Chapter 617 - "Instinctive" ...as read by Johan Sébenne and Pierre Anouilh of Year Of No Light

Today 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/

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Chapter 617 Music:

Year Of No Light - "Réalgar"

Year Of No Light - "Perséphone (Enna)"

Year Of No Light - "Les Maîtres Fous"

Chapter 616 - "Emotionally Loaded" ...as read by Robert Leht and Martin Randalu of Pridian

Today we welcome Robert and Martin from Estonian metal band Pridian to the podcast! Pridian released their Century Media debut, Venetian Dark, last Friday. The guys talk about the generational divides in Estonia, how the music scene is changing in Estonia, the history of the band, the themes behind Venetian Dark, trying to navigate their future on a bigger scale, and a lot more.

https://pridianband.com/

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Chapter 616 Music:

Pridian - "Endless"

Peidian - "Near Dark"

Pridian - "Out For Blood"

Chapter 615 - "A Shared Emotion" ...as read by Camille Contreras of Novelists

Today we welcome Camille Contreras, vocalist for French metalcore band Novelists! The new Novelists album, Coda, is out today on Novemvrks Records! Camille talks about growing up in Marseille and discovering the local hardcore and punk scene, how joining Novelists helped evolve the band’s sound, wanting to see more French band’s embrace the French language in their music, the creation of the art for Coda, and more!

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Chapter 615 Music:

Novelists - "Coda"

Novelists - "All For Nothing"

Novelists - "Say My Name"

Chapter 614 - "Beauty In Tragedy" ...as read by Daniel Winter-Bates of Bury Tomorrow

Today we welcome Bury Tomorrow frontman Daniel Winter-Bates to the podcast! The new Bury Tomorrow record, Will You Haunt Me With That Same Patience, will be out this Friday on Sony and Music For Nations. Daniel talks about his methodical approach to improving as a vocalist and lyricist, signing with a major label, making music for the fans, and a lot more.

https://www.bury-tomorrow.com/

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Chapter 614 Music:

Bury Tomorrow - "What If I Burn"

Bury Tomorrow - "Abandon Us"

Bury Tomorrow - "Let Go"

Bury Tomorrow - "Forever The Night"

Chapter 613 - "40 Years Of Doom" ...as read by Johan Längqvist of Candlemass

Today we welcome Candlemass vocalist Johan Längqvist to the podcast! The new Candlemass ep, Black Star, is out today on Napalm Records! Johan talks about about his involvement in the debut Candlemass record, being a pioneer of the doom metal genre, rejoining the band after a 30+ year layoff, celebrating 40 years as a band, the future, and more.

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https://napalmrecordsamerica.com/candlemass

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Chapter 613 Music:

Candlemass - "Black Star"

Candlemass - "Solitude"

Candlemass - "Splendor Demon Majesty"

Chapter 612 - "Falling Back In Love With My Inner Nerd" ...as read by Carlos Alverez of Behölder

Today we welcome Carlos Alverez guitarist for Power Doom band Behölder to the podcast! Behölder released In The Temple Of The Tyrant on April 25th with Black Lion Records. Carlos talks about what stuck and what didn’t of his families musical influence, trying to find his place when a power metal scene didn’t exist, how doom metal and Dungeons & Dragons collide with Behölder, and a lot more.

https://beholderblacklion.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-temple-of-the-tyrant

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Chapter 612 Music:

Behölder - "A Pale Blood Sky"

Behölder - "Dungeon Crawl"

Behölder - "Draconian"

Behölder - "I Magus"

Chapter 611 - "A Really Nice Stepping Stone" ...as read by Acres

Today we welcome Ben Lumber and Jack Rogers from Acres to the podcast. The new Acres record, The Host, is out today on Solid State Records! The guys talk about their musical backgrounds, how they each ended up joining Acres, signing with Solid State Records, releasing a lot of music quickly, and more.

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Chapter 611 Music:

Acres - "Bloodlust"

Acres - "Leave You To Rot"

Acres - "A Different Shade Of Misery"

Acres - "Built To Bleed"

Today we look back at all the episodes released in April, featuring conversations with Lotta Ruutiainen of Luna Kills, Mark Goodwin of Sick Puppies, Johannes and Matthias Clemens from Warfield, Josh Barber of Idle Heirs, Evan Diprima of Moon Destroys, Lauren Babic, Alan Robert of Life Of Agony, Izzy from Glare, Tūranga Morgan-Edmonds of Alien Weaponry, Tony Piccoli of Imminent Sonic Destruction, and Cera Gibson!

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Music:

Luna Kills - "Sugar Rush"

Sick Puppies - "Going Places"

Warfield - "Appetitive Aggression"

Idle Heirs - "Pillow Talk"

Moon Destroys - "The Nearness Of June"

Lauren Babic - "Breathe You In"

Vulvarine - "The Drugs, The Love, The Pain"

Life Of Agony - "Lay Down"

Glare - "Mourning Haze"

Alien Weaponry - "Mau Moko"

Imminent Sonic Destruction - "Floodgate 1"

Cera Gibson - "I Found God"