As The Story Grows

Chapter 713 - "Royal Metal" ...as read by Rexoria Today we welcome Frida Ohlin and Jonas Gustavsson from Rexoria to the podcast. Rexoria released Fallen Dimension last Friday with Black Lodge Records. We discuss Frida’s interest in fronting a metal band and the influence of Iron Maiden, being a power metal band in Sweden, the origins of the band’s name and royal metal, the approach to writing lyri...

Chapter 712 - "More Abstract and Elusive" ...as read by Draconian Today we welcome Anders Jacobsson and Daniel Johansson from Draconian to the podcast! The new Draconian record, In Somnolent Ruin, is out today on Napalm Records! The guys discuss welcoming Lisa back into the band, the process of songwriting, the lyrical themes have been present throughout the band’s discography, why they haven’t to...

Chapter 711 - "Where Else Would We Go" ...as read by Ernie and Justin of idle threat Today we welcome Ernie Fabian and Justin Jones from idle threat to the podcast! idle threat will release "you’ll forget the sun" this Friday on Tooth and Nail Records. The guys talk about Nashville local scene and separating that from the music business in Nashville, signing with Tooth and Nail and how the christi...

Chapter 710 - "That's Something That's Pretty Interesting" ...as read by Sofia DeMasi of Torn Open Today we welcome Torn Open front woman Sofia DeMasi to the podcast. Torn Open released their Blue Grape Music debut ep, Torn The Fuck Open Volume 2 last Friday. Sofia talks about the mental strain of being a death metal drummer, switching to vocals and trying to find her voice, her approach to tackli...

Today we have clips from every interview that aired in the month of April featuring Marton Kertesz of Rivers Ablaze, Maik Weinhardt of Messticator, Nick and Dawson of The Props, Adam Kerr of As Everything Unfolds, Curtis and Joe from Witch Ripper, Jager Feloce of Levels, Jacob Lilly of Chamber, John Marino of Circle Back, Joel Birch of The Amity Affliction, Logan Burns of Scarlett O'Hara, Janosch...

Chapter 709 - "This Is A Story We're Trying To Tell" ...as read by Stephen Keech of Haste The Day Today we welcome Haste the Day frontman Stephen Keech to the podcast! Haste the Day will release Dissenter, this Friday on Solid State Records. Stephen talks about separating his identity from Haste the Day, the approach going into Dissenter and how it differs from Cowards, creating a concept and some...

Chapter 708 - "In Love With Details" ...as read by Janosch Rathmer of Long Distance Calling Today we welcome Janosch Rathmer, drummer for German post rock band Long Distance Calling to the podcast!. Long Distance Calling released The Phantom Void on April 10th with EarMusic. Janosch talks about the post rock scene in Germany, what led Long Distance Calling to be an instrumental band, creating albu...

Chapter 707 - "We Try To Incorporate That Sound " ...as read by Logan Burns of Scarlett O'Hara Today we welcome Scarlett O’Hara guitarist Logan Burns to the podcast! At the time we chatted, Scarlett O’Hara had recently dropped their latest single, Redrum, which you will hear part of in this episode! Logan talks about about the myspace metalcore scene. The fashion, its rise to popularity, and being...

Chapter 706 - "Very Meaningful For Me" ...as read by Joel Birch of The Amity Affliction Today we welcome The Amity Affliction frontman Joel Birch to the podcast. The Amity Affliction will release House of Cards this Friday on Pure Noise Records. Joel talks about getting injured on the Summer of Loud tour, expressing pain and grief through songwriting, his clarity around sobriety, his idea for the...

Chapter 705 - "Give A Little Bit Of Encouragement To People Who Might Need It" ...as read by John Marino of Circle Back Today we welcome back to the podcast Circle Back frontman John Marino! Circle Back release Built From Bones back on March 27th. John talks about how the hardcore scene has grown since Covid lockdowns, the musical identity that Circle Back has carved for itself, switching up the v...

Chapter 704 - "It Would Be Weird Not To Do This" ...as read by Jacob Lilly of Chamber Today we welcome Chamber frontman Jacob Lilly to the podcast! Chamber released “this is goodbye” on March 27th with Pure Noise Records! Jacob talks about becoming a frontman but not wanting to be a lyricist, Chambers chaotic brand of metalcore, shifting the visual aesthetic on the new album, and more. https://pur...

Chapter 703 - "Progressing The Evolution" ...as read by Randall Taylor of Amulets Today we welcome Randall Taylor of Amulets to the podcast. Amulets released their new ep, Rem(a)inders last Friday with Pelagic Records! Randall talks about learning to play guitar, discovering tape loops and experimenting with sound, the creative process and ambiguity with Amulets, re-creating soundscapes in a live...

