As The Story Grows

Chapter 762 - "We Are All Unpeople" ...as read by Em Lodge and Richard Rayner of unpeople

Today we welcome Em Lodge and Richard Rayner from unpeople to the podcast! The new unpeople record, We Are Unpeople, is out this Friday on Sharptone Records! Em and Richard talk about their musical backgrounds and joining unpeople, creating music that can be unhinged and free of genre confines, the idea behind We Are Unpeople, touring with some of their musical heroes, and a lot more.

https://www.weareunpeople.com

https://asthestorygrows.com/episodes/luke-caley-of-unpeople

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Chapter 762 Music:

unpeople -  "Friends"

unpeople - "The Garden"

unpeople - "Blueprints"

Chapter 761 - "Let Me Just Finish These" ...as read by Casval Wolfe of Vespera

Today we welcome Casval Wolfe from Vespera to the podcast! Vespera recently reunited and is working towards a US tour next year. Casval talks about upending the direction his life was headed to write and play music, the devastating impact Covid had on the band, being burnt out on music, returning to Vespera, and so much more.

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Chapter 761 Music:

Vespera - "Sleepless"

Vespera - "Phoenix Down"

Vespera - "Obsidian Dreams"

Vespera - "Bloom"

Vespera - "Smile"

September 2026 Recap

Today we have clips from interviews with Arve Isdal of Audrey Horne, Darkest Prince of Devil Master, Aamir Syed of The Unknown, Alva Sandström and Bjorn Johansson from Arctis, Jake Luhrs of August Burns Red, Christophe Voisin-Boisvient of Skáld, Robin Staps of The Ocean, Joshua O’Donnell of Banks Arcade, and Ann-Sofie Hoyles and John Hoyles of Spiders!

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Music:

Audrey Horne - "Achilles"

Devil Master - "You Worms' Vain Delusion"

The Unknown - "Guns Of August"

Arctis - "Tell Me Why"

August Burns Red - "New Horizons"

Skáld - "Draumakona"

The Ocean - "Light Pollution"

Banks Arcade - "Yuck"

Spiders - "Crystal Eyes"

Chapter 760 - "We've Never Had This Much Fun Before" ...as read by Ann-Sofie Hoyles and John Hoyles of Spiders

Today welcome Ann-Sofie and John Hoyles from Swedish rock band Spiders to the podcast! Spiders released their new album, Crystal Eyes, this past Friday on Sound Pollution Records. Ann and John discuss why Sweden has such a robust music scene, the musical influences that have inspired Spider’s sound, creating lyrics to be proud of, being able to keep the band at the scale they want, and more.

https://soundpollution.se/artist/spiders/

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Chapter 760 Music:

Spiders - "Creature Of The Night"

Spiders - "Fun In The Sun"

Spiders - "Crystal Eyes"

Chapter 759 - "What I've Been Chasing" ...as read by Joshua O’Donnell of Banks Arcade 

Today welcome Banks Arcade frontman Joshua O’Donnell to the podcast! The new Banks Arcade record, Second Place Superstar, is out today on Arising Empire Records. Josh talks about Banks Arcade finding their place in the Australian and New Zealand music scenes, how the band’s sound has shifted and evolved into something more focused, the themes on Second Place Superstar, figuring out the touring the landscape for the future, and more.

https://www.banksarcade.com/

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Chapter 759 Music:

Banks Arcade - "Severance"

Banks Arcade - "Rockstar"

Banks Arcade - "Yuck"

Chapter 758 - "My Imagination Could Imagine This Next Chapter" ...as read by Robin Staps of The Ocean 

Today we welcome back to the podcast Robin Staps from The Ocean! The Ocean will release Solaris this Friday on Pelagic Records! Robin talks about starting and running Pelagic Records, deciding to keep The Ocean going after the major line-up shake-up, the unique process of working with two vocalists on Solaris, the thematic direction of the album, and more.

https://theocean.bandcamp.com/album/solaris

https://pelagic.indiemerch.com/collections/the-ocean

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Chapter 758 Music:

The Ocean - "Light Pollution"

The Ocean - "Belligerence"

 

Chapter 757 - "A Large Cohort Of Metal Fans" ... as read by Christophe Voisin-Boisvient of Skáld

Today we welcome Skáld founder Christophe Voisin-Boisvient to the podcast! Skáld will release their Napalm Records debut, Ørlǫg, next Friday, September 25th! Christophe talks about his interest in Norse Mythology and poetry, how Skáld has found fans amongst the metal community, his process for working on themes for each album, the band’s upcoming tour with The HU, and more.

Translator - Claire Taitai

https://skaldmusic.com

https://napalmrecords.us/collections/skald

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Chapter 757 Music:

Skáld - "Draumakona"

Skáld - "Himinbjǫrg"

Chapter 756 - "What We Create Is A Reflection Of Who We Are" ...as read by Jake Luhrs of August Burns Red

Chapter 755 - "A Mixed Bag Of Goodies" ...as read by Alva Sandström and Bjorn Johansson from Arctis

Chapter 754 - "Deep Diving Into Something New" ...as read by Aamir Syed of The Unknown