The Downbeat - Knocked Loose (Bryan Garris)

VINYL HAS SOLD OUT
My guest on the podcast this week is Bryan Garris, vocalist of KNOCKED LOOSE. They're just about to put out the album of the year 'You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To' on May 10th.
We talk ALL about that plus religion, playing coachella, and getting his eye ripped out by a beagle. Great lad. Great band. ≈
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[@BurnTheNuance]

"You ever put Shrek 2 on and mosh for the whole fucking thing", is it to late to change my favorite quote for giveaway?

[@stevenparsons1211]

this might be the all timer for the whole fuckin podcast

[@stevenparsons1211]

also, you know some band is gonna put Shrek 2 on them on the LED wall at some point now

[@MiguelVictorCME]

denied by fate?

[@austinmichael7547]

This

[@R3dbudd]

666th like 😂

[@spinxz_314]

Knocked Loose and Kublai Khan have the best interviews with you!!

[@xile_hc]

Who was the unsaid opener on that tour?

[@jakej654]

wait i have the exact same relationship with my brothers and we play fortnite to chat and shit all the time and have a group text and everything those are my boys for life

[@charleschi843]

The calmest cat becomes the most unhinged beast when the beat drops. I love the contrast in Bryan.

[@Samuraijake93]

I was at blueridge both years! A lot of people were waiting for sleep token when knocked loose played and had no idea what was about to happen when knocked loose came out. It was a legendary moment for me watching the sleep tokens fans fight for their life during knocked loose

[@Confusion7182]

I was at the very front of the GA crowd for Blue Ridge last year! My friends love both bands, so they brought me along - which was how Knocked Loose ended up being my first pit show. I'm so, so hyped to see them again next month

[@Samuraijake93]

@@Confusion7182 that's awesome!!

[@kingdick8390]

Sleep token is ass

[@lessur]

@@kingdick8390 who

[@ShotByHale]

i can vouch for that. it’s in the running to be to be my favorite knocked loose set. there was something so satisfying about watching that unfold 😭

[@lPanicSinisterl]

I love Bryan giving Kublai Khan their props, both K/L and Kublai Khan are incredible

[@MeesterBoop]

Add Hatebreed and that's been 90% of my Playlist for the past year lol

[@KingSleaze916]

Dude Kublai Khan is so dope I first heard the song true fear & fell in love w/ their music. KL & KK are so sick I also love Korn. A lot of K bands….

[@Naltddesha]

Yup, just saw KL last night in Denver, was incredibly bummed to discover I missed KK coming to town a few weeks ago

[@collinbyers8904]

@@KingSleaze916 dude imagine Knocked loose and Kublai khan do a tour it would be so sick, add gideon to it too if you dont know gideon i recomend giving them a ear if you like KL and KL

[@KingSleaze916]

@@collinbyers8904 Sick dude I’ll check em out. I’m definitely heard the name before

[@YungPoonSlayer420]

Dude I hope the elderly woman from the plane story eventually hears the story for the album name, thats so fucking interesting.

[@sesh517]

NOBODY was tryna help that guy surf at 20:07 LMAO I'm pretty sure he just bit straight ground. At least they were nice enough to help him back up 🤣

[@joshwantsmaccas]

Yeah THAT looked painful!

[@ericwhatley5831]

20:04 *iT* *lO_oked* like *KaRMa...* *NoT SuRe* what *He THReW* at *eVeRyoNe,* but *THey WeReN'T HaViNG iT,* *lolll.*

[@joshinaround9551]

Get that badge in Bryan. When you've got the podcast at 11 and Millwall at home at 3.

[@ragnarok7934]

underrated comment😂

[@rorybninetythree]

haaahahahaha

[@chorgs17]

It’s really cool because I’ve noticed the “hard blink” as a nervous tick before, and notably recognized midway through this that he wasn’t doing it much at all. That’s a testament to comfort, friendship, and progress. Awesome fuckin pod, by the way.

[@AustinNygaard]

Bryan almost getting his eyeball ripped out by a beagle is metal af

[@rokusen8135]

You wouldn't believe how excited I am to see another knocked loose member on the show!

[@Justices22]

I totally get the kublai khan bit. It was so crazy for me to see the stick to your guns headliner run in New Haven, with kublai direct support. They absolutely murdered their set and the whole room was empty afterwards with only a few people staying for stick. Mental

[@leachofsouls]

Dude on a hardlore Podcast Vincent from The Acacia Strain said he never wants to play after Kublai khan again.

[@connorhowe2679]

I wish Bryan would do more long form like this. Quite an interesting guy.

