Joined by Mikey Carvajal of the band Islander, Johnny navigates through wrestling, murder and music on this weeks episode of Drinks with Johnny. The two talk about how Mikey is involved in the Whosoever Foundation and becoming a teacher and mentor to Jonathan Davis of Korn’s son through the program. We also hear about the new forthcoming album scheduled to release June 28th, Grammy Nominated and the single Ritual of Death. A song inspired by the famed West Memphis Three and the “unsolved” murder from the 90’s. Mikey shares his passion to bring awareness to this crime and how he related to the three teenagers from a small town not too different from his own. Taking us through the origin of his band to the newest release coming independently, and what that means for them in the music industry. With a few member changes along the way, Islander has been putting out music for a while now and toured with many bands - including Avenged Sevenfold, which is how we get to how these two musicians came together for this chat!
Mikey and Johnny continue to walk down memory lane together, and discuss their at times mutual drummer Arin Ilejay. Arin toured with and recorded the 2013 album Hail to the King with Johnny and Avenged Sevenfold as well as Islander's 2016 release Power Under Control. The two reminisce on their individual experiences with Arin as well as the crossover triangle that tie them together. Speaking of crossover, we get a little inside look on how Mikey became friends with "The Icon" Sting and what pro wrestling means to him. The guys share their affinity for Sting and the eras he graced our televisions with, and when Mikey and Johnny ran into each other at the Greensboro Coliseum in March to witness his last match ever. From NWA to WCW to WWE and AEW these wrestling fans find themselves feeling like teenagers again sharing in the memories. So join 'em in another fun chat filled with laughs and insight on this weeks episode of Drinks With Johnny!
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