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Steven Michael

Co-host of the Growin' Up Rock podcast, an 80s hard rock and heavy metal show on the Pantheon Podcast network.

Oct 2, 2026

63:02
100%.
63:03
One of the things that I think the Sentinel is really cool is I think it showcases the fact that a quote-unquote heavy metal band like Judas Priest from that new wave of British heavy metal tag, so to speak, can write a pre-course and a course.
63:23
Because I think the pre-course and course to the Sentinel are really, really strong.
63:27
Yeah.
63:29
And so I feel like songwriting wise, they showed, hey, we're not just a riff screaming type metal band.
63:39
We can actually write a good song, a good hook.
63:42
Right.

9 MINS LATER

73:04
So, you know,
10:01
Do you want to talk about what your inspiration was as far as choosing the key people that you did for the shoot? Oh,
10:11
the same as always people that will say yes.
10:14
Nobody, nobody wants their photo taken.
10:18
Things like this are a little easier.
10:20
Like if I'm like, Hey, do you want to put a bunch of goop on your face and, know run around i feel like that's easier than asking people to like get all dolled up or like you know put a suit on or whatever people don't want to pose for a picture but um you always say yes when it comes to like effects makeup now so does nicole who you who you now know well because we do a bunch of stuff together.
10:49
And the third zombie, Josh, is a screen printer where I work.
10:55
And he has been in a few indie movies, like local indie movies.

12 MINS LATER

23:20
So if you were to go back to this shoot and pick... scene or one of your favorite shots or something that you felt like was the symbolic image of this entire piece is there one that you could reference that oh yeah you think yeah people might gravitate towards or that stood out to you as one of your favorites
Mack BHOST
14:02
Oh, sure.
14:02
And I won't say I caved to that pressure, but, and I, to be honest, I didn't grow up a terribly religious individual, but it was always present.
14:13
Okay.
14:14
Yeah.
14:14
And it was definitely present in the town that I grew up in because you would go to the mall and people would literally get up in your face about it if you're wearing a concert shirt or something.
14:25
Wow.
14:26
Okay.

35 MINS LATER

Mack BHOST
49:22
Cool.
MacHOST
7:30
Right
7:30
...
7:30
some are not.
7:31
This one was not a union house.
7:33
So I knew the, what they called the stage steward at this arena because he's a friend of mine, so he gave me the job when they opened up the arena, and the rest is history.
7:44
I just, I worked all the shows that came through town.
7:47
So I mean, I got to [laughs] I got to work some pretty incredible shows.
JacksonHOST
9:36
Yeah.

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