Chapter 495 - "As Long As I Can Create and Make Art" ...as read by Sammy KayToday we welcome Sammy Kay to the podcast! Sammy is currently playing guitar in The Kilograms, a new ska/reggae project with Joe Gittleman, formerly of the Mighty Mighty Bostones. The Kilograms released their debut ep earlier this year. Sammy talks about music as a means of escape, how The Kilograms came together, the joy of creating music, and more.https://thekilograms.bandcamp.com/album/ephttps://sammykaynj.bandcamp.com/musichttps://www.patreon.com/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/DiscordEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 495 Music:The Kilograms - "I Swear"The Kilograms - "Can't Be Beat"The Kilograms - "Who Am I (To Say)"The Kilograms - "America In Black and White"

Chapter 494 - "What Am I Going To Leave Behind" ...as read by Joe Calderon of LightworkerToday we welcome back to the podcast Lightworker frontman Joe Calderon. The new Lightworker record, How The Beautiful Decay, is out today on Solid State Records! Joe talks about releasing the band’s debut during lockdowns, why it took so long to release their follow-up, the meaning behind How The Beautiful Decay, and then Joe dives into the meaning of a few of the songs on the record.https://www.lightworkerband.com/https://www.patreon.com/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/DiscordEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 494 Music:Lightworker - "First Light"Lightworker - "Burn Scar"Lightworker - "Evergreen"

Chapter 493 - "Keep Moving Forward" ...as read by Tara Hahn of Half Past TwoToday we welcome Half Past Two vocalist Tara Hahn to the podcast. The new Half Past Two record, Talk Is Killing Me, is out this Friday on Bad Time Records! Tara talks about how her aunt got her into ska and how growing up in Orange County fostered that love, nearly quitting the band, checking off all the items from her band bucket list, and a lot more!https://www.halfpasttwoska.com/https://halfpasttwoska.bandcamp.com/musichttps://www.patreon.com/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/DiscordEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 493 Music:Half Past Two - "Barrier For Entry"Half Past Two - "Dominoes"Half Past Two - "Talk Is Killing Me"Half Past Two - "Out Of Time"

Chapter 492 - "We're Not A Pirate Band" ...as read by Jules Mitch of SETYØURSAILSToday we welcome Jules Mitch from German metalcore band SETYØURSAILS to the podcast! The new SETYØURSAILS record, Bad Blood, is out today, April 12th, via Napalm Records! Jules talks about her dad’s influence on her as a music fan, moving to Cologne and starting the band, the inspiration and design behind Bad Blood’s artwork, the importance of supporting new bands, and more!https://setyoursails.net/https://www.napalmrecordsamerica.com/setyoursailshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/https://www.patreon.com/asthestorygrowsDiscordEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 492 Music:SETYØURSAILS - "Bad Blood"SETYØURSAILS - "Bad Company"SETYØURSAILS - "Lately"

Chapter 491 - "Prove We're Still A Heavy Band" ...as read by Matt McDougal of BoundariesToday we welcome Boundaries vocalist Matt McDougal to the podcast! Boundaries just released one of my favorite records of the year, Death Is A Little More, on 3Dot Records. Matt talks about getting involved in the Connecticut hardcore scene and the history of Boundaries, the band’s relationship with 3Dot, switching up his approach to writing lyrics on Death Is A Little More, and more. https://boundariesct.com/https://asthestorygrows.substack.com/https://www.patreon.com/asthestorygrowsDiscordEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 491 Music:Boundaries - "Turning Hate Into Rage"Boundaries - "Heaven's Broken Heart"Boundaries - "Death Is A Little More"Boundaries - "Inhale The Grief"

Chapter 490 - "Other Emotions" ...as read by Chaney Elaine of House Parties Today we welcome Chaney Elaine from House Parties to the podcast! House Parties released their latest ep, Side Effects, back in January with Equal Vision Records. Chaney talks about the importance of Hayley Williams and Paramore, being excited to find a band name that wasn’t taken, signing with Equal Vision, working towards the future, and more.https://housepartiesband.com/https://houseparties.bandcamp.com/https://www.patreon.com/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/DiscordEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 490 Music:House Parties - "Braindead"House Parties - "Get A Grip"House Parties - "Waterworks"

Chapter 489 - "Nothing Is Better Than This" ...as read by Jonah MatrangaToday we welcome Jonah Matranga back to the podcast! Iodine Records recently released Onelinedrawing’s Sketchbook 1999-2001, a collection of the Sketchbook ep’s plus some of Jonah’s favorite material from the timeframe on vinyl! Jonah is also the singer for Sons Of Alpha Centauri, who just released their new album, Pull. Jonah talks about the innocent and vulnerability of releasing music, reflects on music as a career, talks about meeting Casey and the idea behind the Sketchbook release, and more.https://iodinerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/sketchbookhttps://deathwishinc.com/collections/iodine-recordings/products/onelinedrawing-sketchbookhttps://sonsofalphacentauri.bandcamp.com/album/pullhttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/https://www.patreon.com/asthestorygrowsDiscordEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 489 Music:Onelinedrawing - "Better Than This"Onelinedrawing - "Aeroplanes"

Chapter 488 - "Embrace Yourself and Express Your Feelings" ...as read by AvralizeToday we welcome Avralize to the podcast! Avralize recently released their debut record, Freaks, on Arising Empire Records! The guys talks about live music unlocking a love for heavy music, how covid lockdowns led the band to take their music more seriously, the meaning behind Freaks, wanting to showcase every song on the album, and more.https://avralize.com/https://www.patreon.com/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/DiscordEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 488 Music:Avralize - "Lotus"Avralize - "Higher"Avralize - "Freaks"

Chapter 487 - "Accidental Hardcore Frontman" ...as read by Rob FishToday we welcome 108 and Unsufferable frontman Rob Fish to the podcast! Unsufferable dropped their first two songs earlier this year with Iodine Records! Rob talks about discovering hardcore, his involvement with Hare Krishna, how he keeps ending up fronting hardcore bands, his approach to writing lyrics and a lot more.https://unsufferable.bandcamp.com/album/unsufferablehttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/https://www.patreon.com/asthestorygrowsDiscord Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 487 Music:Unsufferable - "Enemy Of The State"108 - "Deathbed"Every Scar Has A Story - "Price Of Admission" Unsufferable - "Revisionist"

Chapter 486 - "We Have A Voice That Is Going To Be Heard" ...as read by VenuesToday we welcome back to the podcast Robin and Lela from Venues! The new Venues record, Transience, is out this Friday, March 29th, via Arising Empire Records! Robin and Lela discuss the contrasts between this album cycle and Solace, the band undergoing lineup changes and how that affected the their sound, the changing German metal scene, and a lot more. I love Venues and am so stoked to have them on the podcast again!https://arising-empire.com/artists/venueshttps://www.patreon.com/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/DiscordEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 486 Music:Venues - "Godspeed, Goodbye"Venues - "Haunted House"Venues - "Unspoken Words"

Chapter 485 - "I Like That The Record Expresses Something" ...as read by Jørn Kaarstad of BokassaToday we welcome Bokassa guitarist and frontman Jørn Kaarstad. Bokassa released All Out Of Dreams back on February 16th with Indie Records!  Jørn talks about the lack of a punk scene growing up, the struggles of picking a band name, touring with Metallica, picking a Norwegian label for All Out Of Dreams, and more. https://www.bokassaband.com/https://bokassaband.bandcamp.com/https://asthestorygrows.substack.com/https://www.patreon.com/asthestorygrowsDiscordEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 485 Music:Bokassa - "The Ending Starts Today"Bokassa - "Straight Edgelord"Bokassa - "Lets Storm The Capitol"Bokassa - "Garden Of Heathen"

Chapter 484 - "I Should've Been Able To Have Those Conversations" ...as read by Frail BodyToday I’m stoked to share my chat with Lowell and Nic from Frail Body! Frail Body will release their new record, Artificial Bouquet, next Friday, March 29th, on Deathwish Records. The guys talk about the Rockford Illinois scene, their love for screamo, signing with Deathwish, the lyrical background for Artificial Bouquet, and more! https://www.frailbody.com/https://www.patreon.com/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/DiscordEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 484 Music:Frail Body - "Scaffolding"Roanoke - "Pacing"Frail Body - "Cold New Home"Frail Body - "Your Death Makes Me Wish Heaven Was Real"Frail Body - "Critique Programme"Frail Body - "A Capsule In The Sediment"

Chapter 483 - "Let's Write A Metal Album" ...as read by Joel Hokka of Blind ChannelToday we welcome Joel Hokka, lead vocalist for Finnish nu metal band Blind Channel to the podcast! Blind Channel recently released Exit Emotion on Century Media Records. Joel talks about the band’s love for Linkin Park, how Covid got the band to participate in Eurovision, how Eurovision helped the band connect with Century Media, and more.https://www.blindchannelofficial.com/Watch the DFT Dungeon episode on Hybrid Theory herehttps://www.patreon.com/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/DiscordEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 483 Music:Blind Channel - "Where's The Exit"Blind Channel - "Deadzone"Blind Channel - "Die Another Day"Blind Channel - "Flatline"

