Craig Mabbitt returns to the For The Burgh Podcast to chat about Escape The Fate's upcoming album Out Of The Shadows - out 9.1.23 and their upcoming Out Of The Shadows tour kicking off 8.31.23 !By Ron Gaita

Episode 31 of the For The Burgh Podcast features Actor and retired WCW wrestler Tyler Mane! Tyler talks about his early wrestling career and being trained in the Hart Dungeon by Stu Hart himself. He tells us what it was like tagging with Kevin Nash, wrestling all around the world and being one of the last guys to wrestle the late, great Andre The G…

Episode 30 of the For The Burgh Podcast features Danny Stillman, lead singer of Drop Dead Gorgeous, Bleach Blonde and most recently 888! Danny and I run thru every Drop Dead, Bleach Blonde and 888 album as he gives us his personal favorite song from each record by every band! He also talks about his influences growing up such as Nirvana, The Used a…

Episode 29 of the For The Burgh Podcast features my favorite singer from my favorite band of all time, Adam Lazzara from Taking Back Sunday! Adam and I run thru every TBS album, and he gives us his favorite songs from each record. We also talk about some demos/B-sides that didn't quite make the cut on a couple records. I ask how he turned a simple …

Episode 28 of the For The Burgh Podcast features former Pittsburgh Penguin and overtime Game 7 hero, Darius Kasparaitis! Kaspar talks about what it was like being drafted 5th overall by the New York Islanders, being shocked that he was traded to the hated division rival Pittsburgh Penguins and how the team and city welcomed him with open arms. He a…

Episode 27 of the For The Burgh Podcast features Hunter Burgan of AFI! Hunter runs thru every AFI album, giving us his favorite track from each record. He talks about what it was like working with Tegan And Sara and playing with Matt Skiba And The Sekrets. He also shares a memory from Pittsburgh about a time when Chris #2 from Anti-Flag lent him hi…

Episode 26 of the For The Burgh Podcast features Chris Henderson, guitarist of 3 Doors Down! Chris and I break down every 3DD album, he tells us some pretty cool stories about each record, and also gives us his personal favorite song from each! Chris talks about Pittsburgh and about the time 3DD played outside of Heinz Field for Rib Fest! Be sure t…

Episode 25 of the For The Burgh Podcast features the lead singer of Steel Panther, Michael Starr! Michael goes thru each Steel Panther album, giving us his personal favorite song from each record. He also tells us a couple stories about the city with the craziest live crowd and much more! Be sure to check out their upcoming Drive In show dates on F…

Episode 24 of the For The Burgh Podcast features Joseph Ruud, better known as former WWE Superstar Erick Rowan! Rowan talks about his early wrestling journey and how he got signed by WWE. He also talks about coming up through NXT and debuting on the WWE Main Roster with the Wyatt Family. We talk about his personal "WrestleMania Moments", including …

Episode 23 of the For The Burgh Podcast features lead signer/lead guitarist of Anti-Flag, Justin Sane! Justin talks about the early Pittsburgh Punk scene and how that influenced him to start Anti-Flag. We run thru every Anti-Flag album and he gives us his personal favorite song from each record, as he goes into detail about what each of those songs…

Episode 22 of the For The Burgh Podcast features the lead singer of a Pittsburgh and Yinzer favorite The Clarks, none other than Scott Blasey! Scott and I run thru each and every Clarks album, he describes the recording process behind each one and gives us his personal favorite song off each record as well! We obviously talk a bunch about Pittsburg…

Episode 21 of the show features boy band LEGEND, Chris Kirkpatrick of 'NSYNC. Chris quickly runs down every 'NSYNC album, giving us his personal favorite song from each record. He talks about performing on stage with Ariana Grande at Coachella, 'NSYNC receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame and I also ask him what lead up to him being called…

On the 20th episode anniversary of the For The Burgh Podcast, we welcome guest, Jaret Reddick, lead singer of Bowling For Soup. Jaret and I talk about every single one of Bowling For Soup's albums, and Jaret gives us his personal favorite song from each record. We also talk about how WWE Superstar Alexa Bliss is a diehard BFS fan, and how she filme…

Episode 19 of the For The Burgh Podcast features Matt Kelly, drummer for Dropkick Murphys.. Matt talks about every Dropkick album, picking his personal favorite song from each record. We talk about how the band has played multiple live streamed shows in front of no crowd during this Covid shutdown. He show a bunch of Pittsburgh love towards the cit…

Episode 18 of the For The Burgh Podcast features Fred Mascherino of The Color Fred, formerly of Taking Back Sunday! Fred and I run through every album he's recorded with Taking Back Sunday, Terrible Things and The Color Fred, giving us his personal favorite song from each record. He tells us about the worst injury he suffered from one of Adam Lazza…

Episode 17 of the For The Burgh Podcast features frontman of The Devil Wears Prada, and fellow YINZER, Mike Hranica! Mike and I very quickly run through some of his favorite tracks from every TDWP record before getting into his favorite spots around The Burgh! He also gives us his favorite Pittsburgheese sayings, but we spend the majority of the ti…