[@bbbeans6480]

i’ve always loved how this podcast goes from asking a question from the notes to a conversation that branches off to completely obscure things that only a genuine chat between friends get

[@reynlord666]

thank you. you get it.

[@petemartyn]

I've only just seen the notification and I'm so psyched. Bryan is crushing it right now and he's such a thoughtful dude. This is bound to be excellent, the dream guest I didn't know I needed.

[@petemartyn]

Yep, this was an all-time great interview. Let Bryan blink as much as he wants; the universe clearly wants his eyeball.

[@petemartyn]

Also shout-out Bryan's wholesome grandpa

[@ryanlee6465]

Boy be blinkin hard AF

[@strivingtogrow8612]

Lack of sleep & smoking will do that

[@CtrlAltFrog]

@@strivingtogrow8612 watch the entire ep

[@joeytapawan6960]

​@@strivingtogrow86121:27:20

[@Brandonncr]

@@strivingtogrow8612 he doesn’t smoke. he has turrets/ticks.

[@strivingtogrow8612]

@@Brandonncr I never noticed this in other interviews but vaping is a thing.

[@ajj6287]

Man i went to high school with Bryan. He was 2 grades above me. I never became close to him but I was always going to shows. I now live in Oklahoma and it is so awesome to see these guys killing it. Anytime i need a taste of home, i'll listen to Knocked Loose. They played in OKC on 5/4 and it was the first time i'd seen them since 2015 or so. What a fucking show

[@Naltddesha]

That’s rad they came to OK… i was perpetually disappointed when I lived in NE Oklahoma bc it seemed like every band I wanted to see either skipped OK entirely (but would have 3 fucking separate dates in TX) I moved to Denver 4 years ago, and everyone comes here- it’s been incredible. Definitely things I miss about OK too tho

[@flaminhotyoshi7403]

You went to South Oldham? I went to a different school (in Etown) but I was involved in the scene & ran in the same circles. I watched him perform with Remember Me Always a couple times. He wasn’t known for being a nice person.

[@ajj6287]

@@flaminhotyoshi7403 yep! I graduated in 2015. He was either 2 or 3 grades above me, I can’t remember

[@KadenScottAnthony]

I can’t imagine seeing Bryan in school and the times after. Hella cool

[@ajj6287]

@@KadenScottAnthony I rarely saw him tbh. My sister ran with a crew that shared some mutual friends though. I'd love to sit with him now and have a chat about oldham county. I used to skate with Issac's brother and some other friend's, but this was at a time when knocked loose was still beginning, so the hype wasn't full blown just yet

[@byronhambly]

I think this is my favourite podcast episode of all time

[@charliewaterson8401]

1:21:57 I am judged and set on fire at the stand falling deaf to their cries, the bleating of a hundred voices in unison asking me why

[@CtrlAltFrog]

Thanks! I was wondering where that popped up on the EP

[@jaxon6444]

I was at Knotfest Iowa and the crowd went absolutely nuts when KL played. Great show.

[@mattiejoseph]

I have the same blinking tic as Bryan, and it’s very rare that I’ve seen anybody else with that so the first time I saw it in one of his interviews I was basically like that Leonardo DiCaprio meme where he points at the screen. 😂

[@Skinard14]

Bryan is such a down to earth dude. Enjoy his interviews more than anyone

[@megggiezombie]

The KL LORE in this episode is pure gold. You can tell when artists pull from their own experiences to make their art because it always feels more personal and special. Brian is that kind of artist and it's so interesting to hear about the experiences that inspired him.

[@ohsnapitspans]

The absolute sadness I felt when I found out the vinyl was sold out can only be matched by the happiness I felt when I clicked the link with hopes of buying it

[@ericwoolard9777]

Every time I load up a new downbeat “It can’t possibly look any better than this, it just can’t be done” And yet

[@tek_nova3125]

is it just me or does Bryan sound a lot like wendigoon when he talks

[@johnboyc5]

Holy shit

[@AnimosityIncarnate]

Holy shit youre not wrong. Kinda has the same monotone cadance as charlie a lot of the time too 😂 men do not emote as much as women jesus lmao

[@inherentlyviolent]

holy shit that’s why he sounded so familiar

[@poppadoc12345]

“Bend the knee, child of God” hits so much harder after this episode!!

[@xXxGR33NDR3AMSxXx]

I love when my most hyped albums drop on my birthday

[@lea.christine.]

This was everything I could have wanted and more. Thanks for another incredible episode Craig!🖤

[@mbenton929]

Absolutely love around the 58:00 how much effort both these bands do to actually credit photographers and make shit real. ❤❤

[@linkinbennington7790]

Bryan is my inspiration, im currently trying to make music and he, without a doubt, is the reason why im finally doing it after so many people have asked why I haven't. thank you for having him on! I hope to collab with him one day!

