Episodes

April 18, 2023

EP 28 | Mike Bishop/Blothar of GWAR

In this week’s episode, I sit down with Dr. Mike Bishop, or as many of you know him the current frontperson of GWAR as the character Blothar. We talk in detail about the surprising history of the band and his …

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April 4, 2023

EP 27 | Vocal Ranges in Modern Music with Mary Z

In this bonus episode of the Voicehacks Podcast, vocal coach Mary Zema breaks down her perspective on vocal ranges in modern music and why that can help vocalists of all skill level (new to experienced) gain ground in rock and …

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March 28, 2023

EP 26 | Tim & Xen of Ne Obliviscaris

Tim Charles and Marc "Xenoyr" Campbell make up the dual vocal team of Australia’s Ne Obliviscaris. Ne Obliviscaris returns with their latest album Exul after a long hiatus from album releases. Regarded as one of the pioneers of crowdfunding and …

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Feb. 21, 2023

EP 25 | Robin McAuley

Robin McAuley is a legendary rock and metal vocalist known for singing with the McAuley Shencker group, Raiding the Rock Vault, Survivor, Black Swan and more. We catch up with Robin on his new solo album and the secrets that …

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Feb. 7, 2023

EP 24 | Stu Block

Stu Block is a Canadian metal vocalist who currently fronts the bands Into Eternity and Annihilator and formerly sang with the American metal band, Iced Earth. Stu is a multi-faceted vocalist performing multiple styles of clean and harsh vocals in …

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Jan. 24, 2023

EP 23 | Chris #2 (Anti-Flag)

Chris #2 is bassist and one of two vocalists for the American punk band Anti-Flag. This year Anti-Flag celebrate their 30th year as a band with a new album “Lies We Tell Our Children”.

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Nov. 15, 2022

EP 22 | Sabrina Cruz (Seven Kingdoms)

This week we sit down with the very talented Sabrina Cruz, frontwoman of the popular melodic/power metal band Seven Kingdoms. We take a moment in this episode to look at the personal and spiritual journey of vocalists.

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Nov. 1, 2022

EP 21 | Sean Z (Daath, Sinsaenum, ex-Chimaira)

This week’s episode features vocalist Sean Z (Daath, Sinsaenum, ex-Chimaira) who’s making his return to Daath with their upcoming new album. We talk about the process of rejoining the band, what he’s been doing in between and his takes on …

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Oct. 18, 2022

EP 20 | Leather Leone

In Episode 20, we sit down with vocalist Leather Leone of Leather (ex-Chastain, Rude Girls) and gain insight from her multi-decade career.

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Oct. 4, 2022

EP 19 | Beginning your journey into extreme vocals

For our 19th episode, host Mary Zimmer gives us an in-depth tutorial on how to get your vocal journey started.

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Sept. 20, 2022

EP 18 | David Akesson

David Akesson is a Swedish vocalist and full-time vocal coach. David coaches both metal and traditional vocalists. As a performer, he uses both clean and harsh vocals.

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Sept. 6, 2022

EP 17 | Jon Davis

Jon Davis is the frontman and vocalist of Conan (Napalm Records), a British doom metal band from Liverpool, UK.

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Aug. 23, 2022

EP 16 | Charlotte Wessels

Charlotte Wessels (ex-Delain) is a Dutch vocalist, songwriter and producer. She’s currently pursuing a solo career as a vocalist and Patreon creator.

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Aug. 9, 2022

EP 15 | R.A. Voltaire

R.A. Voltaire/Rav is a Baritone melodic metal vocalist, frontman of the Calgary-based band Ravenous Eternal Hunger.

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July 26, 2022

EP 14 | Vicky Psarakis (The Agonist)

Vicky Psarakis is the vocalist and frontwoman for the metal bands The Agonist and Sicksense. She’s also a voice/character actor for The Monster Factory and has contributed extreme vocal sounds to the Marvel “Guardians of the Galaxy” video game.

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July 12, 2022

EP 13 | Myke Terry (Volumes)

Myke Terry is one of two powerhouse vocalists who front the band, Volumes. He’s also the former vocalist for Bury Your Dead and Cassius.

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June 28, 2022

EP 12 | Enrico Di Lorenzo

Enrico Di Lorenzo is a death metal vocalist, frontman of the band Hideous Divinity (Century Media Records) and also a medical doctor of the voice. He is a phoniatrician from Italy and has participated in studies on harsh vocals and …

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June 14, 2022

EP 11 | Andy Cizek

Andy Cizek is a metal/rock vocalist, Twitch streamer and YouTuber. Andy is the vocalist for the bands Monuments, Makari and Termina.

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May 31, 2022

EP 10 | Gavin Dunne

Gavin Dunne is a composer and YouTuber, known for his popular channel “Miracle of Sound” which features his original compositions. His song “Valhalla Calling” is a viral hit on TikTok.

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May 17, 2022

EP 9 | Matt McGachy

Matt McGachy is vocalist of the Canadian metal band Cryptopsy. He’s also host of the Vox & Hops Podcast.

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May 3, 2022

EP 8 | Carlos Zema

Carlos Zema is a metal vocalist who currently fronts the bands Immortal Guardian (USA) and Heaven’s Guardian (Brazil). He’s previously fronted the band Outworld and has been seen on tour as vocalist for Metal Mike (Halford). ...

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April 19, 2022

EP 7 | Cassie Stone

Cassie Stone is a former full-time Cirque Du Soleil singer (Zumanity, Zarkana and more) and Las Vegas rock/metal vocalist having appeared in several Vegas bands and high-profile rock review shows.

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April 5, 2022

EP 6 | Adrienne Cowan

Adrienne Cowan is a metal vocalist and voice actor. She is the vocalist for Seven Spires, Sascha Paeth’s Masters of Ceremony, one of many vocalists in Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia and keyboardist in Winds of Plague.

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March 22, 2022

EP 5 | Daniel Graves

Daniel Graves is vocalist and founder for the industrial pop band Aesthetic Perfection.

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