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June Recap Jul 02, 2025

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Today you'll hear clips from interviews with Matt Harvey of Gruesome, Gabriel Tapper and Rasmus Booberg from Gosta Berlings Saga, Kyle Schaefer of Fallujah, Alex Garcia Rivera of Bloodhorse, Eric Kusanagi of Hiroe, Austin Evans of Orthodox, Tom Angelripper of Sodom, Kasey Karlsen of Deadland, Matthieu Kirby and John Fine of TSS, and Ryan Vanderwolk of Death Rattle!
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Music:
Gruesome - "Silent Echoes"
Gosta Berlings Saga - "Through The Arches"
Fallujah - "Kaleidoscopic Waves"
Bloodhorse - "A Malign Star"
Hiroe - "I've Been Waiting For You All My Life"
Orthodox - "Blend In With The Weak"
Sodom - "The Spirits That I Called"
Deadlands - "Die In Paradise"
TSS - "Something In The Way"
Death Rattle - "March Of Delusion"

Ryan Vanderwolk of Death Rattle Jun 30, 2025

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Chapter 628 - "Things Couldn't Be Any Better Than They Are" ...as read by Ryan Vanderwolk of Death Rattle
Today we welcome Death Rattle guitarist Ryan Vanderwolk to the podcast! The new Death Rattle record, The Moral Chokehold Is out now on Streaming platforms, with the vinyl, cd, and Bandcamp versions being released on July 11th with M Theory Audio. Ryan talks about the impact of Ride The Lightning, the break the band took before reconvening for The Moral Chokehold, touring in Europe as a smaller band, and more.
https://deathrattle333.bandcamp.com/album/the-moral-chokehold
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Chapter 628 Music:
Death Rattle - "The Light"
Death Rattle - "Immersed In The Black"
Death Rattle - "Social War Machine"
Death Rattle - "The Darkness"

TSS Jun 27, 2025

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Chapter 627 - "If You Sell It Well" ...as read by TSS
Today we welcome John and Matthieu from French band TSS to the podcast. Their new record, End Of Time, is out today on Fearless Records. The guys talk about writing music that’s genre fluid, how switching genres has hurt their fanbase, signing with Fearless, the work they've already done to find success, and more.
https://thesundaysadness.com/
https://thesundaysadness.bandcamp.com/album/end-of-time
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Chapter 627 Music:
TSS - "Killing Me"
TSS - "Something In The Way"
TSS - "Dead"

Kasey Karlsen of Deadlands Jun 25, 2025

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Chapter 626 - "An Opportunity To Look Inward" ...as read by Kasey Karlsen of Deadlands
Today we welcome Deadlands front woman Kasey Karlsen to the podcast! Deadlands' Spinefarm Records debut ep, Seven, is out this Friday! Kasey talks about her brother’s influence in her musical inspiration, starting her YouTube channel, the desire to be in a band and not a content creator, tackling a concept for the band’s debut, and more.
https://deadlandsband.com/
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Chapter 626 Music:
Deadlands - "Villain"
Dealands - "Limbo"
Deadlands - "Kundalini"

Tom Angelripper of Sodom Jun 23, 2025

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Chapter 625 - "This Music Will Never Die" ...as read by Tom Angelripper of Sodom
Today we welcome Tom Angelripper from legendary thrash metal band Sodom to the podcast! The new Sodom record, The Arsonist, is out this Friday on Steamhammer Records. Tom talks about working with Steamhammer throughout Sodom’s career, the German Big Four and not worrying about Sodom’s legacy, finding lyrical inspiration for 40 years, and more.
https://www.sodomized.info/
https://sodomofficial.bandcamp.com/
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Chapter 625 Music:
Sodom - "Battle Of The Harvest Moon"
Sodom - "Electrocution"
Sodom - "Witchhunter"
Sodom - "Return To God In Parts"

