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Salem Vex of Crucifiction Oct 14, 2024

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Chapter 545 - "Simple But Brutal" ...as read by Salem Vex of Crucifiction
Today we welcome Salem Vex from Florida deathcore band Crucifiction to the podcast! Crucifiction released their debut record, Will To Power, last Friday on Rise Records. Salem is also a member of The Requiem. Salem talks about skateboarding in Florida, forming Bloodbather, being in two bands on different labels, transitioning Bloodbather to Crucifiction, the artwork he created for Will To Power, and more.
https://riserecords.com/collections/crucifiction
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Chapter 545 Music:
Crucifiction - "Caged For Extermination"
Bloodbather - "As Your Die"
Crucifiction - "VHS"

Eric Stenman Oct 11, 2024

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Chapter 544 - "You Know This Is Our New Band Now" ...as read by Eric Stenman
Today we welcome Eric Stenman from The Barbarians Of California to the podcast! The Barbarians Of California released their debut album, And Now I’m Just Gnashing My Teeth, last Friday. Eric talks about skateboarding, his journey as a guitarist and recording engineer, his desire to write music that led to The Barbarians Of California, recording Training For Utopia, and more.
https://www.thebarbariansofcalifornia.com/
https://www.ericstenman.com/
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Chapter 544 Music:
The Barbarians Of California - "The Library"
The Barbarians Of California - "The Walrus"
Training For Utopia - "New York City Is Overrated"
The Barbarians Of California - "Far Out, Bro"

Chrissy Costanza Oct 09, 2024

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Chapter 543 - "Do Other Things In Other Different Ways" ...as read by Chrissy Costanza
Today we welcome Against The Current frontman Chrissy Costanza to the podcast! Chrissy is releasing her debut solo ep, VII, this Friday! Chrissy is also on Disney’s A Whole New Sound record, covering A Whole New World with Yellowcard! Chrissy talks about not being a part of the music scene in New Jersey and having to learn about the emo and hardcore scenes, how Against The Current came together and signing with Fueled by Ramen, taking a step into the world as a solo artist, and a lot more!
https://www.chrissyofficial.com/
https://www.atcofficial.com/
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Chapter 543 Music:
Chrissy Costanza - "7 Minutes In Hell"
Against The Current - "Gravity"
Against The Current - "Silent Stranger"
Chrissy Costanza - "I Tried To Act Your Age"

Steve Kleisath of Further Seems Forever Oct 04, 2024

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Chapter 542 - "I Actually Really Love This Album" ...as read by Steve Kleisath of Further Seems Forever
Today we welcome Steve Kleisath from Further Seems Forver to the podcast! Further Seems Forever is releasing a 20th anniversary vinyl re-issue of Hide Nothing with Iodine Records. Steve talks about connecting with Jake Brown and playing with En Masse, how the guitar players he’s been in bands with have shaped his drumming style, the possibility of new music from Further Seems Forever, and then we dive into the Hide Nothing era of Further Seems Forever. We also chat about Steve's time in The Darling Fire and then end with a little conversation about Strongarm!
You can find Further Seems Forever and The Darling Fire merch here
Hide Nothing vinyl is available here
Listen to Alarm! https://computerclubrecords.bandcamp.com/album/alarm
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Chapter 542 Music:
Further Seems Forever - "Light Up Ahead"
En Masse - "To Resonate"
Further Seems Forever - "Hide Nothing"
The Darling Fire - "Rituals"
Further Seems Forever - "Bleed"
Strongarm - "Advent Of A Miracle"

Ashley Tubb of Sugar Horse Oct 02, 2024

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Chapter 541 - "Hard To Shock People With Music Now" ...as read by Ashley Tubb of Sugar Horse
Today we welcome Sugar Horse frontman Ashley Tubb to the podcast. The new Sugar Horse record, The Grand Scheme of Things, is out this Friday on Pelagic Records. Ashley talks about being drawn to the technical side of guitar, the weird origins of the band’s name, silly song titles, the inspiration of Mogwai and Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and a lot more.
https://sugarhorse.bandcamp.com/
https://pelagicrecords.indiemerch.com/b/sugar-horse
https://www.patreon.com/asthestorygrows
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Chapter 541 Music:
Sugar Horse - "The Shape Of ASMR To Come"
Sugar Horse - "I Liked You Better Before You Went To Art School"
Sugar Horse - "Office Job Simulator"