Episode 16 of the For The Burgh Podcast features Justin Morrow of Motionless In White, formerly of Ice Nine Kills. Justin talks a little bit about the last Ice Nine Kills album he recorded with the band, The Silver Scream, and the transition from Ice Nine to Motionless. We talk about Motionless In White's newest single Another Life, his favorite ho…

Episode 15 of the For The Burgh Podcast features JT from Famous Last Words and Post Script. JT runs through every Famous Last Words record and EP, talking about the concept story behind each one, while also giving us his personal favorite song from each record. He tells us the bands plans for releasing new music, and be sure to check out Post Scrip…

Episode 14 of The For The Burgh Podcast features Matt Good of From First To Last and D.R.U.G.S. Tune in to hear Matt talk about FFTL's complete discography, giving us his favorite song from each record. He also goes through the complete timeline of how he was originally the lead singer of the band, meeting Sonny Moore (AKA Skrillex) on Myspace, to …

Episode 13 of the For The Burgh Podcast hosted by Ron Gaita features Ricky Armellino from HAWK and Ice Nine Kills. Ricky takes us on a journey of his musical career, whether it be playing guitar, being a lead singer, writing or producing, he can literally do it all! He even dabbled in some stand up comedy back in the day! Ricky also shows a bunch o…

Episode 12 of the For The Burgh Podcast features Dan Jacobs of Atreyu. Dan talks about the recording process for every single Atreyu record, giving us his favorite song from each album. Find out what famous duo ended up being in one of Atreyu's music videos before the duo became famous. He gives us some good Pittsburgh show memories, tells us which…

Episode 11 of the For The Burgh Podcast features Jack O'Shea, guitarist of Bayside. Jack breaks down every Bayside album and gives us his personal favorite song off of each record. He also talks about the band's decision to cancel their summer tour while showing a bunch of Pittsburgh love and giving us his "Daily Jagoff".…

Episode 10 of the For The Burgh Podcast features Mark Heylmun from Suicide Silence. Mark talks about being 17 years old when he joined the band, and how they coined the term YOLO before it was cool. He also breaks down every Suicide Silence record including their newest release Become The Hunter. We talk about what he thinks about when he thinks Pi…

Episode 9 of the For The Burgh Podcast features one of my favorite frontmen of all time, Craig Mabbitt! Craig talks about how he joined his first band Blessthefall, starting The Word Alive, and accidentally calling Escape The Fate's manager landing him the job of being their lead singer and the rest being history! Craig gives us his personal Final …

Episode 8 of the For The Burgh Podcast is a TWO parter! First we have Nash Breen, drummer of Armor For Sleep and The Cold Seas.. Nash talks about Armor's current plans for their latest anniversary tour.. as well as pulling double duty when The Cold Seas tours with Armor For Sleep! Next is Alex Pappas, formerly of one of my favorite bands of all tim…

Episode 7 of the For The Burgh Podcast features Cove Reber of Dead American (former frontman of Saosin), Cove talks about how he found out that one of his favorite bands, Saosin was in search of a new singer, and how he landed the gig. He gives us his top two Cove-Era Saosin songs. He also fills us in on the new Dead American record and what it was…

Episode 6 of the For The Burgh Podcast features Matthew Marcellus, guitarist of Emarosa. Matthew talks about his music career and what led him to join the band Emarosa. He also shares his experiences recording the last two Emarosa records (131 and Peach Club) while giving his thoughts on the bands most recent style change!…

Episode 5 of the For The Burgh Podcast features lead singer of The Spill Canvas, Nick Thomas. Nick breaks down every Spill Canvas album, giving us an in depth look about the recording process behind each album and he also gives us his favorite song from each record! He talks Pittsburgh, Mr. Smalls, Daily Jagoff and has a hilarious pre-show ritual!…

Episode 4 of the For The Burgh Podcast features guitarist of The Used, Joey Bradford. Joey talks about past bands he's been in before joining The Used in 2018. We also talk about their new record "Heartwork" being released on April 24th! He mentions being on a local Pittsburgh news channel while on tour and coining the term "No-Parksburgh". And is …

Episode 3 of the For The Burgh Podcast is about Celebrating the 20th year anniversary of Silverstein with frontman Shane Told who breaks down every album the band has released to date, giving us his favorite track off each record while showing a ton of Pittsburgh love to the city and "one of the best brewery's in America" Dancing Gnome Brewery! He …

Episode 2 of the For The Burgh Podcast features the lead singer of Saosin and Circa Survive, Anthony Green! Anthony talks about his early music career leading up to him joining Saosin, leaving to form Circa Survive, and then his long awaited return to Saosin to put out the record Along The Shadow in 2016. He mentions thinking about Primanti Bros an…

The first ever episode of the For The Burgh Podcast features the founding member of Taking Back Sunday, Eddie Reyes! Eddie talks about growing up a hardcore kid/metal head on Long Island, NY and the multiple bands he started before hitting it big with Taking Back Sunday. He talks about the scariest moment of his touring career and we play a game of…