Mosh Talks

The veteran frontman details the recording process during the pandemic, cancel culture, and why 'Violence Unimagined' will be one of the band's best records on the latest interview with Mosh Talks' Beez.0:00 - 'Violence Unimagined' 4:42 - Living in Florida 7:00 - Staying Out of Politics 8:21 - A 1990 Pandemic 10:00 - Remaining Fresh 12:30 - Writing Music They Want to Hear 17:35 - Violence Unimagined will be one of the band's best records 19:25 - Balancing Expectations vs Experimentation 21:28 - An Offending Time 27:59 - Not Worrying About Being Offensive 31:40 - Religious Protests 36:04 - Flea Listening to Cannibal Corpse. Metal has infiltrated all of planet earth. 39:38 - Entertainment Value Listen/Get 'Violence Unimagined' - http://www.cannibalcorpse.net/

Already one of the best albums of 2021, Brand of Sacrifice guitarist Michael Leo Valeri shares the validation he feels with the reception of Lifeblood in his interview with Mosh Talks' Beez. :00 - 'Lifeblood' 2:09 - Evolution from 'God's Hand' 4:06 - "deathcore" 6:10 - Mick Gordon (Doom franchise), Marty O'Donnell (Halo franchise), and Hans Zimmer inspirations 10:30 - Ambition 11:10 - Ghostemane, MGK, and Trippie Redd 14:43 - The business end 19:40 - Metal & anime 20:50 - Kyle Anderson 23:00 - Moving on from full albums Subscribe to KNOTFEST Youtube for exclusive performances & in-depth interviews with the most exciting artists in aggressive music, deep dives into iconic artist discographies, and more. Catch Mosh Talks with Beez - https://www.twitch.tv/moshtalks

Fat Mike of NOFX talks punk rock musicals, shitty songwriters, humanizing sex workers, 'Cokie The Clown' being “the most depressing album ever made”, the band's latest, 'Single Album', the future of punk, why Billie Eilish is the new direction of alternative and Smashing Pumpkins' ‘Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness’ is the worst double LP on Knotfest's Mosh Talks

Elijah Witt of Cane Hill talks to Mosh Talks' Beez about the band's explosive new single, "God Is The Enemy", religion in America and a brave, bold and bright future. 0:00 Why the New Music is So Heavy 4:00 Drugs and Religion 7:10 "Good art doesn't come from a mentally healthy person" 10:25 "God is the Enemy" Trouble with American Religion 16:20 Unwillingness to play the game 19:00 Future of Cane Hill  Listen to "God is the Enemy" on your favorite streaming platform and grab merch from Cane Hill - https://wearecanehill.com/

In an interview from the tail of 2020, Beez catches up with Dave Hunt of Anaal Nathrakh to discuss their rise in popularity and the future of extreme music.0:00 - Anaal Mathrakh's very real traction despite the "nut punch" of 2020 4:38 -The sonic shift and evolving sound of Anaal Nathrakh 9:17 - The role of Mick Kenney 12:12 - Existing as an underground band 18:55 - Counter culture and the embrace of extremity 24:25 - The current social climate and the time for confrontational art 29:40 - Creating the future rather Han replicate the pastSubscribe to the podcast for the most update to date interviews

Beez catches up with Epica founding member Martin Jansen about their triumphant return after almost 5 years away with their new album, Omega.

Valentino Fuego of Of Mice & Men chats about the pros and cons to writing music on Twitch for their new album 'Timeless', the changing face of the band and their phenomenal staying power in his interview on Knotfest's Mosh Talks with Beez. 0:00 Creating Music on Twitch3:27 Pros & Cons of Twitch Writing7:30 Covid Disruption10:10 Resurgence of Metalcore11:35 Progression 'Timeless' is out Feb. 26th via Sharptone Records. Pre-order here - http://shrptn.co/timeless​   Subscribe to Mosh Talks Podcast for exclusive in-depth interviews with the most exciting and dangerous artists in aggressive music.

