As The Story Grows

Chapter 621 - "It Is A Concept Album" ...as read by Kyle Schaefer of Fallujah

Today we welcome Fallujah vocalist Kyle Schaefer to the podcast! Fallujah’s new record, Xenotaph, is out this Friday on Nuclear Blast Records. Kyle talks about not worrying about the pressure of joining an established band, the vision behind the band’s new record, recapturing the technical and heavy elements, and a lot more.

https://fallujah.bandcamp.com/

https://shop.nuclearblast.com/collections/new-releases/products/fallujah-xenotaph-pre-order

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Chapter 621 Music:

Fallujah - "Kaleidoscopic Waves"

Fallujah - "Labyrinth of Stone"

Fallujah - "Xenotaph"

Chapter 620 - "Quite Hopeful and Glorious" ...as read by Gabriel Tapper and Rasmus Booberg from Gosta Berlings Saga

Today we welcome Gabriel Tapper and Rasmus Booberg from Gosta Berlings Saga to the podcast ! The new Gosta record, Forever Now, is out today on Pelagic Records! The guys talk about they each joined the band, the trials of trying to find their scene, coming up with themes for album titles and songs, the commitment to not using backing tracks, and a lot more! 

https://gostaberlingssaga.bandcamp.com/

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Chapter 620 Music:

Gosta Berlings Saga - "Through The Arches"

Gosta Berlings Saga - "Fragment 1"


 

Chapter 619 - "The Weirdest Band Origin Story" ...as read by Matt Harvey of Gruesome

Today we welcome Exhumed and Gruesome frontman Matt Harvey to the podcast! The new Gruesome record, Silent Echoes, is out this Friday on Relapse Records! Matt talks about the discovering death metal, his long relationship with Relapse Records, how the idea for Gruesome was born, having Death’s discography as a guide path for each Gruesome release, and more! 

https://gruesomedeathmetal.bandcamp.com/music

https://www.relapse.com/collections/gruesome

https://exhumed.bandcamp.com/music

https://www.relapse.com/collections/exhumed

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Chapter 619 Music:

Gruesome - "A Darkened Window"

Exhumed - "Necromaniac"

Gruesome - "Savage Land"

Gruesome - "Condemned Identity"

 

Today we look back at the episodes that aired in the month of May. So you'll hear from from Ben Lumber and Jack Rogers from Acres, Carlos Alverez of Behölder, Johan Längqvist of Candlemass, Daniel Winter-Bates of Bury Tomorrow, Camille Contreras of Novelists, Robert Leht and Martin Randalu of Pridian, Johan Sébenne and Pierre Anouilh of Year Of No Light, and Steve Cobucci of Wolves At The Gate!

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Acres - "Not So Different"

Behölder - "A Pale Blood Sky"

Candlemass - "Black Star"

Bury Tomorrow - "Villain Arc"

Novelists - "Say My Name"

Pridian - "Cyanide Dream"

Year Of No Light - "Interdit aux Vivants, aux Morts et aux Chiens"

Wolves At The Gate - "Death Clock"

Chapter 618 - "Give People Something Different" ...as read by Steve Cobucci of Wolves At The Gate

Today we welcome back to the podcast Wolves At The Gate guitarist Steve Cobucci! The news Wolves At The Gate record, Wasteland, is out this Friday on Solid State Records! Steve and I dive deep into Wasteland, talking about creating a concept record, the help of Josh Gilbert to push the band’s sound, being inspired by newer bands, the visual elements that accompany the record, and a lot more! 

Steve's first time on the podcast can be found here!

https://www.wolvesatthegate.com/

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Chapter 618 Music:

Wolves At The Gate - "Parasite"

Wolves At The Gate - "Death Clock"

Chapter 617 - "Instinctive" ...as read by Johan Sébenne and Pierre Anouilh of Year Of No Light

Today we welcome Johan Sébenne and Pierre Anouilh from French post metal band Year Of No Light to the podcast! Year Of No Light’s newest release, Les Maîtres Fous, is out today on Pelagic Records. The guys talk about their music influences as a band, how the creation process has changed over the years, the origins of creating Les Maîtres Fous, the type of fan who listens to the band, and more.

https://yearofnolight.com/

https://yearofnolight.bandcamp.com/

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Chapter 617 Music:

Year Of No Light - "Réalgar"

Year Of No Light - "Perséphone (Enna)"

Year Of No Light - "Les Maîtres Fous"

 

Chapter 616 - "Emotionally Loaded" ...as read by Robert Leht and Martin Randalu of Pridian

Today we welcome Robert and Martin from Estonian metal band Pridian to the podcast! Pridian released their Century Media debut, Venetian Dark, last Friday. The guys talk about the generational divides in Estonia, how the music scene is changing in Estonia, the history of the band, the themes behind Venetian Dark, trying to navigate their future on a bigger scale, and a lot more. 

https://pridianband.com/

https://pridianmusic.bandcamp.com/

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Chapter 616 Music:

Pridian - "Endless"

Peidian - "Near Dark"

Pridian - "Out For Blood"
 

Chapter 615 - "A Shared Emotion" ...as read by Camille Contreras of Novelists

Today we welcome Camille Contreras, vocalist for French metalcore band Novelists! The new Novelists album, Coda, is out today on Novemvrks Records! Camille talks about growing up in Marseille and discovering the local hardcore and punk scene, how joining Novelists helped evolve the band’s sound, wanting to see more French band’s embrace the French language in their music, the creation of the art for Coda, and more!

https://www.novelists.store/home

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Chapter 615 Music:

Novelists - "Coda"

Novelists - "All For Nothing"

Novelists - "Say My Name"

Chapter 614 - "Beauty In Tragedy" ...as read by Daniel Winter-Bates of Bury Tomorrow

Today we welcome Bury Tomorrow frontman Daniel Winter-Bates to the podcast! The new Bury Tomorrow record, Will You Haunt Me With That Same Patience, will be out this Friday on Sony and Music For Nations. Daniel talks about his methodical approach to improving as a vocalist and lyricist, signing with a major label, making music for the fans, and a lot more. 

https://www.bury-tomorrow.com/

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Chapter 614 Music:

Bury Tomorrow - "What If I Burn"

Bury Tomorrow - "Abandon Us"

Bury Tomorrow - "Let Go"

Bury Tomorrow - "Forever The Night"

Chapter 613 - "40 Years Of Doom" ...as read by Johan Längqvist of Candlemass

Today we welcome Candlemass vocalist Johan Längqvist to the podcast! The new Candlemass ep, Black Star, is out today on Napalm Records! Johan talks about about his involvement in the debut Candlemass record, being a pioneer of the doom metal genre, rejoining the band after a 30+ year layoff, celebrating 40 years as a band, the future, and more.

https://www.candlemass.se/

https://napalmrecordsamerica.com/candlemass

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Chapter 613 Music:

Candlemass - "Black Star"

Candlemass - "Solitude"

Candlemass - "Splendor Demon Majesty"