Hivemind Radio Recap

May 2022 continues the trend of small bands rising to the occasion delivering some incredible music this year, and we're here to share our favorites. We discuss a new EP from guardin (2:04:01) plus new albums from Stand Atlantic (2:17:32), Silverstein (2:32:03), and Windwaker (2:42:45), along with plenty of fantastic singles from bands like Thousand Below, Polyphia, Rain City Drive, Saving Vice, C...

Welcome back to Hivemind: After Hours! Vocalist Kalie and Guitarist Micket joined us to discuss the new single Dark Matter, going independent, the effects of the pandemic on musicians, touring, and pterodactyls? It was a really fun and wild discussion from top to bottom. This podcast is a collaboration between 4 friends who all share relatively similar music tastes ranging from hard rock, metalcor...

Welcome back to Hivemind: After Hours! Vocalist Tyler Small of Saving Vice joined us to discuss the new single White Rabbit, the upcoming tour with Lil Xan & Dropout Kings, genre blending with rock and metal, and much more! This podcast is a collaboration between 4 friends who all share relatively similar music tastes ranging from hard rock, metalcore, post hardcore, and more. Follow us: https...

April 2022 gave us multiple tours to go to in each of our towns, but also a lot of great new music to discuss! In this episode we share our thoughts on debut albums from Dreamwake (2:02:50) and Monument Of A Memory (2:24:54), plus Short Stack's first album in over 6 years (2:19:44) and Northlane's highly anticipated album Obsidian (2:29:01). Plus, we were treated to many fantastic singles from Ver...

March 2022 was a month of up and coming bands delivering on potential. We discussed new albums from Wolves At The Gate (2:27:05), The Score (2:41:30), Breathe Atlantis (2:45:30), and H.E.R.O. (3:01:05) plus amazing new singles from Stand Atlantic, Future Palace, Motionless in White, MOTHICA, LANDMVRKS, ERRA, Conquer Divide, Bury Tomorrow, Dayseeker, Novelists FR & more! All music discussed thi...

Welcome back to Hivemind: After Hours! We once again caught up with Paul Bartolome, this time to discuss the new song Fractures and the EP Series, Reflections!  We also bring up what new music they've been listening to, touring plans, and tiddy milk? This podcast is a collaboration between 4 friends who all share relatively similar music tastes ranging from hard rock, metalcore, post hardcore...

February 2021 was a story of quality over quantity, and this year is seemingly the same. We discussed the debut EP from Lightwave (1:48:28) and new albums from AS IT IS (1:53:49), Bloodywood (2:04:18), and Bad Omens (2:16:42)! Plus a bunch of singles from the likes of The Devil Wears Prada, Loathe, LANDMVRKS, Ed Sheeran & Bring Me The Horizon, Memphis May Fire, Archetypes Collide, Blind Channe...

We're back at it bringing attention to all of the amazing new releases we listened to this month to start of the new year. January gave us a string of incredible releases from Catch Your Breath, Against The Current, LANDMVRKS, Memphis May Fire, Bad Omens, ERRA, Loveless, Future Palace, & more + new albums from Fit For An Autopsy (1:36:18), Underoath (1:45:44), SETYØURSAILS (1:53:28), VRSTY (2:...

The final recap episode of 2021, December, gave us an opportunity to highlight more up and coming bands with lots of potential. We discussed new singles from Palisades, Noija, CANTERVICE, Bad Omens, Valiant Hearts, NVTURES GHOST, Torrential Rain, Memphis May Fire & more. We also discussed 3 new EPs from new bands Howl Like Wolves (1:38:15), Devil's Cut (1:49:14), and Letters Sent Home (1:51:58...

It's finally time: the end of the year means we're back for end of year music awards. All of our monthly recaps this year culminate into this. In Part 3, we discuss each of our top 10 favorite albums of 2021. With so much great music released this year, we sat down and recorded our longest episode ever clocking in at just under 4 hours. With a total of 31 albums discussed between the 4 of us, sit...

It's finally time: the end of the year means we're back for end of year music awards. All of our monthly recaps this year culminate into these next 3 episodes. In Part 1, we discuss our favorite lyrics/verses/chorus', our least favorite songs/albums/lyrics, the best breakdowns, and the best features of 2021, before the main topic of this episode: Each of our top 5 songs of the year (54:17). Stick...

It's finally time: the end of the year means we're back for end of year music awards. All of our monthly recaps this year culminate into this. In Part 2, we discuss our favorite album art, most disappointing albums, favorite artist discovered and most improved artist before the main topic of this episode: Each of our top 5 EPs of the year (48:42). Stick around for our #1 picks at the end of the ep...

