Rock The Walls

Rock The Walls

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Always on the frontlines, Rock The Walls is hosted by music fan and devoted radio host Patrick Walford. Over one thousand interviews are already in the can—from being the first ever radio interview for bands like I Prevail & The Story So Far, to speaking with heavy & alternative music legends such as The Used, Anthrax, Parkway Drive, Godsmack, Korn, Sum 41, Bring Me The Horizon, A Day To Remember, and hundreds more. After doing the show for over a decade, hosting Warped Radio, bringing you your idobi Music News, and Music Directing idobi Howl, along with hitting the road for coverage on...

Mike Hranica of The Devil Wears Prada

Mike Hranica of The Devil Wears Prada

This week on the Rock The Walls Podcast Edition, Patrick chats with Vocalist of The Devil Wears Prada Mike Hranica about their latest single Ritual, working on new music that’s coming out in 2025,  his new solo album under the name Town of Lake, potential touring plans to celebrate TDWP’s 20th Anniversary as a band next year, as always when he’s on the show a little NHL/Hockey Talk and so much more! Tune into Rock The Walls live Thursdays on idobi Howl @ 8pmET/5pmPT & Saturdays on idobi Radio @

Dec 6, 2024 • 37:00

John Runkle of It Dies Today

John Runkle of It Dies Today

This week on the Rock The Walls Podcast Edition, Patrick chats with longtime friend of the show and new drummer of It Dies Today, John Runkle! The guys talk about how playing in a Pop Punk/Emo Cover Band helped him become a better all around drummer, officially joining the band a few months back after being longtime friends with the band, touring with them 15 years ago in 2009 at just 17 years old, writing towards new music and so much more! Tune into Rock The Walls live Thursdays on idobi Howl

Oct 18, 2024 • 40:44

NHL Playoffs First Round Pick’em w/ Adam of Orthodox!

NHL Playoffs First Round Pick’em w/ Adam of Orthodox!

Today on a Podcast Exclusive Episode, Patrick is joined by Adam Easterling, Vocalist of Orthodox, to break down the First Round Matchups of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs! Not only are they both Hockey Fanatics, they have battled it out all season long in a Fantasy Hockey League (where Adam dominated and Patrick missed the playoffs after 2 league championships!) They break down all 8 first round series, pick who they think will win each series and the number of games they’ll do it in. As wel

Apr 24, 2024 • 58:14

Rock The Walls Podcast: Greg Puciato

Rock The Walls Podcast: Greg Puciato

Today on the Rock The Walls Podcast, Patrick is joined by Greg Puciato to talk all about his latest solo album Mirrorcell, touring/working together/becoming great friends with the legendary Jerry Cantrell of Alice In Chains, his new band Better Lovers, his art collective Federal Prisoner, growing as a songwriter & vocalist over 30 years plus so much more in this in-depth chat! You can follow Greg’s socials on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram & Better Lovers on Facebook, Twitter &

Aug 2, 2023 • 1:02:16

Bleed From Within

Bleed From Within

Today on the Rock The Walls Podcast, Patrick speaks with Ali Richardson, Drummer of Scotland’s Bleed From Within! They just dropped their new album Shrine earlier this month on Nuclear Blast. In this in-depth interview talking all about the record, they talk about the writing & recording process and where they wanted to evolve and progress their sound this time around, his level of preparedness going into the studio including a day where he tracked 5 songs off the album, his involvemen

Jun 21, 2022 • 1:03:15

Paleface

Paleface

Today on the Rock The Walls Podcast, Patrick speaks with Zelli, Vocalist of Switzerland’s Paleface. They just dropped their new album Fear & Dagger, without a doubt one of the heaviest, chaotic, and pissed off records of 2022 thus far. They talk about the bands beginnings less than 5 years ago, coming up as a heavy band in Switzerland, the writing & recording of Fear & Dagger, his Vocal Process from writing Vocal Patterns to Tracking and everything inbetween, the instrumental process, & Tracking

Apr 8, 2022 • 1:31:43

Carcosa

Carcosa

Today on the Rock The Walls Podcast, Patrick speaks with Andrew Baena, Johnny Ciardullo & Cooper Lagace of British Columbia, Canada's Carcosa all about their awesome debut EP Absent which they dropped last Summer, starting a new band & finding their new sound after the 4 ended their previous band in early 2020, the writing & DIY recording process doing everything themselves for the EP, their awesome content & journeys in music through YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, beat-making + mu

Jul 1, 2021 • 0:00

Brandon Saller of Atreyu

Brandon Saller of Atreyu

Today on the Rock The Walls Podcast, Patrick speaks w/ Brandon Saller of Atreyu all about their new album Baptize (out now on Spinefarm Records!), the writing & recording of it, stepping into the Frontman/Vocalist after being Drummer/Vocalist of the band, working once again with Producer John Feldmann, the awesome guest spots of Travis Barker, Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach, Matt Heafy of Trivum & collaborations with the likes of grandson. & Mark Hoppus + Much More! The post Brandon

