In the first-ever episode of Hot-Blooded Podcast to not feature a musician, Satanic professor and sex therapist Dr. Eric Sprankle joins the show to discuss the many connections between heavy music and sexual health, including the importance of consent and communication, learning to be a good sexual partner, getting married on Halloween in a cemeter…

Kris Esfandiari, the prolific artist behind King Woman, Miserable, Dalmatian, Sugar High, NIGHTCRWLR, and about 100 other projects, kicks off the first episode of HOT-BLOODED after a 6-month break. Recorded entirely in a parked car on the side of the road in Sacramento, this episode is an extremely real, off-the-cuff, conversation about how Kris wr…

Evan Patterson, vocalist and guitarist of Young Widows and Jaye Jayle, married singer-songwriter Emma Ruth Rundle after having a crush on her for a decade. In this episode of HOT-BLOODED, he recalls falling in love, the conversation that solidified their future together, writing the entirety of Prisyn on his iPhone, the kismetic story of doing acid…

Aaron Heard, vocalist of the metalcore band Jesus Piece and bassist of the shoegaze act Nothing, became a father just one week before the U.S. went into lockdown. In this episode of HOT-BLOODED, he discusses the shock of realizing he was going to be a dad, what his partner Storm has taught him, and the inexplicable joy fatherhood has brought into h…

Nate Garrett, founder of the American heavy metal band Spirit Adrift, went through years of a deadly addiction to alcohol and nearly died from it in 2015. With the love, help, and inspiration of his wife Nicole, he got sober and changed his whole life – and wrote several albums in the process. In this episode, he tells the story of how he and Nicol…

A.L.N. is the vocalist and songwriter of the Portland, Oregon black-metal band, Mizmor. He is a former Christian who began writing songs for the project as a way to mourn the loss of his faith in God, and each album since has been a mile-marker in his acceptance of atheism. In this episode, he talks about how his longtime partner Sarah Ray, a bisex…

Type O Negative are iconic for writing romantic, sexy, sultry, gothic metal. In this episode of HOT-BLOODED, guitarist Kenny Hickey (who now plays in the band Silvertomb) discusses how the hell his relationship survived the insanity of the '90s, the enduring romantic legacy of the band, his feelings about the infamous Playgirl cover, and the time t…

The first episode of HOT-BLOODED Podcast to feature TWO guests: Matt Pike of the Grammy Award-winning sludge-metal band High on Fire and pioneering doom band Sleep, and Alyssa Maucere-Pike of Lord Dying, Glory In The Shadows, and Grigax. In this episode, the married couple sit down with Cat Jones to discuss how they met, sex on psychedelics, the ti…

Brady Deeprose, guitarist/vocalist of UK doom/sludge metal band Conjurer, met his girlfriend Sam in Los Angeles while he was on tour -- and the two fell in love and started dating via texting and FaceTime without ever even having kissed. In this episode of HOT-BLOODED with Cat Jones, he talks about communication, what he learned from his parents, a…

Danny Kiranos, aka Amigo The Devil, first gained attention for singing romantic yet campy folk/country songs about serial killers and providing sideshow entertainment at metal festivals. Now he’s largely singing about the evil within the self, and learning from past mistakes. In this episode of HOT-BLOODED with Cat Jones, he talks about finding lov…

Whether she’s playing with a backing band or alone with her guitar, Emma Ruth Rundle has a way of singing about life, love, and heartbreak in a way that inspires you to reflect on your whole life. In this episode of HOT-BLOODED with Cat Jones, she tells the story of how she and her husband Evan Patterson (of Young Widows and Jaye Jayle) met and fel…

Despite writing lyrics about comic books, “70s nipples,” humping volcanoes, and cashing Satan’s checks with his dick in his hand, Monster Magnet frontman Dave Wyndorf has always really been singing about relationships. He breaks down the more ridiculous moments of his career, burying themes of love and heartbreak underneath absurd lyrics, finding p…

King Buzzo, the eccentric frontman of the Melvins, has been married to his wife, artist Mackie Osborne, for 27 years. He tells the story of how they met, discusses their creative relationship, and offers insight into what makes their marriage work so well.Hosted, written, & produced by Cat JonesEdited and co-produced by Evan DulaneyLogo by Corey La…

HOT-BLOODED is a podcast about the of love and rock 'n' roll where Cat Jones interviews musicians about love, rock 'n' roll, and anything else that comes up along the way. This is an intro episode explaining the backstory of the project and a little about the host.Hosted, written, & produced by Cat JonesEdited and co-produced by Evan DulaneyLogo by…