The Ex-Man with Doc Coyle

Doc speaks with Prosthetic Records A&R guy, Steve Joh, about getting started in the music industry working at Caroline Distribution, getting hired by Century Media to run Noise Records, eventually taking over the A&R job at Century Media, explains what an A&R person actually does, the enthusiasm of the early years at CM, leaving the label and touring with God Forbid, his thoughts on the changing music industry, leaving CM to join Prosthetic Records, and gives some thoughts on God Forbid's career shortfalls. This episode features the song "The Huntress" by The Iron Gates from the EP The Story Thus Far. Follow Steve on Twitter @joe_evetts Follow Doc on Instagram and Twitter @DocCoyle Support our show sponsor The Iron Gates at https://theirongates.bandcamp.com/album/the-story-thus-far Support our show sponsor and buy official band merch at Rockabilia.com. Use the code PCJABBERJAW for 15% off. Buy the Rockabilia.com Exclusive Bad Wolves shirt at www.rockabilia.com/browse/artists-…bad-wolves.html Listen to more great podcasts like this at JabberJawMedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doc speaks with Ra vocalist, guitarist, and producer, Sahaj Ticotin, about how he got his start playing music, his philosophy on producing new rock bands, starting the band Ra and landing a major label record deal, the difficulty of dealing with the pressure of a big budget and trying to crack active rock radio, hitting a wall on Ra's sophomore album, "the Ra curse", struggling with the touring lifestyle, transitioning into becoming a producer and songwriter for other artists, debate the future of guitars in modern popular music and the validity of Greta Van Fleet. Follow Sahaj on Instagram @sahajmakesmusic and Twitter @sahajtic and sahajticotin.com This episode features the song "Use Once and Destroy" by Smack Factor and "Supermegadubstep" by Ra. Follow Doc on Instagram and Twitter @DocCoyle Support our show sponsor Smack Factor at https://www.smackfactor.net/ and https://soundcloud.com/smackfactor Support our show sponsor and buy official band merch at Rockabilia.com. Use the code PCJABBERJAW for 15% off. Buy the Rockabilia.com Exclusive Bad Wolves shirt at www.rockabilia.com/browse/artists-…bad-wolves.html Listen to more great podcasts like this at JabberJawMedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doc speaks with guitarist Mike Mulholland about filling in for deathcore titans, Thy Art Is Murder, his time playing in Emmure, rant about guitar playing and gear, his original band Recon and Emmure bringing a nü metal and breakdown-heavy sound to metalcore, rant about Hatebreed, why he left Emmure, taking a "radical sabbatical" and enjoying time off after the band, rant about action movies, and starting his new band, Painless, with the other ex-members of Emmure. This episode features the song "Mike and Drew" by Heartsick, "Hand of the Devine" by The Agony Scene from their album Tormentor, and "Spellbinder" by Painless. Follow Mike on Instagram and Twitter @mikewtf Follow Doc on Instagram and Twitter @DocCoyle Support our show sponsor Heartsick at https://heartsickband.bandcamp.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/heartsickband Support our show sponsor and buy official band merch at Rockabilia.com. Use the code PCJABBERJAW for 15% off. Buy the Rockabilia.com Exclusive Bad Wolves shirt at www.rockabilia.com/browse/artists-…bad-wolves.html Listen to more great podcasts like this at JabberJawMedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doc speaks with Godless, the former host of excellent heavy metal themed podcasts, Podcast Metal and MetalSucks, about his background in the music industry as a manager, booker, and promoter, how he met Chuck and got into podcasting, studying to become a high level interviewer, debate what being a nerd means, Godless interviews Doc a bit on God Forbid's career and downfall, the current state of the metal scene, and wrap up discussing politics. This episode features the song "Half-Duplex" by Jade Telegraph from the EP Half-Duplex. Follow Godless on Twitter @GodlessSpeaks Follow Doc on Instagram and Twitter @DocCoyle Support our show sponsor Jade Telegraph at jadetelegraph.bandcamp.com