of ROCKwell UnScene Magazine. In this episode we discuss the drawback of paying for facebook likes, they’re touring schedule, and they’re journey of how they formed ROCKwell UnScene Magazine.

We hang out with Tanner Poppit, Zach Friedberg, and Benjamin Brezarich of the radio show/podcast Metalifornia. Tanner Poppit plays in the band Madrost and Zach Friedberg plays in the band Morbid Eclipse.

In this episode we sit down with Chris Knight and Kevin Knight of the southern California Metallica tribute band Damage Inc. Chris Knight is a vocalist and guitarist in Damage Inc. And Kevin Knight is the bassist in Damage Inc.

This episode features David Barrett the vocalist of Voices Of Ruin and Steve “Sleeve” Calton a guitarist in Voices Of Ruin. Voices Of Ruin are metal band based out of Orange County California with a very unique style, and driving determination. Their album “Born From The Dark” was voted one of the best albums of 2015 by OC Weekly.

This episode features the band Grimwolf, with Brent Wisdom (vocals, guitar), Carlos Villalvazo (bass), and Joe Downard (drums). We talk about whiskey, weed, werewolves, and woman. We also discuss Ep’s versus albums, and finding members for a band.

Travis Moore is an artist that specializes in sharpism, he is also sculpting the statue of Lemmy Kilmister that will be erected at The Rainbow Bar and Grill. Drew Petropoulos is a musician who plays in the bands Taipan, The Veil Between, Black Oil, and Stone Faced.

This episode feature Alistar Valadez, bassist, and vocalist of the band DMT, and Dave Valadez guitarist of DMT. We talk about the split with their former vocalist, lucid dreaming, philosophy, DMT the substance, and DMT the band.

Daryl “Dirty D” James was the assistant program director and DJ for X103.9 and is currently the owner and creator of Dirty Radio. Henry Sanchez is the vocalist for the popular touring metal band Sangre. In this episode we discuss the diversity of music on the radio, pirating radio stations, and the future of Dirty Radio.

Dan Rado is the guitarist for the bands Heavy Blood, and Ancient Spell. Jeff Clark is the bassist for Ancient Spell. In this episode we discuss riff writing, vinyl vs. cd, and the types of criticism modern metal bands get in todays musical climate.

Katon W. De Pena is the vocalist of OG thrash metal band Hirax. In 1984 Hirax was playing in Los Angeles and San Francisco with the other new thrash metal bands of the area such as Metallica, Exodus, and Slayer. The band was an early example of thrash metal, speed metal and crossover thrash. Jason Tyler is the owner of ADHD Entertainment and books major touring acts as well as local shows in the Southern California area.