The Distorted Dialogue Podcast

Episode 52 Valkyrie’s Jake Adams stops by, fresh off of their killer set at the Descendents of Crom Festival, this past September. After seeing their performance, I just had too many questions about their sound, I just had to interview them. Here we talk about what makes Valkyrie's sound, what has been keeping motivated, how the band kept going, when his brother Pete left for an extended period to help out their friends in Baroness, and so much more. I had a blast talking to Jake, but not quite as much fun as seeing them live. I was a fan of their 2020 album Fear, but after watching them perform, I was sold. It actually looked like they were having a blast, while churning out some rock and roll, which clearly transitioned to the crowd. Jake seems like such a cool dude, and after meeting the band at the show, they are just as rad! so go check out their music and let me know who else you guys want me to chat with

🎙️ Distorted Dialogue | A Podcast from The Metal Institute of Thrashology 🤘Welcome to Distorted Dialogue, the official podcast of The Metal Institute of Thrashology — where riffs meet ridiculousness and academia bows before the almighty arpeggio.Each episode dives deep, headfirst into the chaotic realms of metal, punk, hardcore, and beyond with band members, scene lifers, and other unholy scholars of sound. Expect unfiltered, uncensored conversations, deep dives into underground music, and enough sarcasm and sonic blasphemy to earn us a few detention sessions in hell.Whether it is Thrash or Metalcore, Doom to Death and everything in between, if it’s heavy chances are you can find it here. Interviews with artists, tech’s, and other members of the music industry, nothing is off limits, and same goes for the chats! Rather than a boring rapid fire of the same old questions everyone asks, I’d rather have a cool conversation that feels more like a hangout, rather than a pretentious business meeting. It’s METAL, let’s have some FUN! 🔔 Subscribe for new episodes where chaos becomes curriculum.Don’t Forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE!

Episode 52 Valkyrie’s Jake Adams stops by, fresh off of their killer set at the Descendents of Crom Festival, this past September. After seeing their performance, I just had too many questions about their sound, I just had to interview them. Here we talk about what makes Valkyrie's sound, what has been keeping motivated, how the band kept going, when his brother Pete left for an extended period to help out their friends in Baroness, and so much more. I had a blast talking to Jake, but not quite as much fun as seeing them live. I was a fan of their 2020 album Fear, but after watching them perform, I was sold. It actually looked like they were having a blast, while churning out some rock and roll, which clearly transitioned to the crowd. Jake seems like such a cool dude, and after meeting the band at the show, they are just as rad! so go check out their music and let me know who else you guys want me to chat with
🎙️ Distorted Dialogue | A Podcast from The Metal Institute of Thrashology 🤘Welcome to Distorted Dialogue, the official podcast of The Metal Institute of Thrashology — where riffs meet ridiculousness and academia bows before the almighty arpeggio.Each episode dives deep, headfirst into the chaotic realms of metal, punk, hardcore, and beyond with band members, scene lifers, and other unholy scholars of sound. Expect unfiltered, uncensored conversations, deep dives into underground music, and enough sarcasm and sonic blasphemy to earn us a few detention sessions in hell.Whether it is Thrash or Metalcore, Doom to Death and everything in between, if it’s heavy chances are you can find it here. Interviews with artists, tech’s, and other members of the music industry, nothing is off limits, and same goes for the chats! Rather than a boring rapid fire of the same old questions everyone asks, I’d rather have a cool conversation that feels more like a hangout, rather than a pretentious business meeting. It’s METAL, let’s have some FUN! 🔔 Subscribe for new episodes where chaos becomes curriculum.Don’t Forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE!

