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This week, the composer of the hit HBO series Lanterns, Stephanie Economou, joins the show to talk about System Of A Down, getting into death metal, landing the job for Lanterns, and much more! EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love. Support Stephanie! Twitter | Instagram | Website | Stream Lanterns S1 Soundtrack Song of the Week: Dosser - "Born for Nothing/Born by Mistake" Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify Playlist Join the Metalcore Nerds Community: Discord | FB Group Follow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok

Monsters are back with a new EP and comeback shows. In celebration of that, Frankie Pierre joins the show to talk about Star Wars, the MCU, Widow's Bay, Neighbors, Nathan Fielder, anime, and so much more! EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love. Support Monsters! Facebook | Instagram | Merch | Stream After Death Song of the Week: Set Your Goals - "Big Couch" Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify Playlist Join the Metalcore Nerds Community: Discord | FB Group Follow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok

With a new Miss May I album dropping this week, Jerod Boyd joins the show to talk about Magic: The Gathering taking over metalcore, anime, crazy popcorn buckets, and so much more! EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love. Support Miss May I! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Website Song of the Week: Oversize - "Separate" Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify Playlist Join the Metalcore Nerds Community: Discord | FB Group Follow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok

Ray Hawthorne returns to the show to talk about The Whisper Man, Columbo, test screenings, movie theater stories from when he was a kid, and much more! EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love. Support Ray! YouTube | Instagram | Stream Ray's Music | Website Song of the Week: Black Mask - "Tormented" Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify Playlist Join the Metalcore Nerds Community: Discord | FB Group Follow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok

Jake Luhrs of August Burns Red joins the show to talk about his love for Bruce Willis, Tropic Thunder, Taylor Sheridan's series, his acting aspirations, & much more! EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love. Support August Burns Red! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Website Song of the Week: Pain Of Truth - "Fed By Fear" Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify Playlist Join the Metalcore Nerds Community: Discord | FB Group Follow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok

Franz Stefanik of Dead Tired joins the show to talk about the magic of movies, graphic novels, Widow's Bay, Akira, The Odyssey & so much more! EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love. Support Dead Tired! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Listen to Hornets Of Fall Song of the Week: Catch Your Breath - "Red Alert" Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify Playlist Join the Metalcore Nerds Community: Discord | FB Group Follow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok

Ian Parra returns to the show to talk about Netflix movies, Lanterns, Avengers: Doomsday hype, the new X-Men cast, and more! EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love. Support Ian! Facebook | Instagram | Threads | WhatNot Song of the Week: Live Well - "KIDS" Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify Playlist Join the Metalcore Nerds Community: Discord | FB Group Follow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok

Matt & JT of Hawthorne Heights join the show to talk about the loss of discovering bands with physical media, how Spotify and social media have changed the music scene, and a deep dive into who will take over as the future headliners of rock music. EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love. Support Hawthorne Heights! Twitter | Instagram | Streaming | Website Song of the Week: If Not For Me - "Prey For Me" Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify Playlist Join the Metalcore Nerds Community: Discord | FB Group Follow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok

Joining us from the road, Tyler Ennis from Of Virtue returns to the show to talk about how massive this year is for movies, Ted Lasso's return, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, & so much more! EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love. Support Of Virtue! Facebook | Instagram | Merch | Pre-Order Death Of The Altar Song of the Week: Ray Hawthorne - "Habits" Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify Playlist Join the Metalcore Nerds Community: Discord | FB Group Follow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok

Chris Kelly of Hillhaven joins the show to talk about Batman, Star Wars, Christoper Nolan's The Odyssey, product vs art, and so much more! EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love. Support Hillhaven! Facebook | Instagram | TikTok | Listen to Hillhaven Song of the Week: Enox - "Polarize" Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify Playlist Join the Metalcore Nerds Community: Discord | FB Group Follow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok

One of Hopeless Records' hot new signings, Harrison Gordon, joins the show to talk about comic books, shows that changed his life, songwriting, & more! EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love. Support Harrison Gordon! Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Pre-Order "Bliss" Song of the Week: Cartel - "Deadbeat Drag" Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify Playlist Join the Metalcore Nerds Community: Discord | FB Group Follow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok

The man behind the music of such things as The Walking Dead, Godzilla: King of Monsters, Battlestar Galactica & so much more, Bear McCreary joins the show to talk about getting into pop culture and music, his new album The Singularity: Ekleipsis, collaborating with alternative music legends and more! EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love. Support Bear! Facebook | Instagram | Website | YouTube Song of the Week: Wounded Touch - "A Weapon In God's Country" Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify Playlist Join the Metalcore Nerds Community: Discord | FB Group Follow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok

Ahead of their debut album, A Bitter Truth You Can't Undo, Joe & Tyler of Advents join the show to talk about MP3 players and old ways of finding music, Spider-Noir, Avengers: Doomsday, some of the greatest shows of all time, & more! EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love. Support Advents! Facebook | Instagram | Website | TikTok Song of the Week: Good Terms - "Hard Call" Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify Playlist Join the Metalcore Nerds Community: Discord | FB Group Follow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok

Cody Frain of If Not For Me & Theoria Records joins the show to talk about Bring Me The Horizon's new deathcore song, running an independent label in 2026, how A.I. is affecting the music industry, The Boys' final season, & more! EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love. Support Cody! Tour Dates | Spotify | Pre-Order "Where The Light Begins To Fade" | Theoria Records Song of the Week: What Lies Below - "Monolith" Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify Playlist Join the Metalcore Nerds Community: Discord | FB Group Follow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok

The incomparable Andy Williams joins the show to talk about his new band Atomic Rule, adjusting to changes in the music industry, playing legendary venues, and so much more! EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love. Support Atomic Rule! Instagram | Spotify | Facebook | Website Song of the Week: Everbloom ft. Aaron Gillespie - "if thoughts could kill i'd be dead by now" Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify Playlist Join the Metalcore Nerds Community: Discord | FB Group Follow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok