As The Story Grows

Chapter 598 - "Everything We Listened To Weaseled It's Way Into The Sound" ...as read by Sungwoo Jeong of AversedToday we welcome Aversed guitarist Sungwoo Jeong to the podcast. Aversed released their new record, Erasure Of Color, last Friday with M Theory Audio. Sungwoo talks about his struggles as a young immigrant in America, the impact of Headbangers Ball, the band going through a change in vocalist, the musical direction on Erasure Of Color, and more.https://aversed.bandcamp.com/musichttps://m-theoryaudio.com/storehttps://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/DiscordEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 598 Music:Aversed - "To Cover Up The Sky"Aversed - "Lucid Decapitation"Aversed - "Erasure Of Color"Aversed - "Departures"

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 596 - "Heaven Is Really About Life and Hope" ...as read by John Maiello of Dead BarsToday we welcome Dead Bars frontman John Maiello to the podcast. The new Dead Bars record, All Dead Bars Go To Heaven, is out now on Iodine Recordings. John talks about being exposed to punk at a very young age and growing up as the New Jersey scene was starting to take off, teaching himself to play guitar and how that lead to Dead Bars, the band regrouping after Covid lockdowns to create something meaningful, and more.https://deadbars.bandcamp.com/album/all-dead-bars-go-to-heavenhttps://deathwishinc.com/collections/iodine-recordings/products/dead-bars-all-dead-bars-go-to-heavenhttps://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/DiscordEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 596 Music:Dead Bars - "I Wanna Be A Ghost"Dead Bars - "Give The Metalhead A Hug"

Chapter 595 - "A Bit More Nuanced " ...as read by KatlaToday we welcome Katla to the podcast! Katla’s Napalm Records debut, Scandinavian Pain, is out today! The guys talk about how being doom metal fans lead them to being a band, the lyrical themes that have been a part of the band’s DNA, figuring out the touring landscape that’s possible for them, and more!https://label.napalmrecords.com/katlahttps://katladk.bandcamp.com/https://asthestorygrows.substack.com/https://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowsDiscordEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 595 Music:Katla - "Taurus"Katla - "Dead Lover" 

Chapter 594 - "Keep Ourselves Inspired and Motivated" ...as read by Daniel Erlandsson of Arch EnemyToday we welcome Arch Enemy drummer Daniel Erlandsson to the podcast! The new Arch Enemy record, Blood Dynasty, is out next Friday, March 28th, on Century Media Records. Daniel explains why he wasn’t the main drummer on Stigmata, the band staying with Century Media over the year, how the band approaches writing new material, wanting to showcases Alissa’s vocal range more on Blood Dynasty, and more! https://www.archenemy.net/en/https://asthestorygrows.substack.com/Discordhttps://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowsEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 594 Music:Arch Enemy - "Liars & Thieves"Arch Enemy - "Dark Insanity"Arch Enemy - "Bridge Of Destiny" Arch Enemy - "Heart Of Darkness"Arch Enemy - "Handshake With Hell"Arch Enemy - "Paper Tiger"

Chapter 593 - "Wrath And Ruin" ...as read by John Kevill of WarbringerToday we welcome Warbringer frontman John Kevill to the podcast! Warbringer’s new album, Wrath and Ruin, was released last Friday with Napalm Records! John talks about why he loves thrash metal, how his love for history influences the band’s lyrical direction, the origin’s of the band’s name, the theme behind Wrath and Ruin, and more.https://warbringermusic.com/https://asthestorygrows.substack.com/https://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowsDiscordEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 593 Music:Warbringer - "The Sword And The Cross"Warbringer - "A Better World"

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" 

Chapter 591 - "There's Almost No Room For Authenticity " ...as read by Frank Te Riet of CryptosisToday we welcome Cryptosis bassist Frank Te Riet to the podcast. Cryptosis released their new record, Celestial Death, last Friday with Century Media Records. Frank talks about the metal scene in the Netherlands, the origins of the band and their name, the band evolving their sound on Celestial Death, the theme behind the new record, and more. https://www.centurymedia.com/artist/cryptosishttps://centurymedia.bandcamp.com/album/celestial-death-24-bit-hd-audiohttps://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowsDiscordhttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 591 Music:Cryptosis - "Faceless Matter"Cryptosis - "Decypher"Cryptosis - "Ascending"Cryptosis - "Cryptosphere" 

