As The Story Grows

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"

Doing something new in 2025 with a monthly recap of each episode that aired in the month! So you will hear from Josh English of Six Going on Seven, Roger Miret of Agnostic Front, Jeremy Hunt from Qoheleth, Peter Iwers from The Halo Effect, Alexandra Norton from Echos, Matti Keitel from Blacktoothed, Janine Shilstone from Vukovi, and Jay from TheCityIsOurs!https://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/DiscordEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comMusic:Six Going On Seven - "Portsmouth"Agnostic Front - "Believe"Qoheleth - "Till Creatures Have Faces"The Halo Effect - "Detonate"Echos - "Quiet In Your Service"Blacktoothed - "Get Me Down"Vuvoki - "Fallen Beyond"TheCityIsOurs - "Psycho"

Chapter 579 - "Stamp His Mark On The Band" ...as read by TheCityIsOursToday we welcome to the podcast Jay and David from TheCityIsOurs! TheCityIsOurs will release their new album, Will You Still Love Me, this Friday on Arising Empire Records. The guys talk about David joining the band, Oli sharing his story and vision on the new album, a long release process and how that helps live, and more.https://thecityisours.bigcartel.com/https://asthestorygrows.substack.com/https://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowsDiscordEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 579 Music:TheCityIsOurs - "Psycho"TheCityIsOurs - "Can You Feel It"TheCityIsOurs - "Hot Mess"TheCityIsOurs - "Dopamine"

Chapter 578 - "We've Been Genuine And True To Ourselves" ...as read by Janine Shilstone from Vukovi Today we welcome Janine Shilstone from Vukovi to the podcast! Vukovi’s Sharptone Records debut, My God Has Got A Gun, is out today! Janine talks about her musical journey that eventually led to Vukovi, how processing therapy led to the emotional themes on My God Has Got A Gun, the unpredictability of the music industry, and more. https://www.vukovi.co.uk/Discordhttps://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 578 Music:Vukovi - "Gungho"Vukovi - "Sno"Vukovi - "My God Has Got A Gun"

Chapter 577 - "Our Album Cycles Don't Sync" ...as read by Matti Keitel of BlacktoothedToday we welcome Blackedtoothed guitarist Matti Keitel to the podcast. The new Blacktoothed record, Headway, is out this Friday on Arising Empire Records. Matti talks about playing violin and transitioning to guitar, the unfortunate logo the band started with, the band trying to find their footing as a rock band in a metalcore scene, the concept for Headway, and more. https://arising-empire.com/artists/blacktoothedhttps://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/DiscordEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 577 Music:Blacktoothed - "Time Bomb"Blacktoothed - "If You Wanna Say So"Blacktoothed - "Antidote"Blacktoothed - "Novocaine"

Chapter 576 - "I'm Going To Feel To This" ...as read by EchosToday we welcome Alexandra Norton from Echos to the podcast! The new Echos record, Quiet, In Your Service, is out today! Alexandra talks about her child spent in the woods and how that’s a defining aesthetic to her music, a new writing approach for this record, how she hopes people experience her music, and more.https://echos.komi.io/https://seekingechos.bandcamp.com/musichttps://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/DiscordEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 576 Music:Echos - "Carousel"Echos - "Bruises"Echos - "Papercuts" 

Chapter 575 - "Whoever You Are, You Deserve A Voice" ...as read by Peter Iwer of The Halo EffectToday we welcome The Halo Effect bassist Peter Iwer to the podcast. The Halo Effect released their sophomore record, March Of The Unheard, last Friday on Nuclear Blast Records. Peter Talks about Odd Island brewing and getting involved in craft beer, his lifelong love of music, the origins of The Halo Effect, the lyrical themes on March Of The Unheard, coordinating schedules to book tours, and more. https://www.thehaloeffect.band/Discordhttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/https://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowsEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 575 Music:The Halo Effect - "Conspire To Deceive"The Halo Effect - "Shadowminds"The Halo Effect - "What We Become"The Halo Effect - "March Of The Unheard"The Halo Effect - "The Burning Point" 

Chapter 574 - "From Chaos To Ambiguity" ...as read by Jeremy HuntToday we welcome Jeremy Hunt back to the podcast. Jeremy recently released his debut book, From Chaos to Ambiguity: A Theology Of Noise Rock. Jeremy talks about deciding to form a theology around the sound of God and how noise rock intersected with that idea, choosing Oxbow and God Bullies as his centerpiece bands for the book, noise as resistance, and so much more. Buy Jeremy's book here!https://qohelethnoise.bandcamp.com/musichttps://philipkdiscs.bandcamp.com/musichttps://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/DiscordEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 574 Music:God Bullies - "Mighty"Oxbow - "Cold & Well Lit Place"QOHELETH - "The Means Undid The End"Echo Broke Alone - "We Worship Guns, We Murder Children"

