Adhering to the tropes of certain musical genres is not something that appeals to Lingua Ignota's Kristin Hayter. In fact, Kristin's hopes with Lingua Ignota it to create a genre of music that is in a realm of its own. By integrating elements of metal, noise, industrial, and classical into her music, Lingua Ignota obliterates its listeners, pounds away at them, all while exploring themes of torment, abuse, and the wrath of an ever-present and vengeful god. Dan sat down with Kristin to discuss her music, her recent tour in Europe with Amenra, religion, and the weird ass noise that peacocks make. 

 

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Whether it's fatherhood, punk, or running a business, Rory Van Grol's approach is always the same-put your best foot forward and work your ass off. Growing up in Rochester, NY, Rory spent his free time skateboarding, falling in love with music, which eventually led him to discovering punk and hardcore. As his love for music continued to expand, Rory found himself singing and fronting multiple bands over the years-Standfast, How We Are, Achilles, Soul Control, and now Coming Down. Aside from being a badass frontman, Rory's passion for community and coffee culminated when he and his wife, Cristina, created Ugly Duck Coffee. In this episode, Dan sat down with Rory to discuss his early days of discovering punk and hardcore, his experiences singing in multiple bands, fatherhood, and co-owning and running his coffee shop. 

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Achilles on Spotify

Coming Down on Spotify

Ugly Duck Coffee

Rory's Instagram-@thebridgeburner

Coming Down's Instagram-@comingdownsound

Coming Down's Facebook-@comingdownband

Achilles' Instagram-@achillesofrochester

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Attempting to label or categorize a band can sometimes be a challenge. Attempting to label or categorize Respire's sound and music into one genre could damn near be a fool's errand. Toronto's Respire draws influence from hardcore, punk, post-rock, screamo and skramz, and metal, while also incorporating orchestral stylings and instrumentation. Through this, Respire has been able to craft a sound that is wholly unique, brilliant, and pulverizing. Dan sat down with guitarists and vocalists, Egin Kongoli and Rohan Lilauwala, to discuss Respire's music, 2018's captivating album Dénouement, addiction, immigration, and more. 

 

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For his sixteenth birthday, Mike Rocheford walked into a tattoo shop with his father, intending to get his first tattoo, which would ultimately commemorate his favorite band-The Cure. Since that time, genres such as New Wave, Post-Punk, and Dreampop, which one might associate with The Cure and related bands, have seen a resurgence. Following the the break-up of their band, Mike Rocheford and Cooper Leardi, decided that they would continue making music together. This time, however, Mike knew he wanted to sing, and knew he wanted to create catchy, New Wave, synthy, pop music. Thus, House of Harm was born. In this episode, Dan sat down with Mike to discuss House of Harm, their music, and tattoos.  

 

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If shoegaze is your jam, you probably enjoy what makes most people enjoy the genre-heavily distorted guitars, vocals that tend to be obscured by the wall of sound washing over you, and lyrics that are gripped and plagued with melancholy. Chattanooga, Tennessee's Lacing, offers up what you'd expect from a shoegaze band, however, they create an atmosphere and sound that crashes down upon you like a damned wave that crushes and swallows you whole, all while bringing a unique and welcoming flair to the table. In this episode, Dan sat down with Joe Davenport, Joe Micolo, Jerry Reed, and Robert Parker to discuss Lacing, their music, gear and pedals, and the awesomeness of cats.  

 

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Hailing from San Francisco, California's Bay Area, the black metal band Bosse-de-Nage is creating some of the most unique, genre-pushing, and intriguing music today. One aspect of Bosse-de-Nage's music that sets them apart from others is the vocals and poetic lyrics brought forth by Bryan Manning. Bryan's eviscerating and explosive vocals are compounded by lyrics that straddle the line between short stories and prose, and wade in themes and imagery of the grim, macabre, and the foreboding. In this episode, Dan sat down with Bryan to discuss Bosse-de-Nage, their music, Bryan's lyrics, and his singing. 

