The Downbeat
Craig Reynolds
Topics: Music
The Downbeat Podcast is an award-winning heavy music podcast featuring in-depth interviews with the biggest names in metal, hardcore, and alternative music. Hosted by Craig Reynolds, The Downbeat explores metal, death metal, black metal, hardcore, and metalcore through long-form, unfiltered conversations with legendary musicians and rising artists. Hear behind-the-scenes stories, songwriting insights, touring life, and honest discussions from across the global heavy music scene. New episodes feature iconic bands, underground favorites, and the voices shaping modern heavy music.
Latest episodes
- ELOY CASAGRANDE | THE SLIPKNOT INTERVIEW
- GENE HOGLAN | FROM DEATH TO DETHKLOK VIA STRAPPING YOUNG LAD + MORE
- ALISSA WHITE-GLUZ | THE CREATION OF BLUE MEDUSA
- BRANN DAILOR | MAKING MASTODON’S MARROW DEEP, GRIEF, DRUMS + CLOWNS
- COLIN YOUNG | HARDLORE, HARD WORK, AND GOD’S HATE
- DYING WISH | GHOST STORIES + FAN CASTING w/ THE METALCORE NO FLY LIST LEGENDS
- 156/SILENCE | ALBUM OF THE YEAR? JACK MURRAY ON PEOPLE WATCHING…FROM A DISTANCE.
- RIP ANDY WILLIAMS.
- ATREYU | BRANDON SALLER ON METALCORE’S EVOLUTION, THE CURSE + THE END IS NOT THE END.
- DYING FETUS | DRUMS, DOUBLE STROKES + DEATH METAL WITH TREY WILLIAMS
The Downbeat is No. 108 in Music on Apple Podcasts in the US today. The latest episode came out on October 28, 2026. A new episode comes out about once a week.
Today's places
| Chart | Place | Since yesterday |
|---|---|---|
| US: Music | 108 | ▼1 |
| UK: Music | 119 | ▼21 |
| Canada: Music | 139 | ▲1 |
| Australia: Music | 105 | ▼20 |
| New Zealand: Music | 103 | ▲92 |
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