EP 831 – Let There Be Talk

Today on Let There Be Talk, I talk about catching the Queens of the Stone Age Catacombs Tour—1 of the best shows I have even seen hands down, 

I also get into something pretty interesting that popped up this week: Walter Payton's Porsche is for sale on Bring A Trailer. It's a rare piece of sports and automotive history that I cant wait to see what it ends up selling for.

And finally, I touch on the ongoing challenge of fake news—how it spreads, how easy it is to get pulled into it, and why it feels harder than ever to sort out what's real.

That's all coming up today on EP 831.

Thanks for tuning in.

DDR

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"Today on Let There Be Talk I get into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame induction of Soundgarden and The White Stripes, two bands that changed my life.

I'm also diving into the legendary films of Sean Penn — one of the most intense, real-deal actors out there — and wrapping it up with my love of '70s R&B.

Enjoy my friends and please leave a review on iTunes and subscride to my YouTube channel.

Thank You

DDR

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On today's episode of Let There Be Talk, I am joined by John Bush, acclaimed singer and songwriter whose remarkable career spans decades in heavy music. Best known as the frontman for Armored Saint and his influential tenure with Anthrax.

John has established himself as one of the most distinctive and commanding voices in metal. In this conversation, we explore his artistic journey, the milestones of his career, and the legacy he continues to build.

 

John is about to embark on a mini tour playing the songs from his Anthrax years coming up in Dec 2025.

We also dive into his early days in Armored Saint, his Audition for Anthrax and his Vocal Inspirations

Thanks for tuning in and don't forget to Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube and iTunes.

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Hve a fantastic week

DDR

Today my good friend Josh Homme returns to the show for the 3rd time

to catch up on life.

We dive into his love of Music, Stand Up Comedy and of course the Desert.

Josh also talks covering David Bowie at the Taylor Hawkins tribute and what it was

like playing San Quentin.

Catch QOTSA out on tour all 2024.

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Today I sit down with the legend himself Mr Steve Vai

for an in-depth conversation on his entire career.

We dive into his time with Zappa, Roth, Alcatrazz, Whitesnake and of course his history with Ibanez.

It was an honor to have Steve on the show, I really enjoyed talking to him.

See Steve out on the G3 tour right now.

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Today I dive into, 

The genius of Rod Temperton and the band Heatwave, 

The Bon Scott Tribute wrap up and 

New music by The Black Crowes. 

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Today my friend Joe Bonamassa returns to the show for an in-depth 

conversation on Guitar Collecting, The State of the Music Biz, Comedy and 

Dumble Amps.

Joe is an incredible guitar player, singer, songwriter who has been recording and touring for over 35 years.

I really enjoyed this one and I know you will to.

Thanks for tuning in. 

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Today I dive into

Scott Ian's incredible 60th Birthday Party,

My top Records of 2023 and

My year in Stand Up Comedy.

Thank you for tuning in every week.

DDR

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Today I dive into

70's Christmas Toys,

Seeing Movies on Christmas Day and

Billy Gibbons rocking the Troubadour.

Thank you for all you support over the years.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.

Keep Rocking.

DDR

Today I do a full deep dive into Custom Guitars with Luthier Greg DeLuis.

Greg makes some of the most incredible hand made guitars in the tradition of master luthier Doug Irwin.

If you have seen Jerry Garcia's guitars like Tiger, Wolf or Rosebud you know that these are not some off the shelf store bought guitars.

The amount of detail and work put into building those guitars is almost a forgotten craft.

Greg continues the tradition even hand cutting all the inlay himself.

Hear this mans amazing journey on this episode of Let There Be Talk / The Grail.

 

Check out all of Gregs Guitars on his instagram @deluisguitars 

 

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Today I dive deep into

The history of the Bon Scott Tribute,

My love of the Rose Bowl Flee Market and

the loss of the great Norman Lear.

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Today I sit down with the legend himself Mr Warren Haynes of Gov't Mule and The Allman Brothers.

Warren and I dive deep into his career including his 30th anniversary of The Christmas Jam, The Dead, The Allman Brothers and Gov't Mule. I

've been listening and seeing Warren for many many years so it was an honor to have this man on the show.

Please Subscribe to my channel and spread the word.

