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Sometimes a band comes along that manages to transcend the normal parameters of heavy music. A band who has all the elements to be labelled as such, but also displays enough emotional resonance and accessibility to allow their music to seep through into other markets as well.With a self coined phrase calling their music 'sad rock', Southern Californian outfit Dayseeker have proudly evolved from post-hardcore upstarts to a band whose sound sits somewhere between that genre and many more, defiantly allowing their emotions to dictate proceedings but still spicing things up with moments of heaviness that in lesser hands would work against them.Having recently released their sixth full length album Creature In The Black Night, Dayseeker have grown musically once more, delivering their most immersive and intentional record to date — eerie, cinematic, and threaded with a dark emotional current. It is a deeply personal experience for vocalist Rory Rodriguez, but one which he feels is essential in his own personal development as well as that of the bands. Dayseeker will be bringing their music to Australia early next month for all three Good Things Festival shows, as well as two select sideshows in Melbourne and Brisbane. HEAVY sat down with Rodriguez recently to talk about the new album and their upcoming Australian shows. We start by asking if the band is packed and ready to go with the Australian tour looming large."I think so," he smiled. "It's a little nerve wracking because we unfortunately parted ways with our guitar player very recently. We have a good friend of ours who is gonna be filling in for us, so these are our first shows with him. We're trying to get rehearsed and make sure that everything's good and that our live show stays intact. We really care about our live show being good, so other than that, we are really excited about coming to play."We mention there's no pressure at all having a debut gig in front of 50,000 people, to which Rory lets out a laugh. "Yeah. I feel worse for him. I think we get a warm-up show for a side show in Melbourne so he will get to play to 900 people and then jump times fifty for the festivals (laughs). He's a pro, though, He's gonna do great."In the full interview, Rory talks more about their live shows and what we can expect, highlighting the differences between outdoor and indoor gigs. He ran us through three songs Good Things punters can listen to if they aren't that familiar with Dayseeker, plus the diversity of the line-up and how that is a good thing for festivals.We talked about the just released Creature In The Black Night and the early response, what Dayseeker were going for musically on album number six and how it is their most immersive album to date. He dove deeper into the lyrical content of the album and whether it is an album of hope or despair, how singing about his problems has worked over time and more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heavy-music-interviews--2687660/support.
Episode 442, including tracks from Denial of Life, The Asthma Kids, The Puncturists, Shake Them All, Popperz, Black Dogs, Soldiers of Destruction, Anti-Nowhere League, Warm Veins, and The Designs. The episode is loaded with a bunch of new music shared with us, we cover a couple great albums, and wrap up the show with a Post Metal track and an Electro - metal track.
Today you'll hear clips from interviews with Niklas Karlsson of Orbit Culture, Nils Groth of Heretoir, Molly Rennick of Living Dead Girl, Stefan De Graef of Psychonaut, Jorge Ramírez of Jet Jaguar, Harrison Seanor and Chris Arnold of Downswing, Devin Shidaker of The Acacia Strain, Skye Sweetnam of Sumo Cyco, Darius and Alex Tehrani of Spite, Tom Polzine and Zach Wheeler from Howling Giant, and Joel Holmqvist of Aviana!DiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comMusic:Orbit Culture - "Bloodhound"Heretoir - "The Ashen Falls"Living Dead Girl - "Conspiracy"Psychonaut - "Endless Currents"Jet Jaguar - "Mach 10"Downswing - "No God To Me"The Acacia Strain - "A Call Beyond"Sumo Cyco - "Shivers"Spite - "Gavel"Howling Giant - "Canyons"Aviana - "Father"
Présentée par Jeff L'aliénation désigne un état de séparation entre l'individu et ce qu'il est vraiment. D'une certaine manière, c'est le moment où une personne devient étrangère à elle-même, à ses pensées, à son corps ou au monde qui l'entoure. Forcément, c'est un thème que l'on retrouve fréquemment dans le metal obscur. Nous le percevons dans ce sixième Repas de Corbeaux à travers une chair sémantique étroitement liée au terme même d'« aliénation ». Nous conserverons ce prisme pour notre Cercle d'Écoute, avec cinq nouveaux disques qui s'imposent déjà comme des révélations au sein de leurs scènes respectives… ----- Extraits interviews Dimmu Borgir et Coroner par Nicolas Gricourt Habillage sonore : Tmdjn / IKILLWHALES Visuel de l'émission : Camille Murgue
