Vocalist Ray West is the latest guest to join the We Talk Music podcast and it's a fun chat with a very interesting and well thought out man.

Ray West is best known as the lead singer of Spread Eagle, a hard rocking New York based Street Metal band who exploded onto the scene with their debut self titled album in 1990. With MTV support the band built a following that lasts to this day, and in fact in 2025 Spread Eagle is arguably hotter than ever with numerous shows booked in front of raucous audiences celebrating their 35th year anniversary.

We talk to Ray West about the band's trajectory, history and future plans, as well as about his awesome guest vocals on songs like "We Got To War" with Steve Gordon's M.I.A. project. It's great fun so give it a listen.

Iron Savior is a German Power Metal band first established in 1996, and they have a new album coming out August 22nd titled "Reforged - Machine World".

Vocalist and band leader Piet is here on We Talk Music to give all the details on it and how they took back their musical library plus much more, so give it a listen and feel the metal power!

isitjosh is on the show to talk about his debut LP A Collection of Short Stories About the Heart. We also discuss with him his influences, past in the music industry, branding, the gloom squad, and much more. A fun show so give it a listen.

We have a fascinating episode of the We Talk Music podcast as we're joined by singer Johnnie Dee from storied Canadian rockers Honeymoon Suite.

The band has a new album coming out titled "Wake Me Up When the Sun Goes Down", an excellent follow up to 2024's tremendous album "Alive", and Johnnie Dee gives us the straight, unfiltered truth in every answer to every question we have about the band and the music, so check it out, listen, and share!

A legendary radio DJ, Charlie Kendall and his show Metalshop have interviewed the biggest and brightest stars in the world of Hard Rock / Heavy Metal.

Established in 1984, Metalshop was the first and biggest syndicated metal radio show in America and interviewed a legendary roundtable of guests over the years. Now back after a hiatus, Metalshop is better than ever and the man Charlie Kendall himself joins the We Talk Music podcast to discuss the show, it's history, current format and future plans. It's interesting and entertaining so give it a listen!

Among their peers in the Hard Rock / Heavy Metal world Alcatrazz is as respected as any band in the genre thanks to classic albums from the 80's like No Parole from Rock n' Roll, Disturbing the Peace and Dangerous Game.

The band's name now fully belongs to this episode's guest Jimmy Waldo and his co-founding bandmate Gary Shea, and Jimmy gives We Talk Music all the scoops on how the band got to this point, their line-up now and future plans. And to check out how the band sounds currently give the re-recording they've done of "Island in the Sun" a listen.

This is a fascinating episode so give it a whirl!

Matt & Joey from Sweet Corvette are the latest guests to join the We Talk Music podcast and it's a great conversation with two of Ohio's finest.

Describing themselves during the show as controlled chaos, that's an apt description of a band that has a love of multiple musical artists and genres but roots their sound in good old punk rock. It makes for awesome music and we get deep into their creative process, the band's origin, the songs they have and plans for the future. It's a really fun episode so check it out, and give their latest single "Unstoppable" a listen, it's out now!

The We Talk Music podcast really mean it if they say an album is a best of the year contender, and the debut self titled album by The Speaker Wars is a strong contender for the best album you'll hear in 2025.

Featuring Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame member Stan Lynch (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) & Texas singer-songwriter Jon Christopher Davis, it's a Americana-Rock band that take you on a musical journey you must experience, and Stan and Jon graciously give WTM some of their rime to discuss the group, the song writing, performing, and exceptional reception to the music. A must listen to show, check it out!