As The Story Grows

Chapter 341 - "We Should Be Extinct" ...as read by Jean-Philippe Lagacé of Get The Shot Today we welcome Get The Shot frontman Jean-Philippe Lagacé to the podcast. Get The Shot’s new record, Merciless Destruction, is out today on New Damage Records! If you like beatdown hardcore, this is a record to check out! Jean-Philippe talks about chasing a feeling that kept him in the hardcore scene, his phi...

Chapter 340 - "Pop Music In Disguise" ...as read by Christian Neonakis of My Kid Brother Today I’m excited to share my chat with My Kid Brother vocalist Christian Neonakis. My Kid Brother’s new record, Happy, Mad, Weird, Sad comes out this Friday, October 7th on Fearless Records. Christian and I talk about growing up in Maryland, all the music that got created during the pandemic, a love for horro...

Chapter 339 - "Trying To Do Something Different and Unique" ...as read by Jeff Kane of City of Caterpillar Today we welcome City of Caterpillar guitarist Jeff Kane to the podcast! City of Caterpillar’s first new record in 20 years, Mystic Sisters, is out today on Relapse Records! Jeff talks about the band’s origin, trying to move in a new direction that led the band’s breakup, his musical career p...

Chapter 338 - "I Just Thought It Would Be Fun" ...as read by Justin Foley of Killswitch Engage Today we welcome Killswitch Engage drummer Justin Foley to the podcast! Justin has a new project called Lybica, who recently released their self-titled debut on Metal Blade Records. Justin talks about the Connecticut hardcore scene, how relationships led to him joining Killswitch, writing music through t...

Chapter 337 - "Science Fiction Is A Great Vehicle For Exploring Human Condition" ...as read by Jason Wisdom of Becoming the Archetype Today we welcome back, for the 5th time, Jason Wisdom from Becoming the Archetype and Death Therapy! Becoming The Archetype recently released Children of the Great Extinction on Solid State Records. It’s their first new record in ten years and the first record with...

Chapter 336 - "It's A Fun And Cool Experience" ...as read by Rob, Rhys, and Jamie of Friend Club Records Today we welcome to the podcast Jamie Loren, Rhys Meatyard, and welcome back Rob Froese from Friend Club Records. We discuss the growth of the label, Furnace Fest exclusive releases, working with Steadfast and Iodine Records, creating album art, and more! Rob, Rhys, and Jamie will be at Furnace...

Chapter 335 - "Something For Old and New Fans Alike" ...as read by Mike Hranica from The Devil Wears Prada Today I’m stoked to have Mike Hrancia from The Devil Wears Prada join the podcast. Prada’s new album, Color Decay, is out today on Solid State Records! Mike talks about the metalcore scene they came up in and it’s popularity, signing with Solid State, the process of writing Color Decay, theme...

Chapter 334 - "A Running Theme of Emotional Damage" ...as read by Confessions Of A Traitor Today we welcome Stephen, Jacob, and Seb from Facedown Records band Confessions of a Traitor to the podcast. The band’s Facedown Records debut, Punishing Myself Before God Does, is out this Friday, September 16th! The guys talk about their musical backgrounds, how the band came together, how they managed to...

Chapter 333 - "God Get Me The F**k Out Of Here" ...as read by Matt Wainwright of Cold Gawd Today we welcome Matt Wainwright from Cold Gawd to the podcast. Cold Gawd will release God Get Me The Fuck Out Of Here on September 23rd via Dais Records. Links to pre-order the album will be in the show notes. Matt talks about the influence of Green Day, being a fan of all genres of music, the impact of nu-...

Chapter 332 - "What We Felt We Wanted to Hear" ...as read by Jolie Lindholm of The Darling Fire I’m excited to welcome back Jolie Lindholm from The Darling Fire to the podcast! The Darling Fire will release their incredible new album, Distortions, next Friday, September 16th, on Iodine Records. After my chat with Jolie I have a review of the new album. So stick around for that. Jolie talks about g...

Chapter 331 - "We Want It To Be Always Exciting" ...as read by Chris Turner and James Kennedy from Oceans Ate Alaska Today we welcome James Kennedy and Chris Turner from Oceans Ate Alaska to the podcast. Oceans just released their new album, Disparity, on Fearless Record. I have a review of the album after the interview! So stick around. James and Chris talk about their musical backgrounds, Europe...

Chapter 330 - "To Be Able To Do It Regardless" ...as read by Nathan Gray Today we welcome back Nathan Gray to the podcast!  Iodine Records re-released Nathan’s incredible "solo" record Rebel Songs on vinyl, cd, and cassette. You can order those now! Nathan talks about touring in a Covid accepted world, coming out as pansexual and gender non conforming, fighting against long held religious shame, T...

