Podcasts about band interviews

Chapter 750 - "Something That Makes Us More Unique" ...as read by Black Spikes Today we welcome Angi and Mazvis from Lithuanian metal band Black Spikes to the podcast. The new Black Spikes record, Ydos, is out this Friday on Napalm Records! The bands talk about the metal scene in Lithuania, the inspiration for Black Spikes, creating a visual framework for the band, writing songs in the native tongue, and more.https://blackspikes.lthttps://napalmrecords.us/collections/black-spikesDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 750 Music: Black Spikes - "Aurea" Black Spikes - "Revana" Black Spikes - "Motina"  

Chapter 749 - "Don't Put Out An Album That's Worse Then The Last One" ...as read by Eric “AK” Knutson of Flotsam and Jetsam Today we welcome Flotsam and Jetsam frontman Eric “AK” Knutson to the podcast. Flotsam and Jetsam will release their 16th full length, and Napalm Records debut, Rats In The Temple, this Friday! Eric talks about his early vocal inspiration, how his approach to lyrics has remain similar, staying motivated after 40 years of the band, wanting to introduce fans to new bands, and more.https://www.flotstildeath.comhttps://napalmrecords.us/collections/flotsam-and-jetsamDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 749 Music: Flotsam and Jetsam - "Rats In The Temple" Flotsam and Jetsam - "Harvesting The Hate"

Chapter 748 - "Hearing A Breakdown For The First Time" ...as read by Ionei Heckenberg of Ocean Sleeper Today we welcome Ocean Sleeper guitarist Ionei Heckenberg to the podcast! The new Ocean Sleeper album, Peace When I'm Dead, is out today on Rise Records! Ionei talks about choosing music over a more typical lifestyle, the shifting nature of metalcore as a genre and sound, the joy of touring in the United States, and more.https://riserecords.com/collections/ocean-sleeperDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 748 Music: Ocean Sleeper - "Break The Cycle" Ocean Sleeper - "Peace When I'm Dead"  

Chapter 747 - "That Changed The Way We Were Enjoying Breakdowns" ...as read Felipe Mendes Hervoso Martins of AXTY Today we welcome AXTY frontman Felipe Mendes Hervoso Martins to the podcast! AXTY will release their Napalm Records debut, The Pain Made Me Who I Am, this Friday! Felipe talks about influence of guitar here on his musical journey, switching from guitarist to frontman, the band's musical evolution to add more death core to their sound, being vulnerable on the new album, and more.https://axtyofficial.comhttps://napalmrecords.us/collections/axtyDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 747 Music: AXTY - "Nothing But Pain" AXTY - "End This" AXTY - "Who I Am"

Chapter 746 - "Could It Mean Multiple Things" ...as read by Jon Cattivera of Time Spent Driving Today we welcome to the show Jon Cattivera, frontman for emo band Time Spent Driving! Time Spent Driving Will release their new album Lost Leaves, this Friday, August 21st, on Thirty Something Records! Jon talks about what drew him to guitar and the leaning to play the instrument, why the initial run of Time Spent Driving was so short, comparing his lyrical output on the band's debut album with the new record, wanting to finally play shows, and a lot more.https://timespentdriving.bandcamp.comhttps://thirtysomethingrecords.com/collections/time-spent-drivingDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 746 Music: Time Spent Driving - "What It Should Be Like" Time Spent Driving - "Angel And I" Time Spent Driving - "Weak Arm"  

Chapter 745 - "Find A Way To Make It Happen" ...as read by Eric Stenman of The Barbarians Of California Today we welcome back to the show The Barbarians Of California guitarist Eric Stenman. The new Barbarians Of California record, MEGATONS, is out next Friday August 21st. Eric talks about the whirlwind the band has been on since the debut album dropped, how the writing process for the new record varied from the first album, being open to all possibilities as a band, and more.https://www.thebarbariansofcalifornia.comhttps://asthestorygrows.com/episodes/eric-stenmanDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 745 Music: The Barbarians Of California - "Vanilla Latte" The Barbarians Of California - "The Gnarlycore Class" The Barbarians Of California - "Bomb To A Knife Fight" The Barbarians Of California - "Really Really Rad"

