Robb discusses getting into the podcast game in 2019, why and where it’s all going, and talks with fans (Head cases) on Instagram Live.
Lars and Robb sit down backstage at Slims in San Francisco and discuss growing up a punk rocker, skate culture, and share some amazing Lemmy / Motörhead stories.
Sal, Matt and Robb sit down after he finished producing their new album to discuss growing up on New York Hardcore, excitement over their new album, and “broccoli".
In this epic podcast, Chris, Zack, and Robb discuss the end of Slayer, their final show in Oakland, favorite Slayer moments, plus discuss the latest Grammy nominees for metal including Death Angel, I Prevail, and Tool.
In a raunchy, hysterical hour long talk, the boys discuss butt plugs, cocaine blunts, a lot of sex, crying during kids movies, the bands latest EP, and Crummy Joe's insane tenure working at a carnival.
Kayla and Robb sit down and talk her start in theater and her transition into becoming one of the most compelling new frontwomen in rock.
Carlos and Robb sit down and discuss his amazing posture, System Of A Down as his musical starting point, playing 54 shows in 54 days, and the new Warbringer tracks!
Robb sits down with 2020 Grammy Nominee Rob Cavestany to discuss Metallica’s Kirk Hammet producing the band's “Kill As One” demo, being a 16 year old kid playing alongside the biggest names in the early Bay Area thrash scene, and their incredible perseverance through lawsuits, musical shifts in the landscape, and band break-ups.
Robb broadcasts from Crummy Joe's New Year's Eve Party and drunken insanity ensues! Guests include: Chris Kontos (Machine Head), Craig Locicero (Dress The Dead), Genevra Flynn, Randolph, and Ali, Harold O. (D.R.I., Murder In The Front Row author), Lord Raunch and Sid (Negative Sixxx), MH soundman Steve Lagudi, and of course, Crummy Joe. Topics include: Chris and Gwynne's sexcapade on Elton John's piano during the BME tracking session, Lord Raunch appearing on his girl's Porn Cam, Harold O. getting kicked off Watain's stage, and Genevra and Ali's excellent yoga butts.
Robb and Robb talk the early Bay Area thrash scene, the time he and Vinnie Paul played in Machine Head, and growing up in Puerto Rico.
Robb sits down with friend Tony La Russa to discuss his rough n' tumble upbringing in Florida’s Ybor City, getting taken into the majors right out of high school, and whether he ever needed baseball’s legendary “slump busters” to get out of a rut. They cover Tony’s almost-transition out of baseball to become a lawyer, his often-times tense relationship with Hall Of Famer Ozzie Smith while at Chicago, turning to vegetarianism, losing his first World Series, and the grit / determination it takes to keep on winning.
Robb sits down with Rob Dukes, the former-frontman of Exodus, to discuss his time fronting Exodus, his violent early life in New York, jail, alcoholism, sobriety, guitar-teching for Exodus, and finally his crazy ride fronting the band for 10 years.
The Machine Head Boyz (Logan, Chris, Matt, and Robb) sit down backstage in Houston and discuss the first week of tour dates, their heavy metal love of Biscoff cookie spread, and Logan's first wildly psychedelic experience with the drug DMT.
The “Metal” Mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico sat down with Robb to talk about his love of Sepultura, getting kicked out of shows for moshing, and how he applies the philosophies of metal music to politics.
Moose (Ex-Bullet For My Valentine drummer) and Robb sit down for a chat about his exciting new band Kill The Lights, what happened at the end of Bullet for him, and the state of British metal.
Robb sits down with George Corpsegrinder (Cannibal Corpse) to talk lyrics about smashing scrotum sacks, growing up in a tough town like Baltimore, his early nickname of "Slayer George”, and his determination to be in a death metal band.
Robb and Jared sit down with Corey Beaulieu (Trivium) to discuss the pre-Ascendancy days of Trivium opening for Machine Head, Corey's role in helping Jared’s old band Sanctity get signed, and his collection of Jim Carrey posters.
Robb sits down with Monte Conner (A&R Svengali formerly at Roadrunner Records, now at Nuclear Blast) to discuss his staggeringly impressive career, signing and launching the careers of: Slipknot, Sepultura, Type-O Negative, Machine Head, Obituary, Coal Chamber, Fear Factory, Gojira, Suicide Silence, Thy Art Is Murder, and many more. They discuss his upbringing as an underground DJ in New York, his father's untimely death, and what keeps him driven to keep signing some of the biggest and most brutal metal bands that the world has ever known.
Robb sits down with long-time Machine Head sound engineer, production manager, man-of-many-hats Steve Lagudi to discuss the highlights of the North American tour dates, who in the crew got laid the most, Steve ending his year-long celibacy streak, and the wildly positive vibes of the last 2 tours.
Robb and Nick discuss sex on mushrooms, Rocky Mountain Hydro Grind, how peace-loving most metal fans are, how he inspired the track "Imaginal Cells” / author Bruce Lipton, and the concept of synchronicity and events that seem random, but maybe aren’t.
Robb and Zack sit down with Sam and Marc from Dragonforce for a hilarious conversation about pirates, Sam growing up in rural New Zealand, Marks 10th show ever opening for Iron Maiden, and how many beers is OK to play on stage.
Robb sits down with Zack Ohren to discuss the NBA shutting down, the impact its having on the touring industry, Robb's firsthand experience at the hospital where the head doctor suggested there are only 400 test kits in all of Northern California, and Robb shares the pain of his dad’s wife passing away.
