Talk Louder

Year in Review

As 2022 comes to a close, we look back on memorable albums, concerts and

Talk Louder Podcast guests.

Created and Produced by Jared Tuten

The Black Halos

Back with all the snot and fury that made 2001’s “The Violent Years” an underground, glam-punk classic, the Black Halos hurl their latest sonic Molotov, “How the Darkness Doubled.” Gui…

Philip Shouse

Before joining German metal legends, Accept, guitarist Philip Shouse rock-n-rolled all night with Gene Simmons and Ace Frehley in their respective solo bands. Join us as he discusses wor…

Riki Rachtman

As the host of MTV’s “Headbangers Ball” and co-owner of Hollywood’s

notorious Cathouse nightclub, Riki Rachtman witnessed 100 lifetimes

of rock-n-roll debauchery. On the eve of his “One F…

Special Edition

Jason McMaster with Armored Saint

Just weeks after returning from a string of dates fronting Accept, vocalist and Talk Louder Podcast co-host Jason McMaster was once again called into …

Shandon Sahm

His father is Texas music royalty and his brother is a member of Tejano supergroup, Texas Tornadoes. Drummer Shandon Sahm joins us to share his own musical journey as a solo artist, a mem…

David Ellefson

As a founding member of Megadeth, bassist David Ellefson helped pioneer the thrash-metal genre. He joins us to discuss his new projects Kings of Thrash, Dieth, The Lucid and Ellefson-So…

John Bush

As one of the best (and criminally underrated) heavy metal vocalists to ever clutch a mic, John Bush has delivered the goods with Armored Saint and Anthrax. He joins us to discuss touring wi…

Kirk Windstein

As the guitarist for Crowbar and Down, Kirk Windstein is a heavyweight architect of the sludge-metal sound. He joins us to discuss how Phil Anselmo steered him toward the less-is-more a…

Jim Florentine

He spent seven years co-hosting “That Metal Show” on VH-1 Classic and has a successful discography of comedy albums, movie cameos, radio work and more. Jim Florentine joins us to explai…

Special Edition

Jason McMaster with Accept

Vocalist and Talk Louder Podcast co-host Jason McMaster has been a diehard fan of heavy metal legends, Accept, since their debut album in 1979. In 2022, he go…

Angry Anderson

When it comes to rock’n’roll outlaws, Angry Anderson can’t be beaten. The legendary Rose Tattoo singer joins us from his home in Australia to discuss his history, drinking with ZZ Top a…

Blake Ibanez

Rejoining us for a second time, former Power Trip guitarist Blake Ibanez discusses his latest crossover thrash-metal band, Fugitive, and its blistering, five-song EP, “Maniac.” We also as…

Jeff Scott Soto

In 1985, Jeff Scott Soto was a 19-year-old newcomer making a name for himself as the singer of Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force. Since then, he’s been widely hailed as one of rock’s bes…

Thundermother

Currently on tour with the Scorpions, Swedish rock queens, Thundermother, are introducing themselves to America while promoting their latest album, “Black and Gold.” We pulled vocalist G…

Billy Sheehan

He’s the Eddie Van Halen of bass guitar and the teller of many great tales. Billy Sheehan joins us to discuss the new Talas album, “1985,” the secretive gig offer from David Lee Roth, M…

Nigel Glockler

World-renowned as the Engine Room that drives British metal legends, Saxon, drummer Nigel Glockler rejoins us from his second home in Texas to discuss his newest, prog-infused band, SiX…

Kurt Deimer & Phil X

Currently on tour opening for Tesla, vocalist Kurt Deimer and guitarist Phil X are working hard and rocking hard. They join us to discuss their latest EP, previous tours with Geof…

Wednesday 13

With new album, “Horrifier,” due Oct. 7, Wednesday 13 continues his legacy of horror-punk heavy metal. We drill into his brain for all the scoop on his latest splatter platter, the Murder…

Mark Younger-Smith

Guitarist Mark Younger-Smith spent seven years playing arenas and living a charmed life as the guitarist for Billy Idol. He’s also worked with Texas guitar slinger (and former MTV h…