Temple of Bleh

Ducking out the Bullets and Octane rehearsal studio to guest host this episode, Gene Louis spills his passion for drumming with Modern Drummer founder and CEO, David Frangioni.

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State of play going forward.

https://store.decibelmagazine.com/collections/books/products/the-scott-burns-sessionsScott and David pop by to discuss their new book ‘The Scott Burns Sessions: A Life in Death Metal 1987 – 1997', and take a stroll down memory lane.

https://wearesovereignband.bigcartel.com/Laura pops into le ToB for distinctly millenial discourse.

https://www.msk.com/attorneys-Eric_German Eric pops in to do Bleh's favourite thing - engage in extremely long form conversations about the commercialisation and elevation of outlier cultures and heavy metal music. :)

https://ipecac.com/ Marc stops by to talk about his extensive career in music, the challenges of the modern day industry... and we also talk a little bit about Roadrunner, as is standard.

Michael joins ToB to talk about his time at Roadrunner Records as Head of Sales.

http://www.escapethefate.com/Rob takes a pew to discuss ETF's newest album - Out of the Shadows. Check it out now!

In which I also spill beer on my keyboard, like a dick.

Matt and Joel join ToB to discuss the possible resurgence of Nu-Metal, and their own experiences of the movement.

​ @alltheprettythingsofficial Logan drops in to discuss the upcoming alltheprettythings record, starting a band in your 30s, and the various triumphs and challenges within!

https://www.thunderflix.com/Thunderflix is the home of on-demand streaming content dedicated entirely to metal.In this chat we discuss the journey of Samuel's career from working at Sony to launching his own streaming service.Check out Thunderflix now at the link above!

@ingested@the_slam_king@sean-ingestedJay and Sean from Manchester's Ingested talk the business of being a band, post-pandemic and post-Brexit touring, and their past lives in the workforce.

https://petrolbastard.bandcamp.com/musichttps://www.templeofbleh.com/This episode we're back to off-piste, non-project specific conversations. This time with me good ol' mates Petrol Bastard. I've known these two for nearly 20 years, so it was good to finally have a proper catchup.

https://www.templeofbleh.com/ https://anchor.fm/blowingsmoketr https://www.patreon.com/twistedrico This time around, Steev and I talk about everything NON-Roadrunner!

https://www.templeofbleh.com/ www.ueginc.com www.redlightmanagement.comBig thanks to long time Nickelback manager, Bryan Coleman, for coming onto the pod to talk about the band's time with Roadrunner.

https://www.templeofbleh.com/https://www.forthewin.media/https://atomsplitterpr.com/It's a Roadrunner PR reunion... of sorts... as mentioned at the start, Jamie and Amy were like ships in the night at Roadrunner. But that doesn't stop them regailing their awesome experiences at the label.

Recorded June 2021. Jonny was very generous with his time, and we managed to squeeze in this chat about his time working the relationship between Megaforce and Roadrunner.

Matt introduces me to his role of Product Manager at Roadrunner in the early-mid 2000s.

Frank tells us his perspective of Roadrunner, through the eyes of a Dutch Music television professional.

https://linktr.ee/TempleOfBleh The BG BS continues (geddit?).

https://linktr.ee/TempleOfBleh The continued adventures of d'Blue Grape lads.

https://linktr.ee/TempleOfBlehHoly moly it's a back-to-back 3-parter. Just after Xmas, Bleh assembled the pillars of Blue Grape's mighty merch operation for a panatlantic reunion. I managed to edit this down from 5h30m to 4h. You're welcome.

https://linktr.ee/TempleOfBlehMarcus picks up the story of Roadrunner Records from ~2001 up until the 2012 acquisition.

https://linktr.ee/TempleOfBlehToday I embark on a test to see just how press outlets would go for those crunchy, delicious clicks.

