The Vanflip Podcast

James "Human Furnace" Bulloch has fronted the Cleveland-based thrash metal/metalcore band Ringworm for nearly 30 years, a part for the time the band went on a brief hiatus in the mid-90s. Ringworm has set the bar for heavy by releasing 9 full-lengths, most recently 2023's Seeing Through Fire.

Mike Schleibaum is one of two long-time original members of the Washington D.C.-based. Melodic Death Metal/Metalcore band Darkest Hour. Schleibaum has handled guitars and most of the band's day-to-day for nearly 30 years. Over that time the band has toured the world multiple times over and released 9 full-length albums and countless EPs, splits, and live albums...

Maurizio is a longtime member of Canadian death metal pioneers Kataklysm. Being an original member since they formed in 1991, Maurizio started as the band's bassist and back up vocalist. However, in 1998 he moved over the lead vocalist. In their long career the band has released 15 studio albums, with the most recent, 'Goliath', being released just last week (August 11th) through Nuclear Blast.

Capra is a metallic hardcore band based out of Lafayette, LA. Starting in 2016 the band has gone through a few member changes before landing on their current lineup in 2018/2019, which has found success with a handful of EPs. The quartet has had a grueling touring schedule but managed to grab the attention of Metal Blade Records, which released the band's debut album in 2021. The band still grinds it out on the road with a heavy schedule but is planning the band's second full-length.

Nick Brooks is the vocalist for Buffalo, NY-based metalcore band It Dies Today. It Dies Today smashed on the scene in the early 2000's, best known for their debut album The Caitiff Choir which was released through Trustkill during their prime as well. That album was received VERY well, having music videos of singles like "A Threnody for Modern Romance" and "Sacred Heart" viewed on MTV and MTV2 (when they still played music videos)...

Nate Garrett started Spirit Adrift in 2015 as a solo project while he was still in fellow Arizona band Gatecreeper. Having never expected Spirit Adrift to catch on, it surprised Garrett that it did. After a few years, Garrett would have to decide which project he would like to spend more time on, and his solo project won out. Garrett left Gatecreeper on amicable terms in 2019 to focus solely on Spirit Adrift...

Scott Lee is part of the team that started the New England Metal And Hardcore Festival in Worcester, MA in 1999. The festival was last held in 2017 until this year, Scott and the team have resurrected the long-running festival once again in hopes of taking it to the next level. See for yourself later this year when the two-day weekend festival kicks off on September 15th.

Danny Diablo is a New York City hardcore/hip-hop legend. He is a founding member of Crown of Thornz, Skarhead, and Icepick with Jamey Jasta. Danny has also released four solo albums and made vocal appearances on releases by artists like Subzero, Terror, H2O, Deez Nutz, among others. He is also the founder of ILL-ROC Records and is also known by his graffiti tag, Lord Ezec. FOR MORE ON DANNY DIABLO: https://www.instagram.com/dannydiablonyhc/ https://twitter.com/DannyDiablo https://www.facebook...

Domenic Romeo founded the D.I.Y record label A389 Recordings in 2004 and started putting out his friend's band's records. Being a musician himself and playing in bands, he eventually scored the chance to play with one of his childhood favorite bands, Integrity, for a few years. Domenic has resurfaced in a new band, End Reign, along with All Out War's Mike Score, Pig Destroyer/Misery Index's Adam Jarvis, Exhumed's Sebastian Phillips, and Bloodlet's Auther Legere...

Jeff Irwin has played guitar in the Sacramento, CA-based alternative metal/metalcore band Will Haven since 1995. The band came up in the same circles as the Deftones and Far before eventually Revelation Records and releasing a handful of studio albums. We talk about the band's ties to the early metalcore scene in California in the mid to late 90s and the band's new release, VII, which is the band's seventh album.