Chapter 744 - "At Least Try To Say Something" ...as read by Sven Polizuk of Rising Insane Today we welcome to the podcast Sven Polizuk, guitarist for German metalcore band Rising Insane. Rising Insane will release their new album Death Race next Friday, August 21st, with Long Branch Records. Sven talks about getting into guitar and his journey discovering metal, how friendships led to him joining Rising Insane, the band deciding to get more political on Death Race, his take on the current metal scene in Germany, and more.https://risinginsane.dehttps://risinginsane.bandcamp.com/album/deathraceDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 744 Music: Rising Insane - "Death Race" Rising Insane - "Countdown" Rising Insane - "Narcissist" Rising Insane - "Good Enough"   

Chaos arrives on The Austin Young Show as Dallas hardcore punk band No-Fun stops by to talk about their new demo, featuring members of Casual Relapse, The Fullstops, and Crystal of Agony. What starts as a conversation about the band's music quickly goes off the rails with stories about a new straight edge lifestyle, accusations of being on Grindr, and plenty of unfiltered laughs along the way. If you love hardcore punk, DIY music, and unpredictable interviews, this episode is for you. The band's debut demo, featuring tracks like "Blisters," was released in July 2026. No-Fun Demo: https://no-fun.bandcamp.com/album/demo Follow The Austin Young Show: https://linktr.ee/theaustinyoungshow Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Chapter 743 - "I Don't Take It For Granted" ...as read by Ali Tabatabaee and Adrian Estrella of Zebrahead Today we welcome Ali Tabatabaee and Adrian Estrella from Zebrahead to the podcast. The new Zebrahead ep, 0, is out this Wednesday, August 12th! The guys discuss their early musical influences, how Adrian ended up joining the band, the reason behind focusing on ep's, why most of their touring is in Europe, celebrating 30 years, and more.https://zebrahead.comDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 743 Music: Zebrahead - "A Perfect Life Is Such A Bore" Zebrahead - "Happy Endings At The Movies"

In this Part 2 of my interviews from Lollapalooza, I'm happy to welcome back SNACKTIME to Roadcase!!  Sam Gellerstein and recent stellar addition on lead vocals, Nico Bryant, sit down with me to talk all about the latest news and developments in the their world. This amazing Funk, Soul, Rock band with a beautiful joyous energy have been spreading the love and good vibes since 2020, when they began playing outdoor shows in their native Philadelphia during the Pandemic Times. Now, with tons of shows behind them, Sam and Nico talk to me about how they've been working hard to refine their sound and become more focused. I've been following along on this ride for quite a while and their progression has been stunning!  This is a really fun conversation and catch up with some of my favorite people and I can't wait for you to hear this one!=======================================Chapters:0:00 -- Episode Intro with Host Josh Rosenberg3:57 — Early shows at South by, the band's evolution, and what's changed5:02 — Refining the sound and becoming more focused5:47 — Nico explains how he joined the band7:32 — Big audience growth: “who the fuck is that band” to “get me that band right now”8:14 — The band becoming more honest and letting people in9:07 — Nico on performing like it's the last show of his life9:56 — Sam on being the band's mouthpiece and force of positivity12:10 — Community and family as the heart of Snack Time14:05 — New record details and working with Justin Lucas15:17 — “Better every single day”15:44 — Looking ahead and remembering the raw early era16:12 — Newport, the main stage moment, and promo opportunities17:14 –– Episode Wrap-up with Host Josh Rosenberg=======================================For more information on Roadcase:https://linktr.ee/roadcasepod and https://www.roadcasepod.comOr contact Roadcase by email:  info@roadcasepod.comRoadcase theme music:  "Eugene (Instrumental)" by Waltzer

Chapter 742 - "It's Nice To Take Your Time" ...as read by Franz Stefanik of Dead Tired Today we welcome back Dead Tired guitarist Franz Stefanik to the podcast! Dead Tired will release Hornets To Fall next Friday, August 14th, on New Damage Records! Franz talks about why it took 4 years for Dead Tired to release new music, how the band dynamics changed the sonic landscape of Dead Tired's sound, stepping away from being the band's visual creator on this album, and more.https://zdeadtiredz.bandcamp.com/album/hornets-of-fallhttps://newdamagerecords.com/artists/dead-tired/https://asthestorygrows.com/episodes/franz-stefanik-from-dead-tiredDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 742 Music: Dead Tired - "Edge Of Entropy" Dead Tired - "Dust Storm"

