Eric Kusanagi of Hiroe

Chapter 629 - "Something For Every Type Of Sensibility" ...as read by Ben Parker and Alizon Taho from Calva LouiseToday we welcome Ben Parker and Alizon Taho from Calva Louise to the podcast! Calva Louise will release Edge Of the Abyss this Friday, July 11th, with Mascot Records. The guys talk about they managed to end up in England, the musical influences that tie the band together, connecting with fans whether the songs are in English or Spanish, finding different online paths to connect with fans, a more. https://calvalouise.bandcamp.com/album/edge-of-the-abyss-albumhttps://www.mascotlabelgroup.com/collections/calva-louiseDiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: [email protected] 629 Music:Calva Louise - "Aimless"Calva Louise - "Lo Que Vale"Calva Louise - "Impeccable"

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: [email protected]: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 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"