and soundcloud.com/jadetelegraph Support our show sponsor and buy official band merch at Rockabilia.com. Use the code PCJABBERJAW for 15% off. Buy the Rockabilia.com Exclusive Bad Wolves shirt at www.rockabilia.com/browse/artists-…bad-wolves.html Listen to more great podcasts like this at JabberJawMedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doc speaks with Five Finger Death Punch bassist, Chris Kael, about what attracted him to picking up the bass as a teenager in Lexington, KY, his background as a lead vocalist, moving to Las Vegas and playing with the pop-punk band The UTMoST, bartending in Vegas and almost quitting music, the audition process to get in the 5FDP, adjusting to being in a very popular band, what he thinks the secret to their success is, and contemplate running for office with Doc as his running mate. This episode features the song "The Wake" by Stillfire from their EP Too Far To Reach and "Fire In The Hole" by Five Finger Death Punch from their album And Justice For None. Follow Chris on Twitter and Instagram @5FDPChrisKael Follow Doc on Instagram and Twitter @DocCoyle Support our show sponsor Stillfire at stillfiremusic.com Support our show sponsor and buy official band merch at Rockabilia.com. Use the code PCJABBERJAW for 15% off. Buy the Rockabilia.com Exclusive Bad Wolves shirt at www.rockabilia.com/browse/artists-…bad-wolves.html Listen to more great podcasts like this at JabberJawMedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doc talks with prolific guitar player, Steve Smyth, about what makes the bay area such a gold mine for talented metal musicians, how he got his professional start with Vicious Rumors, getting his big break as a touring guitarist with Testament for 5 years, playing with Eric Peterson's black metal side-project, Dragonlord, the ups and downs of joining Nevermore and to contributing to the classic This Godless Endeavor album, working with Forbidden on Omega Wave, and launching his own band, One Machine. This episode features the song "The Body Snatchers" by Circle Back from their self-titled EP and the song "New Motive Power" by One Machine from their album The Final Cull. Follow Steve on Instagram @stevesmythofficial and Twitter @stevesmyth01 and his website SteveSmyth.com. Follow Doc on Instagram and Twitter @DocCoyle Support our show sponsor Circle Back at CircleBackHC.com Support our show sponsor and buy official band merch at Rockabilia.com. Use the code PCJABBERJAW for 15% off. Buy the Rockabilia.com Exclusive Bad Wolves shirt at www.rockabilia.com/browse/artists-…bad-wolves.html Listen to more great podcasts like this at JabberJawMedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doc does his first-ever live Ex-Man show with Stone Sour drummer, Roy Mayorga, about coming up in New York City with punk band Nausea, jumping around as a hired gun with bands like Shelter and Crisis, how doing remixes for Sepultura opened the door to joining Soulfly, the inspiration behind the style of the first Soulfly album, his philosophy on rhythm and being a drummer, leaving Soulfly, moving to LA and playing with bands like Medication and Abloom, his time filling in for Sepultura, how he got into production and electronic music, and the gratification of joining a successful band like Stone Sour after such a long career. This episode features the song "Technojesus" by Gigantalope from the album Super God and "Song #3" by Stone Sour from their album Hydrograd. Follow Roy on Twitter @StonesourRoy and Instagram @roymayorgaofficial Follow Doc on Instagram and Twitter @DocCoyle Support our show sponsor Gigantalope at gigantalopeparty.com Support our show sponsor and buy official band merch at Rockabilia.com. Use the code PCJABBERJAW for 15% off. Buy the Rockabilia.com Exclusive Bad Wolves shirt at www.rockabilia.com/browse/artists-…bad-wolves.html Listen to more great podcasts like this at JabberJawMedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doc speaks with drummer, Justin Graves, about joining A Life Once Lost and developing their sound on the breakout record, A Great Artist, working with producer Eric Rachel, the organic nature of the recording process, dealing with the Djent uprising despite being