DDR

 

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Today I sit down with Mike Kerr of Royal Blood and talk about their fantastic new album Back To The Water Below.

Mike and I also dive into how Royal Blood got their start, The Songwriting process and of course our love of Jimmy Page.

Make sure you catch Royal Blood out on tour and check out their new album out right now.

If you missed my other episode with drummer Ben Thatcher of Royal Blood go back and check that out also.

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Join and her the entire epsiode right now.

Join now and help support this podcast, it really helps out

thank you

DDR

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Today I dive into

Seeing The Who at the Hollywood Bowl,

The Loss of a legend the great Robert Redford and

The new 711 Hp Porsche 911 Turbo S

Thank You so much for being here with me. I really appreciate it.

Happy Sunday

DDR

Today I sit down with Roger Earl drummer and founding member of Foghat.

Roger and I dive into his long incredible career including, His early days in Savoy Brown,

Recording the infamous Foghat Live album and Foghat's new record Sonic Mojo.

 

Foghat has sold Millions of records loaded with hit songs that you still hear on the radio

today.

Fool For The City, Slow Ride, I Just Wanna Make Love To You and Stone Blue to name a few.

Sit back and hear this mans incredible story on today's episode of Let There Be Talk.

 

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Today I dive into

Doing Stand Up Comedy in Madison Square Garden with Bill Burr, 

Seeing the Jaws play The Shark Is Broken and

Fully Bombing at The Comedy Cellar Brunch Show.

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Today I sit down with the great Duane Betts son of the legendary Dickey Betts.

Duane has a fantastic new record out called Wild & Precious Life and he is currently out on 

tour around America which includes a stop in Los Angeles Nov 18th 2023.

 

When Duane is not touring with his solo band you can find him in his other band The Allman Betts Band or maybe sitting in with Phil Lesh somewhere out on the road.

Duane and I dive into all kinds of topics including his early bands like Whitestarr, spending time in Malibu, and Guitar and Amp choices.

Get his new record asap and see this man out on tour.

Thanks for tuning in and please leave a review on iTunes and Subscribe to my YouTube channel.

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Today I dive into 

Doing Stand Up Comedy for Linda Blair's charity show,

My love of the greatest scary movie of all time The Exorcist, 

Seeing Nick Cave live over the weekend and

Trick or Treat Memories.

Have a fantastic week and I hope to see you guys out on the road.

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Today I sit down with my guest Kenny Wayne Shepherd and talk about his long amazing career in the Blues Rock world.

Kenny and I dive deep into our love of Cars, Guitars and Dumble amps.

Kenny has a brand new record coming out Nov 17th called Dirt On My Diamonds Vol 1 and also has a full tour booked for 2024 so get out there and catch this man live in concert.

Thanks for tuning in and don't forget to subscribe to the podcast here on YouTube or iTunes.

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Today I sit down with my friend Cesar Gueikian, President and CEO of Gibson Guitars for a deep deep dive down the guitar Rabbit Hole.

Cesar and I get into all things Gibson including the Murphy Lab, Angus Young and Jimmy Page and the infamous Greeny 1959 Les Paul.

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Have a great week

DDR

Today I dive into my weekend at the PowerTrip Festival in Indio California.

My thoughts on Festivals, AC/DC's comeback, Concert complainers and the mighty Metallica.

Hope you have a great week.

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Today I have a fantastic guest Mr Justin Chancellor of TOOL and MTVoid.

Justin joined TOOL back in 1995 and has been killing it ever since.

It was an honor to sit down and dive deep into his career including

his early days playing music, his audition for TOOL, Farm Living and AC/DC.

Justin has a brand new record coming out Nov 10th with his MTVoid project.

MTVoid is a musical project by Justin Chancellor and Peter Mohamed. The two first met at a festival in Germany in 2002. Justin was touring with Tool, and Peter was a member of the Polish band "Sweet Noise".

I really hope you guys dig this episode and please don't forget 

to subscribe to the Podcast on YouTube and iTunes.

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Today I dive into Bob Dylan playing at Farm Aid with The Heartbreakers ,

Neil Young and John Mayer concerts in LA,

Usher being selected for the Super Bowl Halftime

and a bonus guest Brandon Henderson C.E.O. of BOXCAR Comedy Club in Springville Utah

 

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Today I dive into

Meeting Baseball Hall Of Famer Randy Johnson,

U2 dropping a new song Atomic City,

Black Crowes pick up 2 new members and

my love of Miles Davis music.