Chapter 741 - "The Freedom To Do All Of It" ...as read by Marco Heubaum of Xandria Today we welcome Xandria guitarist and founder Marco Heubaum to the podcast! Xandria will release Eclipse this Friday, August 7th, on Napalm Records! Marco talks about the struggle to form bands in a small town, the band's early musical influences, keeping a band going through many line-up changes and having to be reinvigorated to keep creating, becoming more outspoken about political and social issues as a lyricist, and more.https://www.xandria.dehttps://napalmrecords.us/collections/xandriaDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 741 Music: Xandria - "The Shannon's Home" Xandria - "Kill The Sun" Xandria - "Universal" Xandria - "Colours"

Today's episode of the Punk CX podcast features a chat I had with Sri Narasimhan, the VP of Enterprise Customer Experience and Insights at CVS Health, where he leads efforts to drive meaningful organisational changes based on customer, client, and patient feedback. We talk about a whitepaper that he recently co-authored with Simile CEO Joon Park on using generative agent simulations in health care, the problem they are solving with this new approach, whether that means they will no longer be doing research with ‘real' customers, how they have built their AI “agentic twins”, the impact of this approach and how their customers (patients) are responding to their use of AI. This interview follows on from my recent interview – Start with Strategy, Iterate Like a Band – Interview with Craig Crisler of SupportNinja – and is number 597 in the series of interviews with authors and business leaders who are doing great things, providing valuable insights, helping businesses innovate and delivering great service and experience to both their customers and their employees.

July 2026 Recap Today you'll hear clips from every interview that aired in the month of July including conversations with Felix Heldt from Dominum, Nick Vicario of Smirk, Joe, Kyler, and Nick from A Static Lullaby, Derrick Ryan of Minute After Midnight, Joseph Grillo of Her Head's On Fire, Bear McCreary, Jaya of The HU, and Maria Lessing of Future Palace.DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Music: Dominum - "The Circus Is In Town" Smirk - "Victimry" A Static Lullaby - "The Shooting Star That Destroyed Us" Minute After Midnight - "Masochist" Her Head's On Fire - "The Chloroform Dream" Bear McCreary - "Black Box" The HU - "Horsemen" Future Palace - "Deep Blue"

Chapter 740 - "You Kind Of Lose Yourself" ...as read by Maria Lessing of Future Palace  Today we welcome back to the podcast Future Palace front woman Maria Lessing. Future Palace will release Resurgence on Friday July 31st with Century Media Records, the band's label debut! We talk about Maria's experience touring in America for the first time, how working with a vocal coach shifted her perspective as a singer and screamer, the difficulties of being in a band for so long and how that led to the themes on Resurgence, having a bigger budget to make her visual ideas come to life, and more.https://future-palace.comChapter 308 with MariaChapter 533 with MariaDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 740 Music: Future Palace - "Deep Blue" Future Palace - "Resurge" Future Palace - "Supernova"

Chapter 739 - "A Reward In Making A Positive Impact" ...as read by Jaya of The HU Today we welcome Jaya from The HU to the podcast! The HU will release their new album, Hun, This Friday on Better Noise Music! Jaya talks about picking up the family mantle in being a musician, how The HU came together and the band's commitment to their sound, the theme behind Hun, representing Mongolia, and more. Thanks to Solongo Batbold for being the translator for this conversation!https://www.thehuofficial.comDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 739 Music: The HU - "The Real You" The HU - "Lost Soul" The HU - "Grey Hun"  

Chapter 738 - "We Can Put Meshuggah In Lord Of The Rings" ...as read by Bear McCreary Today we welcome composer Bear McCreary to the podcast! Bear is best known for his work on Battlestar Galactica, The Walking Dead, and Lord of the Rings: Rings Of Power. Bear will release is second solo rock record, The Singularity: Eklepsis, on Friday July 31st! Bear talks about the impact movie scores had on him as a child and the lifelong pursuit of making that his career, the creative push and pull of collaborating on scores, his thoughts on AI and the soundtrack industry, wanting to flex his creative muscles and how that led to The Singularity, and a lot more!https://bearmccreary.comDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 738 Music: Bear McCreary - "Black Box" Bear McCreary - "Cool Kids"