Robb discusses the corporate bailout being proposed, the effects of the Coronavirus on the touring industry, and "Masks For Heroes” an organization dedicated to helping healthcare workers get the heath care products the government isn’t supplying right now through donations. http://masksforheroes.com
Word On The Street is a series of podcasts dedicated to stuff Robb has been hearing regarding current events. On WOTS #1 Robb talks about both him and his wife being unemployed, advice he got from his financial advisor regarding the stimulus package, the Coronavirus possibly lasting 2 years, and his friend Brian joins him to talk about the insane demand for toilet paper at big box stores.
Robb sits down with Patrick Sheridan (Fit For An Autopsy) to discuss his incredible 160 pound weight loss, workouts, his sex life in quarantine, the Coronavirus and its effects on the touring/music industry, and his favorite quarantine films.
Robb gets Chris Kontos on the phone to discuss current events such as the Coronavirus, life in quarantine, the good things that have come out of being in quarantine, and highlights from the Burn My Eyes 25th Anniversary Tour.
Robb gets Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed) on the phone for an epic two hour meeting of the minds. They talk boujee 7-Eleven foods, getting drunk in Japan, who’s having more sex in quarantine, nu-metal bands who had way too much money to buy-on to tours, being famous, getting trolled, Biohazard, and how lucky they are to still be playing music.
Jesse gets on the phone with Robb to discuss mental health, life in between Killswitch, his preferred sexual position, the art of bartending in Manhattan, hanging out at tiki bars, and his new girlfriend’s incredible strength.
Robb gets Lord Raunch and Sid on the phone for a rowdy chat about quarantine, Rick shaving his asshole, what people are flushing down the toilet on lockdown, what we miss about shows, Sid’s dick being sore, while Jared brings us a zen moment from his new digs in the mountains.
Robb sits down with John Joseph for an intense 2 1/2 hour discussion about his jaw-dropping life growing up in the gritty streets of New York, getting sent away to a foster home, they both share their experience of sexual abuse, John shares many of his favorite memories about Lemmy from Motörhead, and John shares the story of his new documentary about life in prison. Tune in for this must listen episode of No Fuckin’ Regrets.
Robb sits down with thrash metal legend Gary Holt for an in-depth discussion on life in quarantine, him surviving the Coronavirus, his early days playing with Kirk Hammet (Metallica), what led to the split with original Exodus vocalist Paul Baloff, surviving the 2000’s music scene, and how fulfilled he is playing in Exodus again after an 8 year stint with Slayer.
Robb sits down with Dom for wild and insane stories about touring with Anthrax, hanging with the Beastie Boys in Brooklyn, hosting MTV’s Headbangers Ball, the current state of streetwear, what he really thinks of Supreme, and completely insane stories of hanging out with Donald Trump and O.J. Simpson.
Robb Zooms with MC BBQ and the Negative Sixxx boys as Lord Raunch proves whether he can rise up to the #assholeshavingchallenge, and even decides to wax one cheek while live on the NFR Podcast. Results of the “who-can-shotgun-a-beer-quicker challenge” are also decided, and the winner may surprise you.
Robb sits down with Johnzo for an in-depth dive into his life drumming in Devildriver, his current relationship with singer Dez Fafara, hanging out with pornstars, marriage/divorce, and massive success with Bad Wolves multi-platinum cover of “Zombie".
Robb sits down with Jason for a wild and hilarious ride discussing pornstars, skateboarding for Powell and Peralta, metal, bi-sexuality, why it’s okay to get your dick sucked by a dude, his band Taintstick, open relationships, getting molested by his father, and life as one of the most respected and funny Sirius XM jockeys. This is a must-listen!
Robb sits down with former UFC Heavyweight fighter, and winner of The Ultimate Fighter, Roy "Big Country" Nelson for an in-depth interview on his career, and a new perspective on what it means to be a professional fighter.
Robb sits down with rock 'n roll maniac Wednesday 13 to discuss performing in drag, conspiracy theories, growing up in a trailer, opening for Iron Maiden and Guns N Roses, and the most important lessons he learned from “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”.
Matt sits down with Robb to chat about what “throwing a batch” is, if fatherhood affects his music, the insane amount of hate Trivium used to get, his love of black metal, whether we should film an episode of drunk yoga, and his career-long backing of the LBGTQ+ community.
Robb sits down with bandmate Vogg to discuss going on tour at the young age of 15 years old, growing up in eastern block Poland, his nickname Dimevogg, and the sad death of his younger brother, Decapitated drummer Vitek, who died at the age of 23 while on tour.
Robb riffs on his latest camping trip, wakeboarding, the state of Coronavirus, John Oliver and his special on the prison population, America getting a travel ban in Europe, and so much more!
Robb sits down for a chat with guitarist / mastermind Ben Bruce about starting a metal band in the Middle East, moving to England and the reality check racism put on his life, how being labeled “the partying-est band in metal” almost wrecked their career, and how fatherhood has changed his life for the better.
Robb sits down with guitarist / mastermind Nergal for a lengthy, funny, must-listen discussion about the state of world politics, his first time having sex, Behemoth's early shows without corpse paint, their hard-fought climb to get to America, what dating is like during the coronavirus lockdown, and conquering leukemia to put out some of their strongest material to date.
Robb talks his latest camping trip, wakeboarding, what to name his new drink of Grey Goose and Baileys, how Trump couldn’t survive this camping trip, and what’s going on with federal troops attacking protesters in Portland, Oregon.
Mark sits down with Robb for an intense 3 hour chat about improving ourselves during lockdown, Black Sabbath's “black lives matter” shirt, touring with Slayer, why he expected Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine to be a douche, and the sudden and tragic death of iconic frontman Mitch Lucker.
