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Chapter 751 - "It's Important To Focus On The New Album" ...as read by Thomas Youngblood of Kamelot
Today we welcome Thomas Youngblood, guitarist for Kamelot to the podcast! The new Kamelot record, Dark Asylum, is out today on Napalm Records. Thomas talks about his early days playing guitar, his approach to writing new music, choosing artists to collaborate with, touring in the States vs Europe, and a lot more.
https://kamelot.com
https://napalmrecords.us/collections/kamelot
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Chapter 751 Music:
Kamelot - "Ashen World
Kamelot - "Godlike Alchemy"
Chapter 750 - "Something That Makes Us More Unique" ...as read by Black Spikes
Today we welcome Angi and Mazvis from Lithuanian metal band Black Spikes to the podcast. The new Black Spikes record, Ydos, is out this Friday on Napalm Records! The bands talk about the metal scene in Lithuania, the inspiration for Black Spikes, creating a visual framework for the band, writing songs in the native tongue, and more.
https://blackspikes.lt
https://napalmrecords.us/collections/black-spikes
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Chapter 750 Music:
Black Spikes - "Aurea"
Black Spikes - "Revana"
Black Spikes - "Motina"
Chapter 749 - "Don't Put Out An Album That's Worse Then The Last One" ...as read by Eric “AK” Knutson of Flotsam and Jetsam
Today we welcome Flotsam and Jetsam frontman Eric “AK” Knutson to the podcast. Flotsam and Jetsam will release their 16th full length, and Napalm Records debut, Rats In The Temple, this Friday! Eric talks about his early vocal inspiration, how his approach to lyrics has remain similar, staying motivated after 40 years of the band, wanting to introduce fans to new bands, and more.
https://www.flotstildeath.com
https://napalmrecords.us/collections/flotsam-and-jetsam
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Chapter 749 Music:
Flotsam and Jetsam - "Rats In The Temple"
Flotsam and Jetsam - "Harvesting The Hate"
Chapter 748 - "Hearing A Breakdown For The First Time" ...as read by Ionei Heckenberg of Ocean Sleeper
Today we welcome Ocean Sleeper guitarist Ionei Heckenberg to the podcast! The new Ocean Sleeper album, Peace When I’m Dead, is out today on Rise Records! Ionei talks about choosing music over a more typical lifestyle, the shifting nature of metalcore as a genre and sound, the joy of touring in the United States, and more.
https://riserecords.com/collections/ocean-sleeper
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Chapter 748 Music:
Ocean Sleeper - "Break The Cycle"
Ocean Sleeper - "Peace When I'm Dead"
Chapter 747 - "That Changed The Way We Were Enjoying Breakdowns" ...as read Felipe Mendes Hervoso Martins of AXTY
Today we welcome AXTY frontman Felipe Mendes Hervoso Martins to the podcast! AXTY will release their Napalm Records debut, The Pain Made Me Who I Am, this Friday! Felipe talks about influence of guitar here on his musical journey, switching from guitarist to frontman, the band’s musical evolution to add more death core to their sound, being vulnerable on the new album, and more.
https://axtyofficial.com
https://napalmrecords.us/collections/axty
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Chapter 747 Music:
AXTY - "Nothing But Pain"
AXTY - "End This"
AXTY - "Who I Am"
Chapter 746 - "Could It Mean Multiple Things" ...as read by Jon Cattivera of Time Spent Driving
Today we welcome to the show Jon Cattivera, frontman for emo band Time Spent Driving! Time Spent Driving Will release their new album Lost Leaves, this Friday, August 21st, on Thirty Something Records! Jon talks about what drew him to guitar and the leaning to play the instrument, why the initial run of Time Spent Driving was so short, comparing his lyrical output on the band’s debut album with the new record, wanting to finally play shows, and a lot more.
https://timespentdriving.bandcamp.com
https://thirtysomethingrecords.com/collections/time-spent-driving
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Chapter 746 Music:
Time Spent Driving - "What It Should Be Like"
Time Spent Driving - "Angel And I"
Time Spent Driving - "Weak Arm"
Chapter 745 - "Find A Way To Make It Happen" ...as read by Eric Stenman of The Barbarians Of California
Today we welcome back to the show The Barbarians Of California guitarist Eric Stenman. The new Barbarians Of California record, MEGATONS, is out next Friday August 21st. Eric talks about the whirlwind the band has been on since the debut album dropped, how the writing process for the new record varied from the first album, being open to all possibilities as a band, and more.
https://www.thebarbariansofcalifornia.com
https://asthestorygrows.com/episodes/eric-stenman
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Chapter 745 Music:
The Barbarians Of California - "Vanilla Latte"
The Barbarians Of California - "The Gnarlycore Class"
The Barbarians Of California - "Bomb To A Knife Fight"
The Barbarians Of California - "Really Really Rad"
Chapter 744 - "At Least Try To Say Something" ...as read by Sven Polizuk of Rising Insane
Today we welcome to the podcast Sven Polizuk, guitarist for German metalcore band Rising Insane. Rising Insane will release their new album Death Race next Friday, August 21st, with Long Branch Records. Sven talks about getting into guitar and his journey discovering metal, how friendships led to him joining Rising Insane, the band deciding to get more political on Death Race, his take on the current metal scene in Germany, and more.
https://risinginsane.de
https://risinginsane.bandcamp.com/album/deathrace
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Chapter 744 Music:
Rising Insane - "Death Race"
Rising Insane - "Countdown"
Rising Insane - "Narcissist"
Rising Insane - "Good Enough"
Chapter 743 - "I Don't Take It For Granted" ...as read by Ali Tabatabaee and Adrian Estrella of Zebrahead
Today we welcome Ali Tabatabaee and Adrian Estrella from Zebrahead to the podcast. The new Zebrahead ep, 0, is out this Wednesday, August 12th! The guys discuss their early musical influences, how Adrian ended up joining the band, the reason behind focusing on ep's, why most of their touring is in Europe, celebrating 30 years, and more.
https://zebrahead.com
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Chapter 743 Music:
Zebrahead - "A Perfect Life Is Such A Bore"
Zebrahead - "Happy Endings At The Movies"
Chapter 742 - "It's Nice To Take Your Time" ...as read by Franz Stefanik of Dead Tired
Today we welcome back Dead Tired guitarist Franz Stefanik to the podcast! Dead Tired will release Hornets To Fall next Friday, August 14th, on New Damage Records! Franz talks about why it took 4 years for Dead Tired to release new music, how the band dynamics changed the sonic landscape of Dead Tired’s sound, stepping away from being the band’s visual creator on this album, and more.
https://zdeadtiredz.bandcamp.com/album/hornets-of-fall
https://newdamagerecords.com/artists/dead-tired/
https://asthestorygrows.com/episodes/franz-stefanik-from-dead-tired
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Chapter 742 Music:
Dead Tired - "Edge Of Entropy"
Dead Tired - "Dust Storm"