an earlier innovator, releasing the Hunter album and enjoying some success with big tours, A Life Once Lost losing steam due to deathcore taking over the scene, quitting the band, life after the band, and starting his new band, Vexes. This episode features the song "The Devil's Den" by SLaM from their EP What Now and the song "Hellion" by Vexes from their album Ancient Geometry. Follow Justin on Instagram @gravejustaine_ Follow Doc on Instagram and Twitter @DocCoyle Support our show sponsor SLaM at ReverbNation.com/SLaM_metal Support our show sponsor and buy official band merch at Rockabilia.com. Use the code PCJABBERJAW for 15% off. Buy the Rockabilia.com Exclusive Bad Wolves shirt at https://www.rockabilia.com/browse/artists-groups/b/bad-wolves.html Listen to more great podcasts like this at JabberJawMedia.com Doc CoyleThe Ex ManGod ForbidBad WolvesVagus NerveAnthony MartiniE. Town ConcreteE-TownNJHCPretendo     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doc speaks with E-Town Concrete frontman, Anthony Martini, about being a unique band rising up in the New Jersey hardcore scene, how their music and image reflected urban life, making business mistakes and perhaps missing the boat for mainstream commercial success, hitting their stride with The Renaissance but also hitting the wall of a changing music scene, E-Town breaking up, getting into the industry as an artist manager, transitioning from the metal to hip hop world, achieving big success as a manager and label owner, and E-Town reuniting in perpetuity. This episode features the song “Architect” by Weight Of The Tide from their EP All Told and “So Many Night” by E-Town Concrete. Follow Anthony on Instagram and Twitter @realantmoney Follow Doc on Instagram and Twitter @DocCoyle Support our show sponsor Weight Of The Tide at https://weightofthetide.bandcamp.com/ Support our show sponsor and buy official band merch at Rockabilia.com. Use the code PCJABBERJAW for 15% off. Listen to more great podcasts like this at JabberJawMedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doc speaks with Dress The Dead guitarist, Craig Locicero, about starting Forbidden Evil which became Forbidden in high school with Robb Flynn, what made the bay area thrash scene so special and prolific, taking an old-school, organic approach to recording, his time as a touring guitarist for Death, how his changing music tastes led to him leaving Forbidden and starting Manmade God, getting signed by Rick Rubin and experiencing a disappointing album rollout, the Forbidden reunion, and the story behind his new band, Dress The Dead. This episode features the song "There Goes The Sun" by Dress The Dead. Follow Craig on Instagram @low_cicero Follow Doc on Instagram and Twitter @DocCoyle Support our show sponsor and buy official band merch at Rockabilia.com. Use the code PCJABBERJAW for 15% off. Listen to more great podcasts like this at JabberJawMedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this very special 50th episode of The Ex Man podcast, Doc welcomes legendary guitarist, Tosin Abasi, as a guest to discuss Afro-Futurism, the conflict in the metal world between commercialism and credibility, how he became such a prolific guitar player, coming up in the Baltimore hardcore/metalcore scene, how the band Reflux with Ash Avildsen came together, the genesis of Animals As Leaders through meeting Misha Mansoor, cultivating the Djent sound, political identities, the unexpected success Animals As Leaders and he have experienced, the Generation Axe tour, and his launch of Abasi Guitars and his signature Fishman guitar pickups. This episode features the song "All Came To Light" by Cerebellion from the album Regeneration, and "Ectogenesis" by Animals As Leaders from the album The Madness of Many. Follow Tosin on Instagram @tosinabasi and @abasiguitars Follow Doc on Instagram and Twitter @DocCoyle  Check out our band sponsor at www.cerebellion1.com Support our show sponsor and buy official band merch at Rockabilia.com. Use the code PCJABBERJAW for 15% off. Listen to more great podcasts like this at JabberJawMedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doc is joined by this week's guest, Ryan J. Downey, who talks about his