Chapter 737 - "The Full Idea Of Success" ...as read by Joseph Grillo of Her Head's On Fire Today we welcome back to the podcast Joseph Grillo, frontman for Her Head's On Fire. Her Head's On Fire will release Am I Not Your Girl this Friday on Iodine Recordings. Joseph talks bout the unlikelihood of new music from Garrison, the writing machine that is Her Head's On Fire, wanting music to be someone's soundtrack, the title and art inspiration, and more.https://herheadsonfire.bandcamp.comhttps://deathwishinc.com/collections/iodine-recordings/products/her-heads-on-fire-am-i-not-your-girlhttps://asthestorygrows.com/episodes/joseph-grillo-from-her-heads-on-fireDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 737 Music: Her Head's On Fire - "She Beats William Tell" Her Head's On Fire - "Nothing" Her Head's On Fire - "We Both Stop The Nightmares"

Chapter 736 - "Warped Tour Is A Genre" ...as read by Derrick Ryan of Minute After Midnight Today we welcome Derrick Ryan from Minute After Midnight to the podcast. Minute After Midnight is a new artist on Fearless Records that's slowly been releasing singles, including their latest, Unleash The Beast. Derrick talks about discovering metalcore and the life changing impact it had on him, the history of Minute After Midnight and how the project has evolved, how Machine Gun Kelly shifted the band's sound and direction, learning to scream, the plans for the future and more!https://minuteaftermidnight.comDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 736 Music: Minute After Midnight - "Unleash The Beast"

Chapter 735 - "My Band Is My Favorite Band" ...as read by A Static Lullaby Today we welcome Joe, Kyler, and Nick from A Static Lullaby to the podcast! A Static Lullaby recently released a new live re-recording of And Don't Forget To Breathe on Smart Punk Records. We discuss the band reuniting and how Kyler and Nick joined the band, the reason behind re-recording And Don't Forget To Breathe, and the nostalgic response to the album, what new music looks like for A Static Lullaby, and more.https://astaticlullaby.netDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 735 Music: A Static Lullaby - "Nightmares Win 6-0 A Static Lullaby - The Shooting Star That Destroyed Us" A Static Lullaby - "Withered"

Chapter 734 - "It's Not Who I Was" ...as read by Nick Vicario of Smirk Today we welcome Smirk frontman Nick Vicario to the podcast. The new Smirk record, Speculative Fiction, is out today on Smoking Room Records. Nick talks about getting national coverage at the age of 12, his lifelong pursuit of creating music, moving across the country, wanting to create a more mature Smirks record, and more.https://smirk1.bandcamp.comDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 734 Music: Smirk - "Victimry" Smirk - "Cheap Greed" Smirk - "I Shall Be Released" Smirk - "Crime Pays"

Chapter 733 - "Disguise It In A Zombie Way"... as read by Felix Heldt from Dominum Today we welcome Felix Heldt aka Dr Dead from Dominum to the podcast! Dominum's new album, Night Is Calling, is out this Friday on Napalm Records! Felix talks about falling in love with Slipknot and the appeal and downsides of being a masked band, letting their influences drive their sound more than any specific genre, the writing approach the band took on Night Is Calling and the balance between writing on theme and being relatable, and more.https://dominumofficial.comhttps://napalmrecords.us/collections/dominumDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 733 Music: Dominum - "The Circus Is In Town" Dominum - "We All Taste The Same" Dominum - "Doctor Doctor" Dominum - "Dark Melodies"

Today I have clips from every interview that aired in the month of June, including conversations with Jakob Hemstrom of Oh Hiroshima, Rikard Zander of Evergrey, Yegor Savonin of Fires In The Distance, Travis Shettel of Piebald, Danny Stillman of Drop Dead Gorgeous, Dimitri and JC of Lost In Kyiv, Ryan Begley of There Were Wires, Nicole Willerton of Amberian Dawn, Lynsey Ward and Matt Harrison from Exploring Birdsong, and Mirza Radonjica of Siamese!DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Music: Oh Hiroshima - "Servant Of All" Evergrey - "The Shadow Self" Fires In The Distance - "To You, Author Of My Fate" Piebald - "This Thing Is Old" Drop Dead Gorgeous - "Six" Lost In Kyiv - "Burst" There Were Wires - "Massive House Fire" Amberian Dawn - "The Vision of Dreaming" Exploring Birdsong - "42" Siamese - "Dark"  

Chapter 732 - "We Became More Of A Band" ...as read by Mirza Radonjica of Siamese Today we welcome Siamese frontman Mirza Radonjica to the podcast. The new Siamese album, dissolution, is out today on Long Branch Records! Mirza talks about his singing background and the journey he took getting into heavy music, Siamese making a musical and name shift at the same time, the lyrical direction of dissolution, and more.https://siamese.dkhttps://siamese.bandcamp.com/album/dissolutionDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 733 Music: Siamese - "Dark" Siamese - "Drown" Siamese - "Twisted"  

