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Eric Vanlerberghe vocalist of I Prevail joins host David Benites on Behind The Screams. Eric talks about the process of becoming the sole frontman of I Prevail and the rigorous touring schedule they've had since the shift, his approach to collaborating with different artists like Amira Elfeky on their new song together "Paradise", their upcoming European tour with Polaris and Gore., the importance of having hobbies outside of music and what it's like to own a card shop in Detroit, MI and so much more. Support I Prevail https://facebook.com/iprevailband https://instagram.com/iprevailband Interview conducted on August 24, 2026. Behind The Screams is a production of ⁠⁠⁠Extreme Vocal Institute⁠⁠⁠. Produced and hosted by vocal coach David Benites. Produced by Rilee Dubilo.

Welcome Showing Teeth (Addison) to Behind The Screams. Addison and host/vocal coach David Benites talk about the explosion of Showing Teeth, Addison's passion for writing, going from doing vocals in the car to performing on festival stages and touring with PRESIDENT, their new EP "A Fate Worse Than Loneliness", her vocal development and overcoming hurdles and more.  Support Showing Teeth https://open.spotify.com/artist/6NmmsGOQdDqyXlNVA6uGWv https://facebook.com/showingteeth https://instagram.com/showingteeth Interview conducted on August 24, 2026. Behind The Screams is a production of ⁠⁠⁠Extreme Vocal Institute⁠⁠⁠.  Produced and hosted by vocal coach David Benites. Produced by Rilee Dubilo.

Stephen Keech vocalist of Haste The Day joins vocal coach David Benites on the Behind The Screams Podcast to discuss their latest record "Dissenter" out now via Solid State Records. They discuss the band's decision to return to music, what makes metalcore "metalcore", what it was like to return to doing vocals after a long break, the importance of both singing and screaming, Keech's experience in cinema and how they applied elements of that to "Dissenter" and much more.Support Haste The Dayhttps://facebook.com/hastethedayhttps://instagram.com/hastethedayofficialInterview conducted on March 17, 2026.Behind The Screams is a production of ⁠⁠⁠Extreme Vocal Institute⁠⁠⁠. Produced and hosted by vocal coach David Benites.Produced by Rilee Dubilo.

Behind The Screams welcomes August Burns Red vocalist Jake Luhrs. Host/vocal coach David Benites chats with Jake about their work together while Season of Surrender was being created, recorded, and their continued work together. Jake talks about his early influences, the growth that August Burns Red has seen and the fact that they still love creating metalcore music, the importance of personal growth and being openly passionate about things and much more. Support August Burns Red https://facebook.com/augustburnsred https://instagram.com/augustburnsred Interview conducted on June 8, 2026. Cover image photo by Paxton Powell @paxton.mov. Behind The Screams is a production of ⁠⁠⁠Extreme Vocal Institute⁠⁠⁠. Produced and hosted by vocal coach David Benites. Produced by Rilee Dubilo.

Danny Case of From Ashes To New on Behind The Screams. Danny and host/vocal coach David Benites discuss From Ashes To New's new record "Reflections"; the process of creating the record, the difficult decision to scrap most of what they had in favor of writing music that felt truly authentic to them, Danny's exploration of vocals on the record, the importance of emotion in vocal delivery over hyper-fixating on technicality and much more. Interview conducted on March 25, 2026. Cover image photo by David Parada. Behind The Screams is a production of ⁠⁠⁠Extreme Vocal Institute⁠⁠⁠. Produced and hosted by vocal coach David Benites. Produced by Rilee Dubilo.

Briton Bond vocalist of Wage War joins David Benites on Behind The Screams to discuss their new EP released "IT CALLS ME BY NAME" available now via Fearless Records. They discuss the band's return to their roots, Bond's vocal performance on the record, trying new things vocally, his influences and what made him fall in love with heavy music, where they think the industry is going and more. Interview conducted on April 2, 2026. Behind The Screams is a production of ⁠⁠⁠Extreme Vocal Institute⁠⁠⁠. Produced and hosted by vocal coach David Benites. Produced by Rilee Dubilo.

Hunter Young of Moodring joins David on the Behind The Screams Podcast to discuss the brand new record "Death Fetish" out now via SharpTone Records. They dive into the process of making the record, the challenges Hunter faced in getting serious health diagnoses, how that's shaped his music–and specifically the content of "Death Fetish", his approach to vocals, recording and production, and much more. Interview conducted on March 19, 2026. Behind The Screams is a production of ⁠⁠⁠Extreme Vocal Institute⁠⁠⁠. Produced and hosted by vocal coach David Benites. Produced by Rilee Dubilo.

