Hello there ladies and gents! Episode 11 coming in hot! This week I really didn't have too much to talk about due to the fact my work schedule got all screwy on me and I didn't have much time to brainstorm on things, but that's ok! We cut the chit-chat and got right into some killer tunes from 2 amazing bands! Two different sides of the metal coin are featured on this week's episode of Straight To The Core, We got:

Agon, A one-man Avant-Garde Blackened Doom project from Miami, Florida. We played a couple tracks, Blackened Remains and Tunnel of Desolation of of the new album "Hollowed Lake" that was released this past October! Really excited to feature out first Doom Metal influenced band here on the podcast! 

Check out Hallowed Lake here >> https://agonmusician.bandcamp.com/album/hollowed-lake-2 <<

Joining them we have, IANWILL. A melodic death metal/metalcore band hailing all the way from Paris, France! They just released their brand new album titled "One Credit Left" that was also released this past October! We played "Elements Collide", "Black Roses", and "Above Fears" off of their stunning debut album! Another first for us here on the podcast, IANWILL is the first band to be featured from France!

Check out One Credit Left here >> https://ianwillmusic.bandcamp.com/ << Or it can be found on all major streaming outlets!

As always thank you so much to Agon and IANWILL for being on the podcast this week. I couldn't put this podcast together without your support! 

Welcome to episode 10! We got a double dose of Death Metal on the first double digit episode of Straight To The Core!

Aeons Abyss is an Old-School Death Metal studio project from Melbourne, Victoria Australia and we played 3 tracks (Darkness Falls, Tried by Ordeal, and Impenitent) off of their brand new album "Impenitent" that released earlier this month for FREE via Bandcamp on November 1st, 2019! Super excited to have our first band featured on the podcast all the way from Australia! I absolutely love this album! It offers an old-school assault with new-school vibes! Did I mention that their new album "Impenitent" is available for free?! 

Get it here >> https://aeonsabyss.bandcamp.com/album/impenitent <<

Joining them we have Cruelty Exalted, a Death Metal band with technical, progressive, brutal, and old-school influences from Los Angeles, CA! Their 4 track self-titled debut EP blows my mind! We played the tracks "Dethroning the Righteous" and "Caelum Incendebat". The level of technicality involved in these song makes my jaw drop. Thinking in hindsight it doesn't come as a shock when Cruelty Exalted features past and present members of bands such as Fear Factory, Spawn of Possession, Malignancy, Igorr, Calcemia, Pallor Mortis, Zephyrus Memory, and Skulls just to name a few. Their self-titled 4 track EP is available right now FOR FREE on their Bandcamp page! Cruelty Exalted is currently in the studio working on finishing up their debut full-length album to be released in mid to late 2020! I know I'm excited for that!! 

Get their debut self-titled EP for FREE here >> https://crueltyexalted.bandcamp.com/releases <<

Thank you so much to Aeons Abyss and Cruelty Exalted for being on the podcast this week! I don't think I've had the pleasure of featuring so much Death Metal in one sitting and I couldn't be happier about it! Huge shout-outs to Steven O'Brien and Paul O'Brien of Aeons Abyss as well as Mike Heller, Erlend Caspersen, Collin McGee, Alec Cordero, and Yuri Kondra of Cruelty Exalted. This podcast would not be possible without your collective support. Thank you so much.

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Happy Halloween everybody! Welcome to Episode 9 of Straight To The Core! This week we have Cosmic Horror Grindcore band XenoOoze from Phoenix, Arizona on to play come rifftastic tracks off of their brand new album "Parasligm Shift" out everywhere TODAY via Last World Records! You can stream the album on all major outlets or there are physical media options are available at https://xenoooze.bandcamp.com/releases!

Joining them we have hardcore band SLUGS hailing from Bristol, Connecticut to play a track titled "S.O.S.iety" which we be off a soon-to-be named EP due to release sometime in the near future! Feel free to check out additional material available now at https://slugshc.bandcamp.com/releases!

Huge thank you to XenoOoze and SLUGS for being on Straight To The Core this week! I truly can't thank them enough. This podcast would not be possible without the support from bands like yours! Please follow both bands on social media! I know I would appreciate it but they would definitely appreciate it more!

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8y3D_FD_USjPVaNCEy9_LQ

Last World Records:

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lastworldrec/

Website: https://lastworldrecords.com

SLUGS: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slugs.cthc/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm_UqNGnlI5ezcWA_GTMy1A/videos

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SLUGShc

Thank you all so much for all the continued support! 

