135. Do Hip-Hop Sequels Ever Hit The Same?

Lauren Lakis recently released her new album "Deadlights" on Riding Easy Records and we had the pleasure of sitting down and talking with her about the album, songwriting, touring and more! This album is packed with all that 90's alternative sound with a modern touch that you've been missing. Check it out streaming everywhere today. Lauren Lakis | Riding Easy Recs | Buy Album | Noise Avocation

If you're headed to this years Record Store Day April 18th and you've browsed through the list you may have stumbled across a release called "Drum Corpse", maybe even checked out the cover on the RSD website and thought to yourself "man that looks awesome but I am not really sure what it is". Well here we have the two main guys behind the project to tell you all about its foundation and the idea behind it. Aaron runs Skinsuit Communications which is the label behind the release, and David is the drummer for Season To Risk along with other projects who had the idea for the release.Noise Avocation | Skinsuit Communications | Drum Corpse

Alex and Jason from Temple of Void come on the show to talk with us about their upcoming album "The Crawl" which will be released this Friday, March 6th. It is the 5th full length record from the band and the second released through Relapse Records. We had the pleasure of hearing the album in advance and get to talk with them about what is different about this album, the recording process, artwork, and much more.Noise Avocation | ToV IG | ToV Bandcamp | Relapse Records

We had the pleasure of getting to chat with 2 of the members of California's Black Metal band "Satanic Terrorist". They released a self title EP last year that you can find HERE tune into the full interview to hear about the EP and a bit of details about how the band started. Checkout their social media below and follow us if you're not already.Noise Avocation | Satanic Terrorist | YouTube

Dan and Ryan of the Michigan band "Big Life" come on the show to talk to us about the band and their latest album "The Cost of Progress" released on Setterwind Records. An awesome blend of melodic punk rock with a message and a purpose. This record was on our favorites of the year and for great reason, it demands repeat listening and is very catchy. Check it out everywhere today and pick up your copy from their Bandcamp while they're still available. Noise Avocation | Big Life | Setterwind Records | YouTube

Welcome into the new year, last year was great for music and had tons of good releases and this year is already starting off strong. Converge will be putting out their 11th studio album "Love is Not Enough" Feb. 13th. So we wanted to take a little time to look back on the Converge catalog and give our collective ranking of the worst to best albums in their discography. Noise Avocation | YouTube | Apple Podcasts

Jacob who fronts the band "All Hell" out of North Carolina comes on the show to talk to us about the band, their latest album, shows, and more. Their new album "Sunsetter" was released October 10th this year and is a must hear for metal releases this year! check it out on all streaming services and hit the links below to follow them on Instagram and pick up the record released from "Terminus Hate City"Noise Avocation | All Hell | Terminus Hate City | Sunsetter Vinyl

Overthrow was formed in 1996 in Long Island NY and released their debut album "React" through Triple Crown Records, played some big shows early on in their career and a few reunion shows along the way. They are now back after many years releasing a brand new album "Setting The Price" available to stream everywhere now. Anthony and Chris come on to give us some insight into the new record, some history of the band, and much more.Noise Avocation | Overthrow | What Lies Ahead Podcast | Overthrow Linktree

We are back! its been a few months since we released anything but we have been busy. Inspired by some of the recent hip-hop sequel albums being released recently "Alfredo 2", "Supreme Clientele 2", "Muddy Waters 2" and so forth. We wanted to take a look back on some of the first and second albums in hip-hop and give our take on whether the sequel lives up to, or tops the previous. Check it out on all streaming platforms today. Noise Avocation | YouTube

Hardesty was a short lived band in the Seattle area around 2000-2003. They originally released an 8 song EP and recorded a handful of other tracks that never seen the light of day up until recently when Indecision Records decided to release the EP and the unreleased tracks on a very limited vinyl release. Vocalist "Eagle" of the band came on the show to give us a back story on the band and what they have been up to between then and now, some of the other projects they have been working on, an upcoming reunion show, and more! Check it out streaming everywhere today. Noise Avocation | Hardesty | Indecision Records