time as the vocalist of Indiana hardcore band, Burn It Down, why the band broke up in midst of their ascension, moving to California to sing for Time in Malta, how he almost joined Throwdown, how he almost started a hardcore label imprint through Century Media records, his crazy story fake-auditioning to be a VJ at MTV led to him actually working for MTV, getting into artist management through the band Bleeding Through, and breaking the story of Dimebag Darrell's murder for MTV. This episode features the song "The Taking" by Becoming The Bully and "The Son" by Will Haven from their new album Muerte. Follow Ryan on Instagram @superherohq and Twitter @RyanDowney Follow Doc on Instagram and Twitter @DocCoyle Check out our band sponsor at becomingthebully.bandcamp.com Support our show sponsor Minus Head Records at MinusHead.com and willhaven.bandcamp.com Support our show sponsor and buy official band merch at Rockabilia.com. Use the code PCJABBERJAW for 15% off. Listen to more great podcasts like this at JabberJawMedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doc speaks with Soulfly and Cavalera Conspiracy lead guitarist, Marc Rizzo, about coming up in the New Jersey extreme metal scene, the story of how El Niño became Ill Niño, the experience of having early success with Ill Niño and eventually quitting the band, how he joined Soufly, what it's like to be in a band with Max Cavalera, how Cavalera Conspiracy came together, the secret to his tireless work ethic, and his solo guitar career. This episode features the song "Seismal" by Headcrusher from the album Death Comes With Silence, "Spines" by Terror Universal from the album Make Them Bleed, and "Kylocycyle" by Marc Rizzo. Follow Marc Rizzo on Twitter @MarcRizzo and Instagram @MarcRizzo_ripandshred Follow Doc on Instagram and Twitter @DocCoyle Check out our band sponsor at https://headcrusher.bandcamp.com/ Support our show sponsor Minus Head Records at MinusHead.com Support our show sponsor and buy official band merch at Rockabilia.com. Use the code PCJABBERJAW for 15% off. Listen to more great podcasts like this at JabberJawMedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doc speaks with Judas Priestess vocalist and solo artist Militia Vox about how the topic of race has been unavoidable as it relates to her music career, her upbringing in a very unique and progressive section of Maryland, her rebellious years in performing arts school, getting involved in the industrial music scene and joining her first band in Boston and New York, her years as a touring background singer for big pop stars like Taylor Dayne and Cyndi Lauper, how she decided to start her own solo band, joining Judas Priestess, and have a deep discussion about the #MeToo movement and her negative experiences with sexual harrasment in the music industry. This episode features the song "Blood on our Hands" by Corpse Paint from their EP Nothing Here In The Dark and "Vow" by Militia Vox from the EP Isosceles. Follow Militia on Instagram and Twitter @militiaismyname Follow Doc on Instagram and Twitter @DocCoyle Check out our band sponsor at http://corpsepaint.org Support our show sponsor and buy official band merch at Rockabilia.com. Use the code PCJABBERJAW for 15% off. Listen to more great podcasts like this at JabberJawMedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doc speaks with Unearth guitarist, Ken Susi, about his early years coming up in the New England hardcore scene, how Unearth developed their trademark sound, what it felt like to break out and experience real success, the pitfalls of the "rockstar" lifestyle, the reasons why Unearth has persevered and carries on to this day, how he got involved with the Fishman pickup company, and his new grunge band, Swivel. This episode features the song "Stutter" by Zombie Eating Horse and "Clueless" by Swivel. You can follow Ken on Instagram @kensusi Follow Doc on Instagram and Twitter @DocCoyle Check out our band sponsor at https://zombieeatinghorse.bandcamp.com/ Support our show sponsor and buy official band merch at Rockabilia.com. Use the code PCJABBERJAW for 15% off. Listen to more great podcasts like this at JabberJawMedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices