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The Pitch of Discontent229 - Release Roundup (21/04/25)We’re back from break and risen like your boy, ready to rip into a not-so-weekly roundup! Owen and Paige are talking all things punk, hardcore, gothic metal, shoegaze adjacent sounds, creepy statues, cool names, and much more. LFGGG!! 🛐🥳To listen to Side B and get the whole show, subscribe to the TPD Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tpdpod---TPD Weekly Roundup playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1tNs5cVlqvhiYcdPuFmQWv?si=b36fc816a71f40ae Follow and support the show: https://linktr.ee/tpdpodTheme/title music: “L.S.I.A.”...2025-04-2335 min
The Pitch of Discontent228 - Sammy Urwin & Justine Jones (Employed To Serve, Church Road Records)On their stellar new record, ‘Fallen Star’ (out April 25th through Spinefarm), UK heavy merchants Employed To Serve have two main drivers: “RIFFS GO BIG” and “HEAVY METAL UNITY.”Guitarist Sammy Urwin and vocalist Justine Jones join the show this week to chat about their numerous collaborative endeavours (including Church Road Records and Since Always Press), getting their band momentum back post-pandemic, learning tips from tourmates Gojira, and how the communal catharsis of heavy music endures as a powerful, unifying force.Follow Employed To Serve and pre-order ‘Fallen Star’ here: https://li...2025-04-1155 minThe Pitch of Discontent227 - Weekly Roundup (07/04/25)With Paige up the duff (respectfully) and taking her hard-earned rest, Owen gets cracking on another solo roundup episode with a gnarly selection of delectable new tunes. Looking for alt-emo bangers? Pop punk tunes from both sides of the pond? Revival moshers and post-hardcore ragers? Then look no further–it’s all here 👀🫡To listen to Side B and get the whole show, subscribe to the TPD Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tpdpod---TPD Weekly Roundup playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1tNs5cVlqvhiYcdPuFmQWv?si=b36fc816a71f40ae 2025-04-0830 min
The Pitch of Discontent226 - Jacob Charlton & Ethan McCann (Thornhill)With their highly anticipated third LP finally out in the world, Jacob and Ethan from Thornhill give us the down-low on ‘BODIES’ and the band’s ongoing evolution.In a true feat of interview multi-tasking, the boys chat about the lessons learned from 2022’s ‘Heroine,’ the science of physical grooves, pulling from disparate 2000s influences, and what it means to make sexy, heavy music–all from the golfing green, mid-backswing. Greg Norman could never.📸 Credit: Jackson Saunders (@jsaundersfilm) for Wall of SoundFollow Thornhill and purchase/stre...2025-04-0523 minThe Pitch of Discontent225 - Weekly Roundup (31/03/25)OH NO, IT’S OUR FINAL EPISODE! (Nah, just kidding. You fool!) But for real though, Paige kicks off the episode with a crazy shout out before we dive into a bunch of sick tracks for the week. We’re nu-gazing. We’re dancing. We’re power poppin’. If it’s cool and music-related, we’re doing it, folks. Jump onboard! 😎🕺🏼🏄🏾♀️To listen to Side B and get the whole show, subscribe to the TPD Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tpdpod---TPD Weekly Roundup playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1tNs5cVlqvhiYcdPuFmQWv?si=b36fc816a71f40ae Follow and...2025-04-0136 min
The Pitch of Discontent224 - Barry Johnson (Joyce Manor)With the band returning Down Under for a national run with pop-punk staples The Wonder Years, we grabbed time with Joyce Manor frontman and all-around affable guy Barry Johnson for this week’s guest episode.Barry chats about whether Joyce is a “real emo” band, playing shows on late-night TV shows, hitting a confident stride in their 15-year career, their whirlwind anniversary tour celebrating 2014’s stellar ‘Never Hungover Again,’ and what it’s like to rip through a "perfect 45-minute set."Follow Joyce Manor and grab tickets for upcoming tour dates her...2025-03-2826 min
The Pitch of DiscontentDispatch Bay feat. Spencer Chamberlain (Underoath, slo/tide)We were fortunate to grab some time with Spencer Chamberlain, vocalist of Floridian posthardcore giants Underoath and crooner for alt-indie outfit slo/tide.Underoath’s tenth album, The Place After This One (out this week through MNRK Heavy), finds the quintet at the dawn of a new era, one forged in the search for creative freedom and a firm rejection of expectation. Spencer chats with us about finding the right producer to realise the group’s collective vision, the tension between the risk of new music and familiar fan-favourite records, and how the last five year...2025-03-2730 minThe Pitch of Discontent223 - Weekly Roundup (24/03/25)Riding solo yet again this week, Owen dives into a banger selection of new tracks from Aussie indie punks, fuzzed-out shoegazers, straight-edge moshers, Steel City bruisers, and more. Grab a coffee, get comfortable, and dig in ☕😎To listen to Side B and get the whole show, subscribe to the TPD Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tpdpod---TPD Weekly Roundup playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1tNs5cVlqvhiYcdPuFmQWv?si=b36fc816a71f40ae Follow and support the show: https://linktr.ee/tpdpodTheme/title music: “L.S.I.A.” by Angstbreaker (CC 2025-03-2533 min
The Pitch of Discontent222 - Travis Stever (Coheed and Cambria, L.S. Dunes)Joining the show this week is none other than Travis Stever, resident shredder for esteemed prog-rockers Coheed and Cambria along with post-hardcore supergroup L.S. Dunes.Travis chats about Coheed’s career longevity, how the band’s latest record–the expansive ‘Vaxis Act III: The Father of Make Believe’–represents a sonic “victory” for the quartet, working with producers like Zakk Cervini and Will Yip, the joy of listening to his “Dental Chair Vision Quest” roadtrip playlist, and the “endless flow” of creative chemistry among his brothers in L.S. Dunes.Follow Coheed and C...2025-03-2124 minThe Pitch of Discontent221 - Weekly Roundup (17/03/25)New week, new tracks, and we’re rounding them all up! Owen & Paige chat about curious TikTok trends before diving headfirst into some classic rock from Thornlie, Japanese-Korean metalcore, proggy death metal, and what several voices on the Internet have rather dubiously decided to label as “emo” (hint: it isn’t). Want new music? Well, look no further. LFGGG!!To listen to Side B and get the whole show, subscribe to the TPD Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tpdpod---TPD Weekly Roundup playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1tNs5cVlqvhiYcdPuFmQWv?si=b36fc816a71f40a...2025-03-1841 min