https://linktr.ee/TempleOfBlehhttps://goodfightmusic.com/Carl talks me through his life duking it out as label manager of Ferret Music, whilst himself working at Roadrunner Records in the "New Media" division.

https://linktr.ee/TempleOfBlehAustin gives us the view from the 21st Century sales perspective of Roadrunner - with a smashing story about Slipknot's 'All Hope is Gone' and it's fight for the #1 spot.

https://linktr.ee/TempleOfBleh https://www.ueginc.com/ Dave Loncao joined Roadrunner in 1998 to help lead the label's radio promotion arm into bolder territories. As you're about to hear - he delivered in spades.For procedural propriety - I claim that 'How You Remind Me' is the most played record of a certain decade (or all time). I'm only partially right;Source - http://www.mtv.com/news/1627833/eminem-is-the-best-selling-artist-of-the-decade/"According to Nielsen — which began keeping track of digital sales in July 2003 — Flo Rida's "Low" was the decade's top-selling digital song, having been downloaded more than 5.2 million times. It bested the likes of Lady Gaga's "Just Dance" (nearly 4.7 million downloads), Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours" (4.6 million) and the Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom Pow" (4.3 million).And there was none of that funny downloading stuff when it came to the decade's most-played radio songs (generational divide, anyone?) a list topped by Nickelback's "How You Remind Me" — which was spun more than 1.2 million times since being released in 2001"

https://linktr.ee/TempleOfBlehRoadrunner research goes to South America with this conversation, as Jerome tells me about his time heading up Roadrunner Brazil.

https://linktr.ee/TempleOfBlehhttps://getthrashed.com/Rick is not just the People's Thrash Metal Documentarian, but from 2008 to ~2012 he served as Roadrunner's Head of Video Production. We talk about Rick's career up to the 2000's with stints at Headbanger's Ball and 120 minutes, as well as the various obstacles and joys of video production for Roadrunner.

https://linktr.ee/TempleOfBlehhttps://www.shrapnelrecords.com/This audio-only conversation with Mike explores Shrapnel's relationship with Roadrunner Records, the intricacies of forming the first metal-only label in the USA, and the challenges of the modern day label system.

https://linktr.ee/TempleOfBlehThis conversation with Kenny marks another swan dive into yet another Roadrunner rabbit hole - it's merchandising arm, Blue Grape.The accents game is strong in this one - you have been warned :)

https://atomsplitterpr.com/https://linktr.ee/TempleOfBlehAmy Sciarretto is another stalwart of Roadrunner Records, serving the company for over a decade in the Radio department, and the PR department. This started her on the trajectory she continues to ride today with Atom Splitter PR.

https://linktr.ee/TempleOfBlehMichel wore many many hats within whilst at Roadrunner Records in the late 80's/90's, mostly fiscal and core label administrative roles - all of which sit firmly within my wheelhouse.Consider this a 'business' exploration into Roadrunner at that time, similar to the Richard Bengloff and Stefan Koster episodes.

https://linktr.ee/TempleOfBlehhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsutM3jJYI6ZXb1IMrMJk_A/videosMarc is a collector of disgraceful and heavy antiquities, among which is a sizeable array of thrash and death metal records.Marc talks me thorugh his experience with Roadrunner Records from the perspective of a budding young metalhead in the late 80's / early 90's.

https://linktr.ee/TempleOfBlehhttps://tentontradingco.com/Robb Flynn tells the story of Machine Head's journey with Roadrunner Records, all the way from the bands inception through to the Red Wedding in 2012.

https://linktr.ee/TempleOfBlehhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Howie-Abrams/e/B00CGMRWCE/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1CORRECTION - at 6:40 I say RCA, when it should be MCA. Not YMCA, just MCA. Cheers Monte.Howie was the first person I spoke to on this project (#J on the audio-only version of this pod), so it made sense to revisit his tenure with a (slightly) more developed understanding of Roadrunner in the 90s.