Jun 25, 2021 • 34:39

David Schellenberg

David Schellenberg

On this episode of the Rock The Walls Podcast, Patrick speaks with David Schellenberg, Guitarist & Vocalist of Tunic! They just dropped Exhaling via Artoffact Records, which is comprised of the band's debut album + three new tracks. We dig into the writing & recording of it, how the 3 new tracks could possibly shape their Sophomore Album which is due out Late 2021/Early 2022, the awesome one-take/one-shot music Video they did for Fade Out, being an Owner & Booker of a music venue

Jun 16, 2021 • 38:11

Dustin Davidson of August Burns Red

Dustin Davidson of August Burns Red

Dustin Davidson, bassist of August Burns Red, joins Rock The Walls to chat all about the band's upcoming Christmas Burns Red Livestream, happening this Saturday at 8pm ET (tickets @ abrlivestream.com). He also chats their latest album Guardians and playing songs off it for the first time as apart of it, their new Christmas Cover & Sleddin' Hill Beer, the tough to eat Philadelphia Eagles Season so far, and much more! The post Dustin Davidson of August Burns Red appeared first on idobi.

Dec 11, 2020 • 41:26

While She Sleeps

While She Sleeps

Patrick is joined by Loz Taylor, vocalist of While She Sleeps, to talk about their latest single "Fakers Plague".

Mar 27, 2020 • 0:34

Dragged Under

Dragged Under

Today on the Rock The Walls podcast Patrick speaks with Anthony Cappocchi, vocalist of Dragged Under!

Mar 25, 2020 • 0:01

Soulfly & Harm’s Way

Soulfly & Harm’s Way

Patrick speaks with two heavy hitters in the world of metal and hardcore music. The post Soulfly & Harm’s Way appeared first on idobi.

Mar 16, 2018 • 56:48

Special: Warped Rewind [idobi Remix Studio]

Special: Warped Rewind [idobi Remix Studio]

Patrick from Rock The Walls and I embarked on the Warped Rewind At Sea and had the best time ever! We recapped the cruise for you all and put clips in from some of our interviews! Check out our interviews with Chase Atlantic, Madina Lake, Cartel and The Starting Line, Simple Plan and Kevin Lyman!

Nov 7, 2017 • 0:52

The Contortionist

The Contortionist

Today on the Rock The Walls Podcast, Patrick speaks with Michael Lessard, Vocalist of The Contortionist! The post The Contortionist appeared first on idobi.

Oct 11, 2017 • 46:59

Varials

Varials

Today on the Rock The Walls Podcast, Patrick speaks with Travis Tabron, Vocalist of Varials!

Sep 27, 2017 • 0:01

Make Them Suffer, Volumes

Make Them Suffer, Volumes

Today on the Rock The Walls Podcast, Patrick speaks withi the vocalists from two heavy bands who have been making waves, Make Them Suffer and Volumes. The post Make Them Suffer, Volumes appeared first on idobi.

Aug 24, 2017 • 1:17:14

Dying Fetus

Dying Fetus

Today on the Rock The Walls podcast, Patrick speaks with John Gallagher, vocalist/guitarist of Dying Fetus! The post Dying Fetus appeared first on idobi.

Jul 31, 2017 • 39:36

CKY

CKY

Patrick and Chad I Ginsberg talk all about the band's new album, their first in eight years, 'The Phoenix', The post CKY appeared first on idobi.

Jul 10, 2017 • 39:24

The Acacia Strain

The Acacia Strain

Patrick and Vincent Bennett of The Acacia Strain talk at length about the band's new album, 'Gravebloom'. The post The Acacia Strain appeared first on idobi.

Jul 7, 2017 • 35:58

Miss May I

Miss May I

This week on Rock The Walls, Patrick speaks with two-fifths of Miss May I, vocalist Levi Benton and bassist/vocalist Ryan Neff. Walford along with Benton and Neff talk about Miss May I’s new album Shadows Inside, out now via Sharptone Records, writing and recording the album with both a vocal and instrumental producer, their upcoming touring cycle, where they would rank all six Miss May I albums from best to worst, and much more! Subscribe to the Rock The Walls Podcast here and follow Rock The W

Jun 13, 2017 • 43:51

Sworn In

Sworn In

This week on tRock The Walls, Patrick Walford continues idobi Warped Radio Pre-Interview coverage with the vocalist of Sworn In, Tyler Dennen. Walford and Dennen talk in-depth about Sworn In’s new album All Smiles, due out June 30th on Fearless Records. Also, Tyler’s approach when it comes to writing lyrics and how these are the most personal lyrics he has ever written, his favorite Warped Tour memory growing up as a fan (You NEED to hear this story to believe it!), who he’s st

Jun 6, 2017 • 59:46

Silverstein

Silverstein

This week on Rock The Walls, an idobi Warped Radio pre-interview with the vocalist of Silverstein, Shane Told. The post Silverstein appeared first on idobi.