On episode 51 of The Distorted Dialogue Podcast , Swedish Progressive death metal band, An Abstract Illusion’s guitarist, and bassist Karl Westerlund stop by to discuss their new album coming out October 17, titled, The Sleeping City, released on Willowtip Records. We talk about the writing process, lineages of Swedish Metal and what’s the future for An Abstract Illusion. The Sleeping City is their third full length album picking up with their previous effort, Woe, left off. leaning more into the atmospheric side of melodic death metal, gives this band another weapon at their disposal, and they took full advantage of it. Playing is almost a cinematic experience, The Sleeping City is an album that all fans of Metal need to hear.An Abstract Illusion is a Progressive metal band with influences of melodic death metal this album should appeal to a wide range of heavy metal fans. So check out the latest episode here, now, and let me know what you think! Who should I interview next? What more do you want me to ask?

Distorted Dialogue | A Podcast from The Metal Institute of Thrashology 🤘Welcome to Distorted Dialogue, the official podcast of The Metal Institute of Thrashology — where riffs meet ridiculousness and academia bows before the almighty arpeggio.Each episode dives deep, headfirst into the chaotic realms of metal, punk, hardcore, and beyond with band members, scene lifers, and other unholy scholars of sound. Expect unfiltered, uncensored conversations, deep dives into underground music, and enough sarcasm and sonic blasphemy to earn us a few detention sessions in hell.Whether it is Thrash or Metalcore, Doom to Death and everything in between, if it’s heavy chances are you can find it here. Interviews with artists, tech’s, and other members of the music industry, nothing is off limits, and same goes for the chats! Rather than a boring rapid fire of the same old questions everyone asks, I’d rather have a cool conversation that feels more like a hangout, rather than a pretentious business meeting. It’s METAL, let’s have some FUN! 🔔 Subscribe for new episodes where chaos becomes curriculum.Don’t Forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE!

On episode 51 of The Distorted Dialogue Podcast , Swedish Progressive death metal band, An Abstract Illusion’s guitarist, and bassist Karl Westerlund stop by to discuss their new album coming out October 17, titled, The Sleeping City, released on Willowtip Records. We talk about the writing process, lineages of Swedish Metal and what’s the future for An Abstract Illusion. The Sleeping City is their third full length album picking up with their previous effort, Woe, left off. leaning more into the atmospheric side of melodic death metal, gives this band another weapon at their disposal, and they took full advantage of it. Playing is almost a cinematic experience, The Sleeping City is an album that all fans of Metal need to hear.An Abstract Illusion is a Progressive metal band with influences of melodic death metal this album should appeal to a wide range of heavy metal fans. So check out the latest episode here, now, and let me know what you think! Who should I interview next? What more do you want me to ask?

Distorted Dialogue | A Podcast from The Metal Institute of Thrashology 🤘Welcome to Distorted Dialogue, the official podcast of The Metal Institute of Thrashology — where riffs meet ridiculousness and academia bows before the almighty arpeggio.Each episode dives deep, headfirst into the chaotic realms of metal, punk, hardcore, and beyond with band members, scene lifers, and other unholy scholars of sound. Expect unfiltered, uncensored conversations, deep dives into underground music, and enough sarcasm and sonic blasphemy to earn us a few detention sessions in hell.Whether it is Thrash or Metalcore, Doom to Death and everything in between, if it’s heavy chances are you can find it here. Interviews with artists, tech’s, and other members of the music industry, nothing is off limits, and same goes for the chats! Rather than a boring rapid fire of the same old questions everyone asks, I’d rather have a cool conversation that feels more like a hangout, rather than a pretentious business meeting. It’s METAL, let’s have some FUN! 🔔 Subscribe for new episodes where chaos becomes curriculum.Don’t Forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE!

Pittsburgh metal masters in band  @edhochulitheband  took time out of their busy schedules to sit down and talk with me, on Episode 50 of the Distorted Dialogue Podcast. We discussed their 2024 album, Highlander and what went into making it. With members spread between both Nashville and Pittsburgh, I wanted to find out how they got such a tight sound, being so spread out, to which they credit their honesty between members. I only met with Ben Jones and Dave Varney, but I am catching Edhochuli live in 3 days, at The Descendents of Crom festival, held annually in Pittsburgh, showing off the best of the regions talent, and as you can see, Edhochuli is part of those greats. Maybe, I can get the whole crew this time? A mix of punk and hardcore, mixed with metal and a whole bunch of passion, Ben mentions that seeing this live is even better than their albums, which I find phenomenal. An eclectic sound, with 2 drummers driving this machine forward, that just shows the amount of sound they have!

