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Ali Tabatabaee and Adrian Estrella of Zebrahead Aug 10, 2026

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Chapter 743 - "I Don't Take It For Granted" ...as read by Ali Tabatabaee and Adrian Estrella of Zebrahead
Today we welcome Ali Tabatabaee and Adrian Estrella from Zebrahead to the podcast. The new Zebrahead ep, 0, is out this Wednesday, August 12th! The guys discuss their early musical influences, how Adrian ended up joining the band, the reason behind focusing on ep's, why most of their touring is in Europe, celebrating 30 years, and more.
https://zebrahead.com
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Chapter 743 Music:
Zebrahead - "A Perfect Life Is Such A Bore"
Zebrahead - "Happy Endings At The Movies"

Franz Stefanik of Dead Tired Aug 07, 2026

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Chapter 742 - "It's Nice To Take Your Time" ...as read by Franz Stefanik of Dead Tired
Today we welcome back Dead Tired guitarist Franz Stefanik to the podcast! Dead Tired will release Hornets To Fall next Friday, August 14th, on New Damage Records! Franz talks about why it took 4 years for Dead Tired to release new music, how the band dynamics changed the sonic landscape of Dead Tired’s sound, stepping away from being the band’s visual creator on this album, and more.
https://zdeadtiredz.bandcamp.com/album/hornets-of-fall
https://newdamagerecords.com/artists/dead-tired/
https://asthestorygrows.com/episodes/franz-stefanik-from-dead-tired
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Chapter 742 Music:
Dead Tired - "Edge Of Entropy"
Dead Tired - "Dust Storm"

Marco Heubaum of Xandria Aug 05, 2026

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Chapter 741 - "The Freedom To Do All Of It" ...as read by Marco Heubaum of Xandria
Today we welcome Xandria guitarist and founder Marco Heubaum to the podcast! Xandria will release Eclipse this Friday, August 7th, on Napalm Records! Marco talks about the struggle to form bands in a small town, the band’s early musical influences, keeping a band going through many line-up changes and having to be reinvigorated to keep creating, becoming more outspoken about political and social issues as a lyricist, and more.
https://www.xandria.de
https://napalmrecords.us/collections/xandria
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Chapter 741 Music:
Xandria - "The Shannon's Home"
Xandria - "Kill The Sun"
Xandria - "Universal"
Xandria - "Colours"

July 2026 Recap Jul 29, 2026

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July 2026 Recap
Today you'll hear clips from every interview that aired in the month of July including conversations with Felix Heldt from Dominum, Nick Vicario of Smirk, Joe, Kyler, and Nick from A Static Lullaby, Derrick Ryan of Minute After Midnight, Joseph Grillo of Her Head's On Fire, Bear McCreary, Jaya of The HU, and Maria Lessing of Future Palace.
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Music:
Dominum - "The Circus Is In Town"
Smirk - "Victimry"
A Static Lullaby - "The Shooting Star That Destroyed Us"
Minute After Midnight - "Masochist"
Her Head's On Fire - "The Chloroform Dream"
Bear McCreary - "Black Box"
The HU - "Horsemen"
Future Palace - "Deep Blue"

Maria Lessing of Future Palace Jul 24, 2026

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Chapter 740 - "You Kind Of Lose Yourself" ...as read by Maria Lessing of Future Palace
Today we welcome back to the podcast Future Palace front woman Maria Lessing. Future Palace will release Resurgence on Friday July 31st with Century Media Records, the band’s label debut! We talk about Maria’s experience touring in America for the first time, how working with a vocal coach shifted her perspective as a singer and screamer, the difficulties of being in a band for so long and how that led to the themes on Resurgence, having a bigger budget to make her visual ideas come to life, and more.
https://future-palace.com
Chapter 308 with Maria
Chapter 533 with Maria
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Chapter 740 Music:
Future Palace - "Deep Blue"
Future Palace - "Resurge"
Future Palace - "Supernova"

