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Mostly Yelling

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Mostly Yelling is a music interview podcast hosted by longtime metal journalist Greg Kennelty (Metal Injection, Heavy Blog Is Heavy, Revolver, Loudwire, etc.). My guests are everyone from musicians, artists, and record label owners you already know about; to ones you really should know about.

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Rosetta Interview: Temporal Lapse, Breaking Up Without Breaking Up, and Upcoming Documentary

40 min

📩 Read the newsletter: https://mostlyyelling.substack.com/  🎙️ Listen to the podcast: https://gmkennelty.podbean.com/  🔵 Check out Rosetta here: https://theanaesthete.bandcamp.com/album/temporal-lapse-3  Rosetta has been around for over 20 years this year and they're wrapping it up with one final album... but it's complicated. I had the pleasure of catching up with Rosetta multi-instrumentalist Matt Weed to discuss their final record Temporal Lapse, what it means to end without completely ending, all the tragedies and triumphs that went into the record over six years, and the upcoming documentary!

Dry Wedding Interview: Getting Robbed, Craigslist Musicians, Vesperian, and The Back of Beyond

47 min

📩 Read the newsletter: https://mostlyyelling.substack.com/  🎙️ Listen to the podcast: https://gmkennelty.podbean.com/  🍺 Check out Dry Wedding here: https://drywedding.bandcamp.com/album/the-back-of-beyond-2  This episode, I had the pleasure of catching up with Dry Wedding guitarist and frontman Davey Ferchow. We talked about the band's origins that revolved around a cast of Craigslist musicians, getting robbed and taking way more security measures, getting signed to Vesperian, and of course – getting heavier as time goes on.

Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol Interview: Bangers on an 8-String, Ca$h Grab, and Writing Hooks

39 min

📩 Read the newsletter: https://mostlyyelling.substack.com/  🎙️ Listen to the podcast: https://gmkennelty.podbean.com/ 🍔 Check out Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol here: https://rickshawbilliesburgerpatrol.bandcamp.com/album/ca-h-grab I got into Austin rock trio Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol with their Big Dumb Riffs record, and I've had so many questions since then. Why the 8-strings? How do they write such short songs that're simple, effective bangers? What the hell is a Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol anyway? Now I've got the answers and a little insight into their latest record, Ca$h Grab – whose name also has an interesting story behind it!

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Rosetta Interview: Temporal Lapse, Breaking Up Without Breaking Up, and Upcoming Documentary

40 min

📩 Read the newsletter: https://mostlyyelling.substack.com/  🎙️ Listen to the podcast: https://gmkennelty.podbean.com/  🔵 Check out Rosetta here: https://theanaesthete.bandcamp.com/album/temporal-lapse-3  Rosetta has been around for over 20 years this year and they're wrapping it up with one final album... but it's complicated. I had the pleasure of catching up with Rosetta multi-instrumentalist Matt Weed to discuss their final record Temporal Lapse, what it means to end without completely ending, all the tragedies and triumphs that went into the record over six years, and the upcoming documentary!

Dry Wedding Interview: Getting Robbed, Craigslist Musicians, Vesperian, and The Back of Beyond

47 min

📩 Read the newsletter: https://mostlyyelling.substack.com/  🎙️ Listen to the podcast: https://gmkennelty.podbean.com/  🍺 Check out Dry Wedding here: https://drywedding.bandcamp.com/album/the-back-of-beyond-2  This episode, I had the pleasure of catching up with Dry Wedding guitarist and frontman Davey Ferchow. We talked about the band's origins that revolved around a cast of Craigslist musicians, getting robbed and taking way more security measures, getting signed to Vesperian, and of course – getting heavier as time goes on.

Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol Interview: Bangers on an 8-String, Ca$h Grab, and Writing Hooks

39 min

📩 Read the newsletter: https://mostlyyelling.substack.com/  🎙️ Listen to the podcast: https://gmkennelty.podbean.com/ 🍔 Check out Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol here: https://rickshawbilliesburgerpatrol.bandcamp.com/album/ca-h-grab I got into Austin rock trio Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol with their Big Dumb Riffs record, and I've had so many questions since then. Why the 8-strings? How do they write such short songs that're simple, effective bangers? What the hell is a Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol anyway? Now I've got the answers and a little insight into their latest record, Ca$h Grab – whose name also has an interesting story behind it!

