Explore every episode of the podcast We Wreck Records
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| Biohazard's Urban Discipline: When Heavy Music Hit Hip Hop, Hard | 06 Nov 2025 | 01:00:02 | |
Biohazard's Billy Graziadei shares the story behind the band's wildly influential 1992 record Urban Discipline, what sparked the early rap-rock crossover, how Brooklyn hardcore kids with heavy pasts found purpose through music — and what keeps Biohazard pushing forward with their killer new album Divided We Fall. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. EARPEACE: www.earpeace.com/pages/wwrpodcast Visit the above link for 15% off your first order. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram | |||
| Cryptopsy's An Insatiable Violence: Good People Making Violent Music | 29 Oct 2025 | 00:54:26 | |
In this brutally honest conversation, Matt McGachy from Cryptopsy delves into the psychology behind extreme art and the band's latest album, "An Insatiable Violence." From his viral dream about social media torture to how fatherhood, touring, and tech addiction collide in modern metal, expect laughs, vulnerability, and a few death metal dad truths along the way. Then we go deeper — into Montreal's death metal legacy, the psychology of violence, and the evolution of extreme music. The frontman of one of technical death metal's most legendary bands opens up about ego, darkness, and the brutal joy of creation. Expect musings on AI, catfishing, mosh-pit culture, and the strange beauty of being "good people making violent music." We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. EARPEACE: www.earpeace.com/pages/wwrpodcast Visit the above link for 15% off your first order. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram | |||
| Biffy Clyro's Only Revolutions: Behind their Breakthrough Record | 27 Aug 2025 | 00:28:55 | |
Simon Neil from Biffy Clyro chats with guest-host Chris Enriquez about Only Revolutions, the album that changed everything. The 2009 breakthrough featured six hit singles, a four-month recording marathon in Vancouver and LA with producer Garth Richardson, and a burst of love, energy, and renewal. Where Puzzle wrestled with grief and loss, Only Revolutions captured passion, connection, and the rush of possibility. It was a record that pushed Biffy Clyro into stadiums and cemented them as one of the UK's most important rock bands. Simon also opens up about songwriting, the band's fearless evolution, and their upcoming record Futique (out September 19). We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram | |||
| Refused's The Shape Of Punk To Come Changed Hardcore Forever | 19 Aug 2025 | 00:57:05 | |
Refused frontman Dennis Lyxzén gets elbows deep into the story of their classic 1998 album The Shape of Punk to Come, from their hardcore roots in Sweden's Umeå to the experimental chaos that fused hardcore, jazz, rock, experimental music and drum & bass into a revolutionary sound. He opens up about the political fire that drove the record, the inner tensions of making it, and why the album's freedom-loving, anti-capitalist spirit still matters today. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram | |||
| Slomosa's Tundra Rock: "Battling Guns," Palestine & Speaking Truth to Power | 12 Aug 2025 | 01:16:38 | |
Benjamin Berdous of Norwegian band Slomosa discusses "Battling Guns" off their album Tundra Rock and its strong stance on Palestine in the latest episode of the We Wreck Records podcast. He champions artists like Rage Against The Machine and System of a Down using their platform to speak out on what's right. He discusses the impact of Israeli and American propaganda, the sensitivity around discussing Palestine in Germany, and the broader implications of canceling political views. Beyond the political, the podcast features an intimate and exploratory deep dive into the meaning and music behind their genre-defining album "Tundra Rock" which took the riffs and catchiness of desert rock and threw it in the Norwegian forest to fend for itself, beautifully. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram | |||
| Orange 9mm's Driver Not Included: Chaka Malik on Staying High, Surviving NYC & A New Sound | 05 Aug 2025 | 00:56:01 | |
Orange 9mm's Chaka Malik joins We Wreck Records to celebrate 30 years of Driver Not Included, the genre-smashing record that fused chaos, consciousness, and a totally new sound. In this raw, honest conversation, Chaka reflects on the magic of 90s NYC, the record's emotional intensity, and how vulnerability—not volume—is the real power behind heavy music. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram | |||
| Callous Daoboys' I Don't Want To See You In Heaven: Turning Loud Minds into Wild Art | 30 Jul 2025 | 00:56:04 | |
