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Chapter 706 - "Very Meaningful For Me" ...as read by Joel Birch of The Amity Affliction Today we welcome The Amity Affliction frontman Joel Birch to the podcast. The Amity Affliction will release House of Cards this Friday on Pure Noise Records. Joel talks about getting injured on the Summer of Loud tour, expressing pain and grief through songwriting, his clarity around sobriety, his idea for the album artwork and what it represents, and more. https://theamityaffliction.net/DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: [email protected] Chapter 706 Music: The Amity Affliction - "House Of Cards" The Amity Affliction - "Bleed" The Amity Affliction - "Heaven Sent"

Chapter 705 - "Give A Little Bit Of Encouragement To People Who Might Need It" ...as read by John Marino of Circle Back Today we welcome back to the podcast Circle Back frontman John Marino! Circle Back release Built From Bones back on March 27th. John talks about how the hardcore scene has grown since Covid lockdowns, the musical identity that Circle Back has carved for itself, switching up the visual look for Built From Bones, finding joy playing shows, and more. https://circlebackhc.com/https://circlebackhc.bandcamp.com/https://asthestorygrows.com/episodes/john-marino-of-circle-backDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: [email protected] Chapter 705 Music: Circle Back - "Built From Bones" Circle Back - "Constant Chaos" Circle Back - "C.F.B."

Chapter 704 - "It Would Be Weird Not To Do This" ...as read by Jacob Lilly of Chamber Today we welcome Chamber frontman Jacob Lilly to the podcast! Chamber released “this is goodbye” on March 27th with Pure Noise Records! Jacob talks about becoming a frontman but not wanting to be a lyricist, Chambers chaotic brand of metalcore, shifting the visual aesthetic on the new album, and more.https://purenoise.bandcamp.com/album/this-is-goodbyehttps://chambertn.bandcamp.com/DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: [email protected] Chapter 704 Music: Chamber - "Arms Of Eternity" Chamber - "Vanity" Chamber - "In Revolving Doors"

Chapter 703 - "Progressing The Evolution" ...as read by Randall Taylor of Amulets Today we welcome Randall Taylor of Amulets to the podcast. Amulets released their new ep, Rem(a)inders last Friday with Pelagic Records! Randall talks about learning to play guitar, discovering tape loops and experimenting with sound, the creative process and ambiguity with Amulets, re-creating soundscapes in a live setting, and more. https://amulets.bandcamp.com/album/rem-a-indersDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: [email protected] Chapter 703 Music: Amulets - "Paths Of Acceptance" Amulets - "Former Shells" Amulets - "Black Sheep" Amulets - "Remain, Remind"

Chapter 702 - "The State Of Metalcore Is Weird Right Now" ...as read by Jager Feloce of Levels Today we welcome Levels guitarist Jager Feloce to the podcast! Levels released there new album This Wil Make You Feel Again, last Friday on Sharptone Records! Jager talks about how he joined Levels, the band embracing genre diversification and trying to standout from the modern metalcore scene, the artistic vision for the new album's cover art, the metalcore touring landscape, and more. https://levels-band.com/DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: [email protected] Chapter 702 Music: Levels - "Black Dove" Levels - "Fume"  Levels - "Death Dance" Levels - "The Grave"

Chapter 701 - "You Can't Have Stuff That's Not Relatable" ...as read by Witch Ripper Today we welcome Curtis Parker and Joe Eck from Witch Ripper to the podcast ! The new Witch Ripper record, Through The Hourglass, is out today on Magnetic Eye Records! The guys talk about the current state of the Seattle music scene, the trope of stoner/doom/sludge band names, storytelling with music and album artwork, trying to define their sound, and a lot more. https://witchripper.bandcamp.com/https://en.merhq.net/en/Artists/Witch-Ripper/DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: [email protected] Chapter 701 Music: Witch Ripper - "The Portal" Witch Ripper - "Hydra" Witch Ripper - "Symmetry Of The Hourglass" Witch Ripper - "The Spiral Eye"

Chapter 700 - "Give You The Thing You Didn't Know You Wanted" ...as read by Adam Kerr of As Everything Unfolds Today we welcome As Everything Unfolds guitarist Adam Kerr to the podcast! As Everything Unfolds will release their new album, Did You Ask To Be Set Free, this Friday on Century Media Records! Adam talks about the joy and randomness of music discovery, the band finding success during Covid lockdowns, making the jump to Century Media, the vision and theme behind Did You Ask To Be Set Free, and more. https://www.aseverythingunfolds.com/DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: [email protected] Chapter 700 Music: As Everything Unfolds - "Set In Flow" As Everything Unfolds - "Point Of View" As Everything Unfolds - "Gasoline"

Chapter 699 - "It Might Work One Day" ...as read by Nick and Dawson of The Props Today we welcome Nick Ruiz and Dawson Henry from indie rock band The Props to the podcast. The Props will release their new ep, Arrow, this Friday on Blue Grape Music! The guys talk about their music backgrounds and getting started in music, how they came together as a band, the art of songwriting, and more. https://bluegrapemusic.com/artists/the-propsDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: [email protected] Chapter 699 Music: The Props - "Arrow" The Props - "Se Llama (Tell Me What You Want)"

