Backstage With Mothership: Recent Episodes
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You may have seen her at concerts jamming out beside you, but there is so much more to this music fanatic. She is a mother to many bands, taking care of their on the road needs. She is the co-founder of The Grizzly Awards and on the booking team for the CVJM Loud and Proud Festival in Betzdorf, Germany.Live show every Monday at 8 PM EST on www.solildrockradio.org. Podcast posted after the show but can take up to 24 hours to show on your favorite platform. Due to licensing music has been edited out, make sure to listen live every Monday for the full show!
My guest this week is David Bean of Red Letter Rising. After creating music for himself for years, David decided it was time to make his first album in 2021 with the help of Dylan McClain of Relentless Flood. Soon after he was signed with Broadhead Music group. Find out more about the album Echoes of Eden and Red Letter Rising
The new Stonewall Static album Pedestrian Vibe has dropped at last. I did a two part interview with the band, the day after the release and the day after their performance at Kingdom Come Festival.
CJ English, former guitarist and vocalist with Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh called me with exciting news about her plans to do shows with Relent over the festival season. For the first time she speaks out about her departure from GFM and starting a new life in Nashville pursuing music. If you want to keep up with her journey!
Divine Martyr is my guest this week on Backstage With Mothership. Learn more about each of the band members, and they will share what is next musically for them.
Becca Sugg of Reclaim the Day gives us some background on the band and some exciting things coming up including a new video for Say Goodbye and the launch of their Patreon.
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Kingdom Come Festival co-founders, Angie and Chris join me this week to talk about the upcoming 2023 Festival on June 15, 16, and 17th in Greentown, Indiana. Over 50 bands will play on two stages over the weekend. One of the exciting things about this festival is that it is free! It’s one of the outreach events of Always One Ministries and it is supported by donations and the link is below. Kingdom Come Festival
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I was able to catch Disciple just before they played a show last week. It gave us a good chance to talk about the songs from the new album, Skeleton Psalms and the reactions they have been getting from it. This is a must listen for Disciple fans.
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John Lawry is a Christian rock musician, composer, producer, and songwriter, and is most known as the keyboardist of Petra. After spending some time with John at a show, I knew I wanted to share his life story with you. It’s an amazing testimony that you will not want to miss.Petra
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Miggy Sanchez of Relent got on a call with Mothership to talk about the new EP World War Me.There is always something fresh coming from the Relent camp and this is no exception. Stop by and catch up with Miggy and all of the band news he has to share.
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The band Set For the Fall is back with a new single and video. After a bit of a hiatus, they are ready to relaunch with a new logo and a new official drummer as well. Check out Product ofPressure out this Friday, April 28, 2023.
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Hot off Disciple’s highly successful Winter Jam tour, I talk with drummer Joey West about that run and much more.
Tune in Monday night, April 10 , 2023 at 8 PM Eastern Time
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Solid State band Earth Groans is a metalcore band that may be new to Solid Rock Radio but not to the Christian music industry. My friend Jeremy Schaeffer started the band in 2015 in South Dakota. If you are a fan of Convictions you will enjoy their friends Earth Groans. I can’t wait for you to get to know more about themEarth Groans
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My guest this week is my friend, Matt Sassano, “Matt’s life experience has encompassed intense personal difficulty paired with a unique musical resume spanning a wide range of genres.” Be sure to tune in to hear about his new album, and his triumph over his physical and personal struggles to become a successful musician in the faith based industry.
Tune in Monday night, March 20, 2023 at 8 PM EST. We will have the interview up on the archive page and on other podcast platforms soon after the interview. Make sure to follow my page also.
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When Tommy Green, formally of Sleeping Giant, decided to release some new singles under the project name HolyName, he had no idea it would not only turn into a whole album, but possibly the redefining of metal worship. Tune in Monday night, March 13, 2023 at 8 PM EST to hear more. We will have the interview up on the archive page and on other podcast platforms soon after the interview. Make sure to follow my page also.
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One of my favorite people joins me again this week, TJ Harris of Decyfer Down talks about the newly released single Cycles and catches us up with what is coming next. If you want to know more, tune in Monday night, March 6, 2023 at 8 PM EST to hear more. We will have the interview up on the archive page and on other podcast platforms soon after the interview. Make sure to follow my page also.
