The Pitch of Discontent

Fresh from rocking their Download Fest debut, Naarm/Melb alternative act Wayside are already back in the studio with longtime collaborator Will Yip and hard at work on their upcoming third LP. We caught up with Izzy De Leon & Thomas Davenport at TPD HQ right before they skipped the country to chat about the runaway success of 2023’s ‘ What Does Your Soul Look Like ,’ capturing dynamics on heav...

After closing out their loose album trilogy with 2023’s introspective ‘ The Noble Art of Self Destruction ,’ Welsh post-hardcore trio Holding Absence jumped at the chance to explore new sonic territory on LP #4. Vocalist and self-confessed emo weeb Lucas Woodland joins the show to chat about the upcoming release of ‘ Modern Life Is Lonely ’ (out August 28th through Sumerian Records), embracing an...

With the group's latest EP dropping next month, Mackenzie & Callum from Sydney metalcore outfit Irken Armada stopped by the studio for a ripping chat about all things ‘ Love Soaked Wounds ’. We get into the band’s origins, what it’s like to play apartment shows, touring with Aussie all-stars Headwreck, taking their blend of cleans and chaos to the next level, psycho warm-up routines, and m...

With their first Australian tour appearance coming over twenty years into the group’s career, it’s been a long time coming for post-hardcore staples Armor For Sleep . We caught up with frontman and songwriter Ben Jorgensen backstage in Naarm/Melbourne during their recent run with emo mainstays Hawthorne Heights to chat about the joys of being a tourist, playing songs both old and new, the intricac...

With their ‘Cruelty in the East Coast’ headline tour dates kicking off this week, frontman and visionary mastermind Hayden Oakley dropped by the studio to chat about all things Alera . Hayden digs into the great ‘poser screamo versus post-hardcore’ debate, his decision to put the project on hiatus (and why that immediately had its own expiration date), doppelgänger band monikers, striving to make...

For the next entry in our Dispatch Bay series, we’re backstage at The Forum in Naarm/Melbourne to chat with Cove Reber and Beau Burchel l of Saosin during the group’s 2026 World Tour. With the band high off celebrating the 20th anniversary of their acclaimed self-titled debut album, we dig into ideas of reunion, rebirth, nostalgia, new material, and why starting over again feels so good. Follow Sa...

After closing the door on his long-standing solo effort Agnes Manners , vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Matt Gravolin decided to rejoin the Hellions fold  late last year for an exclusive run of reunion shows. With the group now set to kick off an anniversary tour for their 2016 cult classic ‘ Opera Oblivia ’ LP, and new music imminently on the horizon, Matt jumps on the pod alongside FOTS and H...

Angel Du$t might be ‘ Cold 2 The Touch ’ off the back of their latest (and greatest) LP, but you know when vocalist and golden-toothed hypeman Justice Tripp rips the mic, what you’re about to witness is destined to be straight fire. Justice joins the show for a quick chat to rundown the important beats for Angel Du$t in 2026: coming back Down Under with Run For Cover Records alumni Superheaven, pe...

All good things must come to an end, and in many ways, every death is just a new beginning. Friend of the show, big riff lifer, and returning champion Nate Garrett joins the pod this week to chat about bringing his incredibly prolific run with American metallers Spirit Adrift to a close, playing the perfect final* show with Crowbar and Eyehategod, and why the band’s last-ever LP, ‘ Infinite Illumi...

For our next guest episode, Xavier Morris and returning champion Alex Bertuna of Naarm/Melbourne sonic aggressors Melting jump on the show to chat about the upcoming release of the group’s sophomore EP, the hefty ‘ A Pathetic Excuse For a Life ’, out May 29th through Greyscale Records. We chop it up about refining their sound and doubling-down on heaviness, capturing the look and feel of iconic 90...

Despite their long-awaited fifth studio album being born from the subconscious pit of desire, loss, and personal struggle, UK alternative juggernaut Don Broco still know how to have fun. Frontman and all-around legend Rob Damiani pushes through an early AM start to join us for our ongoing Dispatch Bay series to chat about the impending release of ‘ Nightmare Tripping ’, out this week through Fearl...

On their first studio album in seventeen years (!), Poison The Well sound aggressively triumphant. Rather than an empty vessel for the nostalgia of their glory days, ‘ Peace In Place’ , the group’s sixth LP and debut for SharpTone Records, distills their heaviest tendencies and melodic sensibilities into yet another expansive entry in the metalcore canon. As part of our ongoing Dispatch Bay series...

With Massachusetts stalwarts Converge well into their fourth decade of molten metalcore fury, it’s no surprise that their long-awaited eleventh studio album and first core-member record in nine years, ‘ Love Is Not Enough ’, acts as a welcome reminder that staying power and ferocity are not mutually exclusive. Guitarist and producer Kurt Ballou jumps on the show for another entry in our Dispatch B...