What is going on ladies and gentlemen! This week we got a lot of love from the UK as well as a band from Iceland to be featured Episode 7 of Straight to the Core! So many different genres of metal are being represented this week and I'm loving every minute of it! This week we have:

Divided by Design: a Progressive Metal band from Leeds, West Yorkshire UK

Óværa: an Icelandic Metal/Hardcore band from Reykjavik, Iceland

Defining Lines: a Metalcore quintet hailing from Bradford, West Yorkshire UK

Rustlung: a Groove/Stoner Metal band from Kidderminster, West Midlands UK

Got 6 killer tracks to play for you guys from these amazing artists so this is an episode you don't want to miss!

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Rustlung: Facebook Instagram YouTube Twitter Spotify

Huge heaps of gratitude go out to these 4 bands for reaching out and letting me showcase and talk about their music! This podcast would not be possible without bands like you. 4 amazing bands from 4 different areas of the metal spectrum! What more could you ask for?? I also talk about the weird beef between Robb Flynn and Edsel Dope as well as a personal dedication to a local venue/bar owner that has decided to close the doors on his establishment. Thank you Tim and thank you everyone for all your continued support of me and Straight To The Core! 

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What's up everyone! Welcome to episode 6 of Straight to the Core! This week I kind of go on a rant about pre-order woes and my opinions on them. We also got New England area Metal band Sepsiss to play a couple tracks this week and well as Yorkshire, UK based NuMetalcore band Tormenta on this week to play a few tracks as well! Strap in there are 4 KILLER tracks from each band. Sepsiss in a very unique female-fronted metal band that has their own flavor of metal that I cannot stop listening to! Tormenta is a unique in their own way as well. They have crushing vocals but throw in some amazing electronic parts into their style as well as early 00's nu-metal vibes. All those vibes meld perfectly together and I couldn't ask for a better pairing of styles! I love it!

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Thank you so much to Sepsiss and Tormenta for being on the the podcast this week! Thank you to everyone who supports Straight to the Core please feel free to follow these links I've provided and show them some love on social media! Make sure you tell em Straight To The Core sent ya!

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What is up! This week is HUGE! We got 4 bands from around the world this week to play some tracks on the podcast! All these bands are KILLER and I couldn't be more excited to have them on the podcast! I had so much fun putting this episode together and I can't thank these 4 bands enough for their support. Check em' out show them some love and tell them Straight To The Core sent ya! Click on the links to check out their social media! 

We got:

Aurora Borealis they are a Black/Death/Thrash band out of Maryland, USA 

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Brazilian Thrash Metal band Structure Violence out of Fortaleza, Ceará Brazil

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Metalcore band Cabodano coming out of Sigüerio, Galicia Spain

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and Chaos Synopsis a Deathrash band hailing from São José dos Campos, São Paulo Brazil

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I seriously cannot thank these 4 bands enough for being on the podcast! Strap in ladies and gentlemen, this episode is off the wall heavy!

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What is going on everyone! In this episode I mention the website Discogs and how important it is to physical media collectors like myself! I finally hit 1K items in the collection! I'm going to start posting photos and videos of my immense metal music collection on the Straight to the Core Instagram page! Stay tuned for that, its going to take a LOOONG time to do but its going to be a blast! I am still working on the Spotify playlist but that should be done soon!

We also got Ventures, a metalcore band from Manchester, UK on the podcast to play a couple songs! We got "Paradise Lost" and their brand new single "Solitude" coming out everywhere October 20th! Included with the release of Solitude there will be an un-plugged version of Paradise Lost as well as an additional track "I Bring The Diamonds, You Bring The War". Be sure to check that out come October 20th available on all major streaming outlets! Our very first international band on the podcast! You can also check out their music video for Paradise Lost on YouTube! Big thanks to the guys in Ventures for being on the Pod!

Check out the music video for Paradise Lost HERE  Check out their self-titled EP on Spotify or Apple Music by clicking on these links!

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Then we got the symphonic black metal band Vampiric on the podcast to showcase their song "Vampire Blood" which is the first single off of the upcoming independently released album titled "The Magic of the Night" out via Bandcamp on November 8th! The album will also be available to stream on YouTube! If your a fan of Black Metal I highly suggest you guys check this out! Follow the link to the Bandcamp page to listen to Vampire Blood as well as a 3 track previously released EP titled "Death Tore Through".

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Bandcamp: https://vampiric.bandcamp.com

Big thanks go out to Nik from Vampiric as well as all the guys in Ventures for being on this episode!

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What is going on ladies and gents! In this episode I start off by giving a rundown on new social media changes and how you can follow the pod as well as the status of the podcast being distributed to different podcast hosting outlets! I did find out a way to play music on this show but there's a bit more red tape involved that I thought... Future guests are also announced!

I give my opinion on Tool going number 1 and the Taylor Swift fans going bonkers.

As well as Post Malone fans who have NEVER heard of Ozzy! WHAT?! 

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