Chad Fjerstad is a musician, author, and adult film actor. He’s played bass in Dead To Fall, Nehemiah, and The Primals, and currently performs in K’mono, Ass Life, and More Ephemerol. For the past 16 years, he’s worked in adult film, recently winning Best Actor at the 2025 AVN Awards. Chad is the author of two books, including the audiobook 'Warship', which he narrates himself. While fictional, the first half loosely reflects his time in Dead To Fall, and the second follows his move to Los Angeles to pursue a career in adult entertainment.

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Mike Ilich was the vocalist for both Robinson and ThunderRider. In this episode, we discuss how he got started as a vocalist, dive deeper into Robinson’s history, and talk about how ThunderRider was formed in the wake of FASSW and Robinson disbanding. We also kick around the idea of starting a new project together!

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John Kempainen is the former lead guitarist for The Black Dahlia Murder from 2002-2008 playing on the albums Unhallowed, Miasma, and Nocturnal. We get into the early BDM days, writing process, gear, touring and why John decided to leave the band.

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