Chapter 482 - "A Soundtrack To Everybody's Life" ...as read by James Clark of Kill The LightsToday we welcome James Clark, vocalist for Kill the Lights to the podcast! Kill the Lights released Death Melodies last week on Fearless Records! James talk about moving to America to play soccer, staying to pursue music, the formation of Kill the Lights, being honest and saying something meaningful lyrically, and more.https://killthelightsofficial.com/Discordhttps://www.patreon.com/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/Chapter 482 Music:Kill The Lights - "Hear You Scream"Throw The Fight - "Bury Me Alive"Kill The Lights - "Bleeding"Kill The Lights - "Suicidal"Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com

Chapter 481 - "Expressing What We Have In Our Minds" ...as read by DefocusToday we welcome Simon and Jeffery from Defocus to the podcast. Defocus released There Is A Place For Me On Earth back on March 1st via Arising Empire Records! The guys talk about their musical backgrounds, releasing music during lockdowns, expanding their sound on the new record, and more!https://defocusband.com/Discordhttps://www.patreon.com/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/Chapter 481 Music:Defocus - "Let The Bond Be My Grave"Defocus - "Thought Of A Vision"Defocus - "Flatlines"Defocus - "There Is A Place For Me On Earth"Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com

Chapter 480 - "This Is All I've Done With My Life" ...as read by Shane HandalToday we welcome Shane Handal to the podcast! Shane is the frontman for Philly indie rock band Timelost. Timelost released their new album, Drained, back on February 23rd via Church Road Records. Shane also works for Atom Splitter PR! Shane talks about growing up and the music scene in Florida, the formation and evolution of Timelost, getting his start with Atom Splitter, and a lot more!https://wearetimelost.bandcamp.com/album/drainedhttps://www.patreon.com/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/DiscordChapter 480 Music:Timelost - "Wet J"Timelost - "Eternal Vibe"Timelost - "Cranium Dent"Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com

Chapter 479 - "We've Been Called 100 Genres Already" ...as read by FloyaToday we welcome Phil and Marv from Floya to the podcast! New Floya record, Yume, is out today on Arising Empire Records! The guys talk about their metalcore backgrounds, how they teamed up to start Floya, the origin of the band name, releasing their album single by single and more. https://floyamusic.com/https://asthestorygrows.substack.com/https://www.patreon.com/asthestorygrowsDiscordChapter 479 Music:Floya - "Wonders"Time, The Valuator - "Elusive Reasons"Floya - "The Hymn"Floya - "Lights Out"Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com

Chapter 478 - "Growth Can Be Brutal" ...as read by Emily Highfield of SulduskToday we welcome Emily Highfield from Suldusk to the podcast! Suldusk released Anthesis last Friday on Napalm Records! Emily talks about music as a safe place, finding a community on SoundCloud, discovering a love for black metal, pushing the aggression on Anthesis, and more!https://suldusk.bandcamp.com/https://napalmrecords.com/english/sulduskhttps://www.patreon.com/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/DiscordChapter 478 Music:Suldusk - "Anthesis"Suldusk - "Crystalline"Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com

Chapter 477 - "It Sounded Like Fun" ...as read by Taylor RobertsToday we welcome Taproot guitarist and Riding With Killers frontman Taylor Roberts to the podcast! Riding With Killers released Full Circle back in December and Taylor and I chatted in January. Taylor talks about his painting business, the struggle to find his place in the Gulf Coast scene, his love for Europe, balancing being in two bands, and a lot more!https://ridingwithkillers.com/https://www.patreon.com/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/DiscordChapter 477 Music:Riding With Killers - "Hostility"Riding With Killers - "Do This On My Own"Riding With Killers - "In Silence"Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com

Chapter 476 - "A Reflection Of The World We're Living In" ...as read by Boris from Moneky3Today we welcome Monkey3 guitarist Boris to the podcast! Monkey3 released Welcome To The Machine last Friday on Napalm Records. Boris talks about how the band's name is a tribute, the struggles of trying to find a vocalist and what led to the band going the instrumental route, putting together album concepts, the artwork for Welcome To The Machine, and more.https://www.monkey3official.com/https://monkey-3.bandcamp.com/album/welcome-to-the-machinehttps://www.patreon.com/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/DiscordChapter 476 Music:Monkey3 - "Rackman"Monkey3 - "Birth Of Venus"Monkey3 - "Collision"Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com