[@Creatorshenron]

this is awesome, i’ve always wanted to make music in this similar style. i can’t say im a fan of knocked loose, but im a fan of the individuals in KL. especially bryan after this episode! so cool to see him inspire you to finally start music, maybe ill do the same one day

[@handleofbacardifromthepx8211]

The wife and I were at the last Blue Ridge. Everybody in the crowd there was absolutely sucking due to how hot it was/poor planning by the people who put it on. When KL came on it was absolute fuckin nuts. It was like the whole crowd turned into a mosh pit, I’ll never forget it 🤘🏼 love these guys.

[@Tom-wp9qc]

Really cool story about how he got the name for the album on the flight from that lady. Sometimes god talks to you in unexpected ways

[@alfieshaw2931]

Bryan getting the badge in, in case it kicks off.👊🏼

[@kevinlawton8829]

this is the first podcast episode ever that I've watched all the way through. two genuine people

[@ItsDrewsif]

Best part of this podcast is Craig saying “li’ool ee’vool beegool”

[@ChasingPerhaps]

one of the best downbeat eps probably. great conversation.

[@LoneWolf-479]

This was one of the most entertaining & interesting podcasts I've seen tbh. Well done Craig.......seriously.

[@kylelawrence1333]

i was at that bristol show, still the best gig to date i've ever been to. university loan well spent haha

[@Duct_Tape_Boyz]

Sick conversation first off! I'm new to Knocked Loose an Bryan. I'm 42 an a snowmaker at a ski resort here in Maine. So I'm probably a little older than the rest of the fans. I've only been listening for a year. And what a year it's been! This music brings so many emotions out of me I love everything the band an their team is doing. I can relate to Bryan's religious beliefs and his past with religion. I grew up catholic in Massachusetts as an alterboy when all the priests stuff was going on. No it never happened to me. I say it's because I was a chubby kid but who knows with those sickos. Anyways I'm happy this video came across my algorithm it was great to hear Bryan speak because I've only listened to the music side of him so thank you for this. Hope everyone has a great day 🤘

[@hellomynameisbenjaminupton]

Best episode yet. What a genuinely beautiful guy Bryan is... There's a lot of dudes in metal that need to take a good look at themselves. Maybe if they just take a few lessons from Bryan, the world would be a better place.

[@dezreltro7526]

Is that collab album cover's artist the same that did surpassing the boundaries of human suffering by ingested? Cause this seems veeery similar

[@reynlord666]

It’s not but I used it as a reference. Good spot

[@SenorCitizen]

These videos tend to inspire the hell outta me to write music and always turn me into a huge fan of these musicians. Thanks for doing these interviews Craig ✊🙏

[@KG-rk7qu]

Hell yeah brother. Get him on with Matt Honeycutt at the same time, bet that would be a fun ep

[@abbytu5906]

This was such a lovely episode! Thank you for sharing such beautiful and personal stories :) Suffocate has been on repeat, and I’ll definitely be listening to more KL!

[@chloec4009]

Dude I'm so stoked the "Eye for an eye" line is being used again literally like the best scream ever.

[@laaaaaalaaaaa7699]

How Bryan went “weed makes me really anxious” and Craig goes “yeah” 😂 the timing and everything had me dying out here hahaha

[@shadydelivery]

Wow great interview. Bryan is such a good dude. Him and the band deserve the best, cannot wait for the new album this Friday. Watch out for evil beagles

[@stuartwestcott1623]

Knocked Loose X Football Factory collaboration coming soon

[@scattaredlight]

To be honest, I just started listening to Knocked Loose because their name goes HARD😂 I’m so excited for the new album😳 Thanks for the episode🖤🖤

[@constancegraves1404]

I noticed the nervous blink. Super cute. I love it.

[@nedesnikderpherder7529]

Been watching K//L from the start, knew i was witnessing something special, same feeling i got hearing Slipknot's st album when it dropped, haven't been disappointed one little bit, onward and upward lads, hail🤘

[@jackspnc]

Downbeat podcast at 2, Millwall away at 5 👊🏼

[@HydraSperati]

I could listen to this guy talk all day. Did not expect him to be this chill

[@northernxdarkness]

A really cool band from Hamburg, germany that i can recommend and see play with KL is Dagger Threat. They are sick af live, they have Songs with Left Behind & Slope. I think they deserve much more attention! (Maybe stray can play with then if you guys play europe again)

[@BecksDad93]

I HAVE NEVER CLICKED ON A VIDEO SO FAST IN MY LIFE.