Robb sits down with rapper Ice Muthafuckin’ T for a deep talk about his early years playing shows with N.W.A., the South Central rap scene of the 80’s and 90’s, the timelessness of his early lyrics, the “Cop Killer” controversy, and the state of the post-George Floyd world. This is a MUST-LISTEN!
Robb sits down with infamous A&R man, Michael Alago to discuss his latest Netflix documentary about his life, growing up on the streets of Brooklyn in the 70’s, him signing Metallica and the crazy ride up through the Black Album, signing White Zombie for La Sexorsisto, his battles with addiction, and getting clean.
Robb sits down for an epic chat with Winston about the state of the world, growing up in the highest unemployed city in Australia, sleeping on the side of the road and living off of corn on the cob on their early tours, their crazy success abroad and in the US, and the intense grief the band collectively went through writing “Reverence”.
Robb sits down with mighty frontwoman Lzzy Hale to discuss the importance of Cardi B‘s “WAP“ video, growing up in rural Pennsylvania around the Amish, her insane vocal talents, how quarantine has inspired her to rewrite her upcoming album, and how a threesome in Holland inspired her latest music.
Robb sits down with thrash legend Chuck Billy to discuss the early Bay Area thrash days, recording the debut album "The Legacy", who Chuck Bully was, what “scalping” is, touring with Judas Priest on the “Painkiller” Tour, the outrageous demand Dave Mustaine made of Testament, and Chuck's painful recovery from cancer that led to a life-altering visit to a true-life Native American medicine man. A MUST LISTEN!
Frontman Barney Greenway sits down with Robb to discuss 30 years of Napalm Death, early tours with Bolt Thrower, and Carcass, Machine Head’s first tour opening for Napalm, torturing his road crew for fun, his exercise routine, and the tragic death of guitarist Jesse Pintado.
Liquid Metal / Octane music programmer Jose “Headbangin“ Mangin sits down with Robb to discuss growing up in rural Arizona, the importance of legalizing weed, being nervous while interviewing Metallica, how Headbangers Ball helped shaped him into a young metalhead, and how he has helped shape the world of rock and heavy metal by being the premier DJ on SiriusXM.
Frontman Dez Fafara sits down with Robb to reminisce about growing up on the streets of Hollywood, hanging with pornstars while working at Riki Rachtman’s Cathouse, the early days of Coal Chamber, the Limp Bizkit beef, Ozzy Osbourne singing on his 2nd album, capturing the zeitgeist with Coal Chamber, Machine Head and CC touring with Pantera, his almost seamless move to Devildriver, and how we are all just the children of Monte Conner. This is a must listen!
Dino Cazares sits down with Robb to discuss the somewhat shocking pre-interview news of singer Burton C. Bell quitting Fear Factory on social media, his early days growing up in the rural border town of El Centro, CA., recording the debut album during the Los Angeles riots, their landmark 2nd album Demanufacture, appearing in the Rock-n-Porn movie, the time he and Burton got in a fistfight, and the new Fear factory record getting currently mixed by Andy Sneap and its March 2021 release date.
Robb sits down with AJ Channer, the singer of his new favorite band, Fire From The Gods, and they get heavy! (*WARNING* quite a bit of talk about politics, police brutality, and so forth) They discuss AJ growing up in the Bronx and West Africa, his Jamaican roots, AJ's first gig singing for a Slipknot cover band, and the wild ride he’s been on since signing with Zoltan from 5 Finger Death Punch's company.
Robb pays an emotional tribute to the late great Eddie Van Halen. Reminiscing about his influence on him and the guitar world in general, the EVH posters he had on his wall, licks that he borrowed from the master, and plays some of his favorite songs and solos.
Firebrand Knotfest.com host Beez sits down with Robb to talk life at Metal Hammer and Rock Sound magazine, interviewing Robb when he was 14 years old, the politics of talking shit about festival headliners, his deep love of metal, and how life has been since relocating to Los Angeles from the U.K. Great insight into the music biz!
Ex-Chimaira frontman Mark Hunter sits down with Robb for an epic 3 hour chat about life after Chimaira, sex on mushrooms, the time he played a guitar solo on his cock while on acid, touring with Slayer on “God Hates Us All”, getting signed to Roadrunner Records, what Monday Night Mosh is, how Monte Conner inspired the song “Power Trip”, and his years-long battle with depression and how he copes with it now. Quality content!
Andy Sneap sits down with Robb for an in-depth dive into his life as a teenager in the U.K. thrash band Sabbat, take a stroll down memory lane discussing the mixing nightmare that was “The More Things Change”, his extraordinary career as a metal producer, getting asked to join legendary metal pioneers Judas Priest, his very rock-n-roll period when he was playing in the band Hell, and gets heavy about the deep scars of finding his childhood friend who committed suicide. A must-listen episode!
Legendary thrash guitarist Scott Ian sits down with Robb for an epic 3 hour discussion about his new project playing guitar with Mr. Bungle, the early thrash days of Anthrax, hanging out with Metallica bassist Cliff Burton the day Mustaine got fired, helping Metallica record “Kill ‘Em All”, why AC/DC is so hard to play, singer Joey Belladonna’s audition with Foreigner's “I Want To Know What Love Is”, the making of the infamous S.O.D. album, and the tragic death of Cliff Burton while on tour with Metallica.
YouTube cover master Teddy Swims (and his band Elefvnts) who have racked up over 100 million views for his covers of everyone, from Chris Stapleton to Shania Twain, makes his debut on NFR this week to go over, growing up in rural Georgia, how he used to sing in a metal band, his short stint as a drug dealer, and how a cover of Michael Jacksons "Rock With You" became a hit in New Zealand and led to a deal with Warner Brothers Records.
