Crash Bang Boom Podcast!

Drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz of Cannibal Corpse talks about CC's nearly 40 year history, the early Buffalo, NY scene and some of the bands that inspired them (Slayer),  recording their first(and subsequent) record(s) , their migration from Buffalo to Florida and the incredible scene they inadvertently found themselves in, how Europe embraced the band from the beginning, the evolution of recording and playing live /Paul’s inevitable acceptance of click tracks, why Dave Lombardo rules, early impressions of Sean Reinert and Gene Hoglan’s drumming, Paul in the evolution of blast beats, viral social media moments and CC’s appearance in the movie Ace Ventura, Paul’s first drum set & much more!!

Drummer, Producer, Engineer, Visual artist and more; Jamie Saint Merat of Ulcerate talks about the bands first US tours, the multi-step process of writing, pre-production, and ultimately recording (including tempo-mapping non-click rehearsals), the evolution of how they’ve written and recorded over the years, Jamie’s thoughts on doubles in the feet and his regimens for maintaining foot speed, kick pedal tensions at different BPM’s, pre-show regimens and adjusting to long/extreme sets, the hypnotic ritual that is their albums and live shows, the shocking dichotomy of atonal madness and etherial levitation, early cassette tapes that lead him into an extreme direction, his favorite fusion drummers, the challenges of touring outside of New Zealand, isolation as a benefit for regional styles /sub-genres, triggers and much more!

Part 2 of Biohazard drummer Danny Schuler! We get into amazing shows he saw including his two favorites; Bad Brains and Van Halen, our mutual love for Leeway and their 91’ record Desperate Measures (as well as Danny seeing them live multiple times), Biohazard’s connection to the hip hop group Onyx and there collaboration on the Judgment Night soundtrack, Danny’s thoughts on the Grunge era and some of his favorite bands of that time, an especially incredible experience with seeing Alice In Chains live, crazy Biohazard shows early on, seeing amazing shows at L’Amour’s in Brooklyn (and meeting his future wife there), modern vs old school PIZZA, and Jody somehow not knowing what a Bialy is!!!!  CRASH BANG BOOM!!!!

Biohazard drummer Danny Schuler sits down for a two part(er) where we catch up on the break between 2012’s Reborn in Defiance record and what lead to the re-formation of the band and ultimately to the writing and recording 2025’s “Divided we Fall”, how the band focused on recording live with minimal edits on analog gear in big-live rooms with minimal takes and no samples on the drum tracks, the 89’ DW kit he used to record the record, some drums of his older collection, his new Gretsch kit that has been blowing his mind, the irony of power toms not being all that powerful, pre-tour physical/fitness regimens, their upcoming tour with Sepultura, Exodus, and Tribal Gaze, hardcore and punk influencing Sepultura's sonic evolution from Arise to Roots, the chaos and violence that canceled the 90’s “New Titians on The Block” tour (and Biohazard playing some of those shows), the badass(ness) of Sick of It All and how they were the torch bearers for Hardcore in the 90’s, the brilliance of Dave Lombardo’s drumming & much more!

Drummer Caleb Hogue of Excide talks about the writing /recording of Excide’s killer new record Bastard Hymns, playing in church band and ultimately hardcore bands,  his love for John Tempesta’s playing in Helmet, his giant family (He’s one of 7!), the car wreck that almost took his life, back breaking blue collar jobs, some of Jody’s dumbest gig-cancelations due to self imposed injuries, his other bands including A Knife inThe Dark, Dull Mourning and Holy Figures, plus much more!~
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