{"podcast":{"title":"Talkin' Rock With Meltdown Podcast","slug":"talkin-rock-with-meltdown-podcast-13341","podcast_index_feed_id":13341,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/talkin-rock-with-meltdown-podcast","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/talkin-rock-with-meltdown-podcast","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/43/2b/55/e1/432b55e1-6407-4a1d-a372-61d039e89fd2/ae39903440c5c58047dc0802dd8548b935932a814f7fb615df14edc44c8a924b632e6c2bb34837d04a93e67070f5a752369ff9bed193d0367c3b442871e11017.jpeg","author":"Beasley Media Group","episode_count":51,"summary":"The biggest names in rock music are Talkin’ Rock with Meltdown. From Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame members to bands just starting out, Meltdown takes rock music fans behind the scenes to find out what these talented musicians are really about. Come along for the ride as Talkin’ Rock with Meltdown invites you to find out more than you ever thought you knew about all genres of Rock from Classic to Prog to Grunge and everything in between.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-27T00:18:31.790561+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-rock-with-meltdown-podcast-13341"},"episode":{"title":"Drumming Legend Mikkey Dee is on Talkin' Rock with Meltdown","slug":"drumming-legend-mikkey-dee-is-on-talkin-rock-with-meltdown","published_at":"2026-05-19T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-rock-with-meltdown-podcast-13341/drumming-legend-mikkey-dee-is-on-talkin-rock-with-meltdown","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-rock-with-meltdown-podcast-13341","url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/064ca2c6-0aa0-4486-b0d3-ffc431eb35ea.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/064ca2c6-0aa0-4486-b0d3-ffc431eb35ea.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"It was great to connect with the legendary Mikkey Dee. This guy has been the backbeat of bands from King Diamond to Don Dokken, to Motorhead, to the Scorpions. Now you can add his latest band, Lex Legion , to that list. Made up of guys he played with in King Diamond's band, Andy LaRocque, Pete Blakk, and Hal Patino, then throw in vocalist Nils K. Rue, and you've got a band that delivers heavy-hitting, old-school rock/metal. The Motorhead Years We talked about his time in Motorhead, which lasted 25 years. He said if Lemmy were still alive, he'd still be in that band. He compared it to a tight family unit. He also said Lem was the kind of guy to stick to his guns. \"And as frustrating as that was sometimes, because he did not know everything best, you know? We were a total democracy in this band. We voted him down many times, me and Phil. I was maybe a little bit more involved with the business as well. You know, they, we all made decisions. That's, that's now where I'm trying to get, get out. But I'm actually interested in numbers and, and, you know, the business side of it. And they were just like more, oh, what the hell, you deal with it, kind of.\" Mikkey went on, \"You know, and he, he made me look in a different angle about it. And, he was right, you know, a lot of times about this, not compromising the band or selling out. And, you know, I learned a lot from him there.\" Lex Legion The new self-titled album drops on June 12th. It's short, clocking in at around 35 minutes. Mikkey said they did that so the vinyl release wouldn't sound too compressed. It consists of 9 songs. Mikkey said he enjoyed making this album. \"A hundred percent, you know, because a lot of people, rightfully so, compare us now to the old Diamond Records that we did. But that's how we wrote music th…","meta_description":"It was great to connect with the legendary Mikkey Dee. This guy has been the backbeat of bands from King Diamond to Don Dokken, to Motorhead, to the Scorp…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2159,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/talkin-rock-with-meltdown-podcast-13341/episodes/drumming-legend-mikkey-dee-is-on-talkin-rock-with-meltdown/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-rock-with-meltdown-podcast-13341/drumming-legend-mikkey-dee-is-on-talkin-rock-with-meltdown.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}