Alex Garcia Rivera of Bloodhorse

Chapter 628 - "Things Couldn't Be Any Better Than They Are" ...as read by Ryan Vanderwolk of Death RattleToday we welcome Death Rattle guitarist Ryan Vanderwolk to the podcast! The new Death Rattle record, The Moral Chokehold Is out now on Streaming platforms, with the vinyl, cd, and Bandcamp versions being released on July 11th with M Theory Audio. Ryan talks about the impact of Ride The Lightning, the break the band took before reconvening for The Moral Chokehold, touring in Europe as a smaller band, and more. https://deathrattle333.bandcamp.com/album/the-moral-chokeholdDiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: [email protected] 628 Music:Death Rattle - "The Light"Death Rattle - "Immersed In The Black"Death Rattle - "Social War Machine"Death Rattle - "The Darkness"

Chapter 627 - "If You Sell It Well" ...as read by TSSToday we welcome John and Matthieu from French band TSS to the podcast. Their new record, End Of Time, is out today on Fearless Records. The guys talk about writing music that’s genre fluid, how switching genres has hurt their fanbase, signing with Fearless, the work they've already done to find success, and more. https://thesundaysadness.com/https://thesundaysadness.bandcamp.com/album/end-of-timeDiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: [email protected] 627 Music:TSS - "Killing Me"TSS - "Something In The Way"TSS - "Dead"

Chapter 626 - "An Opportunity To Look Inward" ...as read by Kasey Karlsen of DeadlandsToday we welcome Deadlands front woman Kasey Karlsen to the podcast! Deadlands' Spinefarm Records debut ep, Seven, is out this Friday! Kasey talks about her brother’s influence in her musical inspiration, starting her YouTube channel, the desire to be in a band and not a content creator, tackling a concept for the band’s debut, and more.https://deadlandsband.com/DiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: [email protected] 626 Music:Deadlands - "Villain"Dealands - "Limbo"Deadlands - "Kundalini" 

Chapter 625 - "This Music Will Never Die" ...as read by Tom Angelripper of SodomToday we welcome Tom Angelripper from legendary thrash metal band Sodom to the podcast! The new Sodom record, The Arsonist, is out this Friday on Steamhammer Records. Tom talks about working with Steamhammer throughout Sodom’s career, the German Big Four and not worrying about Sodom’s legacy, finding lyrical inspiration for 40 years, and more. https://www.sodomized.info/https://sodomofficial.bandcamp.com/DiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: [email protected] 625 Music:Sodom - "Battle Of The Harvest Moon"Sodom - "Electrocution"Sodom - "Witchhunter"Sodom - "Return To God In Parts"

Chapter 624 - "This Is What We Live For" ...as read by Austin Evans of OrthodoxToday we welcome Orthodox guitarist Austin Evans to the podcast! Orthodox released A Door Left Open back on June 6th  through Century Media Records. Austin talks about how being good at recorder led him to a love of music, how he became straight edge, wanting to make his mark as a songwriter with Orthodox and how that evolved with A Door Left Open, and more. https://orthodoxtn.com/https://orthodoxtn.bandcamp.com/DiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: [email protected] 624 Music:Orthodox - "Can You Save Me"Orthodox - "Blend In With The WeaK'Orthodox - "Sacred Place"Orthodox - "Will You Hate Me"

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: [email protected] 623 Music:Hiroe - "Tides"Hiroe - "The Approach"Hiroe - "Dancing At The End Of The World"

Chapter 622 - "The Definitive Album For Us" ...as read by Alex Garcia Rivera of BloodhorseToday we welcome Bloodhorse drummer Alex Garcia Rivera to the podcast. Bloodhorse released A Malign Star last Friday with Iodine Recordings! Alex talks about Mystic Valley Studios and the joy of analog recording, his journey of musical discovery, the inception of Bloodhorse and the band’s journey to Iodine and A Malign Star, and more. https://iodinerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/a-malign-starhttps://bloodhorsetl.bandcamp.com/musichttps://deathwishinc.com/collections/iodine-recordings/products/bloodhorse-a-malign-starhttps://chromeoverbrass.bandcamp.com/DiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: [email protected] 622 Music:Bloodhorse - "Saboteur"Bloodhorse - "A Malign Star"Bloodhorse - "House Of Burden"Bloodhorse - "Illumination"

Chapter 621 - "It Is A Concept Album" ...as read by Kyle Schaefer of FallujahToday we welcome Fallujah vocalist Kyle Schaefer to the podcast! Fallujah’s new record, Xenotaph, is out this Friday on Nuclear Blast Records. Kyle talks about not worrying about the pressure of joining an established band, the vision behind the band’s new record, recapturing the technical and heavy elements, and a lot more.https://fallujah.bandcamp.com/https://shop.nuclearblast.com/collections/new-releases/products/fallujah-xenotaph-pre-orderDiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: [email protected] 621 Music:Fallujah - "Kaleidoscopic Waves"Fallujah - "Labyrinth of Stone"Fallujah - "Xenotaph"

Chapter 620 - "Quite Hopeful and Glorious" ...as read by Gabriel Tapper and Rasmus Booberg from Gosta Berlings SagaToday we welcome Gabriel Tapper and Rasmus Booberg from Gosta Berlings Saga to the podcast ! The new Gosta record, Forever Now, is out today on Pelagic Records! The guys talk about they each joined the band, the trials of trying to find their scene, coming up with themes for album titles and songs, the commitment to not using backing tracks, and a lot more! https://gostaberlingssaga.bandcamp.com/DiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: [email protected] 620 Music:Gosta Berlings Saga - "Through The Arches"Gosta Berlings Saga - "Fragment 1" 

Chapter 619 - "The Weirdest Band Origin Story" ...as read by Matt Harvey of GruesomeToday we welcome Exhumed and Gruesome frontman Matt Harvey to the podcast! The new Gruesome record, Silent Echoes, is out this Friday on Relapse Records! Matt talks about the discovering death metal, his long relationship with Relapse Records, how the idea for Gruesome was born, having Death’s discography as a guide path for each Gruesome release, and more! https://gruesomedeathmetal.bandcamp.com/musichttps://www.relapse.com/collections/gruesomehttps://exhumed.bandcamp.com/musichttps://www.relapse.com/collections/exhumedDiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: [email protected] 619 Music:Gruesome - "A Darkened Window"Exhumed - "Necromaniac"Gruesome - "Savage Land"Gruesome - "Condemned Identity"