Chapter 335 - "Something For Old and New Fans Alike" ...as read by Mike Hranica from The Devil Wears Prada

Today I’m stoked to have Mike Hrancia from The Devil Wears Prada join the podcast. Prada’s new album, Color Decay, is out today on Solid State Records! Mike talks about the metalcore scene they came up in and it’s popularity, signing with Solid State, the process of writing Color Decay, themes behind the lyrics, and more.

https://tdwpband.com/

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Chapter 335 Music:

The Devil Wears Prada - "Salt"

The Devil Wears Prada - "Gauntlet Of Solitude"

The Devil Wears Prada - "Outnumbered"

The Devil Wears Prada - "Nightfall"

The Devil Wears Prada - "Watchtower"

The Devil Wears Prada - "Hallunicate"


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Chapter 334 - "A Running Theme of Emotional Damage" ...as read by Confessions Of A Traitor

Today we welcome Stephen, Jacob, and Seb from Facedown Records band Confessions of a Traitor to the podcast. The band’s Facedown Records debut, Punishing Myself Before God Does, is out this Friday, September 16th! The guys talk about their musical backgrounds, how the band came together, how they managed to release so much music during the pandemic, finding their place in the UK scene, the lyrical themes on the new record and more. 

Pre-order Punishing Myself Before God Does at https://facedown.merchnow.com/catalogs/Confessions-Of-A-Traitor

You can find more music at https://confessionsofatraitor.bandcamp.com/releases


Chapter 334 Music:

Confessions Of A Traitor - "Punishing Myself Before God Does"

Confessions Of A Traitor - "Peacekeeper"

Confessions Of A Traitor - "To Care For Those Who Cared For Us"

Confessions Of A Traitor - "TVA"


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Chapter 333 - "God Get Me The F**k Out Of Here" ...as read by Matt Wainwright of Cold Gawd

Today we welcome Matt Wainwright from Cold Gawd to the podcast. Cold Gawd will release God Get Me The Fuck Out Of Here on September 23rd via Dais Records. Links to pre-order the album will be in the show notes. Matt talks about the influence of Green Day, being a fan of all genres of music, the impact of nu-gaze on his musical direction, how Covid impacted him and influenced the new album, and a lot more.

Pre-order God Get Me The Fuck Out Of Here on cd and vinyl at https://www.daisrecords.com/collections/cold-gawd/products/cold-gawd-god-get-me-the-fuck-out-of-here

You can snag the album digitally and Cold Gawd's back catalog at https://coldgawd.bandcamp.com/



Chapter 333 Music:

Cold Gawd - "Sweet Jesus Wept Shit"

Cold Gawd - "You Should Be Fine Down There"

Cold Gawd - "Gin"


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Chapter 332 - "What We Felt We Wanted to Hear" ...as read by Jolie Lindholm of The Darling Fire

I’m excited to welcome back Jolie Lindholm from The Darling Fire to the podcast! The Darling Fire will release their incredible new album, Distortions, next Friday, September 16th, on Iodine Records. After my chat with Jolie I have a review of the new album. So stick around for that. Jolie talks about getting connected with Iodine, The Darling Fire’s shift in sound, navigating the changing musical landscape, and more.

Chapter 151: "All In On This" https://asthestorygrows.com/episodes/b10fc01e

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You can find Dark Celebration at https://thedarlingfire.bandcamp.com/


Chapter 332 Music:

The Darling Fire- "Machina"

The Darling Fire - "Clean Hands"

The Rocking Horse Winner - "Orange Blossom"

The Darling Fire - "Amber"

The Darling Fire - "Rituals"


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Chapter 331 - "We Want It To Be Always Exciting" ...as read by Chris Turner and James Kennedy from Oceans Ate Alaska

Today we welcome James Kennedy and Chris Turner from Oceans Ate Alaska to the podcast. Oceans just released their new album, Disparity, on Fearless Record. I have a review of the album after the interview! So stick around. James and Chris talk about their musical backgrounds, European metal fans, Covid challenges, and the music and lyrical themes that Disparity represents.

