As The Story Grows

Chapter 400 - "We're Writing For Us" ...as read by Mike D'Antonio of Killswitch Engage

Today is the 400th Chapter of As The Story Grows and today we welcome Mike D’Antonio from Killswitch Engage to the podcast! Mike’s side project, Death Ray Vision is releasing their new record, No Mercy From Electric Eyes, today on Metal Blade Records! Mike talks about the genesis of Death Ray Vision, his love of skateboard deck art, the New England metal and hardcore scene, having an opinion on lyrics, and more.

https://www.metalblade.com/deathrayvision/

https://deathrayvision.bandcamp.com/

Music from Death Ray Vision and Overcast is available at https://bullettoothhq.bandcamp.com/music

Chapter 400 Music:

Death Ray Vision - "Behead The King"

Kilswitch Engage - "Embrace The Journey"

Death Ray Vision - "From The Rafters"


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Chapter 399 - "Letting Things Build, Letting Things Breathe" ...as read by Sean Leary of Loma Prieta

Today I’m stoked to finally share my chat with Sean Leary, frontman for Loma Prieta. Loma’s new album, Last, is out this Friday, June 30th, on Deathwish Inc. Sean talks about how becoming a musician felt inventible, the term screamo, the weirdness of recording during Covid restrictions, joining Jeromes Dream, and more.

https://www.loma-prieta.com/

https://lomaprietaband.bandcamp.com/

https://deathwishinc.com/collections/loma-prieta



Chapter 399 Music:

Loma Prieta - "Sunlight"

Loma Prieta - "Careful Subliminal"

Sailboats - "Behind Trees"

Loma Prieta - "Fire In Black & White"

Jeromes Dream - "The Future Of Memory"

Loma Prieta - "Glare"


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Chapter 398 - "You Don't Really Know If Anyone's Going To Connect With It" ...as read by Tuck O'Leary

Today we welcome back Tuck O’Leary to the podcast! Off Road Minivan’s new album, May This Keep You Safe From Harm, is out today on Tooth and Nail Records. Tuck and I dive into the emotionally charged themes on this album and that’s really where we stay for most of the podcast. We also dive into Get Tucked and Beacon Management. 

May This Keep You Safe From Harm is available on vinyl here. 

Chapter 398 Music:

Off Road Minivan - "Victim Complex"

Off Road Minivan - "The Breakdown"

Off Road Minivan - "Basement"


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Chapter 397 - "The Most Collaborative That It Could Be" ...as read by Ok Goodnight

Today we welcome Martín de Lima and Augusto Bussio from progressive hard rock band Ok Goodnight to the podcast. Ok Goodnight just released The Fox and the Bird on June 2nd. The guys talk about growing up in South America, choosing to go to Berklee, creating the lyrical theme and musical landscape that became The Fox and The Bird, and more.

https://www.okgoodnight.com/

https://okgoodnight.bandcamp.com/album/the-fox-and-the-bird

Chapter 397 Music:

Ok Goodnight - "The Drought"

Ok Goodnight - "The Snake"

Ok Goodnight - "The Mountain"


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Chapter 396 - "There's Always Going To Be Someone Who's Pissed Off" ...as read by Tony Conner and Doll Riot

Today you get two for the price one!

First up we welcome Tony Conner, frontman for Pennsylvania pop punk band TwentyTwo! TwentyTwo just dropped their new single, The Sound, and have an ep on the way later this year! Tony talks about getting into punk later in life, why punk still resonates, and a love for comic books! 

And then we welcome Elena, Ella, London, and Lillee from Doll Riot to the podcast! Doll Riot is an up and coming Riot Grrrl band from Sand Diego. Their latest single, Those Days, was released back in March. The girls talk about the influence of their parents on their musical tastes, the formation of Doll Riot, politics in punk, and more! 

Listen to TwentyTwo here.

And you can listen to Doll Riot here. 

 

Chapter 396 Music:

TwentyTwo - "The Sound"

TwentyTwo - "Surrounded"

TwentyTwo - "World Piece"

Doll Riot - "Fuck You"

Doll Riot - "Paresthesia"

Doll Riot - "Those Days"


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Chapter 395 - "Feel Over Perfection" ...as read by Evan Diprima of Royal Thunder

Today we welcome Royal Thunder drummer Evan Diprima to the podcast! Royal Thunder’s new album, Rebuilding The Mountain, is out this Friday, June 16th, on Spinefarm Records! Evan talks about playing drums as much as possible and how that helped him land his spot in Royal Thunder, sobriety, and the work that went into Rebuilding The Mountain.

You can pick up Rebuilding The Mountain on vinyl or cd here. 

Chapter 395 Music:

Royal Thunder - "Fade"

Royal Thunder - "April Showers"

Royal Thunder - "The Knife"


 

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Chapter 394 - "There's Not One Kind Of Person Who Listens To Metal" ...as read by John Wray

Today we welcome author John Wray to the podcast! John’s most recent book, Gone To The Wolves, revolves around the late 80’s and early 90’s death, glam, and black metal scenes. John talks about growing up in Buffalo and his metal fandom, the hard journey that led to his first book, and why metal made a good backdrop for his latest novel.

https://www.johnwray.net/

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Chapter 394 Music:

Cannibal Corpse - "Born In A Casket"

Death - "Zombie Ritual"

Bathory - "Raise The Dead"



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Chapter 393 - "I'd Rather Be Doing This" ...as read by Oli and Tobi of Archspire

Today we welcome Oil and Tobi from Canadian tech death band Archspire to the podcast! Archspire’s last record, Bleed The Future, came out in 2021 on Season Of Mist. The guys talk about life on tour, growing up in the 80’s, the history of Archspire, and what the future holds. 

https://archspire.bandcamp.com/

Grab all your Archspire goodies here


Chapter 393 Music:

Archspire - "Drone Corpse Aviator"

Archspire - "Involuntary Doppelgänger"

Archspire - "Golden Mouth Of Ruin" 

Archspire - "Acrid Canon"

Archspire - "A.U.M.


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Chapter 392 - "Something Will Come To Me" ...as read by Marc Gaffney of Gozu

Today Marc Gaffney from Gozu joins the podcast! Gozu released Remedy back on May 19th via Metal Blade Records! Gaffe talks about growing up in Upstate New York, getting into music, and then we spend the bulk of the conversation talking about the writing and recording process of Remedy!

https://gozu.bandcamp.com/music

Grab Remedy on cd or vinyl here.

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Chapter 392 Music:

Gozu - "Tom Cruise Control"

Gozu - "CLDZ"

Gozu - "The Magnificent Muraco"

Gozu - "The Handler"


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Chapter 391 - "Let's Add Another Chapter" ...as read by Robin Staps of The Ocean

Today we welcome Robin Staps, guitarist and songwriter for The Ocean, to the podcast. The Ocean released Holocene on May 19 through Pelagic Records, which Robin also runs. Robin talks about what led him to Berlin, The Ocean’s musical evolution, his approach to writing lyrics, how the creative process on Holocene differed from previous records, and more. 

https://www.theoceancollective.com/

Holocene is available on cd and and here .

You can get The Ocean's entire discography digitally here


Chapter 391 Music:

The Ocean - "Preboreal"

The Ocean - "Fogdiver"

The Ocean - "Metaphysics Of The Hangman"

The Ocean - "Sea Of Reeds"

The Ocean - "Parabiosis"


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