James Joseph Sep 27, 2024

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Chapter 540 - "Decided To Start From Ground Zero Again" ...as read by James Joseph
Today we welcome James Joseph from the band James And The Cold Gun to the podcast! When James and I chatted the band had just released their latest single, Fragile, which you’ll hear part of in this episode, and had signed with Stone Gossard’s Loosegroove Records! James talks about the music scene in Wales and the bands that made a difference, his time in and then stepping away from Holding Absence, the genesis and inspiration for James And The Cold Gun, and more!
https://jamesandthecoldgun.com/home
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Chapter 540 Music:
James and The Cold Gun - "Fragile"

Brandon Mullins of Across Five Aprils Sep 25, 2024

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Chapter 539 - "(Music) Should Make Somebody Happy" ...as read by Brandon Mullins of Across Five Aprils
Today we welcome Across Five Aprils vocalist Brandon Mullins to the podcast! Brandon chats about moving around and trying to find home, getting into hardcore, how he came to join Across Five Aprils, the band’s experience with Victory Records, reuniting and a lot more!
https://www.a5aband.com/
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Chapter 539 Music:
Across Five Aprils - "Tallahassee's For Hookers"
Across Five Aprils - "You're Not Alone"
Across Five Aprils - "Bring Me Their Head"

Elliott Mags Sep 20, 2024

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Chapter 538 - "Not Trying To Make Anything Specific" ...as read by Elliott Mags
Today we welcome Elliott Mags to the podcast! Elliott released his latest record, Creator, back on August 26th with Smartpunk Records. Elliott talks about how being home schooled allowed him time to explore creative endeavors, the disappointment of his band breaking up and his place in the Buffalo music scene, working with Jay Mass on Destroyer and exploring a different side of Destroyer with Creator.
https://www.elliottmags.com/
https://elliott-mags.bandcamp.com/music
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Chapter 538 Music:
M.A.G.S. - "Sequence 1"
M.A.G.S. - "Sequence 2"
M.A.G.S. - "Destroyer"
M.A.G.S. - "Sequence 4"
M.A.G.S. - "Sequence 9"

Nick Holland of Wounded Touch Sep 18, 2024

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Chapter 537 - "Life Is A Lot More Interesting Looking At It Through A Different Lens" ...as read by Nick Holland of Wounded Touch
Today we welcome Wounded Touch vocalist Nick Holland to the podcast. Wounded Touch recently released Traumatic Entanglement, a split ep with fallfiftyfeet! Nick talks about the local scene as a hangout for everyone, the struggles of working as a first responder during the early days of Covid lockdowns, how parenthood reshaped his perspective, and more.
https://woundedtouch.bandcamp.com/music
https://smartpunkshop.com/collections/wounded-touch
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Chapter 537 Music:
Wounded Touch - "Submitted For (Dis)Approval"
Wounded Touch - "Sleep A Cicada Would Envy"
Wounded Touch - "In Mouths Wielding Silence"

Seamus Menihane of My Fictions Sep 13, 2024

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Chapter 536 - "We All Like It, Let's Run With It" ...as read by Seamus Menihane of My Fictions
Today we welcome My Fictions drummer Seamus Menihane to the podcast! The new My Fictions record, Touch of Glass, came out on August 23rd with 1126 Records! Seamus talks about the impact of the VFW Hall scene, My Fictions sound and joining Topshelf Records, the band’s hiatus and return, and creating what they want this time around.
https://myfictions.bandcamp.com/
https://1126records.com/collections/my-fictions/products/my-fictions-touch-of-glass-pre-order
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Chapter 536 Music:
My Fictions - "Dreams Of Escape"
My Fictions - "Psychic Reading"
My Fictions - "Cold Streak"
My Fictions - "Touch Of Glass II"

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