10 Years of Desert Age: A Rock and Roll Scene History – An Interview With Jason Georgiades

46 min

📩 Read the newsletter: https://mostlyyelling.substack.com/  🎙️ Listen to the podcast: https://gmkennelty.podbean.com/ 🌵 Check out Desert Age: A Rock and Roll Scene History: https://jgeorgiades.com/  🎟️ Get your tickets for the November 7 screening at Festival Theaters in Palm Springs: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/desert-age-10th-anniversary-special-edition-screening-and-qa-tickets-1999629276996 I caught up with Desert Age: A Rock and Roll Scene History director Jason Georgiades right before the film celebrates its 10th anniverary with a reissue and special screening. Jason spoke about how he decied to do the documentary, what he learned along the way, and offered a really interesting perspective on what it means to preserve media. The film features Josh Homme, Dave Grohl, Brant Bjork, Nick Oliveri and others, and covers the Coachella Valley community that produced Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age and Fu Manchu. It’s been unavailable since its original distribution deal expired in 2020. The 10th Anniversary Special Edition – out November 20 – adds new material on Black Flag’s 1981 Palm Springs show, including audio and photographs.

Chuck Billy Interview: Upcoming Testament Album's Aggression, Sepultura Tryout, and New Memoir

41 min

📩 Read the newsletter: https://mostlyyelling.substack.com/  🎙️ Listen to the podcast: https://gmkennelty.podbean.com/ 📕 Get Chuck's book Holding My Breath: The Two Testaments of Chuck Billy here: https://chuckbillybook.com/  🦉 Check out Testament's latest record here: https://testament.bandcamp.com/album/para-bellum  I never imagined I’d have the opportunity to interview Chuck Billy of Testament, but here we are! This one’s a two-parter – the first covers the upcoming Testament record and how it’s even more aggressive than Para Bellum, Testament’s legendary drummers over the years, Chuck’s lyrical writing partners, and 30 years since Chuck tried out for Sepultura after Max Cavalera left! The second portion is all about Chuck’s upcoming book Holding My Breath: The Two Testaments of Chuck Billy.

Wise Blood Records Interview: Launching Castle Rat and Mother Of Graves, Label Life, and Being Nice

57 min

📩 Read the newsletter: https://mostlyyelling.substack.com/  🎙️ Listen to the podcast: https://gmkennelty.podbean.com/  🦉 Check out Wise Blood Records here: https://wisebloodrecords.bandcamp.com/  This week I’m joined by Sean Frasier, the founder and head of Wise Blood Records. We covered everything from Sean’s moves around the country to getting into metal writing, to the label giving a start to bands like Castle Rat and Mother Of Graves, to Wise Blood Records’ classic slogan “Our riffs are mean. We’re not.”

Mother Of Graves Interview: The Light That Keeps Us, Dan Swanö, Edge Of Sanity, and Indianapolis

30 min

📩 Read the newsletter: https://mostlyyelling.substack.com/  🎙️ Listen to the podcast: https://gmkennelty.podbean.com/  💀 Get into Mother Of Graves: https://motherofgraves.bandcamp.com/album/the-light-that-keeps-us  I caught up with Mother Of Graves guitarist Chris Morrison to talk about the band’s brand new album The Light That Keeps Us, which I’d wager is their best (and saddest) effort to date. We also touched on our collective love of Edge Of Sanity, the magic that is Dan Swanö (and his guest spot on the record), Chris’ history in heavy music, and what we’ve both been listening to lately.

Peter Tägtgren Interview: Expanding Pain's Sound, Ringtones, Floridian Death Metal and Bloodbath

34 min

📩 Read the newsletter: https://mostlyyelling.substack.com/  🎙️ Listen to the podcast: https://gmkennelty.podbean.com/  🥲 Listen to Pain: https://painband.bandcamp.com/music  👽 Listen to Hypocrisy: https://hypocrisy.bandcamp.com/  This episode I’m (proverbially) headed back to Sweden for an interview with Peter Tägtgren! We covered everything from the new Pain single to the band getting huge thanks to Nokia ringtones back in the day; Hypocrisy and their shifts in sound; and of course – Bloodbath, specifically their 2004 track “Eaten”.

Iapetus Interview: Working With Eluveitie's Fabienne Erni, Willowtip, and Recording With Jens Bogren

50 min

📩 Read the newsletter: https://mostlyyelling.substack.com/  🎙️ Listen to the podcast: https://gmkennelty.podbean.com/  💀 Get into Iapetus: https://iapetus1.bandcamp.com/album/the-mother-void  This week I’ve got progressive metal masterminds Jordan Navarro and Matthew Cerami of the band Iapetus. We pretty extensively talked about the band signing to Willowtip Records, their new record The Mother Void and the band working with vocalist Fabienne Erni of Eluveitie on every single song, and the band’s trip to Sweden to record with Jens Bogren – plus Matt getting really, really sick on the way there.