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TheoTerran is a new project from David Pataconi and Monica Soe of AD Windblown Media Records for all of you revolutionary future rock pioneers. Your home to science fiction, fantasy, and electronic rock music. We have a surprise for you during the hour, so if you want to know more, tune in Monday night, Feburary 27, 2023 at 8 PM EST to hear more
Living Scars is an American Christian Hard-Rock band out of Texas that signed with Rockfest Records in 2022. We will talk about the journey of the band, their new single “Wake Me Up,” and their personal faith in this week’s show.
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You may know him as the creator of the Horror Punk band, Grave Robber, or even the creator of the Rottweiler Records label, but Shawn Browning is branching out with his new solo single, “Brand New Day” which will be one of a dozen tracks released this year, culminating in an album sometime in 2024. He describes the style as “punk, metal, alternative, pop, distorted, hooky, rock machine.”
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My good friend Zahna is my guest on Backstage With Mothership on January 30, 2023! Join us as we talk about her upcoming album Stronger Than Death and her major video release “Die For Something” and her ongoing health battles stemming from her kidney transplant in 2019.
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Les Carlsen has been the lead singer of Bloodgood for three decades, and now he has just released his new solo album called “He’s Coming.” His wife Joyce is plays a major role in their ministry and also sings on this album. Join us on Monday, January 23rd at 8pm Eastern on Solid Rock Radio’s Backstage With Mothership to hear more!
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Monday, January 9th is Backstage with Mothership’s 98th Episode! My guests will be Mary Nikkel and Trevor Tyson and we will be giving listeners the latest update on The 4th Annual Grizzly Awards. Mary Nikkel, Joel Burris, and myself are co-founders of the show and Trevor came on board last year to help round out the team with his expertise. If you want to be in the know on what is happening, don’t forget to tune in Monday night at 8 PM EST. You won’t want to miss it.
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While we have been listening to Christmas music some exciting things have been happening in the Christian music industry. I will share a little of what I know on my next show . Mentions of Flyleaf, Skillet, Wolves at the Gate, Zahna, Rockfest Records, Kutless, Disciple, Les Carlsen of Boodgood, and more. Don’t miss out!
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Nick Detty of Wolves at the gate joins me on a call to talk about the Eulogies album, screaming, and about the 10th Anniversary of Captors concert in Ohio on Saturday November 26, where they will perform the entire record front to back. Their Christmas EP, Lowborn released Friday with the new single “Dark Cold Night.”
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Dave Decker’s non profit ministry, LightsOut provides a consistent pastoral-presence for artists, speakers, and bands as they are on the road, away from their homes, families, churches, and communities. He and I have a similar love of band ministry. I think you will enjoy learning more and maybe finding where you might fit in.
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The guys from 3 Days Under took a call just after their live premiere of the new video single of Bring Out Your Dead. If you haven’t seen it yet, it is on our website!
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Josh Smith of Ashes Remain had a few minutes to call and talk about Germany, touring, and about the new album the band is working on. Exciting news for fans! Don’t miss it!
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Nate Parrish not only plays guitar for Kutless, he has a solo project and he does graphic arts with his company Black Pastel Design, as well. Here is a chance to learn more about him and the ministries he is a part of.
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Travis Wyrick is a music producer, composer, mixer, and engineer and the owner of Lakeside Studios in Knoxville, Tennessee. He is particularly known for his work with bands such as Pillar, Disciple, POD, and artists such as TobyMac and Dolly Parton. Throughout his career, he has produced over 30 No. 1 radio singles. I hope you will enjoy this insight into the music industry and the process of creating music.
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Vocalist Kris Lindstrom of AsFireFalls joins me on Backstage With Mothership to talk about the exciting news of their being picked up by Rockfest Records. Exciting things are coming soon.
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I am privileged to be one of five people on the booking team of the (YMCA) CVJM Loud and Proud Festival. This non profit festival attracts people not just in Germany, but from all over the world, People who will hear the gospel of Jesus Christ through rock and metal music and here God’s word preached from the stage. It’s coming up this weekend and I will be there. Fabian, the director of the festival and Hardy, his right hand man and the festival cashier spoke with me last week about this upcoming important event. Join us in praying for safe travels for the bands and success in reaching concert goers with the Good News.