[@kimthaelf]

such a fun and chill video

[@hotrodjon1107]

I moshed for this entire 90 minute video

[@ruicarneiro1640]

I was at the 2019 Stray / KL show in Bristol! I flew from Portugal to see Northlane 2 days before that show and i stayed so could catch all those sick bands. TBH - I'm not a huge hardcore fan, and even tho I liked a couple of KL songs, i went in like "ok let me see what these guys got, lets check what all the fuss is about". 10 seconds after they got on stage I was completely blown away and i realised how absolutely genius they are.

[@nunolance23]

Lenda ❤️

[@Bubbles10181]

I saw knocked loose at rocklahoma. I am an okie and I can admit, show wise its garbage. But knocked loose threw down like they were on the greatest festival in the world. I love this band! Keep it up guys.

[@Snakeplisskin440]

It's funny because I thought of them as sort of a meme but when Deep in the Willow dropped I was like, daaamn these guys are going somewhere. I showed KL to my gf as sort of a joke like, Look at these arf arf mfers, shits funny. Then a few weeks later she's listening to them and it wasn't much later that I did too. I can't remember when I started to adjust to the sound (I've never been a big fan of the scream styles, even growing up, I mostly like vocals where you can pick out words easier, like Gojira, bands like that.) But looking at the lyrics and following the screams I really started to get it. It wasn't long before I was screaming their songs on the way to work. I get what Bryan is saying about church. I believe in God and also had things/people placed in my life that were undeniable. Like when I had some teeth removed, I was put under. The anesthesiologist was like, an angel idk. Just something about her, she was like, "Oh this is your first time? You're gonna be fine, just relax, slowly count backwards from ten." what felt like seconds later I was being helped up to sit on the bench outside the room. She just had this presence like everything is gonna be okay. I believe a lot from the bible but I also agree some things don't seem right, idk how much has been skewed. There's issues with translations also. It's just very complicated. But I do have that inner voice that tells me when I'm doing wrong and when I'm doing right and helps in times of stress, anxiety, fear, worry. His blinking is probably just a nervous twitch or ADHD stim or something. I've had stuff like that through the years, knuckle cracking, biting dry skin around fingers fun stuff.

[@CharlieViking95]

Hell yeah glad to have Bryan back. Incredibly stoked for their new record.

[@trentheinrich579]

I really related to the construction site story lol I used to climb all over the new houses that were being built near my childhood home and one day I slipped and there was a nail sticking out of the wood and it sliced open a small part on my stomach, scared the fuck out of me and still have the scar to this day.

[@AustinD1993]

Such a cool laid back soft spoken dude.. but once he hits that stage hes a fvccking MONSTER 👿❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@Ro700Repeater]

Unbelievable pod! Definitely agree about the Kublai Khan direct support comment. Saw them play before Chelsea Grin and they absolutely mopped the floor with everyone.

[@Nathan_94]

I live in Kentucky as well, so I know exactly what he means by the creepy churches in the country lol. 😂

[@Qarcass]

Forgiveness is essential man. If you can’t forgive how can you expect to be forgiven? The sins of others is not your burden to bear.

[@calebfowler5146]

going to see them in ATL for my 2nd time! taking my son and nephew cause they huge fans now! can't fuckin wait

[@ilyKibbs]

this was so good, thank you for the amazing pod as always!

[@ldreese55]

If you do an asian tour please look up excused duty as an opener. Super good korean hardcore band

[@deadlydoodlestx]

I literally yelled "YEEEES" when I saw this upload.. about to dive in. THANKS BIG DOG

[@noahhumphrey2293]

Dude i had the exact same experience as brian with the whole going to the alter to speak in tongues thing. I felt so ashamed by not being able to do it that i fucking lied to my entire family and church and straight up started spouting jibberish to avoid embarrassment. I now tell my family and friends that i experienced nothing that night and they call me a liar😄

[@downtempos]

This whole chunk around the 1:01:00 mark is so sick. I love hearing people's take on spirituality. If anything, life as a human is awesome. Great episode Craig, you are doing awesome work. (keep up the vlogs too.)

[@karlarodriguez3787]

MIW KL SFTP tour would be my dream come true, 1000% would go to Europe

[@snarf6sic6]

Absolutely loved this episode, could sit and listen to you pair all day!! Brian seems like one of the nicest guys

[@HRANCH]

Love these podcasts where we get to really know the vocalists / other band members of such awesome bands! Thanks for doing this!