In this week's episode of We Wreck Records, Carson Pace of The Callous Daoboys unpacks the creativity, experiments and madness behind I Don't Want to See You in Heaven (2025). This record is a genre-smashing, sonically feral slab of emotional honesty, part mathcore, part heartbreak, part existential exorcism. Carson dives deep on the band's evolving (and very cinematic) sound, their boldest musical experiments yet, and when lyrics can smell. We talk about speed of thought, artistic vulnerability, turning a loud brain into something beautiful and what it means to completely reinvent yourself, using only your heartbreak as fuel. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram | |||
| HEALTH's RAT WARS: Apocalypse Movie Music, Youth vs. Drugs & a Raw Track-by-Track | 23 Jul 2025 | 00:56:36 | |
What does the end of the world sound like? Is it traitorous to be sober in industrial music? Why do Generation Z's promiscuous music fanatics diverge so hard with 90's genre purists? Who wins: drugs, music, or youth? How do you build a record that feels like a movie? In this week's episode of We Wreck Records, submerge yourself in the story behind HEALTH's "RAT WARS" with HEALTH frontman Jake Duzsik as he cranks open this slab of dystopian beauty. Listen in on a raw in-the-wild chat featuring an explosive track-by-track lyrical and musical exploration of this beloved genre-busting album. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. EARPEACE: www.earpeace.com/pages/wwrpodcast Visit the above link for 15% off your first order. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! AMG | AUDIO MEDIA GRADING: www.audiomediagrading.com Use code "NEW NOISE" for 10% off your first order. ROOTLESS COFFEE: Use code "NEWCOFFEE20" for 20% off your first order. Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram | |||
| GWAR: 40 Years of Mayhem, Blood & Slime Feat. Blöthar the Berserker & BälSäc | 15 Jul 2025 | 00:36:23 | |
Blöthar the Berserker and BälSäc crash We Wreck Records to celebrate 40 years of GWAR — the filthiest, weirdest, most blood-soaked band in the galaxy — and their new EP The Return of Gor-Gor. We talk censorship, stage carnage, presidential beheadings, and how GWAR snuck punk rock anarchy into the mainstream. Also: classic chaos with original frontman Oderus Urungus (RIP), including backstage insurrection, crowd mayhem, and the alien soul of a band that just won't die. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. EARPEACE: www.earpeace.com/pages/wwrpodcast Visit the above link for 15% off your first order. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! AMG | AUDIO MEDIA GRADING: www.audiomediagrading.com Use code "NEW NOISE" for 10% off your first order. ROOTLESS COFFEE: Use code "NEWCOFFEE20" for 20% off your first order. Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram | |||
| Melvins' Stoner Witch: Buzz on Chaos, Control & Creating a Savage Masterpiece | 08 Jul 2025 | 01:17:57 | |
This week on We Wreck Records, Buzz Osborne of Melvins dives deep into Stoner Witch — the band's 1994 sludge masterpiece and follow-up to their major label debut Houdini (where Buzz famously fired Kurt Cobain as producer). Buzz pulls back the curtain on Melvins' songwriting process, the power of album artwork, and how movies, books, and bad vibes shape their sound. From Judas Priest's Unleash the Beast to Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian, this conversation is a wild ride through identity, creativity, and chaos — with detours into brain science, resurrection, and the strange place where science and religion blur. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. EARPEACE: www.earpeace.com/pages/wwrpodcast Visit the above link for 15% off your first order. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! AMG | AUDIO MEDIA GRADING: www.audiomediagrading.com Use code "NEW NOISE" for 10% off your first order. ROOTLESS COFFEE: Use code "NEWCOFFEE20" for 20% off your first order. Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram | |||
| Quicksand's Slip: Post-Hardcore's Secret Weapon | Walter Schreifels on Making a Cult Classic | 01 Jul 2025 | 00:58:31 | |
