Alt Talks Podcast

50 FREAKING EPISODES BABYYY!!   Unfortunately we had a last minute interview cancellation BUT THE SHOW MUST GO ON so  Jake and Dylan sat down for a little "This or That" game full of difficult pointed questions! Album reviews this week are from November 12th 2021! Huge shout out to everyone who has supported us trying to support local music; thank you

Episode # 49 featuring The Bronze Age is here!!   The Bronze Age is here in the studio to promo their new single, "Mixed Signals" and chat about the future! The emo rock outfit from Raleigh, NC released a string of singles over 2021 and we're excited to hear their plans for 2022! Album reviews this week are from November 5th 2021! Go ahead and find a Bronze Age show to go to (INCLUDING TODAY 11/17 @ AMOS SOUTHEND IN CHARLOTTE NC) and listen to their new single, "Mixed Signals"! Albums reviewed this week: Bullet for My Valentine - Bullet for My Valentine (Spinefarm) (EP) Heart Attack Man - Thoughtz & Prayerz (Triple Crown) (EP) Like Moths to Flames - Pure Like Porcelain (UNFD) Portrayal of Guilt - Christfucker (Run for Cover) SeeYouSpaceCowboy - The Romance of Affliction (Pure Noise) Youth Fountain - Keepsakes & Reminders (Pure Noise)   Thank you so much to: Celeste Funk - for being a boss ass editor Zack Dufort (Exodian Studios) - for providing deliciously heavy interlude riffs Jesse, Mike and Casey for chit chatting with ya bois

Episode # 48 now rests upon your ears!   Today, Rachel and Jon, from Raleigh, NC's progressive metal act, Celaris, join us in the studio for an interview! The band released their debut EP, "In Hiding", last year and are looking to get back to writing more! Album reviews this week are from October 29th 2021! Give Celaris some love by checking out their debut EP, "In Hiding"! Albums reviewed this week: (EP) 156/Silence - Don't Hold Your Breath (Sharptone) Black Veil Brides - The Phantom Tomorrow (Sumerian) Calling All Captains - Slowly Getting Better (Equal Vision) Mastodon - Hushed and Grim (Reprise) Save Face - Another Kill for the Highlight Reel (Epitaph) Whitechapel - Kin (Metal Blade)   Thank you so much to: Celeste Funk - for being a boss ass editor Zack Dufort (Exodian Studios) - for providing deliciously heavy interlude riffs Jon and Rachel of Celaris for hanging out with us

Episode # 47 is here after our two week WTTF break! Thank you to everyone who was involved and made that weekend so special

Episode # 45 has arrived for your listening pleasure!   Today we are joined by Chris & Tony from Charlotte, NC's massive death doom band, Blaakhol. We'll be sitting down and chatting about their self titled EP as well as their new cover of "Mr. Crowley"! Album reviews this week are from October 1st 2021! Please go support Blaakhol by checking out their self-titled EP, cover of "Mr. Crowley" and seeing them live Sunday Oct 17th at The Milestone Club in Charlotte! Albums reviewed this week: Andrés - Adventures of a DIY Astronaut (Kill Iconic) Asking Alexandria - See What's On the Inside (Sumerian) Blood Youth - Visions of Another Hell (Rude Records) Cherié Amour - Internal Discussions (Equal Vision) Dying Wish - Fragments of a Bitter Memory (SharpTone) Frontierer - Oxidized (independent release, Blood Blast Distribution) Full of Hell - Garden of Burning Apparitions (Relapse) Wage War - Manic (Fearless)   Festival Promo! Welcome To The Family Festival is finally able to have its sequel THIS WEEKEND! Friday October 15th, Saturday October 16th and Sunday October 17th @ The Milestone Club in Charlotte NC! Tickets are just $18/day or $48/weekend to see 32 amazing bands!    Tickets @ bit.ly/wttffest2021   Thank you so much to: Celeste Funk - for being a boss ass editor Zack Dufort (Exodian Studios) - for providing deliciously heavy interlude riffs Chris and Tony from Blaakhol for being great guests

We are back with the 45th Episode of Alt Talks Podcast!   Today we are joined by the lovely trio, Ben, Scott & Keith of the Raleigh, NC rock band, Boy Named Sue. We just reviewed their debut release, "The Way I Was", and will be talking through the release with the band! Album reviews this week are from September 24th 2021! Please go support Boy Named Sue by checking out their new album, "The Way I Was! Albums reviewed this week: Angels & Airwaves - Lifeforms (Rise) Badflower - This Is How the World Ends (Big Machine, John Varvatos) (EP) Cherry - Safe in Your Stare (independent release) One Step Closer - This Place You Know (Run for Cover) Ozone Jones - Changes (independent release) Poppy - Flux (Sumerian) Rivers of Nihil - The Work (Metal Blade) Sad Park - It's All Over (Lauren) Signs of the Swarm - Absolvere (Unique Leader) Sleep Token - This Place Will Become Your Tomb (Spinefarm) Tourneforte - Swimming Lessons (independent release)   Festival Promo! Welcome To The Family Festival is finally able to have its sequel NEXT WEEK! Friday October 15th, Saturday October 16th and Sunday October 17th @ The Milestone Club in Charlotte NC! Tickets are just $18/day or $48/weekend to see 32 amazing bands!    Tickets @ bit.ly/wttffest2021   Thank you so much to: Celeste Funk - for being a boss ass editor Zack Dufort (Exodian Studios) - for providing deliciously heavy interlude riffs Ben, Scott and Keith for hanging out on the couch with us

