While you could do all that '#NewYearNewMe' stuff, where's the fun in self-growth and evolving as a person? Exactly.

Back to normality now and the Desolation Sounds Podcast returns to cover some of the albums missed over 2018. As well as who is currently recording vocals for a new album; the latest news from the Tool camp (along with A Perfect Circle and Puscifer); the return of Oathbreaker; and the a-bit-beyond-mistletoe gift between former Blink-182 bandmates Travis Barker and Tom DeLonge.

There's also a round-up on the new music from this week, along with music reviews for German industrial rock project Emigrate, American pop punk titans The Story So Far, Scandi prog rock outfit VOLA and experimental post-hardcore veterans Thrice.

Lastly, in the debut appearance of the 'Open Mic' segment, Steven will be looking at the forgotten stoner/prog epic Prior to the Fire by Priestess.

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