As The Story Grows

Chapter 580 - "Find The Joy In The Music Again" ...as read by Bjorn Strid Today we welcome Bjorn Strid to the podcast! Bjorn is obviously most well known as the frontman for Soilwork but Bjorn as also fronted The Night Flight Orchestra for nearly two decades. The Night Flight Orchestra released their Napalm Records debut, Give Us The Moon, last Friday. Bjorn talks about the eclectic music scene in...

Doing something new in 2025 with a monthly recap of each episode that aired in the month! So you will hear from Josh English of Six Going on Seven, Roger Miret of Agnostic Front, Jeremy Hunt from Qoheleth, Peter Iwers from The Halo Effect, Alexandra Norton from Echos, Matti Keitel from Blacktoothed, Janine Shilstone from Vukovi, and Jay from TheCityIsOurs! https://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrows...

Chapter 579 - "Stamp His Mark On The Band" ...as read by TheCityIsOurs Today we welcome to the podcast Jay and David from TheCityIsOurs! TheCityIsOurs will release their new album, Will You Still Love Me, this Friday on Arising Empire Records. The guys talk about David joining the band, Oli sharing his story and vision on the new album, a long release process and how that helps live, and more. htt...

Chapter 578 - "We've Been Genuine And True To Ourselves" ...as read by Janine Shilstone from Vukovi  Today we welcome Janine Shilstone from Vukovi to the podcast! Vukovi’s Sharptone Records debut, My God Has Got A Gun, is out today! Janine talks about her musical journey that eventually led to Vukovi, how processing therapy led to the emotional themes on My God Has Got A Gun, the unpredictability...

Chapter 577 - "Our Album Cycles Don't Sync" ...as read by Matti Keitel of Blacktoothed Today we welcome Blackedtoothed guitarist Matti Keitel to the podcast. The new Blacktoothed record, Headway, is out this Friday on Arising Empire Records. Matti talks about playing violin and transitioning to guitar, the unfortunate logo the band started with, the band trying to find their footing as a rock band...

Chapter 576 - "I'm Going To Feel To This" ...as read by Echos Today we welcome Alexandra Norton from Echos to the podcast! The new Echos record, Quiet, In Your Service, is out today! Alexandra talks about her child spent in the woods and how that’s a defining aesthetic to her music, a new writing approach for this record, how she hopes people experience her music, and more. https://echos.komi.io/...

Chapter 575 - "Whoever You Are, You Deserve A Voice" ...as read by Peter Iwer of The Halo Effect Today we welcome The Halo Effect bassist Peter Iwer to the podcast. The Halo Effect released their sophomore record, March Of The Unheard, last Friday on Nuclear Blast Records. Peter Talks about Odd Island brewing and getting involved in craft beer, his lifelong love of music, the origins of The Halo E...

Chapter 574 - "From Chaos To Ambiguity" ...as read by Jeremy Hunt Today we welcome Jeremy Hunt back to the podcast. Jeremy recently released his debut book, From Chaos to Ambiguity: A Theology Of Noise Rock. Jeremy talks about deciding to form a theology around the sound of God and how noise rock intersected with that idea, choosing Oxbow and God Bullies as his centerpiece bands for the book, nois...

Chapter 573 - "There's No Stopping Us" ...as read by Roger Miret of Agnostic Front Today we welcome Agnostic Front frontman Roger Miret to the podcast! Roger has a new book out called “Agnostic Front - With Time: The Roger Miret Archives.” The book is a collection of photos, flyers, t-shirt designs, a tour diary, and more from the early Agnostic Front days. Roger talks about taking No Innocent Vic...

Chapter 572 - "Don't Tell Me I Don't Have The Right To Do This" ...as read by Josh English of Six Going On Seven Today we welcome Josh English from Six Going On Seven to the podcast! Iodine is re-issuing Six Going On Seven’s sophomore record, Heartbreak’s Got Backbeat, on vinyl. Josh talks about growing up in Portland, following Will out to the east coast to place music, the unfortunate ending of...

Today we dive into my favorite albums of 2024. A look at my top ten favorite ep's and top twenty five favorite full lengths!  Full lists are available at https://asthestorygrows.substack.com/ Discord https://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrows Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Music: Owl - "A Window In A Strange City" Black Pegasus - "Void Reapers" Gel - "Mirage" Foreign Hands - "A Memory In Latency"...

Chapter 571 - "It Sparked The Rebirth Of The Genre" ...as read by rosecoloredworld Today we welcome Rae and Addison from rosecoloredworld to the podcast! The band is currently signed to Velocity Records, with an album coming out later in 2025. The band talks about their experiences growing up, the emo scenes in Florida and New Jersey, connecting with each other in Los Angeles, touring, and more! ...

