Beyond The Metalverse

Beyond The Metalverse Official Podcast featuring Paul Masvidal of Cynic and Kenji Tsunami of Narcotic Wasteland - Exploring the world of Metal and Beyond.

08/17/2026

Homeless at 19 years old - From metalhead to homeless addict - Nathan Williams played in the band Phantasm which featured Katon from Hirax, Ron McGovney from Metallica and Gene Hoglan.
Nathan recalls how when he was on the streets, he saw Mark Osegueda from Death Angel recognize him, and the shame he felt.

Full episode out now! Follow BEYOND THE METALVERSE on YouTube!

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08/14/2026

Every musician on social media seems like theyre absolute shredders, but can they tough it out on the road? Studio musician vs Live musician and now vs the bedroom musician

New episode featuring Brandon Giffin of Cynic out now! πŸ”— in bio!

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08/12/2026

Being attacked by bed bugs at a drug hotel is what inspired Nathan Williams to try out singing.
From metalhead to homeless addict on a 40 year journey of sobriety -

The full Nathan Williams story episode is up on YouTube!
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08/09/2026

The trend of editing your playing to the point where you barely played anything - Expanding upon our previous conversation regarding AI, this may be the next step where people may now use AI to clean up their playing or generate ideas without disclosing it.

Full conversation including our thoughts on the D'Addario AI Controversy available on Youtube! Link in bio!

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08/08/2026

Signing a pact with the devil - The death metal brother & sister duo Mark Wallace (Cartilage) and Ria Flory (Cartilage, Emasculator) stopped by the studio to talk about Filipino food, discovering music and.... Satan.

Full Episode coming soon! Follow BEYOND THE METALVERSE podcast to stay updated!

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08/07/2026

AI was used in the recent D'Addario string demo, the company released a new statement. Paul Masvidal of Cynic and Kenji Tsunami of NaαΉ›cotΔ±c Wasteland discuss the situation along with speculation of what may have happened behind the scenes.

Full discussion available on Youtube!

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D'Addario and Company Ai Controversy Suno AI music generation A.I. faking producer mix LANDR

08/06/2026

The new Forbidden album is coming out soon and it features vocalist Norman Skinner.
Craig Locicero and Chris Kontos talk about the time how they played the Bay Area Interthrashional - and it was that process which led to Norman joining the band.

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Bay Area Interthrashional
Warbringer

08/06/2026

Excerpt from the Jeff Hughell interview - Full episode out now on Youtube!

Discussing the various collaborations his band has had in the past including with members such as Ola Englund, Karyn Crisis and Ice-T

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08/05/2026

Brandon Giffin recalls auditioning for Cynic and it was only him and Sean Reinert in the room. After a successful audition, Brandon and Paul recall their tours, and a special show with Death to All.

Full Episode out now!

Charles Elliot of Abysmal Dawn, Steffen Kummerer of Obscura and Matt Harvey of Exhumed have contributed before settling with Max Phelps.... oh also btw new Cynic!

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08/04/2026

Full Episode out now! Nathan Williams talks about his journey from metalhead to homeless addict to finally gaining sobriety. He talks about what helped him - podcasts, music and metal yoga.

BEYOND THE METALVERSE podcast- Episode 5 features Nathan William's incredible story and Brandon Giffin of Cynic talking shop and new material! πŸ”— in bio!

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