A chat with Matt the vocalist for the legendary technical death metal band Cryptopsy and the host of an amazing podcast called Vox & Hops which features stories about the best of metal music and craft beer. Joining us for this conversation is craft beer and metal fan extraordinaire, Jerry.
In this episode, Matt shares his story of being a nu-metal child who fronted the metalcore band 3 Mile Scream and found himself in the technical ecstasy of extreme music with ...
A chat with Matt the vocalist for the legendary technical death metal band Cryptopsy and the host of an amazing podcast called Vox & Hops which features stories about the best of metal music and craft beer. Joining us for this conversation is craft beer and metal fan extraordinaire, Jerry.
In this episode, Matt shares his story of being a nu-metal child who fronted the metalcore band 3 Mile Scream and found himself in the technical ecstasy of extreme music with Cryptopsy. We then shift gears to hear about how Jerry became a fan and their friendship which developed thanks to Vox & Hops. To stay sane at the start of the pandemic, Matt created the virtual Vox & Hops Thirsty Thursday group which remains a vital link for a great crew of metal and beer lovers. Vox & Hops has also been the inspiration for this podcast as well as a new one from Vox & Hops members Evan and Phil called Whispers From The Void.
As is expected on Fans With Bands, we spent some time talking about music. Jerry’s job allows him plenty of time to kick out the jams. We had a laugh as Matt shared how Jerry would send him suggestions for music to check out. This wasn’t just a sample of a few bands, but a full on deluge of awesome music to check out. Matt suggested that Jerry curate a playlist and from this The Jerry With A J special Spotify playlist was born. Jerry’s list is a goldmine of extreme music and has taken on a life of its own. We also talked about our mutual fear of SlipKnot mosh pits.
Of course, given that we all love beer and Matt hosts Vox & Hops, we had to share our beers virtually. Matt was enjoying BreWskey Pub and Taproom’s “Brew Juice” and Microbrasserie 4 Origines “Steep of Faith”. Jerry tapped into Intrinsic Brewings “Flanders Red X”. Meanwhile, Chuck sipped on a delicious Stormcloud Brewing “Whiled Away” IPA.
We wrapped up with what we were looking forward to in the next six months. Jerry’s looking forward to his job getting a bit less hectic and sharing music and beers with the Vox & Hops crew. Matt is celebrating the second anniversary of Vox & Hops with a special episode featuring all of the original Cryptopsy vocalists (Lord Worm, Mike DiSalvo, Martin Lacroix, Matt McGachy) hosted by Bradley Zorgdrager of Banger TV & Exclaim!
The second anniversary celebration includes a special collaboration brew with Overhop Canada called “Voxs&Overhops” which will be available in the Montreal area in November. Cryptopsy will also have a special collaboration brew with Kahnawake Brewing Co. called “Crisptopsy” coming in November as well. And as if that wasn’t enough to look forward to, the 200th episode of Vox & Hops landed recently with the special guest Mikael Stane of Dark Tranquility.
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