Robb sits down with The Subs Club (subscribers on Facebook) to chat about why dildos are illegal in Iraq, the first time Anas smoked weed and got a hooker, the bromance of Jeff and Big Jay, why Robb can only smoke really weak weed, and how difficult it is to for Donna being a nurse in the 3rd wave of Covid.
"Murder In The Front Row” Authors, Photographers and now filmmakers Harold O. and Brian Lew sit down with Robb for a hilarious chat about documenting the early days of Metallica, doing coke in the bathroom, the complete insanity of original Exodus vocalist Paul Baloff, and how amazing it was to have their photos get turned into a documentary movie about the Bay Area thrash scene.
Robb didn’t have a guest this week with all the holiday hub-bub, so he waxes on taking mescaline as a kid, Thanksgiving 2020, getting drunk and dancing to The Police, and plays jams from the new Hatebreed and Killer Be Killed albums.
Robb sits down with radio DJ and Dime’s long-time friend Thrashin’ Alan to share some amazing stories about Dimebag on the 16th anniversary of his untimely death. Thrashin' Alan talks about the time Zakk Wylde and Dime crashed his truck into a tree in front of Dime's house, the beginning of Damageplan, and Robb reads a letter from 2004 he faxed to Dime months before he passed away.
Keyboardist / Percussionist Jordan Fish sits down with Robb for an epic chat about BMTH's fantastic new album "Post Human Survival Horror", staying fit during lockdown, how much balls began to sag as we age, his illustrious time in a nu-metal band as a teenager, what happened to original guitarist Jona Weinhofen, and the evolution of, and his important contribution to, their genre-defining opus “Sempiternal"
Dave (Junior) Ellefson sits down with Robb for a deep dive into his early days in Minnesota starting bands, his family history on the Ellefson farm, his great new cover of Post Malone’s “Over Now”, his serendipitous meeting of Dave Mustaine 5 days after landing in Los Angeles, Mustaine’s reaction the first time he listened to Metallica’s “Kill ‘Em All”, and working on the very first Megadeth songs before the band even had a name.
Long-time friend Crummy Joe sits down with Robb for a darkly hilarious conversation about the heart attack he had 2 weeks ago, getting his groin shaved, whether he got aroused getting his groin shaved, how soon one can have sex after having a heart attack, and his new appreciation for life.
Life-long Republican, former MAGA troll, and Army veteran turned Twitter celebrity David Weissman, sits down with Robb for a fascinating chat about what he calls "leaving the Trump cult”, trolling actor George Takei and President Obama, the betrayal his fellow Trump supporters felt toward him, how becoming a democrat saved his life, his love of Metallica and his time as a fan in Metclub, and how a conversation on Twitter with comedian Sarah Silverman helped him see “libtards” in a whole new different way.
Dave sits down with Robb for part 2 of his incredible journey in life to share stories of the early days of Megadeth rehearsing in a brewery, Paul Balloff of Exodus hanging at their apartment, his 1st Megadeth show at Ruthies Inn in Berkeley, his “Peace Sells” bassline on MTV, their 1st tour with legends Motörhead, his slutty-era in the 80’s and 90’s, his years long battle with heroin and how he managed to work as a fully functioning drug addict, Dave and him quitting heroin during the "Rust In Peace" album, and his incredible life turn around to being 29 year sober.
Legendary Accept guitarist Wolf Hoffman sits down with Robb to discuss his latest album, his ICONIC Kerrang magazine cover story that hung on James and Lars wall, writing the incomparable proto-thrash tune “Fast As A Shark”, their rivalry with the Scorpions, touring with Judas Priest and AC/DC, his love of photography, and the reason the original album cover for “Restless and Wild” was banned in the U.S.
Vocal Coach to the stars Mellisa Cross joins Robb to discuss training Randy Blythe (Lamb Of God) Jesse Leach (Killswitch Engage) David Drainman (Distubed) on the fine art of screaming your head off, along with a deep dive into her crazy life story starting in punk bands, her most disastrous show ever, overcoming her addiction to heroin and past sexual abuse, to becoming one the most successful vocal coaches in the world selling a staggering 100,000 plus DVD’s
Shavo sits down with Robb for a deep dive about his new cannabis company 22 Red, his new Trap project North Kingsley, overcoming his 20 year addiction to Xanax, rehab, the beginning of System Of A Down when he was their manager (not bassist), his family fleeing the Armenian genocide when was 5 years old, how Machine Head fans hated them when we took System on their first tour dates outside of California back in '97, and why System Of A Down can't seem to write a goddamn record together!
Legendary scene veteran Shaun Glass sits down with Robb to discuss some downright hilarious stories including the time Dimebag fed him whiskey and viagra, Zakk Wylde jamming with him onstage, his legendary early thrash band Sindrome, his death metal days in Broken Hope, getting signed to hit maker Clive Davis label J Records, the rise and fall of his band SOiL, the first time he got laid, and so much more.
Chris sits down with Robb for a roller coaster journey through his 8-Ball a week cocaine habit, the final days of his hard-drinking’ lifestyle, getting sober, great hangs with Vinnie Paul from Pantera, growing up in the small-town of Lexington, Kentucky, his big move to Las Vegas, throwing it all away just days before his life-changing audition to become the new bassist for Five Finger, and so much more.