Présentée par Jeff - [Partie Aephanemer à 0:32:19] Le nouveau numéro de Repas de Corbeaux est consacré à l'Utopie, un concept qui a donné le nom au nouvel album du groupe de death metal mélodique français AEPHANEMER. Le disque sortira ce vendredi 31 octobre via Napalm Records. Pour en savoir plus sur cet opus, nous en discutons avec la chanteuse et guitariste Marion Bascoul. Depuis la sortie de A Dream of Wilderness, il y a quatre ans, Aephanemer a parcouru un long chemin. Comme bien des groupes, les Toulousains ont connu leur lot de hauts et de bas : tournées en tête d'affiche devant des salles combles, passages dans de grands festivals, mais aussi quelques changements de line-up. De toutes ces expériences est né leur quatrième album, Utopie. La vision musicale du groupe demeure inchangée, toujours fondée sur un équilibre subtil entre death metal et musique classique. Mais cette fois-ci, Aephanemer assume pleinement sa langue natale : l'album est chanté intégralement en français. Les textes de Marion prolongent leur réflexion critique sur le monde, en s'appuyant sur des images percutantes. Également au programme de cette émission, une première partie consacrée à trois groupes qui proposent une certaine interprétation de l'Utopie avec DEPHOSPHORUS, PSYCHONAUT et ELECTROMANCY. Nous demandons aussi à James Kent de PERTURBATOR, qui vient de sortir l'album dark electro Age Of Aquarius profondément dystopique, quel est sa propre vision de l'utopie... -------- Extrait interview Perturbator [à 01:46:28] par Marion Dupont Habillage sonore : Tmdjn / IKILLWHALES Visuel de l'émission : Camille Murgue
Présentée par Jeff. Les musiciens poètes de Përl proposent avec leur nouvel album de contempler la plus complexe des architectures, celle de l'édifice humain et de ses émotions profondes. Avec une fusion des registres musicaux aussi sublime que déconcertante, vertigineuse, le groupe veut toucher au rêve comme au réel, montrant que la frontière entre les deux est parfois infime. Pour parler de ce disque qui est toujours une ode au clair-obscur, la chanteuse Aline Boussaroque se joindra à notre table pour le premier direct de notre émission. Nous reviendrons sur le parcours et l'évolution de Përl depuis notre première rencontre en 2021, sur la maturité musicale de cet opus, ainsi que sur son âme profondément littéraire. La première partie reprendra la trame thématique de notre émission insufflée par le titre même du nouvel album de Përl. Ainsi, le mélange des genres et différentes sphères du post-metal seront contributeurs de notre cercle d'écoute du soir. En Suisse, deux formations ont sorti des albums remarquables dans ce registre avec BRÉVINE et ZATOKREV. Leur vision graphique des différentes émotions et sentiments collent parfaitement à l'atmosphère de ce troisième Repas de Corbeaux. Dans un registre plus poétique et avant-gardiste, les Polonais de GORYCZ viennent tout juste de sortir l'ultime volet d'une trilogie conceptuelle. Zasypia (en français, elle s'endort), se présente comme un album cycle poétique autour de l'amour, de la perte, du silence et de la mort. Pour conclure en beauté, nous achèverons notre voyage au coeur de l'architecture de l'âme humaine avec le groupe de doom atmosphérique THE ANSWER LIES IN THE BLACK VOID. Il s'agit d'une collaboration entre la chanteuse Martina Horváth et le multi-instrumentiste Jason Köhnen. -------- Habillage sonore : Tmdjn / IKILLWHALES Visuel : Camille Murgue
Chapter 652 - "Have Fun While You're Here" ...as read by Stefan De Graef of PsychonautToday we welcome Pyschonaut guitarist and vocalist Stefan De Graef to the podcast! The new Psychonaut record, World Maker, comes out on October 24th with Pelagic Records! Stefan talks about the importance of Tony Hawk Pro Skater, the origins of Psychonaut and joining Hippotractor, fatherhood and that influenced World Maker, and more. https://psychonautband.bandcamp.com/album/world-makerhttps://pelagicrecords.indiemerch.com/b/psychonautDiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 652 Music:Psychonaut - "Endless Currents"Psychonaut - "The Story of Your Enslavement"Psychonaut - "You Are The Sky"Psychonaut - "Everything Else Is Just The Weather"
Chapter 650 - "Find Your Own Meaning In It" ...as read by Nils Groth of HeretoirToday we welcome Heretoir drummer Nils Groth to the podcast. The new Heretoir record, Solastalgia, is out now. Nils talks about how he joined Heretoir, feeling disconnected from the Hamburg metal scene, the themes and ideas behind Solastalgia, being open to trying new things and music genres, and a lot more. Just another super rad chat and I'm stoked to share it with everyone! https://www.heretoir.com/https://evilgreed.com/collections/heretoirhttps://heretoir.bandcamp.com/album/solastalgiaDiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 650 Music:Heretoir - "The Ashen Falls"Heretoir - "You Are The Night"Heretoir - "Burial"Heretoir - "Metaphor"