May 25, 2017 • 49:29

He Is Legend

He Is Legend

Rock The Walls this week features vocalist of He Is Legend, Schuyler Croom. The post He Is Legend appeared first on idobi.

Apr 27, 2017 • 1:04:00

Backwordz

Backwordz

This week on the Rock The Walls, Patrick Walford speaks with Eric July, vocalist of Backwordz. The post Backwordz appeared first on idobi.

Apr 13, 2017 • 1:00:09

Pierce The Veil

Pierce The Veil

This week on Rock The Walls, Patrick Walford speaks with Mike Fuentes (drums) and Jaime Preciado (bass) of Pierce The Veil! The post Pierce The Veil appeared first on idobi.

Mar 30, 2017 • 39:33

Ben Lionetti (Lakeshore, ex-Emmure) & Jesse Ketive (ex-Emmure)

Ben Lionetti (Lakeshore, ex-Emmure) & Jesse Ketive (ex-Emmure)

This week on the Rock The Walls Podcast, Patrick Walrod speaks with Ben Lionetti, guitarist of Lakeshore and Jesse Ketive (former Guitarist of Emmure), in their first interview together in eight years. They let Walford know what they’ve been up, as Lionetti talks about his new band Lakeshore and their debut EP due out in spring. […]

Mar 15, 2017 • 0:55

Suicide Silence

Suicide Silence

This week on the Rock The Walls Podcast, Patrick Walford speaks with Suicide Silence vocalist, Eddie Hermida! The two talk in-depth about the band’s new self-titled album, the writing/recording of it, what pushed both Hermida and the band to change sound on the new album, recording vocals on the album and how it was different recording every track on the album start to finish on every take with no punching in and out of parts, working with producer Ross Robinson and more. Plus, does Hermid

Feb 28, 2017 • 37:51

Palisades

Palisades

This week on the Rock The Walls Podcast, Patrick speaks with Palisades vocalist Lou Miceli! The post Palisades appeared first on idobi.

Feb 23, 2017 • 39:25

Dangerkids

Dangerkids

This week on the Rock The Walls Podcast, Patrick speaks with one of the vocalists of Canton, Ohio’s Dangerkids. They discuss the band’s new album, Blacklist (out now via Paid Vacation Records), the writing/recording process of it, being out on The End Is Near Tour w/ Issues, Falling In Reverse, & Motionless In White, co-Writing on the new Falling In Reverse album, working with Ronnie Radke, and much more. Dangerkids are all wrapped up The End Is Near Tour, but you can be sure the

Feb 17, 2017 • 47:57

Devildriver

Devildriver

This Rock The Walls podcast features the vocalist of Devildriver, Dez Fafara! The post Devildriver appeared first on idobi.

Feb 8, 2017 • 20:52

Anti-Flag

Anti-Flag

This week on Rock The Walls, Patrick Walford speaks with one of the most important and influential punk bands of our generation, Anti-Flag! The post Anti-Flag appeared first on idobi.

Jan 23, 2017 • 52:48

Blessthefall, Too Close To Touch

Blessthefall, Too Close To Touch

Happy 2017! Rock The Walls kicks off 2017 on the Podcast, as Patrick speaks with Beau Bokan, vocalist of Blessthefall and Keaton Pierce, vocalist of Too Close To Touch. The post Blessthefall, Too Close To Touch appeared first on idobi.

Jan 9, 2017 • 1:02:43

Sum 41, New Years Day

Sum 41, New Years Day

This week on the Rock The Walls, Patrick Walford speaks with Dave "Brownsound" Baksh, Guitarist of Sum 41 and Ash Costello, vocalist of New Years Day! The post Sum 41, New Years Day appeared first on idobi.

Dec 16, 2016 • 57:05

Upon A Burning Body

Upon A Burning Body

This week on the Rock The Walls, Patrick Walford has Ruben Alvarez, guitarist of Upon A Burning Body!

Dec 10, 2016 • 0:49

Soilwork, Carcer City

Soilwork, Carcer City

This week on the Rock The Walls, Patrick Walford speaks with a pair of metal vocalists: Bjorn Strid of Soilwork and Patch Pinion of Carcer City! The post Soilwork, Carcer City appeared first on idobi.

Dec 1, 2016 • 1:04:21

Memphis May Fire, We Came As Romans

Memphis May Fire, We Came As Romans

Patrick Walford is back with a stacked show featuring Matty Mullins and Jake Garland of Memphis May Fire and the vocalists of We Came As Romans, Kyle Pavone and Save Stephens. The post Memphis May Fire, We Came As Romans appeared first on idobi.

