Dustin Kensrue of THRICE takes The Disc Dive with Ryan J. Downey, discussing each of the band’s albums and telling tales from the early beginnings up to the present day.

John and Donald Tardy of death metal legends OBITUARY take The Disc Dive with Ryan J. Downey, discussing each of their albums and telling tales of the band from the early beginnings up to the present day.

EPICA singer Simone Simons takes The Disc Dive with Ryan J. Downey. Simons takes us all the way back to her earliest beginnings as a singer, her first experience in a recording studio, and all the way through the symphonic metal band’s discography.

Blöthar the Berserker arrived on Earth from Scumdoggia after the death of Oderus Urungus. Now bonded to Michael Bishop, once the human thrall to bassist Beefcake the Mighty, Blöthar now rules GWAR and the Slave Pit.

Neil Fallon, frontman of Clutch, discusses with Knotfest’s Ryan J. Downey about the band’s entire career and the making of each of their studio albums.

Todd La Torre, frontman for Queensrÿche, tells Knotfest’s Ryan J. Downey about his 4 albums with the band, as well as his own solo record in 2021.

BRANDON SALLER takes the Disc Dive with Ryan J. Downey, detailing his entire discography with Atreyu.

Tom S. Englund, best known as the frontman for Evergrey, tells Knotfest about each of the 16 studio (and one live) albums in his discography, including records with Redemption and Silent Skies.

BILLY HOWERDEL takes the Disc Dive with Ryan J. Downey, detailing his entire discography, including A PERFECT CIRCLE, ASHES DIVIDE, and his new solo album.

BILLY HOWERDEL takes the Disc Dive with Ryan J. Downey, detailing his entire discography, including A PERFECT CIRCLE, ASHES DIVIDE, and his new solo album. In Part THREE, Billy remembers everything surrounding the debut ASHES dIVIDE album Keep Telling Myself It’s Alright (2008) and A Perfect Circle’s latest, Eat the Elephant (2018).

BILLY HOWERDEL takes the Disc Dive with Ryan J. Downey, detailing his entire discography, including A PERFECT CIRCLE, ASHES DIVIDE, and his new solo album. In Part TWO, Billy remembers everything surrounding the second and third albums from A Perfect Circle, Thirteenth Step (2003) and eMOTIVe (2004).

BILLY HOWERDEL takes the Disc Dive with Ryan J. Downey, detailing his entire discography, including A PERFECT CIRCLE, ASHES DIVIDE, and his new solo album. In Part ONE, Billy remembers everything surrounding the first album from A Perfect Circle, Mer de Noms (2000).

On his love of metal, how the supergroup company anthem came about, and the long-running relationship between the gaming and metal communities.

The producer talks Hyro’s ambitious Kids Versus the Monsters project and how creating counter culture music requires outside the boxing thinking and authenticity.

Two of rock music’s most engaging voices discuss their joint track and how their influences permeate in their craft.

Black Veil Brides frontman Andy Biersack takes the Disc Dive into his discography, from BVB’s “Sex & Hollywood” EP through the Andy Black albums and 2020’s Re-Stitch These Wounds.

Veteran journalist Ryan J. Downey begins an interview series with Hyro The Hero to examine the details and roster of special guests on his forthcoming Better Noise Music mixtape.

The frontman, songwriter, and guitarist discusses his most recent albums, a soon-to-be-released solo album, and how his bond with Slash and Tremonti all stem from their mutual love of the guitar.

The continuation of the Disc Dive explores Kennedy’s contributions with Slash, his fifth record with Alter Bridge, and the anxiety of sharing such a personal narrative with his solo debut.

Pulling double duty playing guitar and handling vocals for two projects, Kennedy released three albums in as many years. He discussed what that time was like and how a casual Jack and Coke with Lemmy of Motörhead summed up a hectic era in his accomplished career.

The veteran musician shares what it was like to work alongside Mark Tremonti and how becoming a singer/songwriter first and a guitarist second, took some getting used to.

The veteran guitarist shares the highs and lows of major label living and how sound advice from Talking Heads’ Jerry Harrison helped him become a better studio musician.

The accomplished musician and songwriter shares a weekend recording session at his community college began a career more than three decades deep.

The duo of Jamie Madrox and Monoxide Child discuss the modern era of Twiztid and how their most recent album is a true testament to the independence they spent their career establishing.

Jaime and Paul trek back to some of their most emphatic and experimental releases that all contributed to band’s continued strive for creative excellence.

Jamie and Paul pave their own lane and create one of their most applauded records in the process. Twiztid take it back to the early 2000s in the second segment of the Knotfest original series.

The duo of Jamie Madrox and Monoxide transformed a $3000.00 record deal into a $3 million dollar music business education.

The finale of the 6-part interview series examines the modern era of Ace Frehley and his celebratory series of cover albums in Origins Vol. 1 & 2.

The rock icon revisits the Unplugged era of KISS, the reunion in Psycho Circus, and his solo return after a 20-year layoff.

The guitarist revisits stepping away from KISS and Frehley’s Comet transitioning into his role as true solo artist.

The guitarist revisits albums like Love Gun, Alive II, his solo debut, and Dynasty before beginning the 80’s era with Unmasked and The Elder.

Rock icon Ace Frehley revisits 1976 and the release of Destroyer and Rock and Roll Over.

The first of the six-part series of The Disc Dive examines the lasting influence and the historical context of the entire KISS discography with guitarist, Ace Frehley.

Shomo began his professional career at just 14. From Attack Attack! to Beartooth, the musician/producer has a well-earned reputation for being meticulous about his craft.

From the Sex & Hollywood EP to the forthcoming Re-Stitch These Wounds, Andy Biersack Details His Career with Ryan Downey

One of metal music’s most prolific contributors revisits his complete discography

The first episode of The Disc Dive with Ryan J. Downey, presented by Knotfest.com. Spencer Chamberlain takes The Disc Dive into his discography, going through every record he’s ever made, one by one, sharing what shaped each album by Underoath, Sleepwave, and This Runs Through.