Death Comes Lifting Podcast
By Zachary Bellante
Death Comes Lifting PodcastNov 14, 2021
#15 - Mohawk Mandy (Lifting Dead Army Trainer)
It was a pleasure to catch up & break PR's with Mohawk Mandy aka Buff Shady on her most recent trip to The Crypt. We talk all things DCL, training, and bad jokes. Love you freaks.
#14 - Adam Gorak (Pink Sock Podcast, Master Chef, Lifting Dead Army Warlord)
Please welcome the return of Adam Gorak, leader of the Australian division of The Lifting Dead Army, back to the podcast to chat about life, lifting, food, and rock & roll. He's the sweetest dude ever; and we are honored to have him repping with us. Check out his podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/4dcTpqyaIYrpcWWNZgXAut
#13 - Amanda Headlee (Author, Lifting Dead Army Empress)
#12 - Casey Hempel (Fit For The Final Girl)
#11 - Ron Vento (Aurora Borealis)
On this episode we desperately miss our trusty co-host Schuler (Death Metal Radio) but we make up for it in coffins full of weights & blood as we chat with Ron Vento about his 20-plus year career in death metal, his many projects, producing & mixing records, why he stopped touring, and how he stays in such awesome shape with Thee Lifting Dead Army.
#10 - Vince Tweten (Phobophillic)
We ride again with drummer & lyricist of the up & coming death metal band Phobophilic! We talk incorporating philosophy, literature, & more kinds of smart lyrics in death metal, writing & recording their new record, their upcoming tour opening for Undeath & 200 Stab Wounds, and much more with this good dude.
Sabbath Sunday Devil's Night Special - Master of Reality
Join your favorite dead boys Zak & Schuler as we discuss Master of Reality, and all the wonderful, spiritual, and horrific things that come with it. Happy Halloween!
# 9 - Halloween Special feat. Bloody Hammers (Anders Manga)
Happy Halloween. Lift heavy & Listen to Bloody Hammers.
Get their new record, which is by far the most perfect record for Halloween festivities this year, right here: http://www.bloodyhammers.com
#8 - Zack Simmons (Goatwhore)
#7 - Alexander Jones (Undeath)
Not THAT Alex Jones - but a way cooler one, singer of Undeath joins the podcast to talk all writing, recording, & touring their new record, "It's Time... To Rise from the Grave" , writing for Metal Injection, band history, and much more.
#6 - Lisa Mann (Splintered Throne)
Our favorite bodybuilding, blues bass playing, Dio singing badass Lisa Mann RETURNS to the podcast to all more shop & her latest release with band Splintered Throne.
# 5 - Jesus Wept
Join us with the boys in Jesus Wept as we talk about having fun in extreme metal, having a pop sensibility while writing heavy music writing, Carcass influence & collage cover art, music's most slept on gems, & obscure Black Sabbath worship.
#4 - Garrett Alvarado (MAUL)
Being a death metal band from North Dakota ain't easy, no matter how easy Garrett and the guys in MAUL make it look. We talk the local scene, the vibes of MAUL's ever morphing musical output, passion for the music & community, being possessed on stage, etc. He also is a really good dude. Please enjoy.
#3 - Stormland
Join us as we welcome BACK to the show Justin from the mighty Stormland. We talk about the power of DMX cut off shirts, everything about Stormland's new album, inspiration, war, man vs machine, & deep shit like that with this ultimate good dude. We apologize for our lizard brains & for connection issues on this one.
Sabbath Sunday Vol. 2 - Paranoid
WELCOME BACK TO CHURCH! The Sabbath Sunday podcast unties LIVE via ZOOM once per month with our Lifting Dead Army members to discuss Black Sabbath & various other forms of weirdness. Today, we talk the album Paranoid. Enjoy.
#2 - Mutilatred
WE RIDE AGAIN. Join us as your favoirte hosts field fitness questions from the audience, talk favorite workout music, and have a nice chat with the boys in Mutilatred.
Episode 1 - Rocco Martone (Chained to the Dead)
It is our absolute honor to welcome back our homeboy Rocco Martone, singer & songwriter for NJ death metal legends Chained To The Dead, as the first offical guest on our newly rebranded podcast.
We talk about the importance of bromance, Prey & the Predator franchise, the upcoming CTTD record, benefits of cold therapy, favorite forms of fitness, professional wrestling, our most meaningful cover songs, uniting the world through heavy metal, & much more.