You can Disparity on your streaming platform of choice at https://found.ee/disparity

Merch from OAA is available at https://store.fearlessrecords.com/collections/oceans-ate-alaska


Chapter 331 Music:

Oceans Ate Alaska - "Paradigm"

Oceans Ate Alaska - "Blood Brothers"

Chris Turner - "40 Roll"

Oceans Ate Alaska - "Nova"

Oceans Ate Alaska - "Hallucinogen"


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Chapter 330 - "To Be Able To Do It Regardless" ...as read by Nathan Gray

Today we welcome back Nathan Gray to the podcast!  Iodine Records re-released Nathan’s incredible "solo" record Rebel Songs on vinyl, cd, and cassette. You can order those now! Nathan talks about touring in a Covid accepted world, coming out as pansexual and gender non conforming, fighting against long held religious shame, The Iron Roses, and much more.

Chapter 142: "Happy People Don't Make Other People Miserable" - https://asthestorygrows.com/episodes/3daee782

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Rebel Psalms is available digitally at https://nathangraymusic.bandcamp.com/album/rebel-psalms


Chapter 330 Music:

Nathan Gray & The Iron Roses - "The Reckoning"

BoySetsFire - "Everything Went Black"

Nathan Gray & The Iron Roses - "Rebel Songs"


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Chapter 329 - "This Is A Very Genuine Old School Sounding Band" ...as read by Davide Tiso of Red Rot

Today we welcome Davide Tiso from death metal band Red Rot to the podcast. Red Rot’s debut album, Mal De Vivre, is out today, August 26th, on Svart Records! Davide talks about his experience in the metal scene in Italy, the freedoms and frustrations of being an abstract metal band, how living in the US has changed his perspective, and the musical and lyrical direction of Red Rot. 

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Or you can get it on vinyl or cd at https://svart.ochre.store/artist/223074-red-rot

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Chapter 329 Music:

Red Rot - "Ashes"

Red Rot - "Near Disaster"

Red Rot - "Gruesome Memento"

Red Rot - "Under Attack"


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Chapter 328 - "There's A Lot Of Mutual Respect and Love" ...as read by Paul and Brian of Strategies

Today we welcome Paul Lask and Brian Moss to the podcast. Paul and Brian are in a new indie rock/emo band called  Strategies with Neil Hennessy (The Lawrence Arms/Joyce Manor). The band is self-releasing their self-titled, debut ep this Friday, August 26th. A link to the album will be in the show notes. The guys talk about their musical backgrounds, teaching online during Covid lockdowns, how Strategies took shape, lyrical inspiration and more.

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Chapter 328 Music:

Strategies - "Outages"

Strategies - "Silent Count"

Strategies - "Fire Drill"

Strategies - "Camp Elsewhere"


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Chapter 327 - "The Scene Was Changing"  ...as read by Jason Moody of No Innocent Victim

Today we welcome No Innocent Victim frontman Jason Moody to the podcast! Jason talks about the history of No Innocent Victim, joining Victory Records, the band’s break-up and reunion, and what has been happening in the band and his life for the last few years!

Thanks to Shannon Quiggle for connecting Jason and me. 

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Chapter 327 Music:

No Innocent Victim - "C.E.B."

No Innocent Victim - "No Wrong"

No Innocent Victim - "Stand"

No Innocent Victim - "As I FIght"

No Innocent Victim - "To Burn Again"

No Innocent Victim - "Highly Flammable"

No Innocent Victim - "My Beliefs"


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Chapter 326 - "The More You Put In, The More You Get Out" ...as read by Lucas Woodland of Holding Absence

Today I’m stoked to share my chat with Lucas Woodland, frontman for Holding Absence. Holding Absence just released their incredible split ep with Alpha Wolf called The Lost & The Longing. Holding Absence also released an amazing record in 2021 called The Greatest Mistake Of My Life! Lucas talks about his experience in the choir in Wales, joining Holding Absence, not wanting the pandemic to define their 2021 release and how that influenced releasing a split ep, and the musical direction that is driving the band. 

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Chapter 326 Music:

Holding Absence - "Celebration Song"

Holding Absence - "Curse Me With Your Curse"

Holding Absence - "Aching Longing"

Holding Absence - "Coffin"

Alpha Wolf - "60 CM of Steel"


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