ATX Metal Podcast

BYSTANDER is an up and coming American heavy metal outfit based out of Portland, Oregon. Blending more technical styles of death metal riffs with groove inspired deathcore breakdowns, BYSTANDER brings forth a crushing sound reminiscent of the golden era of heavy metalcore & “djent,” appealing to fans of Whitechapel, Meshuggah, Thy Art Is Murder, Volumes, Born Of Osiris, After the Burial &...

As stated on the bands website, “Hailing from Fremont, OH, the four piece Christian metalcore act known as Convictions is starting to make an impact on the world. Dubbing themselves “Aggressive Worship,” the band is not your everyday Christian band. Setting out to write lyrical content based on their own “convictions,” the band covers topics that push the boundaries. Michael explains that navigati...

If you are into gaming, Spotify algorithms, Spiritbox and "progressive gerrymandering" then you are going to enjoy this episode.  As they put it "A Dark Halo is wallet friendly, middle entry-tier, slightly prog cyber-metal (Assembled in Austin, TX, USA using Global Materials)." The band has been around for a while but has taken many forms over the years like most bands.  They way it all came back...

In this episode, we travel virtually to the UK to have a chat with Josuha Rocchi of Defamed.  Josh breaks down how he came to be in the band, how COIVD has impacted his personal and band life,  along with his weekend getaway to shoot music videos and their upcoming shows.  This will be the first time Joshua will perform with the band.   Josh admits to his love for Asking Alexandria (so does Ryan)...

In this episode, Ryan and Jared sit down with 4 of the 6 members that make up TWMF.  They take a stroll down fantasycore lane and learn how the band was formed and their concepts, how they are holding up during COIVD and future plans. The Wise Man's Fear is a 6-piece American Fantasycore band from Central Indiana.  The group debuted its first full-length record, Castle in the Clouds, in the summer...

Matt has been around the Austin music scene for quite some time.  The podcast has been familiar with Matt since his days in Taking on Poseidon, a now dormant/disbanded group that was a local favorite circa 2015/2016.  From there, Matt has floated between projects such as Morningside and now has landed on Deadmouth. Deadmouth is a blend of tones but draws from NuMetal mostly.  Here is a excerpt quo...

This band is the culmination of 2 side projects with a splash of Nashville.  AAerial is a 4 piece metal band from Austin, TX. As they put it "Their music fuses a style of aggressive metal and ambient electronics. An auditory hallucination weaving together hopeful melodies and dark lyrics that surround the core of one's will to survive". Originally from Istanbul, Turkey and coming here when he was...

Godendshere was founded in 2018 and are on the heavier side of the metal world.   With the new line up, the music going forward will have the new members sound in mind.    Trying to move on from more of a beatdown sound to deathcore, the guys are excited for what's in store.  Due to the COIVD threat, Owen (founding member) and Carl team up when they can due to the fact they live close by.  The ban...

In this bonus episode, Taylor calls up Josh (guitar) and Josh (drummer) via zoom to see how they have handled their COVID-19 timeline.  Like everyone else in the music world, they had some hopeful things on the horizon like, recording with Ken Riley of Rio Grande Studios with Aaron Gillespie producing their album. It was tough for the band to try and get in the studio.  With COVID restrictions and...

From their website "As connoisseurs of everything groove and metal, Frostbitt have tasked themselves with challenging the status quo of modern metal music since 2012. The four-piece band from Norway explore rhythmic territories that border on the insane while maintaining an intriguing set of musical hooks. Three years past the self-titled debut album, Frostbitt unleashed a dark mirror image of the...

Endwelt is no stranger to the podcast.  They were featured on the segment "Does It Stank" where the guys at the podcast do live reactions and reviews.  Upon first listen, there seemed to be something there but it wasn't hitting on all cylinders.  So after some time, Endwelt came back with the track "Already Dead" and it was a definite improvement.  Ryan sits down and gives Lucky a call to learn mo...

As COIVD continues to be a part of our daily lives, we learn how to adapt to the new normal.  So, we here at the podcast thought it was interesting that HopeFool was formed during COVID.  The podcast found them via submission and played a track of theirs on the "Does It Stank" session.   Liking the music and the story, they reached out to see how life was for them and to get to know them a little...

