The KingdomCore Podcast

In this episode of The KingdomCore Podcast, join Chris and Sean in their next tier listing adventure, this time with the help of Michael Osborn of the band Diatheke. To kick off 2025, we had to make easily the longest form of content we have ever created, reaching nearly 4 hours in length and 13+ hours of render time. We hope you enjoy all the laughs, and even serious conversation points about the...

Welcome back to the new and improved KCP! We have a new look courtesy of our Patron's and Quiet Strength Design. In this first episode of Season 5, we interview Danny and Kyle of the brand new band to the scene No Treaty. Their debut EP "Sound The Trumpet" launched recently and took the metal world by storm, reaching #2 on the iTunes Metal Charts. This was of course recorded before tha...

On this episode of The KingdomCore Podcast, Chris and Sean sit down to rank the discographies of 3 of the biggest bands in the Christian scene. For Today, Sleeping Giant, and Impending Doom. We don't compare the bands against each other but just their entire discographies within themselves. It was super fun, some heated moments, lots of laughs. Enjoy the screamy screamy Jesus music! DISCLAIMER...

In the latest episode of The KingdomCore Podcast, Chris and Sean sit down with vocalist Mike Felker of the band Convictions. They chat about the newly released "The Fear of God" and what went into this record continuing of the success of the band's previous release. Come check out the latest from one of the rising top band's in the Christian Metal scene and hear what is in store! I...

We are back with a new episode of The KingdomCore Podcast! Sean is a new father, and Chris is still not. They sit down with the djents in Bloodlines to talk about their astounding new EP "Holiness Cries" out now on Facedown Records! From the cover art to the themes surrounding the songs. Everything you want to know about this new release is covered! If you have not already, consider rating...

On this episode of The KingdomCore Podcast, Chris and Sean sit down to rank the discographies of 4 of your favorite Christian Metal bands! This was a big episode, so for streaming we split it into two parts. This is part 2/2. We don't compare the bands themselves but just their entire discographies within themselves. It was super fun, some heated moments, lots of laughs. We hope you enjoy and...

On this episode of The KingdomCore Podcast, Chris and Sean sit down to rank the discographies of 4 of your favorite Christian Metal bands! This was a big episode, so for streaming we split it into two parts. This is part 1/2. We don't compare the bands themselves but just their entire discographies within themselves. It was super fun, some heated moments, lots of laughs. We hope you enjoy and...

On this episode of The KingdomCore Podcast, Chris and Sean sit down with the guys of "Meadows" and talk about their new release "Familiar With Pain." This special hardcore record released on Good Friday and telling the story of Christ in the week leading up to the cross. We hear more about the inner workings of creating the record, as well as some funny stories of the band in the s...

On this episode of The KingdomCore Podcast, Chris and Sean sit down with Mattie Montgomery, formerly of For Today. For those of you who don't know, Mattie planted The Altar Fellowship in Johnson City, TN after For Today came to an end. Sean made a post a number of months ago mentioning spiritual warfare and For Today, and Mattie mentioned he had some thoughts he wanted to share. So here we are...

On this episode of The KingdomCore Podcast, we are joined by our good friends Tyler and Gary from All Consuming Podcast for our Second Annual Christian Metal Fantasy Draft! We had to give this fun game another round and a fun spin. Instead of genre based categories, we came up with a variety. Each player gets to pick a Debut Record, Pre-2000's Record, EP, Concept Record, and an Album Cover Art...

On this episode of The KingdomCore Podcast, Chris and Sean sit down with Victor Borba, Jake Smith, and Tony DiBlasi to talk about their band REFORMED. Their newly released EP "Thus Saith The Lord" launched at the tail end of 2023, and has already surpassed 1 million streams. It was also named EP of the year by both KingdomCore and For The Rock. We talk about the writing process, music theo...

On this episode of The KingdomCore Podcast, Chris and Sean have the pleasure to chat with Kevin Young (Vocalist) and Joey West (Drummer) of the legendary Christian Hard Rock group, Disciple. We discuss the launch of their latest album, Skeleton Psalms, along with their recent team-up with Heart Support for a limited run of shirts themed around their song "Promise To Live". We talk the impa...

