Episodes

Audiofeed Music Festival is the pinnacle of alternative music created by Christians. The Antidote attended the 2017 edition of the festival and shares the highlights with a mix of music and talks with the bands involved. We’ll explore the softer music of Audiofeed. Part 1 of 3.

Vagabonds is the moniker of solo artist, Luke Dean, whose new release, I Don’t Know What To Do Now, is both intimate and virtually memoir-esque. Luke joins The Antidote to share about how personal his music journey has been.

We explore the deep recesses of the early age of the underground Christian music scene. Key Records founder, Jeani Bond, speaks of her music loves, obsessions, and the role she has played in helping to bring this music to the surface.

It’s a double header. We bring the chaotic and aggressive sound of Earth Groans, followed by the hard rock/metal of Lightworker. Plus, The Antidote spends time in conversation with both of these great bands.

The Antidote joins all Canadians in celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of our country. Artists from Canada, both old and new, and from coast to coast, will be part of this patriotic bash.

Exclusive to The Antidote. We premiere the new hardcore release, No Future, from Conveyer. We’re joined by Conveyer frontman, Danny Adams, who gives a detailed look into their amazing music.

Gabe Reasoner of Hunter Dumped Us Here brings the band’s unique mix of post-hardcore, electronic, indie rock, spoken word and emo. He also gives the answer to everyones question: Why did Hunter dump them in Cedar Rapids, Iowa? Band photo courtesy Doug Barry

Matt MacDonald, frontman of The Classic Crime, changes his music style into acoustic folk pop, when joined by wife Kristie as the Vocal Few. The duo bring their gorgeous harmonies and stories of the joys of life on the road with their preschoolers.

Just one hardcore band is not enough. On this episode The Antidote is joined by two bands. Andrew and Billie Cloer of Harm, speak about rebranding their band and how emo comes into their sound. Deathbreaker frontman Scott McNeil chats about their new full-length, Disconnect.  

Our final installment of The Antidote’s journey into the metal of India. We feature music from DwheTstone, Chaotic Years, Magdalene, Strange Origin, Crimson Wood, Shofar, Anno Domini 33, Drop Doubt, WhiteNoiz, and Rueban And The Imperium Division. Part 3 of 3. Image Designed by Harryarts / Freepik https://www.facebook.com/ruebanofficial/ https://www.facebook.com/Anno-Domini-33-17823112887472...

The Antidote continues our look into artists from India as we meet with progressive metalcore giant, Final Surrender. The band shares share about how they’re making a worldwide impact in the metal scene. Part 2 of 3.

North America is home to a large number of artists who share their Christian faith. But, fans of metal are discovering the incredibly talented bands who hail from India. Enjoy our fun and interesting talk with Aiborlang Marbaniang of the band, Still Status. Part 1 of 3.

An old saying goes: “Spring has sprung, the grass is riz”. Ok, it may not be grammatically correct, but the snow has melted and the landscape is turning green. Spring has also delivered new music gems from a wide range of lesser known artists. Listen in as we explore them. …

The sound of Infinite Me is undefinable. Their blend of alt rock, hardcore, garage grunge, and shoegaze, makes their music unique. Joins us as we speak about their music with guitarist, Colby Moores.

Darkly disturbing is the only way to describes the new EP, “I: Absent”, from The Grandfather. This first installment of the band’s EP trilogy is both thought provoking and troubling. Cory Lanza shares about the inspiration behind the EP.

A life threatening disease profoundly changed the direction of Those Lavender Whales latest release, My Bones Are Singing. We speak with Aaron Graves about the bands both extraordinary and quirky music.

The Antidote heads into a different direction when we chat with Vision of God Records founder Duane Keith. This label focuses entirely on extreme metal artists with a solid Christian message. This is going to be loud!

October Bird of Death have delivered “Death Made Its Offer”, which may turn out to be the greatest punk release of the year. Find out more about the band, the album, and their veteran members as we talk with guitarist, Darren Davick.

Considering that reggae Christian music is difficult to find, discovering hip hop/reggae fusion with a faith aspect should be impossible. That’s changed with the music of Robby John. Enjoy this musical diversion and our chat with Robby.

  Former frontman for Becoming The Archetype, Jason Wisdom has changed the tone of metal with Death Therapy. It’s groovy, it’s industrial, and it has zero guitar. Jason explains about his new style and new album during our talk.

The pinnacle of Celtic punk is Chicago’s Flatfoot 56. Join The Antidote for a first listen to their new full length, Odd Boat, as frontman, Tobin Bawinkel, speaks with us about the band and the album.

After a series of EP’s that showcased their serious talent, Ghost Key delivers their debut full length, If I Don’t Make It. Ghost Key vocalist Austin O’Brien comes to share about the personal reasons that shaped this release.

A huge amount of new music has come out in the past few months and The Antidote takes time to feature these new songs. California’s Light The Way join us for a discussion about their new EP, Grace.

HeeSun Lee had the odds stacked against her. Female, Asian/American, Christian, and a rapper. None of the typical attributes of a successful artist, but she’s come out on top because of her extraordinary talent. Listen in as HeeSun shares her story, her music, and her new release Beauty for Ashes.

FM Reset has long grown up and out of their roots as a Canadian worship band. Their pop/rock delivers a depth well beyond the band members years. Discover their vibrant sound as we meet with FM Reset.