Back with another episode of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace. This time around, I have my friend, Mike Valente on. Founding member and guitarist for Brick By Brick. He also founded the Extreme Music Awards, which will hold its 2nd annual award show on January 10th, 2025, at Empire Live in Albany, New York. We talk some Brick By Brick history and their u…

After a couple month hiatus, a new episode of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace is available now.I spoke to my guest at the Nighthawk Cinema at the Vinnie Stigma book release party and set this up. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you... SKAM DUST. He came to Bay Ridge from the Lower East Side to talk shit in my living room. We talk about his recent, thirty d…

After several weeks and a much needed vacation, the podcast is back. My guest is, Queens native, international sex symbol and a guitar God. He shredded for Metal Storm (Queens) the short-lived NYHC band, FUSE, wrote, composed and played guitar and bass in Maniac Rise, toured with Merauder and filled in for a leg of an Agnostic Front tour, filling i…

It's been over five years since Jeff was last on the podcast. We both figured it was long overdue for him to come back on, especially after the tribute show that I put together in memory of Eddie Sutton in which he took part in. We talk all about the show, hardcore and metal, and go into old school wrestling. We discuss everything from Lentil soup …

WHAT UP DOE? The OG Kevin Gill is my guest on this episode of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace. Kevin has been around a very long time. Being the man who was in the harcore scene early on then bringing SFT (Striving For Togetherness) into New York City. SFT has released legendary material. We go from the record label to how the 1995 NYHC Documentary came…

My guest on this episode is someone I've known for over thirty years. Singer for Brooklyn hardcore bands, Inhuman and The Last Stand and bass player turned singer for Confusion... Michael Scondotto. We go way back to the early 90s hardcore scene when we first began to go to shows. the early days of Confusion, Nobody's Perfect, Lament, Life Of Agony…

After being on the show over four years ago, the singer for the legendary Bay Area thrash band, Vio-Lence... Sean Killian is back.I recently saw the band in Brooklyn, and after 38 years since the release of their first record, "Eternal Nightmare," they killed their set. Although not the same line-up, this is one exception where if there is no Sean …

My guest on this episode is, in my opinion, is the criminally overlooked Tony Fontão. Tony played drums on the classic Leeway record, "Born To Expire." We talk all about him leaving his native Sao Paolo, Brazil, coming to New York City in search of his dream of playing music as a teenager. He speaks about the entire recording process in order to cr…

Listen up! This is available now on all platforms here:https://linktr.ee/thebrooklynblastfurnaceCuz Joe and I sat down for an hour and a half. We start off talking about the hypocrisy and lies surrounding what was going to be a show in Tompkins Square Park to benefit Jesse Malin. But it worked out and it was moved to this Friday night at Irving Pla…

It's Clobberin' Time!!!The return of Lou Koller of Sick Of It All has dropped on all platforms. It's been several years since he was on the podcast. A lot has happened since we last had a conversation like this."Scratch The Surface" turned 30 years old, "Blood, Sweat and No Tears" turned 35!"Death To Tyrants" turned 18, and "Based On A True Story" …

My guest on this episode was years overdue to join me on the podcast. My friend, singer for Everybody Gets Hurt, Red Eyed Devil, formerly of Terror Ave. and Setback... Vato Rob Cullin aka Twiggz, aka Rob EGH aka Rob IDS. The guitarist, Miami Frank and drummer, Mario for EGH make cameos for a couple of minutes.We talk about everything from the early…

Joe Stanley is the guest on this episode of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace. I had him on very briefly during a This Is Hardcore Festival back in 2017.This time around, we have a full conversation about what he has been up to as well as his new charity, PERSEVERANCE that supports Veterans. He is a combat veteran himself and has seen his share of conflic…

You were warned, and I knew it was gonna happen.Prepare yourself for a barrage of banter, jokes, offensive language, and nonsense from four underground rappers and producers.Diabolic has been on several times before, as has Coast Locastro. I hit up Nightwalker to see if he was down to come on the podcast, and he was, and told me he just wrapped a r…

The one and only Sal Bbruscato is my guest on this episode of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace. We speak about growing up in Brooklyn in the mid-eighties into the nineties and how he wound up meeting Peter Steele. From playing drums in Toximia to becoming a member of Type O Negative. We discuss recording Slow, Deep and Hard as well as Bloody Kisses. We t…

I have been wanting to have a conversation with my guest for a few years. He was ridiculously busy, then a pandemic got in the way, and then I killed off the podcast for a couple of years. He's since semi-retired and less busy, the pandemic is over, and the podcast is back from the dead. My guest is the legend himself, Louie Beato. Drummer for Carn…

Something a bit different. I sit down with my friend Kevin Bednarz for a laid-back discussion. He is a ridiculous artist, an entrepreneur as well as a member of the Delta Bravo Urban Exploration Team. I met him through Danny Boy O'Connor at the All-Star Comic Con, a convention he put together, in which Danny was a guest.We talk everything from his …

I sat down with my good friend, Michael Alago. Known for being a former A&R executive for Elektra and Geffen Records. He signed Metallica as well as White Zombie, amongst many others. His documentary "Who the Fuck is that Guy? The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago" is incredible, as is his memoir, "I Am Michael Alago: Breathing Music, Signing Metal…