The Pitch of Discontent220 - Knotfest Australia 2025It’s finally here! We’ve got our Knotfest Australia 2025 supercut featuring artist interviews and backstage shenanigans with HEALTH, In Hearts Wake, Sunami, Polaris, and returning champions Enter Shikari.We chatted about their touring highlights, writing new material, playing festival sets, and what it was like to hear headliners and fest namesake Slipknot for the very first time.Shout out to Knotfest, Jake, (other) Jake, Joseph, Jamie, (third) Jake, Rob, and Rory for coming on the show; Janine, Tiana, Amy, Court, Sose and the Knotfest crew for all their help...2025-03-1753 min
The Pitch of DiscontentDispatch Bay feat. Q&A with J.T. Cavey (ERRA, Texas In July)With ERRA back Down Under once again for their headline run with Silent Planet and Resolve, we caught up with returning champion J.T. Cavey (also of Texas In July) for a very wholesome Dispatch Bay episode and Q&A backstage at The Forum in Naarm/Melbourne.Sourcing questions from Reddit’s passionate r/Metalcore community, Owen put the hard word on J.T. about vocal patterns, Crocs, setlist decisions, album remixes, and much more.For early access to all our Dispatch Bay episodes, subscribe to the TPD Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tpdpodFoll...2025-03-1422 minThe Pitch of Discontent219 - Weekly Roundup (10/03/25)March rolls on and the new heaters show no sign of stopping. Owen & Paige get stuck into the week’s latest releases from metalcore team-ups and hardcore whip riders to alternative crooners and proggy cosmic death metallers.To listen to Side B and get the whole show, subscribe to the TPD Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tpdpod---TPD Weekly Roundup playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1tNs5cVlqvhiYcdPuFmQWv?si=b36fc816a71f40ae Follow and support the show: https://linktr.ee/tpdpodTheme/title music: “L.S.I.A.” by Angstb...2025-03-1133 min
The Pitch of Discontent218 - Chas Levi (Justice For The Damned, Whatever, Forever)This week we have Chas Levi from Justice For The Damned joining the pod to chat about the band’s new era as they prepare to hit the ground at home for a bunch of coast-to-coast tour dates.Chas talks about the challenges of writing new Justice material, the desire to streamline performance for maximum fun and crowd participation, the mental fortitude required for weeks of touring, and overcoming personal adversity. “Will you break down, or will you break through?”Follow Justice For The Damned and grab tickets for upcoming tour dates here...2025-03-0851 min
The Pitch of DiscontentIn Bloom feat. Zayna Youseff (Sweet Pill)Stoked to have Zayna Youseff of Sweet Pill jumping on the pod this week as part of the 2025 lineup for New Bloom Fest alongside Basement, Balance & Composure, DRAIN, One Step Closer, and Glitterer.Zayna talks Aussie slang, coping with anxiety and writer’s block, the realities of constant touring, and her undying love for RuPaul’s Drag Race.For early access to all our In Bloom episodes, subscribe to the TPD Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tpdpodFollow Sweet Pill here: https://linktr.ee/sweetpill Follow New Bloom and gra...2025-03-0629 min
The Pitch of DiscontentIn Bloom feat. Ryan Savitski (One Step Closer)Stoked to have Ryan Savitski of One Step Closer jumping on the pod this week as part of the 2025 lineup for New Bloom Fest alongside Basement, Balance & Composure, DRAIN, Glitterer, and Sweet Pill.After returning from a huge UK run supporting pop-punkers Neck Deep on some their biggest ever shows to date, Ryan digs in to the band’s progression on last year’s exceptional ‘All You Embrace’ LP, playing floor shows versus arena stages, the importance of melody, and how best to fight jetlag.For early access to all our In Bloom episodes, subscribe to the T...2025-03-0327 minThe Pitch of Discontent217 - Weekly Roundup (03/03/25)It might be a brand new month, but it’s the same old roundup! Owen & Paige get cracking on new finds, old favourites, and throw in a few sonic curveballs for good measure. Oh, and Reesey makes an appearance and chucks a mad yawn on camera. *offensive Brad Pitt accent* “Do ya like dahgs??”To listen to Side B and get the whole show, subscribe to the TPD Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tpdpod---TPD Weekly Roundup playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1tNs5cVlqvhiYcdPuFmQWv?si=b36fc816a71f40ae Follow an...2025-03-0231 min
The Pitch of Discontent216 - Will, Peyton & Jake (Drunk Uncle)Joining the show this week are the Lone Star State homies in Drunk Uncle. Will, Peyton and Jake jump on the pod to talk about their upcoming release, ‘Fiction Years II’: a companion piece and spiritual sequel EP out through the good folks at Tiny Sounds Collective on March 14th.The Texas boys chat about Metallica as a musical gateway, finding each other through a Craigslist ad, moving back to a trio, the band’s creative evolution across releases, and the state of the (emo) union.Follow Drunk Uncle here: https://linktr.ee/dru...2025-03-0248 min
