An Evening With Ashes To Ares’ Matt Barlow & King Parrot’s Matt “Youngy” Young…

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This episode of The Five Count featured two exclusive interviews with metal frontmen! First we were joined by musician Matt “Youngy” Young. Matt is best known as the singer for the band King Parrot. King Parrot hail from Melbourne, Australia and have been making music since 2010. During the show he discussed his approach to songwriting, the band’s recent tour with Pantera, and King Parrot’s new album A Young Person’s Guide to King Parrot. Get your copy new!

Next we were joined by musician Matt Barlow. Matt is best known as the singer for the band Ashes of Ares. He also played with bands like Pyramaze and Iced Earth. During the show he discussed his time in Ashes to Ares, why it’s tough for bands to tour nowadays, and Ashes of Ares’ latest album New Messiah. It’s available now!

During the rest of the show we discussed our favorite monkey movies, planned a trip to Valleyfair, and celebrated the 20^th anniversary of Green Giant! Ho, ho, ho!

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