Chapter 761 - "Let Me Just Finish These" ...as read by Casval Wolfe of Vespera

Today we welcome Casval Wolfe from Vespera to the podcast! Vespera recently reunited and is working towards a US tour next year. Casval talks about upending the direction his life was headed to write and play music, the devastating impact Covid had on the band, being burnt out on music, returning to Vespera, and so much more.

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Chapter 761 Music:

Vespera - "Sleepless"

Vespera - "Phoenix Down"

Vespera - "Obsidian Dreams"

Vespera - "Bloom"

Vespera - "Smile"

Chapter 760 - "We've Never Had This Much Fun Before" ...as read by Ann-Sofie Hoyles and John Hoyles of Spiders

Today welcome Ann-Sofie and John Hoyles from Swedish rock band Spiders to the podcast! Spiders released their new album, Crystal Eyes, this past Friday on Sound Pollution Records. Ann and John discuss why Sweden has such a robust music scene, the musical influences that have inspired Spider’s sound, creating lyrics to be proud of, being able to keep the band at the scale they want, and more.

https://soundpollution.se/artist/spiders/

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Chapter 760 Music:

Spiders - "Creature Of The Night"

Spiders - "Fun In The Sun"

Spiders - "Crystal Eyes"

September 2026 Recap

Today we have clips from interviews with Arve Isdal of Audrey Horne, Darkest Prince of Devil Master, Aamir Syed of The Unknown, Alva Sandström and Bjorn Johansson from Arctis, Jake Luhrs of August Burns Red, Christophe Voisin-Boisvient of Skáld, Robin Staps of The Ocean, Joshua O’Donnell of Banks Arcade, and Ann-Sofie Hoyles and John Hoyles of Spiders!

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Music:

Audrey Horne - "Achilles"

Devil Master - "You Worms' Vain Delusion"

The Unknown - "Guns Of August"

Arctis - "Tell Me Why"

August Burns Red - "New Horizons"

Skáld - "Draumakona"

The Ocean - "Light Pollution"

Banks Arcade - "Yuck"

Spiders - "Crystal Eyes"

Chapter 766 - "A Hopeful Ending" ...as read by Niilo Sevänen of Insomnium

Today we welcome Niilo Sevänen from Insomnium to the podcast! The new Insomnium record, Netherworlds, is out this Friday on Century Media Records. Niilo talks about the bands that were influences on Insomnium, creating music that is both dark and joyful, the themes on Netherworlds, touring with their musical heroes, and more!

https://www.insomnium.net

https://centurymedia.bandcamp.com/album/netherworlds-24-bit-hd-audio

https://centurymedia.store/collections/Insomnium

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Chapter 766 Music:

Insomnium - "Shadowlife"

Insomnium - "Through The Shadows"

Insomnium - "Gleam In The Black"

Insomnium - "Arch Of The Sky"

Chapter 769 - "It's A Reminder To Everybody" ...as read by Tony Maue of Defects

Today we welcome Defects frontman Tony Maue to the podcast! The new Defects record, Artificial Icons, is out this Friday on Mascot Records! Tony talks about his parents influence in his musical upbringing, signing with Mascot and how the label has started to shift, the difficulties of losing over half the band, and themes on Artificial Icons, and more.

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https://defectsuk.bandcamp.com

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Chapter 769 Music:

Defects - "Artificial Icons"

Defects - "Signs"

Defects - "Where Did I Do Wrong"

Chapter 762 - "We Are All Unpeople" ...as read by Em Lodge and Richard Rayner of unpeople

Today we welcome Em Lodge and Richard Rayner from unpeople to the podcast! The new unpeople record, We Are Unpeople, is out this Friday on Sharptone Records! Em and Richard talk about their musical backgrounds and joining unpeople, creating music that can be unhinged and free of genre confines, the idea behind We Are Unpeople, touring with some of their musical heroes, and a lot more.

https://www.weareunpeople.com

https://asthestorygrows.com/episodes/luke-caley-of-unpeople

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Chapter 762 Music:

unpeople - "Friends"

unpeople - "The Garden"

unpeople - "Blueprints"

Chapter 763 - "Songs Are Going To Be Better If Everyone Contributes" ...as read by Kai Zamora and Drew Storcks from Shy, Low

Today we welcome Kai Zamora and Drew Storcks from Shy, Low to the podcast. Shy, Low will release Purity Spiral on Friday, October 16th, with Pelagic Records! The guys talk about their musical backgrounds and joining Shy, Low, getting in a room together to write music, the ways in which they theme their songs and albums, the intricacies of the album artwork for Purity Spiral, and a lot more.

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https://pelagic.indiemerch.com/collections/shy-low

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Chapter 763 Music:

Shy, Low - "The Bloat"

Shy, Low - "Where The Light Bends"

Shy, Low - "The Salix"

Shy, Low - "Purity Spiral"

Shy, Low - "Palmistry"

Chapter 765 - "Total World Domination" ...as read by Ethan Kahn of Chained Saint

Today we welcome Chained Saint guitarist Ethan Kahn to the podcast! Chained Saint’s new ep, Rise To Fall, is out today! Ethan talks about starting Chained Saint, the band’s quick rise in popularity, taking control over the recording process for this ep, being the youngest band on touring packages, and more.

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Chapter 765 Music:

Chained Saint - "Snakeskin"

Chained Saint - "Punk"