Devin Shidaker Interview: Stories Behind The Acacia Strain's Music and Writing Process

1 hr 4 min

📩 Read the newsletter: https://mostlyyelling.substack.com/  🎙️ Listen to the podcast: https://gmkennelty.podbean.com/  💀 Get into The Acacia Strain: https://youaresafefromgodhere.com/  After going back and forth online about awesome doom bands, I finally had The Acacia Strain guitarist Devin Shidaker on the podcast! We focused pretty heavily on The Acacia Strain’s transition period between Coma Witch and It Comes In Waves, as well as the writing process behind a lot of the newer (and very diverse) stuff. And as seems to be the case every few episodes, we talked about Metallica.

Fire In The Mountains Interview: Forming the Festival, Mental Health, and Hosting Neurosis' Reunion

51 min

📩 Read the newsletter: https://mostlyyelling.substack.com/  🎙️ Listen to the podcast: https://gmkennelty.podbean.com/  🗻 Check out the Fire In The Mountains festival: https://www.fitmfest.com/  🔥 Check out Firekeeper Alliance: https://firekeeperalliance.org/  This podcast rules. I get to talk to so many genuinely interesting and thoughtful people from around the world of heavy music, and this week’s episodes are no different! First up is an interview with Jeremy Walker, owner and co- founder of Fire in the Mountains; and Charlie Speicher, founder and executive director of Firekeeper Alliance. We cover everything from the formation to the current state of the Fire in the Mountains festival, the good work Firekeeper Alliance is doing with suicide reduction and mental wellness in the Blackfeet Nation, and of course – keeping the Neurosis reunion a secret. Charlie was also kind enough to provide a list of some Native bands, all of which you can check out below:  Feartilizer 1492: https://feartilizer1492.bandcamp.com/album/wapek-mntu  Ethereal Tomb: https://etherealtomb.bandcamp.com/album/living-to-dream-again  Iron Tusk: https://irontusk666.bandcamp.com/album/dark-spirit  Gyibaaw: https://gyibaaw1.bandcamp.com/album/ancestral-war-hymns  Pan-Amerikan Native Front: https://pan-amerikannativefront.bandcamp.com/album/tecumsehs-war  Kūka’ilimoku: https://kumysticism.bandcamp.com/album/aia-i-ka-o-pua-ke-ola  'Iisnááhí: https://iisnaahi.bandcamp.com/track/into-the-void-i-walk-single 

Dishumane Interview: From Backstage at an Incantation Show to Full-Fledged Band

56 min

📩 Read the newsletter: https://mostlyyelling.substack.com/  🎙️ Listen to the podcast: https://gmkennelty.podbean.com/  🎧 Check out Dishumane here: https://bloodharvestrecords.bandcamp.com/album/centurions-demise Welcome to the Mostly Yelling podcast! I’m your host, Greg Kennelty, joined this episode by James Shanks and Chuck Sherwood of Dishumane. The duo discuss everything from meeting at an Incantation show to Dishumane’s debut EP Centurion’s Demise, to the old-school death metal scene in which Sherwood had a hand in and how modern bands should approach writing a new take on an old sound.

Volcandra Interview: Swedish Metal Influences, Sci-Fi Concept Albums, and Being More Progressive

37 min

📩 Read the newsletter: https://mostlyyelling.substack.com/ 🎙️ Listen to the podcast: https://gmkennelty.podbean.com/  🎧 Check out Volcandra here: https://volcandra.bandcamp.com/  Welcome to the Mostly Yelling podcast! I’m your host, Greg Kennelty, joined this episode by River Jordan of the Louisville band Volcandra! We covered everything from the band’s new album Beyond the Will of Mortals and its original sci-fi concepts, to musical influences and just how far the band wants to take their sound. Plus more!

Ben Umanov/Vince Neilstein Interview: Co-Founding MetalSucks, Death Threats, and Early Internet Days

42 min

📩 Read the newsletter: https://mostlyyelling.substack.com/ 🎙️ Listen to the podcast: https://gmkennelty.podbean.com/  Welcome to the Mostly Yelling podcast! I'm your host, Greg Kennelty, joined this episode by Ben Umanov formerly of MetalSucks – though you probably know him as Vince Neilstein. We covered everything from the uniqueness of MetalSucks backs in the early 2000s to championing up-and-coming bands like Animals as Leaders and Periphery, to dunking on Tim Lambesis, and of course calling out racists and the real world problems it caused.

Colin Marston Interview: New Gorguts Album, Krallice and Roadburn, and Moving His Menegroth Studio

51 min

📩 Read the newsletter: https://mostlyyelling.substack.com/ 🎙️ Listen to the podcast: https://gmkennelty.podbean.com/  Welcome to the Mostly Yelling podcast! I'm your host, Greg Kennelty, joined this episode by the mighty Colin Marston of Krallice and Gorguts fame! We covered everything from the new Krallice record being comissioned by the folks at Roadburn to playing songs live that were never meant to be played live, as well as the upcoming (and unannounced) Gorguts record and Marston having to relocate his Menegroth studio.

