We Wreck Records

New Noise Magazine

We Wreck Records is a music podcast exploring the albums, artists and ideas that shaped heavy music. Hosted by Christina Rowatt of New Noise Magazine, the show brings together influential artists from across metal, punk, hardcore, industrial and alternative music for conversations that connect different bands, scenes and generations around the records that matter. Together they explore artistic evolution, creative relationships and the lasting impact of groundbreaking music.

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Nov 27, 2025 · 54 min
Soul Blind's Red Sky Mourning: Nineties Shadows, Modern Noise
Soul Blind break down their record "Red Sky Mourning" and the roots of their sound, the mix of '90s alternative, shoegaze and heaviness that shaped them, and how they've carved out their identity. The conversation dives into songwriting, influences, touring and what it means to exist between genres in 2025. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. EARPEACE: www.earpeace.com/pages/wwrpodcast Visit the above link for 15% off your first order. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram
Nov 20, 2025 · 43 min
Return To Dust's Speak For The Dead: Next Gen, Grunge-Birthed Real Rock and Roll
Return to Dust are one of the most exciting young rock bands of the 2020s. They are melodic, melancholic, heavy when it counts, and armed with harmonies sharp enough to cut glass. Backstage in the US, we talked about what a real rock revival actually needs: great melodies, emotional honesty, and the kind of songs that punch straight through the noise. We got into the band's origins, from video games and older brothers to burnout soundtracks. We talked metal, harmonies, breaking out in a festival world ruled by legacy giants, and the strange spirituality of Pink Floyd moments. There are therapy breakthroughs, bank robbery energy, and a lot of heart. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. EARPEACE: www.earpeace.com/pages/wwrpodcast Visit the above link for 15% off your first order. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram
Nov 13, 2025 · 26 min
The Sound of '93: Legends On Grunge, Riot Grrrl, Post-Hardcore & Rap-Metal
A love letter to the early 90s: the moment grunge, post-hardcore, punk, riot grrrl and rap-metal crossover were born. Featuring Walter Schreifels (Quicksand), Buzz Osborne (Melvins), Molly Neuman (Bratmobile) and Billy Biohazard (Biohazard), we dive into the records that re-wired alternative music and shaped the next three decades. Expect Nirvana memories, Albini rawness, Riot Grrrl revolutions, rock vs. hip hop cross-pollination and the birth of a new era in rock music. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. EARPEACE: www.earpeace.com/pages/wwrpodcast Visit the above link for 15% off your first order. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram
Nov 6, 2025 · 1 hr
Biohazard's Urban Discipline: When Heavy Music Hit Hip Hop, Hard
Biohazard's Billy Graziadei shares the story behind the band's wildly influential 1992 record Urban Discipline, what sparked the early rap-rock crossover, how Brooklyn hardcore kids with heavy pasts found purpose through music — and what keeps Biohazard pushing forward with their killer new album Divided We Fall. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. EARPEACE: www.earpeace.com/pages/wwrpodcast Visit the above link for 15% off your first order. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram
Oct 29, 2025 · 54 min
Cryptopsy's An Insatiable Violence: Good People Making Violent Music
In this brutally honest conversation, Matt McGachy from Cryptopsy delves into the psychology behind extreme art and the band's latest album, "An Insatiable Violence." From his viral dream about social media torture to how fatherhood, touring, and tech addiction collide in modern metal, expect laughs, vulnerability, and a few death metal dad truths along the way. Then we go deeper — into Montreal's death metal legacy, the psychology of violence, and the evolution of extreme music. The frontman of one of technical death metal's most legendary bands opens up about ego, darkness, and the brutal joy of creation. Expect musings on AI, catfishing, mosh-pit culture, and the strange beauty of being "good people making violent music." We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. EARPEACE: www.earpeace.com/pages/wwrpodcast Visit the above link for 15% off your first order. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram