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David Pataconi of AD Windblown Media Records is my guest this week. He describes his Industrial synthwave music as “Evocative music for the nostalgic future.”
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The young bothers, Bryce and Reece of Brotality along with drummer John have just finished up the highly successful “This Tour Will End You” National Tour. If you have not heard of them yet, you need to because they will not be going anywhere, anytime soon.
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Aaron Michaels, of Broadhead Music Group, has been on the charts with the new song “Trust” and has more music on the way. Aaron’s testimony of faith and breaking free from addiction is a driving force in his ministry.
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Asche Relesser began his label AD Windblown Media Records for his own projects, Relesser and Autumn’s Descent, but God had something else in mind. You will want to find out more on Backstage With Mothership.
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I was able to track down the entire Bayless band to talk about their videos and new release Searchlights. We explore their music backgrounds and more.
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Les Carlsen of Bloodgood is launching a new solo project. This interview was recorded a few days before the passing of Michael the founder of Bloodgood. We decided to leave the interview as it was with a message at the end of the call from Les that was recorded a few days later.
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Matt Moore joins me on Backstage With Mothership to talk about the new EP and what it’s like doing music as an independent artist. It’s a great chance to learn more about Matt and his ministry.
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Kevin Young of Disciple is my guest this week on Backstage With Mothership. We talk about Disciple’s mission and backstory but also about the new album and their project Honor and Glory.
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Isaac Moreno helps artists, bands, & churches, with their audio needs. Services he offers are sound seminars, system calibration, training, recording, mixing, & mastering. He’s worked for major & independent labels & movie studios like Marvel, Disney, and Dreamworks. He just finished a tour with GFM and has some fascinating stories on what he does behind the scenes.
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After a decade long hiatus, Becoming the Archetype has dropped a single with a video in anticipation of a new album. The band and I got on a call and we had a great time reminicing about the beginnings of the band and talking about the upcoming music and what is next for BTA. “Children of the Great Extinction” will be released on August 26, 2022
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Rusty Shipp and drummer, AJ Newton give us a run down of their new album The Dark Side of the Ocean, their upcoming single, “What’s Kraken?,” and the success of their first single and video from the album “Bottom of the Barrel.”
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Chaotic Resemblance just released a new album call Nazarites. They talked with me about that and more from the parking lot of a Home Depot while on tour. Check out the new music and the interview.
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I talk this week with Tommy Green about his new project Holy Name, the story behind his band Sleeping Giant, and his newest ministry. Run Against Traffic is a Non-Profit that utilizes the transformational power of Running to Rescue and Restore the Victims of Human Trafficking.
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At the end of the Fozzy Tour the GFM crew popped by the house for dinner and an interview to talk about the tour, the new EP, and the label change. It’s a little different to have us all in the same room recording an interview. There was lots of giggling and we had a wonderful time. I invite you to listen in on the conversation.
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James Mead joins me on Backstage With Mothership this week and fills us in on the exciting news of Kutless’ upcoming new music and their fresh vision. When he is not writing or playing music, James is the West coast regional representative for Eastern European Mission (EEM) a Bible distribution ministry. We talk about the role he plays in getting the Word of God into Eastern Europe and how the war in Ukraine has affected that mission.
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A BWM show first, I recorded Monday’s interview in my van with Matt Baird and JR Bareis of Spoken in Port Saint Joe, Florida. Hear JR’s story of wearing a kimono during their set and climbing up a lighthouse at the end of the show. We had a little too much fun with this one. Be ready to laugh.
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My guest this week is TJ Harris of Decyfer Down who is on the Death by Admiration Tour right now with Seventh Day Slumber, Spoken, and Amongst the Giants. Just before he left we chatted on the phone about the tour, new music, merch, and had a great time catching up with each other.
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My guests this week are Marco Pera and Brian Boyd of Amongst the Giants. We talk about the Death by Admiration Tour they are on and the new release Black Box.
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Egypt Speaks is a dynamic poet, emcee, speaker, and author. She is my guest on Backstage With Mothership this week.