TV host, Author, DJ, podcaster, and raconteur extraordinaire Matt Stocks along with Killswitch Engage vocalist Jesse Leach sit down with Robb to discuss their new podcast “Stoke The Fire” (premiering on Gas Digital Network March 2nd), along with the acid-trip that inspired it, why mushrooms might be better than acid, the benefits of micro-dosing hallucinogenics, Matts confrontational interview with Gene Simmons of KISS, and him touring with Zakk Wylde, plus Jesse gives us an exclusive on the latest Times Of Grace album.
Korn guitarist Head joins Robb to discuss his band Love and Death’s new album, writing with Breaking Benjamin, the completely insane early-days of Korn, the massive success of “follow the leader“, the toxic environment that caused him to quit Korn at its peak, his two year addiction to methamphetamines, the warts ‘n all documentary he put out about his journey towards sobriety “Loud Krazy Love”, and how religion has kept him sane.
Legendary New Wave Of British Heavy Metal guitarist Brian Tatler sits down with Robb for an in-depth chat about Metallica covering no-less-than 4 of their songs, a 17 year-old Lars Ulrich sleeping on his floor in a sleeping bag, getting their publishing ripped off for 15 years in exchange for 3 days of studio time, the bad idea it was to have their singers mom manage the band, their career renaissance supporting Megadeth in the 2000’s, and so much more.
"Bon Scott: The Last Highway" author Jesse Fink sits down with Robb for an in-depth talk about his incredible autobiography on the last few years on Bon Scott’s wild and complicated life, whether Bon had a huge cock, who “American thighs” is, his 3 lovers from '77 to ’80, the brawls, the decadent parties, and the sensitive side of Bon, if there really was tension between Malcom and him, whether Bon Scott wrote lyrics on “Back In Black”, and why Bon is greatest, swaggering, hard rock singer of all-time
Legendary drummer Mikkey Dee sits down with Robb to talk about his early records with King Diamond, hanging out with Mercyful Fate, his workout routine during Covid, he addresses the controversy over the album “Overnight Sensation” and “the fight with Lemmy” that recently got picked up by the press, Lemmy’s final days on tour, Mikkey recording the new Scorpions album, and so many stories!!
Legendary frontman Biff Byford joins Robb to talk about the classic days on The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal movement, partying with Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy, the time he hung out with Abba, touring with Judas Priest, AC/DC on "Back In Black", Iron Maiden, the writing process for his lyrics, and the new album of cover songs called “Inspirations.”
Chase sits down with Robb to discuss Gatecreeper's awesome new EP “An Unexpected Reality", writing music in the pandemic, his years-long battle with heroin addiction starting at age 16, getting sober, touring with Cannibal Corpse, the importance of reaching the biggest audience possible, and what he misses about live shows.
Audio diary of a frontman… and other ramblings. Robb rambles about the benefits of sex lube “VMagic”, getting vaccinated, and his mom passing away last month.
Guitarist extraordinaire Wes Hauch sits down with Robb for an epic 2 1/2 hour deep dive into his life (Nerd warning: no gear or guitar talk at all) and shares his stories from his past about going to jail, getting married at 19 to the first girl he ever slept with, joining the Navy, his insane and scary time in Iraq, why there is a brothel located near every military base, how MIT helped his guitar playing a lot, and his stunning new album with his band Alluvial.
Ryan sits down with Robb for deep dive into his life growing up in working-class Indianapolis, his awesome experience as the host of the Metallica-centric podcast “Speak N Destroy”, managing Bleeding Through, Throwdown, and Demon Hunter, his world renowned Soundscan list, starting the first straight edge band in the Indy, getting laid because of being in a band, the love triangle that sparked a band rivalry, and why Adam & The Ants is so awesome!!
Guitarist Josh Rand sits down with Robb for a deep dive into his exciting new hard rock band The L.I.F.E. Project, overcoming his Xanax and alcohol addiction, his early years hanging with Corey Taylor, a hilarious story Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins hanging out during the recording of their 2nd album while Dave tried to quit smoking, the future of Stone Sour, and more!
"Burning Red"-era MH guitarist Ahrue Luster sits down with Robb to discuss his awesome new band Lions At The Gate, hilarious recording and tour stories from “The Burning Red" days, his early life in Bay Area thrashers The Horde Of Torment, his dissolution with Ill Nino, hanging out with Robb’s old band Vio-Lence in the 80’s, what happened during the “Supercharger”-era of the band, and way more!
Frank Bello of Anthrax joins Robb to discuss his new autobiography “Fathers, Brothers and Sons” (pre-order below), partying with Metallica and puking in the back of Lars Ulrich's car, the tragic shooting death of his younger brother and the feelings of revenge that followed, how the pandemic centered him, fatherhood, and so much more. Great chat!
With no guests this week, Robb talks about his sons 17th birthday, dropping a kettlebell on his foot at the gym, Sunday morning lovin’, and reaction to the bands latest songs.
Adam D joins Robb for a hilarious discussion about taking a dump in the desert and picking it up with doggie bags, his first time going to Japan at 19, being "the bullied fatso”, why Metallica’s “And Justice For All” is their best album, why he has no tattoos, and breaks down the debut TOG album plus the story of the new Times Of Grace.
Lauren Hart and Burn My Eyes-era Machine Head guitarist Logan Mader join Robb Flynn on this weeks episode of No Fuckin' Regrets to discuss the awesome new Once Human track "Deadlock" (feat: Robb), Logan's wild last 6 months in Machine Head, Lauren's amazing journey from Australia to America, her hilarious alter-ego "Larry", the challenges and expectations of being a woman fronting a band, and how Monte Conner played a role in the formation of the band.
