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The Downbeat
The Downbeat Podcast is an award-winning heavy music podcast featuring in-depth interviews with the biggest names in metal, hardcore, and alternative music. Hosted by Craig Reynolds, The Downbeat explores metal, death metal, black metal, hardcore, and metalcore through long-form, unfiltered conversations with legendary musicians and rising artists. Hear behind-the-scenes stories, songwriting insights, touring life, and honest discussions from across the global heavy music scene. New episodes…
Episodes
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TOSH THE DRUMMER: MGK, Fall Out Boy, Lady Gaga - The Most In-Demand Live Session Drummer In The World.
My guest on the podcast this week is WUNDERKIND drummer Tosh (the drummer). He's the go to session guy for people like MGK, Bad Bunny, The Kid Laroi, Troye…
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IHSAHN: Legendary Musician Talks Emperor, Black Metal History & Spirituality
My guest on the podcast this week is Ihsahn of the legendary black metal band Emperor. We talk about how his music and opinions have evolved since starting…
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Aaron Weaver - Wolves In The Throne Room
My guest on the podcast this week is Aaron Weaver of Wolves In The Throne Room. An interesting and wise man - we talk about the band and their impact on the…
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Ben Thatcher (Royal Blood)
My guest on the podcast this week is Ben Thatcher, one half of ROCK GODS Royal Blood. We talk about his band of course but also about the time he nearly…
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Mike Kroeger - Nickelback
My guest on the podcast this week is Michael Kroeger, bassit of Nickelback. We talk about growing up and the origins of starting the band with his brother…
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The Callous Daoboys
My guests on the podcast this week are Carson Pace and Matthew Hague of The Callous Daoboys. We talk about their absolutely mental band, how they write…
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Olly Steele + Adam Benjamin
My guests on the podcast this week are Olly Steele + Adam Benjamin. Olly just released his latest EP Imbalance featuring an all star line up of Olly and Adam…
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Holding Absence (Lucas Woodland + Ashley Green)
My guests this week are Lucas Woodland + Ashley Green of Holding Absence. We talk about our previous beef, their band, making music, touring, and we have both…
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Will Thomson - Tattoo Artist
My guest on the podcast this week is amazing tattoo artist and incredibly funny human, Will Thomson. He's responsible for a lot my tattoos (in record time) and…
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Rory Rodriguez (Dayseeker)
My guest on the podcast this week is Rory Rodriguez, vocalist of Dayseeker. We talk about the band's rise and their new acoustic EP 'Replica' as well as…
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Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes
My guests on the podcast this week are Frank Carter and Dean Richardson of Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes. We talk about the history of the band and how they…
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Bryan Garris (Knocked Loose)
My guest on the podcast this week is Bryan Garris, vocalist of KNOCKED LOOSE. They're just about to put out the album of the year 'You Won't Go Before You're…
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Currents (Brian Wille and Chris Wiseman)
My guests this week are Brian and Chris of Connecticut metalcore band CURRENTS. Chris is already Downbeat alumni with his other band SHADOW OF INTENT, so we…
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Leigh Gill (Joker, Game Of Thrones)
My guest on the podcast this week is actor Leigh Gill. You may know him as Gary from the oscar winning movie Joker, as well as his roles on Game of Thrones…
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John Famiglietti (HEALTH)
My guest this week is John Famiglietti AKA JOHNNY HEALTH from industrial/noise rock band HEALTH. With a career involving collaborations with NINE INCH NAILS…
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SPIRITBOX: Courtney LaPlante + Mike Stringer
My guests this week are the wonderful Courtney LaPlante and Mike Stringer of the band Spiritbox. We caught up in LA to talk about their Grammy nomination…
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Bad Omens (Nick Folio ft. Tour Manager Matt Dierkes)
My guest this week is Bad Omens Drummer Nick Folio and for the first time on The Downbeat, their soundguy and tour manager Matt Dierkes. Me and Nick catch up…
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Chris Turner (Oceans Ate Alaska)