The Pitch of DiscontentDispatch Bay feat. George Pettit (Alexisonfire, Dead Tired)🔥Here’s our brief chat with George Pettit of Alexisonfire and Dead Tired 🔥Returning Down Under after their 2023 tour with Tasmanian rockers Luca Brasi, Canadian institution Alexisonfire are back once again for a four-show run with Underoath & GEL.Frontman and resident throat-shredder George Pettit drops into the show mid-rehearsal to chat about playing older songs, reflecting on his youth and the band’s trajectory, the organic record process behind 2022’s expansive ‘Otherness’ LP, and what art inspires him in the current moment.Follow Alexisonfire here and grab tickets to their upcoming Austral...2025-02-2720 min
The Pitch of DiscontentIn Bloom feat. Ned Russin (Glitterer, Title Fight)Stoked to have Ned Russin of Glitterer and Title Fight on the pod this week as part of the 2025 lineup for New Bloom Fest alongside Basement, Balance & Composure, DRAIN, One Step Closer, and Sweet Pill.Dialing in from Peru in the middle of a Latin America tour run (hence the lack of reliable video bandwidth), Ned talks about the intentionality behind the group’s latest LP, ‘Rationale,’ how touring has shaped his entire adult life, the seductive trap of solipsism, and cultivating a hardcore mindset.For early access to all our In Bloom episodes, subscribe to the...2025-02-2625 minThe Pitch of Discontent215 - Weekly Roundup (24/02/25)It’s the end of another month, and we’re smashing through another stacked selection of roundup tracks. Owen & Paige blast some heartfelt indie punk, full-throttle hyper-pop, groove-laden hardcore, pissed-off metalcore ragers, and more–it’s all here. So, tune in and let us know what you’re listening to! 🙏🏼To listen to Side B and get the whole show, subscribe to the TPD Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tpdpod---TPD Weekly Roundup playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1tNs5cVlqvhiYcdPuFmQWv?si=b36fc816a71f40ae Follow and support the show: https://l...2025-02-2437 min
The Pitch of Discontent214 - Jack Bergin (Void Of Vision, Core)For Jack Bergin, the last few years have brought one realisation into sharp relief: the only way out is through. With their final tour wrapping up, the frontman for Naarm/Melbourne heavy hitters Void Of Vision joins the show to bring this chapter to a bittersweet close.We chat about Jack’s health struggles and his determined journey of self-discovery, the moment he decided that VOV needed to take The Big Sleep, wrestling with ideas of mortality, thematic resonance and legacy, the unrealised potential of last year’s phenomenal ‘What I’ll Leave Behind’ LP, his enduring love for h...2025-02-2147 min
The Pitch of DiscontentIn Bloom feat. Sammy Ciaramitaro (DRAIN)Coming back to what feels like their second home, Californian chillers DRAIN are ready to rip once again as part of the gnarly 2025 lineup for New Bloom Fest alongside Basement, Balance & Composure, One Step Closer, Glitterer, and Sweet Pill.All-round nice bloke Sammy Ciaramitaro drops in to the show to give us the low down on his community’s resolve in the face of natural disasters, the band’s sonic progression across records, the low-end rumblings of their work-in-progress third LP, and why pool noodles in the pit are both a blessing and a (California) curse.Fo...2025-02-1927 minThe Pitch of Discontent213 - Weekly Roundup (17/02/25)Paige is back, folks, and we’re saddling up for another week of business as usual. We’ve got mathy prog-pop-metalcore freakouts, fuzzed-out 90s alt-rock worship, surfy and sassy indie-punk, and tearjerker emotional rockers, plus much, much more. Bring it in, listen closely, and giddy up 🤠To listen to Side B and get the whole show, subscribe to the TPD Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tpdpod---TPD Weekly Roundup playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1tNs5cVlqvhiYcdPuFmQWv?si=b36fc816a71f40ae Follow and support the show: https://linktr.ee/tpdpod2025-02-1739 min
The Pitch of Discontent212 - Josh Raven (Hands Like Houses, The Faim)This week we’re joined from the road by Hands Like Houses frontman Josh Raven as the group crosses the country on select regional dates with heavy icons The Butterfly Effect.Josh opens up about his initial trepidation at joining an already established band, after years spent at the helm of Perth rockers The Faim, along with the creative freedom and boundary pushing sessions that led to ‘ATMOSPHERICS’: the group’s ambitious 16-track double album, featuring previously released tracks from four distinct EPs (out now through Civilians).We chat about be...2025-02-1545 min
The Pitch of DiscontentDispatch Bay feat. Chris Cresswell (The Flatliners, Hot Water Music)🔥 Here’s our brief chat withChris Cresswell ofThe Flatliners andHot Water Music 🔥We were fortunate enough to have some time with the affable Chris Cresswell–guitarist and vocalist for The Flatliners and Hot Water Music–as he prepares to pull double duty for both acts on their upcoming New Zealand and Australian tour run later this month.Chris chats to us about first touring with and then eventually joining an iconic band that was a direct influence on his music and punk rocker journey. We discuss the creative process behind 2024’...2025-02-1227 minThe Pitch of Discontent211 - Weekly Roundup (10/02/25)Another week, another (regrettably solo) roundup! Don’t worry, folks, Paige is fine, and she’ll (hopefully) be back next week. (Proof of Life available upon request.) We’ve got crashing metalcore bangers, sapphic post-punk, groove-laden ragers, a post-metal epic, and much more. LFGGG!!To listen to Side B and get the whole show, subscribe to the TPD Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/tpdpod---TPD Weekly Roundup playlist:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1tNs5cVlqvhiYcdPuFmQWv?si=b36fc816a71f40ae Follow and support the show:https://linktr.ee/tpdpodTheme...2025-02-1127 min
The Pitch of Discontent210 - Brendan Murphy (Counterparts, END)This week we’re joined by none other than Brendan Murphy–infamous tweet sender, feline aficionado, stage yeller, esteemed metalcore scholar–of Counterparts & END, ahead of their return Down Under with Dying Wish.