Robb shares a portion of an interview he did with the Life Is Peachy Podcast available on Tuesday July 27th that takes a deep dive into Machine Head’s 3rd album “The Burning Red”, plus he discusses his latest camping trip and more.
Robb shares some memories of hanging around while Joey was mixing the first Slipknot album, how Joey refused to drink on there first tours they did together, their epic night at a strip club with Chris Fehn, his infamous “Fuck Monte Conner” chant at Roadrunner United show, and more.
On this weeks #NFR Jack Simmons (Slaughter to Prevail) sits down with Robb Flynn to talk about how influential Joey Jordison was, the time Robb Lived with Slipknot, and the insane new video "Baba Yaga" from Jack's band Slaughter to Prevail. All this and more on this weeks No F'n Regrets Podcast with Robb Flynn.
Larissa Stupar from Venom Prison is the guest on this weeks #NFRPodcast. Larissa sits down with Robb for a deep dive into her role as one of death metal's leading bands, what “sexy time” in a death metal voice would sound like, her recent engagement, growing up in Russia and Germany before relocating to the UK, post-tour depressions, her struggles with not wanting to live and the medications that helped, and her bands most recent album being declared best death metal album of 2019 by Kerrang! magazine.
Trevor sits down with Robb to discuss their upcoming tour dates for their latest album “Verminous", rehearsing at home, his hopes and fears regarding touring and covid-19, the influence of Jefferson Starship on their latest album, being apart of the infamous Ozzfest where Iron Maiden was egged, and how Ketamine therapy has helped him.
Bjorn sits down with Robb to talk Night Flight Orchestras new 80’s-riffic album, how a bunch of white boys from Sweden can disco that hard, how metal fans can dance in a Behemoth shirt, plus we talk his pandemic sobriety, and the darkest times of his life touring in the US.
Will sits down with Robb to discuss their INCREDIBLE new EP “...And I Return To Nothingness”, his insane 1-take vocals performance at the end of “To The Hellfire”, being the hottest new band around, growing up a self-conscious kid in New Jersey, how a friends singing performance in a play inspired him to join a band, getting turned on to Bullet For My Valentine by his “metal dealer”, his excitement for his upcoming tour, and why Hazy IPA’s are the best.
Phil sits down with Robb to talk their latest album “Kin”, legalizing weed in America, growing up in rural Tennessee, the death of his father at 10 years old, his mothers slow descent into crack cocaine addiction, why he stays sober, and how to channel the anger of his childhood into something positive with music.
With no guest this week, Robb rambles about Mondays insane Las Vegas Raiders game, the amazing Kansas City vs Cleveland game where QB Patrick Mahomes was a magician! Drinking with his dad last weekend, his son Wyatt's amazing soccer performance, getting D. Randall Blythe of Lamb Of God for his 100th episode (next week!), Drake selling 600,000 records vs. Iron Maiden selling 60,000 records, and jerking off as a kid in his bathroom with Ivory soap bars, plus a YouTube backstretching clip that really helped his back.
Randy sits down with Robb for an EPIC 2 hour conversation about not allowing anyone to argue on his Instagram, how weed makes him hungry, paranoid, and sleepy, the danger and allure of surfing, the punk rock bootleg cassette tape that changed his life, losing his virginity at 12 years old, growing up in Virginia, his first band that never played any shows, his anti-climactic first stage performance at 25, trusting vaccine science, and the painful death of his grandmother
Legendary punk frontman Jerry A. Lang sits down with Robb for a truly mind-blowing chat about the true stories that inspired their incredible “Feel The Darkness” album including serial killers, the insane backstory behind the track Machine Head covered “Alan’s On Fire”, the nihilistic decadence of early Poison Idea shows, offering Kurt Cobain heroin to shoot in his dressing room, growing up in rural Missoula Montana, his love and fear of Joy Division, the self-destruction that ultimately tore the band apart, the tragic death of guitarist Pig Champion, ultimately getting clean from drugs, and his cathartic upcoming autobiography “Black Heart Fades Blue”
Dee sits down with Robb for a rowdy chat about the gnarly early days of Twisted Sister, his appearance in Pee Wee Hermans Big Adventure, selling 5 million records while opening for Iron Maiden and feeling like shit, starting off in biker bars getting into fights 5 nights a week, an unsigned Twisted Sister drawing 3000 people a night, and his fantastic new album “Leave A Scar" Produced by Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed) and featuring George Corpsegrinder (Cannibal Corpse).
Bryan sits down with Robb from the Aftershock Festival to talk their upcoming tour with Gojira, his parents love of hip-hop, starting off touring in a van with no money, delivering pizza between tours to make ends meet, how the hardcore scene inspired his aunt to shave her head and dye it blue, and why Matty Matheson cooking videos are the shit!
Vince (real name: Ben Umanov) sits down with Robb for a epic chat about the the roll of metal media in 2021, how gossip and clickbait dominates the media landscape, the way a metal website generates money, the loved/loathed state of MetalSucks followers, growing up in Manhattan in a music store, his love of Incubus, his band Oblivion releasing 2 albums, working at Atlantic Records, his new-found love of country music, and he addresses the controversies around Nergal from Behemoth and Decapitated.
John 5 sits down with Robb for a chat about his new solo album “Sinner”, making a ‘real’ guitar record, how he got the nickname John 5, not getting Gene Simmons’ autograph as a kid, touring with rock legends, plus the one and only time he EVER drank alcohol (with Dimebag of course) and much much more.
Scott sits down with Robb for a hilarious all-over-the-place conversation about the “Among The Living”-era, almost having sex with Kelly Bundy from Married With Children, Scott makes the case for why Exodus should be in the "Big 5", why Tony Iommi from Black Sabbath inspires so much awe, touring with KISS, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Public Enemy, and more, the firing of vocalist Joey Belladonna, the pitfalls that Anthrax fell into, and how he got out of them.
