Midway through what would become his final tour as front man for mathcore supergroup Better Lovers, I sat down with the prolific beast that is Greg Puciato to talk about finding his feet in the band he was about to part ways with, his time and potential future with The Dillinger Escape Plan, taming a feral cat, managing his mental health, mourning the loss of his friend Brent Hinds of Mastodon, as well as the status of his other projects The Black Queen, Killer Be Killed, and the Federal Prisoner label.

Ahead of the ten year anniversary tour for the breakout Hellions album Opera Oblivia , I went and caught up with my good friend Matt Gravolin to talk all about the reactivation of his life's work after five years away from his best friends.

I had a brief 20 minutes at Good Things 2025 to sit down with the vocalist and drummer of the biggest deathcore band on the planet, Lorna Shore.

Chatting responsible touring, steady growth, strong family dynamics, and thoughts on future music with Make Them Suffer vocalist Sean Harmanis at Good Things 2025.

Kate Davies of the genre-blurring UK trio PUPIL SLICER talks new album Fleshwork, and goes deep on their experience of being a trans person in the UK, and how this has shaped what the band stands for.

Jona is the guitarist and leader of the Swiss hardcore band COILGUNS. I first met him and most of his bandmates when they were playing for German post-metal collective THE OCEAN back in 2012. The band's latest record 'Odd Love' (released via Jona's prolific DIY label Hummus Records), is a viscerally passionate and elevated experience. Once you're done with this episode I suggest checking out the documentary on its creation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrWZ9N3BPyk

Episode cover photo credit: Jon @reprievevision

Tristan Shone of the industrial doom metal project Author & Punisher talks about his latest album 'Nocturnal Birding', how his experiences volunteering to help immigrants in the face of Trump's border policies gave him a lot to write about, his efforts to bring his custom made instruments to market, and more.

Fresh from opening the main stage on day two of Damnation Festival, Brady Deeprose, singer/guitarist of British post-metal group Conjurer sits down to talk new album 'Unself', trans rights, the skewed perception of their niche scene, touring with Make Them Suffer, and more.

Backstage at Damnation Festival 2025, Singer/guitarist Matt King of Texas screamo-come-black-metal trio Portrayal of Guilt talks touring with Deafheaven, his band's place in the world and their forthcoming new album, as well as the learning curve of running Portrayal of Guilt Records.

I sat down with the main brain behind the mysterious Portuguese entity that is Gaerea at Damnation Festival to discuss the band's growth beyond traditional black metal, the influence of Linkin Park, how Sleep Token changed the game, and the forthcoming new record 'Loss'.