Back in the saddle again with episode 44!   This week we are taking the opportunity of not having an interviewee to go over some musical releases that occurred during our pandemic hiatus! There was so much good music put out during 2020 and early 2021! Let us know who you were jamming during lockdown

Episode 43 has arrived after A YEAR AND HALF OF PANDEMIC!!!   We are SO SO SO glad to be back and hanging out with Walter of the amazing band, Frontside! The Raleigh, NC progressive pop punk trio recently released an EP, "Closer To Closure", and Walter is here to provide all the details on its release as well as the history of the band! As a special return episode treat we reviewed albums from both weeks of September 3rd and 10th! Please go support Frontside by checking out their new acoustic single, "Take Heed" and seeing them at Welcome To The Family Fest on Friday October 15th at the Milestone Club in Charlotte NC! Albums reviewed this week: Just Friends - JF Crew, Vol 3 (Pure Noise) Boy Named Sue - The Way I Was (Independent) Carnifex - Graveside Confessions (Nuclear Blast) Dead / Awake - Melancholia (We Are Triumphant) Earth Groans - The Body (Facedown) Iron Maiden - Senjutsu (Warner Bros.) Jail Socks - Coming Down (Counter Intuitive) Meadows - In Those Days & Also After (Facedown) Mourn - The Next Life (Independent) New Found Glory - Forever and Ever x Infinity..... And Beyond!!! (Hopeless) Aborted - ManiaCult (Century Media) Aphasia - Rebirth (Blood Blast) The Death Set - How to Tune a Parrot (Cobraside, Behomoth) Hawthorne Heights - The Rain Just Follows Me (Pure Noise) Hot Milk - I JUST WANNA KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I'M DEAD (Music For Nations) Inferi - Vile Genesis (The Artisan Era) RVNT - Hell Follows Me (Theoria) Sincere Engineer - Bless My Psyche (Hopeless) We Were Promised Jetpacks - Enjoy The View (Big Scary Monsters)   Festival Promo! Welcome To The Family Festival is finally able to have its sequel! Friday October 15th, Saturday October 16th and Sunday October 17th @ The Milestone Club in Charlotte NC! Tickets are just $18/day or $48/weekend to see 32 amazing bands!    Tickets @ bit.ly/wttffest2021   Thank you so much to: Celeste Funk - for being a boss ass editor Zack Dufort (Exodian Studios) - for providing deliciously heavy interlude riffs and of course Walter Stanley (Frontside) - for sitting and chatting with us

Episode 42 is live and ready for your listening pleasure! Due to the virus and wanting to be safe we decided to postpone any guests this week as well so its just Dylan and Jake chatting! We go over the week's news in the scene and review new albums from Mar 20th! Albums reviewed and transition songs are listed below! Support the safety of everyone else and stay home!Albums reviewed this week:Heaven Shall Burn - Of Truth and Sacrifice (Century Media)Neck of the Woods - The Annex of Ire (Pelagic)Tenside - Glamour & Gloom (Ivorytower)The Oblyvion - The Amygdala (Independent)No Company - Homes (Independent) Transition Songs used this week:“Where Are You” - Silverstein“I've known you for so long but know nothing about you” - NOMVDIC“Child of Jisatsu” - Forsaker“Spineless” - Anchorlines Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @alttalkspodcastThank you for listening

Episode 41 has arrived and is ready for your quarantined ears! Due to the virus and wanting to be safe we decided to postpone any guests this week so its just Dylan and Jake chatting! We go over the week's news in the scene and review new albums from Mar 13th! Albums reviewed and transition songs are listed below! Support the safety of everyone else and stay home!Albums reviewed this week:Belmont - Reflections (Pure Noise)Blueshift - Voyager (Independent)Code Orange - Underneath (Roadrunner)Gloves Off - Life (Upstate)Invent Animate- Greyview (Tragic Hero)Mundy's Bay - Lonesome Valley (Pure Noise)Ocean Grove - Flip Phone Fantasy (UNFD) Transition Songs used this week:“Cottonmouth” - In Hearts Wake“Beer Pressure” - Municipal Waste“Cyanide Divinity” - Vatican“Blood Wolf” - Dance Gavin Dance Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @alttalkspodcastThank you for listening