Chapter 731 - "That Feels Right" ...as read by Exploring Birdsong Today we welcome Lynsey Ward and Matt Harrison from Exploring Birdsong to the podcast! Exploring Birdsong's debut full-length, Every House We Built, is out this Friday on Long Branch Records! We discuss the band meeting at school and the musical moments that sent them towards music as a profession, the themes and metaphors contained within Every House We Built, wanting the live show to be special, and more.https://exploringbirdsong.comhttps://exploringbirdsong.bandcamp.com/album/every-house-we-builtDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 731 Music: Exploring Birdsong - "42" Exploring Birdsong - "Romanticise" Exploring Birdsong - "Every House We Built"

Chapter 730 - "A Complete Rebirth" ...as read by Nicole Willerton of Amberian Dawn Today we welcome new Amberian Dawn front woman Nicole Willerton to the podcast! The new Amberian Dawn record, Temptation's Gates, is out this Friday on Napalm Records. Nicole talks about her love for all genres of metal, how cover songs led her to Amberian Dawn, bringing harsh vocals to the band's sound, the lyrical themes on Temptation's Gates, and more.https://amberiandawn.comhttps://napalmrecords.us/collections/amberian-dawnDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 730 Music: Amberian Dawn - "Temptation's Gates" Amberian Dawn - "Unchained" Amberian Dawn - "The Vision Of Dreaming"

Chapter 729 - "Almost Like A Children's Book" ...as read by Ryan Begley of There Were Wires To we welcome There Were Wires drummer Ryan Begley to the podcast! The new There Were Wires record, Vessel, will be out next Friday, June 26th, on Iodine Recordings. Ryan talks about getting started in his career as a tattoo artist, discovering hardcore and the impact it had on him, the band's relationship with Iodine, the details on the artwork for Vessel, and a lot more!https://therewerewires.bandcamp.comhttps://deathwishinc.com/collections/iodine-recordings/products/there-were-wires-vesselDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 729 Music: There Were Wires - "Massive House Fire" There Were Wires - "New Doom" There Were Wires - "Walking" There Were Wires - "I'd Lock You In A Dream"

Chapter 728 - "Warped Tour DC 2026" ...as read by Bryan Patton Today I have a recap of my time at Warped Tour in DC, including interviews with Cory Brandan of Norma Jean and Kelly Ogden and Luis Cabezas of The Dollyrots!DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 728 Music: Thrice - "Gnash" Norma Jean - "I The Planet" The Dollyrots - "Hot Mom With The Skinny Pants On" Initiate - "Waste Your Life"  

Chapter 727 - "Something We Always Wanted To Do" ...as read by Dimitri and JC of Lost In Kyiv Today we welcome Dimitri Denat and JC Condette from Lost In Kyiv to the podcast! Lost In Kyiv will release their new album, We're All Going To Be Fine, this Friday on Pelagic Records!. The guys discuss the post rock scene in France, the prophetic nature of Persona and the rise of AI, creating a heavier album with We're All Going To Be Fine, recording live, and more.https://lostinkyiv.bandcamp.comDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 727 Music: Lost In Kyiv - "Burst" Lost In Kyiv - "Lifelooper" Lost In Kyiv - "Eclipse" Lost In Kyiv - "Becoming"

Chapter 726 - "Adapt And Pivot" ...as read by Danny Stillman of Drop Dead Gorgeous Today we welcome Drop Dead Gorgeous frontman Danny Stillman to the podcast! Drop Dead Gorgeous signed with The Artery Foundation not that long ago and have released 3 new singles, all of which you'll hear clips from in this episode. Danny talks about getting into heavy music later in life and finding his place in the metalcore scene, what brought the band back to life, the impact losing Kyle Browning had on the band, the plan for new music, and more.https://www.dropdeadband.comDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 726 Music: Drop Dead Gorgeous - "Six Feet" Drop Dead Gorgeous - "Sink Your Teeth" Drop Dead Gorgeous - "Burn"