 

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What a crazy, ridiculous, and wild year 2018 was. It went by in a damn flash. Luckily, there were some really excellent releases that came out in 2018 to help us all get through it. Dan did his best to listen to as much new music as he could, and kept a list of all of those releases. In this episode, Dan lists his top 27 releases of 2018, as well as shares his thoughts on each and what made them special. 

 Make sure to check out all the bands on Dan's list. These bands are all awesome, and put out some amazing music in 2018.

 

27. Dance on the Blacktop-Nothing

26. Savior-Soft Kill

25. Human Condition-Lace

24. Drowse/Planning for Burial split

23. Loverboy/Dog Days-Miserable

22. Honey from the Rock-Druse

21. Tribulation Worksongs Pt. 1 and Pt. 2-Modern Life is War

20. Ethereality-Pastel Ghost

19. I Have Fought Against It, But I Can’t Any Longer-The Body

18. I Need to Start a Garden-Haley Heynderickx

17. Sleeping Lessons-Alien Boy

16. Let Pain Be Your Guide-Portrayal of Guilt

15. The Scars of Man on the Once Nameless Wilderness Pt. 1 and Pt.2-Panopticon

14. Alien Pains-Wreck and Reference

13. We Already Lost the World-Birds in Row

12. New Others Pt. 1 and Pt. 2-This Will Destroy You

11. There is a Presence Here-Many Rooms

10. Loved-KEN Mode

9. Dénouement-Respire

8. Body Feel-Shook Ones

7. Miserable Miracles-Pinkshinyultrablast

6. Prayer Hands-Midwife

5. Springtime and Blind-Fiddlehead

4. They March in Endless Circles-A Film in Color

3. Further Still-Bosse-de-Nage

2. False Baptism-Floating Room

1. Cold Air-Drowse

For Sonia Weber, Alien Boy's frontwoman and main songwriter, Alien Boy hovers somewhere between a shoegaze, emo, and punk band. As one might expect from a band that straddles the line between those genres, Sonia delves into themes of heartbreak, loss, and sadness in her lyrics, drawing from Sonia's affinity for Jawbreaker, The Smiths, The Stone Roses, and My Bloody Valentine. In this episode, Dan sat down with Sonia to discuss her band, their recent tour, Sleeping Lessons, Alien Boy being a queer band, and Dan and Sonia both discuss their underwear situation when traveling. 

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In July of this year, Rochester, NY's Druse released their powerfully, thoughtful, and intense LP, Honey from the Rock. Although the album, nor Druse, is a religious endeavor or project, Honey from the Rock sees vocalist Alex Jones grapple and come to terms with his own faith, culture, and heritage as a Jewish person, steeping the album in themes and concepts drawn from Lawrence Kushner's book of the same name. In this episode, nestled beyond the Wall, in the frozen tundra of Rochester, NY, Dan sat down with Druse's vocalist Alex Jones and drummer Joel Thompson to discuss their band, Honey from the Rock, Kabbalah, and the fine hot dog establishment of Dogtown. 

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During his early days of college, Dan Barrett started playing and creating music in a college dorm room and at DIY spaces in New England with his friend and counterpart, Tim Macuga. These early days of music making would lead Dan and Tim to eventually form the band Have a Nice Life. Over several years, Have a Nice Life worked on and honed their sound, eventually releasing their seminal and momentous album Deathconsciousness in 2008. Since then, Dan has continued to work on, create, and share music that is groundbreaking, influential, and deeply personal, releasing Have a Nice Life's follow-up LP, The Unnatural World, and musical projects under the monikers Giles Corey, Black Wing, and Nahvalr. In this episode, Dan squared sat down to discuss Have a Nice Life, the band playing RoadBurn next year, Black Wing, and both Dan's discuss their favorite submissions to hit in Jiu Jitsu.

 

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Nahvalr on YouTube

Enemies List Home Recordings

The Flenser

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