ATX Metal Podcast

I don't know about you but, I am really digging these Come and Cast It interviews, live from Come and Take It Live in Austin, TX.  I had a chance to sit down with some OG vets of the podcast, Derril King (vocals) and Greg Hinck (guitar/producer).  These guys were some of the first guests we interviewed back when we we just getting started, so it was good to reconnect and catch up. As the pandemic...

Welcome back (or for the first time) to Come and Cast It, live interviews from Come and Take It Live in Austin, TX.  This episode is with the band Aaerial.  I talked with front man Roman Daniel Aridor (vocals) and Jeremy Gonzalez (drums). I got to catch them when they shared the stage with Monuments came through back in late August.  It was such a great show and was able to grab a few minutes to t...

Happy Halloween, headbangers! We have a special early Halloween treat — we’re celebrating the release of “Black Ghost,” the new album by Austin band XIII. Zeke, the front man and songwriter of the band, joins us to discuss the new album, the band’s self-made genre “unmetal,” and honoring his creative truth despite the odds. Featured song: “Vassals” by XIII, from the album Black Ghost Black Ghost i...

I kept getting this band showing up in my shuffle and found out they were a Texas band so I went to the socials to connect with them.  If you want some good, heavy ass music, then go no further.  Calderas, a 4-piece metal outfit from Rosenberg, Tx has been on the map for a few years now and are on the come up in the Houston area. Since jamming at a young age of 15 and trying to figure out if formi...

Welcome back to the end of the summer season of Come and Cast It, live interviews from Come and Take It Live in Austin, Texas.  We round out this group of interviews with ENOX, a metalcore band from New Jersey that came through Austin on their summer tour in June of 2022. I talked with all the guys about how their summer tour went and asked for some examples.  From blizzards, to broken noses and l...

On this episode, host Kittie sits down with TJ Lewis, lead singer and lyricist of Austin sludge metal band Forebode. Although they recently disbanded, Forebode built a reputation for themselves with their punishing doom metal sound and devastating live performances. Now, their legacy will live on with their final release “Pit of Suffering,” which has just been released on vinyl. Buy “the Pit of Su...

Welcome to the 5th installment of Come and Cast It, Live interviews at Come and Take It Live in Austin, Tx.  This is a follow up with the other half of Notions, Brandon Castaneda (guitar) and Michael Biggerstaff (drums) also of Doubting Thieves.  In this episode, I get the details on how they came to join Notions after one of their shows in June 2022.  They also broke their silence on the possible...

Welcome back to the third installment of Come and Cast It, live interviews from Come and Take It Live in Austin, Texas.  I finally got to get a few minutes with the dudes from Colorblind, Travis Moseley (vocals) and Nicholas Ryan Asper (Bass) during one of their shows in June 2022 at the end of the night.  This is a down and dirty interview, kind of off the cuff and I profess my love for Colorblin...

Mobday is a hard rock/metal band from Binghamton, NY, founded in December 2005 by guitarist Jordan Greene.  They called it quits in 2016.  After the hiatus and a few shows to get their live chops back together, Mobday moved forward with vocalist Joe Cafferty and began developing their self-titled album that is set for release in September 2022 (Today, actually). The new album will bring a much hea...

Formed back in 2015 by vocalist Jamal Bacchus in Louisiana but brought to life here in Austin, TX in 2019 after he moved, Honor Me is an up-and-coming band that has a little something for everyone.  From a hashtag on IG to a Facebook message and apparently an alien, Jamal has his sights set on bringing something new to the central Texas arena.    I got to catch up with them during one of their sho...

Welcome to the 2nd installment of "Come and Cast It", live interviews from Come and Take It Live in Austin, TX.  In this episode Ryan chats with members of "Feels Like Forever" Trevor (Vocals), Seth (Guitar), Haval (Drums) and Steve (bass) but sadly missing was Sam (Lead Guitar).  This is one of those bands that is literally full of former band members that I knew from their previous bands when th...

If you have ever been to Come and Take It Live in Austin, TX and seen a dude rocking an American flag bandana up front capturing the moments on stage, then at least you know the guest for this episode.  I sit down with good friend of mine Michael Mullenix for this episode to get to know him a little better and to nerd out a little bit about live music photography and videography. Michael has been...

This a new series we have put together of on-site interviews from Come and Take It Live from Austin, TX, our sponsoring venue. In this episode, I talk to Kalan and Koda, not Jada, of Notions, a Rap/Metal 4 piece based out of Austin, TX.  Notions has been on quite a ride as a band but the current line up and sound seems to be the way forward for these hustlers.  Enjoy this short interview where we...