Chapter 725 - "Doing Something With Our Anger" ...as read by Travis Shettel of Piebald Today we welcome Piebald frontman Travis Shettel to the podcast. Piebald will release their first new album in almost 20 years, Tales For the Rages, this Friday on Iodine Recordings! Travis talks about the band reuniting and what led to them writing new music, how he's evolved as a lyricist, the band's relationship with Iodine Recordings, American Hearts becoming a meme, and more.https://www.piebald.comhttps://iodinerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/tales-for-the-rageshttps://deathwishinc.com/collections/iodine-recordings/products/piebald-tales-for-the-ragesDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 725 Music: Piebald - "Still On The Couch" Piebald - "Gentleman Callers" Piebald - "American Hearts" Piebald - "This Thing Is Old"  

Chapter 724 - "It's Reflective Of Where I'm At" ...as read by Yegor Savonin of Fires In The Distance Today we welcome Fires In The Distance guitarist Yegor Savonin to the podcast! Fires In The Distance will release Circadian Promise this Friday on Prosthetic Records! Yeogor talks about moving to the US from Russia as a child, the influence Children of Bodom had on him, how Fires In The Distance got started, the meaning behind the band's name and new album, and more.https://firesinthedistance.bandcamp.comhttps://shop.prostheticrecords.com/collections/fires-in-the-distanceDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 724 Music: Fires In The Distance - "To You, Author Of My Fade" Fires In The Distance - "Lightless Day OF A Songless Bird" Fires In The Distance - "By This Time Tomorrow" Fires In The Distance - "Agonal Dreaming"

Chapter 723 - "Try To Find Different Ways Of Creating Music" ...as read by Rikard Zander of Evergrey Today we welcome Evergrey keyboardist Rikard Zander to the podcast! The new Evergrey record, Architects Of A New Weave, is out today on Napalm Records! Rikard talks about playing piano and getting into metal, joining Evergrey, how the band is able to bounce between metal genres and connect with fans, the general theme of the new album, and more.https://evergrey.nethttps://napalmrecords.us/collections/evergreyDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 723 Music: Evergrey - "Architects Of The New Weave" Evergrey - "The World Is On Fire" Evergrey - "Leaving The Emptiness"

Chapter 722 - "It's Easy To Get Stuck In Apathy" ...as read by Jakob Hemstrom of Oh Hiroshima Today we welcome Jakob Hemstrom from Oh Hiroshima to the podcast. Oh Hiroshima will release And The Dead Tree Gives No Shelter this Friday on Pelagic Records! Jakob talks about learning to play post rock and use effect pedals, signing with Napalm Records and trying to find their place on the label, the themes on And The Tree Gives No Shelter, and more.http://www.ohhiroshima.com/https://ohhiroshima.bandcamp.com/musicDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 722 Music: Oh Hiroshima - "Broken Sunlight" Oh Hiroshima - "Holiness Movement" Oh Hiroshima - "Secret Youth" Oh Hiroshima - "Meridian"  

Today we have clips from every interview that aired in the month of May, including conversations with Sofia DeMasi of Torn Open, Ernie Fabian and Justin Jones from idle threat, Anders Jacobsson and Daniel Johansson from Draconian, Frida Ohlin and Jonas Gustavsson from Rexoria, Andreas Clark of Self Deception, Jeremy Walker from Fire In The Mountains, Ben Koehler of Archers, Shane Prickett of Slow Degrade, John Dillon of Code:Words, Joe Stamps of Hecate Enthroned, Marc Mifune and Jean-Anael Abaux from Hanry, and Christian Liljegren, CJ Grimmark, and Jonatan Samuelsson from Narnia!DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Music: Torn Open - "A Testament to Stoicism" idle threat - "In Tandem" Draconian - "The Monochrome Blade" Rexoria - "Dancing On The Ruins" Self Deception - "The Wedding" Neurosis - "Mirror Deep" Archers - "The Dirt" Slow Degrade - "Lead Me Down: Code:Words - "Wash The Blood" Hecate Enthroned - "Spirits Stir Within Our Ancestors Tombs" Hanry - "Aurora" Narnia - "Like A Thief In The Night"  

Chapter 721 - "That's My Driving Force" ...as read by Narnia Today we welcome Christian Liljegren, CJ Grimmark, and Jonatan Samuelsson from Narnia to the podcast. Marina's tenth record, X, is out today on Sound Pollution Records. We discuss being a band with a christian message in Sweden and their experience navigating the scene, what led to the band's reunion, how their faith drives the lyrics and passion to keep making music, and more. https://narniatheband.com/DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 721 Music: Narnia - "Jerusalem" Narnia - "Reaching For The Top" Narnia - "Thief"