My man Coast returns to the podcast. He was initially on along with Diabolic a couple years back. We talk everything from his new record Slash Coast, his Wu-Locastro ep, to filming movies, along with his role in the upcoming movie Even the Score. We are all over the place here, from growing up in the Bronx and both of us living like we were on the …

Danny Marianino returns along with special guest Mick Lambrou. Danny, known for being the singer for the North Side Kings and knocking out little Glen Danzig, along with releasing several books. Never Punch A Rock Star, It Blows My Mind, To Make Matters Worse, and several others. Mick is a native Australian and incredible cartoonist. They joined fo…

I was looking forward to having this conversation with Michael "IBeam" Cline. He wrote an incredible book, "New York City Junky Days," which chronicles his downward spiral into heroin addiction in the East Village. We talk all about his addiction, as well as his recovery. He also took all of the photographs in the Agnostic Front, "Last Warning" alb…

Happy New Year!!!The Furnace has been lit once again.The first guest back after almost two years is my man, Parris Mayhew. Although I was a bit rusty, I think this came out pretty good. My guest helped a lot. I hope you enjoy. Respect.Grab your Aggros merch here:https://www.aggros.nyc/Support:Generation Records 210 Thompson Street West Village, NYC…

Guess who's back...I wanted to touch base and fill whoever listens in on why I decided to bring the podcast back from the dead. The first official episode back will drop on 01.01.24.https://linktr.ee/thebrooklynblastfurnacehttps://www.instagram.com/relativelyunscathedhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/relativelyunscathedhttps://www.patreon.com/thebroo…

This one is dedicated to Brendan "Stu" Maguire.This is the third time I've had Aaron on the podcast. One of my favorite people to chop it up with for sure. As you already may know, whenever I record an episode, there's no telling what direction it will go. This one is no exception. I reached out to him a few months back to come back on the show, bu…

Hail! Legendary Norwegian Black Metal musician... Tom Visnes... better known as "King ov Hell" or simply, "King". He has played in several bands from Gorgoroth, God Seed, Abbath, Ov Hell, Audrey Horne, Sahg and I. We talk a little bit about his bands and black metal. How he was literally charged in a court of law for blasphemy... but mostly about t…

Singer for the North Side Kings, author of several books including "Never Punch A Rockstar" which is a book compiled of hate mail and death threats from fans of Glenn Danzig, who was knocked out cold by my guest... the hilarious Danny Marianino. We go deep into horror nerd stuff, toys, books, how it felt to crack lil Glenny Danzig, Entenmann's cake…

One of the founding members of two of my all-time favorite Straight Edge Hardcore bands... "Youth Of Today" and "Judge" as well as "Project X" and "Shelter". He's done stints in "Bold", and "Gorilla Biscuits". He ran "Schizm" Records and currently owns a Straight Edge clothing line, "True Till Death". My guest on Episode 252 of The Brooklyn Blast F…

Here's another Bonus Episode of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace with my pal Sam Hoyos from the Long Island band "Playing Dead" and the "Red River Podcast". His band just dropped a new ep titled "Something To Tide You Over' and is available on all streaming platforms. We talk his band, the ridiculousness of Facebook jail, the new installment of The Texas…

Detroit Hardcore! Way back on Episode 185, I had Enzo D. on the podcast... he's back again, but this time he's joined by his brother Jake Bulldog on Episode 251 of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast. We chop it up about what's new with their band Dogz of War Detroit Hard Core, their long anticipated new record, being signed to a label, as well as a…

"Bob Vance. Vance Refrigeration.""Bob Vance. Vance Refrigeration.""Bob Vance. Vance Refrigeration."Known for his roles as Bob Vance on "The Office", Officer Joe Vickers in "Psycho Cop" and "Psycho Cop Returns" my guest on Episode 250 of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast is actor, Robert Ray Shafer. An actor for 40 years and currently retired, he's…

I always enjoy speaking with my friend Craig Ahead. So, we decided to set up another episode to talk smack. It worked out perfectly since this is released on the 23rd Anniversary of the Sick Of It All record "Call To Arms". We speak a little bit on that record and then go into some old "Youth Of Today" stories when he was on tour with them. We go i…

Another opportunity I never saw myself having. My guest on Episode 249 of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast is the incredible Jeff Kober! Known for his roles in "The First Power", "China Beach", "The Walking Dead", "Sons of Anarchy" and tons more. I had a lot of fun speaking with this man. The directions we went in were completely unexpected. A su…

Independent filmmaker. From low budget horror films to multimillion dollar budget movies. My guest is Gary Sales. I reached out to Gary in order to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the release of "Madman". It was released on New Years Day 1982. The nostalgia factor of this movie for me personally is huge. The first ever horror movie that I saw i…

"The Legend Lives!"Another conversation that I thought I would never have. A man who has had a lasting impact on me since I was six years old. I met him briefly in 2016 at a convention; but literally forty years after I saw it in theaters, I had this opportunity. My guest on Episode 248 of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast is Paul Ehlers... mostly…

