Talkin' Rock With Meltdown Podcast

Mike Kerr from Royal Blood took a few minutes to discuss their latest record, Dead Company. The record came out on November 6th, and they just announced a tour. They are bringing their show to the Royal Oak Music Theater on April 10th, 2027.
The record harkens back to the roots of the band; Mike talks about that and their turn it up to 11 approach on this album. The new music definitely leans harder and faster.
We also talked about his love of running. This is something he discovered a few years back after he decided to get sober.
Thanks to Mike for the time, and to you for listening!
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Dangerous Toys have reissued their debut album just in time for Christmas. It was a bunch of cool extras. Singer Jason McMaster was nice enough to come on the show and talk all about it. Yes, it's true that he gave his parents a gold record that the band earned off of the album. We discuss all that this reissue comes with, and it's a lot.
Jason told me about discovering rock music, his podcast Talk Louder, and the encouragement of his folks to pursue his career.
He also told me about touring with, and having Lemmy from Motorhead write a song for him. That's coming out in 2027. He explained the whole thing to me. Really cool!
Thanks for listening, and go get the reissue....
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Good to get my friend, Aaron Ruby, from Walls of Jericho on Talkin' Rock. Their new album, System Error: Humanity, drops on November 13th.
We talk about the album and what parts Randy Blythe plays in the writing and recording. He told me he did vocal production and sang on a song, too. He told me they didn't expect that. "It happened very naturally," he said.
We talked about his relationship with singer Candace Buckingham, the only two original members, why the album took so long to record and release, their working relationship with Napalm Records, and more.
The band has a hometown show at Sanctuary in Detroit on November 21st.
I had to ask Aaron about his artwork and tattoo shop. He's won many awards and is a gifted tattoo artist. He even spoke of some mysterious things that have happened in his shop. Paranormal? Perhaps.
Great to talk with Aaron!
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I've always thought that Zebra was one of those bands that were highly underrated in the 80s. Overshadowed by the Hair Bands of the era, they put out some solid albums, and did hop on big tours, but never garnered the following I thought they should've.
Their new record called V drops on November 13th, the first new album in 23 years. Many of the song are from decades ago, that Randy and the guys brushed off and recorded for the record. Songs co-written by Paul Stanley of KISS, and even Snake and Rachel of Skid Row. We discuss some of the 13 songs, several of which might be considered love songs, with one anti-love song.
Randy told me a hilarious story about getting into a fight with a naked Guy Gelso (The band's drummer) in the late 70s. He even talked about playing gigs on Long Island with Twisted Sister.
And, Yes, there's a Zebra documentary in the works.
A huge thanks to Randy for the time, and to you for listening!
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Steve Vai - legend! And a really nice guy. Sometimes it can be tough talking with someone who's done so much in his career. I mean, where do you start?
He's touring, playing the music of King Crimson with Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, and Terry Bozzio. They're playing a show in Detroit at the Masonic Jack White Theater. Of course I had to ask him if he'd ever met or played with the local legend, because he's played with everyone. Oddly enough, he's never played with or met Jack.
That's for starters. We also talked about his time in David Lee Roth. I'm a huge fan of that era and of that album. He did tell me that Dave would take his musical ideas and work on the ones he liked.
He's also got a new album dropping on November 6th. It's called Sea of Emotions. That's the collaboration with Joe Satriani, from whom he took guitar lessons as a kid. To say they know each other well is an understatement.
Great to speak with Steve....enjoy!
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