Dream Theater has a new album, “Parasomnia” (listen to find out what it means), and a returning drummer! Founding drummer Mike Portnoy is BACK, and he and founding guitarist John Petrucci share the deets on how exactly this happened! They reveal Mike Mangini’s reaction to Portnoy’s return, what happened the first time Portnoy and Dream Theater got in a room ... Show More
Aug 20
Crikey… Jim Jefferies Is A Snake!
Jim Jefferies makes his Talk Is Jericho debut! The Aussie comic brings plenty of laughs and stories as he talks about his brand-new Netflix special, Two Limb Policy, his upcoming European comedy tour, hosting the FOX game show The Snake, and his first dramatic acting role in the ... Show More
1h 11m
Aug 15
Jimmy & Stiggs and Joe Begos
Horror filmmaker Joe Begos went full grindhouse with his latest batshit crazy movie, Jimmy & Stiggs, hitting 1,500 theaters this Friday, August 15th & presented by Eli Roth! Joe reveals how he shot the entire alien gorefest inside his own apartment on 16mm film for under $200k, p ... Show More
1h 4m
Apr 2022
Kirk Hammett on Discovering Prog Rock and Having the First Metallica Solo Release
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett gives Kyle Meredith a call to talk about his debut solo EP, Portals, and how it was came out of his horror movie exhibition and Metallica's S&M 2.
The guitarist also tells us about just discovering prog rock bands like Genesis, Yes, and Jethro Tull, a ... Show More
31m 16s
Jan 2025
Episode 78: Justin Crew - Enter the World of Kirk Hammett’s Guitar Tech
The week of January 22, 2025 on The Metallica Report…
We continue our techs-behind-the-band series with Justin Crew, Kirk Hammett’s right-hand guitar-man of 29 years. Justin recounts the genesis of his own career from Go West to AC/DC, how he landed the Metallica/Hammett gig, the ... Show More
36m 39s
Aug 2024
Episode 55: Kirk Hammett; Metallica’s Director of Digital Content, Dan Nykolayko
The week of August 14, 2014 on The Metallica Report… Renée checks in from Chicago, bringing along a chat with Kirk Hammett about the Minneapolis music scene and, who else, Prince. Kirk discusses his appreciation for Prince’s immeasurable contribution to the world of music and rec ... Show More
41m 43s