The Downbeat

Craig Reynolds

Long-form interviews with people from all corners of the heavy music world.

  1. HACE 6 D

    ALIEN WEAPONRY: Māori Tattoos, Culture, and Meeting Your Idols

    My guests on The Downbeat podcast this week are Tūranga Morgan-Edmonds and Lewis de Jong of ALIEN WEAPONRY.Alien Weaponry are a groove metal band from New Zealand, and their music and lyrics heavily reflect all three members’ Māori ancestry. This episode digs into said ancestry with conversations about Tā moko (traditional Māori tattoos) as well as the Haka, a ceremonial Māori dance that the band performs on stage. We also discuss their new album Te Ra, meeting your idols, working with Randy Blythe, and touring with Gojira. A truly educational episode 2.5 hour episode… and I could have done 2.5 more.

    2 h 11 min

  2. 23 ENE

    MATT GARSTKA: Bicep Injuries, AI in Music, and Animals As Leaders with the G.O.A.T

    My guest on the podcast this week is Matt Garstka, drummer, educator, amateur arm-wrestler and 1/3 of arguable the most progressive band on planet earth. We talk about his recent distal bicep tear and his recovery, as well as the use of AI in music, musical competition, and my recent drum lesson with him

    2 h 10 min

  3. 12 ENE

    LANDMVRKS: DIY Metalcore, Metal via Mental Health Struggles, Viva La France!

    My guests on the podcast this week are Flo and Kevin of LANDMVRKS. We talk About the struggles around making their new album ‘The Darkest Place I’ve Ever Been’, as well as Flo’s battle with anxiety, the importance of their role in France’s burgeoning metal scene, US ‘cuisine’…and graffiti

    2 h 2 min

  4. 29/12/2025

    PSYCHO-FRAME: Songwriting, Faith, and Politics as 2025's most BRUTAL Band.

    My guests on the Downbeat Podcast this week are Colter Cuthbertson and Mike Sugars - the dual vocalists of self proclaimed SPINKICK DEATHCORE band Psycho-Frame. In many ways an underground supergroup, Psycho-Frame make hilariously heavy music and their debut LP Salvation Laughs In The Face Of A Grieving Mother easily made it’s way into my top 5 of 2025. We talk about everything around the band- from its formation to the album itself, as well as their aesthetic, splitting lyric writing duties and the influence of anime, video games and politics on said lyrics. Many laughs were laughed

    2 h 14 min

  5. 12/12/2025

    Adam “Nolly” Getgood: GGD, Drum Sampling & Music Production

    My guest on the podcast this week is Adam ‘Nolly’ Getgood. Acclaimed guitarist and producer whose credits include Animals as Leaders, Periphery and Sleep Token. Nolly is also the co-founder of GGD - a hugely successful plugin company that went from being two friends with a mutual love of capturing drum tones to a household name in the world of music production. We talk in depth about the origin and ethos of GGD, his career as musician and producer, and of course the development of MY new plugin on their platform: One Kit Wonder: The Downbeat. He’s a very nice and successful man

    2 h 17 min

  6. 21/11/2025

    LORNA SHORE: Will Ramos + Austin Archey on Extreme Metal Vocals, Songwriting & WILD Tour Stories

    My guests on the podcast this week are Will Ramos and Austin Archey of symphonic deathhore band Lorna Shore. We catch up before their show in Nashville to talk about their new album ‘I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me’. We also learn about the different types of blast beats and vocal techniques needed for their intense sound, and we talk about Will’s suitcase e-bike…a lot.

    1 h 55 min

  7. 10/11/2025

    CODY ASH: Touring with Jelly Roll, Playing with Eminem & This Drummer Life

    My guest on the podcast this week is Cody Ash. Cody is the drumming powerhouse behind the country megastar Jelly Roll. We tell the entire story of his career trajectory - from sleeping in a van in metalcore bands all the way to his current gig playing sold out arenas alongside the likes of Eminem and Post Malone.

    1 h 55 min

  8. 27/10/2025

    VINNIE MAURO: Motionless In White, Horror Movies, Ghost Stories & Wild Warped Tour Moments

    My guest on the podcast this week is Vinny Mauro of Motionless In White. In this special Halloween SPOOK-TACULAR we talk about ALL the creepy stuff: ghosts, his investigations of the paranormal, and we also create his horror movie villain dream blunt rotation. Thanks to everyone on the patreon for providing the decorations and fog-machine for the most TERRIFYING episode of the podcast yet...

    2 h 2 min
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Long-form interviews with people from all corners of the heavy music world.

Ficha técnica

  • Creado por
    Craig Reynolds
  • Años en activo
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodios
    145
  • Clasificación
    Explícito
  • Derechos de autor
    © Craig Reynolds
  • Sitio web del podcast
    The Downbeat

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