Chapter 702 - "The State Of Metalcore Is Weird Right Now" ...as read by Jager Feloce of Levels Today we welcome Levels guitarist Jager Feloce to the podcast! Levels released there new album This Wil Make You Feel Again, last Friday on Sharptone Records! Jager talks about how he joined Levels, the band embracing genre diversification and trying to standout from the modern metalcore scene, the artis...

Chapter 701 - "You Can't Have Stuff That's Not Relatable" ...as read by Witch Ripper Today we welcome Curtis Parker and Joe Eck from Witch Ripper to the podcast ! The new Witch Ripper record, Through The Hourglass, is out today on Magnetic Eye Records! The guys talk about the current state of the Seattle music scene, the trope of stoner/doom/sludge band names, storytelling with music and album art...

Chapter 700 - "Give You The Thing You Didn't Know You Wanted" ...as read by Adam Kerr of As Everything Unfolds Today we welcome As Everything Unfolds guitarist Adam Kerr to the podcast! As Everything Unfolds will release their new album, Did You Ask To Be Set Free, this Friday on Century Media Records! Adam talks about the joy and randomness of music discovery, the band finding success during Covi...

Chapter 699 - "It Might Work One Day" ...as read by Nick and Dawson of The Props Today we welcome Nick Ruiz and Dawson Henry from indie rock band The Props to the podcast. The Props will release their new ep, Arrow, this Friday on Blue Grape Music! The guys talk about their music backgrounds and getting started in music, how they came together as a band, the art of songwriting, and more.  https://...

Chapter 698 - "Suddenly People Had Us On The Map" ...as read by Maik Weinhardt of Messticator Today we welcome Maik Weinhardt, drummer for German death metal band Messticator to the podcast! Messticator released Total Mastery back on March 13th with Testimony Records. Maik talks about the influence of his father and uncle, convincing his family to let him play drums, how Wacken helped Messticator...

Chapter 697 - "A Strong Metal Scene" ...as read by Marton Kertesz of Rivers Ablaze Today we welcome Marton Kertesz, guitarist for Hungarian blackened death metal band Rivers Ablaze to the podcast! Rivers Ablaze released Inexternal Dread last Friday on Inertial Music. Marton talks about getting into metal and the scene in Budapest, how playing jazz guitar influenced his playing and writing, startin...

Today we have clips from all the interviews that aired in the month of March, including chats with Jake Murphy of Final Gasp, Bryan Manning of Bosse-de-Nage, Eric Peterson of Testament, Ryan Patterson of Coliseum/Fotocrime, David Häusermann and Mauro Gugerli from Vicious Rain, Amon Garrasi of Lost In Hollywood, Nick and Alex from The Silver, Nate Johnivan and Justin Suarez from Red Arrow High, Jay...

Chapter 696 - "Inspire People To Live More Meaningful Lives" ...as read by S8nt Elektric Today we welcome S8nt Elektric to the podcast! The new S8nt Elektric record, Off The Edge, came out last Friday on Long Branch Records. The band talks about their varied musical backgrounds, Bri’s desire to start a band that led to S8nt Elektric, what being Off The Edge means to the band, the struggles that co...

Chapter 695 - "Staying True To What We Want To Do" ...as read by Resistor Today we welcome Ian Schneider and Aaron Conti from Resistor to the podcast! Resistor will release their new album, Bite This, this Friday on Fly South Music. The guys talk about their varied experiences in the Long Island music scene, the evolution from deathcore to a rapcore inspired sound, the inspiration behind Bite This...

Chapter 694 - "We Can Do Things That We Couldn't Have Done Before" ...as read by Jay Valentine of Guilt Trip Today we welcome Guilt Trip frontman Jay Valentine to the podcast. Guilt Trip surprised dropped their new ep, God Forgives, last month on Roadrunner Records. The conversation focuses on the new ep as Jay talks about the decision to release these three tracks as an ep, how his religious back...

Chapter 693 - "A Big Milestone" ...as read by Red Arrow Highway Today we welcome Nate Johnivan and Justin Suarez from Red Arrow High to the podcast. Red Arrow Highway’s new record, Be Someone Better, is out today on Self Aware Records. The guys talk about discovering punk rock, how covid lockdowns and a change in approach to songwriting led to Red Arrow Highway, the challenge to themselves that is...

Chapter 692 - "The Spirit Of Heavy Metal Lives In This Band" ...as read by The Silver Today we welcome Nick and Alex from The Silver to the podcast. The Silver will release Looking Glass Hymnal Blue, this Friday with Gilead Media. The guys talk about being one of the last releases on Gilead and releasing music with the knowledge that the label is going away, how traditional heavy metal informs the...

Chapter 691 - "For Us, It's A Statement" ...as read by Amon Garrasi of Lost In Hollywood  Today we welcome Lost In Hollywood frontman Amon Garrasi to the podcast! Lost In Hollywood will release their self-titled Arising Empire debut LP this Friday, March 20th. Amon talks about the rising popularity of the German metal scene, becoming a vocalist, the reason behind choosing to self-title their album...