The Disc Dive with Ryan J. Downey

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The Disc Dive, where artists dive deep into their discographies with longtime journalist Ryan J. Downey. Downey has worked as writer, editor, correspondent, and producer for MTV, Billboard, and the Hollywood Reporter. He is the host of the MI Conversation Series and the Speak N’ Destroy podcast, as well as a longtime artist manager in the rock, metal, and punk genres.

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    • Feb 17, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 1h 19m AVG DURATION
    • 21 EPISODES


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    Dustin Kensrue (THRICE)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2023 70:32


    Dustin Kensrue of THRICE takes The Disc Dive with Ryan J. Downey, discussing each of the band's albums and telling tales from the early beginnings up to the present day.

    John & Donald Tardy (OBITUARY)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2023 87:13


    John and Donald Tardy of death metal legends OBITUARY take The Disc Dive with Ryan J. Downey, discussing each of their albums and telling tales of the band from the early beginnings up to the present day.

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    SIMONE SIMONS (EPICA)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2023 70:35


    EPICA singer Simone Simons takes The Disc Dive with Ryan J. Downey. Simons takes us all the way back to her earliest beginnings as a singer, her first experience in a recording studio, and all the way through the symphonic metal band's discography.

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    BLÖTHAR THE BERSERKER (GWAR)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 106:09


    Blöthar the Berserker arrived on Earth from Scumdoggia after the death of Oderus Urungus. Now bonded to Michael Bishop, once the human thrall to bassist Beefcake the Mighty, Blöthar now rules GWAR and the Slave Pit. He takes the Disc Dive with Knotfest's Ryan J. Downey, reflecting on all 15 glorious GWAR slabs, from 1998's Hell-O through 2022's aptly-titled The New Dark Ages.

    MYLES KENNEDY

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2022 96:58


    Myles Kennedy takes The Disc Dive with Ryan J. Downey, a full-depth exploration of all of Myles' studio albums.

    NEIL FALLON (Clutch)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2022 54:00


    Neil Fallon, frontman of Clutch, discusses with Knotfest's Ryan J. Downey about the band's entire career and the making of each of their studio albums.

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    TODD LA TORRE (Queensrÿche)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 119:44


    Todd La Torre, frontman for Queensrÿche, tells Knotfest's Ryan J. Downey about his 4 albums with the band, as well as his own solo record in 2021.

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    BRANDON SALLER (Atreyu)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 99:58


    BRANDON SALLER takes the Disc Dive with Ryan J. Downey, detailing his entire discography with Atreyu.

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    TOM S. ENGLUND

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 75:20


    Tom S. Englund, best known as the frontman for Evergrey, tells Knotfest about each of the 16 studio (and one live) albums in his discography, including records with Redemption and Silent Skies.

    BILLY HOWERDEL

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 96:16


    BILLY HOWERDEL takes the Disc Dive with Ryan J. Downey, detailing his entire discography, including A PERFECT CIRCLE, ASHES DIVIDE, and his new solo album.

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    Carlos 'ocelote' Rodríguez (G2 Esports)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2022 26:31


    Like a lot of gamers, G2 Esports CEO Carlos “ocelote” Rodriguez loves heavy metal. In early 2022, G2 released “Our Way,” their first-ever company anthem. The epic metal track features Noora Louhimo (Battle Beast), Luke Holland (Starset, Falling In Reverse, The Word Alive), Jason Richardson (All That Remains, Chelsea Grin, All Shall Perish), Jose “Atlan” Aranda, Tina Guo, Taylor Davis, and ocelote himself. He tells Ryan J. Downey all about his love of metal, how the track came about, and the long-running relationship between the gaming and metal communities.

    wristmeetrazor 'Replica of a Strange Love'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 69:55


    wristmeetrazor break down in detail each track on their latest album 'Replica of a Strange Love'

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    Mixtape Dive: Hyro the Hero & AJ Channer Talk "FU2" with Ryan J Downey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 65:28


    Hyro and AJ Channer talk the unique blended styles that make "FU2" so unique, shredding genre labels, the best hip hop beefs and why the beef culture doesn't quite lend itself to rock, meeting each other - including using the same Uber driver, plus AJ discusses gaining valuable experience growing up across different countries and cities and why the media needs to catch up.

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    Mixtape Dive: Hyro the Hero & Brandon Saller Talk "Legendary" with Ryan J Downey

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 28:56


    Hyro the Hero is joined by Atreyu's Brandon Saller for this "Legendary" edition of Mixtape Dive, an exclusive Knotfest Mini-Series hosted by Ryan J Downy diving into the details and stories behind the singles of Hyro the Hero's upcoming mixtape 'Kids Against Monsters' with Hyro and guest vocalists.

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    RONNIE RADKE EXCLUSIVE Q&A

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 39:13


    Ryan J. Downey's world exclusive interview, conducted at the Falling In Reverse singer's home in California.

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    TWIZTID

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 105:33


    Jamie Madrox and Monoxide Child, aka TWIZTID, take The Disc Dive with Ryan J. Downey! We are talking about EVERY single Twiztid studio album in the duo's discography.

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    ACE FREHLEY (KISS)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 77:03


    KISS legend and solo artist Ace Frehley takes The Disc Dive with Ryan J. Downey! We are talking about EVERY single KISS album featuring Ace, as well as his solo records, and Frehley's Comet.

    CALEB SHOMO (Beartooth, Attack Attack!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 119:35


    Beartooth mastermind Caleb Shomo takes the Disc Dive into his discography — Attack Attack!, Class, Beartooth, no stone left unturned.

    ANDY BIERSACK (Black Veil Brides, Andy Black)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 86:41


    Black Veil Brides frontman Andy Biersack takes the Disc Dive into his discography, from BVB's "Sex & Hollywood" EP through the Andy Black albums and 2020's Re-Stitch These Wounds.

    BLASKO (Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Zombie, Cryptic Slaughter)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 93:51


    Blasko takes the Disc Dive into his discography, sharing what shaped the albums he's appeared on with Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Zombie, Drown, and Cryptic Slaughter.

    SPENCER CHAMBERLAIN (Underoath, Sleepwave, This Runs Through)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 70:54


    The first episode of The Disc Dive with Ryan J. Downey, presented by Knotfest.com. Spencer Chamberlain takes the Disc Dive into his discography, going through every record he's ever made, one by one, sharing what shaped each album by Underoath, Sleepwave, and This Runs Through.

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