Chapter 590 - "A Stand Off Between Consciousness And Artificial Intelligence" ...as read by Margarita Monet of Edge Of ParadiseToday I’m stoked to welcome Edge of Paradise front woman Margarita Monet to the podcast! Edge Of Paradise’s Napalm Records debut, Prophecy, is out today! Margarita talks about the culture shock of moving from Moscow to Texas, her journey to becoming a front woman for a rock band, the ups and downs of pursuing music as a career, the themes on Prophecy, and more. https://www.edgeofparadiseband.com/https://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowsDiscordhttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 590 Music:Edge Of Paradise - "Prophecy Unbound"Edge Of Paradise - "Death Note"

Chapter 589 - "I Just Wanted To Make A Record" ...as read by George Hirsch of StaticloneToday we welcome former Blacklisted frontman George Hirsch to the podcast. George is now fronting a new band, Staticlone, and their debut LP, Better Living Through Static Vision, is out this Friday on Relapse Records. George talks about growing up in Philadelphia and how hardcore was ingrained in the culture around him, how signing to Deathwish changed his life, how painting reconnected George to making music, and a lot more. https://staticlone.bandcamp.com/album/better-living-through-static-visionhttps://www.relapse.com/collections/staticlone https://asthestorygrows.substack.com/Discordhttps://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowsEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 589 Music:Staticlone - "Honeycomb"Blacklisted - "Memory Lane"Staticlone - "Alone In Philadelphia"Staticlone - "Thin Places"Staticlone - "Red Eye"

Today we look back at all the interviews that aired in February. Featuring snippets of conversations with Bjorn Strid of The Night Flight Orchestra, Chris Kelly of Hillhaven, Cameron Humphrey of Love Is Noise, Tim and Doyle of Cloakroom, Lewis and Sam of Oversize, Joel Stroetzel of Killswitch Engage, Katerina Nicole, Jeremy Galindo of you, infinite, and John and Amy of Year of The Cobra!https://asthestorygrows.substack.com/Discordhttps://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowsEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comMusic:The Night Flight Orchestra - "Like The Beating Of A Heart"Hillhaven - "Sycophants"Love Is Noise - "Soft Glow"Oversize - "Vital Signs"Cloakroom - "Unbelonging"Killswitch Engage - "Discordant Nation"Katerina Nicole - "House Of Cards"you, infinite - "Shine Eternal"Year Of The Cobra - "War Drop"

Chapter 588 - "We Finally Made The Record We've Been Trying To Make" ...as read by Year Of The CobraToday we welcome Amy and John from Year Of The Cobra to the podcast! The new self-titled Year Of The Cobra record is out today on Prophecy Productions! The band talks about meeting in LA and deciding to make music together, what drew them towards sludge and doom metal, feeling like the finally captured their identity on this record, and more!https://yearofthecobra.bandcamp.com/album/year-of-the-cobrahttps://us.prophecy.de/us/Artists/Year-of-the-Cobra/Year-Of-The-Cobra-Year-Of-The-Cobra.htmlhttps://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/DiscordEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 588 Music:Year Of The Cobra - "Full Sails"Year Of The Cobra - "Alone"Year Of The Cobra - "Daemonium"Slower - "Hellfire"Year Of The Cobra - "War Drop"

Chapter 587 - "The Meaning Of The Song Can Be Translated By The Listener" ...as read by Jeremy Galindo Today we welcome Jeremy Galindo to the podcast! Jeremy is one of the founders of legendary post rock band This Will Destroy You. Jeremy has a new album coming out under the name you, infinite, with former This Will Destroy You member Raymond Brown. That album is self-titled and releasing this Friday on Pelagic Records! Jeremy talks about the early days of This Will Destroy You, his initial pushback to being called a post rock band, the split that gave us two versions of This Will Destroy You, and then he deep dives into the new album’s concept, creation, and more. https://youinfinite.bandcamp.com/album/you-infinitehttps://www.athousandarmsstore.com/collections/youinfiniteDiscordhttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/https://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowsEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 587 Music:you, infinite - "Throughlines"This Will Destroy You - "Threads"This Will Destroy You - "Communal Blood"you