Chapter 720 - "We Learned From That" ...as read by Hanry Today we welcome Marc Mifune and Jean-Anael Abaux from Hanry to the podcast! Hanry will release What Came From Silence, this Friday on Pelagic Records. The guys discuss the origins on Hanry, creating a more ambient post rock, signing with Pelagic Records, how they theme their songs and albums, and more. https://hanry.bandcamp.com/album/what-came-from-silenceDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 720 Music: Hanry - "Noise Drowns Out" Hanry - "Radience" Hanry - "Dustwake" Hanry - "Remains" Hanry - "Phantom Rush"

Chapter 719 - "I Wanted It To Be Streamlined" ...as read by Joe Stamps of Hecate Enthroned Today we welcome Hecate Enthroned frontman Joe Stamps to the podcast! The new Hecate Enthroned record, The Corpse Of A Titan, A Lament Long Buried, will be out this Friday on M-Theory Audio. Joe talks about his musical theater background, being a tentative frontman, the disconnected nature of the songs on Embrace of the Godless Aeon and how that informed the writing on the new album, bands as visual brands, and more. https://www.hecateenthroned.com/DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 719 Music: Hecate Enthroned - "Spirits Stir Within Our Ancestors Tombs" Hecate Enthroned - "The Arcane Golem" Hecate Enthroned - "Deathless In The Dryad Glade" Hecate Enthroned - "Into The Vale Of Endless Snow"  

Chapter 718 - "Push and Pull" ...as read by John Dillon of Code:Words Today we welcome Code:Words frontman John Dillon to the podcast! Code:Words is a new hard rock band signed to The Artery Foundation. John talks about moving from Arizona to LA in pursuit of music, trying his hand at pop music, making the type of music the band wants to without genre boundaries, trusting the label as they kick of their career, and more. https://www.codewordscult.com/DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 718 Music: Code:Words - "Wash The Blood"

Chapter 717 - "Taking Time To Build It" ...as read by Shane Prickett of Slow Degrade Today we welcome Slow Degrade frontman Shane Prickett to the podcast! Slow Degrade is a new heavy shoegaze band and they recently dropped their new single Lead Me Down! Shane talks about his musical journey with his brother, discovering shoegaze and the band finding their sound, his hopes for the future of the band, and more. https://slowdegrade.bigcartel.com/DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 717 Music: Slow Degrade - "Lead Me Down"

Chapter 716 - "Very Specific To Us" ...as read by Ben Koehler of Archers Today we welcome to the podcast  Ben Koehler, guitarist for Fearless Records band Archers! Ben talks about the origins of Archers, how the band defines their sound and style, signing with Fearless Records, releasing singles vs an album, and more. https://www.archersband.com/DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 716 Music: Archers - "The Dirt"

Chapter 715 - "Committing My Life To This" ...as read by Jeremy Walk from Fire In The Mountains Today we welcome Fire In The Mountains founder Jeremy Walker to the podcast! Fire In The Mountains Festival will take place July 23 through the 26th at the Red Eagle Campground on the Blackfeet Nation Reservation in Montana. Jeremy talks about his musical background in Vermont, the initial inspiration for Fire In The Mountains, partnering with the Firekeeper Alliance, having to keep Neurosis a secret, and so much more! https://www.fitmfest.com/DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 715 Music: Baroness - "Last Word" Yob - "Ablaze" Neurosis - "First Red Rays" Borknagar - "Northward"

Chapter 714 - "I Ask Questions In Every Song" ...as read by Andreas Clark of Self Deception Today we welcome Self Deception frontman Andreas Clark to the podcast!. Self Deception will release their Napalm Records debut, One Of Us, this Friday! Andreas talks about trying to make your living as a creative person in Sweden, the push to keep trying to make music and entertaining work as a career, the band trying to find their place in the musical landscape, the themes and ideas behind One Of Us and the artistic direction of the band, and more! https://selfdeception.se/https://napalmrecords.us/collections/self-deceptionDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 714 Music: Self Deception - "One Of Us" Self Deception - "Don't B E L O N G" Self Deception - "The Wedding"

Chapter 713 - "Royal Metal" ...as read by Rexoria Today we welcome Frida Ohlin and Jonas Gustavsson from Rexoria to the podcast. Rexoria released Fallen Dimension last Friday with Black Lodge Records. We discuss Frida's interest in fronting a metal band and the influence of Iron Maiden, being a power metal band in Sweden, the origins of the band's name and royal metal, the approach to writing lyrics and the ideas behind Fallen Dimension, and more. https://www.rexoria.com/DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 713 Music: Rexoria - "Metallic Rain" Rexoria - "Awakening" Rexoria - "Running With The Stars"

