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!

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Music:

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 TheCityIsOurs

Today 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.

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Chapter 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. 

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Chapter 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 Blacktoothed

Today 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. 

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Chapter 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 Echos

Today 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.

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Chapter 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 Effect

Today 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. 

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Chapter 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 Hunt

Today 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. 

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Chapter 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 Front

Today 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! 

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Chapter 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 Seven

Today 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/

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Chapter 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! 

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Music:

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 rosecoloredworld

Today 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! 

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Chapter 571 Music:

rosecoloredworld - "All We Had"

rosecoloredworld - "Cold Day In Hell"

rosecoloredworld - "Broken Glass"