Oct 22, 2025 · 1 hr 10 min
Converge's Jane Doe: "Cry While Moshing," Iconic Art & The Realities of Recording
Converge bassist Nate Newton dives into the chaos, emotion, and mythology behind one of the most important records in heavy music. From brutal fights to creative breakthroughs, Kurt Ballou's influence, Ben Koller's instinctive drumming and Jake Bannon's iconic art: this is Jane Doe from the inside. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. EARPEACE: www.earpeace.com/pages/wwrpodcast Visit the above link for 15% off your first order. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram
Oct 15, 2025 · 1 hr 10 min
Ho99o9's "Tomorrow We Escape": Hardcore, Hip Hop & Soul Rage - Headbang, Jump & Dance To This
Ho99o9 is hardcore meets hip hop, industrial, and apocalypse. In this explosive episode of We Wreck Records, The OGM and Yeti of Ho99o9 unpack their ferocious new album Tomorrow We Escape — a record built to make you headbang, dance, and jump. They talk about growing up as Black kids in the hip hop era and finding their way into heavy music, how performance became a spiritual practice, the power of riffs, the meaning of 999, fatherhood, sobriety, and the art that defines their vision. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. EARPEACE: www.earpeace.com/pages/wwrpodcast Visit the above link for 15% off your first order. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram
Oct 8, 2025 · 45 min
William Goldsmith (Assertion, Sunny Day Real Estate, Foo Fighters) On Quitting Music & Finding His Best Band
Iconic drummer William Goldsmith (Sunny Day Real Estate, Foo Fighters, Assertion) opens up about the years he quit music entirely; and the journey back to falling in love with drumming. From the birth of emo to the exhaustion of early Foo Fighters fame, Goldsmith reflects on artistry, anxiety, and fatherhood with raw honesty. He dives into Assertion's new album Basking in the Gaslight, the story behind his nine-year silence, and why he still plays to document the human experience. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. EARPEACE: www.earpeace.com/pages/wwrpodcast Visit the above link for 15% off your first order. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram
Oct 1, 2025 · 1 hr 11 min
Agnostic Front's Victim in Pain: The Birth of New York Hardcore
Agnostic Front's Victim in Pain (1984) didn't just define New York hardcore—it changed culture. Roger Miret joins hosts Christina Rowatt and Chris Enriquez to relive the chaos of squats, CBGB nights, and recording raw with Don Fury. From fascist threats then and now, to the unity that kept the scene alive, Roger gets real about survival, community, and the record's enduring power. New music out this November! We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. EARPEACE: www.earpeace.com/pages/wwrpodcast Visit the above link for 15% off your first order. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram
Sep 24, 2025 · 1 hr 7 min
John 5's Ghost: From 80s LA to Manson and Mötley Crüe, Hauntings & Guitar Heroes
Guitar legend John 5 (Mötley Crüe, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, David Lee Roth) joins us to dive into his new solo album Ghost. John takes us back to 1980s LA — Aqua Net hairspray, ramen noodles, and the last gasp of the Sunset Strip — before reflecting on his wild years with Marilyn Manson, his nearly 20-year partnership with Rob Zombie, and what it means to step into Mötley Crüe in the here and now. He opens up about the name "John 5," why he kept it, and the ghosts that inspired his latest solo record. From lessons learned watching larger-than-life personalities like Roth and Manson, to his philosophy that "more is more" when it comes to shredding, John 5 shares his journey with trademark humility and heart. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. EARPEACE: www.earpeace.com/pages/wwrpodcast Visit the above link for 15% off your first order. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram
Sep 17, 2025 · 39 min
Lorna Shore's The Everblack Festering Within Me: Ramen Demons, Grief & Superhuman Deathcore