On this episode of The KingdomCore Podcast, Chris and Sean have a one on one discussion over YOUR questions! This is the first episode we have dedicated to a Q&A and we love the questions that came in. Let us know if you enjoy this type of episode and hopefully we can do more in the future! In this episode we answer 7 questions from the community, but our headline topic is about our most Overr...

On this episode of The KingdomCore Podcast, we chat with Evan Baker and Jesse Gentry of American Arson. This two-piece rock band on Facedown Records just released their brand new record that is among the best of the year! We talk about Evan's favorite non fruit-bearing deciduous trees, our favorite road trip snacks, and of course, the new album! RECORDED: November 6th, 2023 If you have not alr...

On this episode of The KingdomCore Podcast, Sean and Chris are joined by Nick Detty and Stephen Cobucci of Wolves At The Gate. We chat about the newly released cover album, Lost In Translation, and how the idea of doing the record came from. They share some absolutely crazy travel stories, the stuff of nightmares for touring bands traveling overseas. We also talk about the 10 years of Captors Anni...

In this episode of The KingdomCore Podcast, Chris and Sean talk to Leroy Hamp, vocalist of the legendary War Of Ages! Many things have gone into making their new record "Dominion" an astounding album, and we hear about the recording process, the artwork, and of course the drumming. Leroy talks about July 2022, when WOA Drummer, Kaleb Luebchow passed away suddenly and how the band dedicated...

Once again after another unintentional, extended break, Chris and Sean are back to talk about the releases in the scene spanning the months of May to July! There are so many to cover, and we hope you don't not "hearing" the music in the episode. We do have a list of the artists we covered in this episode below, so be sure to go and check out all those sick new bands! New Albums/EPs: Li...

Sean and Chris talk with the newest band, and perhaps most controversial on Facedown Records, Cultist. Their newly released album Slow Suicide is a heavy beatdown metalcore record full of hard truth. We chat about the early days of the band stemming from a solo project, into a full act, and now the release of their label debut. Prepare for a wild ride full of laughs as well as the first ever unbox...

Sean and Chris sit down with the forefathers of Christian Deathcore, With Blood Comes Cleansing. We talk about their return to the scene and prepping for their upcoming shows along with their newly released singles. We also hear about how they have remained steadfast in their faith and the purpose for their return. This is definitely an episode you do not want to miss! RECORDED: May 15th, 2023 If...

We are back for another episode of Scene News! We have way too many releases to cover, so strap in for a long episode. Chris was sick and coughs up a storm. We are approximately 3 weeks late getting this episode out. We hope you enjoy this more light hearted content, discover some new music, and just sit back, relax and have a laugh. Stay tuned for our next band interview very soon, we know that y...

In this episode we talk to Jam, Chow, and Kyle of the band Context about their newly released EP "Indwelling". We find out how the band started and their bold approach to ministry in the metal scene likened to former bands such as Sleeping Giant, and For Today. These guys are serious about the message of Christ and make sure it is at the forefront of everything they do as a band. Let's...

We are back for another episode of Scene News. This time we have big headlines. Creation Festival officially shuts down and Filipino Christian band wins competition to earn spot at one of the biggest metal festivals, Wacken Open Air. We realized just after filming we missed some bands with releases coming up and will try to mention them next time around! until then here are all the bands we do men...

Returning guest Jeremy Schaeffer, creative mastermind behind the Chaotic Hardcore / Metalcore project Earth Groans, sits down with us to talk about their new EP "Tongue Tied" out now via Solid State Records! Jeremy catches us up on the latest big live shows, performing at Christmas Burns Red opening for August Burns Red and even opening for Wolves At The Gate on their Captors anniversary t...

Last month, we sat down with Gary and Tyler from the All Consuming Podcast and battled it out over a good old fashioned Christian metal fantasy draft. Things got heated almost immediately, and emotions were high. It’s up to you guys to determine who had the best draft. VOTE HERE: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PW7QP7J If you have not already, consider rating our podcast or leaving a review on your...

Welcome to our first ever Scene News episode! In an attempt to bring you all more consistent content in between our band interviews, we wanted to talk about what’s going on in our scene! We hope to record 1 or 2 of these a month and make them much shorter than our interviews. These will be audio only and not on YouTube. In our first episode, we took a look at some of our favorite bands dropping ne...