"If I was 15 right now, I wouldn't want to do this."

That's what Spencer Chamberlain from Underoath said after 25 years in the music industry - and he meant it. In this Underoath interview, Spencer Chamberlain and Aaron Gillespie open up about why being a musician in 2026 feels like an uphill battle. This isn't a promotional interview—it's a brutally honest conversation about what being a professional musician really means in 2026.

After 25 years, 10 studio albums, and a legacy that defined a genre, the duo sits down to discuss what the music industry REALLY looks like today. We dive into the AI revolution, the myth of TikTok fame, and why most of the European crowds have never heard of them.

⚡ KEY MOMENTS:

(03:50) How does it feel to be in the same band for over two decades?

(07:37) Do TikTok views sell tickets for concert and make a successful artist?

(10:23) Will AI replace all musicians eventually?

(13:40) Why Spencer wouldn't start a band in 2026

(17:15) How does the creative chaos of Underoath really work?

(23:00) Is "Selfish art" the best art?

(25:00) Why does nobody in Europe seem to know Underoath?

(30:55) Why algorithms want us divided and what messages "The Place After This One" and "Generation No Surrender" express.

(33:57) What do they know about Austria?

(35:36) Underoath's main advice for young musicians

UNDEROATH: Post-hardcore legends with 10 studio albums, latest release "The Place After This One"Tour

Dates and info: https://underoath777.com/

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Interview & Post-Production by Aaron Olsacher
Camera & Editorial support by Prateek Soni
Intro Music written by ⁠⁠⁠Georg Pippan⁠⁠⁠ & Aaron Olsacher
Mixed and mastered by ⁠⁠⁠Martin Knapp Sound⁠⁠⁠
Other Music written and produced by ⁠⁠⁠Mike Wriessnig⁠⁠⁠

"In the US we are seen as a heavy metal band, in Finland we're pop." Singer Susanna Alexandra and Niila Perkkiö from Finnish band Cyan Kicks opened up about challenges of the music industry and their love for the Eurovision Song Contest before their show at Viper Room Vienna. During the interview with host Aaron Olsacher they also shared how to deal with online hate and how it feels to be the only female in a tour bus with eight men.

📑 Timestamps
(00:00) Intro: Cyan Kicks live in Vienna
(01:09) Their love for Eurovision & thoughts on Austria's JJ
(04:55) How Spotify changed the music industry & sneak peek at the next album
(08:03) Too heavy? Too soft? Cyan Kicks on finding their sound
(09:13) From small-town girl to musician and almost becoming a bank employee
(11:08) The real sacrifices behind being a full-time musician
(13:14) What happens on tour
(14:15) Mental health in music & dealing with hate comments
(17:12) Turning pain into music
(18:44) The healing power and joy of live shows
(19:52) Songwriting secrets & how they work in the studio
(21:53) Should bands be political? Cyan Kicks on values & messages
(23:32) What's on the band's tour rider?
(24:23) What do they know about Austria?
(25:09) Advice for aspiring bands: How to make it in the music industry

📝 SHOWNOTES:
🎸 Tourdates and Info on Cyan Kicks: ⁠⁠https://www.cyankicks.com/
💿 Cyan Kicks on Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/artist/6nA097TpH4DgdzRYFXAXry

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©️ CREDITS:

Interview & Post-Production by Aaron Olsacher
Camera & Editorial support by Nina Oberbucher
Thanks to Connor McBriarty for the photos and help with filming
Intro Music written by ⁠⁠⁠Georg Pippan⁠⁠⁠ & Aaron Olsacher
Mixed and mastered by ⁠⁠⁠Martin Knapp Sound⁠⁠⁠
Other Music written and produced by ⁠⁠⁠Mike Wriessnig⁠⁠⁠

“Wann lernst einmal was G’scheites?”  – jeder Musiker kennt diese Frage. Warum entscheidet man sich trotz harter Arbeit, wenig Verdienst und Hasskommentaren für den Beruf des musikalischen Taugenichts? Darüber sprechen Alea der Bescheidene , Luzi das L und Jean Méchant Der Tambour von der Band Saltatio Mortis mit Aaron Olsacher und Felix Perger!