September RecapToday you'll hear clips from interviews with Keith Freeman of Restraining Order, Joe Cotela of DED, Jacques Vierdaz of Abraham, Jani Zubkovs of Sainthood Reps, Oskar Jakobsson of Ambush, Philip Wilhelm and León Arend from From Fall To Spring, and Jeffrey Eaton of Modern Life Is War!DiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comMusic:Restraining Order - "Know Not"DED - "Wasted"Abraham - "Naked In A Naked Sky"Sainthood Reps - "Surfer"Ambush - "Maskirovka"From Fall To Spring - "Blood"Modern Life Is War - "Talismanic"
It's time that we sit down and hash out the most important issue of our time: what exactly *IS* post metal? On this jam-damn-packed continuation of our subgenre miniseries, Jordan and I discuss our lengthy experiences in the post metal scene and try our best to hammer some square pegs into round holes. We're talking about looooooooooooooong songs with non-conventional structures and trying to figure out what post metal guys think pop music is. Bands featured on this show include Neurosis, Burst, The Ocean, Cult of Luna, Isis, Pelican, and Jesu (among many others). Folks, it's a good one. The full UNCUT and UNCENSORED edition of this program is 110 minutes long and available for your listening pleasure over at the TovH Patreon. Otherwise, the episode is free here without all that legally-objectionable copyrighted music. This program is available on Spotify. It is also available on iTunes or whatever they call it now, where you can rate, review, and subscribe. Give us money on Patreon to get exclusive bonus episodes and other cool shit.
Chapter 644 - "Maybe We Can Still Say Something About This" ...as read by Jacques Vierdaz of AbrahamToday we welcome Abraham guitarist Jacques Vierdaz to the podcast. The new Abraham record, idsungwüssä, is out Friday September 26th on Pelagic Records. Jacques talks about getting into guitar and his experience as a metal fan in Switzerland, the origins of Abraham, world building album to album, the sonic changes on the new album, and more. http://abrahamband.com/https://abrahamband.bandcamp.com/album/idsungw-ssDiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 644 Music:Abraham - "Naked In A Naked Sky"Le Baron Vampire - "Coyote Vs Machete"Abraham - "Wonderful World"
Best Of 2025 So FarToday I talk about my favorite records of 2025 so far and I look ahead to a handful of records I'm looking forward to!DiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comMusic:Echos - "Quiet In Your Service"Arch Enemy - "Blood Dynasty"Deafheaven - "Doberman"Sumac & Moor Mother - "Scene 2 - The Run"Edge Of Paradise - "Prophecy Unbound"Warbringer - "The Sword And The Cross"
Today you'll hear clips from interviews with Matt Harvey of Gruesome, Gabriel Tapper and Rasmus Booberg from Gosta Berlings Saga, Kyle Schaefer of Fallujah, Alex Garcia Rivera of Bloodhorse, Eric Kusanagi of Hiroe, Austin Evans of Orthodox, Tom Angelripper of Sodom, Kasey Karlsen of Deadland, Matthieu Kirby and John Fine of TSS, and Ryan Vanderwolk of Death Rattle!DiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comMusic:Gruesome - "Silent Echoes"Gosta Berlings Saga - "Through The Arches"Fallujah - "Kaleidoscopic Waves"Bloodhorse - "A Malign Star"Hiroe - "I've Been Waiting For You All My Life"Orthodox - "Blend In With The Weak"Sodom - "The Spirits That I Called"Deadlands - "Die In Paradise"TSS - "Something In The Way"Death Rattle - "March Of Delusion"
Chapter 623 - "What Do We Do With This Thing We Just Made" ...as read by Eric Kusanagi of HiroeToday we welcome Eric Kusanagi, guitarist for Hiroe to the podcast! The new Hiroe album, Wield, is out this Friday on Pelagic Records. Eric talks about how a spots injury led him to guitar, restarting musically in a new city, the struggle to get the album artwork they wanted, the guitar tone for Wield, and more. https://hiroe.bandcamp.com/album/wieldDiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 623 Music:Hiroe - "Tides"Hiroe - "The Approach"Hiroe - "Dancing At The End Of The World"
Today we look back at the episodes that aired in the month of May. So you'll hear from from Ben Lumber and Jack Rogers from Acres, Carlos Alverez of Behölder, Johan Längqvist of Candlemass, Daniel Winter-Bates of Bury Tomorrow, Camille Contreras of Novelists, Robert Leht and Martin Randalu of Pridian, Johan Sébenne and Pierre Anouilh of Year Of No Light, and Steve Cobucci of Wolves At The Gate!DiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comMusic:Acres - "Not So Different"Behölder - "A Pale Blood Sky"Candlemass - "Black Star"Bury Tomorrow - "Villain Arc"Novelists - "Say My Name"Pridian - "Cyanide Dream"Year Of No Light - "Interdit aux Vivants, aux Morts et aux Chiens"Wolves At The Gate - "Death Clock"