Will Ramos and Adam De Micco join We Wreck Records to talk about Lorna Shore's new album I Feel the Ever Black Festering Within Me. From mood boards ("blue planet," "underworld with a gun") to ramen demons and Viking funerals, the band share how grief, chaos, and triumph shaped their most emotional record yet. Hear stories behind Forevermore, Oblivion, Lionheart, and War Machine — and why Parkway Drive inspired them to think bigger than ever. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. EARPEACE: www.earpeace.com/pages/wwrpodcast Visit the above link for 15% off your first order. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram
Sep 10, 2025 · 48 min
Soulfly's Chama: Max Cavalera on Family Fire, Roots Memories, Clashing Cultures & Chino Love
The mighty Max Cavalera digs deep into Chama, Soulfly's 13th album and one of his most inspired in years. Produced by his son Zyon (with help from his brother Igor), Chama blends raw riffs, tribal rhythms, and modern Brazilian metal into a record that feels as hungry as Max did at 18. Max opens up about finding fire again after decades of albums, letting his kids push him harder in the studio, and weaving tribal culture into heavy metal. We dig into standout tracks like No Pain, No Power (featuring Dino Cazares, Gabe from Unto Others, and Ben from No Warning), the legacy of Soulfly's early days, and why this album became his most Brazilian yet. Along the way, Max shares stories of burying master tapes at Indigo Ranch to "charge them with spirits," recording with the Xavantes tribe for Roots, his lifelong bond with Chino Moreno and Deftones, and what it's like to raise a family of full-on metal lifers. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. EARPEACE: www.earpeace.com/pages/wwrpodcast Visit the above link for 15% off your first order. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram
Sep 3, 2025 · 49 min
Bratmobile's Pottymouth: DIY Punk and the Riot Grrrl Movement (1993)
Bratmobile's Pottymouth is a cornerstone record of Riot Grrrl: the 90s feminist punk movement where women claimed space in music through raw, DIY energy. Recorded in just 24 hours on a four-track for nothing but pizza and hair dye, the album captured the urgency and energy of its time. In this episode of We Wreck Records, drummer Molly Neuman takes us back to Olympia in 1993, when zines, basement shows, and a small group of friends sparked a movement that reshaped punk. Molly reflects on forming Bratmobile, the messy power of Pottymouth, Riot Grrrl's clashes with the mainstream, and why the record still resonates today. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. EARPEACE: www.earpeace.com/pages/wwrpodcast Visit the above link for 15% off your first order. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram
Aug 27, 2025 · 28 min
Biffy Clyro's Only Revolutions: Behind their Breakthrough Record
Simon Neil from Biffy Clyro chats with guest-host Chris Enriquez about Only Revolutions, the album that changed everything. The 2009 breakthrough featured six hit singles, a four-month recording marathon in Vancouver and LA with producer Garth Richardson, and a burst of love, energy, and renewal. Where Puzzle wrestled with grief and loss, Only Revolutions captured passion, connection, and the rush of possibility. It was a record that pushed Biffy Clyro into stadiums and cemented them as one of the UK's most important rock bands. Simon also opens up about songwriting, the band's fearless evolution, and their upcoming record Futique (out September 19). We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram
Aug 19, 2025 · 57 min
Refused's The Shape Of Punk To Come Changed Hardcore Forever
Refused frontman Dennis Lyxzén gets elbows deep into the story of their classic 1998 album The Shape of Punk to Come, from their hardcore roots in Sweden's Umeå to the experimental chaos that fused hardcore, jazz, rock, experimental music and drum & bass into a revolutionary sound. He opens up about the political fire that drove the record, the inner tensions of making it, and why the album's freedom-loving, anti-capitalist spirit still matters today. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram
Aug 12, 2025 · 1 hr 16 min
Slomosa's Tundra Rock: "Battling Guns," Palestine & Speaking Truth to Power