📑 Timestamps

📝 SHOWNOTES:

🎸 Tourdates und Infos zu Saltatio Mortis: ⁠https://www.saltatio-mortis.com/⁠

💿 Saltatio Mortis bei Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/09Z51O0q4AwHl7FjUUlFKw

🎙️ "Met & Moshpit" - der Podcast von Saltatio Mortis bei RADIO BOB: https://www.radiobob.de/met-moshpit-der-mittelalter-rock-podcast

©️ CREDITS:

Intro Music written by ⁠⁠Georg Pippan⁠⁠ & Aaron Olsacher

We met Mirza Radonjica, singer of the Danish band Siamese, on their concert at the Flex Vienna on Oct 2, 2022. Aaron Olsacher sat down with him and had a talk about their new album "Home", personal and vocal struggles on tour and recording and confidence in one's own creation. 

📝 SHOWNOTES:

🎸 Tourdates and info of Siamese: https://www.facebook.com/siamesedk/

💿 Siamese on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Hx4gv3eoiodtu6XYHF1X0

📺 The interview the two did in 2019: https://youtu.be/f1pcoK3rMPQ

🎤 More interviews from FTATRock: https://www.youtube.com/ftatrock

©️ CREDITS:

Intro Music written by Georg Pippan & Aaron Olsacher

Die legendären Sodom waren am 22. Mai in der Wiener Stadthalle zu Gast und wir für euch mit dabei. Frontman und Trash-Metal-Urgestein Tom Angelripper (Thomas Such) hat mit Felix Perger über Stimmprobleme, über das Bandgefühl nach langen Jahren und warum der Metal in den 80ern wahrscheinlich besser war, geplaudert.

📝 SHOWNOTES:

🎸 Tourdates und Infos zu Infected Rain: http://www.sodomized.info/

💿 Infected Rain auf Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6SYbLA9utoNsllunR1TnkM?si=LKyQ-tDWRp61thoJvI1lmw

🎤 Weitere Interviews von FTATRock: https://www.youtube.com/ftatrock

©️ CREDITS:

Intro Music written by Georg Pippan & Aaron Olsacher

Endlich kommen auch wieder internationale Bands nach Österreich. Eine davon sind Infected Rain, die am 24. April den Wiener Viper Room beehrt haben. Felix Perger hat die Sängerin Lena Scissorhands zum Interview getroffen. Mit ihr hat er über den Wiedereinstieg nach der Corona-Pause, das neue Album Ecdysis und vegane Ernährung in Las Vegas geplaudert. 

📝 SHOWNOTES:

🎸 Tourdates und Infos zu Infected Rain: https://www.infectedrain.com/

💿 Infected Rain auf Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7duRZcBRPWVChY0xOyp6DY?si=qZvw4lY2SOWAnFLwkt5Zhg

🎤 Weitere Interviews von FTATRock: https://www.youtube.com/ftatrock

©️ CREDITS:

Intro Music written by Georg Pippan & Aaron Olsacher

Als Veranstalter überleben? Aber wie?!

Im Jänner kehrt die Konzertszene nach dem dritten Lockdown VIELLEICHT zurück. Wie die Bedingungen dann aussehen werden steht jedoch in den Sternen. Doch wie überleben aktuell die Veranstalter überhaupt ohne Konzerte und Publikum? Aaron Olsacher und Reini Hütter haben mit SONA Booking-Mitbegründer und Weltenbummler Daniel Kuttnigg über Live-Stream-Konzerte, sein Buch „Never Stop Exploring“, seine Reisen nach Tschernobyl oder ins sozialistische Transnistrien und heimliche Emo-Leidenschaften gesprochen.

📝 SHOWNOTES:

🎸 Alle Infos zu SONA Booking:

Das Sona Fest 2021 am 26./27.02. live aus dem Bambergsaal Villach:

📚 Alle Infos zum Buch "Never Stop Exploring" und zu den Reisen von Daniel:

🤔 Wie viel Emo bist du? - Das Quiz aus der Show:

🤘 #EmosNotDead (Matt Cuttshall) auf YouTube:

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Intro Music written by Georg Pippan und Aaron Olsacher

Das letzte Metalkonzert 2020?

Bands am Konzert:

DAYUM

Raze Your Gods

LOCRACY

Im Interview:

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Intro Music written by Georg Pippan und Aaron Olsacher

Das ((stereo)) Klagenfurt steht vor einer sehr ungewissen Zukunft und mit ihm viele weitere Konzertlocations!

Intro Music written by Georg Pippan und Aaron Olsacher

KEINE Rock- und Metalkonzerte mehr?

Intro Music written by Georg Pippan und Aaron Olsacher