Brendan gets real about how touring takes him away from his beloved animal companions, his enlightened journey with sobriety, writing with newfound creative focus, forging a cohesive narrative of pain and loss on ‘Heaven Let Them Die’ (out now through Pure Noise Records), the joys of Reddit AMA’s, and why he’ll miss Misery Signals (RIP) the most.
Fol...2025-02-0740 minThe Pitch of Discontent209 - Weekly Roundup (03/02/25)With Paige out of action and coughing up a lung, Owen holds down the fort to run through this week’s solo roundup. We’ve got a bunch of new tracks to catch up on and it’s all bangers on deck. New finds, old favourites, and seasoned vets coming back from the brink. It’s all here, so dig in 🙏🏼
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The Pitch of Discontent208 - Liam Guinane (Windwaker)This week we’re joined by Windwaker frontman and all-round good bloke Lian Guinane to get the downlow on the group’s latest release: a deluxe version of last year’s sophomore smash LP, ‘Hyperviolence: Expansion Pack,’ out on Friday 14th through Fearless Records/Civilians.
Liam chats with us about the band’s latest material from the initial ‘Hyperviolence’ sessions, overcoming self-doubt, pushing creative boundaries, and touring throughout North America last year with fellow Aussie heavy hitters Northlane and Thornhill.
Follow Windwaker and grab tickets for upcoming tour dates here: https://fo...2025-01-2443 minThe Pitch of Discontent207 - Weekly Roundup (20/01/25)Cursed sickness and poor hotel wi-fi be damned. We made it, folks. Owen & Paige bring this week’s extremely tardy Roundup to you live from the cuck chairs of their Vegas casino hotel room. We’ve got emotionally charged hardcore, “the last ever deathcore band,” Finnish doom-gaze, and skull-splitting Aussie brutal death/slam. Dive in and maybe we’ll survive the trip home 🙏🏼
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The Pitch of Discontent206 - Brae Fisher (Dear Seattle)On their stellar third album, ‘TOY’ (out now through Domestic La La), Dear Seattle are wrestling with change. It’s a record born from transitional states of self-reflection, where recollections of who we were collide head-on with who we want, often desperately, to be.
Joining the show for our first guest episode of 2025, frontman and guitarist Brae Fisher takes us on the journey that birthed ‘TOY,’ as we discuss the band’s road dog attitude and live pursuits, stripping Taylor Swift songs for parts, and leaning into the delicate tradecraft of anthemic songwriting.
Follow Dear Seattle and...2025-01-1734 minThe Pitch of Discontent205 - Weekly Roundup (13/01/25)We’re back! It’s our first episode of the new year and we’ve already got a slew of new alternative tunes to run through. Dreamy doom pop, angular post-hardcore, “Melbourne Boltdown,” and spaghetti western metallic hardcore–all that and more on this week’s roundup. Dive in and have a listen!
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The Pitch of Discontent204 - All The Good Things 2024It’s our final episode for 2024, and what better way to go out than with a Good Things Festival supercut featuring artist interviews and backstage shenanigans with Frank Turner, Northlane, Belle Haven, and Alpha Wolf.
We chat about their year highlights, the realities of touring, pushing the creative envelope, and how to best channel that all-important chaos energy.
Shout out to Frank, Marcus, David, Lochie and Mitch for coming on the show; to Janine, Tiana, Amy, Court, Sose and the Good Things crew for all their help on festival day...2024-12-1346 min
The Pitch of Discontent203 - Best Albums of 2024It’s officially list season, folks, so we’re running through the Best Albums of 2024 with our 100% correct, entirely definitive takes.
Y’allternative barn-burners, Aussie gutter-folk, Little Rock doomsayers, Myspace post-hardcore revivalists, and Kentucky metalcore bruisers.
We’ve got all that and more. Dig in!
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The Pitch of Discontent202 - Mitch Alexander (Eye of the Enemy)For our final guest episode of 2024, we’re joined by Mitch Alexander, media personality, political activist, and vocalist for Naarm/Melbourne metallers Eye of the Enemy.
Mitch gives us the lowdown on the quintet’s new four-track concept EP, ‘Only Equals Negotiate,’ and how his fiery lyrics articulate the historical contingency and material dimensions of power, revolution, and collective action. We also chat about band indignities, the tension between performance and authenticity, his creative process, and why George R.R. Martin should just write the goddamn books already.
Follow Eye of t...2024-12-051h 10The Pitch of Discontent201 - Weekly Roundup (02/12/24)It’s our final roundup of 2024, folks, and we’re going out with nothing but non-stop bangers. Brooklyn post-punk, Philly anti-shoegaze, Aussie sobrock, and supergroup comebacks. It’s all here and fit for human consumption. Dig in!
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The Pitch of Discontent200 - Benny Horowitz (The Gaslight Anthem)Returning Down Under for the first time in nearly a decade as part of 2024’s incredibly stacked Good Things lineup (Dec 6th-8th), Benny Horowitz, drummer for The Gaslight Anthem and co-host of the Going Off Track podcast, joins the show to chat about the band's comeback.
We discuss their recent international tour run for their seminal record, ‘The ‘59 Sound,’ hitting anniversary milestones for 2012’s ‘Handwritten’ and 2014’s ‘Get Hurt,’ reforming post-hiatus, consciously avoiding the nostalgia trap, and the creative potential for new music.
Follow The Gaslight Anthem here: https://beacons.ai/t...2024-11-2934 minThe Pitch of Discontent199 - Weekly Roundup (25/11/24)As we barrel into the end of 2024, there’s still plenty of new releases to cover. Owen & Paige chat about a slew of metalcore ragers alongside industrial noise-rock freak-outs, alt-rock fiddling, prog anthems, and a synth-heavy slice of Aussie “Paladin rock”. LFG!