From when she was a a little girl singing on her grandpas balcony in Milwaukee to here in Austin, TX in her adult form, Bre MacKenzie brings "The Unlimited Stars" to join the the always growing roster of rock bands to the community.  Bre (vocals/guitar) and Wayne Duncan (drums) join me for a conversation to introduce themselves a bit. From their website bio: "The Unlimited Stars was founded during...

It's not every day that you run into someone new that you shar so many connections with but yet, this is just one of those situations.  I sit down with Tyler Scholz (Vocals) and Seth Carruthers (Guitar / Production) of the newly formed band "Future//Ghost", a 6-peice outfit from Austin, TX.   With all new bands new to Austin, or me haha, I like to get to know some of the members and share their st...

As well all know, every band needs someone to take the sexy shots while they are doing their thing.  In this episode of Kick It With Kittie, Kittie sits down with Erik Bredthauer or Necrobalnca Photography and Design to get to know him and what he does best.  The Austin metal community includes all types of artists.  The photographers and videographers capture the energy and intimacy's of those li...

I sit down with the RIVALS crew to check in and see what's been going on since the release of their latest single "Dark Matter" and Kalie drops some breaking news heard here first!  As quoted from Glasse Factory "Inspiring fans with a charge forth and rise from the ashes of what was, this band has risen to the challenge and confront their demons head-on. Paired with an irresistible series of layer...

Psycho Pact is a Groove Metal Power trio formed in Valencia, Venezuela back in 2011 by Nelson Guevara (BOX), Luis Binimelis (WAJI) and Carlos Munoz (CHALDO).  Wanting to escape Venezuela due to the political climate in the early to mid 2010's, Box moved to Houston, TX while Waji went to Chile but still kept their dream alive to get Phsyco Pact back on stage and Chaldo landed in Spain.  After some...

If you were around for the mid 2000's Metal explosion, Bleed The Sky should be familiar to you (or is one of your fav's like it is mine).  With their recent line up change by adding Rudy Flores to vocals (So This Is Suffering) and dropping their newest single "Rot in Flesh", Belled The Sky is ready to get back out on the dance floor and mix it up with their fans. Formed in 2003 in Cali, they quick...

On this installment of Kick It With Kittie, host Kittie Farmer interviews her best friend and inspiration G of BONDBREAKR.  They discuss how G fell in love with heavy music, the evolution of BONDBREAKR and their bend of punk and metal and what the future holds for the band. Catch BONDBREAKR opening for HR of Ban Brains this Thursday, May 19th at Kick Butt Coffee in Austin, TX. BONDBREAKR intersect...

Combining elements of alternative metal, post hardcore, and progressive rock, San Antonio outliers Donella Drive cannot be categorized by a singular label.  Forming over a decade ago as a 5-piece, weaving their way through the struggles as most bands do, the now 3-piece are heading out to the Viper Room in Los Angeles, CA to compete for a chance to head across the pond to play Wacken Open Air. Hav...

Happy Four-and-Twenty y'all!  Sit down, relax, and grab your munchies of choice.  This episode is a pizza party with Sudden Deaf!  These guys are some of the hardest working musicians in the Austin metal scene.  Between playing shows and recording, they are always out supporting other locals bands and venues. Join Kittie as she discusses all that and more with guitarist Alex and drummer Max, plus...

This episode is coming in hot!  Fast and loose as they say.  I sit down with the guys from Sadistic Force, one of two winners of the Wacken Fest battle from Austin, Tx that are competing on March 20th at Come and Take It Live for their chance to head to the Viper Room in LA and then off to Wacken!!!  With sounds hailing from one of the best times in metal, Sadistic Force is in your face with unrel...

I'm a fan of naps.  Who's not right?  Well, apparently we all have been sleeping on ENOX.  This 5 piece Metalcore outfit out of New Jersey and Georgia respectively, has a new album out titled "Euphoria" and is heading out on tour.  It just so happens, they will be playing at Come and Take It Live on March 17th for the SXSW Officially Unofficial show date. Zooming in from the ENOX house in Georgia,...

Chuck Loesch has been part of the metal scene in Austin since the early 90s, started NO CONTROL Radio on a sister radio station in 2005. He has since given a voice and a home to metal within the community and is partly the reason or why we began this podcast in 2014.  His Twitter handle is @BeardedApe, he's been smooth cheeked for a while but he's still sexy so don't worry.  Ryan and Chuck just sh...