As The Story Grows

Chapter 612 - "Falling Back In Love With My Inner Nerd" ...as read by Carlos Alverez of Behölder

Today we welcome Carlos Alverez guitarist for Power Doom band Behölder to the podcast! Behölder released In The Temple Of The Tyrant on April 25th with Black Lion Records. Carlos talks about what stuck and what didn’t of his families musical influence, trying to find his place when a power metal scene didn’t exist, how doom metal and Dungeons & Dragons collide with Behölder, and a lot more.

https://beholderblacklion.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-temple-of-the-tyrant

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Chapter 612 Music:

Behölder - "A Pale Blood Sky"

Behölder - "Dungeon Crawl"

Behölder - "Draconian"

Behölder - "I Magus"

Chapter 611 - "A Really Nice Stepping Stone" ...as read by Acres

Today we welcome Ben Lumber and Jack Rogers from Acres to the podcast. The new Acres record, The Host, is out today on Solid State Records! The guys talk about their musical backgrounds, how they each ended up joining Acres, signing with Solid State Records, releasing a lot of music quickly, and more.

https://solidstaterecords.store/collections/acres

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Chapter 611 Music:

Acres - "Bloodlust"

Acres - "Leave You To Rot"

Acres - "A Different Shade Of Misery"

Acres - "Built To Bleed"

Today we look back at all the episodes released in April, featuring conversations with Lotta Ruutiainen of Luna Kills, Mark Goodwin of Sick Puppies, Johannes and Matthias Clemens from Warfield, Josh Barber of Idle Heirs, Evan Diprima of Moon Destroys, Lauren Babic, Alan Robert of Life Of Agony, Izzy from Glare, Tūranga Morgan-Edmonds of Alien Weaponry, Tony Piccoli of Imminent Sonic Destruction, and Cera Gibson!

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Luna Kills - "Sugar Rush"

Sick Puppies - "Going Places"

Warfield - "Appetitive Aggression"

Idle Heirs - "Pillow Talk"

Moon Destroys - "The Nearness Of June"

Lauren Babic - "Breathe You In"

Vulvarine - "The Drugs, The Love, The Pain"

Life Of Agony - "Lay Down"

Glare - "Mourning Haze"

Alien Weaponry - "Mau Moko"

Imminent Sonic Destruction - "Floodgate 1"

Cera Gibson - "I Found God"
 

Chapter 610 - "My Own Healing" ...as read by Cera Gibson

Today we welcome dark pop artists Cera Gibson to the podcast. Cera released her debut ep, Pink Soak, back in March. Cera talks about music as healing from purity culture, the balance of being true to her vision while dealing with sexism and unwanted advances, the downside of going viral, the musical inspirations on Pink Soak, and more!

https://www.ceragibson.com/

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Chapter 610 Music:

Cera Gibson - "I Found God"

Cera Gibson - Eclipse"
 

Chapter 609 - "What's Going To Set Us Apart?" ...as read by Tony Piccoli of Imminent Sonic Destruction 

Today we welcome Imminent Sonic Destruction guitarist Tony Piccoli to the podcast. The new Imminent Sonic Destruction record, Floodgate, is out today on FC Records. Tony talks about wanting to play drums but ending up a guitar player, how Dream Theater altered his musical trajectory, the formation of Imminent Sonic Destruction, the themes on Floodgate, and more.

https://imminentsonicdestruction.com/

https://imminentsonicdestruction.bandcamp.com/album/floodgate

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Chapter 609 Music:

Imminent Sonic Destruction - "Memento Mori"

Imminent Sonic Destruction - "No One"
 

Chapter 608 - "Such A Significant Story" ...as read by Tūranga Morgan-Edmonds of Alien Weaponry

Today we welcome Alien Weaponry bassist Tūranga Morgan-Edmonds to the podcast! Alien Weaponry released Te Rā back on March 28th with Napalm Records. Tūranga talks about the struggles and changes within the New Zealand music scene, the importance of showcasing the band’s Māori heritage and language, the cultural story that inspired Te Rā, making connections with Indigenous People around the globe, and more. It took a while to get his episode booked and recorded but it was worth the wait.

https://alienweaponry.com/

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Chapter 608 Music:

Alien Weaponry - "Mau Moko"

Alien Weaponry - "Taniwha"

Alien Weaponry - "1000 Friends"

Chapter 607 - "Very Deliberately Chosen" ...as read by Izzy from Glare 

Today we welcome Glare guitarist Cesar, Izzy, Izaguirre to the podcast! Glare released Sunset Funeral back on April 4th through Deathwish Inc. Izzy talks about the musical legacy of his family, having a strong DIY music scene in his community, how he joined Glare, the shoegaze renaissance, how the artwork for Sunset Funeral came together, and more.

https://glaretx.bandcamp.com/

https://sunset-funeral.com/

https://deathwishinc.com/collections/glare

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Chapter 607 Music:

Glare - "Mourning Haze"

Glare - "Chlorinehouse"

Glare - "Nu Burn"

Glare - "Different Hue"

Chapter 606 - "It's Taken On A Life Of It's Own" ...as read by Alan Robert of Life Of Agony

Today we welcome Life of Agony bassist Alan Robert to the podcast. Alan released The Beauty Of Horror, Volume 7, back in February. Alan talks about the inspiration for The Beauty Of Horror, how he got his start in comics, fighting with record labels about albums covers, Life Of Agony getting inducted into the Metal Hall Of Fame, and more.

https://www.alanrobert.com/

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Chapter 606 Music:

Life Of Agony - "Scars"

Life Of Agony - "Lay Down"

Chapter 605 - "Something People Are Not Used To" ...as read by Robin Redbreast of Vulvarine

Today we welcome Vulvarine bassist Robin Redbreast to the podcast! The Vulvarine record, Fast Lane, is out now on Napalm Records! Robin talks about the lack of a music scene in Austria, how Vulvarine came together and the inspiration for the band’s name, the importance of being an all female band, and the band’s tour with Thunder Mother and Cobra Spell.

https://vulvarine.band/

https://vulvarine.bandcamp.com/album/fast-lane

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Chapter 605 Music:

Vulvarine - "The Drugs, The Love, and The Pain"

Vulvarine - "Ancient Soul"

Vulvarine - "Demons"

Vulvarine - "Equal, Not The Same"

Chapter 604 - "Women Can Stand Up Against Anyone Else" ...as read by Lauren Babic 

Today we welcome Lauren Babic to the podcast! Lauren released her new solo ep, Too Much and Never Enough, back on March 28th. Lauren talks about her new publishing deal, trying to find her place in the Toronto metal scene, finding success on YouTube, how being a woman in the metal scene has evolved and still needs to change, the musical and lyrical ideas on Too Much and Never Enough, and more!

https://www.laurenbabic.ca/

https://laurenbabic.bandcamp.com/album/too-much-and-never-enough

https://www.youtube.com/@laurenbabic

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Chapter 604 Music:

Lauren Babic - "Sanctuary"

Lauren Babic - "FTCU Cover"

Lauren Babic - "Breathe You In"

Red Handed Denial - "My Demise"

Lauren Babic - "I'm Bored"