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Joseph Rojas of Seventh Day Slumber and founder/owner of Rockfest Records joins me this week on Backstage With Mothership. The band won the Grizzly Award for rock song of the year with “What I’ve Become.” Their new Death by Admiration Tour is about to kick off with over a dozen shows with Decyfer Down, Spoken, and Amongst the Giants.
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Female fronted and from Chicago, Illinois, Ignescent is a rock band founded by Jennifer Benson. Ignescent’s music is a great mixture of rock and pop with a great message. Their EP “Ascension” produced by Cameron Pierce Mizell and music video for “Remnant” are out now! The band tours as ambassadors for Holt International.
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Sean Green and Sheldon Stauffer are my guests from the band Behold the Beloved. This is your chance to learn more about the 5 member Contemporary Christian Rock band from Manheim, PA. Their new album “No Surrender” is available now!
“Our main focus is to be the encourage-rs as well as help further His kingdom through music.
Behold the Beloved desires also to bring glory and honor to The One who deserves all. Jesus Christ.”
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On Monday’s show, find out how Noah joined Pillar, stories from the road, and some very interesting news that fans won’t want to miss.
Tune in Monday night March 14th for the show at 8 PM EST and then again Tuesday Morning at 4 AM EST. We will have the interview up on the archive page and on podcasts including Spotify soon after the show airs. My show page can be found here: Backstage With Mothership.
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This week I catch up with my friends Set For the Fall and find out what they have happening and get to know more about them. There is serious talk and fun stories, so don’t miss it!
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Texas based Stonewall Static brings an energetic show with an encouraging message of the hope in Christ. If you don’t know about them yet, this is your chance to hear their music and get to know them. If you are a fan already, you will want to get updates on the new album and upcoming touring.
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In our call this week Colton Reed, of the band Buried Above, tells us about the self titled album that dropped on December 17, 2021. Heavily influenced by popular faith based bands, Colton reached out to some heavy hitters in Christian rock to help write an collaborate on this project.
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Chris Ratzlaff runs down song by song of the new Fallstar album Sunbreather. He has some sound advice and perspective on the music industry that up and coming artists might find not only interesting, but helpful in giving a fresh take on how to view releasing music.
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John Cooper of Skillet hopped on a call with me to chat about a few things as well as tell our Solid Rock Radio listeners about their new album Dominion that released on January 14th. It’s a show you don’t want to miss. And don’t forget to check out John’s book Awake and Alive to Truth at johnlcooper.com
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Love Like Gravity is my first guest of 2022 on Backstage With Mothership. We will be breaking down every song on their new album called Break the Silence. I hope you enjoy getting to know more about the band and the songs on this album. The newest video has just been released for the song Grind and you can watch it at SolidRockRadio.org
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Kellen McGregor is a multi-talented musician. Founding member of Memphis May Fire, producer, composer, writer, and more. Catch up with what he is doing not only in MMF but with his other projects as well.
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DIRE is an up and coming American heavy metal band from South Georgia. They have just released Dire 2 as a complement to Dire 1 that came out in 2016. Joran Messer is the front man and musician behind the songs and will be my guest on Monday, November 8th on Backstage With Mothership. Not only recording in a local studio, Joran has worked with Jeremiah Scott of Demon Hunter in Nashville as well. The albums are both brimming with faith based metal with a message.
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The guys from Saved by Skarlet joined me on a call recently. You may have heard their songs The Syndrome, Conquerors and Fire Inside on Solid Rock Radio rotation. Now you have a chance to learn more about the band and what they have happening.
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Longtime friend Trevor Tyson of Trevor Talks joins me on Backstage With Mothership this week. Trevor tell us how he found his direction in life while struggling with his own mental heath challenges. We discuss his the Choose Life livestream event on Twitch he brought to life with Love and Death and Heart Support and discuss the ministry models that we have been using to support and edify the body of Christ.
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Relent’s full length sophomore album “Heavy” came out on October 1, 2021. I decided to catch up with Miggy and to find out how things have been going since the album release and to get a run down on the story behind each track.