Nov 14, 2016 • 1:14:38

The Devil Wears Prada

The Devil Wears Prada

This week on the Rock The Walls, Patrick Walford speaks with guitarist and vocalist of The Devil Wears Prada, Jeremy DePoyster. The two talk all about ‘Prada’s new album Transit Blues, living in a farm house for two months during the writing process of this record, recording once again with Dan Korneff, their drummer living mid-recording and much, much more. The post The Devil Wears Prada appeared first on idobi.

Nov 3, 2016 • 52:55

Fit For A King

Fit For A King

This week on the Rock The Walls, Patrick Walford speaks with Fit For A King vocalist, Ryan Kirby. The post Fit For A King appeared first on idobi.

Oct 25, 2016 • 59:21

Wage War

Wage War

This week on Rock The Walls, Patrick Walford speaks with guitarist and vocalist Cody Quistad and bassist Chris Gaylord of Wage War.

Oct 17, 2016 • 0:01

Fire From The Gods

Fire From The Gods

Patrick Walford is back with another Rock The Walls! This week, featuring an incredible up-and-coming band, Fire From The Gods. The post Fire From The Gods appeared first on idobi.

Sep 26, 2016 • 1:09:14

Bayside

Bayside

Patrick Walford is back with another Rock The Walls, this week featuring Nick Ghanbarian, Bassist of Bayside! The two talk dive into discussion on the brand new record Vacancy (available here), including the writing and recording process (different than anything the band has done before), recording with Producer Tim O’Heir, Ghanbarian and Walford’s love for hockey, nostalgia and emo nights popping up all across the US and much more in this 40+ minute conversation. The post Bayside ap

Sep 15, 2016 • 1:00:24

Sylar, Alesana

Sylar, Alesana

This week Patrick Walford speaks with vocalist of Sylar, Jayden Panesso and vocalist/guitarist of Alesana, Shawn Milke.

Sep 8, 2016 • 0:01

Veil of Maya, Circle of Contempt

Veil of Maya, Circle of Contempt

This week on Rock The Walls (subscribe iTunes), Host Patrick Walford speaks with Lukas Maygar, vocalist of Veil of Maya and Risto-Matti Toivonen, one of the guitarists of Finnish metal band, Circle of Contempt. The post Veil of Maya, Circle of Contempt appeared first on idobi.

Jul 27, 2016 • 1:16:21

I Prevail

I Prevail

This week on Rock The Walls, your host Patrick Walford is joined by Brian Burkheiser, one of the vocalists of I Prevail. Listen in as Walford and Burkheiser discuss I Prevail’s debut album Lifelines, out on Fearless Records later this year. They also get into the writing and recording experience, which placed the band in Los Angles and back home in Michigan, touring with Amaranthe, Hollywood Undead, and Crown The Empire and playing a slew of big rock festivals. Also, what it’s like b

Jul 13, 2016 • 50:59

Sleeping With Sirens, Emarosa

Sleeping With Sirens, Emarosa

This week on Rock The Walls, Patrick has Sleeping With Sirens vocalist Kellin Quinn and Emarosa vocalist Bradley Walden! Kellin joins the show first and talks about playing on one of the Vans Warped Tour Main Stages, some of his favorite memories growing up as a fan going to Warped, being nominated for Best Vocalist at the Alternative Press Music Awards, how singing got him fired at two different jobs and more. Next up, Bradley Walden of Emarosa joins the show. Walden and Walford talk about the

Jul 5, 2016 • 54:49

Whitechapel, Every Time I Die

Whitechapel, Every Time I Die

This week on Rock The Walls Patrick Walford interviews two awesome heavy bands! Ben Savage, Guitarist of Whitechapel and Keith Buckley, vocalist of Every Time I Die join the show this week. Just before hitting the road on Vans Warped Tour this past Friday, Savage talks about Whitechapel’s new album Mark Of The Blade. Also, playing Warped Tour for the first time in six years, videos games and who he’s looking forward to seeing play at Warped this summer. Next, Keith Buckley, vocalist

Jun 28, 2016 • 58:29

Crown The Empire, I See Stars

Crown The Empire, I See Stars

This week on Rock The Walls, Patrick Walford interviews two bands that are Vans Warped Tour veterans: Crown The Empire and I See Stars. Crown The Empire’s vocalist Andy Leo and bassist Hayden Tree talk about the band’s new album Retrograde, out July 22nd on Rise Records. Also, is this a new chapter for the band as vocalist David Escamilla is now playing guitar in addition to singing? Next up, I See Stars vocalist Devin Oliver joins Walford to talk up the band’s new release Tree

Jun 21, 2016 • 1:10:24

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