Rising out of the ashes of Austin legends Dead Earth Politics and joining forces with regional heroes Southern Front, Runescarred are hurtling towards success. Veterans of a thousand nights on the road and countless packed clubs, they have worked hard to polish their distinct prog metal assault and confidently stand beside some of the biggest names in the genre as talented musicians and songwriter...

As COIVD-19 is still in full effect, the states that got hit the hardest are doing better than most right now.  Ryan found the band Resistor simply just scrolling through Instagram because what else can you do locked in a closet right?  Since NY got hit bad, Anthony gives a break down of what happened to him and his friends/family.  Anthony provides a very interesting look on what the spread of th...

In this episode, Ryan travels virtually to Toronto, Canada to have a talk with Telomēre.  To see how things are going outside of the US, the guy chat about how their government and officials are handling the outbreak.  In Canada, the government is supplementing peoples income with a $2k a month stipend to get them through this trying time (this blows Ryan's mind).  It is a stark contrast to how it...

Dave hasn’t gotten out much since COIVD-19 set in.  From the first of March to the End of May, he left his house only twice to avoid the virus as best as possible.  He’s doing fine and in good spirits.  The guys gloss over how we got here and talk about Dave’s new music.    Dave can do it all when it comes to music.  Well almost anything.  Since the shutdown here in Austin, TX he took the time to...

From the time this was recorded to air date (2 weeks), COIVD-19 is on the rise again in southern states.  Texas is nearing the top of that list.  With these episodes, we want to make sure our musicians are doing ok.  Jake has seen a reduction in hours in his small town.   A lot of his companies work comes from the oil field and with the slowdown of people traveling, his company hit a slowdown peri...

The Burger Patrol is a hard rock, groove driven trio that brings you, as they say, “fuzzed out tones” on their 8 string guitars that is largely untapped in their landscape of music.  You can definitely hear what they are talking about when you browse their discography.  The guys were supposed to be heading to the west coast for the first time but that got shut down quick as the dates were schedule...

Another week has past here in America and things are not what they used to be.  Protests over the death of George Floyd have sent Americans into the streets.  All the meanwhile, COVID-19 cases are back on the rise since a number of states are in Phase Two of re-opening their economies.  In some parts of the nation, life is relatively normal looking and if it was't for the mask's, you wouldn't know...

So, it has been a minute since the last L.I.C. episode.  Partly because Ryan has gone back to work full time as Texas has moved into another phase of reopening their economies.  During the down time, the guys at the podcast kept the ball rolling with reviewing new music via their “Google Drive” and “Does It Stank” segments.  Fortunately, they found Levels buried deep in the mix.  Jacob handles the...

HateWaker is new to the podcast, and that's OK.  Ryan was on the hunt for new music to fill out a show before the COVID-19 lock-down wasn't even talked about at the time.  He stumbled across HateWaker by asking around to the other locals.  They have only been together for a couple years but have put out some really good tracks.   They have found that during the shit down that they are improving on...

As with all things COIVD-19, things are becoming more and more hectic.  There was some technical difficulties getting this one going but, they made it.  Practicing for the band is tough as Cameron (guitarist) lives just north of Austin while the rest of the band lives in Houston.  Cameron works in landscaping and for him, things haven't changed too much but he can tell that things are different. L...

Seth joined the band Oh, Sleeper late 2018 and made it official early 2019.  If you are not familiar with Oh, Sleeper then you should hit pause and go check out their discography.  Its solid (and a personal fav).  Seth went on about the beginning of the tour and how everyone got along really well.  The line up was stacked with Thousand Below and Bloodline (up and coming band form Dallas, TX).  But...

John is a busy man.  From being an EMS tech on an ambulance as a day job, John also is the vocalist for his band Snake Father.  As with everything COVID-19, John has to step up his precautions while on the job.  He explains that they are treating everyone as though "they are hot, until they are not".  Playing it safe on a daily basis is an understatement for his line of work.  John goes into some...

As Ryan has been making the rounds on people to call, he saw it fitting to contact a local doctor to get the words from those on the front lines.  Christine has been practicing medicine for a long time and is now faced with something that no one has seen.  COVID-19 is a new strain of virus that has spread causing a global pandemic.  Cedar Park isn't a large metro area but yet is a fairly large sub...