Distorted Dialogue | A Podcast from The Metal Institute of Thrashology 🤘Welcome to Distorted Dialogue, the official podcast of The Metal Institute of Thrashology — where riffs meet ridiculousness and academia bows before the almighty arpeggio.Each episode dives deep, headfirst into the chaotic realms of metal, punk, hardcore, and beyond with band members, scene lifers, and other unholy scholars of sound. Expect unfiltered, uncensored conversations, deep dives into underground music, and enough sarcasm and sonic blasphemy to earn us a few detention sessions in hell.Whether it is Thrash or Metalcore, Doom to Death and everything in between, if it’s heavy chances are you can find it here. Interviews with artists, tech’s, and other members of the music industry, nothing is off limits, and same goes for the chats! Rather than a boring rapid fire of the same old questions everyone asks, I’d rather have a cool conversation that feels more like a hangout, rather than a pretentious business meeting. It’s METAL, let’s have some FUN! 🔔 Subscribe for new episodes where chaos becomes curriculum.Don’t Forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE!

Pittsburgh metal masters in band  @edhochulitheband  took time out of their busy schedules to sit down and talk with me, on Episode 50 of the Distorted Dialogue Podcast. We discussed their 2024 album, Highlander and what went into making it. With members spread between both Nashville and Pittsburgh, I wanted to find out how they got such a tight sound, being so spread out, to which they credit their honesty between members. I only met with Ben Jones and Dave Varney, but I am catching Edhochuli live in 3 days, at The Descendents of Crom festival, held annually in Pittsburgh, showing off the best of the regions talent, and as you can see, Edhochuli is part of those greats. Maybe, I can get the whole crew this time? A mix of punk and hardcore, mixed with metal and a whole bunch of passion, Ben mentions that seeing this live is even better than their albums, which I find phenomenal. An eclectic sound, with 2 drummers driving this machine forward, that just shows the amount of sound they have!
🎙️ Distorted Dialogue | A Podcast from The Metal Institute of Thrashology 🤘Welcome to Distorted Dialogue, the official podcast of The Metal Institute of Thrashology — where riffs meet ridiculousness and academia bows before the almighty arpeggio.Each episode dives deep, headfirst into the chaotic realms of metal, punk, hardcore, and beyond with band members, scene lifers, and other unholy scholars of sound. Expect unfiltered, uncensored conversations, deep dives into underground music, and enough sarcasm and sonic blasphemy to earn us a few detention sessions in hell.Whether it is Thrash or Metalcore, Doom to Death and everything in between, if it’s heavy chances are you can find it here. Interviews with artists, tech’s, and other members of the music industry, nothing is off limits, and same goes for the chats! Rather than a boring rapid fire of the same old questions everyone asks, I’d rather have a cool conversation that feels more like a hangout, rather than a pretentious business meeting. It’s METAL, let’s have some FUN! 🔔 Subscribe for new episodes where chaos becomes curriculum.Don’t Forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE!