Austin Evans of Orthodox Jun 20, 2025

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Chapter 624 - "This Is What We Live For" ...as read by Austin Evans of Orthodox
Today we welcome Orthodox guitarist Austin Evans to the podcast! Orthodox released A Door Left Open back on June 6th through Century Media Records. Austin talks about how being good at recorder led him to a love of music, how he became straight edge, wanting to make his mark as a songwriter with Orthodox and how that evolved with A Door Left Open, and more.
https://orthodoxtn.com/
https://orthodoxtn.bandcamp.com/
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Chapter 624 Music:
Orthodox - "Can You Save Me"
Orthodox - "Blend In With The WeaK'
Orthodox - "Sacred Place"
Orthodox - "Will You Hate Me"

Eric Kusanagi of Hiroe Jun 18, 2025

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Chapter 623 - "What Do We Do With This Thing We Just Made" ...as read by Eric Kusanagi of Hiroe
Today we welcome Eric Kusanagi, guitarist for Hiroe to the podcast! The new Hiroe album, Wield, is out this Friday on Pelagic Records. Eric talks about how a spots injury led him to guitar, restarting musically in a new city, the struggle to get the album artwork they wanted, the guitar tone for Wield, and more.
https://hiroe.bandcamp.com/album/wield
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Chapter 623 Music:
Hiroe - "Tides"
Hiroe - "The Approach"
Hiroe - "Dancing At The End Of The World"

Alex Garcia Rivera of Bloodhorse Jun 13, 2025

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Chapter 622 - "The Definitive Album For Us" ...as read by Alex Garcia Rivera of Bloodhorse
Today we welcome Bloodhorse drummer Alex Garcia Rivera to the podcast. Bloodhorse released A Malign Star last Friday with Iodine Recordings! Alex talks about Mystic Valley Studios and the joy of analog recording, his journey of musical discovery, the inception of Bloodhorse and the band’s journey to Iodine and A Malign Star, and more.
https://iodinerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/a-malign-star
https://bloodhorsetl.bandcamp.com/music
https://deathwishinc.com/collections/iodine-recordings/products/bloodhorse-a-malign-star
https://chromeoverbrass.bandcamp.com/
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Chapter 622 Music:
Bloodhorse - "Saboteur"
Bloodhorse - "A Malign Star"
Bloodhorse - "House Of Burden"
Bloodhorse - "Illumination"

Kyle Schaefer of Fallujah Jun 11, 2025

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Chapter 621 - "It Is A Concept Album" ...as read by Kyle Schaefer of Fallujah
Today we welcome Fallujah vocalist Kyle Schaefer to the podcast! Fallujah’s new record, Xenotaph, is out this Friday on Nuclear Blast Records. Kyle talks about not worrying about the pressure of joining an established band, the vision behind the band’s new record, recapturing the technical and heavy elements, and a lot more.
https://fallujah.bandcamp.com/
https://shop.nuclearblast.com/collections/new-releases/products/fallujah-xenotaph-pre-order
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Chapter 621 Music:
Fallujah - "Kaleidoscopic Waves"
Fallujah - "Labyrinth of Stone"
Fallujah - "Xenotaph"

Gabriel Tapper and Rasmus Booberg from Gosta Berlings Saga Jun 06, 2025

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Chapter 620 - "Quite Hopeful and Glorious" ...as read by Gabriel Tapper and Rasmus Booberg from Gosta Berlings Saga
Today we welcome Gabriel Tapper and Rasmus Booberg from Gosta Berlings Saga to the podcast ! The new Gosta record, Forever Now, is out today on Pelagic Records! The guys talk about they each joined the band, the trials of trying to find their scene, coming up with themes for album titles and songs, the commitment to not using backing tracks, and a lot more!
https://gostaberlingssaga.bandcamp.com/
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Chapter 620 Music:
Gosta Berlings Saga - "Through The Arches"
Gosta Berlings Saga - "Fragment 1"

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