Ernie Fabian and Nathan Moe of Tooth & Nail Records band Idle Threat join us for a great conversation about making their upcoming album, the pursuit of excellence while playing live, sketchy places to crash on tour, and more! Listen to Idle Threat: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6RKcKaDODNhqCCXcYgEqEv Idle Threat Merch: https://toothandnailrecords.store/collections/idle-threat?srsltid=AfmBOooEMiTKClg_IKB1o8R0dj626kzHa0jes3VgHBW-EUrfaMUmWplR Follow Idle Threat: X: https://x.com/idlethreatnsh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/idlethreatnsh/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com//idlethreatnashville/ Thank you for listening to The American Arson Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a positive comment or review. You can also access video episodes of the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/americanarson Check out American Arson here: Merch: https://facedown.merchnow.com/catalogs/American-Arson Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7cl9j0U54gBxbcGO7zXXs2 Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/american-arson/893705582 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/americanarson Twitter: https://twitter.com/americanarson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/americanarson/ Website: https://www.americanarson.com/

Nick Detty is the lead vocalist of metalcore legends Wolves At The Gate on Solid State Records. In this episode, we speak with Nick about dad life, balancing touring and a traditional job, and the band's most recent covers album "Lost In Translation." Nick is also kind enough to share some details about what's next for Wolves At The Gate, along with several of his favorite tour disasters. Listen to Wolves At The Gate: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Z88iXWc4YVhtu1eFtsGk6 Wolves At The Gate Merch: https://www.wolvesatthegate.com/store Follow Wolves At The Gate: Twitter: https://twitter.com/wolvesatthegate Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wolvesatthegate Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wolvesatthegate Thank you for listening to The American Arson Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a positive comment or review. You can also access video episodes of the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/americanarson Check out American Arson here: Merch: https://facedown.merchnow.com/catalogs/American-Arson Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7cl9j0U54gBxbcGO7zXXs2 Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/american-arson/893705582 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/americanarson Twitter: https://twitter.com/americanarson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/americanarson/ Website: https://www.americanarson.com/

Hayden Trobee is the lead singer/guitarist of current Tooth & Nail indie/alternative band Tigerwine. In this episode, we speak with Hayden about recording at the legendary Glow In the Dark studio, appearing on Audiotree as a young and inexperienced band, and Tigerwine's strategy of grinding their way to a record deal through relentless DIY touring. We also get to hear some hilarious and memorable stories about the path the band has traveled to get to where they are now, complete with van invaders, near-deadly blizzards and Rocky Mountain Oysters.   Check out Featured X here: https://featuredx.com/   Learn about Rocky Mountain Oysters here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_oysters   Listen to Tigerwine: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4NGshr0X0WNGCy4emP2O0Z   Tigerwine Merch: https://toothandnailrecords.merchnow.com/catalogs/tigerwine   Follow Tigerwine:   Twitter: https://twitter.com/tigerwinemusic   Instagram: http://instagram.com/tigerwinemusic   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tigerwinemusic   Thank you for listening to The American Arson Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a positive comment or review.  You can also access video episodes of the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/americanarson   Check out American Arson here:   Merch: https://facedown.merchnow.com/catalogs/American-Arson   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7cl9j0U54gBxbcGO7zXXs2   Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/american-arson/893705582   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/americanarson   Twitter: https://twitter.com/americanarson   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/americanarson/   Website: https://www.americanarson.com/

Shaun Hypes is the vocalist/guitarist of Virginia-based rock band Dens, currently signed to Facedown Records. In this episode, we speak with Shaun about the band's unique collaborative songwriting method in which nearly every aspect of the process - from lyrics to melodies to production to recording - are a responsibility shared by all four members of the band. Shaun also shares a few great stories and hints at a Taming Tongues "anniversary surprise" coming your way in the very near future.   Evan is wrong about a science thing yet again - learn about the Coriolis Effect here: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/coriolis-effect/   And learn about daylight in Lithuania here: https://www.worlddata.info/europe/lithuania/sunset.php   Listen to Dens: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7M3MdGeN0eBYw5W5whB5Tq   Dens Merch: https://facedown.merchnow.com/catalogs/dens   Follow Dens:   Twitter: https://twitter.com/densnoise   Instagram: http://instagram.com/densnoise   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/densnoise   Thank you for listening to The American Arson Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a positive comment or review.  You can also access video episodes of the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/americanarson   Check out American Arson here:   Merch: https://facedown.merchnow.com/catalogs/American-Arson   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7cl9j0U54gBxbcGO7zXXs2   Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/american-arson/893705582   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/americanarson   Twitter: https://twitter.com/americanarson   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/americanarson/   Website: https://www.americanarson.com/