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The Pitch of Discontent198 - Jacob 'Grid' Millman & Danny Howell (Fever Shack)What’s up? Shack Attack in the house! With their new four-track EP, ‘Not Fuckin’ About,’ out in the world, Grid and Danny from Naarm/Melbourne hardcore outfit Fever Shack join the show to run through their whirlwind rise.
We chat about finding their sound in the studio, touring shenanigans across Indonesia, supporting punk legends NOFX, and how the Frankston scene has helped usher in a new generation of punters hungry for something heavy, authentic and, above all, fun.
Follow Fever Shack and stream/purchase ‘Not Fuckin’ About’ here: https://linktr.ee/fevershack
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The Pitch of DiscontentDispatch Bay feat. Claudio Sanchez (Coheed and Cambria)We were lucky enough to grab some backstage time with Claudio Sanchez–guitarist, lyricist, author, and principal songwriter for Coheed and Cambria and The Prize Fighter Inferno–while he was in Naarm/Melbourne to headline the inaugural run of the recent Monolith Festival.
Claudio chats to us about returning Down Under, the narrative tension between his overarching Amory Wars sci-fi concept storyline and real-life events, capturing the spark of inspiration while fighting against imposter syndrome, and answering questions from an unofficial (and on-the-spot) Reddit AMA thanks to the eager fans of r/TheFence.
Follow Coheed and...2024-11-1925 minThe Pitch of Discontent197 - Weekly Roundup (18/11/24)🎥🤖 Owen & Paige kick off this week’s roundup with a discussion on needledrops: the good, the bad, and the AI slop variety. Then we get into the main show with grunge revivalism, a Cali post-hardcore algorithm surprise, a metalcore cybergrind hybrid, and much more. Tap in now to get your fix of new tunes! 🔥🚀
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The Pitch of Discontent196 - Bill Kelliher (Mastodon)With their return Down Under just weeks away, as part of 2024’s incredibly stacked Good Things lineup (Dec 6th-8th), Mastodon guitarist Bill Kelliher joins the show from the comfort of his basement studio to catch us up to date on the band’s busy schedule.
We discuss their recent Ashes of the Leviathan tour run with Lamb of God, celebrating seminal records in their respective catalogues, while also collaborating on a new single. Bill reflects on the release of 2021’s Hushed and Grim double LP, dissects his creative process, and reveals his not-so-secret vault of dormant riffs...2024-11-1637 minThe Pitch of Discontent195 - Weekly Roundup (11/11/24)🕰️💀 Better late than never, amaright? With some new (and temporary) studio accommodations, Owen and Paige dig into another stacked slab of tunes for the week. Norwegian punk, abrasive Floridian post-hardcore, queer Naarm alt-folk, and much more. We’ve sourced nothing but the best from across the globe for your listening pleasure. Dig in! 🌏😎
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The Pitch of Discontent194 - Allison Watters (Pulse Zine)Our guest this week is Allison Watters, a fixture of the Naarm/Melbourne heavy music scene and the creator behind Pulse: a self-published, printed zine focusing exclusively on the work of non-males in both the Australian and global music industries.
Allison & Pulse have teamed up with the WWDOTW crew to collaborate on the upcoming Nightmare Fest line-up, featuring performances from Outright, Gravitate, Stressed, Identity Error, Chapel Hill, Slowburn, Goethe, and Takoba, while also raising funds for Refuge Victoria.
➤ Follow Pulse Zine and grab tickets for the Nightmare Fest Fundraiser @ St...2024-11-081h 18
The Pitch of DiscontentDispatch Bay feat. Luke Sweeney & Nic Kuczynski (Blind Girls & Frail Body)🔥Here’s our brief chat with Luke Sweeney of Blind Girls and Nic Kuczynski of Frail Body 🔥
Both bands are on the vanguard of their respective screamo/power-violence/post-whatever scenes, and they’re teaming up for an East Coast Australian tour run in January next year with support from Naarm/Melbourne’s Gil Cerrone.
Luke and Nic chat about the challenges of recording new albums in and around the aftermath of the pandemic, touring internationally outside of their comfort zones, and wild tour spots both fun and dismal.
...2024-11-0534 minThe Pitch of Discontent193 - Weekly Roundup (04/11/24)🦇🎃 Get it? Two peas in a pod… on the POD pod? Look, we’re doing a belated Halloween thing here. So just, like, go with it, okay? To celebrate the recent end to spooky season, we’ve got a banger haul of tracks, including gothy doom, chilled out gazey alt-rock, catchy Norwegian death-pop, and much more. Oh, did I mention we have costumes? That’s what we’ve BEAN doing. Ahhhhhh!!! 🦇🎃
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The Pitch of Discontent192 - Sean Harmanis (Make Them Suffer, Onslow)For Perth metalcore juggernaut Make The Suffer, their self-titled fifth album (out November 8th through Greyscale & SharpTone Records) represents a clear reaffirmation of their sonic intent through unrelenting, genre-bending heaviness.
Frontman Sean Harmanis joins the show to chat about touring outside the Western comfort zone, the group’s continued evolution, his creative dynamism with new member, keyboardist, and vocalist Alex Reade, and how the pressure of expectation yielded a daring new chapter in the band’s journey.