Have a great week and don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube and iTunes Channels.

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Have a great week

DDR

Today on Let There Be Talk my guest is Steve Rosen — legendary rock journalist and author of the incredible book Tone Chaser. Steve spent over 40 years on the inside with Eddie Van Halen, documenting one of the greatest guitar players of all time. His new book is a raw, intimate, and unfiltered look at Eddie's genius, struggles, and legacy.

This is a must-listen for anyone who loves guitar, Van Halen, or the golden era of rock.

 

Thank you for tuning in each week.

Candles Lit

DDR

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Today I dive into - 

AC/DC announced a new Drummer for PowerTrip, 

Beastie Boys get Squared and

My favorite late 80's and 90's Rolling Stones Songs

Thanks for tuning in my friends

DDR

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8 years in the making my guest Director, Peter Dowd follows a man around that is absolutely obsessed with Jimmy Page.

The first time Akio Sakurai hears Led Zeppelin as a teenager, and then laid eyes on the band in The Song Remains the Same, the group's 1976 concert documentary, Sakurai has had one mission in life: to demonstrate his adoration of Zeppelin founder Jimmy Page. He is completely candid about this: "I want to be Jimmy Page," he remembers thinking.

The film is an amazing Document of what it's like to dive way down a rabbit hole. Passion is in full effect here.

Peter has made a fantastic film and if you are a Led Zeppelin freak like myself you are really going to enjoy this.

Thanks for tuning in on this 3 day weekend and don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel and on iTunes.

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Today I dive into The Roxy nightclub turning 50, 

My love of Eddie Money and 

The 32 Million Dollar Rolls-Royce that just came out. 

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Today I dive into Robert Plant's solo career,

The Comedy Store's Brody Stevens 818 celebration show,

and selling my Rock n Roll Memorabilia.

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Today I dive into

Hip Hop turning 50 years old,

A killer AI Bon Scott version of You Shook Me All Night Long,

and the craziness of 80's Rock Fashion.

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Today is another solo episode.

I dive into, Bombing at The Store

Grolsch Beer and old school Cigarettes,

The new Toyota Land Cruiser

The greatness of Tatum Oneal and Akira Takasaki, Guitar Player of Loudness.

Today I sit down with Jiu Jitsu black belt Eddie Bravo and dive deep into Rock n Roll, Heavy Metal, UFC and Stand Up Comedy.

Eddie is the current owner of the great 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu gym located at 1314 S.Grand Ave in Los Angeles.

Do yourself a favor and tune into this episode and hear us talk about our love of Kiss and Metallica, Old School UFC and how he got into Stand Up Comedy.

This episodes ending got cut off due to a equipment malfunction.

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Today I dive into the 36th anniversary of the Guns N' Roses masterpiece Appetite for Destruction,

The Midnight Special TV show and

Taking Mushrooms in Vegas.

Hope you guys have a great week.

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Today is another solo episode. 

I dive into the fantastic documentary called Mr Jimmy

Dead & Company's last show 

and the story of the hit song Who Let The Dogs Out.

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Today I sit down with Jack Savage and Cooper Ferreira of Tatt2Away.

So many people have Tattoos that may of been a mistake. Or maybe you have run out of prime real estate and just want a tattoo removed so you can get another.

Jack Savage has created a new way to have them removed and no it's not with a laser.

This episode is absolutely fascinating and I think you guys will really enjoy it.

Candles Lit my Friends.

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My guest today on Let There Be Talk is Amelia Davis, the guardian of legendary photographer Jim Marshall's archive.

Amelia joins me to talk about the brand new coffee table book The Grateful Dead by Jim Marshall—a stunning collection of never-before-seen photos capturing one of the greatest bands of all time. From the early days in San Francisco to iconic shows that defined a generation, Jim's lens documented it all, and Amelia is here to share the stories behind the images and what makes this book a true treasure for Deadheads and music fans alike.

Amelia has been on the show before a few years back when she was promoting the Jim Marshall Documentary

"Show Me The Picture" which is streaming right now on HULU.