https://linktr.ee/TempleOfBlehRay joined Roadrunner in 1999, and went straight into the front lines of the business, arranging deals with artists, and handling some of the back office functionality.We talk about Ray's time with the label, the day-to-day operations in Business Affairs, and some of the unique qualities the Roadrunner wore as a business as it moved through the 21st Century.

https://linktr.ee/TempleOfBlehhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Joel-McIver/e/B002IP93H6Joel is possibly one of the more prolific music authors of the past few decades. He has written 34 books and has also rendered services to the music journalism world during this period - it's very difficult to be a rock/metal fan and not come across his name.So who better to carry me through the world of Roadrunner through the eyes of a professional commentator, biographer, and observer!

https://linktr.ee/TempleOfBleh https://store.typeonegative.net/ https://typeonegative.net/ https://www.runoutgroovevinyl.com/Today we're rolling out the Pantone 369 carpet for Type O Negative's debut album, Slow, Deep and Hard, released this week in 1991. The 30th anniversary reissue of the record is being released on Run Out Groove, and is available for preorder on the link above.Type O Negative are undeniably one of the most important flagship acts for Roadrunner Records, through the strength of delivering the label's first Gold record, Bloody Kisses - or by simply being one of the most interesting bands to come out of such an interesting era for music.I'm eternally grateful to Kenny and Johnny for taking the time to celebrate Slow, Deep and Hard, and talk about the record label that pushed them over the Brooklyn Bridge.

https://linktr.ee/TempleOfBlehhttps://www.johntuckeronline.co.uk/In a slightly different approach this time, John and I discuss and compare the practices of Newcastle's own Neat Records, Roadrunner Records, and Durham local outfit Guardian Records.John is a well regarded scholar on the subject of Neat, having literally written the book on it! Neat & Tidy: The Story of Neat Records is available anywhere you get your books!

https://linktr.ee/TempleOfBlehhttps://linktr.ee/doccoyleDoc is a dude I've admired since God Forbid supported Trivium on March 2006's UK run. A deeply articulate and thoughtful person, Doc and I meander through his experiences with Roadrunner Records, his thoughts on the modern music industry in general, and what has been a news-filled week for Bad Wolves.

https://linktr.ee/TempleOfBlehhttp://shadedscythestudios.com/shows/the-concert-cruizer/To be considered a sequel of sorts to episode #AM with Ro Kohli, I speak with Justin about his time served on the Roadrunner Road Crew.We discuss how he became engaged with street teaming, and the many war stories he's gathered in his experiences with the Road Crew. He also shows off his many merch items he acquired duting this period - for audio listeners, I implore you check out his channel, The Concert Cruizer, and accompanying socials, to see these!

https://linktr.ee/TempleOfBleh https://www.motion.agency/ Paolo was the VP of International Marketing at Roadrunner Records from 2000-2004. Paolo talks be through the journey from the start of his career, taking on such a role at such a pivitol time in Roadrunner's history, and the aftermath.

https://linktr.ee/TempleOfBleh https://www.harddriveradio.com/ Continuing from our chat a few weeks back, Mark and I jump feet first into the 2000s, and the new world brought on by Slipknot and Nickelback.

https://linktr.ee/TempleOfBleh https://www.epitaph.com/ Kathie is among the Roadrunner lifers. Aside from a short stint at other outfits in the early 90s, she clocked in over two decades at the label. In this conversation we track her career through Roadrunner from her start in the radio promo department, all the way up to runing the West Coast Operations.

https://linktr.ee/TempleOfBleh https://www.fortressmelbourne.com/ Jon worked at Roadrunner for the best part of 20 years, first of all as the MD of the Australasia office, then as SVP for New Media & Global Business Development. As such, Jon has an enormous welath of experience to impart when reminiscing about the label. Jon's foray into emerging tech and the digital space didn't stop with the Red Wedding of 2012, however - do yourself a favour and check out Fortress Melbourne for more info.