We hope YOU enjoy listening to Rocco as much as we love talking to him.
Thanks for supporting, freaks.
Sabbath Sunday Vol. 1
WELCOME BACK TO CHURCH. If you're new around here, we do a SABBATH SUNDAY POCDAST once per month. During this podcast, we focus on one Black Sabbath record while of course relating it to our lives, health, and wellness. As each month progresses, we will go through their impeccable discography in order. Let us begin with their self-titled debut, with a little help from our friends in The Lifting Dead Army.
JOIN OUR PATREON PAGE for the chance to become part of this podcast, and hang out with us on SABBATH SUNDAY.
https://www.patreon.com/deathcomeslifting
The Death Comes Lifting Podcast #0 - Meet Your Hosts (Zak Bellante & Schuler Benson)
WE ARE BACK.
REJOICE & LISTEN as your trusty hosts The Crypt Keeper (Zak) & The Cardio Killer / PhDeath (Schuler) rejoin forces and to WELCOME YOU BACK to the new & improved, re-lauchend DEATH COMES LIFTING PODCAST.
In this episode we UPDATE YOU on all that has been going down behind the scenes, and our big plans for the future.
Of course, no DCL Podcast would be had without talking a little heavy metal & fitness.
Thank YOU for being apart of this journey with us, FREAKS!
We're just getting started.
Love,
Zak & Schuler
#54 - Mike Usenick (Pink Sock Podcast)
LISTEN AT YOUR OWN RISK.
On top of being one of the most genuinely unique & hilarious characters on the planet, Mike is host of The Pink Sock Podcast that can be found here
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpbdNRXqtcaDk9Fg3l-lVtRvEO0L8Ws72
#53 - Kristy Locklin (Pittsburgh Writer, Reporter, Horror Film & Motorhead Expert)
Listen at your own risk to Death Comes Lifting's first podcast to feature a live audience & flowing alcohol with local legend Kristy Locklin for a chat on all things horror, Lemmy, & lesbians.
Lifts & Riffs #58 - Sonny Lombardozzi (Ex- Incantation, Arise From Worms, Fleshtized)
This death metal guitar wizard joins us to talk about his new project, Arise From Worms with Steve Tucker & Flo Mounier, super smart music theory, recording Sect of Vile divinities with Incantation, and much more of his divine knowledge.
Check out ARISE FROM WORMS & pre-order here:
https://www.facebook.com/arisefromworms/
https://napalmrecords.com/english/arise-from-worms-cd.html
Lifts & Riffs #59 - Year End Special feat. Rocco Martone (Chained To The Dead)
The Boys recap the best, and worst, of 2021. Hope you enjoy as much as we did.
Sabbath Sunday Iron Worship Vol. 39 - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Welcome back to church, FREAKS!
The Lifting Dead Army recaps Christmas, The Matrix Resurrections, & Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.
SABBATH SUNDAY IRON WORSHIP VOL. 38 - Vol. 4
We finally return to talk about what some consider Sabbath's finest hour, Vol. 4.
Of course, we always talk the usual lifting dead shenanigans, bulking for winter, horror films, ghost stories,
Lifts & Riffs #57 - Dan Richardson (Pathology)
#52 - Devin Holiday - (The Cheats)
Guitarist of local Pittsburgh punk rock legends, The Cheats, finally joins us on the podcast to chat about all things rock & roll and fitness. We talk KISS, influences & roots, the vagabond traveling spirit, Wednesday 13, Pittsburgh, the legacy of The Cheats, his fitness journey and much more. Devin is a great dude and it is an honor to have his support of the podcast & brand. Check it out.
Lifts & Riffs #56 - Christian Larson (Necrofier)
THE LIFTS & RIFFS BOYS SHARE OUR BELIFS IN GOD, THE DEVIL, AND who would play ROB HALFORD in a Hollywood film. We talk Black Metal vs Death Metal, All things Necrofier, Texas, Concert Promotion, Vince Neil's training routine, longevity in extreme metal, and MORE.
SABBATH SUNDAY IRON WORSHIP VOL. 37 - KRAMPUS EDITION
WELCOME BACK TO CHURCH, FREAKS! We were totally planning on talking about Black Sabbath's Vol. 4, but ended up talking about Christmas Horror Moves, ghost stories, traditions, and essential heavy metal Christmas songs. Please enjoy.