Episode 40 is a boofy one get READY! This week the boys in Carbon Bandit take a seat on the couch and chit chat with us! The Asheville, NC progressive metalcore trio talks to us about writing and releasing the self titled album and a few other things that have under their sleeves! We also go over the week's news in the scene and review new albums from Mar 6th! Albums reviewed and transition songs are listed below! Support the boys of Carbon Bandit by checking out their self titled album, "Carbon Bandit"!Albums reviewed this week:Body Count - Carnivore (Century Media)Dens - Taming Tongues (Facedown)Downswing - Good Intentions (Stay Sick)Hot Mulligan - You'll Be Fine (No Sleep)Silverstein - A Beautiful Place To Drown (UNFD)Viscera - Obsidian (Unique Leader)Earth Groans - The Prettiest of Things (Solid State) Transition Songs used this week:“Embers” - Withdraw“The Shadow” - Carbon Bandit“Manaan” - Winter's Gate“To The First Baptist Church of Jacksonville” - Evergreen Terrace“Learn To Love The Lie” - Four Year Strong Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @alttalkspodcastThank you for listening

THREE NINE (39) IN THE HOUSE! This week our friend, Jonah High, of Fault Union sits down with us! Jonah chats with us about the long history of the Gastonia, NC based metalcore band and what to expect from them now that their first single, "Lighthouse", is out! We also go over the week's news in the scene and review new albums from Feb 28th! Albums reviewed and transition songs are listed below! Support the boys of Fault Union by checking out their last single, "Lighthouse", and their upcoming single (out 3/27), "Navigator"!Albums reviewed this week:All Cut Up - Derelict (Independent)Be//Gotten - Love/Lust/Loath3 (StaySick)Beneath The Massacre - Fearmonger (Century Media)Five Finger Death Punch - F8 (Better Noise)Four Year Strong - Brain Pain (Pure Noise)Haunting Portraits - That Which Looks Far Away (Independent)Saviour - A Lunar Rose (UNFD) Transition Songs used this week:“Tradition” - Thousand Below“Lighthouse” - Fault Union“The Anticipation” - Orthodox“Loathe” - Left To Suffer“Derelict” - All Cut Up Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @alttalkspodcastThank you for listening

38 freaking episodes family! Joining us this week is the one and only, Jordyn Zaino! Jordyn sits down to chat with us on signing to Cardigan, going on tour and spicy nugs! We also go over the week's news in the scene and review new albums from Feb 21st! Albums reviewed and transition songs are listed below! Go see Jordyn on tour this April and listen to her single, “A Civil War, but Like, Inside My Head”!Albums reviewed this week:Reflections - Willow (Independent)The Amity Affliction - Everyone Loves You... Once You Leave Them (Pure Noise)Polaris - The Death of Me (SharpTone)Satyr - Locus (Independent)The Word Alive - MONOMANIA (Fearless)Words From Aztecs - SMiLE PAiNFULLY (Independent)Landon Tewers - Ai640 Part 3 (Independent) Transition Songs used this week:“Suffer In Rhythm” - Dealer“A Civil War, but Like, Inside My Head” - Jordyn Zaino“Concrete” - This Wild Life“Trilogy” - Silent Planet“Apnea” - Currents Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @alttalkspodcastThank you for listening

Prepare yourselves for Episode 37! Joining us this week is rock rap group, Fear Until Fury, another Charlotte, NC native! The sweet dudes in FUF sit down with us to talk their new single, "Into The Asylum", the reason they play in a band and what's coming up for them! We also go over the week's news in the scene and review new albums from Feb 14th! Albums reviewed and transition songs are listed below! Go support the dudes in FUF by checking out their newest single, "Into The Asylum."Albums reviewed this week:Beach Bunny - Honeymoon (Mom + Pop)Dealer- Saint (Stay Sick)Great American Ghost - Power Through Terror (eOne)Hollywood Undead- New Empire, Vol. 1 (Dove & Grenade)Le Butcherettes- Don't Bleed (Rise)Suicide Silence - Become The Hunter (Nuclear Blast)Tame Impala - The Slow Rush (Modular)Transition Songs used this week:“Wild Eyes” - Parkway Drive“Into The Asylum” - Fear Until Fury“Connect The Cuts” - Ice Nine Kills“The Disease, The Decline and Wasted Time” - Eighteen Visions“Dead Language” - Vanna Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @alttalkspodcastThank you for listening

