As The Story Grows

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Matt Harvey of Gruesome Jun 04, 2025

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Chapter 619 - "The Weirdest Band Origin Story" ...as read by Matt Harvey of Gruesome
Today we welcome Exhumed and Gruesome frontman Matt Harvey to the podcast! The new Gruesome record, Silent Echoes, is out this Friday on Relapse Records! Matt talks about the discovering death metal, his long relationship with Relapse Records, how the idea for Gruesome was born, having Death’s discography as a guide path for each Gruesome release, and more!
https://gruesomedeathmetal.bandcamp.com/music
https://www.relapse.com/collections/gruesome
https://exhumed.bandcamp.com/music
https://www.relapse.com/collections/exhumed
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Chapter 619 Music:
Gruesome - "A Darkened Window"
Exhumed - "Necromaniac"
Gruesome - "Savage Land"
Gruesome - "Condemned Identity"

May Recap May 30, 2025

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Today we look back at the episodes that aired in the month of May. So you'll hear from from Ben Lumber and Jack Rogers from Acres, Carlos Alverez of Behölder, Johan Längqvist of Candlemass, Daniel Winter-Bates of Bury Tomorrow, Camille Contreras of Novelists, Robert Leht and Martin Randalu of Pridian, Johan Sébenne and Pierre Anouilh of Year Of No Light, and Steve Cobucci of Wolves At The Gate!
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Music:
Acres - "Not So Different"
Behölder - "A Pale Blood Sky"
Candlemass - "Black Star"
Bury Tomorrow - "Villain Arc"
Novelists - "Say My Name"
Pridian - "Cyanide Dream"
Year Of No Light - "Interdit aux Vivants, aux Morts et aux Chiens"
Wolves At The Gate - "Death Clock"

Steve Cobucci of Wolves At The Gate May 28, 2025

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Chapter 618 - "Give People Something Different" ...as read by Steve Cobucci of Wolves At The Gate
Today we welcome back to the podcast Wolves At The Gate guitarist Steve Cobucci! The news Wolves At The Gate record, Wasteland, is out this Friday on Solid State Records! Steve and I dive deep into Wasteland, talking about creating a concept record, the help of Josh Gilbert to push the band’s sound, being inspired by newer bands, the visual elements that accompany the record, and a lot more!
Steve's first time on the podcast can be found here!
https://www.wolvesatthegate.com/
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Chapter 618 Music:
Wolves At The Gate - "Parasite"
Wolves At The Gate - "Death Clock"

Johan Sébenne and Pierre Anouilh of Year Of No Light May 23, 2025

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Chapter 617 - "Instinctive" ...as read by Johan Sébenne and Pierre Anouilh of Year Of No Light
Today we welcome Johan Sébenne and Pierre Anouilh from French post metal band Year Of No Light to the podcast! Year Of No Light’s newest release, Les Maîtres Fous, is out today on Pelagic Records. The guys talk about their music influences as a band, how the creation process has changed over the years, the origins of creating Les Maîtres Fous, the type of fan who listens to the band, and more.
https://yearofnolight.com/
https://yearofnolight.bandcamp.com/
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Chapter 617 Music:
Year Of No Light - "Réalgar"
Year Of No Light - "Perséphone (Enna)"
Year Of No Light - "Les Maîtres Fous"

Robert Leht and Martin Randalu of Pridian May 21, 2025

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Chapter 616 - "Emotionally Loaded" ...as read by Robert Leht and Martin Randalu of Pridian
Today we welcome Robert and Martin from Estonian metal band Pridian to the podcast! Pridian released their Century Media debut, Venetian Dark, last Friday. The guys talk about the generational divides in Estonia, how the music scene is changing in Estonia, the history of the band, the themes behind Venetian Dark, trying to navigate their future on a bigger scale, and a lot more.
https://pridianband.com/
https://pridianmusic.bandcamp.com/
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Chapter 616 Music:
Pridian - "Endless"
Peidian - "Near Dark"
Pridian - "Out For Blood"

Camille Contreras of Novelists May 16, 2025

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Chapter 615 - "A Shared Emotion" ...as read by Camille Contreras of Novelists
Today we welcome Camille Contreras, vocalist for French metalcore band Novelists! The new Novelists album, Coda, is out today on Novemvrks Records! Camille talks about growing up in Marseille and discovering the local hardcore and punk scene, how joining Novelists helped evolve the band’s sound, wanting to see more French band’s embrace the French language in their music, the creation of the art for Coda, and more!
https://www.novelists.store/home
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Chapter 615 Music:
Novelists - "Coda"
Novelists - "All For Nothing"
Novelists - "Say My Name"

Daniel Winter-Bates of Bury Tomorrow May 14, 2025

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Chapter 614 - "Beauty In Tragedy" ...as read by Daniel Winter-Bates of Bury Tomorrow
Today we welcome Bury Tomorrow frontman Daniel Winter-Bates to the podcast! The new Bury Tomorrow record, Will You Haunt Me With That Same Patience, will be out this Friday on Sony and Music For Nations. Daniel talks about his methodical approach to improving as a vocalist and lyricist, signing with a major label, making music for the fans, and a lot more.
https://www.bury-tomorrow.com/
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Chapter 614 Music:
Bury Tomorrow - "What If I Burn"
Bury Tomorrow - "Abandon Us"
Bury Tomorrow - "Let Go"
Bury Tomorrow - "Forever The Night"

Johan Längqvist of Candlemass May 09, 2025

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Chapter 613 - "40 Years Of Doom" ...as read by Johan Längqvist of Candlemass
Today we welcome Candlemass vocalist Johan Längqvist to the podcast! The new Candlemass ep, Black Star, is out today on Napalm Records! Johan talks about about his involvement in the debut Candlemass record, being a pioneer of the doom metal genre, rejoining the band after a 30+ year layoff, celebrating 40 years as a band, the future, and more.
https://www.candlemass.se/
https://napalmrecordsamerica.com/candlemass
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Chapter 613 Music:
Candlemass - "Black Star"
Candlemass - "Solitude"
Candlemass - "Splendor Demon Majesty"

Carlos Alverez of Behölder May 07, 2025

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Chapter 612 - "Falling Back In Love With My Inner Nerd" ...as read by Carlos Alverez of Behölder
Today we welcome Carlos Alverez guitarist for Power Doom band Behölder to the podcast! Behölder released In The Temple Of The Tyrant on April 25th with Black Lion Records. Carlos talks about what stuck and what didn’t of his families musical influence, trying to find his place when a power metal scene didn’t exist, how doom metal and Dungeons & Dragons collide with Behölder, and a lot more.
https://beholderblacklion.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-temple-of-the-tyrant
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Chapter 612 Music:
Behölder - "A Pale Blood Sky"
Behölder - "Dungeon Crawl"
Behölder - "Draconian"
Behölder - "I Magus"

Acres May 02, 2025

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Chapter 611 - "A Really Nice Stepping Stone" ...as read by Acres
Today we welcome Ben Lumber and Jack Rogers from Acres to the podcast. The new Acres record, The Host, is out today on Solid State Records! The guys talk about their musical backgrounds, how they each ended up joining Acres, signing with Solid State Records, releasing a lot of music quickly, and more.
https://solidstaterecords.store/collections/acres
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Chapter 611 Music:
Acres - "Bloodlust"
Acres - "Leave You To Rot"
Acres - "A Different Shade Of Misery"
Acres - "Built To Bleed"

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