My guest this week is Chris Turner - one of the best metal drummers in the world, both with Oceans Ate Alaska and with his solo stuff. We met for the first…
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Holiday Special (Brendan Murphy, Emma Boster, Jeremy DePoyster, Imani Givertz)
My festive guests this week on Jesus' birthday are BRENDAN MURPHY of Counterparts, EMMA BOSTER of Dying Wish, JEREMY DEPOYSTER of The Devil Wears Prada and…
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Jake Smelley (Gideon, Zero 9:36)
My guest this week has the best, most calming voice of all time. Jake Smelley is the drummer for metalcore band Gideon and more recently he backs the…
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Jerry Horton (Papa Roach)
My guest this week is Jerry Horton, guitarist and founding member of the massively successful rock band Papa Roach. We talk about their pivotal role in…
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Josh Middleton (Sylosis)
My guest this week is guitarist and frontman of Sylosis, and one of my personal oldest friends Josh Middleton. We talked about their latest album A Sign Of…
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Dan Tracy - Deafheaven
My guest this week is Dan Tracy, drummer of genre-bending black metal band Deafheaven. We caught up before their blistering set at Core Fest to talk about the…
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Jeremy DePoyster (The Devil Wears Prada)
My guest this week is one of my favourite people on planet earth Jeremy DePoyster. Jeremy is the guitarist/vocalist of iconic metalcore band The Devil Wears…
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Brendan Murphy (Counterparts)
My guest this week is internet funny man and your problematic fave Brendan Murphy. Brendan is the vocalist of the metalcore band Counterparts and…
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Tom Williams (Stray From The Path)
My guest this week is Tom Williams, guitarist of my band Stray From The Path, as well as multi-band manager, father, businessman and one of my best friends. We…
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Matt Garstka - Animals As Leaders
My guest this week is the phenomenal Matt Garstka. Back for his THIRD episode. Matt is the drummer for Animals As Leaders and generally considered to be one of…
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Emma Boster (Dying Wish)
My guest this week is Emma Boster, vocalist of Dying Wish. We talked about the creation of their STUNNING upcoming album Symptoms of Survival (and our Downbeat…
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Jay Weinberg (Slipknot)
My guest this week is Jay Weinberg, drummer for Slipknot. Coming from a musical background, (his Dad is Max Weinberg of The E Street Band) Jay is a super…
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Connie Sgarbossa (SeeYouSpaceCowboy)
My guest this week is Connie Sgarbossa, vocalist of SeeYouSpaceCowboy. We talked about the creation of their upcoming as-yet-untitled new album as well as her…
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Kublai Khan TX (Matt Honeycutt + Isaac Lamb)
My guests on the podcast this week are Matthew Honeycutt (vocals) and Isaac Lamb (drums) of Kublai Khan. We talk the decline of chipotle, living in a trailer…
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Static Dress (Olli Appleyard + Sam Ogden)
My guests this week are Olli Appleyard (vocals) and Sam Ogden (drums) of Static Dress. We talked about the sometimes unfortunate downfalls of being…
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Monuments (Andy Cizek + John Browne)
My guests this week are Andy Cizek and John Browne from progressive metal band Monuments. We talked quite a lot about the increasing frustration around trying…
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Cannibal Corpse (Paul Mazurkiewicz)
My guest this week is Paul Mazurkiewicz, drummer and founding member of death metal LEGENDS Cannibal Corpse. We spoke about everything from being asked…
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Alpha Wolf (Sabian + Mitch)
My guests this week are Sabian and Mitch from Alpha Wolf. We talked about why their band is so good and heavy, why Australia leads the way in modern metalcore…
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Steve Judd - Karnivool
I sat down with Steve Judd of Australian progressive titans KARNIVOOL to talk drums, how he has his eggs, passing off live mistakes as simply 'Jazz'…
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Enter Shikari (Rou Reynolds + Rob Rolfe)
My guests this week are Rou Reynolds and Rob Rolfe of Enter Shikari. We talked extensively about their new album 'A Kiss For The Whole World' which is out now…
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Alexander Jones (Undeath)
My guest this week is Alexander Jones, vocalist of Rochester, NY Death Metal band UNDEATH. We talked on DAY ONE of their first european tour AT LENGTH almost…
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Nick Folio - Bad Omens