Chapter 698 - "Suddenly People Had Us On The Map" ...as read by Maik Weinhardt of Messticator Today we welcome Maik Weinhardt, drummer for German death metal band Messticator to the podcast! Messticator released Total Mastery back on March 13th with Testimony Records. Maik talks about the influence of his father and uncle, convincing his family to let him play drums, how Wacken helped Messticator gain some notoriety, the theme of Total Mastery, and more. https://messticator.bandcamp.com/album/total-masteryhttps://en.testimonyrecords.de/en/Artists/Messticator/Messticator-Total-Mastery.htmlDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: [email protected] Chapter 698 Music: Messticator - "The Pit Awaits" Messticator - "The Pitslayer" Messticator - "Bloodsport" Messticator - "Skeletal Thorns"

Chapter 697 - "A Strong Metal Scene" ...as read by Marton Kertesz of Rivers Ablaze Today we welcome Marton Kertesz, guitarist for Hungarian blackened death metal band Rivers Ablaze to the podcast! Rivers Ablaze released Inexternal Dread last Friday on Inertial Music. Marton talks about getting into metal and the scene in Budapest, how playing jazz guitar influenced his playing and writing, starting Rivers Ablaze and the band’s evolution, the rough idea behind Inexternal Dread, and a lot more. https://riversablaze.bandcamp.com/https://www.riversablaze.com/https://www.inertial-music.com/DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: [email protected] Chapter 697 Music: Rivers Ablaze - "Silent Orbit" Rivers Ablaze - "Enemy Within" Rivers Ablaze - "A Mass Grave Of Trauma" Rivers Ablaze - "Death On Impact" Rivers Ablaze - "Born From Flame"

Today we have clips from all the interviews that aired in the month of March, including chats with Jake Murphy of Final Gasp, Bryan Manning of Bosse-de-Nage, Eric Peterson of Testament, Ryan Patterson of Coliseum/Fotocrime, David Häusermann and Mauro Gugerli from Vicious Rain, Amon Garrasi of Lost In Hollywood, Nick and Alex from The Silver, Nate Johnivan and Justin Suarez from Red Arrow High, Jay Valentine of Guilt Trip, Ian Schneider and Aaron Conti from Resistor, and S8nt Elektric!DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: [email protected] Music: Final Gasp - "Look Away" Bosse-de-Nage - "Mementos" Testament - "For The Love Of Pain" Fotocrime - "Unthinkable" Vicious Rain - "Gods Of Glass & Wire" Lost In Hollywood - "The Art Of Being Torn Out" The Silver - "Two Candles" Red Arrow Highway - "Stop Worrying" Guilt Trip - "Angel Eyes" Resistor - "Petty F**k" S8nt Elektric - "Catacombs"

Chapter 696 - "Inspire People To Live More Meaningful Lives" ...as read by S8nt Elektric Today we welcome S8nt Elektric to the podcast! The new S8nt Elektric record, Off The Edge, came out last Friday on Long Branch Records. The band talks about their varied musical backgrounds, Bri’s desire to start a band that led to S8nt Elektric, what being Off The Edge means to the band, the struggles that come with being genre fluid, and more.https://s8ntelektric.band/https://s8ntelektric.bandcamp.com/album/off-the-edgeDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: [email protected] Chapter 696 Music: S8nt Elektric - "Catacombs" S8nt Elektric - "HOW2FEEL" S8nt Elektric - "XTC" S8nt Elektric - "Seasons Of Yesterday"  

Chapter 695 - "Staying True To What We Want To Do" ...as read by Resistor Today we welcome Ian Schneider and Aaron Conti from Resistor to the podcast! Resistor will release their new album, Bite This, this Friday on Fly South Music. The guys talk about their varied experiences in the Long Island music scene, the evolution from deathcore to a rapcore inspired sound, the inspiration behind Bite This, being true to their creative identity and vision, and more. https://weareresistor.com/DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: [email protected] Chapter 695 Music: Resistor - "Dead Soul" Resistor - "Petty F**k"  

Chapter 694 - "We Can Do Things That We Couldn't Have Done Before" ...as read by Jay Valentine of Guilt Trip Today we welcome Guilt Trip frontman Jay Valentine to the podcast. Guilt Trip surprised dropped their new ep, God Forgives, last month on Roadrunner Records. The conversation focuses on the new ep as Jay talks about the decision to release these three tracks as an ep, how his religious background informs his lyrical ideas, how being signed to Roadrunner opens up the bands ability to create more freely, their experience touring in the States for the first time, and more.  https://www.guilttripmhc.com/https://mlvltd.com/collections/guilt-triphttps://guilttripmhc.bandcamp.com/DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: [email protected] Chapter 694 Music: Guilt Trip - "Dirt" Guilt Trip - "Angel Eyes" Guilt Trip - "Burn"

Chapter 693 - "A Big Milestone" ...as read by Red Arrow Highway Today we welcome Nate Johnivan and Justin Suarez from Red Arrow High to the podcast. Red Arrow Highway’s new record, Be Someone Better, is out today on Self Aware Records. The guys talk about discovering punk rock, how covid lockdowns and a change in approach to songwriting led to Red Arrow Highway, the challenge to themselves that is Be Someone Better, why being in a band is meaningful, and more. https://selfawarerecords.bandcamp.com/album/be-someone-better-2https://www.storenvy.com/products/36993927-red-arrow-highway-be-someone-better-12-lpDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: [email protected] Chapter 693 Music: Red Arrow Highway - "Not The End" Red Arrow Highway - "Parallel" Red Arrow Highway - "Stop Worrying" Red Arrow Highway - "Never Too Much" Red Arrow Highway - "Better Things"