Welcome back! This week's guest is everyone's favorite acoustic artist thrown in with all the hardcore bands back in the day, Todd Preston, aka Half Price Hero. We talk about his love for Sublime, moving down south,  starting Half Price Hero, his Hip-Hop Project (I Am Todd Preston,) and much more. Enjoy!

Music in the Podcast:

Half Price Hero- Learning How To Love (Live)
Half Price Hero- The Riverside (Featuring Jason Dobbs)
Half Price Hero- A Song For My Father (Pt. 1)
Half Price Hero- Can't See the Forest for the Trees (Featuring Listener)
Half Price Hero- Waking Up This Town (Featuring Casey Whitaker)
I Am Todd Preston- Game Over
Half Price Hero- I Gave You Half My Life... (Something Wrong Here)
I Am Todd Preston- Ascend The Hill

BONUS: Todd Preston- Execution by the Stream (feat. Z-Pi Gaming Official)

To keep up to date on and to listen to more Todd Preston, go to: 

https://linktr.ee/iamtoddpreston

To listen to more Half Price Hero, go to: 

https://halfpricehero.bandcamp.com/

To listen to more I Am Todd Preston, go to:

https://soundcloud.com/iamtoddpreston

Also, check out the Chattanooga Beard Co. at:

https://chattanoogabeard.co/

You can also check out Todd's work at Black Octopus Sound here:

https://blackoctopus-sound.com/product/preston-roland-out-of-the-ashes/

Finally, here is Todd's Spotify Playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3HRpqveBjEX9fp52XWGkGx?si=3ee4e7e1d14e4cca

Any interest in booking a virtual show? Send me an email at [email protected]!

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Welcome back! Season 2 is upon us! This week's guest is Derrick Dixon, one of my best friends and one hell of a songwriter. I'm stoked that we're kicking off this new season with him. We start with Christian Youth Group and go all the way back to the future with his roots in Country and Americana. Enjoy!

Music in the Podcast:

Beauty for Ashes- Chick Magnet (Live MXPX Cover)
Rainy Day Parade- Waste of Your Love
Round One, Fight!- Bury the Difference
The Seas Aflame- Uncondemned
The Long Haul- Sweet Gypsy
The Seas Aflame- Speaking Volumes
Canines- Dust to Dust (featuring, myself, Brandon Ray)
Derrick Dixon- Changes

To listen to more Derrick Dixon, go to: 

https://open.spotify.com/artist/131bLC4ClPgy3WkuPsSEfN?si=vPyMgJ90QriKGIDHq0sbMQ

or 

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/derrickdixon/1586358489

Any interest in booking a virtual show? Send me an email at [email protected]!

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Happy Holidays from Into the Lion's Den Podcast. There will be no more episodes for 2021. Stay tuned for what's to come in the New Year, 2022. 

If you are really itching to hear any podcasts about music, locally, and have already listened to all of these episodes, go check out Chatta Heavy. They have a brand new episode this week. Also, RIP Jamie Black. My thoughts go out to the family and friends that survive them. I was fortunate enough to know them, and as everyone in the scene has stated already, they were a staple in our community. Spend time with the ones you love and make sure they know you love them. Have a safe and happy holiday season!

Music in the Podcast:

Rainy Day Parade- Bells

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This week's guest is singer-songwriter Will Chishom, also known as Heighter Falls. We talk about his beginnings in music, starting from playing Guitar Hero on PlayStation 2 to actually writing and recording his own music. Thanks for all that listen. Enjoy!

Music in the Podcast:

Heighter Falls- What We Need
Heighter Falls- Victims
Heighter Falls- All Afternoon
Heighter Falls- Back on the Road (Redux)

To listen to more Heighter Falls, go to: https://heighterfalls.bandcamp.com

Any interest in booking a virtual show? Send me an email at [email protected]!

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This week's guest is, guitarist, Evan Goins, formerly of The Flood Shall Flow and You Can't Miss The Bear. His current projects are Keeping Composure and his solo project Plague. From Metal, to Pop Punk, to Dark Electronic/Hip-Hop/Rap, and to producing, Evan has talent that can't be denied. Enjoy!


Music in the Podcast:

The Flood Shall Flow- Flood Warning
You Can't Miss The Bear- Optimal Killzone
Keeping Composure- Cigarettes and Self Regret (Demo)
Keeping Composure- Let You In
Plague- King of Filth (feat. Do Not Resurrect & Netuh)


To listen to more The Flood Shall Flow, go to: https://www.reverbnation.com/thefloodshallflow

To listen to more You Can't Miss The Bear, go to: https://www.reverbnation.com/youcantmissthebear

To listen to more Keeping Composure, go to: https://www.reverbnation.com/keepingcomposure or https://open.spotify.com/artist/1PmW9vv45YC3ljrQA65JKJ?si=7cb62387c9f3418a

To listen to more Plague, go to: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4ZEdTSFnCRqPR18xvchiY1?si=hBycO-i5QA2UfQXiAS1fWQ

Also give Plague a like on Facebook!: https://www.facebook.com/plague404/

Any interest in booking a virtual show? Send me an email at [email protected]!