Chapter 570 - "Pay It Forward However I Can" ...as read by Matt Burns Today we welcome Matt Burns from Smartpunk Records to the podcast! Matt talks about his history in the Florida music scene, Smartpunk’s transition from distribution to record label, navigating the rise of streaming, offering their in house manufacturing services to a wider audience, and more.  https://www.smartpunk.com/ Discord...

Chapter 569 - "It Makes Me Feel" ...as read by Melee Fairy Today we welcome Moxii and Fox from Melee Fairy to the podcast! The band talks about how they met at Staples, dealing with opinionated people, the inspiration for their lyrical content, and more.  https://meleefairy.com/ Discord https://asthestorygrows.substack.com/ https://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrows Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com...

Chapter 568 - "We Can Do Whatever We Want, Whenever We Want" ...as read by Peter Espevoll Today I’m stoked to finally share my chat with Peter Espevoll of Extol! Peter talks about discovering heavy music, how Extol got started and trying to find their place as a band, why the band’s sound shifted, creating new music without boundaries, and more.  https://intheosis.bandcamp.com/ https://extol.bandc...

Chapter 567 - "Get A Little More Creative" ...as read by Craig Mabbitt Today we welcome Craig Mabbitt to the podcast. Craig is currently releasing music with Escape the Fate and Dead Rabbitts. Craig talks about his earliest music memories, how he accidentally ended up fronting Escape The Fate, the rise of metalcore, how releasing music has changed, and more. https://www.escapethefate.com/ Discord...

Chapter 566 - "Always An Opportunity To Grow" ...as read by Jaali Cypher of Until i Wake Today we Until I Wake frontman Jaali Cypher to the podcast! The new Until I Wake record, Renovate, is out this Friday on Fearless Records! Jaali talks about crazy lake effect snow totals in Buffalo, making music as a hip hop artist and metal frontman, the themes behind Renovate, touring in Europe, and more!  h...

Chapter 565 - "The Journey I Was Going Through" ...as read by Cherry Duesbury Today we welcome Defences vocalist Cherry Duesbury to the podcast. Defences released Shadowlight back on November 8th with Long Branch Records. Cherry talks about the impact of the Myspace emo scene, seeing more representation in underground music scenes, being the focal point of the art direction for Shadowlight, the th...

Chapter 564 - "Being Open To Whatever Came" ...as read by Adam Dubin Today we welcome Adam Dubin to the podcast. Adam has directed legendary music videos for the Beastie Boys, Metallica, and more! Adam has a new band called Das Moöse and their new album, Moösehenge, is out now! Adam also has a horror movie coming out called Traction Park Massacre. Adam talks about having Rick Rubin has a roommate...

Chapter 563 - "Getting The Artistic Expression Out There" ...as read by Brendan Frey of Hostile Array Today we welcome Hostile Array frontman Brendan Frey to the podcast! Hostile Array released their latest ep, Underneath, back on September 20th. Brendan talks about the impactful a his small-town music scene, how changing beliefs led to Hostile Array’s formation, working with Andy Cizek, and more....

Chapter 562 - "Polar's Got Under People's Skin" ...as read by Adam "Woody" Woodford Today we welcome back to the podcast Polar frontman Adam "Woody" Woodford. Polar's new album, Five Arrows, is out today on Arising Empire Records. Woody talks about the musical landscape that the band's last album was released in to, losing all the members of the band, rebuilding, trying to recapture the band's cre...

Chapter 561 - "Are You Going To Do This" ...as read by Evan Seidlitz of Thrown Into Exile Today we welcome Thrown Into Exile vocalist Evan Seidlitz to the podcast. Thrown Into Exile just released their new ep, Passageways. Evan talks about the Cleveland metal and hardcore scene and his part in it, moving to LA to explore musical opportunities, joining, leaving, and then rejoining Thrown Into Exile...

Chapter 560 - "What Do You Want To Sound Like" ...as read by Kris Keller of Black Note Graffiti Today we welcome Black Note Graffiti guitarist Kris Keller to the podcast. Black Note Graffiti released Resist the Divide on October 25th with Golden Robot Group. Kris talks about playing music with his brother, the road the two took to forming Black Note Graffiti, working with a producer that brings ou...

Chapter 559 - "The Grief You Go Through Every Day" ...as read by Austin Hayes of Heavy//Hitter Today we welcome Austin Hayes to the podcast. Austin is the frontman for Florida deathcore newcomers Heavy//Hitter. Heavy//Hitter released Moments of Misery last Friday on Blue Grape Music. In this short chat Austin talks about the resurgence of the Florida metal scene, Heavy//Hitter's evolution towards...

Chapter 558 - "Believe In What We Cannot See" ...as read by Guillaume Bernard of Klone Today we welcome Klone guitarist Guillaume Bernard to the podcast! Klone released The Unseen last Friday on Pelagic Records. Guillaume talks about his musical influences, Klone’s musical evolution, using AI art, the struggles of touring and playing shows, and more. https://kloneeofficial.bandcamp.com/ https://ww...