Mosh Talks' Beez catches up with Mat Welsh of While She Sleeps for an interview ranging through the band’s drastic new steps, how they’re taking on the infrastructure of the entire music business and their upcoming new album, Sleeps Society. 1:19 Starting with 2019's 'So What?' Welsh details the making of the album was a particularly turbulent time for the band. 5:40 Continuing, Welsh explains that incorporating electronic elements into their brand of heavy was a result of wanting to push themselves as artists while retaining their identity. Citing unexpected influences, Welsh shared that the band is always writing new material and always looking to expand on their sound. 14:43 Welsh dives into adapting to a new age of music discovery and fan interaction means creating a new avenue in reaching their existing base while simultaneously growing their audience. Pre-order the new album 'Sleeps Society' out April 16th Subscribe to Mosh Talks for exclusive in-depth interviews with the most exciting and dangerous artists in aggressive music.

Teenage Wrist new album 'Earth Is A Black Hole' out now on Epitaph Records

Hot on the heels of their surprise EP release, Gatecreeper’s Chase Mason talks to Beez on Mosh Talks about the future of underground metal, ‘taking the next step’ with Nuclear Blast Records and how “pop metal“ influenced An Unexpected Reality.

What happens when you create a hybrid of eerie, sinister folk music and lyrical narratives drenched in murder, serial killers and social decay? Find out just why the world of heavy music is falling in love with Murderfolk's Amigo the Devil.

City Morgue touring DJ goes solo! We catch up with Los Angeles native Gvllow steps and begin unravelling the mysterious past that goes into one of the most exciting emerging artists today.

With Deathcore's resurgence showing absolutely no signs of halting, we catch up Canadian bruisers Brand Of Sacrifice ahead of the release of their new opus, Lifeblood, on March 5th.

For the first installment of Mosh Talks 2021, Brandon Saller of Atreyu checked in for a discussion on the state of the metalcore pioneers. Needless to say, 2020 was a hell of a stress test but Saller confides, the band has come out better for it on the otherside.

Beez sits down with Touché Amore’s Jeremy Bolm to discuss working with Slipknot collaborator Ross Robinson on their 2020 masterpiece, Lament.

Loathe maintain their individuality while striving for creative perfection. The band's Erik Bikerstaffe joined Beez for a chat on Mosh Talks to look back at a calendar year that was abysmal by most standards, but for Loathe, 2020 has served as a breakout year. Discussing the impact and universal acclaim of their LP, I Let It In And It Took Everything, shared a unique appreciation for having the ability to look back at the last 12 months with a sense of optimism.

Continuing with the 'Album of Year' sub-series, Mosh Talks' Beez had the chance to connect with Nothing's Domenic Palermo to discuss the band's colossal fourth LP, The Great Dismal. With their back against the wall Nothing went for broke with 'The Great Dismal' and came away with their best album yet. The success of the album has become increasingly evident as the title has become a consistent entry in many of the year's 'Best of" lists. The beautifully bleak record, combined with the band's subtle brand of articulate heft, make for a soundtrack that proved quintessential for 2020.

Beez continues our Album Of The Year round-up by catching up with Trevor Strnad of The Black Dahlia Murder to talk about Verminous, relentless death metal, some of 2020’s best extreme metal albums and the band’s upcoming live stream, Yule ‘Em All.

Live on Twitch, Beez sits down with legendary Korn guitarist Head to talk about the resurrection of his Love And Death project, the effects of the world thinking you’ve lost it, exciting Korn 2021 plans and more.

Sitting on for a session on Mosh Talks, vocalist Lucas Woodland for the emerging Welsh sensation Holding Absence discussed the band’s forthcoming LP, The Greatest Mistake of My Life set to drop in April of 2021 on SharpTone Records.

Immersing himself in the culture and environment that spawned such a colossal artistic contribution, author Adam Steiner penned the book Into The Never: Nine Inch Nails And The Creation Of The Downward Spiral. Conducting extensive interviews with the album’s collaborators and embedding himself with Trent to get an intimate account of the album’s evolution, Steiner’s excavation is academic in how thorough it is.

Michael ‘Moose’ Thomas finds a renewed sense of purpose with the formation of the driving metallic force of Kill The Lights. Discussing the assembly of veteran musicians, Moose confides how the project restored his creative vigor and allowed everyone involved to indulge their love of timeless metal while satisfying their need to collaborate.