Walter Schreifels of Quicksand goes deep on their seminal and wildly influential 1993 album "Slip." Schreifels reflects on his transition from the New York hardcore scene to develop a more experimental post-hardcore sound, influenced by everyone from Nirvana to My Bloody Valentine and the shoegaze movement. The album's lasting influence is underscored by its impact on bands like Deftones and Rage Against the Machine. He describes the recording process at Longview Farms, the challenges of writing lyrics, and the album's themes of self-analysis and coming of age. Schreifels highlights the unique contributions of each band member, including the drummer's lyrical style and the guitarist's melodic solos. The album's lasting influence is underscored by its impact on bands like Deftones and Rage Against the Machine. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. EARPEACE: www.earpeace.com/pages/wwrpodcast Visit the above link for 15% off your first order. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! AMG | AUDIO MEDIA GRADING: www.audiomediagrading.com Use code "NEW NOISE" for 10% off your first order. ROOTLESS COFFEE: Use code "NEWCOFFEE20" for 20% off your first order. Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram
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| Converge's Jane Doe: "Cry While Moshing," Iconic Art & The Realities of Recording | 22 Oct 2025 | 01:10:27 | |
Converge bassist Nate Newton dives into the chaos, emotion, and mythology behind one of the most important records in heavy music. From brutal fights to creative breakthroughs, Kurt Ballou's influence, Ben Koller's instinctive drumming and Jake Bannon's iconic art: this is Jane Doe from the inside. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. EARPEACE: www.earpeace.com/pages/wwrpodcast Visit the above link for 15% off your first order. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram | |||
| Ho99o9's "Tomorrow We Escape": Hardcore, Hip Hop & Soul Rage - Headbang, Jump & Dance To This | 15 Oct 2025 | 01:10:18 | |
Ho99o9 is hardcore meets hip hop, industrial, and apocalypse. In this explosive episode of We Wreck Records, The OGM and Yeti of Ho99o9 unpack their ferocious new album Tomorrow We Escape — a record built to make you headbang, dance, and jump. They talk about growing up as Black kids in the hip hop era and finding their way into heavy music, how performance became a spiritual practice, the power of riffs, the meaning of 999, fatherhood, sobriety, and the art that defines their vision. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. EARPEACE: www.earpeace.com/pages/wwrpodcast Visit the above link for 15% off your first order. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram | |||
| William Goldsmith (Assertion, Sunny Day Real Estate, Foo Fighters) On Quitting Music & Finding His Best Band | 08 Oct 2025 | 00:45:39 | |
Iconic drummer William Goldsmith (Sunny Day Real Estate, Foo Fighters, Assertion) opens up about the years he quit music entirely; and the journey back to falling in love with drumming. From the birth of emo to the exhaustion of early Foo Fighters fame, Goldsmith reflects on artistry, anxiety, and fatherhood with raw honesty. He dives into Assertion's new album Basking in the Gaslight, the story behind his nine-year silence, and why he still plays to document the human experience. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. EARPEACE: www.earpeace.com/pages/wwrpodcast Visit the above link for 15% off your first order. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram | |||
| Agnostic Front's Victim in Pain: The Birth of New York Hardcore | 01 Oct 2025 | 01:11:00 | |
Agnostic Front's Victim in Pain (1984) didn't just define New York hardcore—it changed culture. Roger Miret joins hosts Christina Rowatt and Chris Enriquez to relive the chaos of squats, CBGB nights, and recording raw with Don Fury. From fascist threats then and now, to the unity that kept the scene alive, Roger gets real about survival, community, and the record's enduring power. New music out this November! We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. EARPEACE: www.earpeace.com/pages/wwrpodcast Visit the above link for 15% off your first order. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram
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| John 5's Ghost: From 80s LA to Manson and Mötley Crüe, Hauntings & Guitar Heroes | 24 Sep 2025 | 01:07:47 | |
Guitar legend John 5 (Mötley Crüe, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, David Lee Roth) joins us to dive into his new solo album Ghost. John takes us back to 1980s LA — Aqua Net hairspray, ramen noodles, and the last gasp of the Sunset Strip — before reflecting on his wild years with Marilyn Manson, his nearly 20-year partnership with Rob Zombie, and what it means to step into Mötley Crüe in the here and now. He opens up about the name "John 5," why he kept it, and the ghosts that inspired his latest solo record. From lessons learned watching larger-than-life personalities like Roth and Manson, to his philosophy that "more is more" when it comes to shredding, John 5 shares his journey with trademark humility and heart. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. EARPEACE: www.earpeace.com/pages/wwrpodcast Visit the above link for 15% off your first order. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram | |||
