Metal Mayhem ROC: Your go to source for everything metal.
Weekly podcast dedicated to supporting heavy metal music in every way possible. Hosted and produced by Jon “The Vernomatic ‘’ Verno, Metal Mayhem Roc presents a blend of feature interviews with heavy metal legends and stars of tomorrow. With in house created content like " The History Of Metal" and " Rock N Roll Detention" the listener, is left both educated and entertained. With an emphasis on presentation and professional industry audio imagery, Metal Mayhem ROC is your go to source for everything metal. 7svfFpDYXYEFQMOmfLZn
Episodes
April 25, 2024 • 43 mins
We’re joined by Mark Tornillo, Vocalist of Heavy Metal band Accept to discuss the new album, Humanoid. Mark talks about retiring from his NJ Union Electrician job, fronting Accept for 14 years/ six studio albums & their loyal fan base around the world. Also, he discloses the concept of Humanoid, AI in music, & being labeled “Analog Man”. Additionally, we discuss the new album songs, 2024 touring plans & adding Joel Hoekstra to the ...
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April 19, 2024 • 74 mins
We’re joined by Canadian experts Martin Popoff (Rush books Author) & Perrin Wolfson (Rock & Metal Journalist) for a Rock & Roll Detention episode to reveal a Top 20 Rush “Deep Cuts” list. We discuss the challenges of narrowing down the selections to a reasonable number, define “what” constitutes a “Deep Cut”, & what kind of Tracks are “off limits”. Also, we share the amazing stories on our personal experiences listening to the musi...
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April 11, 2024 • 43 mins
We’re joined by Comedian & Heavy Metal Junkie, Don Jamieson, to promote his new stand-up comedy album, “No Sleep Til’ McSorley’s” & his 2024 touring plans. Don talks about recording at the iconic NYC drinking establishment, honoring the legacy of Motorhead on both the front & back cover of the album, & Phil Campbell’s musical contributions to the effort. Also, he touches on some of the comedic topics on the album, including COVID e...
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April 1, 2024 • 34 mins
On this epidose we honor April Fools Day and mix things up a bit with a fun "Heavy Metal Confession " show. The entire Metal Mayhem ROC team is here to share what they listen to that is NOT Hard Rock or Heavy Metal. Have it be 70'S MOTOWN & SOFT ROCK or 80'S JAM BANDS to 90'S REGGAE & HIP HOP. All are genres are confessed! We may sometimes experience "Metal Fatigue" so sometimes listening to your guilty pleasures is the perfect rem...
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March 22, 2024 • 83 mins
We’re joined by Vixen Vocalist, Lorraine Lewis & Mercyful Fate & Fury Bassist, Becky Baldwin to celebrate Women’s History Month. We talk about the evolution of women in Hard Rock & Heavy Metal over the last five decades & the trendsetters that have contributed to the emergence of females in this music genre. Lorraine talks about her coming of age in the 80s & carrying Vixen forward, and Becky touches on diversity in music, women ta...
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March 14, 2024 • 55 mins
In this episode, we’re exploring the new James Durbin CD “Screaming Steel”. Durbin is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Santa Cruz, California. Metal heads associate his name with his appearance on Season 10 of American Idol (2011), where appeared with Judas Priest for rousing renditions of "Livin' After Midnight" and "Breaking the Law" and also appeared with legendary guitarist Zakk Wylde. This was followed by Dur...
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March 7, 2024 • 36 mins
On this episode, we’re exploring the new Judas Priest album, “Invincible Shield”. We get into the origins of the songwriting, the background on how these Metal legends approached the album, the production, the individual performances, and of course the songs themselves. Our Team have just as many opinions on the music as the album contains twin-guitar passages & double-bass drumming! Get the inside scoop from Metal Mayhem ROC on ev...
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February 29, 2024 • 50 mins
On this episode, we’re joined by Roy Z, Guitarist, Songwriter & Producer of the Bruce Dickinson solo band. An accomplished musician & the right-hand man of the legendary British Heavy Metal Singer for over 30 years, Roy has produced & played on five Bruce Dickinson solo albums, including the 2024 new release, “The Mandrake Project”. Roy joins us to discuss the crafting of this masterpiece of fresh music & how he orchestrates a musi...
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On this episode of Rock & Roll Detention, we’re honoring black history by celebrating the African American Pioneers of Hard Rock & Heavy Metal. Joining us is special guest, Dug Pinnick, Singer & Bassist of Kings X who takes the reigns as Co-Host. In the conversation, we talk Kings X history, past & present, plus Dug tells us all about his musical upbringing during his youth & how it impacted him becoming a musician. In addition, we...
