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Travis Shettel of Piebald Jun 10, 2026

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Chapter 725 - "Doing Something With Our Anger" ...as read by Travis Shettel of Piebald
Today we welcome Piebald frontman Travis Shettel to the podcast. Piebald will release their first new album in almost 20 years, Tales For the Rages, this Friday on Iodine Recordings! Travis talks about the band reuniting and what led to them writing new music, how he’s evolved as a lyricist, the band’s relationship with Iodine Recordings, American Hearts becoming a meme, and more.
https://www.piebald.com
https://iodinerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/tales-for-the-rages
https://deathwishinc.com/collections/iodine-recordings/products/piebald-tales-for-the-rages
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Chapter 725 Music:
Piebald - "Still On The Couch"
Piebald - "Gentleman Callers"
Piebald - "American Hearts"
Piebald - "This Thing Is Old"

Yegor Savonin of Fires In The Distance Jun 08, 2026

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Chapter 724 - "It's Reflective Of Where I'm At" ...as read by Yegor Savonin of Fires In The Distance
Today we welcome Fires In The Distance guitarist Yegor Savonin to the podcast! Fires In The Distance will release Circadian Promise this Friday on Prosthetic Records! Yeogor talks about moving to the US from Russia as a child, the influence Children of Bodom had on him, how Fires In The Distance got started, the meaning behind the band’s name and new album, and more.
https://firesinthedistance.bandcamp.com
https://shop.prostheticrecords.com/collections/fires-in-the-distance
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Chapter 724 Music:
Fires In The Distance - "To You, Author Of My Fade"
Fires In The Distance - "Lightless Day OF A Songless Bird"
Fires In The Distance - "By This Time Tomorrow"
Fires In The Distance - "Agonal Dreaming"

Rikard Zander of Evergrey Jun 05, 2026

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Chapter 723 - "Try To Find Different Ways Of Creating Music" ...as read by Rikard Zander of Evergrey
Today we welcome Evergrey keyboardist Rikard Zander to the podcast! The new Evergrey record, Architects Of A New Weave, is out today on Napalm Records! Rikard talks about playing piano and getting into metal, joining Evergrey, how the band is able to bounce between metal genres and connect with fans, the general theme of the new album, and more.
https://evergrey.net
https://napalmrecords.us/collections/evergrey
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Chapter 723 Music:
Evergrey - "Architects Of The New Weave"
Evergrey - "The World Is On Fire"
Evergrey - "Leaving The Emptiness"

Jakob Hemstrom of Oh Hiroshima Jun 03, 2026

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Chapter 722 - "It's Easy To Get Stuck In Apathy" ...as read by Jakob Hemstrom of Oh Hiroshima
Today we welcome Jakob Hemstrom from Oh Hiroshima to the podcast. Oh Hiroshima will release And The Dead Tree Gives No Shelter this Friday on Pelagic Records! Jakob talks about learning to play post rock and use effect pedals, signing with Napalm Records and trying to find their place on the label, the themes on And The Tree Gives No Shelter, and more.
http://www.ohhiroshima.com/
https://ohhiroshima.bandcamp.com/music
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Chapter 722 Music:
Oh Hiroshima - "Broken Sunlight"
Oh Hiroshima - "Holiness Movement"
Oh Hiroshima - "Secret Youth"
Oh Hiroshima - "Meridian"

