Band

Merciful Fate

Referenced in 3 episodes

#103: Gene Ambo

February 3, 2023

Gene Ambo, a renowned Chicago music photographer, discusses his decades-long career shooting iconic metal, punk and hardcore bands at venues like Metro in Chicago. Ambo talks about his beginnings sneaking cameras into shows in the early 80s, building relationships with bands and magazines, and how the music photography scene has evolved over time. He also shares stories of memorable shows he's shot, from Metallica to Danzig, and reveals plans for future photo book projects focused on the hardcore and hip-hop scenes.

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#68: Joe Kelly

June 3, 2022

Joe Kelly, former singer of the band Lost Cause, discusses his early music career, including touring with Ministry and the Mentors in the late 1980s. He also talks about his later band Beer Nuts and their antics on tour with Local H in the 1990s, such as playing shows naked and destroying the band Creed's career by opening for them with the song "Number of the Beast".

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#57: Keith Smith

March 11, 2022

Scott Lucas, Gabe Rodriguez and Ben Reiser interview their high school friend Keith Smith, who is in the Christian metal band Oblivion Myth. They discuss Keith's musical journey, his faith, and reminisce about the metal and hard rock scene they grew up with in Zion, Illinois in the 1980s and early 1990s.

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