| Lorna Shore's The Everblack Festering Within Me: Ramen Demons, Grief & Superhuman Deathcore | 17 Sep 2025 | 00:39:26 | |
Will Ramos and Adam De Micco join We Wreck Records to talk about Lorna Shore's new album I Feel the Ever Black Festering Within Me. From mood boards ("blue planet," "underworld with a gun") to ramen demons and Viking funerals, the band share how grief, chaos, and triumph shaped their most emotional record yet. Hear stories behind Forevermore, Oblivion, Lionheart, and War Machine — and why Parkway Drive inspired them to think bigger than ever. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. EARPEACE: www.earpeace.com/pages/wwrpodcast Visit the above link for 15% off your first order. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram | |||
| Soulfly's Chama: Max Cavalera on Family Fire, Roots Memories, Clashing Cultures & Chino Love | 10 Sep 2025 | 00:48:33 | |
The mighty Max Cavalera digs deep into Chama, Soulfly's 13th album and one of his most inspired in years. Produced by his son Zyon (with help from his brother Igor), Chama blends raw riffs, tribal rhythms, and modern Brazilian metal into a record that feels as hungry as Max did at 18. Max opens up about finding fire again after decades of albums, letting his kids push him harder in the studio, and weaving tribal culture into heavy metal. We dig into standout tracks like No Pain, No Power (featuring Dino Cazares, Gabe from Unto Others, and Ben from No Warning), the legacy of Soulfly's early days, and why this album became his most Brazilian yet. Along the way, Max shares stories of burying master tapes at Indigo Ranch to "charge them with spirits," recording with the Xavantes tribe for Roots, his lifelong bond with Chino Moreno and Deftones, and what it's like to raise a family of full-on metal lifers. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. EARPEACE: www.earpeace.com/pages/wwrpodcast Visit the above link for 15% off your first order. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram | |||
| Bratmobile's Pottymouth: DIY Punk and the Riot Grrrl Movement (1993) | 03 Sep 2025 | 00:49:40 | |
Bratmobile's Pottymouth is a cornerstone record of Riot Grrrl: the 90s feminist punk movement where women claimed space in music through raw, DIY energy. Recorded in just 24 hours on a four-track for nothing but pizza and hair dye, the album captured the urgency and energy of its time. In this episode of We Wreck Records, drummer Molly Neuman takes us back to Olympia in 1993, when zines, basement shows, and a small group of friends sparked a movement that reshaped punk. Molly reflects on forming Bratmobile, the messy power of Pottymouth, Riot Grrrl's clashes with the mainstream, and why the record still resonates today. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. EARPEACE: www.earpeace.com/pages/wwrpodcast Visit the above link for 15% off your first order. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram
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| New York Hardcore's Wild History & Epic Evolution feat. Agnostic Front, Quicksand & Biohazard | 05 Dec 2025 | 00:15:24 | |
We explore the rise of New York Hardcore through three landmark bands who shaped different eras of the genre. Roger from Agnostic Front reflects on early NYHC, community-driven shows, CBGB's and how a small group of outsiders built a scene from scratch. Billy from Biohazard breaks down the crossover moment — when hardcore collided with hip hop, street storytelling and heavier songwriting. Walter from Quicksand explains how that foundation evolved into post-hardcore: more emotional range, new influences and a different type of intensity. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. EARPEACE: www.earpeace.com/pages/wwrpodcast Visit the above link for 15% off your first order. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! | |||
| Soul Blind's Red Sky Mourning: Nineties Shadows, Modern Noise | 27 Nov 2025 | 00:54:30 | |
Soul Blind break down their record "Red Sky Mourning" and the roots of their sound, the mix of '90s alternative, shoegaze and heaviness that shaped them, and how they've carved out their identity. The conversation dives into songwriting, influences, touring and what it means to exist between genres in 2025. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. EARPEACE: www.earpeace.com/pages/wwrpodcast Visit the above link for 15% off your first order. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram | |||
| Return To Dust's Speak For The Dead: Next Gen, Grunge-Birthed Real Rock and Roll | 20 Nov 2025 | 00:43:30 | |
