As The Story Grows

Chapter 701 - "You Can't Have Stuff That's Not Relatable" ...as read by Witch Ripper Today we welcome Curtis Parker and Joe Eck from Witch Ripper to the podcast ! The new Witch Ripper record, Through The Hourglass, is out today on Magnetic Eye Records! The guys talk about the current state of the Seattle music scene, the trope of stoner/doom/sludge band names, storytelling with music and album artwork, trying to define their sound, and a lot more. https://witchripper.bandcamp.com/https://en.merhq.net/en/Artists/Witch-Ripper/DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 701 Music: Witch Ripper - "The Portal" Witch Ripper - "Hydra" Witch Ripper - "Symmetry Of The Hourglass" Witch Ripper - "The Spiral Eye"

Chapter 700 - "Give You The Thing You Didn't Know You Wanted" ...as read by Adam Kerr of As Everything Unfolds Today we welcome As Everything Unfolds guitarist Adam Kerr to the podcast! As Everything Unfolds will release their new album, Did You Ask To Be Set Free, this Friday on Century Media Records! Adam talks about the joy and randomness of music discovery, the band finding success during Covid lockdowns, making the jump to Century Media, the vision and theme behind Did You Ask To Be Set Free, and more. https://www.aseverythingunfolds.com/DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 700 Music: As Everything Unfolds - "Set In Flow" As Everything Unfolds - "Point Of View" As Everything Unfolds - "Gasoline"

Chapter 699 - "It Might Work One Day" ...as read by Nick and Dawson of The Props Today we welcome Nick Ruiz and Dawson Henry from indie rock band The Props to the podcast. The Props will release their new ep, Arrow, this Friday on Blue Grape Music! The guys talk about their music backgrounds and getting started in music, how they came together as a band, the art of songwriting, and more. https://bluegrapemusic.com/artists/the-propsDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 699 Music: The Props - "Arrow" The Props - "Se Llama (Tell Me What You Want)"

Chapter 698 - "Suddenly People Had Us On The Map" ...as read by Maik Weinhardt of Messticator Today we welcome Maik Weinhardt, drummer for German death metal band Messticator to the podcast! Messticator released Total Mastery back on March 13th with Testimony Records. Maik talks about the influence of his father and uncle, convincing his family to let him play drums, how Wacken helped Messticator gain some notoriety, the theme of Total Mastery, and more. https://messticator.bandcamp.com/album/total-masteryhttps://en.testimonyrecords.de/en/Artists/Messticator/Messticator-Total-Mastery.htmlDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 698 Music: Messticator - "The Pit Awaits" Messticator - "The Pitslayer" Messticator - "Bloodsport" Messticator - "Skeletal Thorns"

Chapter 697 - "A Strong Metal Scene" ...as read by Marton Kertesz of Rivers Ablaze Today we welcome Marton Kertesz, guitarist for Hungarian blackened death metal band Rivers Ablaze to the podcast! Rivers Ablaze released Inexternal Dread last Friday on Inertial Music. Marton talks about getting into metal and the scene in Budapest, how playing jazz guitar influenced his playing and writing, starting Rivers Ablaze and the band’s evolution, the rough idea behind Inexternal Dread, and a lot more. https://riversablaze.bandcamp.com/https://www.riversablaze.com/https://www.inertial-music.com/DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 697 Music: Rivers Ablaze - "Silent Orbit" Rivers Ablaze - "Enemy Within" Rivers Ablaze - "A Mass Grave Of Trauma" Rivers Ablaze - "Death On Impact" Rivers Ablaze - "Born From Flame"

Today we have clips from all the interviews that aired in the month of March, including chats with Jake Murphy of Final Gasp, Bryan Manning of Bosse-de-Nage, Eric Peterson of Testament, Ryan Patterson of Coliseum/Fotocrime, David Häusermann and Mauro Gugerli from Vicious Rain, Amon Garrasi of Lost In Hollywood, Nick and Alex from The Silver, Nate Johnivan and Justin Suarez from Red Arrow High, Jay Valentine of Guilt Trip, Ian Schneider and Aaron Conti from Resistor, and S8nt Elektric!DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Music: Final Gasp - "Look Away" Bosse-de-Nage - "Mementos" Testament - "For The Love Of Pain" Fotocrime - "Unthinkable" Vicious Rain - "Gods Of Glass & Wire" Lost In Hollywood - "The Art Of Being Torn Out" The Silver - "Two Candles" Red Arrow Highway - "Stop Worrying" Guilt Trip - "Angel Eyes" Resistor - "Petty Fuck" S8nt Elektric - "Catacombs"

Chapter 696 - "Inspire People To Live More Meaningful Lives" ...as read by S8nt Elektric Today we welcome S8nt Elektric to the podcast! The new S8nt Elektric record, Off The Edge, came out last Friday on Long Branch Records. The band talks about their varied musical backgrounds, Bri’s desire to start a band that led to S8nt Elektric, what being Off The Edge means to the band, the struggles that come with being genre fluid, and more.https://s8ntelektric.band/https://s8ntelektric.bandcamp.com/album/off-the-edgeDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 696 Music: S8nt Elektric - "Catacombs" S8nt Elektric - "HOW2FEEL" S8nt Elektric - "XTC" S8nt Elektric - "Seasons Of Yesterday"  