Lifts & Riffs #55 - Jamie Stewart (The Absence)
THE BOYS ARE BACK WITH A REAL-LIFE GUEST from Florida, but is music sounds straight from Sweden. Jamies from THE ABSENCE joins us to talk all things related to the band, his creative process, vegan cuisine, and possibly the best answer to The Black Sabbath question ever given.
Sabbath Sunday Iron Worship Vol. 36 - Master of Reality
We talk about the album that created doom, Thanksgiving madness, vegan mashed potatoes, Resident Evil, Nic Cage deserving an Oscar for Pig, and Mohawk Mandy returning to the podcast in the coolest way possible - with a DCL TATTOO.
LIFTS & RIFFS BONUS EPISODE - Schuler Benson & Zak Bellante
Your favorite death metal co-hosts talk about sex, drugs, and rock & roll... Minus the sex.
We hope you enjoy this as much as we did.
Sabbath Sunday Iron Worship Vol. 35 - Paranoid
Welcome back to church, FREAKS!
Sabbath Sunday Iron Worship commences with a revisit to the "greatest hits album", Paranoid.
We talk it's enduring legacy, classic songs, nut butters, and much more madness as usual.
Lifts & Riffs #54 - Pustulus Maximus (GWAR)
We ride again into the intergalactic depths of metal space with GWAR guitarist, Postulus Maximus.
We talk 30 YEARS of Scumdogs of the Universe, touring with Napalm Death & Eyehategod, the logistics behind a GWAR show, GWAR vs Cancel Culture, spiritual enlightenment journeys, controversial Judas Priest album favorites, pre-workout supplements.
Zak from Death Comes Lifting unfortunately had to handle this one solo, our co-host Schuler of Death Metal radio was sorely missed. Please go squirt blood on him.
Also please campaign for a GWAR & Death Comes Lifting pre-workout supplement collaboration.
Thank you for listening.
SABBATH SUNDAY IRON WORSHIP VOL. 34 - Black Sabbath 1970
WE ARE STARTING OVER.
The Church of Iron Worship has made it's way through the might Black Sabbath discography, and is rolling back through it.
We begin at the creation of heavy metal with Black Sabbath's 1970 self-titled debut. It's the gift that keeps on giving.
We talk tattoos, vasectomies, Bill Ward VS Travis Barker, Metallica, bulking up for the holidays, and more.
SABBATH SUNDAY HALLOWEEN PARTY
Happy Halloween from the fine freaks of The Lifting Dead Army.
Featuring Sabatoge-era Ozzy, A Retro Tennis Player, & Gomez Adams / The Iron Shiek.
#52 - Corey Thomas (Valkyrie AD, Thriller Thursday Editor-In-Chief)
It is an honor to welcome long-time Lifting Dead Army Member, Thriller Thursday Review Writer, and solo metal musician known as Valkyrie AD, Corey Thomas; BACK on the podcast.
We talk horror literature, books vs movies, a deep dive into the rankings of the Halloween franchise, general horror nerd talk, and what YOU can expect to unearth when YOU join us over on The Lifting Dad Army's Patreon Page.
Happy Halloween.
Lifts & Riffs #53 - Bill Zaugg & Jason Ellsowrth (Angerot)
WE RIDE AGAIN into the haunted regions of South Dakota to chat with American-made Swedish death warriors in Angerot. We talk about how the accomplish their killer chainsaw sound, writing their new record, their killer merch game, the Sioux Falls metal scene, Acid Bath, Black Sabbath, and much more.
LIFTS & RIFFS #52 - Lisa Mann (White Crone)
The Lifts & Riffs boys are honored to talk to independent recording artist Lisa Mann. She has worked in the music industry doing everything from playing bass in Top 40 bands to becoming known for playing the blues; she currently is promoting her metal record, The Poisoner by White Crone. We talk all things music, fitness, and Dio.
SABBATH SUNDAY IRON WORSHIP VOL. 33 - Nativity In Black
JOIN THE LIFTING DEAD ARMY in celebrating the greatest Black Sabbath COVERS record ever, Nativity In Black.
We also talk a lot about the Halloween series.
We're OFF NEXT WEEK to return with a SABBATH SUNDAY HALLOWEEN PARTY SPECIAL on 10.31... DON'T MISS IT!
