Appetite for Distortion
Appetite for Distortion
4.7from 146 ratings
- 576
- Episodes
- 27
- Transcribed
- 146
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2016
- First episode
- 4M
- YouTube views
About Appetite for Distortion
Appetite for Distortion is a Guns N' Roses-themed podcast hosted by a radio veteran. 500+ interviews n' episodes. Past guests include Alice Cooper, Matt Sorum, Gilby Clarke, Richard Fortus, Del James, Henry Rollins, Dave Mustaine, David Coverdale, Dee Snider, Dave Kushner, Bumblefoot, Myles Kennedy, Tracii Guns, Tommy Stinson, London Hudson, Geezer Butler, Bruce Dickinson n' much more! Not officially affiliated with the band Guns N' Roses. “I always enjoy connecting to those who avoid the obvious pedestrian cliche rockisms and who will converse with intelligence...kudos. That makes for a worthwhile broadcast. “- Alan Niven, former GN'R manager.
- Publisher
- Appetite for Distortion
- Category
- music
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 23 May 2016
- Latest episode
- 5 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
27 of 576 episodes have a transcript.
5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Steve Thompson: Mixing Engineer, "Appetite for Destruction" | Ep. 580
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Nigel Dick: Directing Guns N' Roses Music Videos | Ep. 579
11 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Use Your Illusion recording stories (told by The Pigeon Master) | Ep. 578
Inside a recent episode
Steve Thompson: Mixing Engineer, "Appetite for Destruction" | Ep. 580
Published 5 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So I brought in Michael Barbiero, who was like an amazing engineer. And he was my go-to guy. And he, by the way, he taught me everything I know about engineering because I'm the type of guy when I'm in the studio, instead of telling somebody to do something, I'll do it. That means working the console, this and that, because I know what I want and I know what I'm doing. So Michael just gave me the reins to do a lot of that. And I loved engineering. It's just fun. And then Even when you're mixing, I get to play the band. And to me, I'm a feel guy. So when most people are on Pro Tools and bring this up a half a dB, this and that, I'll close my eyes and feel the band and bring the instruments up. […]
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- Steve Thompson
- Nigel Dick
- David MacPhee
- Gil Moore
- Chuck Billy
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 4,039,037
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 86 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.5 / 5
- 60 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 86 / 100
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- Quality
- 95
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 99
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