Chapter 695 - "Staying True To What We Want To Do" ...as read by Resistor Today we welcome Ian Schneider and Aaron Conti from Resistor to the podcast! Resistor will release their new album, Bite This, this Friday on Fly South Music. The guys talk about their varied experiences in the Long Island music scene, the evolution from deathcore to a rapcore inspired sound, the inspiration behind Bite This, being true to their creative identity and vision, and more. https://weareresistor.com/DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 695 Music: Resistor - "Dead Soul" Resistor - "Petty Fuck"  

Chapter 694 - "We Can Do Things That We Couldn't Have Done Before" ...as read by Jay Valentine of Guilt Trip Today we welcome Guilt Trip frontman Jay Valentine to the podcast. Guilt Trip surprised dropped their new ep, God Forgives, last month on Roadrunner Records. The conversation focuses on the new ep as Jay talks about the decision to release these three tracks as an ep, how his religious background informs his lyrical ideas, how being signed to Roadrunner opens up the bands ability to create more freely, their experience touring in the States for the first time, and more.  https://www.guilttripmhc.com/https://mlvltd.com/collections/guilt-triphttps://guilttripmhc.bandcamp.com/DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 694 Music: Guilt Trip - "Dirt" Guilt Trip - "Angel Eyes" Guilt Trip - "Burn"

Chapter 693 - "A Big Milestone" ...as read by Red Arrow Highway Today we welcome Nate Johnivan and Justin Suarez from Red Arrow High to the podcast. Red Arrow Highway’s new record, Be Someone Better, is out today on Self Aware Records. The guys talk about discovering punk rock, how covid lockdowns and a change in approach to songwriting led to Red Arrow Highway, the challenge to themselves that is Be Someone Better, why being in a band is meaningful, and more. https://selfawarerecords.bandcamp.com/album/be-someone-better-2https://www.storenvy.com/products/36993927-red-arrow-highway-be-someone-better-12-lpDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 693 Music: Red Arrow Highway - "Not The End" Red Arrow Highway - "Parallel" Red Arrow Highway - "Stop Worrying" Red Arrow Highway - "Never Too Much" Red Arrow Highway - "Better Things"

Chapter 692 - "The Spirit Of Heavy Metal Lives In This Band" ...as read by The Silver Today we welcome Nick and Alex from The Silver to the podcast. The Silver will release Looking Glass Hymnal Blue, this Friday with Gilead Media. The guys talk about being one of the last releases on Gilead and releasing music with the knowledge that the label is going away, how traditional heavy metal informs their sound and creative process, working with Paul Romano on the album artwork, the multiple layers to the album’s title, and more. https://thesilver.bandcamp.com/album/looking-glass-hymnal-bluehttps://gileadmedia.net/products/the-silver-looking-glass-hymnal-blue-lpDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 692 Music: The Silver - "Looking Glass Hymnal Blue" The Silver - "Two Candles" The Silver - "Twilight Of Love"

Chapter 691 - "For Us, It's A Statement" ...as read by Amon Garrasi of Lost In Hollywood  Today we welcome Lost In Hollywood frontman Amon Garrasi to the podcast! Lost In Hollywood will release their self-titled Arising Empire debut LP this Friday, March 20th. Amon talks about the rising popularity of the German metal scene, becoming a vocalist, the reason behind choosing to self-title their album, being open to blending genres into their metalcore sound, and more. https://lostinhollywood.de/enhttps://arisingempire-us.shop/collections/lost-in-hollywoodDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 691 Music: Lost In Hollywood - "Pretty Skin" Lost In Hollywood - "I Should Have Known Better" Lost In Hollywood - "The Art Of Being Torn Out"

Chapter 690 - "There Is Still Something That Could Be Good" ...as read by Vicious Rain Today we welcome back David Häusermann and Mauro Gugerli from Vicious Rain to the podcast. The new Vicious Rain record, The Anatomy Of Surviving, is out today on Arising Empire Records! The guys talk about the writing process and connecting The Beauty Of Letting Go to the new record, the continuing evolution of writing lyrics as a duo, the intention behind the artwork, being a band on Arising Empire as the label’s popularity grows, and more. https://viciousrain.com/https://arisingempire-us.shop/collections/vicous-rainDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 690 Music: Vicious Rain - "IKIGAI" Vicious Rain - "Spitting Blood Again" Vicious Rain - "Hysteria" Vicious Rain - "A Spotless Mind"

Chapter 689 - "It's Advantageous To Be Creative All The Time" ...as read by Ryan Patterson of Coliseum/Fotocrime Today we welcome Coliseum and Fotocrime frontman Ryan Patterson to the podcast! The new Fotocrime record, Security, is out this Friday, March 13th, on Arttofact Records. Ryan talks about the influence of Dischord Records and creating music outside of genre boxes, inviting friends to be a part of the new Fotocrime record, the theme behind Security, how Fotocrime opened the door for more music from Coliseum, and more. https://www.fotocrime.com/https://fotocrime.bandcamp.com/musichttps://coliseum.bandcamp.com/DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 689 Music: Fotocrime - "Crimewave" Fotocrime - "Plowjob" Fotocrime - "Unthinkable" Fotocrime - "Security"   