Chapter 573 - "There's No Stopping Us" ...as read by Roger Miret of Agnostic FrontToday we welcome Agnostic Front frontman Roger Miret to the podcast! Roger has a new book out called “Agnostic Front - With Time: The Roger Miret Archives.” The book is a collection of photos, flyers, t-shirt designs, a tour diary, and more from the early Agnostic Front days. Roger talks about taking No Innocent Victim on tour, his love for early days of hardcore, deciding to put his stash of AF material into a book, Knocked Loose and the continued legacy of hardcore,  Agnostic Front’s future, and more! Snag Roger's new book here!Discordhttps://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 573 Music:Agnostic Front - "Victim In Pain"Agnostic Front - "Something's Gotta Give"Agnostic Front - "Time Will Come"Agnostic Front - "Police Violence"Agnostic Front - "Us Against The World"Agnostic Front - "Until The Day I Die"Agnostic Front - "Now and Forever"

Chapter 572 - "Don't Tell Me I Don't Have The Right To Do This" ...as read by Josh English of Six Going On SevenToday we welcome Josh English from Six Going On Seven to the podcast! Iodine is re-issuing Six Going On Seven’s sophomore record, Heartbreak’s Got Backbeat, on vinyl. Josh talks about growing up in Portland, following Will out to the east coast to place music, the unfortunate ending of the band, connecting with Casey for the re-issues, writing new music, and a lot more! https://sixgoingonseven.com/https://joshuaenglishmusic.com/Snag Six Going On Seven on vinyl here and here!https://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowsDiscordhttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 572 Music:Six Going On Seven - "EVerybody's Got A Hobby"Six Going On Seven - "Reverse Midas"Six Going On Seven - "New Improved!"

Today we dive into my favorite albums of 2024. A look at my top ten favorite ep's and top twenty five favorite full lengths! Full lists are available at https://asthestorygrows.substack.com/Discordhttps://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowsEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comMusic:Owl - "A Window In A Strange City"Black Pegasus - "Void Reapers"Gel - "Mirage"Foreign Hands - "A Memory In Latency"Trauma Ray - "Chameleon"Planes Mistaken For Stars - "Matthew Is Dead"Boundaries - "Turning Hate Into Rage"Glassing - "Defacer"State Faults - "Palo Santo"Love Letter - "Popular Memes"Love Letter - "Panic Disordinary"

Chapter 571 - "It Sparked The Rebirth Of The Genre" ...as read by rosecoloredworldToday we welcome Rae and Addison from rosecoloredworld to the podcast! The band is currently signed to Velocity Records, with an album coming out later in 2025. The band talks about their experiences growing up, the emo scenes in Florida and New Jersey, connecting with each other in Los Angeles, touring, and more! https://www.rosecolored.world/https://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowsDiscordhttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 571 Music:rosecoloredworld - "All We Had"rosecoloredworld - "Cold Day In Hell"rosecoloredworld - "Broken Glass" 

Chapter 570 - "Pay It Forward However I Can" ...as read by Matt BurnsToday we welcome Matt Burns from Smartpunk Records to the podcast! Matt talks about his history in the Florida music scene, Smartpunk’s transition from distribution to record label, navigating the rise of streaming, offering their in house manufacturing services to a wider audience, and more. https://www.smartpunk.com/Discordhttps://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 570 Music:Reconciler - "Runaway"Suffocate Faster - "Strength"Suck Brick Kid - "I Wrote On The Wall! Take That Society!" 

Chapter 569 - "It Makes Me Feel" ...as read by Melee FairyToday we welcome Moxii and Fox from Melee Fairy to the podcast! The band talks about how they met at Staples, dealing with opinionated people, the inspiration for their lyrical content, and more. https://meleefairy.com/Discordhttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/https://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowsEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 569 Music:Melee Fairy - "Stoner Boi"Melee Fairy - "Undertow"

Chapter 568 - "We Can Do Whatever We Want, Whenever We Want" ...as read by Peter EspevollToday I’m stoked to finally share my chat with Peter Espevoll of Extol! Peter talks about discovering heavy music, how Extol got started and trying to find their place as a band, why the band’s sound shifted, creating new music without boundaries, and more. https://intheosis.bandcamp.com/https://extol.bandcamp.com/https://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowsDiscordhttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 568 Music:Extol - "Inferno"Extol - "Burial"InTheosis - "Mysteria"InTheosis - "Iconoclast"

Chapter 567 - "Get A Little More Creative" ...as read by Craig MabbittToday we welcome Craig Mabbitt to the podcast. Craig is currently releasing music with Escape the Fate and Dead Rabbitts. Craig talks about his earliest music memories, how he accidentally ended up fronting Escape The Fate, the rise of metalcore, how releasing music has changed, and more.https://www.escapethefate.com/Discordhttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/https://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowsEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 567 Music:Dead Rabbitts - "Mistake"Escape The Fate - "LOW"Dead Rabbitts - "Oxygen"