[@charleschi843]

1:10:21. Wow, such a heartfelt and deep section. Bryan! Man, I want to give you a hug so bad. As a pastor, my heart breaks for you and what you experienced at church and the camp. I don't know the guy's heart who was involved in killing your friend, but as insane as it sounds, the forgiveness of Christ will extend to him as well. So many people are angry at the church for not being accepting and loving, yet this church is facing backlash for being accepting and loving. Think about that circular reasoning for a minute. I will leave you with this: Don't judge a philosophy by it's abuse. Look past the Christians and look at Christ.

[@JerryBonsera]

Legendary episode!!!

[@denniskielton2447]

whooooo WITH BLOOD COMES CLEANSING, damn that's a blast from the past. "We love to fight" was the best chant back in the day, can't even remember the name of the song

[@denniskielton2447]

I've been smoking since I was like 13, and I'm getting straight A's at Berklee College of Music, and already teach guitar full time. Pretty sure that the people who are 'brain dead" were already that way in the first place, and used smoking as an excuse to be that way. There have been MANY great thinkers throughout human history that were huge supporters of cannabis. There have also been 31 friends I've lost in the last 15 years since high school to opiate overdoses, many who were prescribed by their doctor. I think it's become pretty clear where the threat is coming from. And also pretty clear that the thing we've had for thousands of years, found in ancient mummy burials all over the world, is in fact not only dangerous but a basic facet of our society. Sorry people, but humans have been getting stoned since cavemen found fermented berries at the bottom of their cave stash. It's been hypothesized that part of the reason our brains tripled in size in the evolutionary blink of an eye, was from consuming the most popular mushroom produced by the game they were following, psilocybin cubensis. Or for those who have "weed brain" according to Craig, that's the scientific name for the most popular species of "magic" mushrooms. Turns out, the only thing that compares to the neural connectivity produced by hallucinogens, is when people are having a seizure, or when a master meditator is asked to meditate during a brain scan. That'd be a HUGE advantage, inventing tools and weapons to survive. Not saying we 'need' them, but there's NO doubt or speculation as to how much these things have influenced our world. The structure of DNA was discovered/realized from a scientist on LSD. To totally deny that they have a part in our world, is to deny human nature and deny something that has given us great advantage over other animals. So, ya know, maybe don't be a straight up biggot and hate others for their views like most straight edge people? At least that's been my experience. If you had a joint at a certain show when I was younger, you were getting in a fight over it. Luckily for me and my friends, it didn't take very long before they got sick of injuries and their parents calling the venue over black eyes only to get told that it was THIER kid who started it. Cops would get called over sXe b.s. all the time to the venues. just because they thought they were better than everyone else. I agree with 99% of their mentality, they lose me when it comes to hating others for what may not have even been their own decision. Probably why the movement is dead compared to awhile back.

[@carolinarodriguessantos4330]

20:07 no one caught this dude 😂 I hope he was ok

[@sysofadown7213]

Thumbnail had Bryan lookin like Danny Mullen lol

[@lnotgy95]

Could listen to Bryan Garris talk for 24 hours straight

[@musicmediaoutlets123]

So thankful i just went to a slipknot show and got inteoduced to this band! They are so fire!! My dream concert would a ticket with knocked loose, spirit box and sleep token or invent animate......would be mind blowing!

[@EXZACHTLYWRIGHT]

So stoked they brought Choir Boy out. They are such a good band.

[@Warnerchild]

got a fucking flying holiday ad after the plane story haha

[@todorplavic5827]

What a great talk, Brtan is such a cool guy. Can't wait for the album

[@kota_206]

boy be blinking AF

[@chriswood3110]

Great interview and cant wait to see them in Philly June 3rd.

[@Tsatseura]

Absolutely awesome getting some insight into Bryan's relationship with religion and how it ties together across different tracks/albums. Love your work as always Craig.

[@HeyIntegrity]

So what's the summary

[@matthrsy]

Bryans the man, seen KL every London show since their Dome performance, legends

[@connorfarrell2356]

It's him

[@matthrsy]

@@connorfarrell2356 General Garris

[@BlanchestarlightUwU]

Dude, how tf can this guy pull on screaming at such a high pitch when he actually has a normal sounding no voice?? I'd have an extreeeeemely sore throat after that. 😅

[@NicoleMolloy]

awh the plane story was so cute 😢

[@ScreamingindropD]

I need knocked loose merch now. Lol

[@jordy4054]

what a beautiful story with the name of the album. loved that!

[@Ortizjan2227]

amazing interview

[@SteinarJacobsen-yl6su]

Taylor Robert Williams Timothy Lopez Linda

[@Rickdaddyrn]

Shout out to the homie that stage dived at Coachella set lol