It's the Season Finale!

To wrap up season 3, Nick and Chelsea welcome Nick's friend Sam Herman to the podcast to discuss Aussie metalcore band Parkway Drive's 2022 album Darker Still! Chelsea and Nick are taken back from the diversity of the metal on the album while Sam goes into what made her pick this album in the first place!

Thank you for listening expect season 4 in late 2025/early 2026!

Editorial note: The Goth & Nerd Music Podcast is a work of music criticism and commentary, and utilizes music from the group or artist under consideration for the purpose of critique.

Credits:
Modern Mythos Network intro and outro written and performed by Sean McNeilly

Goth & Nerd Theme Music: “All Hail the Goth and Nerd” by Israel Asa Constantine

Album art by: @glitterghoulart

Hosts: Chelsea Andrews and Nick Kizina
Producer: Nick Kizina

It is time once again to gather, dear worshippers, as the latest offering has been release, and V (Nick), and VI (Chelsea) offer their meditations on Sleep Token’s 2025 offering, Even in Arcadia.

Editorial note: The Goth & Nerd Music Podcast is a work of music criticism and commentary, and utilizes music from the group or artist under consideration for the purpose of critique.

Credits:Modern Mythos Network intro and outro written and performed by Sean McNeilly

Goth & Nerd Theme Music: “All Hail the Goth and Nerd” by Israel Asa Constantine

Album art by: @glitterghoulart

Hosts: Chelsea Andrews and Nick Kizina

Producer: Nick Kizina

For Nick's last pick of the season, he chooses a new favorite, art metal band, Spiritbox's 2021 debut album Eternal Blue. Both Chelsea and Nick are floored by Courtney LaPlant's (aka Poppy) lyric writing and vocals!

Editorial note: The Goth & Nerd Music Podcast is a work of music criticism and commentary, and utilizes music from the group or artist under consideration for the purpose of critique.

Credits:
Modern Mythos Network intro and outro written and performed by Sean McNeilly

Goth & Nerd Theme Music: “All Hail the Goth and Nerd” by Israel Asa Constantine

Album art by: @glitterghoulart

Hosts: Chelsea Andrews and Nick Kizina
Producer: Nick Kizina

For Chelsea's last pick of the season, she chooses one of her favorite, as well as one of the most meaningful albums to her, pop artist Adam Lambert's debut album, 2009's For your Entertainment. Nick gets a deeper dive into the album, and enjoys how much Chelsea gets into every song.

Editorial note: The Goth & Nerd Music Podcast is a work of music criticism and commentary, and utilizes music from the group or artist under consideration for the purpose of critique.

Credits:
Modern Mythos Network intro and outro written and performed by Sean McNeilly

Goth & Nerd Theme Music: “All Hail the Goth and Nerd” by Israel Asa Constantine

Album art by: @glitterghoulart

Hosts: Chelsea Andrews and Nick Kizina
Producer: Nick Kizina

For his pick this week Nick goes with something a little different with Detroit based musical collective, The Armed, and their seminal 2021 album Ultrapop! Chelsea is a bit thrown off by the way the album makes you listen to it on their term, but gets there soon enough.

Editorial note: The Goth & Nerd Music Podcast is a work of music criticism and commentary, and utilizes music from the group or artist under consideration for the purpose of critique.

Credits:

Modern Mythos Network intro and outro written and performed by Sean McNeilly

Goth & Nerd Theme Music: “All Hail the Goth and Nerd” by Israel Asa Constantine

Album art by: @glitterghoulart

Hosts: Chelsea Andrews and Nick Kizina

Producer: Nick Kizina

For her pick this week Chelsea picks a recent album, previously featured deathcore band Wage War, and their 2024 album Stigma! Nick is continually throw off by the band's new experimental approach, while Chelsea enjoys his reactions!

Editorial note: The Goth & Nerd Music Podcast is a work of music criticism and commentary, and utilizes music from the group or artist under consideration for the purpose of critique.

Credits:Modern Mythos Network intro and outro written and performed by Sean McNeilly

Goth & Nerd Theme Music: “All Hail the Goth and Nerd” by Israel Asa Constantine

Album art by: @glitterghoulart

Hosts: Chelsea Andrews and Nick Kizina

Producer: Nick Kizina

It's the seasonal drinking episode!

For this season's drinking episode Nick picks the 2013 album from the comedy pop rap trio The Lonely Island, The Wack Album! No drunkenly trying to speak German this season, but come listen to Nick and Chelsea drink bourbon while they listen to some very wonderfully silly songs!

Editorial note: The Goth & Nerd Music Podcast is a work of music criticism and commentary, and utilizes music from the group or artist under consideration for the purpose of critique.

Credits:
Modern Mythos Network intro and outro written and performed by Sean McNeilly

Goth & Nerd Theme Music: “All Hail the Goth and Nerd” by Israel Asa Constantine

Album art by: @glitterghoulart

Hosts: Chelsea Andrews and Nick Kizina
Producer: Nick Kizina

For Chelsea's pick this week she chooses one of her longest listened to band, Toronto goth rock/synth rock bands The Birthday Massacre and their 2017 album Under Your Spell! Chelsea and Nick realize while listening to the album that there may be a narrative at play.

Editorial note: The Goth & Nerd Music Podcast is a work of music criticism and commentary, and utilizes music from the group or artist under consideration for the purpose of critique.

Credits:Modern Mythos Network intro and outro written and performed by Sean McNeilly

Goth & Nerd Theme Music: “All Hail the Goth and Nerd” by Israel Asa Constantine

Album art by: @glitterghoulart

Hosts: Chelsea Andrews and Nick KizinaProducer: Nick Kizina

For his pick this week, much like Chelsea did last week, Nick digs back into his formative years and picks one of his favorite albums of all time, alternative/nu metal power houses System of a Down's seminal 2001 album Toxicity! Chelsea gets her first full true listen to the album, surprised how much she already knows of it, while Nick gives some behind the scenes information on the making of this album recently acquired from frontman Serj Tankian's memoir Down with the System.

Editorial note: The Goth & Nerd Music Podcast is a work of music criticism and commentary, and utilizes music from the group or artist under consideration for the purpose of critique.

Credits: Modern Mythos Network intro and outro written and performed by Sean McNeilly

Goth & Nerd Theme Music: “All Hail the Goth and Nerd” by Israel Asa Constantine

Album art by: @glitterghoulart

Hosts: Chelsea Andrews and Nick Kizina

Producer: Nick Kizina

For her pick this week Chelsea goes back to her middle school days with alternative metal band, Eighteen Visions' 2004 album Obsession! Nick and her spend some time reminiscing, as well as seeing how well the album has aged.

Editorial note: The Goth & Nerd Music Podcast is a work of music criticism and commentary, and utilizes music from the group or artist under consideration for the purpose of critique.

Credits: Modern Mythos Network intro and outro written and performed by Sean McNeilly

Goth & Nerd Theme Music: “All Hail the Goth and Nerd” by Israel Asa Constantine

Album art by: @glitterghoulart

Hosts: Chelsea Andrews and Nick Kizina

Producer: Nick Kizina