As The Story Grows

Chapter 779 - "Documenting Our Lives" ...as read by  Daphney Hanono and Tony Jouvin of Deux Visages Today we welcome Daphney Hanono and Tony Jouvin from Deux Visages to the podcast! Deux Visages will release their debut lp, Call It Goodbye, this Friday on Pure Noise Records! Daphney and Tony talk about the origins of the band, signing with Atlantic and the chaotic nature of being on a major l...

Chapter 778 - "That's The Fun Part Of It" ...as read by Ole Børud of Extol Today we welcome Extol guitarist Ole Børud to the podcast! Extol’s new record, Aura Of Decay, is out this Friday on Solid State Records! Ole talks about his decision to leave Extol after Undeceived, what brought him back for Synergy, the enjoyment of writing music for Extol, what the future of the band could hold, and more!...

October 2026 Recap Today we have clips from interviews with Casval Wolfe of Vespera, Em Lodge and Richard Rayner of unpeople, Kai Zamora and Drew Storcks from Shy, Low, Chiaran Verheyden of Hippotraktor, Ethan Kahn of Chained Saint, Niilo Sevänen of Insomnium, Inherited, Sozos Michael of Gloryhammer, Tony Maue of Defects, Marco Pastorino of Temperance, Joey Tyler of VRSTY, Helle Bohdanova of Ignea...

Chapter 777 - "This Is Our Sound, This Is Our Way" ...as read by Riku Niemelä of Black Royal Today we welcome Black Royal vocalist Riku Niemelä to the podcast. Black Royal’s new album, Abyssian, is out tomorrow on M-Theory Audio! Riku talks about growing up alongside the evolution and growth of metal, the musical influences the inspired Black Royal, creating themes to write lyrics around, the imme...

Chapter 776 - "Craved Our Own Space" ...as read by Go Forward In Flames Today we welcome Jason Hensley, Daniel Johns, and Jesse Nason from Go Forward In Flames to the podcast. Go Forward In Flames self-released their debut album, Liminal Spaces, last week! The guys talk about the musical connections the bind them together and the bands the influenced Go Forward In Flames, how the band structured t...

Chapter 775 - "A Beautiful Symbolic Name" ...as read by Eivør Today we welcome Eivør to the podcast! The new Eivør record, Tungl, was released last Friday on Nuclear Blast Records! Eivør talks about singing at a young age, being on a metal label and connecting with the metal community, choosing which language to sing songs in, the darker themes on Tungl, and more. https://www.eivor.com https://sho...

Chapter 774 - "Exactly The Way I Wanted It To Sound" ...as read by Jeff and Katie Golden of Blood Of The Earth" Today we welcome Jeff and Katie Golden from Blood Of The Earth to the podcast! The new Blood Of The Earth ep, Beneath A Sky That Breaks, is out today! Jeff and Katie talking about deciding to make music together that then led to them getting married, the appeal of doom metal, having J Co...

Chapter 773 - "Doesn't Really Fit" ...as read by Kristeen Young Today we welcome Kristeen Young to the podcast! Kristeen’s new record, Full Scrotal Scorpio, is out tomorrow! Kristeen talks about getting to perform with The Smashing Pumpkins, her approach to creating music, the feeling of dread that led to Full Scrotal Scorpio, trying to find her place in the industry, and more. https://kristeenyou...

Chapter 772 - "The Future That Never Arrived" ...as read by Helle Bohdanova of Ignea Today we welcome Ignea front woman Helle Bohdanova to the podcast! The new Ignea record, Monumental, is out this Friday on Napalm Records. Helle talks about having a wide range of musical influences, the themes and ideas that shape Monumental, the struggles of living in Ukraine and touring with war happening, and...

Chapter 771 - "All Of This, For Some Reason, Works" ...as read by Joey Tyler of VRSTY Today we welcome back VRSTY frontman Joey Tyler to the podcast! The new VRSTY record, Icon, is out this Friday on Spinefarm Records. Joey talks about needing to step away from music and what led him to make another VRSTY record, releasing an acoustic ep, how Michael Jackson inspired the titled of the album, the m...

Chapter 770 - "We Were So Inspired and Excited" ...as read by Marco Pastorino of Temperance Today we welcome Temperance guitarist and founding member Marco Pastorino to the podcast! The new Temperance record, Arcani, is out today on Napalm Records! Marco talks about starting Temperance, keeping the band going through line-up changes, going from Scarlet to Napalm Records, letting Kristen take the l...

Chapter 769 - "It's A Reminder To Everybody" ...as read by Tony Maue of Defects Today we welcome Defects frontman Tony Maue to the podcast! The new Defects record, Artificial Icons, is out this Friday on Mascot Records! Tony talks about his parents influence in his musical upbringing, signing with Mascot and how the label has started to shift, the difficulties of losing over half the band, and the...