May Recap 2026 Jun 01, 2026

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Today we have clips from every interview that aired in the month of May, including conversations with Sofia DeMasi of Torn Open, Ernie Fabian and Justin Jones from idle threat, Anders Jacobsson and Daniel Johansson from Draconian, Frida Ohlin and Jonas Gustavsson from Rexoria, Andreas Clark of Self Deception, Jeremy Walker from Fire In The Mountains, Ben Koehler of Archers, Shane Prickett of Slow Degrade, John Dillon of Code:Words, Joe Stamps of Hecate Enthroned, Marc Mifune and Jean-Anael Abaux from Hanry, and Christian Liljegren, CJ Grimmark, and Jonatan Samuelsson from Narnia!
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Music:
Torn Open - "A Testament to Stoicism"
idle threat - "In Tandem"
Draconian - "The Monochrome Blade"
Rexoria - "Dancing On The Ruins"
Self Deception - "The Wedding"
Neurosis - "Mirror Deep"
Archers - "The Dirt"
Slow Degrade - "Lead Me Down:
Code:Words - "Wash The Blood"
Hecate Enthroned - "Spirits Stir Within Our Ancestors Tombs"
Hanry - "Aurora"
Narnia - "Like A Thief In The Night"

Narnia May 29, 2026

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Chapter 721 - "That's My Driving Force" ...as read by Narnia
Today we welcome Christian Liljegren, CJ Grimmark, and Jonatan Samuelsson from Narnia to the podcast. Marina’s tenth record, X, is out today on Sound Pollution Records. We discuss being a band with a christian message in Sweden and their experience navigating the scene, what led to the band’s reunion, how their faith drives the lyrics and passion to keep making music, and more.
https://narniatheband.com/
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Chapter 721 Music:
Narnia - "Jerusalem"
Narnia - "Reaching For The Top"
Narnia - "Thief"

Hanry May 27, 2026

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Chapter 720 - "We Learned From That" ...as read by Hanry
Today we welcome Marc Mifune and Jean-Anael Abaux from Hanry to the podcast! Hanry will release What Came From Silence, this Friday on Pelagic Records. The guys discuss the origins on Hanry, creating a more ambient post rock, signing with Pelagic Records, how they theme their songs and albums, and more.
https://hanry.bandcamp.com/album/what-came-from-silence
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Chapter 720 Music:
Hanry - "Noise Drowns Out"
Hanry - "Radience"
Hanry - "Dustwake"
Hanry - "Remains"
Hanry - "Phantom Rush"

Joe Stamps of Hecate Enthroned May 25, 2026

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Chapter 719 - "I Wanted It To Be Streamlined" ...as read by Joe Stamps of Hecate Enthroned
Today we welcome Hecate Enthroned frontman Joe Stamps to the podcast! The new Hecate Enthroned record, The Corpse Of A Titan, A Lament Long Buried, will be out this Friday on M-Theory Audio. Joe talks about his musical theater background, being a tentative frontman, the disconnected nature of the songs on Embrace of the Godless Aeon and how that informed the writing on the new album, bands as visual brands, and more.
https://www.hecateenthroned.com/
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Chapter 719 Music:
Hecate Enthroned - "Spirits Stir Within Our Ancestors Tombs"
Hecate Enthroned - "The Arcane Golem"
Hecate Enthroned - "Deathless In The Dryad Glade"
Hecate Enthroned - "Into The Vale Of Endless Snow"

John Dillon of Code:Words May 22, 2026

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Chapter 718 - "Push and Pull" ...as read by John Dillon of Code:Words
Today we welcome Code:Words frontman John Dillon to the podcast! Code:Words is a new hard rock band signed to The Artery Foundation. John talks about moving from Arizona to LA in pursuit of music, trying his hand at pop music, making the type of music the band wants to without genre boundaries, trusting the label as they kick of their career, and more.
https://www.codewordscult.com/
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Chapter 718 Music:
Code:Words - "Wash The Blood"

Shane Prickett of Slow Degrade May 20, 2026

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Chapter 717 - "Taking Time To Build It" ...as read by Shane Prickett of Slow Degrade
Today we welcome Slow Degrade frontman Shane Prickett to the podcast! Slow Degrade is a new heavy shoegaze band and they recently dropped their new single Lead Me Down! Shane talks about his musical journey with his brother, discovering shoegaze and the band finding their sound, his hopes for the future of the band, and more.
https://slowdegrade.bigcartel.com/
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Chapter 717 Music:
Slow Degrade - "Lead Me Down"

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