As The Story Grows

Chapter 594 - "Keep Ourselves Inspired and Motivated" ...as read by Daniel Erlandsson of Arch Enemy

Today we welcome Arch Enemy drummer Daniel Erlandsson to the podcast! The new Arch Enemy record, Blood Dynasty, is out next Friday, March 28th, on Century Media Records. Daniel explains why he wasn’t the main drummer on Stigmata, the band staying with Century Media over the year, how the band approaches writing new material, wanting to showcases Alissa’s vocal range more on Blood Dynasty, and more! 

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Chapter 594 Music:

Arch Enemy - "Liars & Thieves"

Arch Enemy - "Dark Insanity"

Arch Enemy - "Bridge Of Destiny" 

Arch Enemy - "Heart Of Darkness"

Arch Enemy - "Handshake With Hell"

Arch Enemy - "Paper Tiger"

Chapter 593 - "Wrath And Ruin" ...as read by John Kevill of Warbringer

Today we welcome Warbringer frontman John Kevill to the podcast! Warbringer’s new album, Wrath and Ruin, was released last Friday with Napalm Records! John talks about why he loves thrash metal, how his love for history influences the band’s lyrical direction, the origin’s of the band’s name, the theme behind Wrath and Ruin, and more.

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Chapter 593 Music:

Warbringer - "The Sword And The Cross"

Warbringer - "A Better World"

Chapter 592 - "Inject The Sound With Hope And Optimism" ...as read by SOM

Today we welcome Mike and Will from SOM to the podcast! The new SOM record. Let The Light In, is out today on Pelagic Records! The guys talk about their musical backgrounds, how their previous bands and collective label led to making music together, navigating obstacles throughout their career, the vision for the new record, streaming, and more! 

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Chapter 592 Music:

SOM - "Give Blood"

SOM - "Moment"

SOM - "Chemicals"
 

Chapter 591 - "There's Almost No Room For Authenticity " ...as read by Frank Te Riet of Cryptosis

Today we welcome Cryptosis bassist Frank Te Riet to the podcast. Cryptosis released their new record, Celestial Death, last Friday with Century Media Records. Frank talks about the metal scene in the Netherlands, the origins of the band and their name, the band evolving their sound on Celestial Death, the theme behind the new record, and more. 

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Chapter 591 Music:

Cryptosis - "Faceless Matter"

Cryptosis - "Decypher"

Cryptosis - "Ascending"

Cryptosis - "Cryptosphere"
 

Chapter 590 - "A Stand Off Between Consciousness And Artificial Intelligence" ...as read by Margarita Monet of Edge Of Paradise

Today I’m stoked to welcome Edge of Paradise front woman Margarita Monet to the podcast! Edge Of Paradise’s Napalm Records debut, Prophecy, is out today! Margarita talks about the culture shock of moving from Moscow to Texas, her journey to becoming a front woman for a rock band, the ups and downs of pursuing music as a career, the themes on Prophecy, and more. 

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Chapter 590 Music:

Edge Of Paradise - "Prophecy Unbound"

Edge Of Paradise - "Death Note"

Chapter 589 - "I Just Wanted To Make A Record" ...as read by George Hirsch of Staticlone

Today we welcome former Blacklisted frontman George Hirsch to the podcast. George is now fronting a new band, Staticlone, and their debut LP, Better Living Through Static Vision, is out this Friday on Relapse Records. George talks about growing up in Philadelphia and how hardcore was ingrained in the culture around him, how signing to Deathwish changed his life, how painting reconnected George to making music, and a lot more. 

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

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Chapter 589 Music:

Staticlone - "Honeycomb"

Blacklisted - "Memory Lane"

Staticlone - "Alone In Philadelphia"

Staticlone - "Thin Places"

Staticlone - "Red Eye"

Today we look back at all the interviews that aired in February. Featuring snippets of conversations with Bjorn Strid of The Night Flight Orchestra, Chris Kelly of Hillhaven, Cameron Humphrey of Love Is Noise, Tim and Doyle of Cloakroom, Lewis and Sam of Oversize, Joel Stroetzel of Killswitch Engage, Katerina Nicole, Jeremy Galindo of you, infinite, and John and Amy of Year of The Cobra!

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Music:

The Night Flight Orchestra - "Like The Beating Of A Heart"

Hillhaven - "Sycophants"

Love Is Noise - "Soft Glow"

Oversize - "Vital Signs"

Cloakroom - "Unbelonging"

Killswitch Engage - "Discordant Nation"

Katerina Nicole - "House Of Cards"

you, infinite - "Shine Eternal"

Year Of The Cobra - "War Drop"

Chapter 588 - "We Finally Made The Record We've Been Trying To Make" ...as read by Year Of The Cobra

Today we welcome Amy and John from Year Of The Cobra to the podcast! The new self-titled Year Of The Cobra record is out today on Prophecy Productions! The band talks about meeting in LA and deciding to make music together, what drew them towards sludge and doom metal, feeling like the finally captured their identity on this record, and more!

https://yearofthecobra.bandcamp.com/album/year-of-the-cobra

https://us.prophecy.de/us/Artists/Year-of-the-Cobra/Year-Of-The-Cobra-Year-Of-The-Cobra.html

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Chapter 588 Music:

Year Of The Cobra - "Full Sails"

Year Of The Cobra - "Alone"

Year Of The Cobra - "Daemonium"

Slower - "Hellfire"

Year Of The Cobra - "War Drop"

Chapter 587 - "The Meaning Of The Song Can Be Translated By The Listener" ...as read by Jeremy Galindo 

Today we welcome Jeremy Galindo to the podcast! Jeremy is one of the founders of legendary post rock band This Will Destroy You. Jeremy has a new album coming out under the name you, infinite, with former This Will Destroy You member Raymond Brown. That album is self-titled and releasing this Friday on Pelagic Records! Jeremy talks about the early days of This Will Destroy You, his initial pushback to being called a post rock band, the split that gave us two versions of This Will Destroy You, and then he deep dives into the new album’s concept, creation, and more. 

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Chapter 587 Music:

you, infinite - "Throughlines"

This Will Destroy You - "Threads"

This Will Destroy You - "Communal Blood"

you, infinite - "Shine Eternal"

you, infinite - "The Elder"

Chapter 586 - "Trying To Stay Happy And At Peace" ...as read by Katerina Nicole

Today we welcome newcomer Katerina Nicole to the podcast. Katerina’s debut ep, Serene In Violent Oceans came out last Friday. Katerina talks about growing up in a small town, the new found drive to pursue a musical career, transitioning from electronic music to hard rock, navigating life as a new artist, and more. 

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Chapter 586 Music:

Katerina Nicole - "What I Know Now"

Katerina Nicole - "Sunset In Your Love"

Katerina Nicole - "Darkling"