Flight #36 is departing! Joining us this week is Charlotte, NC's own, Janet Flights! The fine gentlemen of Janet Flights sit down to chat their latest release, "E.T.K.O.", how the band started and where its headed! We also go over the week's news in the scene and review new albums from Feb 7th! Albums reviewed and transition songs are listed below! Go give Janet Flights your support by checking out their debut EP, "E.T.K.O."!Albums reviewed this week:Green Day - Father of All Motherfuckers (Reprise)Krosis - A Memoir of Free Will (Unique Leader)Loathe - I Let It In and It Took Everything (SharpTone)Orthodox - Let It Take Its Course (Unbeaten)Sepultura - Quadra (Nuclear Blast)Spanish Love Songs - Brave Faces Everyone (Pure Noise)Cease All Control/Grit - The Red Split (independent)Transition Songs used this week:“Defender” - August Burns Red“Thief in the Night” - Janet Flights“Atlanta 1985” - HARM“Memphis Will Be Laid To Waste” - Norma Jean“Failure On My Lips” - Beloved Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @alttalkspodcastThank you for listening

Honestly blows my mind to say it but here is Episode 35!! Joining us this week is Winston Salem, NC rockers, A Light Divided! Jaycee and Colt from ALD chat with us about tour, their last album (Choose Your Own Adventure) and what's coming up for them in 2020! We also go over the week's news in the scene and review new albums from Jan 31st! Albums reviewed and transition songs are listed below! Support A Light Divided and listen to their latest album, "Choose Your Own Adventure"!Albums reviewed this week:Bodysnatcher- This Heavy Void (Stay Sick)Clint Lowery- God Bless The Renegades (Rise)Leeched - To Dull the Blades of Your Abuse (Prosthetic)Lorna Shore - Immortal (Century Media)Savage Hands - The Truth in Your Eyes (SharpTone)Transition Songs used this week:“The Diary of Jane” - Breaking Benjamin“Another Bar Fight In Brooklyn” - A Light Divided“Fake It” - Seether“Thieves” - Counterparts“Disillusion in a Discordant System” - Acrania Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @alttalkspodcastThank you for listening

E34 has been found; time for you to discover it! Joining us this week is Raleigh's own, Discoveries! The boys sit down and talk to us about record labels that were important to them and what to expect from Disco in 2020! We also go over the week's news in the scene and review new albums from Jan 24th! Albums reviewed and transition songs are listed below! Go give the "Crossways" EP a spin or twelve and support our family in Discoveries

E33 is here and its a heavy one! Bringing the heat with their new single, "Bane", Charlotte's own East Viridian join us to discuss Iconic Music Videos and what's going on with the band! We also go over the week's news in the scene and review new albums from Jan 17th! Albums reviewed and transition songs are listed below! Give East Viridian all your love by checking out their new single, "Bane", and catching them at a show near you

Y'all like comebacks? We got you a comeback on E32! Almost 8 months later, the boys in Empty return to chat with us about All Star Band Line-ups and their experiences on tour the last few months! We also go over the week's news in the scene and review new albums from Jan 10th! Albums reviewed and transition songs are listed below! Go support Empty by listening to their full length, "Hope And The Loss Of It", on all major streaming platforms

1st Episode of 2020 and its a big one! Johnny Crowder of the Unsigned and Unstoppable "Prison" joins us to chat about their new album, "Still Alive", Cope Notes and mental health! We also go over the week's news in the scene and review new albums from Christmas through Jan 10th! Albums reviewed and transition songs are listed below! Cannot thank Johnny enough for spending time with us; please go listen to "Still Alive"!Albums reviewed this week:Carbon Bandit - Carbon Bandit (Independent)The Acacia Strain - It Comes In Waves (Closed Casket)Bring Me The Horizon - Music To Listen To... (Sony)Handguns - When The Light Burns Out (Pass Along Knowledge Yourself)Forsaker - My Spot In The Void (Independent)Nightmares - After Death (Independent)Glow - Cope (Independent) Transition Songs used this week:“Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)” - My Chemical Romance“Pray for Me” - Prison “Silent Gold” - He Is Legend“Audience of One” - Rise Against“Karma’s Knife” - Judiciary Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @alttalkspodcastThank you for listening

The final episode of 2019 is upon us! Today is something special as we are not joined by a band but another podcast; SOMNIA Alternative Radio Podcast out of Australia! The girls of SOMNIA join us to tackle reviewing 2019 in full as well as discover some slang differences between the Freedom Lands and that place Down Under! We also go over the week's news in the scene and review new albums from Dec 13th! Albums reviewed and the Christmas-y transition songs are listed below! Thank you to SOMNIA for chatting with us and please make sure to check out their podcast :)Albums reviewed this week:- Ashland - Over the Moon (Rise Records)- Continuations - Rebirth (independent release)- Jasta - The Lost Chapters, Volume 2 (Perseverance Media Group)- Nothing Left - Disconnect (Solid State Records)- The Warriors - Monomyth (Pure Noise Records) Transition Songs used this week:“Carol of the Bells” - August Burns Red“O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” - For Today“Silent Night” - Forevermore“O Holy Night” - Becoming the Archetype“God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” - Fit for a King Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @alttalkspodcastThank you for listening