Chapter 617 - "Instinctive" ...as read by Johan Sébenne and Pierre Anouilh of Year Of No LightToday we welcome Johan Sébenne and Pierre Anouilh from French post metal band Year Of No Light to the podcast! Year Of No Light's newest release, Les Maîtres Fous, is out today on Pelagic Records. The guys talk about their music influences as a band, how the creation process has changed over the years, the origins of creating Les Maîtres Fous, the type of fan who listens to the band, and more.https://yearofnolight.com/https://yearofnolight.bandcamp.com/DiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 617 Music:Year Of No Light - "Réalgar"Year Of No Light - "Perséphone (Enna)"Year Of No Light - "Les Maîtres Fous"
Chapter 603 - "Create With No Obstacles" ...as read by Evan Diprima of Moon DestroysToday we welcome back to the podcast Evan Diprima. Evan is playing drums with Moon Destroys and their new album, She Walks By Moonlight, is out now! Evan talks about connecting with Juan and the journey the two took to get to Moon Destroys and the current iteration of the band, evolving their sound, the benefits of having creative control and freedom, and more.https://asthestorygrows.com/episodes/evan-diprima-of-royal-thunderhttps://moondestroys.bandcamp.com/album/she-walks-by-moonlighthttps://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/DiscordEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 603 Music:Moon Destroys - "The Nearness Of June"Moon Destroys - "Only"
Send us a textKansas City-based post-metal duo Idle Heirs, featuring Coalesce frontman Sean Ingram and producer/musician Josh Barber, have announced the release of their debut album, Life Is Violence, dropping April 11th, 2025. The album will be celebrated with a record release show the same evening at Warehouse on Broadway in Kansas City, MO, alongside metal heavyweights Norma Jean.Born from necessity and personal upheaval, Life Is Violence is a searing, emotionally charged collection of eight tracks written and recorded in complete creative isolation at Ocean Sound Studio in Norway. The collaboration between Ingram and Barber—longtime friends and kindred spirits—came to fruition after years of false starts, catalyzed by Barber's self-imposed writing retreat in the Pacific Northwest. Surrounded by storms and solitude, he created the sonic foundation for what would become Idle Heirs.The band recently appeared on The Vulgar Display of Podcast, part of The Barn Podcast Network, in which Ingram and Barber discussed their intense creative process, the album's introspective themes of grief, generational trauma, and paternal legacy, and why they originally never intended for these songs to be shared publicly.Singles like Dead Ringer and Pillow Talk give a glimpse into the band's dynamic range—melding haunting atmosphere, crushing weight, and a raw vocal performance that sees Ingram pushing into new territory far beyond his hardcore roots.With Life Is Violence, Idle Heirs offer more than an album—they deliver a moment of vulnerability and defiance, shaped by isolation, purpose, and love.Catch Idle Heirs live on April 11 at Warehouse on Broadway for their official album release show.www.BetterHelp.com/TheBarnhttp://www.betterhelp.com/TheBarn http://www.betterhelp.com/TheBarnThis episode is sponsored by www.betterhelp.com/TheBarn and brought to you as always by The Barn Media Group. YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@TheBarnPodcastNetwork SPOTIFY https://open.spotify.com/show/09neXeCS8I0U8OZJroUGd4?si=2f9b8dfa5d2c4504 APPLE https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1625411141 I HEART RADIO https://www.iheart.com/podcast/97160034/ AMAZON https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7aff7d00-c41b-4154-94cf-221a808e3595/the-barn
Chapter 602 - "Waiting For Something To Fall In Front Of Us" ...as read by Josh Barber of Idle HeirsToday we welcome Josh Barber from Idle Heirs to the podcast. Idle Heirs debut record, Life Is Violence, is out this Friday on Relapse Records! Josh talks about his musical journey and the scene in Kansas City, how being young and cocky got him started as an audio engineer, working as Norma Jean's producer, and then we dive into connecting Sean, starting Idle Heirs, and all things Life Is Violence.https://idleheirs.bandcamp.com/album/life-is-violencehttps://www.relapse.com/collections/idle-heirshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/Discordhttps://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowsEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 602 Music:Idle Heirs - "Rare Bird"Idle Heirs - "Dead Ringer"Idle Heirs - "Pillow Talk"