Chapter 329 - "This Is A Very Genuine Old School Sounding Band" ...as read by Davide Tiso of Red Rot Today we welcome Davide Tiso from death metal band Red Rot to the podcast. Red Rot’s debut album, Mal De Vivre, is out today, August 26th, on Svart Records! Davide talks about his experience in the metal scene in Italy, the freedoms and frustrations of being an abstract metal band, how living in th...

Chapter 328 - "There's A Lot Of Mutual Respect and Love" ...as read by Paul and Brian of Strategies Today we welcome Paul Lask and Brian Moss to the podcast. Paul and Brian are in a new indie rock/emo band called  Strategies with Neil Hennessy (The Lawrence Arms/Joyce Manor). The band is self-releasing their self-titled, debut ep this Friday, August 26th. A link to the album will be in the show no...

Chapter 327 - "The Scene Was Changing"  ...as read by Jason Moody of No Innocent Victim Today we welcome No Innocent Victim frontman Jason Moody to the podcast! Jason talks about the history of No Innocent Victim, joining Victory Records, the band’s break-up and reunion, and what has been happening in the band and his life for the last few years! Thanks to Shannon Quiggle for connecting Jason and...

Chapter 326 - "The More You Put In, The More You Get Out" ...as read by Lucas Woodland of Holding Absence Today I’m stoked to share my chat with Lucas Woodland, frontman for Holding Absence. Holding Absence just released their incredible split ep with Alpha Wolf called The Lost & The Longing. Holding Absence also released an amazing record in 2021 called The Greatest Mistake Of My Life! Lucas talk...

Chapter 325 - "I'm Trying Not To Be Naive" ...as read by Bella Rios Today we welcome future pop star Bella Rios to the podcast! Bella talks about her love for classic rock and the journey she took to find her unique sound and voice as an artist. She also talks about school and keeping herself grounded as she navigate life in the music industry. Check out Bella's music at https://open.spotify.com/a...

Chapter 324 - "The Strongest We've Ever Been" ...as read by Prosper or Perish Today we welcome Eric, Austin, and Steve from Philadelphia metal band Prosper or Perish to the podcast! Prosper or Perish self released Shroud of Serpents on July 29th. The guys talk about their personal musical histories and the formation of the band, how member changes and Covid have given the band a fresh start, and t...

Chapter 323 - "It's Curated Like A Roller Coaster" ...as read by Franz Stefanik from Dead Tired Today I’m stoked to share my chat with Dead Tired guitarist Franz Stefanik. Dead Tired is the side project of AlexisOnFire frontman George Pettit. Dead Tired released Satan Will Follow You Home back on July 8th, via New Damage Records. Franz talks about going to hardcore shows in Buffalo, getting into t...

Chapter 322 - "Everything We Do Is Effortless" ...as read by Joseph Grillo from Her Head's On Fire Today we welcome Joseph Grillo, aka Sid Jagger to the podcast. You might recognize Joe as the frontman for Garrison but Joe has a new project called Her Head’s on Fire with members of Small Brown Bike and Saves the Day to name a few. Their debut LP, College Rock & Clove Cigarettes, came out on July 2...

Chapter 321 - "If He's Going To Do This, We Should Get In Front Of It" ...as read by Andy Maier from Opponent On the podcast today we welcome Andy Maier, guitarist and vocalist for Solid State Records newest band, Opponent. Opponent released Sentinel back on July 8th. If you’re a fan of Gojira, Metallica, Mastadon, & Megadeth, you’ll want to give this band a spin! Andy talks about how his dad’s ca...

Chapter 320 - "There Are Things We Can Fight For Now" ...as read by Jesse Barnett of Stick To Your Guns Today we get political with Jesse Barnett, frontman for Stick To Your Guns! Stick To Your Guns will release their 7th full-length record, Spectre, this Friday, July 28th, on Pure Noise Records. Jesse talks about the the band’s mindset when they started writing the new record, his work ethic and...

Chapter 319 - "I Want To Do That" ...as read by Morgan Riley of Blackwater Drowning Today we welcome Morgan Riley to the podcast. Morgan is the front woman for technical death metal band Blackwater Drowning. Blackwater Drowning self released Sonder/Satori on July 8th. You can find it streaming wherever you listen to music and on cd directly from the band! Morgan talks about the importance of Arch...

Chapter 318 - "A Steward Of History" ...as read by Jason Zeimet of Unoriginal Vinyl Today we welcome Jason Zeimet from Unoriginal Vinyl to the podcast. This is a conversation between two obsessive music fans about being obsessive music fans and what it means to us. Jason talks about why he started Unoriginal Vinyl and how he views its place in the scene. This was a fun chat for me because I just l...

Chapter 317 - "Create Things We Never Thought Before" ...as read by Oakman  Today I’m stoked to share my conversation with French power pop band Oakman! I got to chat with trio back in May right when they released their single Fantasy. The band recently dropped their third single of 2022, Murder, which you can hear part of at the end of the show! The band talks about their origin, getting connecte...