Follow Make Them Suffer and pre-order their S/T record here: https://grys...2024-10-3140 minThe Pitch of Discontent191 - Weekly Roundup (28/10/24)⁉️ Need new tunes for the week? We’ve got you covered! Paige finds more online manufactured outrage bait, while Owen highlights some scorching new records at the top of the show. We’ve also got metalcore ragers, indie pop crooners, and punk rock barnburners. It’s all happening, folks 🫡
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The Pitch of Discontent190 - Chuck French & Mike Ricketts (Planes Mistaken For Stars)For the remaining members of post-hardcore powerhouse Planes Mistaken For Stars, their long-awaited fifth studio album will forever be an open wound. Completed in the wake of not one but two founding members passing away—guitarist/vocalist Matt Bellinger (2017) and frontman/guitarist Gared O’Donnell (2021)— ‘Do You Still Love Me?’ (out November 1st through Deathwish Inc.) is a howling cry of catharsis pitched into the great beyond.
And yet, despite the palpable sense of grief and loss that hangs tenuously over the record’s diverse tracklist, glimmers of hope and communion peak through the darkness wit...2024-10-2544 min
The Pitch of DiscontentDispatch Bay feat. Joe Badolato (Fit For An Autopsy)🔥Here’s our brief chat with Fit For An Autopsy frontman and ecstatic dog dad Joe Badolato 🔥
The New Jersey metaller’s seventh studio album, ‘The Nothing That Is’ (out on October 25th through Nuclear Blast/Human Warfare), is an existential battering ram that takes aim at geopolitics, social decay, environmental collapse, and the crushing despair at the heart of human existence.
Joe chats with us about his good boy Bruce, finding joy in the recording process, authenticity in performance, filling in for Lamb of God (!), and much more.
2024-10-2221 minThe Pitch of Discontent189 - Weekly Roundup (21/10/24)🎶 It’s roundup time once again, and we’ve got a banger crop of tunes for this week. Blooming alt-rock and Bangkok evil-core. Austrian blackened post-rock and posthardcore supergroups. Aussie metalcore throwbacks and London post-punk odes. It’s all here, ready to go 🫡
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The Pitch of Discontent188 - Monica Strut (The Last Martyr)This week we’re joined by Monica Strut, music journalist and frontwoman for “cyber-pop metalcore” outfit The Last Martyr. The group are gearing up to release their new EP, ‘Requiem’ (out independently on October 23rd), which follows a period of creative renewal for the Naarm/Melbourne quartet and a reaffirmation of their dark sonic intent. Monica chats about reflecting on rejection, finding collective solidarity and strength in her bandmates, and using narrative metaphors to emphasise dystopian lyricism.
Follow The Last Martyr, pre-order/stream ‘Requiem,’ and grab tickets to upcoming shows here: https://www.thelastmartyr.band/
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The Pitch of DiscontentDispatch Bay feat. Jeremy Bolm (Touché Amoré)🔥Here’s our brief chat with fellow podcaster, label head, frontman, record store guy, and all-round legend Jeremy Bolm of post-hardcore staples Touché Amoré🔥
The Cali group are gearing up to release their sixth full-length album, ‘Spiral In A Straight Line’ (out on October 11th via Rise Records/BMG), which is also their second collaboration with famed producer Ross Robinson (Korn, Limp Bizkit, Sepultura) following 2020’s critically acclaimed ‘Lament’.
Jeremy pulls zero punches in our chat, as he delves into the universality of grief, anxiety, the idea of legacy, and growing older.2024-10-1530 min
The Pitch of Discontent186 - Jesse Barnett (Stick To Your Guns, Ways Away)After landing some backstage time during their recent show at The Forum in Naarm/Melbourne, we’re joined by Jesse Barnett of Stick To Your Guns and Ways Away to chat about the upcoming eighth full-length album from the Cali hardcore powerhouse, ‘Keep Planting Flowers’ (out January 10th through SharpTone Records).
Proving that he’s one of the most insightful and passionate frontmen in hardcore today, Jesse gives us the lowdown on the need for collective solidarity, using music to speak to revolutionary struggle, his work and community outreach with All Power Books, the inherent...2024-10-1049 minThe Pitch of Discontent185 - Weekly Roundup (07/10/24)📆 It’s a new month (and Mother of God, how is it October already?), so we’re kicking things off right with a brand new slate of glorious alternative tunes 📻 Owen & Paige quickly recap the recent AWMA controversy and important on-the-ground reporting before diving headfirst into scrappy prog bangers, Aussie alt-rock sing-a-longs, death metal skull-crushers, and much more 😎
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The Pitch of Discontent184 - Jon Simmons (Balance and Composure, Creeks)This week we’re joined by fellow podcaster and Balance And Composure vocalist/guitarist Jon Simmons, who returns to the show to discuss the group’s highly anticipated comeback LP, ‘with you in spirit’. On their fourth studio album and first in eight years, B&C offer up a spectral synthesis of all that came before, presenting ten self-assured songs that are both haunted by their collective past and eerily fixated on the allure of the group’s newfound potential. Jon opens up about his journey of self-reflection, holding himself to account, and using vulnerability to shape the band’s most direc...2024-10-041h 05
The Pitch of DiscontentDispatch Bay feat. Sam Bassal (Ocean Grove)Here’s our brief chat with drummer and producer Sam Bassal from Aussie alternative outfit Ocean Grove. Following a regional run with Polaris earlier this year, the Naarm/Melbourne trio are gearing up for a three-city headline run at the start of October. Sam joins us via Zoom to chat about the band’s turbulent decade, the desire for nostalgia, and prepping for LP#4, ‘ODDWORLD,’ due out on October 25th via the band’s own label (Aus) and SharpTone Records (ROW).
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Owen and Paige are strictly business this week for another cracking lineup of alternative tunes. We keep things Down Under with pop essentialism, experimental death metal, flexing hardcore, and bright horn-filled indie rock. Then on the global front, we’ve got football breakdowns, noise rock meltdowns, and the existential folk horror of interdimensional cosmic messages. It’s all here, folks. So dive right in.