The Coffee Table book is available everywhere right now so get out there and support Art.

 

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Today I dive into my recent trip to Disneyland, 

Firework Wars in Riverside 

and Modelo Beer. 

Have a great 4th of July and don't blow your fingers off. 

Candles Lit my friends. 

DDR

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Today I sit down with M.Shadows and Johnny Christ of Avenged Sevenfold to talk all about their new record "Life Is But A Dream" 

We also dive into what it was like to tour with Iron Maiden, Their Song Writing process and M.Shadows vocal process.  

I was fired up to have these guys on because I really think their new album is something very unique so I hope you dig our conversation.  

Keep rocking  

DDR  

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Today I dive into,

Wes Anderson's new film Asteroid City,

My first time getting a Calcium Heart Scan, and

new records by Queens Of The Stone Age, King Gizzard and Nick Perry and The Underground Thieves.

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Today I dive into

The new Avenged Sevenfold record Life Is But A Dream,

Going back to the Bay Area to Headline some Stand Up shows

and my love of Social Distortion.

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Today I go solo and dive into

Taking a tour of The Brady Bunch House,

People being scammed on the Phone from AI

and the great Josh Freese joining the Foo Fighters.

Have a great week.

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Today is the 40th anniversary of the US Festival and what better guest to

have on the show than Mike Levine of Triumph who played on this very day 40 years ago along with Quiet Riot, Motley Crue, Ozzy, Judas Priest, Scorpions and Van Halen. I was there and I will tell you this I will never forget it.

I consider the US Festival the greatest Rock Fest every besides Woodstock.

Triumph has just released this concert on Vinyl and I can't recommend it enough.

The US Festival is criminally underrated and I feel it should get way more glory.

I hope you enjoy this episode.

Lots of new tour dates are up on my website https://www.deandelray.com/ 

And tons of Bonus Episodes of Let There Be Talk can be heard on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/DeanDelray 

Have a great week

DDR

Today I sit down with a full on Rock n Roller, Mr Josh Todd of Buckcherry.

 

 Buckcherry have been tearing it up for over 20 years and coming June 2nd they will be dropping their 10th record called Vol. 10.

 

 It was great to sit down and talk with Josh about his career. We dive into everything including the very beginnings of the band, Hit Songs, His love of Hip Hop and Punk Rock and Touring life.

 

 Don't miss Buckcherry out on tour all summer on a Co-Headlining tour with Skid Row.

 

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Today I sit down with Christian Gormsen from "Eargo, the brand making hearing wellness virtually invisible for all" For a dive deep into the history of Hearing Aids.

This may seem like a strange guest to have but I will tell you this right now we all will experience hearing loss in our lifetime. I know mine is really bad.

If you listen to this podcast chances are you're a huge music fan and go to a lot of live concerts. Over the years I could tell my hearing was going. Yes I use earplugs but life is just loud. Headphones, Earbuds, Motorcycles even Movie theaters are crazy Loud.

I really wanted to hear the history of Hearing Aids and Christian was the perfect guest to talk to.

I hope you guys enjoy this episode.

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Have a great week.

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DDR

Today I sit down with the great Jason Newsted and talk all things Metal. We dive deep into his career covering everything from his early days in Metallica to igniting the Newsted band again.  

I absolutely love all of Jason's work so it was an honor to have him on the podcast.  

We dive into the Justice record, Touring the Black Album, Playing in Russia, Bass Guitars and Amps and of course the NEWSTED band firing back up for a live show.  

Catch Newsted live May 20th at Revolution Live in Fort Lauderdale Florida.   

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Keep rocking' 

DDR

Today is another new music Monday with my guest Matt Burr of The Black Delta Movement.

This band has dropped a masterpiece of a record called Recovery Effects that I can't recommend enough.

It was so good to have Matt on the show to talk about this record and also how the band started.

The Black Delta Movement also have another record out called Preservation which I also highly recommend.

Do a deep dive into their music and help spread the word.

Keep The Candles Lit and thanks for supporting the show for all of these years.

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Leave a review and subscribe to my YouTube and Apple Podcast iTunes channels.