Chapter 712 - "More Abstract and Elusive" ...as read by Draconian Today we welcome Anders Jacobsson and Daniel Johansson from Draconian to the podcast! The new Draconian record, In Somnolent Ruin, is out today on Napalm Records! The guys discuss welcoming Lisa back into the band, the process of songwriting, the lyrical themes have been present throughout the band's discography, why they haven't toured the United States yet, and more. https://draconianofficial.com/https://napalmrecords.us/collections/draconianDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 712 Music: Draconian - "Cold Heavens" Draconian - "Misanthrope River"

Chapter 711 - "Where Else Would We Go" ...as read by Ernie and Justin of idle threat Today we welcome Ernie Fabian and Justin Jones from idle threat to the podcast! idle threat will release "you'll forget the sun" this Friday on Tooth and Nail Records. The guys talk about Nashville local scene and separating that from the music business in Nashville, signing with Tooth and Nail and how the christian music industry has changed, working with Stephen Keech on the new record, the theme running through the new album and more. https://toothandnailrecords.store/collections/idle-threatDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 711 Music: idle threat - "evermind" idle threat - "in tandem

Chapter 710 - "That's Something That's Pretty Interesting" ...as read by Sofia DeMasi of Torn Open Today we welcome Torn Open front woman Sofia DeMasi to the podcast. Torn Open released their Blue Grape Music debut ep, Torn The Fuck Open Volume 2 last Friday. Sofia talks about the mental strain of being a death metal drummer, switching to vocals and trying to find her voice, her approach to tackling lyrics, deciding to sign with Blue Grape, and a lot more! https://bluegrapemusic.com/artists/torn-openhttps://beentherescenethat.bandcamp.com/album/torn-open-torn-the-fuck-open-vol-1DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 710 Music: Torn Open - "The Way Things Should End"  

Today we have clips from every interview that aired in the month of April featuring Marton Kertesz of Rivers Ablaze, Maik Weinhardt of Messticator, Nick and Dawson of The Props, Adam Kerr of As Everything Unfolds, Curtis and Joe from Witch Ripper, Jager Feloce of Levels, Jacob Lilly of Chamber, John Marino of Circle Back, Joel Birch of The Amity Affliction, Logan Burns of Scarlett O'Hara, Janosch Rathmer of Long Distance Calling, and Stephen Keech of Haste The Day.DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Music: Rivers Ablaze - "Enemy WIthin" Messticator - "The Pitslayer" The Props - "White Noise" As Everything Unfolds - "Gasoline" Witch Ripper - "The Portal" Levels - "Godlike" Amulets - "Paths Of Acceptance" Chamber - "Scarlet Ink" Circle Back - "Built From Bones" The Amity Affliction - "House Of Cards" Scarlett O'Hara - "Redrum" Long Distance Calling - "Nocturnal" Haste The Day - "Burn"

Chapter 709 - "This Is A Story We're Trying To Tell" ...as read by Stephen Keech of Haste The Day Today we welcome Haste the Day frontman Stephen Keech to the podcast! Haste the Day will release Dissenter, this Friday on Solid State Records. Stephen talks about separating his identity from Haste the Day, the approach going into Dissenter and how it differs from Cowards, creating a concept and some of the lyrical themes on Dissenter, how technology has changed the bands approach to recording and touring, and more. https://hastetheday.com/DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 709 Music: Haste The Day - "Shallows" Haste The Day - "Burn" Haste The Day - "Teeth" Haste The Day - "Oblivion"

Chapter 708 - "In Love With Details" ...as read by Janosch Rathmer of Long Distance Calling Today we welcome Janosch Rathmer, drummer for German post rock band Long Distance Calling to the podcast!. Long Distance Calling released The Phantom Void on April 10th with EarMusic. Janosch talks about the post rock scene in Germany, what led Long Distance Calling to be an instrumental band, creating album themes, the influence of 80's movies on the new album, and more. https://www.earmusic.com/longdistancecalling/DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 708 Music: Long Distance Calling - "The Spiral" Long Distance Calling - "A Secret Place" Long Distance Calling - "Phantom Void" Long Distance Calling - "Sinister Companion"