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The Pitch of Discontent182 - Cat Rosemary (Gravitate)Our guest this week is Cat Rosemary, vocalist for metallic hardcore crew Gravitate. As a fixture and ongoing inspiration in Naarm/Melbourne’s hardcore scene, Cat’s fierce vocals and formidable stage presence bring a visceral edge to the group’s latest EP release, ‘The Reckoning’. Cat chats about the genesis of Gravitate, the importance of a communal ethos, writing about retributive justice through a theological frame, and finding strength and power in catharsis.
Get tickets for the GRAVITATE & STRESSED EP LAUNCH w/ Rat Bait & Bright Sun on Saturday September 28th here: https://tickets.oztix.com...2024-09-2741 min
The Pitch of DiscontentDispatch Bay feat. James Spence (Rolo Tomassi)Here’s our brief chat with James Spence of UK progressive hardcore outfit Rolo Tomassi. The Sheffield quintet have an upcoming tour run with Aussie post-rockers sleepmakeswaves and Japan math-rock sensation LITE, marking their first trip Down Under in almost a decade. We also touch on curating the ebb & flow of a live set, completing their loose album trilogy, and what’s coming next for Rolo.
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Theme/title music: “L.S...2024-09-2523 minThe Pitch of Discontent181 - Weekly Roundup (23/09/24)➡️👋🏼 Yooo, we’re back for another stacked Weekly Roundup! Paige goes off on our desire for more of the same with regard to cultural products and rip-off podcast ideas, while Owen recaps a fun weekend at Kingpin Fest. We’ve got tracks from metalcore veterans, sad boy emos, power-pop punkers, and many more. Let’s go!! 🫡
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The Pitch of Discontent180 - Tom Lanyon (Ceres)In the words of “Hello Sadness” by Los Campesinos!: “It's only hope that springs eternal.” For Tom Lanyon, singer-songwriter, guitarist, vocalist, and narrative journeyman for Naarm/Melbourne indie rockers Ceres, the quest for hope ultimately became the guiding principle behind the group's fourth studio album, the sprawling ‘MAGIC MOUNTAIN (1996—2022)’.
Presented as a 25-track double LP, the record chronicles five years of emotional turmoil for Lanyon, spanning his nostalgic return to his roots atop Mt. Dandenong (a summit both literal and figurative), the life-affirming joy of pregnancy, the bitter loss of miscarriage, and the eventual triumph of fatherh...2024-09-2044 minThe Pitch of Discontent179 - Weekly Roundup (16/09/24)➡️ We’re sliding into Monday with another wicked batch of alternative tunes. Owen & Paige smash through indie rockers, hardcore ragers, metalcore revivals, and more, alongside delicate singer-songwriter material and a gut-wrenching sonic tribute to loss and brotherhood. Thunder in the night forever! 🖤
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The Pitch of Discontent178 - Dane Evans (Wildheart, Crime Scene)Pit commander, riff lord, and all-round good bloke Dane Evans joins the show this week to chat about coming out of mosh retirement for not one, but two bands. We discuss why now was the time to revive Byron Bay heavy outfit Crime Scene and how writing sick breakdowns has evolved over time. Dane also gives us the lowdown on joining QLD metalcore crew Wildheart, the process for writing and recording with an established band, and the need for respect and consideration when stepping in to sing someone else’s words.
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TPD Weekly Roundup pl...2024-09-1359 minThe Pitch of Discontent177 - Weekly Roundup (09/09/24)🤯 Even after a catastrophic audio failure and delayed episode schedule, Owen & Paige soldier on and deliver a shiny new roundup episode, now with extra DVD commentary dub energy! 🎤 We've got metalcore bangers of the old and new variety, alt-rock mood pieces and post-rock tearjerkers, alongside two distinct death metal flavours and a synthwave house drop special. Let's go!
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The Pitch of Discontent176 - Josh Baker & Brent Ottley (Sunbleached)Before they kicked off two roaring sets of fuzzed out, shoegaze-slanted post-hardcore at this year's BIGSOUND 2024 showcase in Brisbane, the boys from Sunbleached dropped into TPD HQ to give us the lowdown on their stellar new five-track EP, 'I Crawled Into The Hole'. Josh & Brent discuss the inception of the band, how the energy of live shows and a desire for visceral impact skew their sound in a heavier direction, and what's on the horizon for the promising Queensland outfit.
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The Pitch of DiscontentDispatch Bay feat. Manuel Gagneux (Zeal & Ardor)Here’s our post-release chat with Zeal & Ardor frontman and conceptual mastermind Manuel Gagneux. We dig into the group’s latest full-length, GREIF, and how their sound has expanded on LP#4 to incorporate swampy Delta blues and funk-oriented grooves to their spirited black metal foundations.
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Theme/title music: “L.S.I.A.” by Angstbreaker (CC BY-SA 3.0).2024-09-0427 minThe Pitch of Discontent175 - Weekly Roundup (02/09/24)💸 Not even “dynamic pricing” shenanigans and/or a dying laptop could stop us from getting to the roundup this week! Owen & Paige run through a stellar selection of new tracks, pulling from Aussie indie rock and bleak death metal to NYC “slamgaze” and brash Belgian power pop. It’s a total gas 🫡
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The Pitch of Discontent174 - Emmy Mack (RedHook)Emmy Mack is a bonafide rockstar. With their forthcoming full-length, ‘Mutation,’ locked and loaded (and arriving on November 22nd), the RedHook frontwoman and formidable firebrand is well on her way to becoming a household name. Emmy joins the show to chat about the band’s “outsider” status, the challenges of being a woman in heavy music, industry shenanigans, the group’s desire for evolution on their sophomore LP, and how she reclaimed her feminine superpower by embracing sexuality, vulnerability, and brutal honesty.