Thank you

DDR

Kingston-upon-Hull's The Black Delta Movement return with their stunning new album 'Recovery Effects' – 8 tracks of immersive, groove-heavy psychedelic rock released April 14th 2023 on Fuzz Club Records. Determination and a commitment to musical development are writ large across Matt Burr's personal and artistic journey as the main creative force behind The Black Delta Movement. His most collaborative work yet, 'Recovery Effects' sees Matt recruiting highly lauded UK guitar-slinger and Little Barrie frontman Barrie Cadogan and bandmates Lewis Wharton (Bass) and Tony Coote (Drums) to provide musical backing on the album. With legendary producer, The Heliocentrics' co-founder and drummer extraordinaire Malcolm Catto also helming production duties. "The album's a love letter to the band and all the emotions that come with it," explains Matt when talking about the period of adversity that led to its creation. Finding himself without his former bandmates following the release of their highly-praised 2018 debut 'Preservation' and that record's subsequent live shows, the pandemic-induced lockdown periods throughout '20 and '21 initially gave time for reflection before proving to be a time of productivity. Giving Matt the breathing space to fine-tune the new songs alongside Cadogan before hitting the ground running when entering the studio in late 2021 – the band cutting the basic tracks live and Malcolm Catto providing invaluable input when it came to moulding the music you hear contained throughout The results of this creative melting pot of such talented and seasoned musicians see The Black Delta Movement delivering that ring thing: a layered, honest and deeply entertaining rock'n'roll record. There are a myriad of moods and textures, whether on the garage-blues grooves of opener and first single 'Fourth Pass Over The Graveyard', follow-up single 'Zip-Tie' which explodes from its moody intro into punk-rock motorik, or the psychedelic slow-burn of 'Hiding In The Tall Grass' which manages to channel the likes of The Doors and Spacemen 3 over its 9 hypnotic minutes.

Today is a mini bonus episode with one of my favorite humans ever 

Artist Blaine Halvorson owner and creator of Made Worn T-Shirt company.

Blaine has a very special event this Thursday night in Los Angeles at LA Modern where he will be auctioning off some of the rarest Rock n Roll T Shirts ever.

Sit down and enjoy our conversation on how this all came about.

Dive into the raw energy and rebellion of rock n' roll history with Beauty & Imperfections | The Blaine Halvorson Collection: Rare Rock T-Shirts on September 12th. From backstage exclusives and tour merch to early fan club rarities, these shirts embody the spirit of the artists, bands, and musical movements that shaped pop culture from the 1960s to the 1990s.

Collected over the course of more than three decades by artist and designer Blaine Halvorson, the selection features holy grails like Ritva Man Rolling Stones appliqué sweaters and an original Fillmore West basketball jersey alongside authentic tees for AC/DC, The Beatles, Blondie, Bob Dylan, Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, KISS, Madonna, Metallica, Run-D.M.C., Rolling Stones, Sex Pistols, Neil Young, and many more. Whether made for a world tour or breakthrough album, each piece stands as a fashion statement and cultural artifact charged with its moment in history. 

Auction / Los Angeles
12 September 2025
2 pm pacific

Reception / Los Angeles
11 September 2025
5 pm pacific

Preview / Los Angeles
2 – 11 September 2025
10 am – 4 pm, Mon – Fri

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Last week I hosted a benefit concert for the great Jimmy Hayward put on by Primus.

If you don't know who Jimmy is he is an absolute genius in the Animation world.

Jimmy has worked on Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Monsters Inc. Finding Nemo, Shrek 2 and so much more.

He is also a full on Rock n Roller with his band Legend Of The Seagullman with Brent Hinds of Mastodon and Danny Carey of Tool.

Jimmy has been hit with a very rare form of Skin Cancer and needs our help.

Hit the GoFundMe link and then Listen to this episode.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-jimmy-hayward-kick-cancer-to-the-curb 

Jimmy is a Beautiful Human so any help would be greatly appreciated.

Have a great weekend.

DDR

Today I dive into

Doing Comedy in Bars

The new Metallica Record

Timing is Everything

and watching Beef on Netflix

Today I sit down with Mario Quintero of the fantastic band Spotlights.

Mario and I talk about Spotlights new record Alchemy for The Dead which is coming out April 28th 2023.

We also dive into how they got signed to Mike Patton's label Ipecac, the bands early influences and the their upcoming tour with Mr Bungle and The Melvins.

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