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February 15, 2024 • 54 mins
On this episode, we’re joined by iconic Guitarist & Vocalist Scott WINO Weinrich. A Doom Metal Pioneer, Lifer & Legend, he’s out promoting The Obsessed new album “Gilded Sorrow” & upcoming US tour. Wino talks about the influence of Black Sabbath on his sound plus seeing them as a young teen in the early 1970s. In addition he tells some passionate tales of how he gets his songwriting inspiration and shares a few of his career highli...
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February 8, 2024 • 53 mins
On this episode of our side specialty show called Rock & Roll Detention, we’re joined by fellow Podcaster Metal Mike of the 80’s Glam Metalcast & Author of the book “A Hair Metal Journey”, for an entertaining conversation about our personal favorite songs from the 80s Hair Metal era.
Each experts each bring their Top 5 songs plus 2 Honorable Mentions to the virtual table as Opinions are shared & of course some friendly debates ensu...
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February 1, 2024 • 61 mins
On this episode, Metal Walt, Ian O’Rourke & Bill The Rager explore the heavy metal landscape at the mid-point of the 1990s, examining the trends & new music of the year 1995. In the continuation of the History Of Heavy Metal series, the Metal Mayhem ROC Co-Hosts discuss & debate albums released that year from Ozzy, Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Motorhead, Anthrax, Down, Iron Maiden, Van Halen, Rob Zombie & many more.
In addition, they cove...
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January 24, 2024 • 41 mins
On this episode, we’re joined by Bassist & Heavy Metal “Lifer” David Ellefson. Best known for his rich & illustrious history with legends Megadeth & current band Kings Of Thrash, Dave connected with us from Southern California in advance of the amazing week off Heavy Metal events taking place leading up to The NAMM 2024 Show. Dave covers off on the Kings Of Thrash performances scheduled at the Ultimate NAMM Metal Jam & the Metal Ha...
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January 19, 2024 • 39 mins
Jim Florentine Interview - BONUS Crossover episode with the "WHATS HOT IN THE STRIP CLUBS" Podcast's Ilan Fong.
On this special BONUS Crossover episode with our Pantheon Podcast group siblings "WHATS HOT IN THE STRIP CLUBS" we welcome Comedian, Heavy Metal lifer and fellow ball buster Jim Florentine onto the show.
Jim is in Rochester NY this weekend for 5 comedy shows so he joined us the other night to discuss the tour, his writing...
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January 18, 2024 • 81 mins
On this episode, we’re joined by Damian Kolodiy, Filmmaker & Founder of NYC ROCKS, a reality web series that follows people & bands active in today’s rock & metal scene. Damian, a NYC native currently residing in Germany, is promoting his new YouTube series covering the long history of the legendary NYC hard rock band, Riot: IMMORTAL SOUL: A RIOT TRIBUTE & CONCERT FILM.
His 4-part documentary mini-series explores the history and ar...
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January 11, 2024 • 53 mins
On this episode, we’re joined by Biff Byford, Singer of legendary New Wave Of British Heavy Metal band, Saxon. Joining us from his home deep in the countryside of England, Biff & his mates are promoting the newly released Saxon album, “Hell, Fire and Damnation”, the bands’ 24th studio release.
In the conversation Biff, is relaxed & in fine humor as he touches on the many historical subjects he captures on the songs & lyrics of the...
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December 28, 2023 • 47 mins
Happy Holidays -
For the last episode of the year we are presenting a 2023 year in review segment by highlighting and discussing some of the stand out and unique episodes from the past year.
Vernomatic, Metal Walt, Ian O'Rourke and Southern Cal drive this fun reflection show, filled with stories from the road, impromptu interviews and run in with some elite metal talent.
All bases have been covered in 2023- Authors, Musicians, Phot...
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December 22, 2023 • 62 mins
On this episode, we’re joined by Darren Paltrowitz, Author of the “DLR Book: How David Lee Roth Changed the World”,
We Step into the world of author Darren Paltrowitz as he discusses the creation of his new book. Discover the inspiration behind DLR, the research process, and the unexpected discoveries that make this book a must-read for any fan of David Lee Roth and classic rock.
As Darren describes, what do you do after leaving o...
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December 7, 2023 • 31 mins
On this week's episode we welcome back our old friends Modern-day melodic/theatrical rockers Wicked to the show. The band have their second CD set for a March 2024 release and this fall have started rolling out singles from the disc. November 2023 had the first single "Lost in The Dark", and now they are back with the latest single/video – which turns out to be its title track, 'Sunburn.' https://chipsterpr.us5.list-manage.com/trac...
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December 1, 2023 • 80 mins
On this episode, we’re joined by Kirk Hammett of Metallica to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the “Kill ‘Em All” album. In this special installment of Metal Mayhem ROC, we go back in time for an in-depth look back at the rehearsals & the recording of the album that took place in our hometown of Rochester, NY in 1983.
In this feature conversation, Kirk gets reacquainted with some of the people who lived it with Metallica, both pro...
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