Benjamin Berdous of Norwegian band Slomosa discusses "Battling Guns" off their album Tundra Rock and its strong stance on Palestine in the latest episode of the We Wreck Records podcast. He champions artists like Rage Against The Machine and System of a Down using their platform to speak out on what's right. He discusses the impact of Israeli and American propaganda, the sensitivity around discussing Palestine in Germany, and the broader implications of canceling political views. Beyond the political, the podcast features an intimate and exploratory deep dive into the meaning and music behind their genre-defining album "Tundra Rock" which took the riffs and catchiness of desert rock and threw it in the Norwegian forest to fend for itself, beautifully. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram
Aug 5, 2025 · 56 min
Orange 9mm's Driver Not Included: Chaka Malik on Staying High, Surviving NYC & A New Sound
Orange 9mm's Chaka Malik joins We Wreck Records to celebrate 30 years of Driver Not Included, the genre-smashing record that fused chaos, consciousness, and a totally new sound. In this raw, honest conversation, Chaka reflects on the magic of 90s NYC, the record's emotional intensity, and how vulnerability—not volume—is the real power behind heavy music. From Tribe Called Quest to spiritual awakenings, staying high to the real truth about addiction, hyponosis, finding your voice, slam dancing through to spinning in a chair in the dark to unlock melodies — this is a deep look at a record that still hits. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram
Jul 30, 2025 · 56 min
Callous Daoboys' I Don't Want To See You In Heaven: Turning Loud Minds into Wild Art
In this week's episode of We Wreck Records, Carson Pace of The Callous Daoboys unpacks the creativity, experiments and madness behind I Don't Want to See You in Heaven (2025). This record is a genre-smashing, sonically feral slab of emotional honesty, part mathcore, part heartbreak, part existential exorcism. Carson dives deep on the band's evolving (and very cinematic) sound, their boldest musical experiments yet, and when lyrics can smell. We talk about speed of thought, artistic vulnerability, turning a loud brain into something beautiful and what it means to completely reinvent yourself, using only your heartbreak as fuel. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram
Jul 23, 2025 · 56 min
HEALTH's RAT WARS: Apocalypse Movie Music, Youth vs. Drugs & a Raw Track-by-Track
What does the end of the world sound like? Is it traitorous to be sober in industrial music? Why do Generation Z's promiscuous music fanatics diverge so hard with 90's genre purists? Who wins: drugs, music, or youth? How do you build a record that feels like a movie? In this week's episode of We Wreck Records, submerge yourself in the story behind HEALTH's "RAT WARS" with HEALTH frontman Jake Duzsik as he cranks open this slab of dystopian beauty. Listen in on a raw in-the-wild chat featuring an explosive track-by-track lyrical and musical exploration of this beloved genre-busting album. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. EARPEACE: www.earpeace.com/pages/wwrpodcast Visit the above link for 15% off your first order. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! AMG | AUDIO MEDIA GRADING: www.audiomediagrading.com Use code "NEW NOISE" for 10% off your first order. ROOTLESS COFFEE: Use code "NEWCOFFEE20" for 20% off your first order. Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram
Jul 15, 2025 · 36 min
GWAR: 40 Years of Mayhem, Blood & Slime Feat. Blöthar the Berserker & BälSäc
Blöthar the Berserker and BälSäc crash We Wreck Records to celebrate 40 years of GWAR — the filthiest, weirdest, most blood-soaked band in the galaxy — and their new EP The Return of Gor-Gor. We talk censorship, stage carnage, presidential beheadings, and how GWAR snuck punk rock anarchy into the mainstream. Also: classic chaos with original frontman Oderus Urungus (RIP), including backstage insurrection, crowd mayhem, and the alien soul of a band that just won't die. We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. EARPEACE: www.earpeace.com/pages/wwrpodcast Visit the above link for 15% off your first order. GRILLO'S PICKLES: grillos.com Enjoy a pickle, live a little! AMG | AUDIO MEDIA GRADING: www.audiomediagrading.com Use code "NEW NOISE" for 10% off your first order. ROOTLESS COFFEE: Use code "NEWCOFFEE20" for 20% off your first order. Follow us: New Noise Magazine Instagram New Noise Magazine Website New Noise Magazine YouTube Host Christina Rowatt on Instagram