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Ben Dixon is a solo Christian artist from the Northern Virginia area. He also has a YouTube channel where the majority of his videos are “Metal worship” covers. Ben strives to make the Gospel message and Gospel truth the foundation of every song. Get to know him this week on Backstage with Mothership.
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I met Randall Broadhead of We Are Vessel for the first time at Kingdom Come Festival this year. He came over and sat down with me put this interview our calendars. I am so happy to finally have the chance to speak him and learn more about the band and their new music.
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The Protest literally pulled their vehicle, Bullet Bill, over to the side of the highway to talk with me about the new EP Death Stare last week. I hope enjoy our conversation and you check out The Protest Preorder Bundle which is still available here.
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Theody took time out to fill us in on their newly released album and the making of their latest video. We did some fun get to know each other questions, which was a blast! I hope you enjoy learning more about the band as well as their story about the last minute appearance on the Grizzly Awards, our talk about the shorts, snacks, and upcoming events.
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Heart Support was created by Jake Luhrs of August Burns Red and is an online community where people discover the strength to overcome addiction, depression, suicide ideation and other adversity while growing stronger in their fight for mental health. Heart Support representative Dan, Media Manager, artist, and mental health advocate, is my guest on Backstage With Mothership. He will not only tell us about Heart Support and their many resources available in this increasingly digital generation, he will tell us his very personal testimony as well. This is one I don’t want you to miss.
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After 25 years and 10 albums, the eleventh, and final chapter has begun for the rock band from Orange County, California. Andrew Schwab of Project 86 is my guest on Backstage With Mothership this week with all of the details on what to expect. Head over to their social media to be a part of contests, free stuff, preorder items, extra content, more of everything…
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D.A.V. is a 5 piece Christian Rock Band from Wisconsin. Founding Member, Dave Hanson, started this as a solo project in the year of 2018, but it quickly turned into a full band in 2019. D.A.V. stands for Delivered/Adored/Victorious. The mission is to be bold with the message of Jesus Christ, even inside the trials and temptations that we all face in this life. Dave Hanson will be my guest this Monday on Backstage With Mothership
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Last week, Leroy Hamp was so kind to take time out to speak with me after a long day of rehearsal for upcoming summer festivals. It was great to catch up and hear more about him, the band, and new music. We talk about things like screaming, stage fails, and of course, snacks.
The new War of Ages single called “No Altars” released on June 25th is the first from an upcoming EP. Find it streaming everywhere you listen to music.
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This Monday Patrick Madsen, drummer for Zahna and former drummer for Random Hero, will tell us more about his new project called Nesdam. His new single “Crawl” releases on August 1st with Pre-Order available now on iTunes.
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One Year Anniversary!Time to catch up on the latest with Random Hero’s Aaron Watkins this week on Backstage With Mothership. Don’t miss the music news, fun stories, and what is up next for the band.
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On June 25th Boiling Point’s new EP “Hope Lives Here” and the new lyric video for new single “Monuments” was released. The title track, “Hope Lives Here” has already been a top 5 song in the CMW Rock Radio Charts, as well as jumping onto the CMW CHR/AC Charts Top 20. Look out for some amazing things from this band.
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Ryan Hayes of Righteous Vendetta is my Monday guest. Many years in of the school of hard knocks for the band has paid off. The future is bright and there are things on the horizon for the band and fans.
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Above Only hit the scenes running in 2010 and after a successful run with an EP produced at Ben Kasica’s Sky’s Fall Studios, the band moved on with their lives and the the momentum seemed to fade. Frontman Justin James has been working behind the scenes to bring us more from AO releasing a song here and there, but there is more on the horizon.
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Jake Jones, guitarist and vocalist of As We Ascend joins me this week on Backstage With Mothership. We start the call with his history with We As Human and the transition to As We Ascend. Jake has many other things going on in the industry, and we get updates on it all. You won’t want to miss our frank and inspiring discussion about losing his father to suicide and his own journey to better mental health.
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Jeff and Joshua Redding of Mawcore are my guests on Backstage With Mothership on Monday, June 7th. The band rose from the ashes of the band Blushing Well with Joshua, Jeff, and Jeremy Redding leading the way. Hear more about that journey, the meaning of the band name and much more on Solid Rock Radio. “Mawcore taps into the central line of the hopeless, with a continual supply of hope and life, through faith-based lyrics and a mended-heart filled message.”