Danny Stillman of Drop Dead, Gorgeous joins David Benites on Behind The Screams to discuss the band's return to music after over a decade long hiatus. Stills recounts the challenge of finding his scream again, the differences in writing, recording, and releasing music in 2026 versus 2006, the emotional process of writing and releasing music without their late guitarist Kyle Browning and more. Interview conducted on February 27, 2026. Behind The Screams is a production of ⁠⁠⁠Extreme Vocal Institute⁠⁠⁠. Produced and hosted by vocal coach David Benites. Produced by Rilee Dubilo. Cover image photo by Shannon Shumaker Additional footage (Kyle Browning Tribute): "Dressed For Friend Requests" Official Music Video "Two Birds With One Stone" Official Music Video "They'll Never Get Me (Word With You)" Official Music Video "Drop Dead, Gorgeous live at La Zona Rosa (SXSW 2008)" Additional footage (Live at The Summit): Extreme Vocal Institute

Behind The Screams welcomes Danny Leal and Ruben Alvarez of Upon A Burning Body to the podcast. Host David Benites chatted with them about their new record "Blood of the Bull", their decision to pay tribute to those suffering from substance abuse in their video for "Another Ghost" the return to incorporating more singing into their music and, of course, the continued importance of Texas to Upon A Burning Body. Interview conducted on December 17, 2025. Behind The Screams is a production of ⁠⁠⁠Extreme Vocal Institute⁠⁠⁠. Produced and hosted by vocal coach David Benites. Produced by Rilee Dubilo. Cover image photos by Troy Garcia

Nathan Johnson of Fox Lake joined David on the Behind The Screams podcast to talk about their record “New World Heat”, what it actually means when your band hits that viral moment, the process of creating memorable music and the value of singalong moments and more. Fox Lake are currently on tour with Poppy in Europe and will hit the USA with Thornhill later this spring. Interview conducted on November 14, 2025. Behind The Screams is a production of ⁠⁠⁠Extreme Vocal Institute⁠⁠⁠. Produced and hosted by vocal coach David Benites. Produced by Rilee Dubilo.

Behind The Screams welcomes Varials vocalist Skyler Conder to the podcast. Host and vocal coach David Benites and Skyler discuss Varials' new record "WHERE THE LIGHT LEAVES" out now via Fearless Records. They dive into the process of Skyler joining the band, some of the vocal work they did together including developing new vocal techniques for the record, the collaborative studio sessions with producer Josh Schroeder and more. Interview conducted on January 23, 2026. Behind The Screams is a production of ⁠⁠⁠Extreme Vocal Institute⁠⁠⁠. Produced and hosted by vocal coach David Benites. Produced by Rilee Dubilo.

Extreme Vocal Institute welcomes Alissa White-Gluz onto the Behind The Screams Podcast. David and Alissa talk her new single "The Room Where She Died", the power of collaboration and impact of working with as many talented musicians as possible, the future of music and integration of AI, how using extreme vocals can strengthen singing, viral warm up songs, and more. Interview conducted on December 9, 2025. Behind The Screams is a production of ⁠⁠⁠Extreme Vocal Institute⁠⁠⁠. Produced and hosted by vocal coach David Benites. Produced by Rilee Dubilo.

Volumes is poised for a massive return with their upcoming record "Mirror Touch" out Friday December 12, 2025 on Fearless Records. David caught up with Michael Barr on this episode of Behind The Screams to dig into the band's evolution, discuss the process of writing "Mirror Touch" with producer and former member Dan Braunstein, lessons learned over the year's from being in the metal scene and more. Interview conducted on November 24, 2025. Cover image photo: @ohsnaplivephotographs https://instagram.com/ohsnaplivephotographs Behind The Screams is a production of ⁠⁠⁠Extreme Vocal Institute⁠⁠⁠. Produced and hosted by vocal coach David Benites. Produced by Rilee Dubilo.

Blessthefall's vocalists Beau Bokan and Jared Warth join David on the Behind The Screams Podcast to discuss their new record "Gallows" out now via Rise Records, talk about their headlining tour, what it means to be a band for as long as they have and their perspectives on how the landscape of releasing music has changed over the course of their tenure as a band. Lots of laughs were had and stay tuned to the end for David's vocal lesson! Interview conducted on October 6, 2025. Cover image photos by: Beau: @earthtomadison https://www.instagram.com/earthtomadison/ Jared: @captainninj https://www.instagram.com/captainninj/ Behind The Screams is a production of ⁠⁠⁠Extreme Vocal Institute⁠⁠⁠. Produced and hosted by vocal coach David Benites. Produced by Rilee Dubilo.

Welcome Aaron Bruno of The Barbarians of California / AWOLNATION to the Behind The Screams Podcast. David and Aaron talk about the diversity between Aaron's two projects, diving back into the hardcore scene, the importance of not taking yourself and your music too seriously, and more. Interview conducted on October 8, 2025. Cover image photo credit ⁠Matt: http://instagram.com/ironyuppie Behind The Screams is a production of ⁠⁠⁠Extreme Vocal Institute⁠⁠⁠. Produced and hosted by vocal coach David Benites. Produced by Rilee Dubilo.