Nik Nocturnal Podcast

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#75 Josh Middleton (Sylosis) Mar 18, 2026

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Nik Nocturnal chats with Josh Middleton of Sylosis about heavy riffs, guitar tone, high vs low tunings, modern metal production, what actually makes a riff sound heavy.

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#74 Damonteal Harris (PeelingFlesh) Mar 11, 2026

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Nik Nocturnal chats with Damonteal Harris of PeelingFlesh about slam metal, hip‑hop influence, and the rise of viral heavy music.

#73 Zacky Vengeance (Avenged Sevenfold) Mar 04, 2026

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Nik Nocturnal chats with Zacky Vengeance of Avenged Sevenfold about the early days of the band, origins of metalcore, guitar dueting with Synister Gates and more fun metal things!

#72 Jake Luhrs (August Burns Red) Feb 25, 2026

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Nik Nocturnal chats with Jake Luhrs (AUGUST BURNS RED) about Gym Music, Mental Health, AI Metal, and Fun Metal Things!

#71 JT Cavey (Erra) Feb 19, 2026

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Nik Nocturnal talks with Jt Cavey of Erra about the early 2000s, modern metal, min-maxing and fun metal things!

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#70 Johnny Franck (Bilmuri) Feb 13, 2026

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Nik Nocturnal chats with Johnny Franck of Bilmuri about breakdowns, country-core, animal tierlists and fun metal things!

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#69 Herman Li (DragonForce) Jan 13, 2026

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Nik Nocturnal chats with Herman Li of DragonForce about legendary guitarists, moving to the US, and fun metal things!

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#68 Frank Zummo (Electric Callboy / Sum 41) Jan 08, 2026

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Nik Nocturnal chats with Frank Zummo of Electric Callboy and ex: Sum 41 about joining Electric Callboy, being a part of Sum 41, punk-modern metal drumming and more fun metal things!

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WILL RAMOS (Lorna Shore) Podcast #67 May 18, 2025

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Nik Nocturnal chats with Will Ramos of Lorna Shore all about their new track OBLIVION, Sleep Token, Racing, Deathcore and more fun metal things!

MOISTCR1TIKAL Podcast #66 May 16, 2025

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Nik Nocturnal chats with Moistcr1tikal about modern metal, gta6, deftones and more fun metal things!