My guest this week is Nick Folio of hottest-band-in-the-world right now Bad Omens. We caught up about half way through their sold out UK/EU run to talk…
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Shadow Of Intent (Bryce Butler + Chris Wiseman)
My guests this week are Bryce Butler and Chris Wiseman of Shadow of Intent. I caught up with them on their mostly sold out FIRST time in Europe to find out why…
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MARIO DUPLANTIER: Gojira , Drumming, Practice and Inspiration
My guest this week is none other than Mario Duplantier of French metal titans GOJIRA. One of my favourite bands and drummers of all time, he spilled insane and…
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Jack Bergin (Void Of Vision)
My guest this week is Jack Bergin, singer of Australian metalcore band Void of Vision. We talk about their series of EPs 'Chronicles' as well as the RIDICULOUS…
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Jon Deiley + Josh Smith (Northlane)
I catch up with Josh Smith and Jon Deiley of Australian prog-meets-industrial metal(core?) band Northlane. We talked about their latest album Obsidian and its…
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Alex Taylor + Charlie Thorpe (Malevolence)
I catch up with Alex and Charlie of Malevolence to talk about their new album Malicious Intent, nicknames, being a diva and transgressing from their roots in…
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Deaf Havana
I catch up with Matty and James Veck-Gilodi aka Deaf Havana to discuss where they've been and their new album 'The Present Is A Foreign Land', as well as the…
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Manuel Gagneux - Zeal + Ardor
My guest on the podcast this week is Manuel Gagneux, mastermind behind Swiss avant-garde black metal band Zeal & Ardor. Z+A mix the style of European Black…
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Sam Carter + Dan Searle (Architects)
I sat down with Dan and Sam from Architects to talk about their new album The Classic Symptoms Of A Broken Spirit...and much more.
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Isaac Hale - Knocked Loose
I caught up with Isaac from Knocked Loose after their US arena tour with $UICIDEBOY$ and ahead of their huge tour with Bring Me The Horizon to talk TikTok…
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Matt Garstka - Animals As Leaders
I caught up with Matt Garstka at his home in Nashville to talk everything from fake drummers and lifting to the correlations between the intricacies of…
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Ali Richardson - Bleed From Within / Sylosis
I get drunk with Ali from Bleed From Within and Sylosis and talk about Bleed's new album Shrine, as well as what makes a perfect drum tech, the joys of…
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Andrew Hurley - Fall Out Boy
I caught up with Andrew Hurley, drummer of Fall Out Boy and a billion other (heavier) bands to talk about his need to scratch the heavy music itch away from…
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Pat Sheridan - Fit For An Autopsy
My guest this week on is Pat Sheridan, guitarist of Fit For An Autopsy. I sat down with Pat before FFAA's show in Glasgow to bond about what it's like to work…
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Josh + Wilkie - Malevolence
I sat down with Wilkie and Josh from Malevolence to talk about the history of their band, what Sleep Token look like, 140bpm Sheffield bassline and also about…
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Joshua Travis - Emmure/Solo
My guest this week is Josh Travis, guitarist of Emmure and more recently a solo artist with his new EP 'NO REST'. We talked about all those things, and…
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Aaron Gillespie - Underoath
My guest this week is Aaron Gillespie, drummer and clean vocalist of Underoath. We sat down for a chat on the last day of tour to talk about everything from…
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Kevin Kaine - Knocked Loose
My guest on the podcast this week is Pac from Knocked Loose. He's a drummer, a baker, a candlestick maker. We ate dim sum. This episode was brought to you by…
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Will Putney - Producer, Fit For An Autopsy, END
My guest this week is GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING producer and guitarist of FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY and END: Will Putney.
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Ed Gamble (Live Episode @ Signature Brew)
A delicious little episode with comedian Ed Gamble, recorded LIVE from Signature Brew in London.
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Stan Bicknell - Drummer
My guest this week is phenomenal drummer, coffee nut, instagram sensation and very HEALTHY man, Stan Bicknell. Enjoy
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