Mason Mennenga and Cullen Mack are the hosts of The BlackSheep Podcast presented by legendary heavy music publication HM Magazine.  On this episode, we discuss authenticity in the entertainment industry as well as the origins of their podcast and their partnership with HM.  We also blow the lid off our Toad's combo can hoax and somehow manage to wring a tour story out of two non-musicians.   Listen to The BlackSheep Podcast:   Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-blacksheep-podcast-presented-by-hm-magazine/id1224409460   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6xzkyl0VeiDiksYTeU2dRS?si=WGRIcBXRQ0GsYzZh3TLo0w   Follow The BlackSheep Podcast:   Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlackSheepPod   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theblacksheeppodcast/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The.BlackSheepNet   Thank you for listening to The American Arson Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a positive comment or review.  You can also access video episodes of the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/americanarson   Check out American Arson here:   Merch: https://facedown.merchnow.com/catalogs/American-Arson   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7cl9j0U54gBxbcGO7zXXs2   Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/american-arson/893705582   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/americanarson   Twitter: https://twitter.com/americanarson   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/americanarson/   Website: https://www.americanarson.com/

Chris Ratzlaff is the frontman of two Facedown Records bands: nu-metal/metalcore band Fallstar and indie/alternative band Northlander. In this episode, we speak with Chris about the brand new Fallstar album "Sunbreather" and find out why he ditched 63 songs and set Fallstar aside for nearly 6 years before reviving the project in 2020.  We also hear about a close call with a train, bombing a hill in a wheelchair, and getting asked to do a cameo with Anberlin. Listen to Fallstar: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5foy0C3uRKsbKh7HsftCST   Listen to Northlander: https://open.spotify.com/artist/76bC3X3jZ1VS9jwCbzYXxm   Fallstar Merch: https://facedown.merchnow.com/catalogs/Fallstar   Northlander Merch: https://facedown.merchnow.com/catalogs/Northlander   Follow Fallstar:   Twitter: https://twitter.com/fallstar777   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fallstarmusic/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Fallstar   Follow Northlander:   Twitter: https://twitter.com/NorthlanderBand   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/northlandermusic/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NorthlanderMusic   Thank you for listening to The American Arson Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a positive comment or review. You can also access video episodes of the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/americanarson   Check out American Arson here:   Merch: https://facedown.merchnow.com/catalogs/American-Arson   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7cl9j0U54gBxbcGO7zXXs2   Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/american-arson/893705582   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/americanarson   Twitter: https://twitter.com/americanarson   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/americanarson/   Website: https://www.americanarson.com/

Jeremy Shaeffer is the vocalist of South Dakota metalcore band Earth Groans currently signed to Solid State Records. In this episode, we speak with Jeremy about his upbringing as a dairy farmer, his "five-plex" creative paradise, dumpster diving for donuts, and why Earth Groans has decided to be an "EP" band.   Listen to Earth Groans: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4jL8OQmf0x3KZa8g8kt28H   Listen to Give To The Winds: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5rOPabiVIOPPMx6En22ctr   Earth Groans Merch: https://earthgroans.bigcartel.com/   Follow Earth Groans:   Twitter: https://twitter.com/earthgroans   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/earthgroans   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/earthgroansband   Website: http://earthgroans.com/   Learn about Sulfite (not an element, Evan was wrong): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfite   Learn about Sulfide (apparently not the same as Sulfite, Soul Fite, Soul Fight, or Soul Flight): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfide_mineral   Thank you for listening to The American Arson Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a positive comment or review. You can also access video episodes of the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/americanarson   Check out American Arson here:   Merch: https://facedown.merchnow.com/catalogs/American-Arson   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7cl9j0U54gBxbcGO7zXXs2   Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/american-arson/893705582   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/americanarson   Twitter: https://twitter.com/americanarson   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/americanarson/   Website: https://www.americanarson.com/