Episode 29 is the 2nd to last episode for 2019 and here it is! Charlotte metallic hardcore legends, Violent Life Violent Death, come chat with us about the history of hardcore in the Charlotte area as well as what's coming up for VLVD! We also go over the week's news in the scene and review new albums from Dec 6th! Albums reviewed and transition songs are listed below! Thanks for VLVD for stopping by and please make sure to support them!Albums reviewed this week:American Nightmare - American Nightmare (Deathwish Inc.)Dead Crown - Crucify Me (Stay Sick Recordings)Division of Mind - E X I T (Triple B Recordings)Nova Charisma - Exposition II (Equal Vision) Transition Songs used this week:“Poverty of Self” - Currents“King of Sorrow” - August Burns Red“Sadness Rains” - Violent Life Violent Death“Safe to Say” - Vanna“Mobilize” - Strangled Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @alttalkspodcastThank you for listening

Episode 28 featuring Falling Through April AND Testarossa is now at your feet! Pick it up and give it a jam

Hi Guys! We got super sick at Welcome To The Family Fest sooooo here's a little interview we did with American Theory back in October at Carolina Uprising! Give these guys some love and check out their beautiful music! Listen to the end for a super massive announcement!! We'll talk more on it later this week too so keep an eye on the socials :)No album reviews this week since we are sick and didn't record new content! Sorry fam

Just 3 days after Welcome To The Family and we have a new episode for ya! The Stygian Complex, a deathcore group from Lexington, NC joins us for Episode 26! This week we also did a This or That discussion but featuring albums instead of a line-up! We also go over the week's news in the scene and review new albums from Nov 15th! Albums reviewed and transition songs are listed below! Please go give The Stygian Complex a listen and support the hell out of them!Massive thank you to everyone who came out to Welcome To The Family and to anyone who played

The wednesday before Welcome To The Family is upon us and so is a new episode! Episode 25 (wow we are a quarter of the way to 100), featuring Asheville NC's Fractured Frames, is out now! Instead of a discussion this week, we decided to have the guests make a show lineup using a This-Or-That format alongside our usual interview! We also go over the week's news in the scene and review new albums from Nov 8th! Albums reviewed and transition songs are listed below! Come out this weekend and see Fractured Frames play Welcome To The Family on Saturday :)Welcome To The Family fest is THIS WEEKEND. Get your tickets and come support the amazing local metal/rock scene we have here in the Carolinas

Another Wednesday is here and another episode is up! Episode 24, featuring Granite Falls, NC heavy metal band, HEFT, is live! Check out the discussion where we talk about our favorite venues and a super serious interview with no joking around what so ever! We also go over the week's news in the scene and review new albums from Nov 1st! Albums reviewed and transition songs are listed below! Go give the HEFT boys your trash bag loving support

Happy Wednesday Family! Your reward for making it to hump-day is the 23rd Episode of Alt Talks! After just releasing their new album, "Fearless", VALLEYS is ready to talk about it's release and what's next for them as well as diving into each of their first experiences at a metal show! We also go over the week's news in the scene and review new albums from Oct 25th! Albums reviewed and transition songs are listed below! Thanks again to the Valleys boys for chatting with us! Go give them your love

Is it Wednesday again family?! That must mean Episode 22 is here! Hanging out with us this week are the lovely men in Wiltwither, an NC/GA based metalcore group. We chatted with them about "Dream Festival Lineups" and what is next for the band since the re-brand! We also go over the week's news in the scene and review new albums from Oct 18th! Albums reviewed and transition songs are listed below! Big thanks to Wiltwither for coming out and please make sure to check the band out

Happy Wednesday Family! We are proud to present to you; Episode 21! In the studio this week are a one-of-a-kind "glam slam" group from Boone, NC, Basilica! We sit down with them to discuss bands we wish weren't broken up as well as what is happening with Basilica! We also go over the week's news in the scene and review new albums from Oct 11th! Albums reviewed and transition songs are listed below! Thank you for driving down Basilica! Go support them boys please and thank you

Welcome back to the Alt Talks Podcast! We can't believe we are on the 20th Episode already but lets go! Our close friends in Never I pop in and talk about "Guilty Pleasures" as well as their new single, "To Wander ft. Nich Thomas." We also go over the week's news in the scene and review new albums from Oct 4th! Albums reviewed and transition songs are listed below! Thank you a million times over to Never I for coming and hanging out with us! Go give them your support!Albums reviewed this week are as follows:- Bayside - Interrobang (Hopeless Records)- Kublai Khan TEXAS - Absolute (Rise Records)- Issues - Beautiful Oblivion (Rise Records)- The Menzingers - Hello Exile (Epitaph Records)- Spite - The Root of All Evil (Stay Sick Recordings) Transition Songs used this week are below. We own none of the rights to these songs! “Only Drink Clear Water” - Under Clouds and Surveillance“Stilts” - House Fight“To Wander” - Never I“Neglected” - Grieve“Midnight Oil” - Birthright Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @alttalkspodcastThank you for listening