Several weeks ago, I was talking with a few different bands, when I noticed I really had no idea how many dynamics really involve the music scene, wether it's the manger's duties, the royalties, marketing and promotion, and a million more. I read about the issues that trouble bands, royalties, contracts, streaming, and I realized after talking to  @realrandyojeda  how little I really knew. I also didn't understand, as only a creator exactly all the different aspects and possibilities of what all goes into getting a band a steady and successful foundation to hopefully begin a long and successful careers. As someone who over analyzes everything, talking to Randy really helped begin my curiosities. I am not sponsored, paid, affiliated with Randy, other than talking to him here, as I generally am just curious about the industry. I would like to hang out with him at Disney or a show if I can ever get back to Florida where he is based out of. Thanks to  @CSquaredMm2  for setting this up! He represents clients for a myriad of reasons, so check him out at the links below: 👇The Real Randy Ojeda Website🔗:https://www.randyojedalaw.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaexEia58IknCg_cBj_v5YlzDpx4SJ1t9c-9wrrhdQPSjzAJvcl5Aywdcv6UHA_aem_O8bzFedJI8J1B3iq8i_prg🤘The Real Randy Ojeda Email 📧:[email protected]👇The Real Randy Ojeda Instagram 👇https://www.instagram.com/randyojedalaw?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==🎙️ Distorted Dialogue | A Podcast from The Metal Institute of Thrashology 🤘Welcome to Distorted Dialogue, the official podcast of The Metal Institute of Thrashology — where riffs meet ridiculousness and academia bows before the almighty arpeggio.Each episode dives deep, headfirst into the chaotic realms of metal, punk, hardcore, and beyond with band members, scene lifers, and other unholy scholars of sound. Expect unfiltered, uncensored conversations, deep dives into underground music, and enough sarcasm and sonic blasphemy to earn us a few detention sessions in hell.Whether it is Thrash or Metalcore, Doom to Death and everything in between, if it’s heavy chances are you can find it here. Interviews with artists, tech’s, and other members of the music industry, nothing is off limits, and same goes for the chats! Rather than a boring rapid fire of the same old questions everyone asks, I’d rather have a cool conversation that feels more like a hangout, rather than a pretentious business meeting. It’s METAL, let’s have some FUN! 🔔 Subscribe for new episodes where chaos becomes curriculum.Don’t Forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE!

Several weeks ago, I was talking with a few different bands, when I noticed I really had no idea how many dynamics really involve the music scene, wether it's the manger's duties, the royalties, marketing and promotion, and a million more. I read about the issues that trouble bands, royalties, contracts, streaming, and I realized after talking to  @realrandyojeda  how little I really knew. I also didn't understand, as only a creator exactly all the different aspects and possibilities of what all goes into getting a band a steady and successful foundation to hopefully begin a long and successful careers. As someone who over analyzes everything, talking to Randy really helped begin my curiosities. I am not sponsored, paid, affiliated with Randy, other than talking to him here, as I generally am just curious about the industry. I would like to hang out with him at Disney or a show if I can ever get back to Florida where he is based out of. Thanks to  @CSquaredMm2  for setting this up! He represents clients for a myriad of reasons, so check him out at the links below: 👇The Real Randy Ojeda Website🔗:https://www.randyojedalaw.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaexEia58IknCg_cBj_v5YlzDpx4SJ1t9c-9wrrhdQPSjzAJvcl5Aywdcv6UHA_aem_O8bzFedJI8J1B3iq8i_prg🤘The Real Randy Ojeda Email 📧:[email protected]👇The Real Randy Ojeda Instagram 👇https://www.instagram.com/randyojedalaw?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==🎙️ Distorted Dialogue | A Podcast from The Metal Institute of Thrashology 🤘Welcome to Distorted Dialogue, the official podcast of The Metal Institute of Thrashology — where riffs meet ridiculousness and academia bows before the almighty arpeggio.Each episode dives deep, headfirst into the chaotic realms of metal, punk, hardcore, and beyond with band members, scene lifers, and other unholy scholars of sound. Expect unfiltered, uncensored conversations, deep dives into underground music, and enough sarcasm and sonic blasphemy to earn us a few detention sessions in hell.Whether it is Thrash or Metalcore, Doom to Death and everything in between, if it’s heavy chances are you can find it here. Interviews with artists, tech’s, and other members of the music industry, nothing is off limits, and same goes for the chats! Rather than a boring rapid fire of the same old questions everyone asks, I’d rather have a cool conversation that feels more like a hangout, rather than a pretentious business meeting. It’s METAL, let’s have some FUN! 🔔 Subscribe for new episodes where chaos becomes curriculum.Don’t Forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE!

