The Disc Dive with Ryan J. Downey

The Disc Dive with Ryan J. Downey

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.

Episodes

February 17, 2023 70 mins
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.
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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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January 6, 2023 70 mins
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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December 5, 2022 106 mins
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.
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November 28, 2022 96 mins
Myles Kennedy takes The Disc Dive with Ryan J. Downey, a full-depth exploration of all of Myles' studio albums.
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November 4, 2022 54 mins
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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October 27, 2022 119 mins
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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October 27, 2022 99 mins
BRANDON SALLER takes the Disc Dive with Ryan J. Downey, detailing his entire discography with Atreyu.
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October 27, 2022 75 mins
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.
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October 27, 2022 96 mins
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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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 al...
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wristmeetrazor break down in detail each track on their latest album 'Replica of a Strange Love'
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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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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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March 26, 2021 39 mins
Ryan J. Downey's world exclusive interview, conducted at the Falling In Reverse singer's home in California.
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November 24, 2020 105 mins
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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October 23, 2020 77 mins
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.
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September 16, 2020 119 mins
Beartooth mastermind Caleb Shomo takes the Disc Dive into his discography — Attack Attack!, Class, Beartooth, no stone left unturned.
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September 16, 2020 86 mins
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.
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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.
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