Chapter 597 - "Sit With It and Have A Picture Come To Your Mind" ...as read by TelepathyToday we welcome Piotr Turek and Richard Powley from Telepathy to the podcast. The new Telepathy record, Transmissions, is out this Friday On Pelagic Records! The guys talk about their musical backgrounds and how the band came together, the dynamics and balancing being family and a band, the prophetic nature and timeliness of Burn Embrace with the Covid pandemic, the process of delivering a theme or vibe with instrumental music, their relationship with Pelagic and more!https://www.telepathyband.com/https://telepathyband.bandcamp.com/musichttps://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/DiscordEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 597 Music:Telepathy - "Oath"Telepathy - "Pariah"
Chapter 592 - "Inject The Sound With Hope And Optimism" ...as read by SOMToday we welcome Mike and Will from SOM to the podcast! The new SOM record. Let The Light In, is out today on Pelagic Records! The guys talk about their musical backgrounds, how their previous bands and collective label led to making music together, navigating obstacles throughout their career, the vision for the new record, streaming, and more! https://www.som.band/https://asthestorygrows.substack.com/https://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowsDiscordEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 592 Music:SOM - "Give Blood"SOM - "Moment"SOM - "Chemicals"
Cullen and Mason chat with Felipe from Canadian post-metal band, Nrthrn. They chat about how the band started, their musical influences, and much more.Check out Nrthrn here: https://shop.nrthrnmusic.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel: youtube.com/@theblacksheeppodcastFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theblacksheeppodcastBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blacksheep-podcast-presented-by-hm-magazine--2258933/support.
Send us a textLaurent Schroeder-Lebec of Pelican joins the Vulgar Display of Podcast to discuss their highly anticipated 2025 U.S. tour with Russian Circles, kicking off at Delmar Hall in St. Louis on Monday, March 3rd. After returning to the band following Dallas Thomas' departure in 2022, Schroeder-Lebec brings fresh energy to Pelican's evolving sound, which is fully realized in their upcoming album, Flickering Resonance, released via Run For Cover Records.Since forming in 2000, Pelican has remained a defining force in instrumental heavy music, blending post-metal, doom, post-hardcore, and space-rock influences into a sound that is both crushing and deeply atmospheric. Flickering Resonance sees the band embracing a renewed sense of collaboration, reflecting on their journey while pushing forward into new sonic territories. With tracks like "Evergreen," "Indelible," and "Cascading Crescent," the album captures the beauty in resilience, transformation, and collective creativity.
Send us a textMike Sullivan, guitarist of the legendary instrumental trio Russian Circles, joins Vulgar Display of Podcast alongside Jeff and Calvin of Not Waving but Drowning to discuss their show tonight at Delmar Hall in St. Louis, MO!With Russian Circles set to tour the U.S. in 2025—joined by Pelican on all dates—Sullivan reflects on the band's evolution, their upcoming performance at Hellfest 2025 (headlining the Valley stage in Clisson, France), and his experiences working with artists like Chelsea Wolfe and NBC Sports.Since their formation in the wake of Dakota Dakota, Russian Circles have built a massive international following, playing alongside Tool, Clutch, High On Fire, and gracing legendary festival stages like Bonnaroo, Roadburn, and ArcTangent.
Welcome to Start The Beat—a podcast documenting the Pittsburgh music scene's past, present, and future. This episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, and wherever you listen to podcasts. Links available at https://briansikeshowe.com/startthebeat. Start The Beat is proudly sponsored by Hellbender Vinyl.
Chapter 583 - "Appreciate Exploration" ...as read by CloakroomToday we welcome Doyle Martin and Tim Remis from Cloakroom to the podcast. Cloakroom will release Last Leg Of The Human Table on February 28th with Closed Casket Activities. We spend some time hanging out before the guys dive into the origins of the band, talk about lineup changes, the themes on the new record, and more. https://cloakroom.bandcamp.com/album/last-leg-of-the-human-tableDiscordhttps://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 583 Music:Cloakroom - "Unbelonging"Cloakroom - "Lost Meaning"Cloakroom - "A Force At Play"Cloakroom - "Bad Larry"