Was hanging out at the Crop show when I ran into Trevor and Allison from the instrumental band The Long Hunt, and I figured with so much good stuff going on, why not share it with the world? Trevor is the lead guitarist and Allison does bass duties, while drummer Mark Lyons (not here) handles time keeping responsibilities on the drums. Fresh off of their release of their full-length Natural Order, and with an upcoming show, where they are the openers for the Friendship Commanders later this month. If you haven't done so yet, or if you have and need a reminder, check out Natural Order or any of their other previous releases. Great storytelling all told through my favorite voicing of riffs. Trevor also plays guitar in another Pittsburgh metal band, Passing Bell, playing at the Descendents of Crom Festival September 26-27, so if you can come check it out, and stop and say hi! He's also doing a one off show, in a Black Sabbath tribute show with the cat themed band- Purranoid (I believe) Check out this episode filmed live in the wild!

🎙️ Distorted Dialogue | A Podcast from The Metal Institute of Thrashology 🤘Welcome to Distorted Dialogue, the official podcast of The Metal Institute of Thrashology — where riffs meet ridiculousness and academia bows before the almighty arpeggio.Each episode dives deep, headfirst into the chaotic realms of metal, punk, hardcore, and beyond with band members, scene lifers, and other unholy scholars of sound. Expect unfiltered, uncensored conversations, deep dives into underground music, and enough sarcasm and sonic blasphemy to earn us a few detention sessions in hell.Whether it is Thrash or Metalcore, Doom to Death and everything in between, if it’s heavy chances are you can find it here. Interviews with artists, tech’s, and other members of the music industry, nothing is off limits, and same goes for the chats! Rather than a boring rapid fire of the same old questions everyone asks, I’d rather have a cool conversation that feels more like a hangout, rather than a pretentious business meeting. It’s METAL, let’s have some FUN! 🔔 Subscribe for new episodes where chaos becomes curriculum.Don’t Forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE!

Was hanging out at the Crop show when I ran into Trevor and Allison from the instrumental band The Long Hunt, and I figured with so much good stuff going on, why not share it with the world? Trevor is the lead guitarist and Allison does bass duties, while drummer Mark Lyons (not here) handles time keeping responsibilities on the drums. Fresh off of their release of their full-length Natural Order, and with an upcoming show, where they are the openers for the Friendship Commanders later this month. If you haven't done so yet, or if you have and need a reminder, check out Natural Order or any of their other previous releases. Great storytelling all told through my favorite voicing of riffs. Trevor also plays guitar in another Pittsburgh metal band, Passing Bell, playing at the Descendents of Crom Festival September 26-27, so if you can come check it out, and stop and say hi! He's also doing a one off show, in a Black Sabbath tribute show with the cat themed band- Purranoid (I believe) Check out this episode filmed live in the wild!
🎙️ Distorted Dialogue | A Podcast from The Metal Institute of Thrashology 🤘Welcome to Distorted Dialogue, the official podcast of The Metal Institute of Thrashology — where riffs meet ridiculousness and academia bows before the almighty arpeggio.Each episode dives deep, headfirst into the chaotic realms of metal, punk, hardcore, and beyond with band members, scene lifers, and other unholy scholars of sound. Expect unfiltered, uncensored conversations, deep dives into underground music, and enough sarcasm and sonic blasphemy to earn us a few detention sessions in hell.Whether it is Thrash or Metalcore, Doom to Death and everything in between, if it’s heavy chances are you can find it here. Interviews with artists, tech’s, and other members of the music industry, nothing is off limits, and same goes for the chats! Rather than a boring rapid fire of the same old questions everyone asks, I’d rather have a cool conversation that feels more like a hangout, rather than a pretentious business meeting. It’s METAL, let’s have some FUN! 🔔 Subscribe for new episodes where chaos becomes curriculum.Don’t Forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE!