The Goth & Nerd Music Podcast

Welcome to season 2 of the Goth & Nerd Music Podcast!

After talking about them repeatedly last season Nick opens the season with First Wave Metalcore icons Every Time I Die's final album, 2021's Radical! Chelsea finally gets to experience them, as the pair dive into the not so subtle messages and feelings of the 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:

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

Album art by: @glitterghoulart

Hosts: Chelsea Andrews and Nick Kizina

In this bonus episode Chelsea (VI) and Nick (V) enjoy the latest ritualistic offerings of Sleep Token with their 2023 album Take Me Back to Eden. In their longest episode to date, the pair dive very deep into these newest offerings brought forth through dreams, regarding the lyrical mastery, and delivery of Vessel. Worship!

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:

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

Album art by: @glitterghoulart

Hosts: Chelsea Andrews and Nick Kizina

Happy Valentine's Day!  For the holiday of heart(agram)s and flowers, Chelsea and Nick listen to the Finnish Love Metal band HIM's 1999 (2000 in the US) sophomore album Razorblade Romance.  The pair go deep into the dark romantic lyrics, their mutual love of this album, and the wonderful memories they both have tied to 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:

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

Album art by: @glitterghoulart

Hosts: Chelsea Andrews and Nick Kizina

For the season one finale, Chelsea and Nick welcome Nick's wife, Julianna Hawke-Kizina to the podcast to discuss Heavy Neo-Classical Post-Metal Noise artist Lingua Ignota's 2018 sophomore release All Bitches Die.  Julianna and Nick recount recently seeing her live, Julianna goes into the deep meaning behind Lingua Ignota's trauma inspired lyrics, while her and Chelsea discuss the how hard they hit.

CONTENT WARNING: the music of Lingua Ignota deals heavily with the subjects of abuse, trauma, and sexual assault, listener discretion advised.

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:

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

Album art by: @glitterghoulart

Hosts: Chelsea Andrews and Nick Kizina

For Chelsea's final pick of the season, she chooses thrash/metalcore band Butcher Babies' 2015 album Take it Like a Man!  Nick and Chelsea dive into the female centric lyrics of album, how brutal it is, and how this album is very much a bit of Chelsea's personality.

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:

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

Album art by: @glitterghoulart

Hosts: Chelsea Andrews and Nick Kizina

For Nick's pick this week he chooses the 2007 debut album from Goth Rock duo Creature Feature, The Greatest Show Unearthed. The pair enjoy some drinks, get a little drunk, while Chelsea first experiences Creature Feature, and Nick reminisces about how much listened to this album throughout college.

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:

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

Album art by: @glitterghoulart

Hosts: Chelsea Andrews and Nick Kizina

For Chelsea's pick this week she chooses trance metal band I See Star's, fourth studio album, 2013's New Demons.  The pair lament how much they miss the mid 2010's trance metal movement, this album being I See Star's last true album in the genre, get into stories of heartbreak, and loss; over all a fun listen.

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:

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

Album art by: @glitterghoulart

Hosts: Chelsea Andrews and Nick Kizina

Happy Holidays!  For a special treat, Nick and Chelsea listen to Nick's former production company, Sinister Dream Productions's 2015 holiday album, A Very Sinister Xmas! If you enjoy what you hear, you can download the whole album for FREE at: https://sinisterdreamproducions.bandcamp.com 

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