Ben sits down with Robb to talk his monstrous guitar tone, their fantastic new song “Living Pyre”, growing up in Mississippi to godless liberal parents, his life as a professor teaching, drinking booze and smoking weed at age 13, how the pandemic made us reevaluate life, and much more
Legendary guitarist K.K. Downing sits down with Robb for a chat about his fantastic new solo album “Sermons Of The Sinner” (feat: Tim “Ripper” Owens on vocals), rushing the stage during a Jimi Hendrix concert, early touring days in a van with Judas Priest, when he found out Rob Halford was gay, the wild 80’s with Judas Priest, how drummer Les Binks wrote the riff for “Beyond The Realms Of Death”, and why he cant seem to keep a girlfriend. A must for any Priest fan!
John sits down with Robb to discuss his first band Majesty being labelmates with Robb’s first band Vio-Lence, whether or not he ever got shitfaced with Steve Vai and Joe Satriani, playing the entire “Master Of Puppets” album at Grasspop festival, his workout regimen, collaborating with Rush album artist Hugh Syme, and Dream Theaters new album getting nominated for a Grammy.
Mikael and Peter sit down with Robb for a chat about their fantastic new band, hitting the road with Machine Head and Amon Amarth in September, the tape-trading scene and how it affected the Gothenburg sound, the songs they lost their virginity to, the awesomeness of Queensryche, and how their name came from a Rush song.
Legendary guitarist Mark Tremonti sits down with Robb to discuss his heavy new solo album “Marching In Time”, his love of 80’s speed metal, how awesome Alex from Testament is, the insane success and then backlash of Creed, having to buy his way out of his record contract to move on with Alter Bridge, the sometimes toxic ups and downs touring in a band, and ultimately finding peace with his place in the music world.
Robb talks about celebrating he and his wife's 30th anniversary of their first kiss, the first time they met, the ups and downs of 30 years of togetherness, and ponders why it worked. Plus he shares his memories of nights 1 & 2 of the Metallica 40th Anniversary shows that happened in San Francisco over the weekend, the setlist, the deep cuts and more!
It's the Best of 2021! Robb introduces some of his favorite clips and moments from this past year on No Fucking Regrets, including episodes with Brian "Head" Welch from Korn, Shavo Odadjian from System of A Down, David Lee Roth guitarist John 5 and many many more.
It's the Best of 2021 (Part 2)! Robb introduces some of his favorite clips and moments from this past year on No Fucking Regrets, including episodes with Twisted Sisters Dee Snyder, Scott Ian from Anthrax, Chris Kael from Five Finger Death Punch and many more.
Andy sits down with Robb for a really good chat about the struggles that Black Veil went through starting out, what touring in a pandemic is like, the advice Nikki Sixx gave him when they first met, his infamous Revolver Awards speech, growing up in rural Ohio, finding his dad’s KISS trading cards and it changing his life, coming home from school everyday and putting on KISS makeup, and stories behind their epic "Wretched & Divine” album.
Jami sits down with Robb for an in-depth chat about the awesomeness of Nine Inch Nails, starting out in the hardcore scene doing a tour of “house parties”, the importance of Roadrunner Records mainman Dave Rath to their career, the whole band training in Jiu Jitsu, the wave of new fans they garnered with new track “Out For Blood” and the inevitable backlash that came with it, and how excited they are to be on tour with Korn in March
Frontman Spence Charnas sits down with Robb to talk about the amazing success of their new album Welcome To Horrorwood: Silver Scream 2, getting the Metallica show in Las Vegas, the bands decade-long struggle to get signed, the exclusive news that he’s collaborating with Bad Wolves on a new track, what was playing in the background when he lost his virginity, and why Drew Barrymore is so damn lovable.
Doc sits down with Robb for an epic, nearly 3 hour long chat about the state of the music business, his fantastic new album “Dear Monsters”, he dips his toe into the Joe Rogan/Neil Young/Spotify controversy, shares some hilarious stories about the early God Forbid days, talks about his new singer, and Robb shares some fart videos during the intro.
Frank sits down with Robb for an in-depth conversation about the HUGE news that MI has partnered with The Orchard/Sony and that he now commands both Metal Injection and Metal Sucks, his amazing trip to South Africa, why traveling is so appealing to him, becoming a digital nomad, growing up in Brooklyn and his love of Type-O Negative, playing drums with most of his idols, appearing in Machine Head’s “From This Day” video as a 14 year old kid, and the tragic loss of his dad at the height of lockdown during the pandemic.
Will sits down with Robb for an epic chat about meeting Satan while in a 12 day Covid coma, his new lease on life as a result, his early pay-to-play days in the Bay Area thrash scene, some HILARIOUS stories about touring with Machine Head in 1995, losing his virginity at 13, and the massive renaissance Death Angel has had with him at the drum throne. Plus Robb gets Head Case Floyd BBQ on to show video of his “sphincter zit" getting popped by his wife. Quality podcasting!!
Alex sits down with Robb to talk about the crushing new track “On Broken Glass”, starting their own record label and merch stores, the UK rap scene, the time they hung out with Kirk from Crowbar, the amount of dislocated shoulders and broken bones that happened during their latest video shoot, what working as the head of security at hardcore shows teaches you, and the influence of Chimaira on his band.
