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Welcome to Episode #2 of The MAP Podcast, where Eddie & Pat Dwyer sit down with longtime friend and Madball guitarist Mike Gurnari for one of the most nostalgic, hilarious, and inspiring conversations we’ve ever recorded.

If you grew up around the New Jersey music scene, you’ll feel this one deep. We go from teenage VFW shows and Toms River memories all the way to touring the world, recording albums in Nashville, and playing festivals in places like Transylvania—literally under Vlad the Impaler’s castle.
(Yes, seriously.)  

Mike breaks down:
    •    His journey from Chambers Bridge → Headrush → Strength in Numbers → Set It Free → Madball
    •    Writing and recording Madball’s new album remotely
    •    Playing ~90 shows a year and touring Europe
    •    Recording to tape back in the day vs the insane tech now
    •    Old-school NJ bands, basements, VFW halls, Birch Hill, Stone Pony
    •    Newfound Glory stories, touring with legends, and insane moments on the road
    •    Wild crowd stories, dad life, and how the scene has changed
    •    The inside view of hardcore touring at the highest level

This episode is a mix of serious music insight, Jersey bullsh*t, and pure nostalgia, and it shows exactly why Mike is one of the most respected guitar players and humans in the scene.

Whether you’re into hardcore, punk, metal, guitar, NJ music history, or just love great stories — this episode hits.

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Guest: Mike Gurnari
• Guitarist for Madball
• Former guitarist for Set It Free, Strength in Numbers, Headrush, Chambers Bridge
• Touring + session musician
• NJ native, Vegas-based

Instagram:   / mike_gurnari  
Band Instagram:   / madballnyc  

00:00 - Podcast Intro & Door Knock Interruptions
01:57 - Madball Tour Stories & First Time in South Dakota
04:34 - Touring the US, Omaha, Denver, Salt Lake City, California, Phoenix, Vegas, LA
06:04 - Playing in Transylvania, Vlad the Impaler & Dracula’s Castle
08:44 - Frankenstein, Wolfman, and Classic Monsters
13:24 - Bruce Springsteen Boardwalk Encounter
16:25 - Rolling Stone Magazine, Good Morning America, Jimmy Kimmel
19:36 - New Album “Not Your Kingdom” by Madball
23:16 - Writing & Recording Remotely with Madball
27:36 - Band Lineup Changes, Touring Life, and Instagram Reels
32:00 - New Jersey Band Scene: Chambers Bridge, Head Rush, Strength in Numbers
36:04 - Band Name Changes, Legal Stories, and Glassjaw, Dillinger Escape Plan, Hatebreed
39:23 - Touring, Record Deals, MTV, Licensing, Tap Tap Hero
44:00 - Set It Free, Bigwig, The Good Life, Touring with Pennywise
49:00 - Joining Madball, Touring with Wisdom in Chains, Suicidal Tendencies
53:00 - Meeting Vicki, Moving to Las Vegas, Punk Rock Bowling
56:30 - Gambling Stories, Martingale System, Las Vegas Life
1:00:00 - Touring, Food, Staying Healthy on the Road
1:04:00 - Life on the Road: Myths vs. Reality, Touring with Bands
1:07:00 - Podcast Wrap-up, Shoutouts, and Final Thoughts

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