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Taming Tongues was released in March of 2020 just as the pandemic took hold of the world. The band has now reimagined the album in acoustic form, which has become a unique insight into the theme of the original release as well as a chance to hear some rich vocals from front man Shaun Hypes. Shaun and Brandon are my guests this week and we had a blast catching up and talking about Dens and life.
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Jason Wisdom of Death Therapy stops by to talk about his newly released singles from his upcoming album “Melancholy Machines.” The Tooth and Nail genre-bending album will be released on June 4, 2021. The songs “Tension” and “Familiar Shadows” from Jason, formally of Becoming the Archetype, are unique and bold offerings. Monday on Backstage With Mothership he will tell us more about the songs and the album.
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Cale Kight of Love Like Gravity fills us in on where the band has been since their hiatus, as well as what the ministry driven rock band has in store. They have had multiple songs on the top of The Billboard Christian Rock Charts and toured with industry giants like Kutless, RED, Sklllet, Decyfer Down, Disciple, and Manafest. You will get to hear their brand new release “Devil’s in the Details” at the end of the show on Monday, so don’t miss it.
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This week I spoke with GFM about their upcoming free global streaming event that will be on Twitch on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 4pm EST. NBR Entertainment and OPAV – Orlando Productions are partnering to produce Beautycore and the Beast, with a lineup which includes GFM, Spoken, and Relent. You can pick up some merchandise to support the stream, share the link to Twitch, and get the word out to your friends. Listen this Monday and learn more.
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A Grizzly Award nominee for Guitarist of the year of 2020, John Panzer is my guest this week on Backstage With Mothership. John is the official guitarist for John Cooper’s (Skillet) metal side project, Fight the Fury. He has also been the touring guitarist for Veridia, Disciple, Manafest, and other rock bands in the faith-based music industry. I hope you stop by to learn more about him.
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I spoke with Lacey Sturm, this week and Backstage With Mothership. She shares with us her transition from Flyleaf to her solo ministry, where the solo project is at this point, and the struggles of balancing marriage and motherhood with a music ministry.
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Marshal Huffman of Relentless Flood joins me this Monday to catch us up with new things happening with the band. We have an exclusive not only on the name of the new single that drops on April 16. Marshal is also the touring bassist for Decyfer Down and we will share how that relationship happened and an exciting event coming soon.
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Michael Felker of Convictions. The Christian metalcore band from Ohio lives up to their moniker “Aggressive Worship.” Michael will be sharing about their album I Won’t Survive, that will be dropping on 5/7/2021.
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I spoke with Veronica and TD Benton of White Collar Sideshow this week about their new single and video release My Warped Places. We caught up with what’s been happening with them since we spoke last and had an honest discussion about mental health issues and difficulties facing us all during the pandemic.
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Casey Price of Forsaken Hero is my guest this Monday. We have been friends on social media but met in person at The Grizzly Awards. Listen in to see what he and his band are working on and what the future holds.
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My guests this week are Brandon and Caitlin Trlak of the Midnight Wedding. We talk about their nomination and appearance on the Grizzly Awards to working on their newly released album Anthem for the Outcast with Josiah Prince.
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Marco is guitarist and vocals for Amongst the Giants and is currently the a touring guitarist/bassist with Disciple. Marco has played on the road with other bands like Spoken, Seventh Day Slumber and more.
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I coaxed my good friend, Dan Johnson out from behind his drum kit into being my guest this week. He is rarely in front of a microphone, so I thought you would enjoy learning more about him
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Josh and I will discuss what it is like touring with COVID, new music and stories from the road. We also talk about their newest single Greater and the story behind it.
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James has been covering his fan’s favorite worship songs with metal arrangements for several years, but he is about to release an album with his new band, This Surrender. He will perform some signature cover songs but will be releasing original music as well.
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The Grizzly Awards exist to honor and invest in the passion and craftsmanship of faith-based rock and metal. Voting for the second annual awards started January 7th.
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Buckle up for a wild sleigh ride. The three sisters from the Beautycore band GFM, otherwise known as Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh.