One final monthly recap before our end of year awards episodes, and it certainly delivered. We listened to new EPs from Like Moths To Flames (1:41:52), Memorist (1:50:47), and Dead Eyes (1:56:22), plus new albums from Silent Planet (2:00:20), Volumes (2:14:36), and Imminence (2:22:17). We also discussed some fantastic new singles from Stand Atlantic, Future Palace, We Came As Romans, Bad Omens, Ra...

Another crazy month of music releases are in the books and we're here to discuss our favorites! This might be the most obscure month of music we've discussed yet - we got new releases from Knocked Loose (1:43:19), Wage War (2:16:08), Ice Nine Kills (2:34:34), STARSET (3:14:42), and much more! Plus we discuss great singles from nothing,nowhere., Volumes, Our Promise, VRSTY, Of Mice & Men, Immin...

Welcome back to Hivemind: After Hours! After a long break, we're finally back with another episode where we got to chat with Paul Bartolome about their new song Monster, Inkcarceration & Barbados adventures, and plans for the future!  This podcast is a collaboration between 4 friends who all share relatively similar music tastes ranging from hard rock, metalcore, post hardcore, and more....

We knew this month was going to be crazy - but it was even crazier than expected. We had to split this episode up into 2 parts. Check out Part 1 of our September Recap for our discussion of the best singles of September!   This month we got a bunch of fantastic EPs and Albums from Hot Milk, The Score, landless, Spiritbox, Concrete Castles, Eidola, The Plot In You, Sleep Token, Bilmuri & m...

We knew this month was going to be crazy - but it was even crazier than expected. We had to split this episode up into 2 parts: one for singles, and one for EPs and Albums. Part 2 of the September Recap will release next week.  This month we got a bunch of fantastic singles from bands like Eskimo Callboy, Imminence, We Came As Romans, Ice Nine Kills, STARSET, Wage War, Bring Me The Horizon, c...

The prelude to the most stacked month of the year, August gave us a taste test for next month's crazy release schedule. We discuss the highly anticipated new EP from Lorna Shore (2:29:34) and new albums from Caskets (2:36:41), Afterlife (2:54:23), Phinehas (3:05:26), and With Confidence (3:16:40). We also discussed new music from Sleep Token, Concrete Castles, Defences, Wage War, Ice Nine Kills, F...

For some, July was the best month of the year in terms of new releases - for others, one of the weakest. Where do we stand? You'll have to listen to find out, as we discussed our thoughts on new EPs and Albums from Sad Heroes, Take The Name, Against The Current, Born of Osiris, FELICITY, and Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! We also discussed a bunch of singles from bands like Afterlife, Phinehas, Ice Nin...

We're back with more shenanigans and more new music to talk about. June delivered us a quieter month of big releases, but a handful of standouts to stack up against the best of the year thus far. We discuss new EPs from Colour & Shade (2:04:56) and Royals (2:09:57) + new albums from Loveless (2:15:08), Beartooth (2:31:23), Light The Torch (2:40:50), & Sullivan King (2:48:17). And as per us...

With a month filled with smaller bands delivering to an unexpected degree, May was, well, pleasantly surprising. We discussed new EPs from Bad/Love (1:40:17), Convictions (1:45:34), The Devil Wears Prada (2:00:02), Of Mice & Men (2:09:26), and more. We also discussed new albums from Zayde Wolf (2:20:29), Galleons (2:35:31), Nevertel (2:46:14), Our Hollow, Our Home (3:02:17) - and more too. And...

Welcome back to Hivemind: After Hours, a new podcast series where we sit down and chat with artists/bands about the music scene. For our 2nd episode, we got to chat with Raul & Jeremy, the vocalists of Nevertel, about their new album "everything in my mind", the history of the band, and what their plans are for the future. This podcast is a collaboration between me and my friends (collectively...

For the 2nd month in a row, we have our longest episode yet - 38 singles, 1 EP, 7 albums. April truly delivered the goods. We discussed RedHook's new EP (2:09:42) alongside new albums from Annalynn (2:14:56), Termina (2:21:50), Holding Absence (2:32:50), While She Sleeps (2:45:44), Escape The Fate (2:56:18), Hail The Sun (3:02:12), and Tilian (3:08:51). This podcast is a collaboration between me a...

March gave us a record breaking amount of music to discuss - 37 singles and 6 albums. Fitting for the one year anniversary of us starting this podcast! We discussed new albums from A Day To Remember (2:17:13), Chase Atlantic (2:22:06), LANDMVRKS (2:31:15), Rivals (2:39:12), ERRA (2:51:45), and As Everything Unfolds (3:07:39) + new singles from a load of bands, including Short Stack, Led by Lantern...

After 1 full year of music recaps, we're expanding our podcast - Welcome to Hivemind: After Hours, a new podcast series where we sit down and chat with artists/bands about the music scene. For this debut episode, we have LUURK, who we talked about back in January with his song NO WAY BACK. This podcast is a collaboration between me and my friends (collectively we call the group of us the hivemind)...