Steve O'G Rock Podcast

Join Jamie Hails, the intense vocalist of Polaris, and Dan Furnari, their talented drummer, as they dive into the pressures of performing at arena shows and major festivals. They share surreal experiences, like jamming with Mike Shinoda, and the excitement of playing Download Festival. The duo talks about connecting with fans across vast venues and the meticulous preparation that goes into a show. They also reflect on writing new music, balancing creativity with personal challenges, and lessons learned from touring with Beartooth.

Mirrorcell are a new band from the US who create a super tasty blend of dark metal music styles. In this episode I chat with vocalist Nate Cell about the risks and rewards of taking risks when innovating in metal music, the origin story of this new band, and where he is hoping to take the band in future.Mirrorcell links:- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/18MQzgqh7Afpja2i3phf4j?si=dqlU7KgIRyijB9BiwCELmA- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mirrorcell.tv💬 Come chat with Steve O'G on Discord: https://discord.gg/XYkwPXgDzw

In this interview with brilliant new UK metal band GRINN I chat with guitarists and vocalists Cam and Freddy about how bands like Sleep Token and Loathe paved the way for them to great their own unique blend of sound. We also discuss the songwriting and production choices they've made in their music so far and find out about how backing vocals group Espera impacted them.GRINN links:- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6rBRhZvorT4TCfvtRnLAS7?si=3kqtixv0SXi7DGPUy9NE6A- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grinnsounds💬 Come chat with Steve O'G on Discord: https://discord.gg/XYkwPXgDzw

What is concert photography actually like? What are the concert photography tips that make all the difference? In this interview I find out all sort of surprising revelations from UK photographer Nic Howells.Nic Howells Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicgoesgigging💬 Come chat on Discord: https://discord.gg/XYkwPXgDzw

In this interview I had the opportunity to talk to Olle Nordström about how they build worlds for their songwriting, details about how they create their unique guitar sounds, and advice for young bands looking to navigate touring! Be sure to check out their brand new album "From The New World" that drops on October 4th!Allt socials:- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6YRr0btzGqfQ5K7r23qjEM?si=cWkOXqLQScesBbfp3uwaew- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alltband- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alltofficial- Merch: https://shop.alltband.com/💬 Come chat on the podcast's Discord: https://discord.gg/XYkwPXgDzw

Finn McKenty is a veteran of the rock music commentary world on YouTube who has an impressive breadth and depth of knowledge in the space. In this interview I discover how Finn is able to be so objective when assessing the merits of the types of rock music his channels focus on and also get deep into understanding how we form our artistic opinions and challenge our ways of thinking. Be sure to checkout Finn's YouTube channels for more of his content:- The Punk Rock MBA: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePunkRockMBA- Finn McKenty: https://www.youtube.com/@FinnMckentyPRMBA💬 Chat to Steve O'G about this episode on Discord here: https://discord.gg/XYkwPXgDzw

In this Windwaker interview I had the opportunity to talk to Liam Guinan and Connor Robins about their unique blend of sounds and genres, how they create catchy choruses, and their upcoming tour of North America with Northlane! Be sure to check out their brand new album that drops on July 12th!Join Steve O'G on Discord at https://discord.gg/XYkwPXgDzw

In this episode I had the opportunity to talk to Severin and Bastian from AVRALIZE about their song writing decisions, production techniques, and we settle the debate on the band's name once and for all! Join my free Discord server here to continue the conversation here: https://discord.gg/XYkwPXgDzw

Luke Caley and Meg Mash discuss the origins of their brilliant new band called unpeople and share tales from the song writing and recording processes, as well as touring life thus far. They were both incredibly lovely to chat to throughout this interview so I hope you enjoy watching this conversation as much as I enjoyed having it. Keep up with unpeople via these links:- Check out their EP here: https://bfan.link/unpeople- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/515JoZzxBrdm0TxOhHa2n2- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weareunpeople/- Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/weareunpeople/Chat to Steve O'G on Discord here: https://discord.gg/XYkwPXgDzw

Producer, songwriter, and guitarist from REVNOIR Julien Ho discusses the challenges and the inspirations that he and the rest of the band have found along their journey to creating this new Metalcore band. In this interview he talks about the band's innovative vocal recording techniques, their ambition to make songs as finely balanced as possible, and the origins of this new musical venture of theirs.