For our first Dispatch Bay episode for the year, we caught up with Jordan Buckley & Will Putney from Better Lovers for a quick chat before doors at their Max Watts show in Melbourne. We're chatting about the group’s whirlwind 18 months since the release of their 2024 debut LP, coffee choices on the road, merch shenanigans, writing new material, and why having a lit torch on stage might be ‘Highly...

Fresh from rocking Flippin’ The Bird fest in Frankston this week, we’ve got Naarm/Melbourne’s very own “Boltdown” experts Death Tax on the show. Vocalist Jordan Dans jumps on the pod to chat about putting together the heavy band of his dreams, making the group's debut ‘ Turn To Dust ’ EP a reality, overcoming imposter syndrome, linking up with Bereave In God Records , and why we all must pay t...

It’s a classic roundup episode this week as Owen & Paige jump into another fully stacked release slate. We’ve got hardcore luminaries, metalcore bruisers, prog prodigies, post-hardcore crooners, and much more. Dig in!! --- Follow and support the show: https://linktr.ee/tpdpod Theme/title music: “L​.​S​.​I​.​A.” by Angstbreaker (CC BY-SA 3.0).

We’re stoked to have Mikey Arthur from Naarm/Melbourne outfit The Gloom In The Corner on the show for a ripping yarn about theatre kid metalcore, MCR, and all things Gloom. Mikey chats about the desire for songwriting refinement on the group’s ambitious new record, ‘ Royal Discordance ’ (out February 27th through SharpTone Records), their rigorous touring schedule, and crafting the intricate narra...

It’s only mid-Feb and already the release calendar is going crazy! To make sense of it all, Owen is back for another solo roundup this week, covering all things heavy and alternative. We’ve got North QLD metalcore, Irish folk metal mash-ups, NYC punk rockers, crushing death-doom, and a feature album almost a decade in the making. Let’s rip!! --- Follow and support the show: https://linktr.ee/tpdpo...

After dropping one of the best hardcore records of 2025, we’re incredibly stoked to have Sam Octigan from Iron Mind on the show this week. It’s been a whirlwind not-quite year since the Naarm/Melbourne hardcore crew dropped their phenomenal comeback LP, ‘ Test Of The Iron Mind ’, through Last Ride Records & Flatspot Records, so we get stuck right into recapping all of it. We’re talking about t...

They’re saying it’s the best, most definitely not-late roundup yet! Paige returns to the show for this week, so we get down to business: playing killer tunes. We’ve got metalcore heaters, post-metal monoliths, wild collabs, and much more. LFGGG!! --- Follow and support the show: https://linktr.ee/tpdpod Theme/title music: “L​.​S​.​I​.​A.” by Angstbreaker (CC BY-SA 3.0).

For our next guest episode, Dan New & Dane Kerr of Naarm/Melbourne hate crew Tumour jump on the show to chat about the release of the group’s debut full-length album, the skull-crushing ‘ Human Salvage ’, out now through Bereave In God Records . We chop it up about the band’s origins, member switch-ups, fine-tuning their aggressive take on metallic hardcore meets death metal in the live arena,...

Can Owen double-up the solo pod two weeks in a row? Damn straight! We're holding it down with another stacked slate of new releases, including the future of Aussie metalcore, some grim death rock, a Long Island melodic hardcore comeback, lush French post-hardcore, and much more. Tune in now! --- Follow and support the show: https://linktr.ee/tpdpod Theme/title music: “L​.​S​.​I​.​A.” by Angstb...

Joining the show this week is Ryan Evans , host of the Tyrannocoreus radio program on PBS.FM , fellow TPD patron, and dead-set, all-around legend. We get into the nitty gritty of Ryan’s journey into radio broadcasting and how the concept for Tyrannocoreus went from pipedream to pitch to on-air. To celebrate his half-decade host-versary, Ryan’s pulled together a stellar crop of Australian heavy tal...

With Paige otherwise occupied by Mum duties, Owen rips another solo pod and jumps into a stacked slate of releases for the week. Alt bangers, indie punk, molten screamo, epic metalcore, and more. Let’s rip!! --- Follow and support the show: https://linktr.ee/tpdpod Theme/title music: “L​.​S​.​I​.​A.” by Angstbreaker (CC BY-SA 3.0).

For our first guest episode of 2026, we’ve got the boys from Naarm/Melbourne’s freshest outfit Ends In Tragedy on the show to chat about their phenomenal 2025 EP ‘Beauty Of Death’ out now through Kingpin Records . Alastair, James and Stevie drop in to spin some valid yarns about the ongoing metalcore revival, how to write music that feels genuine both in and out of the pit, and why Aussie metalcor...