Tati and Eugene of Ukrainian groove metal sensation Jinjer discuss the international success of their 2019 album Macro and the excitement connected to their forthcoming ‘Alive In Melbourne’ record that captured the band’s first visit to the land down under.

Ahead of their set at Pulse Of The Maggots Festival on Knotfest.com this Friday (November 13th, 2020), we get to know Des Moines, Iowa's own Vended.

We meet our first member of the All Elite Wrestling roster as we get inside the mind of hardcore kid, skater and enigma, Darby Allin.

Chris Motionless stops by to celebrate ten years of their Creatures albums, some of things that were planned for the anniversary and what might happen around the album in the future.

Jami Morgan from Code Orange stops by to tell Beez about their upcoming Back Inside The Glass stream and lift the lid on how creative bands are thriving in the most difficult of circumstances.

Beez and Jason Aalon Butler are involved in a deep conversation about the state of the country, Los Angeles, how the discourse has effected Jason's music and just what actually happened with the break up of letlive.?

Beez catches up with Satanic Doo Top duo Twin Temple to talk about the place of Satan within pop culture and how a band with a 50s aesthetic appeals to a modern audience.

A very special Mosh Talks as Beez celebrates the career of Type O Negative with guitarist Kenny Hickey. One of the most unique and inspiring bands to grace heavy music, this is a look at the rise of one of our scene’s true originals from someone at the heart of it all.

We speak to Mat Mitchell of Puscifer about the creative process and how it is to work alongside Maynard James Keenan and Carina Rounds.

202 has its fair share of casualties so it's amazing to hear a success story from one of metal's most underrated bands, Bleed From Within.

We sat down with Meshuggah drummer Tomas Haake to discuss quarantine, how work is progressing, the band's live show and their upcoming celebration of their seminal 'Destroy Erase Improve' opus.

We sat down with the legendary Scott Ian to all about his new venture alongside Mike Patton and Dave Lombardo in Mr bungle and there's some tasty exclusives about how Anthrax are getting on with writing their new album.

One of the breakthrough bands in power metal, Unleash The Archers continue to push the boundaries of the genre with their new album, Abyss.

Ahead of the release of the first part of their upcoming album double album, Beez catches up with Devildriver's Dez Fafara to chat about the band's unconventional path, the risks they're taking and what continues to make him one of our music's most colorful characters.

Alex Wade of Whitechapel drops by to chat about the band's brand new upcoming album (you heard us), The Valley and their upcoming live stream with Lamb Of God.

For too many years, Bleed From Within have been one of metal's best kept secrets. With their upcoming slot opening for Lamb Of God on their live stream, that's about to be a thing of the past.

We caught up with Hollywood Undead's visionary frontman Johnny 3 Tears to talk about a slew of exciting upcoming Hollywood Undead projects and much, much more.

Beez and John Dyer Bailey sit down for a long conversation that takes in the proc and cons of streaming live shows, creativity, how work is progressing on new Baroness material and much, much more.

We check in with Ryan Kirby from Fit For A King about the complexity of writing a varied metalcore album, his start on Twitch and why the world is ready for heavy music once more.

Beez catches up with Shavo about his new North Kingsley project, how it was never going to just be "System Of A Down lite" and reveals a big exclusive on who will feature on North Kingsley's upcoming Vol 2. release.

Ahead of the release of their debut album on October 2nd, we caught up with Max Portnoy about the Nu Metal revival, the changing face of metal and the importance of drumming with character.

Ahead of their set supporting Behemoth on their upcoming stream, Beez caught up with Zachary from Imperial Triumphant about their cinematic approach to music, how extreme metal continues to push boundaries with creativity over straight heaviness and their epic new album, Alphaville.

A fired up Shaun Morgan of Seether talks about rock's stature in the wider world, Seether's place within that tapestry and their new album, Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum.

We catch up with behemoth frontman Nergal ahead of the band's immersive cinematic performance, In Absentia Dei. Get tickets now at behemoth.live.

John Campbell from Lamb Of God checks in to fill us in on all of the exciting happenings around the band's upcoming live stream (tix at http://watch.lamb-of-god.com/), the brilliance of Art Cruz and the excitement of playing Ashes Of The Wake in full.