Patrick sits down with Robb for a rollercoaster conversations that goes from the power of (or lack thereof) social media, why Dio-Black Sabbath might be the best era of Sabbath, not getting Covid on their last US tour at the height of Omicron, going to Slayer shows at 10 years old, growing up poor in New Jersey, childhood trauma’s that effected them both, how music saved him and opened up his life to new friends and cultures, and so much more.
Erik sits down with Robb for an in-depth chat about the bizarre circumstances of their recent tour cancellation, the satanic blood rituals that go into their show, why his favorite band is Motörhead, their great new album “The Agony And Ecstasy Of Watain”, why Metallica is still great, the power of a live concert, and why it’s good to make enemies.
Comedian Jim Florentine sits down with Robb for a chat about his year co-hosting VH1’s That Metal Show, working in strip clubs, the way the comedy circuit works, and his hilarious podcast Everybody Is Awful (except you)
Brent sits down with Robb for an in-depth chat about their awesome new album “Planet Zero”, , the repercussions of George Floyd, the war in Ukraine, growing up in Knoxville Tennessee, and the making of of what Robb declares is one of the best hard rock records of the last 20 years, “Shinedown - Sound Of Madness”, plus Robb pays tribute to Taylor Hawkins and discusses "the slap heard round the world”.
On this episode of No F'n Regrets, Meshuggah's Marten Hagstrom sits down with Robb as part of Metal Hammers "Innovator's" series, and they talk Meshuggah's new album "Immutable", hearing Metallica and Black Sabbath for the first time, Marten touring with Robb and Machine Head in 1995, having enough material for a solo record (but will Marten release one?) and SO much more on this ALL NEW Episode of No F'n Regrets.
Frontman Johan Hegg sits down with Robb for an epic 2 hour chat about their upcoming Vikings & Lionhearts tour together, the details of 2 new Amon Amarth songs "The Serpents Trail", and “Find a way, or make one", the importance of Brian Slagel to the world of metal, their first shows at small rec halls in Stockholm, taking Ukrainian refugees into his home, why L.G. from Entombed was the best dude, his first time having sex, enjoying the pandemic, and the importance of staying positive.
Blothar (aka: Michael Bishop) sits down with Robb for in-depth chat about the INCREDIBLE new Gwar documentary coming in Fall. The former-Beefcake The Mighty talks their new album “New Dark Ages, absolutely crazy times in Gwar including touring in a school bus, the inordinate amount of acid that was taken while getting naked, the undeniable charisma of the late singer Dave Brockie, the joys of shooting fake blood and cum on the crowd, his guitarist getting shot in a “bump ’n run”, how hot Slymentra Hymen was, his 20 year hiatus from Gwar, and his return as the singer of Gwar to a surprising renaissance.
Billy sits down with Robb for an EPIC 2 hour chat about Biohazard touring with Slayer, getting kicked off the Slayer tour for a poop prank, agreeing on their band name while smoking crack, tour debauchery, his great new solo album, jamming with Cypress Hill's Sen Dog in Powerflo and so much more!
Robb reflects on the small handful of times Machine Head toured with Trevor, the music Trevor turned Robb onto that inspired The Blackening, the time they got shit-faced at a Municipal Waste show, Trevor opening up about battling depression on NFR Podcast, and more
Craig joins Robb for an EPIC 3 hour chat about their early days in Bay Area thrashers Forbidden Evil, Robb quitting to join Vio-Lence, the rivalry between the 2 thrash bands, his life after Forbidden recording with super-producer Rick Rubin in Manmade God, his current bands Dress The Dead and his fantastic new album with skate-punk legends The Boneless Ones - Back To The Grind out May 13th.
Tony sits down with Robb for a hilarious chat about how the Beastie Boys changed his life, his new album “Electrified Brain”, working for WWE over the pandemic, the Richmond cross-over scene, losing his virginity to Toto, the various art he has in his place, and their new way of touring post-pandemic.
Robb sits down with one of his favorite upcoming bands guitarist Chris Wiseman of Shadow Of Intent, to talk about their crushing opening set on the Cannibal Corpse tour, their fantastic new album “Elegy”, the power of self-releasing music, the sheer awesomeness of The Beatles, discovering a ton of metal thru Metallica’s Rock Band game, and more.
With no guest this week, Robb does his podcast intro about doing press for the new album, the new George Carlin documentary, the shooting in Uvalde Texas, starting Star Wars The Mandalorian, and answers fan mail about the one and only time he got a prostitute at the Eagle's Ballroom in Milwaukee WI
Adam joins Robb to discuss the return of Oceano, his insane viral Instagram Reels that have even been shared by Brent from Shinedown, he shares some memories of touring with Trevor from Black Dahlia, his backyard wresting federation, growing up in Chicago, and more
Head Case supreme and all around awesome lunatic BBQ joins Robb for some hilarious and debaucherous tales from down under including the time he took a shit in his crummy neighbors sugar container, his dildo-obsessed band Drop Dead Ugly, winning the American Idol-style pop contest on a cruise ship while humping a pillow to Bloodhound Gang’s - "Discovery Channel”, his knack for writing insanely good “parody songs”, as well as his mom’s sad decent in to schizophrenia growing up
With no guest today, Robb does his intro and talks about the season finale of Stranger Things, his wife and him watching the stripper-themed show “P Valley” (short for “Pussy Valley”), a fantastic Star Wars short-segment called “How James Earl Jones Became The Voice Of Darth Vader” https://youtu.be/skzN9PGfLaU and Robb talks the horrific mass shooting in Highland Park on the 4th of July
With no guest this week, Robb riffs on his birthday weekend, camping up north for 7 days, wakeboarding, wake-surfing, beer drinking, and more with his friends and family.