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The Downbeat
by Craig Reynolds
Today: #75 in Music on our combined chart.
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| Date | Apple Podcasts |
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| Oct 1 | #45 |
About the show
The Downbeat Podcast is an award-winning heavy music podcast featuring in-depth interviews with the biggest names in metal, hardcore, and alternative music.
Hosted by Craig Reynolds, The Downbeat explores metal, death metal, black metal, hardcore, and metalcore through long-form, unfiltered conversations with legendary musicians and rising artists. Hear behind-the-scenes stories, songwriting insights, touring life, and honest discussions from across the global heavy music scene.
New episodes feature iconic bands, underground favorites, and the voices shaping modern heavy music.
Latest episodes
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COLIN YOUNG | HARDLORE, HARD WORK, AND GOD’S HATE
September 30, 2026 · 2 hr 16 minMy guest on the podcast this week is Colin Young. You might know Colin as the host of the wildly successful heavy music podcast Hardlore but he’s also the vocalist in Twitching Tongues AND the drummer in the hardcore supergroup God’s…
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DYING WISH | GHOST STORIES + FAN CASTING w/ THE METALCORE NO FLY LIST LEGENDS
September 23, 2026 · 1 hr 11 minMy guests this week are Emma Boster, Sam Reynolds, and Jon Mackey of Dying Wish. We talked about experiencing the paranormal, almost ending up on the no fly list, and we figure out who would play Dying Wish in their biopic.
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156/SILENCE | ALBUM OF THE YEAR? JACK MURRAY ON PEOPLE WATCHING…FROM A DISTANCE.
September 9, 2026 · 1 hr 24 minMy guest on the podcast this week is Jack Murray, vocalist of metalcore band 156/Silence. Despite being a band for almost 10 years, 156/Silence really got people’s attention on 2024’s ‘People Watching’. We talked about why he thinks that…
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RIP ANDY WILLIAMS.
September 7, 2026 · 10 minI can't find the episode with Andy and Hana (I think it was on his own podcast that doesn't exist any more) but you can watch Andy's episode on Hardlore here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gl0YeBfZH6s&list=PL3c0R7LR8d2…
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ATREYU | BRANDON SALLER ON METALCORE’S EVOLUTION, THE CURSE + THE END IS NOT THE END.
September 2, 2026 · 56 minMy guest on the podcast this week is Brandon Saller of Atreyu. An OG of the scene, we talked about the early days of metalcore, his switch up from drums to vocals, the impact of their album ‘The Curse’ and of course their new album The End…
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DYING FETUS | DRUMS, DOUBLE STROKES + DEATH METAL WITH TREY WILLIAMS
August 26, 2026 · 1 hr 4 minMy guest on the podcast this week is Trey Williams, drummer of Dying Fetus. We met for the first time at this years Sonic Temple to talk about the band, metal, and how he got so fast at the drums. SUPPORT THE POD: Grab your EXCLUSIVE…
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BLAYTHE STEUER | NO CURE, NIHILISM + (K)NIVES…IT’S GOING TO GET DARK
August 19, 2026 · 1 hr 42 minMy guest on the podcast this week is Blaythe Steuer of phenomenally heavy Alabama hardcore/metal/whatever band NO CURE. We caught up on the band’s first full headline tour to dig deep on the lyrics and meanings behind the insane new record…
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DANI FILTH | CRADLE OF FILTH, NEW MOVIE, ED SHEERAN UPDATE
August 12, 2026 · 46 minMy guest on the podcast this week is Dani Filth, singer of seminal UK symphonic black metal band CRADLE OF FILTH. We caught up at this years Sonic Temple Festival to talk about the reaction to their latest album ‘The Screaming of the…