Return to Dust are one of the most exciting young rock bands of the 2020s. They are melodic, melancholic, heavy when it counts, and armed with harmonies sharp enough to cut glass. Backstage in the US, we talked about what a real rock revival actually needs: great melodies, emotional honesty, and the kind of songs that punch straight through the noise. We got into the band's origins, from video games and older brothers to burnout soundtracks. We talked metal, harmonies, breaking out in a festival world ruled by legacy giants, and the strange spirituality of Pink Floyd moments. There are therapy breakthroughs, bank robbery energy, and a lot of heart. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. EARPEACE: www.earpeace.com/pages/wwrpodcast Visit the above link for 15% off your first order. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram | |||
| The Sound of '93: Legends On Grunge, Riot Grrrl, Post-Hardcore & Rap-Metal | 13 Nov 2025 | 00:26:16 | |
A love letter to the early 90s: the moment grunge, post-hardcore, punk, riot grrrl and rap-metal crossover were born. Featuring Walter Schreifels (Quicksand), Buzz Osborne (Melvins), Molly Neuman (Bratmobile) and Billy Biohazard (Biohazard), we dive into the records that re-wired alternative music and shaped the next three decades. Expect Nirvana memories, Albini rawness, Riot Grrrl revolutions, rock vs. hip hop cross-pollination and the birth of a new era in rock music. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. EARPEACE: www.earpeace.com/pages/wwrpodcast Visit the above link for 15% off your first order. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram | |||
| Why We Bleed: Max Cavalera, Refused, HEALTH, Slomosa & Melvins on Singing Hard | 15 Dec 2025 | 00:11:05 | |
We dive into the raw, chaotic and brilliant world of vocalists. Max Cavalera remembers a recording session with Chino Moreno that literally drew blood, Chaka Malik leaves his mark in the studio, HEALTH unpack the strange power of their song titles, Slomosa push back on the idea that music shouldn't be political, Refused reveal the intent behind their revolutionary sound, Walter Schreifels reflects on choosing honesty over expectation, and Melvins' Buzz Osborne explains why the rarest lyrics come from the happiest place. A fast, fiery collection of stories from the people who use their voices as weapons, instruments and release. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram | |||
| Anatomy of Album Covers: Artist Caroline Harrison on Dark Art, Heavy Music & Big Feels | 19 Dec 2025 | 00:54:48 | |
Anatomy of Album Covers dives into the emotional and conceptual work behind some of heavy music's most striking imagery. Visual artist Caroline Harrison talks about translating sound into feeling, why discomfort can be beautiful, and how album art becomes an extension of the music itself. From obsessive lyric study and research rabbit holes to themes of anxiety, tenderness, violence, and feminine rage, Caroline breaks down her process, her collaborations with bands, and the personal history embedded in her work. This is a deep, thoughtful conversation about art as emotional regulation, connection, and survival, and why some images are meant to make you feel uneasy before they make you feel understood. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram
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| Dismember's Like An Ever Flowing Stream (1991): Swedish Death Metal On Trial | 01 Jan 2026 | 00:42:28 | |
Dismember's Like An Ever Flowing Stream changed the sound of extreme music 35 years ago and it still hits with blistering emotional power and precision. Fred Estby breaks down the band's refusal to compromise, the birth of Swedish death metal, the obscenity court case that put the record on trial, and why they would rather people switch it off than feel nothing at all. A deep dive into one of the most brutal, human and influential death metal records ever made. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram
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| Best Of 2025: New Noise Magazine Team Share Their Hot Takes | 26 Dec 2025 | 00:41:27 | |
The New Noise Magazine team join forces to share their favourite albums, most surprising discoveries, hot takes and underrated gems of 2025. Join Founder/Editor in Chief Lisa Root, Marketing Director Chris Enriquez, Filmmaker/Photographer Nathaniel Shannon, Managing Editor Addison Herron-Wheeler and We Wreck Records Podcast Host/Producer Christina Rowatt for a wander through some truly incredible music released this year. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram
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| When Snapcase Rewrote Hardcore: Progression Through Unlearning | 16 Jan 2026 | 01:17:09 | |
