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

For his pick this week Nick chooses a previously feature artist, Canadian progressive metal band, Protest the Hero with their 2020 America themed opus, Palimpsest! Chelsea gets some edutainment as Nick goes through the stories, historical events, and people behind each song on this album.

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 continues the trend of 00s nostalgia with Italian goth metal band Lacuna Coil's seminal 2002 album Comalies! For the second week in a row Nick and Chelsea get hit with hardcore nostalgia-quakes, while they both fawn over Cristina Scabbia's voice, and how much of a crush they both had/have on her.

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 takes us back to the mid-00s with an album he listened the shit out of, melodic hardcore band, Rise Against's 2003 album Revolutions Per Minute! Chelsea and Nick both get hit with several nostalgia-quakes, while they listen to this thoroughly 00s album (said non-disparagingly).

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 does an album from one of her favorite band's, Black Veil Brides, choosing their 2013 concept album Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones! Chelsea fills Nick in on the story behind the music, while he's just surprised he wasn't the one to pick a concept album for once.

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 first pick of the season he goes with a new favorite of his, art metal band HEALTH's 2023 album, RAT WARS. Nick goes into how quickly he got into the album, the sometimes cutting lyrics, while Chelsea vibes to the sweet Industrial-esque sounds.

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