Philipp Schulte Interview: Vesperian, Physical Media, and Being a Record Label in 2026

53 min

📩 Read the newsletter: https://mostlyyelling.substack.com/ 🎙️ Listen to the podcast: https://gmkennelty.podbean.com/ Welcome to the Mostly Yelling podcast! I'm your host, Greg Kennelty, joined this episode by Vesperian owner and mastermind Philipp Schulte! We cover everything from what it's like to own a record label in 2026 to the importance of physical media, to how great Fire In The Mountains is as a festival to the vivaciousness of music fans. Check out everything Vesperian has to offer here: https://www.vesperian.world/ 

Sallow Moth Interview: New Drummer Allen Gingerich, Plotting Live Shows, and Death Metal

50 min

📩 Read the newsletter: https://mostlyyelling.substack.com/ 🎙️ Listen to the podcast: https://gmkennelty.podbean.com/ Welcome to the Mostly Yelling podcast! I'm your host, Greg Kennelty, joined this episode by the endlessly prolific Garry Brents. We talk about everything from the new Sallow Moth record to working with a live drummer, plus Garry's dream show and his massive output over the years! Check out the latest Sallow Moth record Hydrophilious Brood here: https://sallowmoth.bandcamp.com/album/hydrophilous-brood-2

Dave Otero Interview: The First Flatline Fest, the Archspire Drummer Debacle, and Getting Engaged

1 hr 9 min

📩 Read the newsletter: https://mostlyyelling.substack.com/ 🎙️ Listen to the podcast: https://gmkennelty.podbean.com/ Welcome to the Mostly Yelling podcast! I'm your host, Greg Kennelty, joined this episode by Dave Otero of Flatline Audio. We talked about everything from Dave getting engaged at an Aborted show, to the trials and tribulations of booking his first-ever festival, and of course – the Archspire drummer situation that nobody knew about. Keep up with Dave here: https://www.instagram.com/daveotero/ 

Iron Fortress Records Interview: Metal Media, Death Metal, Reissues & Why CDs Never Left

1 hr 1 min

📩 Read the newsletter: https://mostlyyelling.substack.com/ 🎙️ Listen to the podcast: https://gmkennelty.podbean.com/ Welcome to the Mostly Yelling podcast! I'm your host, Greg Kennelty, joined this episode by the mighty Ben DePaoli of Iron Fortress Records. We cover everything from Iron Fortress Records' over 200 releases to the rise of AI, to why CDs rule and much more! Check out everything Iron Fortress Records has to offer here: https://www.ironfortressrecords.com/ 

Oromet Interview: Death Metal Hooks, Cascadian Midsummer Festival, and Covering Alice Deejay

37 min

Welcome to the Mostly Yelling podcast! I'm your host, Greg Kennelty, joined this episode by Dan Aguilar and Patrick Hills of the funeral doom band Oromet. We cover everything from massive preparations for live performances, to methods of creativity, as well as their killer cover of Alice Deejay's "Better Off Alone".  Check out Oromet here: https://oromet.bandcamp.com/ 

The Secrecy Interview: New Album, Starting as a Joke & The Skeletonwitch Mystery

35 min

Welcome to the third episode of the Mostly Yelling podcast! I'm your host, Greg Kennelty, joined this episode by Dustin Boltjes and Jeff Wilson of The Secrecy, who just released the debut album Pins & Needles on Disorder Recordings. We talk about everything from post-punk shows to physical media, to when Metallica got iffy and of course – what happened to Skeletonwitch? Get Pins & Needles here: https://thesecrecy.bandcamp.com/album/pins-needles 

Dave French Interview: YOB Studio Update, Semantron Album Deep Dive & Neurosis Reunion Talk

45 min

Welcome to the second episode of the Mostly Yelling podcast! I'm your host, Greg Kennelty (ex-Metal Injection, Decibel, Loudwire, GearGods, etc.), joined this episode by Dave French. French just released his debut solo album under the Semantron name, Secrets of a Krummholz Heart, and is gearing up to hit the studio with Yob very shortly. We also dig into French's latest musical finds, the joys of travel, and much more. Get Secrets of a Krummholz Heart here: https://semantron.bandcamp.com/album/secrets-of-a-krummholz-heart 

Monolord Interview: Sylvia Massey Sessions, Genre Labels, and Grave’s Jörgen Sandström

51 min

Welcome to the first-ever episode of the Mostly Yelling podcast! I'm your host Greg Kennelty (ex-Metal Injection, Decibel, Loudwire, GearGods, etc.), and I'm joined by my longtime friend Esben Willems of Monolord and Studio Berserk. We cover everything from Monolord's latest record Neverending to the joys of the creative process, as well as how awesome the new Mastodon singles have been. Get Neverending here: https://www.relapse.com/pages/monolord-neverending 

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