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The Downbeat Podcast is an award-winning heavy music podcast featuring in-depth interviews with the biggest names in metal, hardcore, and alternative music.

Hosted by Craig Reynolds, The Downbeat explores metal, death metal, black metal, hardcore, and metalcore through long-form, unfiltered conversations with legendary musicians and rising artists. Hear behind-the-scenes stories, songwriting insights, touring life, and honest discussions from across the global heavy music scene.

New episodes feature iconic bands, underground favorites, and the voices shaping modern heavy music.

Latest Episodes:

LANDMVRKS: DIY Metalcore, Metal via Mental Health Struggles, Viva La France! Jan 12, 2026

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My guests on the podcast this week are Flo and Kevin of LANDMVRKS. We talk About the struggles around making their new album ‘The Darkest Place I’ve Ever Been’, as well as Flo’s battle with anxiety, the importance of their role in France’s burgeoning metal scene, US ‘cuisine’…and graffiti

PSYCHO-FRAME: Songwriting, Faith, and Politics as 2025's most BRUTAL Band. Dec 29, 2025

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My guests on the Downbeat Podcast this week are Colter Cuthbertson and Mike Sugars - the dual vocalists of self proclaimed SPINKICK DEATHCORE band Psycho-Frame. In many ways an underground supergroup, Psycho-Frame make hilariously heavy music and their debut LP Salvation Laughs In The Face Of A Grieving Mother easily made it’s way into my top 5 of 2025. We talk about everything around the band- from its formation to the album itself, as well as their aesthetic, splitting lyric writing duties and the influence of anime, video games and politics on said lyrics. Many laughs were laughed

Adam “Nolly” Getgood: GGD, Drum Sampling & Music Production Dec 12, 2025

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My guest on the podcast this week is Adam ‘Nolly’ Getgood. Acclaimed guitarist and producer whose credits include Animals as Leaders, Periphery and Sleep Token. Nolly is also the co-founder of GGD - a hugely successful plugin company that went from being two friends with a mutual love of capturing drum tones to a household name in the world of music production. We talk in depth about the origin and ethos of GGD, his career as musician and producer, and of course the development of MY new plugin on their platform: One Kit Wonder: The Downbeat. He’s a very nice and successful man

LORNA SHORE: Will Ramos + Austin Archey on Extreme Metal Vocals, Songwriting & WILD Tour Stories Nov 21, 2025

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My guests on the podcast this week are Will Ramos and Austin Archey of symphonic deathhore band Lorna Shore. We catch up before their show in Nashville to talk about their new album ‘I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me’. We also learn about the different types of blast beats and vocal techniques needed for their intense sound, and we talk about Will’s suitcase e-bike…a lot.

CODY ASH: Touring with Jelly Roll, Playing with Eminem & This Drummer Life Nov 10, 2025

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My guest on the podcast this week is Cody Ash. Cody is the drumming powerhouse behind the country megastar Jelly Roll. We tell the entire story of his career trajectory - from sleeping in a van in metalcore bands all the way to his current gig playing sold out arenas alongside the likes of Eminem and Post Malone.

VINNIE MAURO: Motionless In White, Horror Movies, Ghost Stories & Wild Warped Tour Moments Oct 27, 2025

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My guest on the podcast this week is Vinny Mauro of Motionless In White. In this special Halloween SPOOK-TACULAR we talk about ALL the creepy stuff: ghosts, his investigations of the paranormal, and we also create his horror movie villain dream blunt rotation. Thanks to everyone on the patreon for providing the decorations and fog-machine for the most TERRIFYING episode of the podcast yet...

DEAFHEAVEN: George Clarke on Lyrics, Mental Health, Sobriety & Black Metal Oct 13, 2025

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My guest this week is George Lesage Clarke IV (seriously). George is the vocalist of the pioneering black metal/shoegaze band Deafheaven. A deeply poetic and well read man, we do a deep dive on their latest album Lonely People With Power (my AOTY) his lyrics, the nature of hereditary vices…and Cradle Of Filth.

DYING WISH: Flesh Stays Together, Songwriting, Weddings & Modern Metal Production Sep 29, 2025

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My guests this week are Emma, Pedro and Jeff of Dying Wish. We talk in depth about their new album Flesh Stays Together, Emma’s recent wedding, their hilarious band dynamic which dates back to meeting in high school… and we crack a lot of jokes. Madison is joined by guest producer (and Emma’s groom) Jeremy DePoyster of The Devil Wears Prada. It’s chaos and I’m visibly wet from the chaos of having 6 people in a small room.

SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL: Alex Terrible + Jack on Bare-Knuckle Fighting, Life in USA & Metal Controversy Sep 08, 2025

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My guests on the podcast this week are Alex Terrible and Jack Simmons of Slaughter To Prevail. In this no-holds-barred episode I talk to the Russian deathcore band about their meteoric success and Alex’s recent bareknuckle boxing injuries - as well as settling into life in the USA, wrestling with bears... and the full story on everything controversial surrounding the band.

JONA WEINHOFEN: From IKTPQ to BMTH - Metalcore History & Touring Aug 18, 2025

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My guest on the podcast this week is Jona Weinhofen. Jona is an Australian metalcore guitarist known for his work with I Killed The Prom Queen, Bleeding Through and Bring Me The Horizon. We talk about his history with all of these bands as well as Lego, reading fairy smut… and playing the guitar whilst on the toilet.

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