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My longtime friend, Tate Olsen of Skillet is my guest this week. You may have seen him on stage playing the cello in their live concerts, but not know much about him. This is your opportunity to hear how he became an integral part of a Christian rock band like Skillet.
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Travis McConnell of Chaotic Resemblance recently did an interview for an article with us about their Unto the Lamb release. I wanted to hear more about that and Chaotic Resemblance, so I gave Travis a call last week. We will discuss the song and their relationship with Stryper and what it was like working for an icon in the Christian music industry like Oz Fox.
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After Solid Rock Radio covered the story of the comeback of the Grammy and Dove nominated band Fireflight at the beginning of October, I decided to reach out to find out how this wonderful thing came about, including the return of the original line up. The easiest way was to give vocalist Dawn Michele and guitarist Glenn Drennen a call
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My guest on Backstage With Mothership this week is TJ Harris, family friend, soloist, and lead singer of the Grammy nominated faith based band Decyfer Down. TJ recently launched a new country project to add to the diverse projects like the highly successful TJ Harris Unplugged Tours.
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Jamie Kucinski’s new project is the focus of Backstage With Mothership this week. Jamie is a drummer and founding member of XIII Minutes and he also is an event planner and promoter from the Tulsa, Oklahoma area
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Longtime friend, John Schlitt of Petra joins me this week on the show. He introduces us to his solo album, “Go” that was released at the beginning of 2020 and tells us about all the other projects he is working on including what’s new with Petra.
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My guest this week is Zahna, a female Christian Hard Rock solo artist based out of San Antonio, TX, and the former front-woman of national touring band “ILIA.” We talked about her health, new music, as well as booking and her new acoustic tours.
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My guest this week is AJ Newton, 2020 Jesus Freak Hideout Artist of the year, drummer for Rusty Shipp, and the artist relations manager at Outlaw Drums. AJ wanted to drop in to tell us about the launch of the Rusty Shipp Indiegogo campaign for the new full-length album.
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Hard rock/Nu Metal band, Relent has taken the music scene by storm in their short four year history. Vocalist, Miggy Sanchez and I spent sometime talking about everything Relent this week. We told stories and had some laughs.
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This week I am joined by the Grizzly Award Winning Drummer of the year for 2019, TD Benton of White Collar Sideshow. He and his equally talented bassist wife, Veronica are mobile musicianaries from Fort Smith, Arkansas.
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This week I am spotlighting a new artist in the Rock community. Twenty-one year old Jenna Parr, from my home state of Georgia, has catapulted into the industry. She is already finding herself on Christian music charts across the country.
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My guest this Monday is my good friend, Matt Baird of Spoken. Matt is one of the hardest working and kindest musicians I know. If he isn’t writing music or in the studio, he is on the road with Spoken or doing solo acoustic tours all across the US and Europe.
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Happy Labor Day! Monday’s show will be a little different. Not only do we have an hour of inspiring music, I have a couple of fun band stories to share with you. Find out what kind of things happen when you ride roller coasters with rock stars. Hear about the strange way I found myself on the main-stage at Uprise Festival.
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Russ T. Shipp, frontman for the award-winning Nautical Rock ‘n’ Roll band Rusty Shipp joins me this week. We will talk about their game-changing concept album Liquid Exorcist.
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Atlanta native, Jason Wisdom of Death Therapy will join me Monday to talk about industrial groove metal, what the band is all about, the meaning behind the music, and a story or two.
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Join me with my guest Sarah Anthony of The Letter Black. The band debuted their album Hanging On By a Thread in 2010. It became one of Tooth and Nail’s bestselling albums in the label’s history. We will talk about the story behind the band, the discography, and musical influences. Sarah shares why the band took a hiatus and why they are making a comeback in 2020, after signing with Rockfest Records
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Jarob will fills us in about not only Quiet Strength Design, but tells us about their latest concerts and the new album that is currently in the works.
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We’ll learn more about Josiah’s music background in Philmont and his thoughts on winning the Grizzly Award for Best Songwriter of the Year 2019
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Last week’s focus was on Spoken, but this week we will talk about the long awaited Love and Death album.
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The Story Behind “I’m With Mothership”
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