Commemorating the 40 Year Release of the cult horror classic "Madman"... my guest on this bonus episode of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace is Tom Candela. Credited as "Jimmy Steele" in the movie, he played "Richie", the loud mouth teenager who screams out "Madman Marz'" name and sets off the rest of the movie with Madman killing everyone else in the fil…

A director, cinematographer, and producer known for his work on the first six "SAW" movies, "Hellraiser: Revelations", "The Gravedancers", "Skinwalkers", "2:13", "Pawn", dozens of episodes of MTV Cribs and so much more... my guest on Episode 247 is David A. Armstrong.I reached out to him on q whim after watching the first "SAW" movie for the first …

When horror fans think of "Leatherface" from the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, they think "Gunnar Hansen", and rightfully so. When the same people think "Leatherface" from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2, they SHOULD think of my guest on Episode 246 of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace... stuntman Bob Elmore. It's ridiculous how somebody else gets …

My daughter Alexa has been asking me when she can come onto the podcast for awhile now. She's been on twice in the past, Episode 19 and a Bonus Mini Episode. So, we were bored on a Sunday night and decided to sit down and have a little chat about a couple things she enjoys. Especially the movies "The Basketball Diaries" and "Titanic" as well as the…

"The Devil Inside", "Stay Alive", "The Boy", "Brahms: The Boy II", "Wer", "Separation" and the upcoming prequel, "Orphan: First Kill" are all directed by my guest on Episode 245 of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast, William Brent Bell. We had a super cool, laid back conversation about his previous movies, working on "Orphan: First Kill" and his ne…

Actor, New Yorker and all around stand-up guy. Tony Denison is my guest on Episode 244 of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast. Tony got his big break in 1986 with his role as "Ray Luca" on the show "Crime Story" alongside Dennis Farina. We go heavily into how he got the role, the show itself and the absolutely ridiculous cast. In my opinion, one of …

On this Special Bonus Episode of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast, I have Tony Moran who you might know as the unmasked Michael Myers from the original "Halloween", Felissa Rose who played "Angela Baker" in the 1983 cult classic horror movie "Sleepaway Camp", Harry Bean, also known as DJ Munchies from the "Days Of The Dead" horror convention and …

Vinny is a film worker. Filmmaker, Director, Producer, Writer and Actor. He created "Womp Stomp Films", an independent film company that has been consistently putting out quality movies and shorts for several years now. Being a huge fan of the "Friday the 13th" franchise, I needed to reach out to him in order to discuss his brilliant fan film serie…

First off, have a Happy New Year everyone! Thank you for listening and helping grow this podcast. You're all appreciated!You may know him as "The Man in the Mask" from "The Strangers: Prey at Night", or the devil in "Haunt"... or maybe the Deerskull wearing guy from "Wrong Turn". My guest on Episode 242 of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast is acto…

"Tell 'em like ya mean it, Ma!" - Junior Hubbard (1985)My guest on this Bonus Episode is Ron Sloan. Known mostly for his role as "Junior" in "Friday the 13th Part 5: A New Beginning". He was recently in "13 Fanboy" directed by Deborah Voorhees where h plays himself. We go into "13 Fanboy", the all-star cast and the concept behind the movie, which i…

One of the horror icons that I've always wanted on. My guest on Episode 241 of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast is the one and only Thom Mathews. Known mostly for his roles as "Tommy Jarvis" in "Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives" and "Freddy" in The Return of the Living Dead Movie. Not to mention, "Joey" in The Return of the Living Dead 2. We t…

Seriously one of my favorite people on the planet. He is the unmasked Michael Myers in the original classic "Halloween" as well as archival footage in "Halloween II" and "Halloween Kills". But at this point, we've become friends over the past five or six years, my guest on Episode 240 of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace is simply Tony Moran to me. But no…

A Bonus Episode of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast!"Hey! It's Enrico Pallazzo!" My guest is the awesome Mark Holton! We met and spoke for awhile at a recent New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival and hit it off. While speaking to him in Atlantic City, I felt like I knew him already, so I asked him if he'd consider coming onto the podcast to hav…

My guest on Episode 239 of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast is mostly known for his role as Jason Voorhees in "Friday the 13th Part 2" way back in 1981. Hard to believe it was released 40 years ago. Warrington Gillette ladies and gentlemen. I met him several weeks back at a "Monster-Mania Convention" in Philadelphia so I asked him if he'd be down…

The awesome Teri McMinn is my guest on this Bonus Episode of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast. Finalizing the 5 Part series related to the 1974 classic "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre". Her role as "Pam" as the second-leading female role in the movie with q couple of absolutely iconic scenes to her credit including a scene that is studied in acting …

Continuing my series on "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", my guest on Episode 238 of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast is John Dugan. Known mostly for his rile as "Grandpa Sawyer". He is the only living cast member from the original film who has been in three different TCM movies, including "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation" and 2013'…

Bonus Episode adding to the Five Part Series of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre". My guest The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast is Allen Danziger. Mostly known for his role as "Jerry" in that classic movie. Born in the Bronx and headed to Austin, Texas and never left. With absolutely no professional acting under his belt at the time, he was asked to be …