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SOM Mar 14, 2025

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Chapter 592 - "Inject The Sound With Hope And Optimism" ...as read by SOM
Today we welcome Mike and Will from SOM to the podcast! The new SOM record. Let The Light In, is out today on Pelagic Records! The guys talk about their musical backgrounds, how their previous bands and collective label led to making music together, navigating obstacles throughout their career, the vision for the new record, streaming, and more!
https://www.som.band/
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Chapter 592 Music:
SOM - "Give Blood"
SOM - "Moment"
SOM - "Chemicals"

Frank Te Riet of Cryptosis Mar 12, 2025

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Chapter 591 - "There's Almost No Room For Authenticity " ...as read by Frank Te Riet of Cryptosis
Today we welcome Cryptosis bassist Frank Te Riet to the podcast. Cryptosis released their new record, Celestial Death, last Friday with Century Media Records. Frank talks about the metal scene in the Netherlands, the origins of the band and their name, the band evolving their sound on Celestial Death, the theme behind the new record, and more.
https://www.centurymedia.com/artist/cryptosis
https://centurymedia.bandcamp.com/album/celestial-death-24-bit-hd-audio
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Chapter 591 Music:
Cryptosis - "Faceless Matter"
Cryptosis - "Decypher"
Cryptosis - "Ascending"
Cryptosis - "Cryptosphere"

Margarita Monet of Edge Of Paradise Mar 07, 2025

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Chapter 590 - "A Stand Off Between Consciousness And Artificial Intelligence" ...as read by Margarita Monet of Edge Of Paradise
Today I’m stoked to welcome Edge of Paradise front woman Margarita Monet to the podcast! Edge Of Paradise’s Napalm Records debut, Prophecy, is out today! Margarita talks about the culture shock of moving from Moscow to Texas, her journey to becoming a front woman for a rock band, the ups and downs of pursuing music as a career, the themes on Prophecy, and more.
https://www.edgeofparadiseband.com/
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Chapter 590 Music:
Edge Of Paradise - "Prophecy Unbound"
Edge Of Paradise - "Death Note"

George Hirsch of Staticlone Mar 05, 2025

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Chapter 589 - "I Just Wanted To Make A Record" ...as read by George Hirsch of Staticlone
Today we welcome former Blacklisted frontman George Hirsch to the podcast. George is now fronting a new band, Staticlone, and their debut LP, Better Living Through Static Vision, is out this Friday on Relapse Records. George talks about growing up in Philadelphia and how hardcore was ingrained in the culture around him, how signing to Deathwish changed his life, how painting reconnected George to making music, and a lot more.
https://staticlone.bandcamp.com/album/better-living-through-static-vision
https://www.relapse.com/collections/staticlone
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Chapter 589 Music:
Staticlone - "Honeycomb"
Blacklisted - "Memory Lane"
Staticlone - "Alone In Philadelphia"
Staticlone - "Thin Places"
Staticlone - "Red Eye"

February Recap Mar 03, 2025

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Today we look back at all the interviews that aired in February. Featuring snippets of conversations with Bjorn Strid of The Night Flight Orchestra, Chris Kelly of Hillhaven, Cameron Humphrey of Love Is Noise, Tim and Doyle of Cloakroom, Lewis and Sam of Oversize, Joel Stroetzel of Killswitch Engage, Katerina Nicole, Jeremy Galindo of you, infinite, and John and Amy of Year of The Cobra!
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Music:
The Night Flight Orchestra - "Like The Beating Of A Heart"
Hillhaven - "Sycophants"
Love Is Noise - "Soft Glow"
Oversize - "Vital Signs"
Cloakroom - "Unbelonging"
Killswitch Engage - "Discordant Nation"
Katerina Nicole - "House Of Cards"
you, infinite - "Shine Eternal"
Year Of The Cobra - "War Drop"