Welcome back to the Alt Talks Podcast! Episode 19 is here and is a LIVE DOUBLE FEATURE! This week we delve into on-scene interviews at the Carolina Uprising Music Festival! We sit down with Silvertung, a alternative rock band from Baltimore, MD, and talk about their latest release, "(But, at What Cost??!)"! We do a slick little follow up interview with all 3 boys in Den of Wolves; who are back on that writing game!! We also go over the week's news in the scene and review new albums from Sept 27th! Albums reviewed and transition songs are listed below! Can't thank Silvertung and Den of Wolves enough for sitting down with us. Go listen to both incredible bands!Albums reviewed this week are as follows:Above, Below - The Lotus Chapters (Independent Release)Car Bomb - Mordial (Independent Release)Dayseeker - Sleeptalk (Spinefarm Records)The Early November - Lilac (Rise Records)Of Mice & Men - Earth & Sky (Rise Records)Opeth - In Cauda Venenum (Nuclear Blast Records)Renounced - Beauty Is a Destructive Angel (Holy Roar Records)SeeYouSpaceCowboy... - The Correlation Between Entrance and Exit Wounds (Pure Noise Records) Transition Songs used this week are below. We own none of the rights to these songs! “Smile More” - Go for Gold“Cleanse” - All Cut Up“Done My Best” - Silvertung"Headstrong" - Trapt (lol)“Love / Family / Friends” - Forest Green Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @alttalkspodcastThank you for listening

Welcome back to the Alt Talks Podcast! Episode 18 has arrived and is ready for you! This week we hold our first interview over Skype! High Shores from  Fayetteville, NC join us in our "Pen to the Paper" discussion and talk about what's next after releasing their stellar debut single, "Breathe In, Breathe Out." We also go over the week's news in the scene and review new albums from Sept 20th! Albums reviewed and transition songs are listed below! Thank you again to High Shores for taking the time to do an interview with us! Go check em out

Welcome back to the Alt Talks Podcast; here is Episode 17! This week in the studio we have Annabel Lee, Charlotte NC metalcore veterans! We discuss "Throwbacks" and talk about how Annabel Lee is moving onward and upward with a new vocalist and their re-released EP, "Divided We Stand: Rebirth." We also go over the week's news in the scene and review new albums from Sept 13th! Albums reviewed and transition songs are listed below! Thank you again to Annabel Lee for coming on the show; please go support them

We are back at you with Episode 16 of the Alt Talks Podcast! This week Albert Franco of Greensboro, NC math-rock band, Terms x Conditions,  joins us to talk about the band and talk about albums that "Grew on You"! We also go over the week's news in the scene and review new albums from Sept 6th! Albums reviewed and transition songs are listed below! Thank you for coming on the show Albert

Back from a short hiatus with Episode 15! This week local Charlotte, NC progressive technical death metal band, Kairos., joins us to talk about the band and join in on our "Out of Left Field" discussion! We also go over the week's news in the scene and review new albums from Aug 30th! This is our first episode as a two-piece (Dylan and Jake) and we are so thankful for everyone supporting us through it all! At the end of our album reviews we've added a short "Peaks and Valleys" piece to summarize the week!Albums reviewed this week are as follows:Entombed A.D. - Bowels of Earth (Century Media Records)Eyes of the Lord - Misery Feels Like Home (Closed Casket Activities)Future Teens - Breakup Season (Triple Crown Records)In Search of Solace - Enslaved to Tragedy (SharpTone Records)Portrayal of Guilt - Suffering Is a Gift (Closed Casket Activities)Rarity - The Longest Lonesome (New Damage Records)Tool - Fear Inoculum (RCA Records)Wage War - Pressure (Fearless Records) Transition Songs used this week are below. We own none of the rights to these songs! “Nothing Gold Can Stay” - No Home“What You Would Hear” - Salt Creek“The Crimson Coalescent” - Kairos.“Haunted” - Revel“Escape Room” - Gutter King Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @alttalkspodcastThank you for listening

Episode 14 is ready to roll guy! This week our local Charlotte, NC rippers in Curiosity Kills sit down with us to talk about their new single, "Life Ruiner", and what's coming up for them! We also go over the week's news in the scene and review new albums from Aug 9th! Also transition songs are now listed below!Albums reviewed this week are as follows:- As I May - My Own Creations- Acres - Lonely World- The Contortionist - Our Bones- Slipknot - We Are Not Your Kind- Sparrows - Failed Gods- Zombie Apocalypse - Life Without Pain Is a Fucking Fantasy Transition Songs used this week are below. We own none of the rights to these songs! “Ramirez” - The Acacia Strain“Slow Death by Fluorescent Lighting” - Empty“Blooming Mind” - Landless“Anxiety” - Osatia“Red Clouds” - The Word Alive“Deathless” - Miss May I Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @alttalkspodcastThank you for listening