Jaya from The HU Jul 22, 2026

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Chapter 739 - "A Reward In Making A Positive Impact" ...as read by Jaya of The HU
Today we welcome Jaya from The HU to the podcast! The HU will release their new album, Hun, This Friday on Better Noise Music! Jaya talks about picking up the family mantle in being a musician, how The HU came together and the band’s commitment to their sound, the theme behind Hun, representing Mongolia, and more.
Thanks to Solongo Batbold for being the translator for this conversation!
https://www.thehuofficial.com
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Chapter 739 Music:
The HU - "The Real You"
The HU - "Lost Soul"
The HU - "Grey Hun"

Bear McCreary Jul 17, 2026

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Chapter 738 - "We Can Put Meshuggah In Lord Of The Rings" ...as read by Bear McCreary
Today we welcome composer Bear McCreary to the podcast! Bear is best known for his work on Battlestar Galactica, The Walking Dead, and Lord of the Rings: Rings Of Power. Bear will release is second solo rock record, The Singularity: Eklepsis, on Friday July 31st! Bear talks about the impact movie scores had on him as a child and the lifelong pursuit of making that his career, the creative push and pull of collaborating on scores, his thoughts on AI and the soundtrack industry, wanting to flex his creative muscles and how that led to The Singularity, and a lot more!
https://bearmccreary.com
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Chapter 738 Music:
Bear McCreary - "Black Box"
Bear McCreary - "Cool Kids"

Joseph Grillo of Her Head's On Fire Jul 15, 2026

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Chapter 737 - "The Full Idea Of Success" ...as read by Joseph Grillo of Her Head's On Fire
Today we welcome back to the podcast Joseph Grillo, frontman for Her Head’s On Fire. Her Head’s On Fire will release Am I Not Your Girl this Friday on Iodine Recordings. Joseph talks bout the unlikelihood of new music from Garrison, the writing machine that is Her Head’s On Fire, wanting music to be someone’s soundtrack, the title and art inspiration, and more.
https://herheadsonfire.bandcamp.com
https://deathwishinc.com/collections/iodine-recordings/products/her-heads-on-fire-am-i-not-your-girl
https://asthestorygrows.com/episodes/joseph-grillo-from-her-heads-on-fire
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Chapter 737 Music:
Her Head's On Fire - "She Beats William Tell"
Her Head's On Fire - "Nothing"
Her Head's On Fire - "We Both Stop The Nightmares"

Derrick Ryan of Minute After Midnight Jul 10, 2026

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Chapter 736 - "Warped Tour Is A Genre" ...as read by Derrick Ryan of Minute After Midnight
Today we welcome Derrick Ryan from Minute After Midnight to the podcast. Minute After Midnight is a new artist on Fearless Records that’s slowly been releasing singles, including their latest, Unleash The Beast. Derrick talks about discovering metalcore and the life changing impact it had on him, the history of Minute After Midnight and how the project has evolved, how Machine Gun Kelly shifted the band’s sound and direction, learning to scream, the plans for the future and more!
https://minuteaftermidnight.com
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Chapter 736 Music:
Minute After Midnight - "Unleash The Beast"

A Static Lullaby Jul 08, 2026

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Chapter 735 - "My Band Is My Favorite Band" ...as read by A Static Lullaby
Today we welcome Joe, Kyler, and Nick from A Static Lullaby to the podcast! A Static Lullaby recently released a new live re-recording of And Don’t Forget To Breathe on Smart Punk Records. We discuss the band reuniting and how Kyler and Nick joined the band, the reason behind re-recording And Don’t Forget To Breathe, and the nostalgic response to the album, what new music looks like for A Static Lullaby, and more.
https://astaticlullaby.net
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Chapter 735 Music:
A Static Lullaby - "Nightmares Win 6-0
A Static Lullaby - The Shooting Star That Destroyed Us"
A Static Lullaby - "Withered"

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