Chapter 586 - "Trying To Stay Happy And At Peace" ...as read by Katerina NicoleToday we welcome newcomer Katerina Nicole to the podcast. Katerina’s debut ep, Serene In Violent Oceans came out last Friday. Katerina talks about growing up in a small town, the new found drive to pursue a musical career, transitioning from electronic music to hard rock, navigating life as a new artist, and more. https://katerinanicolemusic.com/https://asthestorygrows.substack.com/https://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowsDiscordEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 586 Music:Katerina Nicole - "What I Know Now"Katerina Nicole - "Sunset In Your Love"Katerina Nicole - "Darkling"

Chapter 585 - "Write Songs That We Like" ...as read by Joel Stroetzel of Killswitch EngageToday we welcome Killswitch Engage guitarist Joel Stroetzel to the podcast. The new Killswitch Engage record, This Consequence, is out today on Metal Blade Records. Joel talks about getting into metal and playing guitar, the pressure of being a career musician, the evolution of songwriting as a band, keeping things in house, and more. https://killswitchengage.com/https://asthestorygrows.substack.com/Discordhttps://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowsEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 585 Music:Killswitch Engage - "Forever Aligned"Killswitch Engage - "My Last Serenade"Killswitch Engage - "The Signal Fire"Killswitch Engage - "Us Against The World"Killswitch Engage - "I Believe"

Chapter 584 - "Finding Their Own Meaning" ...as read by OversizeToday we welcome to the podcast Lewis and Sam from UK rock band Oversize! Oversize will release their Sharptone Records debut, Vital Signs, next Friday, February 28th. The guys talk about small town scenes, the bands that inspired Oversize, shoegaze as a catchall genre, the struggle of finding single artwork that gels with the album art, and more. https://sharptonerecords.co/collections/oversizehttps://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/DiscordEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 584 Music:Oversize - "Vital Signs"Oversize - "Fall Apart" 

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"

Chapter 582 - "We Created A New World To Exist In" ...as read by Cameron Humphrey of Love Is NoiseToday we welcome Cameron Humphrey, frontman for Love Is Noise, to the podcast! Love is Noise will release To Live A Different Way, this Friday via Century Media Records. Cameron talks about the influence of his dad on his musical obsession, putting on shows as a teenager, wanting to create something unique musically, capturing listeners attention, and more. https://loveisnoise.world/https://centurymedia.store/collections/Love-Is-Noisehttps://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/DiscordEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 582 Music:Love Is Noise - "To Live A Different Way" 

Chapter 581 - "Keep It Going And See What It Can Do" ...as read by Chris Kelly of HillhavenToday we welcome Hillhaven frontman Chris Kelly to the podcast. Chris was also a founding member of Galactic Empire. Chris talks about the impact the School of Rock school had on his musical trajectory, the trials of trying to make it as a musician, Galactic Empire’s accidental rise to fame, the reason he decided to start a new project, and more. https://asthestorygrows.substack.com/Discordhttps://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowsEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 581 Music:Hillhaven - "Sycophants"Galactic Empire - "Duel Of The Fates"Hillhaven - "Temple & Tomb"

Chapter 580 - "Find The Joy In The Music Again" ...as read by Bjorn StridToday we welcome Bjorn Strid to the podcast! Bjorn is obviously most well known as the frontman for Soilwork but Bjorn as also fronted The Night Flight Orchestra for nearly two decades. The Night Flight Orchestra released their Napalm Records debut, Give Us The Moon, last Friday. Bjorn talks about the eclectic music scene in Sweden, his desire to do something outside of metal which led to The Night Flight Orchestra, how the band’s sound has shifted, creating music that’s genuine, honoring David Andersson on this record, and more.https://thenightflightorchestra.com/https://www.soilwork.org/https://thenightflightorchestra.bandcamp.com/album/give-us-the-moonhttps://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/DiscordEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 580 Music:The Night Flight Orchestra - "Way To Spend The Night"Soilwork - "As We Speak"The Night Flight Orchestra - "Give Us The Moon"