It’s another solo roundup this week, and Owen gets right down to business with a stack of great releases to cover.

We’ve got frigid Russian black metal, stomping Gold Coast hardcore, UK punk of the post and/or indie variety, and a brand new La Dispute record (!).

It’s all happening, so dig in 📥💿

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For our next guest episode, we’re joined by none other than the formidable Chris Penney: Carlton Dry agnostic, N2O evangelist, Mandela Effect proponent, all-round good bloke, and stage-averse vocalist for Naarm/Melbourne party starters Private Function.

With a new full-length album on the way–the animatedly titled ‘¯\_(ツ)_/¯’–Chris chats about stadium tours with meh bands, why concept albums are mostly bullshit, getting stranded during cyclones, how to level up the band’s antics from state bans and LP’s full of literal piss, the ecstatic joy of writing simple punk songs, and why Australians are fascinated by big (and sometimes terrifying) statues of inanimate objects.

Follow Private Function, pre-order ‘¯\_(ツ)_/¯’  (out on May 23rd), and buy tickets to upcoming gigs here: https://linktr.ee/privatefunction69 

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False start uploads and blue-screen deaths be damned 😤 The pod must flow! Owen & Paige rip into another stacked release roundup with non-stop alternative heaters from across the world. Fiery Aussie anthems, snotty Québécois punk, New York metalcore ragers, and much more. Let’s get it! 📥🔂

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Fresh off their sold-out supporting run for F.O.T.S. Thornhill last month, we’re stoked to have the boys from Naarm/Melbourne bruisers Melting on the pod this week.

Mastermind, six-stringer and “creative visionary” Alex Bertuna gives us the low down on how the project came about, evolving from “demo jail” riff ideas into the fully-fledged metalcore barnburners found on the quartet’s upcoming debut EP, ‘You Exist Because We Allow It’ (out May 2nd through Greyscale Records). Drummer Johnny Foti talks about his love for heavy music, playing in punk bands, the catharsis of live shows, and following his desire to play more extreme music.

📸: @mid.nitemedia

Follow Melting and pre-order ‘You Exist Because We Allow It’ here: https://greyscalerecs.lnk.to/melting 

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We’re back from break and risen like your boy, ready to rip into a not-so-weekly roundup! Owen and Paige are talking all things punk, hardcore, gothic metal, shoegaze adjacent sounds, creepy statues, cool names, and much more. LFGGG!! 🛐🥳

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On their stellar new record, ‘Fallen Star’ (out April 25th through Spinefarm), UK heavy merchants Employed To Serve have two main drivers: “RIFFS GO BIG” and “HEAVY METAL UNITY.”

Guitarist Sammy Urwin and vocalist Justine Jones join the show this week to chat about their numerous collaborative endeavours (including Church Road Records and Since Always Press), getting their band momentum back post-pandemic, learning tips from tourmates Gojira, and how the communal catharsis of heavy music endures as a powerful, unifying force.

Follow Employed To Serve and pre-order ‘Fallen Star’ here: https://linktr.ee/employedtoserve 

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With Paige up the duff (respectfully) and taking her hard-earned rest, Owen gets cracking on another solo roundup episode with a gnarly selection of delectable new tunes.

Looking for alt-emo bangers? Pop punk tunes from both sides of the pond? Revival moshers and post-hardcore ragers? Then look no further–it’s all here 👀🫡

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With their highly anticipated third LP finally out in the world, Jacob and Ethan from Thornhill give us the down-low on ‘BODIES’ and the band’s ongoing evolution.

In a true feat of interview multi-tasking, the boys chat about the lessons learned from 2022’s ‘Heroine,’ the science of physical grooves, pulling from disparate 2000s influences, and what it means to make sexy, heavy music–all from the golfing green, mid-backswing. Greg Norman could never.

📸 Credit: Jackson Saunders (@jsaundersfilm) for Wall of Sound

Follow Thornhill and purchase/stream ‘BODIES’ here: https://thornhill.komi.io/

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OH NO, IT’S OUR FINAL EPISODE! (Nah, just kidding. You fool!) But for real though, Paige kicks off the episode with a crazy shout out before we dive into a bunch of sick tracks for the week. We’re nu-gazing. We’re dancing. We’re power poppin’. If it’s cool and music-related, we’re doing it, folks. Jump onboard! 😎🕺🏼🏄🏾‍♀️

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With the band returning Down Under for a national run with pop-punk staples The Wonder Years, we grabbed time with Joyce Manor frontman and all-around affable guy Barry Johnson for this week’s guest episode.

Barry chats about whether Joyce is a “real emo” band, playing shows on late-night TV shows, hitting a confident stride in their 15-year career, their whirlwind anniversary tour celebrating 2014’s stellar ‘Never Hungover Again,’ and what it’s like to rip through a "perfect 45-minute set."

Follow Joyce Manor and grab tickets for upcoming tour dates here: https://linktr.ee/joycemanor 

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