Snapcase's Progression Through Unlearning had an originality and electricity that revolutionalised 90's hardcore. On this episode of We Wreck Records, vocalist Daryl Taberski joins us to break down the making of Snapcase's landmark album, from the iconic opening of "Caboose" to the personal and political ideas driving the lyrics. We talk lineup changes, producer Steve Evetts' relentless studio approach, Buffalo's working-class scene, and how touring with bands like Refused, Sick Of It All, and Deftones helped shape a transitional era of underground music. A deep dive into one of the most influential hardcore records of the 90s and why it still matters today. Hosted by Chris Enriquez, Nathaniel Shannon and Christina Rowatt. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram | |||
| SOEN's Reliance: Hope vs. Swedish Savagery, Solace & Why Metalheads Feel It Harder | 21 Jan 2026 | 00:27:35 | |
Swedish progressive metal band SOEN are masters of duality - crushing heaviness and devastating beauty. Their musical proficiency translates into a sound that hits you in the guts. In this episode of We Wreck Records, we're joined by multi-instrumentalist Lars Åhlund to talk about the band's new album Reliance, writing music that holds both darkness and hope, and why it means everything when the toughest guy in the front row is headbanging with tears in his eyes. We also talk about finding your musical home, the power of metal communities, Swedish folk melodies hidden inside heavy riffs, and what it really means to rely on music when the world is feeling things, hard. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram | |||
| Mariachi El Bronx (IV): The Bronx Minus Punk Rock, All Heart | 12 Feb 2026 | 00:42:39 | |
Mariachi El Bronx is punk rock band The Bronx's double life expressed through mariachi music - a project that began as a fun experiment and evolved into something far deeper and more meaningful than anyone expected. Frontman Matt Caughthran dives into the wild netherworld of the band's new record Mariachi El Bronx (IV), his personal evolution, love, grief, and why both styles are more than just a sound - they're culture, identity and community. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram
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| Karnivool's In Verses: Musical Acupuncture & The Return of Aussie Prog Power | 05 Feb 2026 | 00:41:20 | |
After 13 years away, Perth progressive powerhouse band Karnivool return with In Verses - a record that once again demonstrates the raw emotion, precision and profound rock power that has made them one of Australia's most beloved rock exports. In this episode of We Wreck Records, the beloved Aussie rock icons talk about starting out in Australia's most isolated city, the sometimes hilarious making of this exquisite suite of songs, the records that taught them how to feel and why their music is like acupuncture - hitting all the right pressure points for the people that have followed the band for decades. From "sad boy music" and prog fans quietly weeping in the front row, to the patience required to finish a record on their own terms, this is a grounded, honest conversation about endurance, connection, and why In Verses had to be made. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram | |||
| Eyehategod's Mike IX Williams: From Take As Needed for Pain ('93) to Dopesick ('96) | 28 Jan 2026 | 00:49:22 | |
Arguably the godfathers of sludge metal, New Orleans' Eyehategod broke the mould with their seminal classic records Take As Needed for Pain (1993) and Dopesick (1996). In this intimate discussion with frontman Mike IX Williams, we dive into addiction, chaos, creativity, controversy, and the brutal realities behind two of the most influential records of the '90s underground. From broken glass recording sessions to finding survival through music, this is Eyehategod unclean and uncut. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram | |||
| Melvins vs. Napalm Death: Savage Imperial Death March & Noise vs. Groove | 28 Apr 2026 | 00:58:53 | |
Grindcore pioneers Napalm Death and sludge legends Melvins come together for a rare three-way conversation that's as chaotic, funny and insightful as you'd hope. Barney Greenway and Buzz Osborne dig into their collaborative record Savage Imperial Death March, unpacking noise vs groove, creative freedom, and how two completely different bands can somehow speak the same language. It's part history lesson, part philosophy, and part absolute nonsense ... in the best possible way. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram | |||
| Puscifer's Normal Isn't: Carina Round Gets Elbows Deep in Creativity, Chaos & Joy | 18 Apr 2026 | 00:46:13 | |