Justin Hieb is the guitarist/vocalist of Minnesota emo/alternative band Weathered who recently released their sophomore LP "Everything All At Once" on Facedown Records.  In this episode, we speak with Justin about being an alt-rock band on a label known for metal and hardcore, sliding down the freeway on the roof of a van, and wandering in the wilderness (both literally and figuratively).   Listen to Weathered: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5SduYjMyJbkV8NWyWL85z8   Weathered Merch: https://facedown.merchnow.com/catalogs/Weathered   Follow Weathered:   Twitter: https://twitter.com/Weatheredmn   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weatheredmn/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeatheredMN/   Website: https://weatheredband.com/   Thank you for listening to The American Arson Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a positive comment or review. You can also access video episodes of the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/americanarson   Check out American Arson here:   Merch: https://facedown.merchnow.com/catalogs/American-Arson   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7cl9j0U54gBxbcGO7zXXs2   Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/american-arson/893705582   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/americanarson   Twitter: https://twitter.com/americanarson   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/americanarson/   Website: https://www.americanarson.com/

Nick Diener is the owner of Oneder Studios and Oneder Effects as well as the former vocalist/guitarist of punk legends The Swellers. In this episode, we discuss Nick's life after touring as a music producer, effects pedal creator, laser enthusiast and dad. We also revisit Nick's time on the road with The Swellers as he shares stories about the touring grind and getting house shows shut down by the cops.   Listen to The Swellers: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1xpkFcz84H5OVOgbDGcYxw   Listen to The Apology Tour: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0t3v4LeB6UnYQ333dfz2Kl   Listen to Wounded Touch: https://open.spotify.com/artist/31XbVcQ1tPnNZn1qo4Q7p1   Follow Nick Diener:   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickdiener/   Check out Oneder Studios and Oneder Effects:   Oneder Effects: https://www.instagram.com/onedereffects/   Oneder Studios: http://onederstudios.com/   Thank you for listening to The American Arson Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a positive comment or review. You can also access video episodes of the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/americanarson   Check out American Arson here:   Merch: https://facedown.merchnow.com/catalogs/American-Arson   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7cl9j0U54gBxbcGO7zXXs2   Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/american-arson/893705582   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/americanarson   Twitter: https://twitter.com/americanarson   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/americanarson/   Website: https://www.americanarson.com/

In this episode, we revisit our top 5 American Arson "Tour Disasters" from our time on the road alongside several of our friends who experienced the incidents with us. Laugh at our pain as we recall the pre-pandemic days when touring was alive and well. Jump to a disaster:   Honorable Mention: "Trailer Door" with Tighe of Sink In - 01:41   Disaster 5: "Drum Solo" with Josh of The Almas - 08:47   Disaster 4: "Sewage Tubing" with Merch Dad Amar - 22:03   Disaster 3: "Pedals In PA" with Cobrette of Sink In - 33:10   Disaster 2: "The Death of a Floor Tom" with Tighe of Sink In - 44:42   Disaster 1: "Runaway Tire" - 1:03:53   ****************************   Listen to Sink In: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7HHQfvixJAUaqmz6cJbs49   Sink In Merch: https://sinkinband.com/collections/all-merch   Follow Sink In:   Twitter: https://twitter.com/sinkinband   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sinkinband   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sinkinpa   ****************************   Listen to The Almas: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7pSK2E1Itnczy4W3wJGbhh   The Almas Merch: https://www.almastheband.com/shop   Follow The Almas:   Twitter: https://twitter.com/almastheband   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/almastheband   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlmasTheBand/   ****************************   Thank you for listening to The American Arson Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a positive comment or review. You can also access video episodes of the podcast on YouTube:   https://www.youtube.com/user/americanarson   Check out American Arson here:   Merch: https://facedown.merchnow.com/catalogs/American-Arson   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7cl9j0U54gBxbcGO7zXXs2   Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/american-arson/893705582   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/americanarson   Twitter: https://twitter.com/americanarson   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/americanarson/   Website: https://www.americanarson.com/