Join THE LIFTING DEAD ARMY to JOIN our LIVE PODCAST at 830am EST via ZOOM!
https://www.patreon.com/deathcomeslifting?fan_landing=true
#51 - Roger Bailey (Strength Coach of The Lifting Dead Army)
MEAT The Lifting Dead Army's official STRENGTH COACH, Roger "The Backwoods Berserker" Bailey. In this long overdue podcast we talk all things heavy lifting, strongman, carnivore diets, keto diets, carbohydrates, supplementation, and training all types of freaks to be their strongest selves.
SABBATH SUNDAY IRON WORSHIP VOL. 32 (THE LIFTING DEAD ARMY RETURNS)
THIS MAY BE THE ONLY SABBATH SUNDAY PODCAST IN HISTORY THAT WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT BLACK SABBATH, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULDN'T LISTEN TO BLACK SABBATH TODAY. Also, that doesn't mean we don't talk about the usual killer stuff like RACING IN THE MOUNTAINS, training, welding, Ghost, Halloween, Busta Rhymes's Mortal Kombat Fatality, and morgue hugely important information.
THANKS FOR LISTENING, FREAKS!
-Z
Lifts & Riffs #51 - Cody Drasser (Afterbirth)
Join us for a deep dive into the history of NYDM legends, Afterbirth. We talk early days, discovering influences, breaking up and getting back together years later, staying relevant as an 'adult' in the death metal world, and being fearlessly creative.
Lifts & Riffs #50 - Steve Tom Sawyer (Proponent Games)
Video games. Not a subject typically found within our LIFTS & RIFFS PODCAST quickly becomes one of our favorite conversations in recent history with Steve of Proponent Games. He distributes independent video games, is a massive metal head... and really good dude.
Check it out for video games business inside tips, tech death, Schuler & Zak being schooled on modern-era video games, and much more.
Sabbath Sunday LIFTS & RIFFS SABOTAGE BIRTHDAY SPECIAL feat. Schuler Benson & The Lifting Dead Army
Welcome back to the church of SABBATH SUNDAY IRON WORSHIP, FREAKS!
Help celebrate The Crypt Keeper's 270th birthday as we review the super deluxe edition of Black Sabbath's (best) record, Sabotage.
We are joined by our trusty Lifts & Riffs co-hose @DeathMetalRadio Schuler Benson for today's rituals.
Thank you all for joining & listening. Love you.
Lifts & Riffs #49 - Garry Brents (Cara Neir, Sallow Moth)
WE RIDE AGAIN with death metal multi-instrumentalist & renaissance man Garry Brents. We talk his creative & working process, songwriting inspirations, playing live vs being a studio project, and much more.
SABBATH SUNDAY IRON WORSHIP VOL. 31 - BLIZZARD OF OZZ
WELCOME BACK TO CHURCH, FREAKS!
This week, we are on to covering the first Ozzy Osbourne solo record, Blizzard Of Ozz. We are reunited with podcast favorites Mikey & Ashley to talk professional wrestling training, plant based nutrition, Ozzy, Metallica, Gwar, The Jasons, and more.
Listen for a short and sweet good time back with the crew. Thanks for listening, freaks!
Lifts & Riffs #48 - Alexis Mincolla (3TEETH)
Your favorite LIFTS & RIFFS duo are BACK with the vocalist Los Angeles - based industrial band, 3TEETH. We talk psychedelics in the desert, Mick Gordon, fitness routines, Cradle of Flith, industrial vs traditional metal influences, the doors of consciousness, etc... you know, the usual madness.
Check 3TEETH out ON TOUR with Cradle of Filth this fall while we patiently await their new record.
HEAR their latest single here: https://3teeth.org/
#47- Ryan Roxie (Alice Cooper)
We are honored to welcome legendary guitarist, Ryan Roxie, of the great Alice Cooper band on the podcast. We talk pandemic life in Sweden, his rock & roll beginnings, touring with Ace Frehley & favorite KISS songs, the importance of trying new things, his tour fitness regimen, advice for new musicians, and where he fits into the Alice Cooper legacy. Don't miss it.
CHECK OUT RYAN ON TOUR WITH ALICE COOPER & ACE FREHLEY THIS FALL!
https://alicecooper.com/tour/
Lifts & Riffs #47 - Karim Peter (Night Shift Merch)
From tour managing bands on the road for a decade, getting fatherly advice form King Diamond, working for IndieMerch, befriending Black Dahlia Murder, Napalm Death, and more... hear the cool story on how Night Shift Merch become on of metal's leading merch companies & distro's.
We talk music, life on the road, his business process, setbacks from covid, and much more.