Chapter 688 - "It Keeps You Young" ...as read by Eric Peterson of Testament Today we welcome Eric Peterson, guitarist for legendary thrash band Testament to the podcast. Testament released their 14th full-length, Para Bellum, late last year and is about to embark on the Thrash Of The Titans tour with Overkill and Destruction. Eric talks about the legacy and relevancy of thrash, how touring, press, and songwriting have changed over the years, the joy of playing music, experimenting with their live set, and more.https://www.testamentlegions.com/DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 688 Music: Testament - "For The Love Of Pain" Testament - "Children Of The Next Level" Testament - "Infanticide AI" Testament - "Witch Hunt" Testament - "Nature Of The Beast" Testament - "Para Bellum" Testament - "Return To Serenity" 

Chapter 687 - "Leave The Interpretation To The Listener" ...as read by Bryan Manning of Bosse-de-Nage Today we welcome Bosse-de-Nage frontman Bryan Manning to the podcast. The new Bosse-de-Nage record, Hidden Fires Burn Hottest, is out today on The Flenser. Bryan talks about his love of black metal, his early bands and the formation of Bosse-de-Nage, the band’s musical exploration and evolution, the inspiration for Hidden Fires Burn Hottest, and more.https://bosse-de-nage.bandcamp.com/https://nowflensing.com/collections/bosse-de-nageDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 687 Music: Bosse-de-Nage - "Where To Now" Bosse-de-Nage - "Marie" Bosse-de-Nage - "In The Name Of The Moth" Bosse-de-Nage - "Leviathan"

Chapter 686 - "An Outside Perspective Of Things I've Seen" ...as read by Jake Murphy of Final Gasp  Today we welcome Final Gasp frontman Jake Murphy to the podcast. Final Gasp released New Day Symptoms last Friday on Relapse Records. Jake talks his experience in the local music scene as a teenager, wanting to create music inspired by Samhain, how friends connected the band to Relapse, the musical evolution the band underwent on New Day Symptoms, how promotion is changing and shifting, and a lot more. https://finalgasp.bandcamp.com/album/mourning-moonhttps://www.relapse.com/collections/final-gaspDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 686 Music: Final Gasp - "The Apparition" Final Gasp - "Climax Infinity" Final Gasp - "Burials Of Birth"  

Today I have clips from every episode that aired in February, including conversations with Joe Edwards and Sam Finney of Shields, Jake Woodruff of Jagged City and Defeater, Dima Kozhuhar and Alex Zaterkovny of Space Of Variations, Kat Keo of Hoaxed, Tom Hewson of Tailgunner, Martijn Westerholt of Delain and Eye Of Melian, and Zac Mayfield of Dayseeker and Oh Sleeper. February Sponsor - Tapehead City https://tapeheadcity.com/DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Music: Shields - "Abuser" Jagged City - "Imaginary Lines" Space Of Variations - "Tribe" Hoaxed - "Kill Switch" Tailgunner - "Tears In Rain" Eye Of Melian - "Symphonia Arcana" Dayseeker - "Pale Moonlight"

Chapter 685 - "We Want You To Do Cool S*** On Drums" ...as read by Zac Mayfield Today we welcome Dayseeker and Oh Sleeper drummer Zac Mayfield to the podcast! Zac talks about “baddiecore” and genre classifications, how joining Oh Sleeper changed the trajectory of his life, finding himself thrust into the christian metal scene and navigating those experiences, Dayseeker not rushing into new music, the current state of the gaming industry, and more. https://dayseeker.band/ February Sponsor - Tapehead City https://tapeheadcity.com/DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 685 Music: Dayseeker - "Bloodlust" Oh Sleeper - "The Marriage Of Steel And Skin" Dayseeker - "Pale Moonlight" Dayseeker - "Nocturnal Remedy"

Chapter 684 - "Not A Preplanned Thing" ...as read by Martijn Westerholt of Delain and Eye Of MelianToday we welcome Delain and Eye of Melian keyboardist and songwriter Martijn Westerholt to the podcast! The new Eye Of Melian album, Forest Of Forgetting, is out today on Napalm Records. Martijn talks about the influence of his brothers and getting into keyboards, starting Delain after leaving Within Temptation, Charlotte leaving Delain, the inspiration for Eye Of Melian and creating something not in the metal world, and so much more.https://eyeofmelian.com/https://eyeofmelian.bandcamp.com/https://www.delain.nl/https://delain.bandcamp.com/musicFebruary Sponsor - Tapehead City https://tapeheadcity.com/DiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 684 Music:Eye Of Melian - "Symphonia Arcana"Delain - "Frozen"Delain - "Dance With The Devil"Eye Of Melian - "Dawn Of Avatars"