Chapter 768 - "Complete The Story" ...as read by Sozos Michael of Gloryhammer Today we welcome Gloryhammer frontman Sozos Michael to the podcast! The new Gloryhammer record, Space 1993: Wrath of Kor-Virliath, is out this Friday on Napalm Records! Sozos talks about getting into Power Metal and the challenges of the metal community in Cyprus, joining Eons Enthroned and Gloryhammer, the writing proce...

Chapter 767 - "Just Give Everything" ...as read by Inherited Today we welcome Dutch hardcore newcomers Inherited to the podcast! Inherited recently released their Mascot Records debut ep, All 4 One. The guys talk about the hardcore scene in the Netherlands, the band’s musical legacy that inspired the name, finding success through their live shows, connecting with Mascot Records, and more. https://...

Chapter 766 - "A Hopeful Ending" ...as read by Niilo Sevänen of Insomnium Today we welcome Niilo Sevänen from Insomnium to the podcast! The new Insomnium record, Netherworlds, is out this Friday on Century Media Records. Niilo talks about the bands that were influences on Insomnium, creating music that is both dark and joyful, the themes on Netherworlds, touring with their musical heroes, and more...

Chapter 765 - "Total World Domination" ...as read by Ethan Kahn of Chained Saint Today we welcome Chained Saint guitarist Ethan Kahn to the podcast! Chained Saint’s new ep, Rise To Fall, is out today! Ethan talks about starting Chained Saint, the band’s quick rise in popularity, taking control over the recording process for this ep, being the youngest band on touring packages, and more. https://ww...

Chapter 764 - "My Younger Self Would Enjoy This Record More" ...as read by Chiaran Verheyden of Hippotraktor Today we welcome Hippotraktor guitarist Chiaran Verheyden to the podcast! Hippotraktor released Annihilist last week on Pelagic Records! Chiaran talks about the influences that led to him starting Hippotractor, the origins of the story Hippotratkor has been telling on each record, taking a...

Chapter 763 - "Songs Are Going To Be Better If Everyone Contributes" ...as read by Kai Zamora and Drew Storcks from Shy, Low Today we welcome Kai Zamora and Drew Storcks from Shy, Low to the podcast. Shy, Low will release Purity Spiral on Friday, October 16th, with Pelagic Records! The guys talk about their musical backgrounds and joining Shy, Low, getting in a room together to write music, the wa...

Chapter 762 - "We Are All Unpeople" ...as read by Em Lodge and Richard Rayner of unpeople Today we welcome Em Lodge and Richard Rayner from unpeople to the podcast! The new unpeople record, We Are Unpeople, is out this Friday on Sharptone Records! Em and Richard talk about their musical backgrounds and joining unpeople, creating music that can be unhinged and free of genre confines, the idea behin...

Chapter 761 - "Let Me Just Finish These" ...as read by Casval Wolfe of Vespera Today we welcome Casval Wolfe from Vespera to the podcast! Vespera recently reunited and is working towards a US tour next year. Casval talks about upending the direction his life was headed to write and play music, the devastating impact Covid had on the band, being burnt out on music, returning to Vespera, and so much...

September 2026 Recap Today we have clips from interviews with Arve Isdal of Audrey Horne, Darkest Prince of Devil Master, Aamir Syed of The Unknown, Alva Sandström and Bjorn Johansson from Arctis, Jake Luhrs of August Burns Red, Christophe Voisin-Boisvient of Skáld, Robin Staps of The Ocean, Joshua O’Donnell of Banks Arcade, and Ann-Sofie Hoyles and John Hoyles of Spiders! September Sponsor - Phil...

Chapter 760 - "We've Never Had This Much Fun Before" ...as read by Ann-Sofie Hoyles and John Hoyles of Spiders Today welcome Ann-Sofie and John Hoyles from Swedish rock band Spiders to the podcast! Spiders released their new album, Crystal Eyes, this past Friday on Sound Pollution Records. Ann and John discuss why Sweden has such a robust music scene, the musical influences that have inspired Spid...

Chapter 759 - "What I've Been Chasing" ...as read by Joshua O’Donnell of Banks Arcade  Today welcome Banks Arcade frontman Joshua O’Donnell to the podcast! The new Banks Arcade record, Second Place Superstar, is out today on Arising Empire Records. Josh talks about Banks Arcade finding their place in the Australian and New Zealand music scenes, how the band’s sound has shifted and evolved int...

Chapter 758 - "My Imagination Could Imagine This Next Chapter" ...as read by Robin Staps of The Ocean  Today we welcome back to the podcast Robin Staps from The Ocean! The Ocean will release Solaris this Friday on Pelagic Records! Robin talks about starting and running Pelagic Records, deciding to keep The Ocean going after the major line-up shake-up, the unique process of working with two vo...

Chapter 757 - "A Large Cohort Of Metal Fans" ... as read by Christophe Voisin-Boisvient of Skáld Today we welcome Skáld founder Christophe Voisin-Boisvient to the podcast! Skáld will release their Napalm Records debut, Ørlǫg , next Friday, September 25th! Christophe talks about his interest in Norse Mythology and poetry, how Skáld has found fans amongst the metal community, his process for working...