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Hey everyone! No new episode this week. I do, however, have a demo from 2012 that Alex Jarvis and I wrote together when I was finishing my time in Axiom. Enjoy! Have a safe holiday!

Songs played in the Podcast:
Axiom- Intro
Axiom- Even Wolves (2012 Demo)

For more Axiom go to: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/axiom7/axiom

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This week's guests are the band Rambling Station. They are a band from Nashville that blends many influences from rock and roll, electronic pop, blues, country, and funk to make whatever genre they fucking feel like, and it works! Kris, Rocco, Brendan, Andrew, and I talk about how each of them got into music, past projects some have been involved in, how they became a band during the pandemic, and how different being a musician is now vs ten years ago. Enjoy!

Music in the Podcast:

Rambling Station- When We Wake
Rambling Station- Cool Down
Rambling Station- Angie
Rambling Station- White Hot Heat
Rambling Station- Map of Life

To listen to more Rambling Station, go to: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/ramblingstation/angie

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This week's guest is Ares Davis of Dream Collective and Strange Trees, a man that is multi-facetted, multi-talented, and diverse in his influences. From growing up in foster care, free-styling in his bedroom, to making "phil-hop" and rock music. We dive into the socio-political and spiritual realm, as that is a huge inspiration and much of his music's subject mater. We also touch on video games, streaming, the blending of the world of gaming and music, and a little bit about how this podcast is made. We had a couple audio hiccups since I had a cold, but also had an ex-band member and friend of Ares jump into the conversation as well.  This is definitely a totally different episode than usual, but we had a blast doing it.

Music in the Podcast:

Dream Collective- Liberation
Dream Collective- We've Just Begun
Dream Collective- Get Up
Dream Collective- Myself, Again
Strange Trees- Alone 


To listen to more Dream Collective, go to: http://dreamcollectivetheband.com/

Check out the music videos at: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeQHHJaKUH_c0w2K3-ViAGhYdL8RBj2lV

To catch a live stream or listen to music with Strange Trees, go to: https://withkoji.com/@StrangeTrees

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This week's guest is an old friend of mine that's been in many bands, that most of you locals know and love, JP French. We talk his beginnings in heavier music and bands he was in like The Seas Aflame, Canines, Amity all the way to his newer more psychedelic rock bands like Chilhowee Royal and Psychic Dungeon. Enjoy!

Music in the Podcast:

The Seas Aflame- No Warning Shots (2009)
The Seas Aflame- Speaking Volumes
Canines- Sleepers and Awakening
Amity- Kings
Chilhowee Royal- Mean Dean
Canines- False Prophets
Amity- Doctors (2009)

To listen to more Amity, go to: https://www.reverbnation.com/amitytn

To listen to more Chilhowee Royal, go to: https://chilhoweeroyal.bandcamp.com/

To listen to Psychic Dungeon, go to: .......a show...just go to a show. Good luck finding their music. (secret band) ;)
https://www.facebook.com/psychicdungeon/

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This week's guest is someone who has always been a staple in our local scene, from booking shows, running a music venue(The Warehouse,) and being in many bands that were really important to many people in this area. We talk about his upbringing with his brothers, rebelling against typical Christian music, and his whole musical journey from being in Within all the way to his solo project, William Casey. We also discuss being Christian in times that are still very much divided.  (There are a few audio hiccups, but I felt like it was too good to cut.) It's a long episode that I almost made a two parter, but I was just too excited to split it up. Enjoy!

Music in the Podcast:

Within- If This Means Death
Within- Adoration
Feed the Lions- Samantha and Emily
Good Thief- Blood and Fire
William Casey- All Things
Within- In Suffering My Joy is Obtained
William Casey- You Are

To listen to more Within, go to: spotify:artist:1GrwYDyRZazgwGSn6VlRN2, spotify:album:6xH6ntPUgBIHmJsKAyEl72, or spotify:album:5N70ResgypiObzvWPDlzuS
To listen to more Good Thief, go to: https://goodthieftn.bandcamp.com/
To listen to more William Casey, go to: spotify:artist:6Oem7BStl2Mhwh1mHiz3mK

To hear the story behind Casey's venue, The Warehouse, check out Chatta Heavy wherever you listen to you listen to your podcasts!

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