Episode 13 is yet again a two-fer! This week Jake has blessed us with his presence once again and brought guests! Both hailing from Lake Charles, LA, Mirages and The Weekend Transit are here to give us the lowdown on how the Bayou Beatdown Tour has been going (all thanks to Carved From Stone Records)! We also go over the week's news in the scene and review new albums from Aug 2nd! Sad snippit: Welcome To The Family has been delayed to Nov 22nd - 24th but is still gonna be SICK! Updated lineups coming soon!Albums reviewed this week are as follows:- Carnifex - World War X- Have Mercy - The Love Life- Humanity's Last Breath - Abyssal- Northlane - Alien- Bad Omens - Finding God Before God Finds Me- TheCityIsOurs - Low- Reactions - Discomposure Transition Songs used this week are below. We own none of the rights to these songs! “To the Key of Evergreen” - The Devil Wears Prada“Careful What You Wish For” - Bad Omens“Scavenger” - Mirages“Losing Ground” - The Weekend Transit“‘84 Sheepdog” - As Cities Burn“Freefall” - Northlane Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @alttalkspodcastThank you for listening

Episode 12 is another double-header and it's live NOW! This week Jared and Dylan (Jake's out of town :(  ) sit down with Charlotte, NC Melodic Hardcore band, Arborlea, to talk member changes and what's next for them! Also in the studio is Columbia, SC easy-core band, Aim High, who give us the deep dive on what's upcoming for them after they've released their debut single "Hazey Days." We also go over the week's news in the scene and review a some new albums!Albums reviewed this week are as follows:- Sanction - Broken in Refraction- Thy Art Is Murder - Human Target- Wolves at the Gate - Eclipse- Bilmuri - pasteurized milk (acoustic EP) Transition Songs used this week are below. We own none of the rights to these songs! The Failsafe - Misery SignalsBurn - CounterpartsChina Doll - BrigadesF.I.N.E. - Too Close to TouchSkyline - ERRAMy Own Grave - As I Lay Dying Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @alttalkspodcastThank you for listening

Episode 11 w/ Swamp78 is now available for your earholes! This week the Charlotte, NC alt-rock group comes on to talk to us about what's happening with the band and talk about what bands have the "Best Stage Production/Light Show"! We also go over the week's news in the scene and review a some new albums!Albums reviewed this week are as follows:- Jerome’s Dream - Self-Titled- Chamber - Ripping / Pulling / Tearing- Gravemind - Conduit- Crown the Empire - Sudden Sky- Obey the Brave - Balance- Landon Tewers - Withdrawals- Sum 41 - Order in Decline Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @alttalkspodcastThank you for listening

Episode 10 w/ the Alt Talks fam is available now! This week we unfortunately do not have a guest but we do go into detail on music that influences the three of us! We also spend some time going over our festival, Welcome To The Family, news in the scene and review a ton of great new music! Tickets for WTTF are available now through any band/Alt Talks/Venue! Ticketing info is up on our socials

Episode 9 w/ Come Clean is up and ready for some love! This week the Greensboro, NC pop punk group comes on to talk to us about their new full length they are recording! We also go over the week's news in the scene, best features on songs/albums, review a few new albums and talk more about "Welcome to the Family." Keep an eye on our socials for ticket and show time info!Albums reviewed this week are as follows:- Brand of Sacrifice - God Hand- Drown This City - Alpha // Survivor- Vulvodynia - Mob Justice- Scumfuck - Self Titled  Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @alttalkspodcastThank you for listening

Episode 8 w/ just us, the boys of Alt Talks, is now available for your listening pleasure! This week we take some "us" time and discuss how YOU can support your local scene (I.E. come to Welcome To The Family Aug 23-25 in Charlotte NC) and do our 1st ever National Band(s) Spotlight! We also go over the week's news in the scene and review a handful of new albums! The FULL LINEUP for Welcome To The Family, our own music festival, is up on all our social media's! Go give it a peep because its MASSIVE :)Albums reviewed this week are as follows:- The Appleseed Cast - The Fleeting Light of Impermanence- Doll Skin - Love Is Dead and We Killed Her- He Is Legend - White Bat- Prince Daddy & The Hyena - Cosmic Thrill Seekers Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @alttalkspodcastThank you for listening

Episode 7 w/ Reflect // Refine is ready to jam now! This week we have the heavy hitting boys from Rock Hill, SC in the studio to chat with us about what's coming up from the band and their inspirations as musicians! We also go over the week's news in the scene, unique bands, review a few new albums (INCLUDING OUR 1ST EVER TRIPLE CROWN CHAMPION) and most importantly announce "Welcome to the Family"! WTTF is Alt Talks Podcast's inaugural arts and music festival that will be held Aug 23 - 25 at Heist Brewery and Barrel Arts in Charlotte, NC. There will be over 25 bands, art vendors, non-profits, food and drink! Come support this amazing scene that we are a part of as we grow closer as a big ol' family