Year Of The Cobra Feb 28, 2025

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Chapter 588 - "We Finally Made The Record We've Been Trying To Make" ...as read by Year Of The Cobra
Today we welcome Amy and John from Year Of The Cobra to the podcast! The new self-titled Year Of The Cobra record is out today on Prophecy Productions! The band talks about meeting in LA and deciding to make music together, what drew them towards sludge and doom metal, feeling like the finally captured their identity on this record, and more!
https://yearofthecobra.bandcamp.com/album/year-of-the-cobra
https://us.prophecy.de/us/Artists/Year-of-the-Cobra/Year-Of-The-Cobra-Year-Of-The-Cobra.html
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Chapter 588 Music:
Year Of The Cobra - "Full Sails"
Year Of The Cobra - "Alone"
Year Of The Cobra - "Daemonium"
Slower - "Hellfire"
Year Of The Cobra - "War Drop"

Jeremy Galindo Feb 26, 2025

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Chapter 587 - "The Meaning Of The Song Can Be Translated By The Listener" ...as read by Jeremy Galindo
Today we welcome Jeremy Galindo to the podcast! Jeremy is one of the founders of legendary post rock band This Will Destroy You. Jeremy has a new album coming out under the name you, infinite, with former This Will Destroy You member Raymond Brown. That album is self-titled and releasing this Friday on Pelagic Records! Jeremy talks about the early days of This Will Destroy You, his initial pushback to being called a post rock band, the split that gave us two versions of This Will Destroy You, and then he deep dives into the new album’s concept, creation, and more.
https://youinfinite.bandcamp.com/album/you-infinite
https://www.athousandarmsstore.com/collections/youinfinite
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Chapter 587 Music:
you, infinite - "Throughlines"
This Will Destroy You - "Threads"
This Will Destroy You - "Communal Blood"
you, infinite - "Shine Eternal"
you, infinite - "The Elder"

Katerina Nicole Feb 24, 2025

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Chapter 586 - "Trying To Stay Happy And At Peace" ...as read by Katerina Nicole
Today we welcome newcomer Katerina Nicole to the podcast. Katerina’s debut ep, Serene In Violent Oceans came out last Friday. Katerina talks about growing up in a small town, the new found drive to pursue a musical career, transitioning from electronic music to hard rock, navigating life as a new artist, and more.
https://katerinanicolemusic.com/
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Chapter 586 Music:
Katerina Nicole - "What I Know Now"
Katerina Nicole - "Sunset In Your Love"
Katerina Nicole - "Darkling"

Joel Stroetzel of Killswitch Engage Feb 21, 2025

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Chapter 585 - "Write Songs That We Like" ...as read by Joel Stroetzel of Killswitch Engage
Today we welcome Killswitch Engage guitarist Joel Stroetzel to the podcast. The new Killswitch Engage record, This Consequence, is out today on Metal Blade Records. Joel talks about getting into metal and playing guitar, the pressure of being a career musician, the evolution of songwriting as a band, keeping things in house, and more.
https://killswitchengage.com/
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Chapter 585 Music:
Killswitch Engage - "Forever Aligned"
Killswitch Engage - "My Last Serenade"
Killswitch Engage - "The Signal Fire"
Killswitch Engage - "Us Against The World"
Killswitch Engage - "I Believe"

Oversize Feb 19, 2025

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Chapter 584 - "Finding Their Own Meaning" ...as read by Oversize
Today we welcome to the podcast Lewis and Sam from UK rock band Oversize! Oversize will release their Sharptone Records debut, Vital Signs, next Friday, February 28th. The guys talk about small town scenes, the bands that inspired Oversize, shoegaze as a catchall genre, the struggle of finding single artwork that gels with the album art, and more.
https://sharptonerecords.co/collections/oversize
https://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrows
https://asthestorygrows.substack.com/
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Chapter 584 Music:
Oversize - "Vital Signs"
Oversize - "Fall Apart"

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