Carina Round from Puscifer joins We Wreck Records for a conversation that goes way beyond the music. We get into the psychology of creating under pressure, the strange balance between darkness and joy, and what it really means to build something meaningful with other people. Carina opens up about finding her place inside Puscifer's world, the trust that fuels their creative process, and how pushing yourself into the unknown is often the only way forward. From feminine energy in heavy music, to the chaos of the pandemic, to carving out beauty when life gets difficult - this is a deep, thoughtful and unexpectedly funny conversation about art, identity and staying creatively alive. If you've ever wondered how great records actually come together, or why we make things at all, this one goes there. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram | |||
| War on Women's Time Under Tension: The Riff Is The Vehicle For The Message | 02 Apr 2026 | 00:35:01 | |
Xtina sits down with Shawna Potter, frontwoman of feminist punk band War On Women, as well as an author and intimacy coordinator working across film and theatre. They talk about the band's new album Time Under Tension (out May 8), and the role of music in activism, the balance between message and heavy riffs, and what it means to create in a world that feels like a pressure cooker. From reproductive rights and human rights to performance, sexuality and the creative process, this is a raw and thoughtful conversation with an artist creating powerful conversations and musical collisions in song. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram | |||
| Primitive Man's Observance: Death Sludge, Occult Art & Surviving the Surveillance State | 13 Mar 2026 | 00:37:10 | |
Ethan Lee McCarthy of Primitive Man joins host Christina Rowatt to talk about the band's devastating album Observance and the ideas behind their uniquely oppressive sound. In this conversation, Ethan explains why Primitive Man rejected the limitations of traditional doom metal and coined their own term – "death sludge." He dives into the band's sonic philosophy, from crafting guitar tones that feel like "the surface of the sun" to drawing influence from artists as diverse as Portishead, industrial music and film soundtracks. The conversation moves from sound to worldview. Ethan discusses the themes driving Observance, including techno-feudalism, the surveillance state and the growing influence of authoritarian politics around the world. Primitive Man's music may be punishingly heavy, but it's rooted in a deep awareness of the human condition. Along the way, Ethan also shares a surprising origin story: how drawing demonic imagery as a child led to accusations of satan worship in his religious household – and ultimately pushed him toward picking up the guitar. It's a conversation about extreme music, art, politics and the strange paths that lead people to create the soundtrack to the end of the world. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram | |||
| Gogol Bordello's We Mean It, Man!: War, Punk's Bastard Children & Beaver Power | 26 Feb 2026 | 00:48:28 | |
Eugene Hütz of Gogol Bordello and their new record We Mean It, Man! isn't just a clever name. Raised on punk rock and all that came after it in Kyiv, Ukraine, the band - merging punk, gypsy music, techno, post-punk and more - brings electric energy musically and conscious power lyrically. Eugene reflects on friends fighting on the frontlines in Ukraine, the spiritual resilience of people at war, and what it means to "make life possible again" after devastation. We talk Joe Strummer, Nick Cave, Bernard Sumner, Fela Kuti, post-punk lineage, and the alchemy of working with legendary producer Nick Launay. From punk scenes in Kyiv built on smuggled tapes with no chronology, to the philosophy of protest, rebuilding after catastrophe, and why beavers may have done more good for the planet than humans - this is a conversation about music as frequency, resistance, inheritance and survival. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram | |||
| Devin Townsend vs. Anneke van Giersbergen: Making Music Magic & The Moth | 12 May 2026 | 01:30:42 | |
Devin Townsend and Anneke van Giersbergen join We Wreck Records for a deep, funny and unexpectedly emotional conversation about music, friendship and the strange process of becoming human through art. Across nearly 90 minutes, the longtime collaborators reflect on the chemistry behind their work together, the records that made people cry and why music only works when it affects the artists making it too. The episode also dives into Devin's upcoming project The Moth, alongside conversations about authenticity, platonic love, trauma, transformation, creativity, touring, AI, Steve Vai, Enya and the emotional chaos of being alive. Expect an intimate conversation between two artists who genuinely trust each other. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram | |||