Yearly Archives: 2018

The Ex Man Podcast Ep. 67 – Kyle Konkiel (Bad Wolves, ex-Vimic/Scar The Martyr, ex-In This Moment)

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Doc speaks with his bandmate and bassist from Bad Wolves, Kyle Konkiel, about his stint doing his own podcast, Tour Bus Confidential, getting started in the LA metal scene with the band Grimefield, how he got the gig to play bass for In This Moment, the personal difficulty of dealing with getting kicked out of the band and starting over, the ups and downs of joining Scar The Martyr, how and why the band changed their name to Vimic, why he left Vimic to join Bad Wolves, and what it’s been like to find crossover success this late in his career.

This episode features the song “Sensation” by Stalin and the song “She Sees Everything’ by Vimic.

You can follow Kyle on Instagram @Kskonkiel

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Check out this episode’s band sponsor Stalin at www.stalin.org

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The Ex Man Podcast Ep. 66 – Jonny Hawkins (Nothing More)

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On the latest episode of The Ex Man Podcast, Doc welcomes Jonny Hawkins, vocalist for the eclectic hard rock band, Nothing More. They talk about his methods for maintaining sanity on long tours, how he got into fitness and how it fuels his performance, the early years of Nothing More when Johnny was the drummer of the band, how they got their record deal with Eleven Seven, his process learning how to become a lead singer, and the creative risks they took on their new record to distinguish themselves from the active rock scene.
This episode features the song “Go To War” by Nothing More from their album The Story We Tell Ourselves.

Follow Jonny on Instagram @Jonnynm22

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The Ex Man Podcast Ep. 65 – Tom Bejgrowicz (ex-A&R for Century Media, Graphic Designer)

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Doc speaks with Tom Bejgrowicz, also known as Tom B, the guy who originally signed God Forbid to a record deal with Century Media records, about getting started in the music industry with Caroline Distribution and working bands like The Misfits, what he originally saw in God Forbid that made him want to sign the band, his obsessive passion that saw bounce between an A&R career and his life as a graphic designer, helping found the genre and coining the term “New Wave of American Heavy Metal”, and his recent work as a graphic design, teacher, and starting Unbuilt Magazine with Randy Blythe and Alex Skolnick.

This episode features the song “Chains” by Davola from the album Inherent and the song “Amendment” by God Forbid from the album Reject The Sickness.

Follow Tom on Instagram @manalivecreative

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Check out our band sponsor Davola at www.davolaofficial.com/ to get a free song download.

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The Ex Man Podcast Ep. 64 – Nelson Blake (Locked In A Vacancy – Artist – Luke Cage, Spiderman)

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Doc welcomes guest, Nelson Blake II, ex-guitarist of NYC-based metalcore band Locked In A Vacancy and professional comic book artist. They talk about Locked In A Vacancy’s recent reunion, the old New York hardcore scene, dissect the complexities of modern black culture and the difficulty going against societally forced identity roles, the psychology behind the toxic aspects of Twitter, get into some NY Knicks and basketball talk, how his career as a visual artist progressed and eventually being hired by Marvel to illustrate Luke Cage and Spiderman, and pick apart the fallacy of God given talent and intricacies of creative work.

This episode features the song “Office Politics” by Locked In A Vacancy from their album Exit The Futility Ward.

Follow Nelson on Instagram @nelsonblakeii and Twitter @@nelsonblake2

Follow Doc on Instagram and Twitter @DocCoyle

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The Ex Man Podcast Ep. 63 – Eyal Levi (ex-Daath, URM Academy)

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Doc welcomes guitarist, songwriter, producer, and entrepreneur, Eyal Levi, on the show to talk about growing up around classical music with his father being a conductor, how in music college he stumbled upon creating the music that would become Daath, how their music progressed and why he thinks Daath didn’t succeed, how he leveraged the connections he made with the band into becoming a producer, making the Levi/Werstler album, why Daath ultimately became inactive, discuss when and why to quit a project, how the band Eyal and Doc played in together fell apart, how getting involved doing tutorials on CreativeLive inspired him to start URM Academy, and finally achieving success with Nail The Mix.

This episode features the song “The Ascent and Decline” by The Agony Scene from their new album Tormentor and “Worthless” by Daath from their album The Concealers.

Follow Eyal on Instagram @therealeyallevi and check out URM Academy at Nailthemix.com

Follow Doc on Instagram and Twitter @DocCoyle

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The Ex Man Podcast Ep. 62 – Melissa Cross (Zen of Screaming)

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Doc speaks with world renowned singer and vocal coach, Melissa Cross, about coming up with her techniques to teach how to scream properly, her early years studying acting, piano, voice, and performance, being attracted to heavy music and discovering the punk scene, missing her opportunity as a solo artist due to drug use, discuss the ins and outs of vocal technique, and how she got involved with the metal scene and developed the course work that would ultimately become the instructional video series, “The Zen of Screaming”.