Episode 6 w/ HARM is now available! This week the Greensboro, NC rockers in Harm join us to discuss bands changing styles and their brand new album What We Know Is A Drop, What We Don't Know Is An Ocean! We also go over the week's news in the scene and  review a few new albums!Albums reviewed this week are as follows:- All Get Out - Northpoint Sessions EP (Equal Vision Records)- Baroness - Gold & Grey (Abraxan Hymns Records)- Drown in Sulphur - Blackwind (Independent Release)- Hate - Auric Gates and Veils (METAL BLADE RECORDS)- Ingested - The Call of the Void (Unique Leader Records)- The Dangerous Summer - Mother Nature (Hopeless Records) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @alttalkspodcastThank you for listening

Episode 5 is now available! This week the incredibly genuine boys in Empty join us to talk about lyrics that truly mean a lot to them and talk about what's happening with the band! Go check them out on tour with Oh, Sleeper and Convictions all summer long! We also go over the week's news in the scene and  review a few new albums!Albums reviewed this week are as follows:- As Cities Burn - Scream Through the Walls (Equal Vision Records)- Cave In - Final Transmission (Hydra Head Records)- Chon - Petal (Sumerian Records)- Comrades - For We Are Not Yet, We Are Only Becoming (Facedown Records)- Motionless in White - Disguise (Roadrunner Records)- Upon a Burning Body - Southern Hostility (Seek and Strike Records)- Violent Life Violent Death - Sadness Rains (Innerstrength Records) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @alttalkspodcastThank you for listening

Welcome to the 1st ever Alt Talks Extra!Episode 5 will be out later this week (Cole, our editor, is having a good time at Bonnaroo right now!) so we decided to give y'all a little something extra to hold you through til then! Give it a listen and let us know what you think! It was really great having Will and Matt from There Is Art In Everything in the studio to give us the run down on their project! Make sure to follow us on all social medias @AltTalksPodcast to keep up to date on new releases! Thank you

Episode 4 is out now! This week the wonderful Corey Park, otherwise known as The Lamplight Gospel, joins us to talk about what heavy music means to us as well as his solo project! We go over the week's news in the scene and also review a few new albums!Albums reviewed this week are as follows:- Angelmaker - Self Titled (Independent Release)- Cursed Earth - The Deathbed Sessions (UNFD Records)- Frank Iero and the Future Violents - Barriers (UNFD Records)- The Gloom In The Corner - Flesh and Bones (Independent Release) (ALREADY RELEASED)- Osatia - All in Time (EP) (We Are Triumphant Records)- Remo Drive - Natural, Everyday Degradation (Epitaph Records) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @alttalkspodcastThank you for listening

Episode 3 is live! This week the guys of Winter's Gate come on and talk with us about the best cover songs ever made and answer a few juicy questions from us! We go over the week's news in the scene and also review a few new albums!Albums reviewed this week are as follows:Decayer - End Note (We Are Triumphant Records)Fleshgod Apocalypse - Veleno (Nuclear Blast Records)Hot Water Music - Shake Up the Shadows (Epitaph Records)Of Virtue - What Defines You (SharpTone Records)Extortionist - Self Titled EP (Stay Sick Recordings) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @alttalkspodcastThank you for listening

Check out Episode 2 now! We are joined by the wonderful gentlemen in Den of Wolves who talk with us about the best shows they've been to and bands they consider overrated/underrated/on-the-rise! We go over the week's news in the scene and also review a few new albums!Albums reviewed this week are as follows:- Diamond Construct - Diamond Construct (Greyscale Records)- Eat Your Heart Out - Florescence (LP) (Fearless Records)- Famous Last Words - Arizona (EP) (SBG Records)- Full of Hell - Weeping Choir (LP) (Relapse Records)- Kurt Travis - There’s a Place I Want to Take You (LP) (Blue Swan Records)- Rammstein - Rammstein (Universal Records)- The National - I Am Easy To Find (4AD Records)- WVNDER - Nothing Stays (LP) (We Are Triumphant Records) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @alttalkspodcastThank you for listening

Check out our first episode now! We are joined by alternative rock band Glow and hard rockers Reason Define, both based out of North Carolina, who talk with us about their favorite music and "perfect" bodies of work, as well as reviewing albums released on May 10th, and current news on everything hard rock and metal. Albums reviewed this week are as follows:- Aaron West & The Roaring Twenties - "Routine Maintenance" (Hopeless Records)- Danny Worsnop - "Shades of Blue" (Sumerian Records)- Defeater - "Defeater" (Epitaph Records)- Employed to Serve - "Eternal Forward Motion" (Spinefarm Records)- My Epic - 'Violence" (Facedown Records)- The Get Up Kids - "Problems" (Polyvinyl Records) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @alttalkspodcastThank you for listening