This episode features the song “Never Enough” by Cosm from their album Omnition.

Follow Melissa on Instagram @zenofscreaming and Twitter @melissacross

Follow Doc on Instagram and Twitter @DocCoyle

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The Ex Man Ep. 61 – Zach Myers (Shinedown)

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Doc speaks with Shinedown guitarist, Zach Myers, about filling in on bass with Saliva, how he joined Shinedown, getting his start as a teenage, phenom musician, how Shinedown’s sound evolved over the years to getting heavier, what it’s like being in the radio world, why he thinks Shinedown has had such big success, their writing process and good relationship with their longtime label, Atlantic Records, and wrap up talking hoops and the NBA.

This episode features the song “Carry The Torch” by Dead Reflections and “Devil” by Shinedown from their album Attention Attention.

Follow Zach on Instagram and Twitter @ZMyersOfficial

Follow Doc on Instagram and Twitter @DocCoyle

Support our show sponsor Dead Reflections at deadreflections.bandcamp.com/track/carry-the-torch and www.facebook.com/deadreflectionsofficial/

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The Ex Man Podcast Ep. 60 – Steve Joh (A&R for Prosthetic Records, Ex-Century Media)

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Doc speaks with Prosthetic Records A&R guy, Steve Joh, about getting started in the music industry working at Caroline Distribution, getting hired by Century Media to run Noise Records, eventually taking over the A&R job at Century Media, explains what an A&R person actually does, the enthusiasm of the early years at CM, leaving the label and touring with God Forbid, his thoughts on the changing music industry, leaving CM to to join Prosthetic Records, and gives some thoughts on God Forbid’s career shortfalls.

This episode features the song “The Huntress” by The Iron Gates from the EP The Story Thus Far.

Follow Steve on Twitter @joe_evetts

Follow Doc on Instagram and Twitter @DocCoyle

Support our show sponsor The Iron Gates at theirongates.bandcamp.com/album/the-story-thus-far
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The Ex Man Podcast Ep. 59 – Sahaj Ticotin (Ra)

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Doc speaks with Ra vocalist, guitarist, and producer, Sahaj Ticotin, about how he got his start playing music, his philosophy on producing new rock bands, starting the band Ra and landing a major label record deal, the difficulty of dealing with the pressure of a big budget and trying to crack active rock radio, hitting a wall on Ra’s sophomore album, “the Ra curse”, struggling with the touring lifestyle, transitioning into becoming a producer and songwriter for other artists, debate the future of guitars in modern popular music and the validity of Greta Van Fleet.

This episode features the song “Use Once and Destroy” by Smack Factor and “Supermegadubstep” by Ra.

Follow Sahaj on Instagram @sahajmakesmusic and Twitter @sahajtic and sahajticotin.com

Follow Doc on Instagram and Twitter @DocCoyle

Support our show sponsor Smack Factor at www.smackfactor.net/ and @smackfactor

Support our show sponsor and buy official band merch at Rockabilia.com. Use the code PCJABBERJAW for 15% off. Buy the Rockabilia.com Exclusive Bad Wolves shirt at www.rockabilia.com/browse/artists-…bad-wolves.html

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The Ex Man Podcast Ep. 58 – Mike Mulholland (Painless, ex-Emmure, Recon, Thy Art Is Murder)

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Doc speaks with guitarist Mike Mulholland about filling in for deathcore titans, Thy Art Is Murder, his time playing in Emmure, rant about guitar playing and gear, his original band Recon and Emmure bringing a nü metal and breakdown-heavy sound to metalcore, rant about Hatebreed, why he left Emmure, taking a “radical sabbatical” and enjoying time off after the band, rant about action movies, and starting his new band, Painless, with the other ex-members of Emmure.

This episode features the song “Mike and Drew” by Heartsick, “Hand of the Devine” by The Agony Scene from their album Tormentor, and “Spellbinder” by Painless.

Follow Mike on Instagram and Twitter @mikewtf

Follow Doc on Instagram and Twitter @DocCoyle

Support our show sponsor Heartsick at heartsickband.bandcamp.com/ and www.facebook.com/heartsickband

Support our show sponsor and buy official band merch at Rockabilia.com. Use the code PCJABBERJAW for 15% off. Buy the Rockabilia.com Exclusive Bad Wolves shirt at www.rockabilia.com/browse/artists-…bad-wolves.html

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