Grab tickets to the band's ‘Breaking Up With 2024’ Australian tour here: https://lnk.weareredhook.com/tour
---2024-08-3044 minThe Pitch of Discontent173 - Weekly Roundup (26/08/24)BRAT Summer is dead 📗🔫 Long live Demure Autumn! 💅🏼🍁 Very modest, so mindful. With their collective moods on high, Owen & Paige get stuck into another stellar selection of roundup tunes for the week, pulling from domestic heavy hitters, the international avant-grade, and beyond. Lots of genre-diverse material to cover here, so you better get cracking!
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The Pitch of Discontent172 - Aaron Costello (Regionals)It’s release week for Sydney fuzz-fiends Regionals as they celebrate the launch of their debut full-length, ‘Spoonbender,’ an album four years in the making. Guitarist, songwriter, and backing vocalist Aaron Costello joins the show to chat about the group’s intentional progression from urgent alt-rock and emo to a more experimental, triple-guitar, wall-of-sound shoegaze approach. We discuss the challenges of writing and recording during the pandemic and how meaningful connection with art transcends the fleeting chase of fame.
Grab tickets to the band's album launch show at the The Chippo Hotel (Chippendale, NSW) on Frida...2024-08-2355 min
The Pitch of DiscontentDispatch Bay feat. John Famiglietti (HEALTH)Here’s our backstage chat with HEALTH bassist, producer and Discord overlord John Famiglietti. The “cum metal” (IYKYK) flag bearers were recently in Australia for an impressively sold-out tour run, so we caught up to talk about their approach to performance, the group’s genre-bending collaborative history, and how to make music that feels like the future. Watch the full episode now on YouTube and exclusive bonus content on Patreon.
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Theme/t...2024-08-2115 minThe Pitch of Discontent171 - Weekly Roundup (19/08/24)Paige returns to the show, now in BRAT form! For Side A this week, we run through another banger slew of alternative tracks, with some fan recommendations and new finds in the mix. Indie punk wake-up calls, hypnagogic shoegaze, satanic speed metal, and more. Dig in!
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The Pitch of Discontent170 - Cooper Riley (Bad Neighbour)While emo alt-rockers Bad Neighbour were in town on a national support run with California’s Badflower, vocalist and guitarist Cooper Riley swung by TPD HQ to give us the lowdown on the group’s upcoming debut full-length, ‘Millions’ (out September 20th). We chat about Coop’s nostalgic twang for country music, pulling together friends to smoke cigs and play riffs, writing an album through the isolation and loss of the pandemic, and the band’s rising tour profile over the last 12 months. We also gush about Microwave, La Dispute, Defeater, and much more.
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TPD Weekly R...2024-08-161h 02The Pitch of Discontent169 - Weekly Roundup (12/08/24)With Paige’s absence extended for yet another week, Chris reluctantly returns to keep the guest co-host seat warm, and Owen graciously thanks him for his service. We run through upcoming releases from Many Eyes, House of Protection, Make The Suffer and more, a new anonymous project of questionably mysterious and/or horny origins, along with a speculative analysis of temporal compositional constraints thanks to Canada’s primary experimental hardcore punk exports.
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The Pitch of Discontent168 - Bailey Schembri & Aden Young (Gravemind)Joining the show this week are Bailey Schmebri & Aden Young of Naarm/Melbourne metallers Gravemind. With their bold new album, ‘Introsphere’, finally out in the world, we chat about the years of creative struggle the group faced in bringing their dark sonic vision to life. Bailey details the internal pressure felt in stepping into the band as their new vocalist, with a completely finished album ready and waiting for his lyrical “Deathtouch”. Against line-up shifts, pandemic logistical hurdles, and seemingly constant delays, Aden explains how Gravemind were determined to push the boundaries of their sound, embracing melody and collaboration to craft...2024-08-091h 35
The Pitch of DiscontentDispatch Bay feat. Dylan Walker (Full of Hell, Collapsed Skull)Here’s our brief catch-up with Full of Hell vocalist and all-round legend Dylan Walker. We chat about the band’s creative legacy, the purpose of art over time, and how they approach their collaborative endeavours.
You can follow Full of Hell and grab tickets to their upcoming Australian run with Baton Rouge sludge icons Thou (Aug 14-25) here.
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Follow...2024-08-0721 minThe Pitch of Discontent167 - Weekly Roundup (05/08/24)With Paige away interstate, Owen recruits resident Gravitate thunderbird, man of many talents, overenthusiastic multi-tasker, and future Billabong rep Chris Roese (@deaf.chris) to sub in as this week’s co-host. Chris defends the honour of Good Charlotte, confesses to crying in the mosh pit, pours his heart out for ‘Radical’ and talks about that one time he dodged the matrimony bullet. Oh, and we also listen to killer new tunes. It’s a fun one, so rip in.
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The Pitch of Discontent166 - Jared Chappell & Dan New (Plovers)Plovers are dead. Well, almost. It’s certainly not from a lack of trying, though, and at least they’ve got one hell of a record to play themselves out. We catch up with two-thirds of “Melbourne's 9th most popular post-hardcore band” to discuss their untimely soon-to-be demise (RIP), the protracted journey to their phenomenal debut album release, our yearning desire for critical thinking and self-reflection, and why billionaires don’t deserve defending.
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Follow and support the show: https://linktr.ee/tpdpod2024-08-021h 48The Pitch of Discontent165 - Weekly Roundup (29/07/24)It’s been another wild week in the world of alternative music. Thankfully, Owen & Paige are fearless, intrepid explorers willing to venture where others may fear to tread. We unveil Oddworld nu metal vistas, Aussie elder emo heaviness, riffy D.C. pop-punk, and legendary Japanese post-rock goodness. Oh, and this week’s feature album is staggeringly beautiful and utterly devastating in equal measure. You’re welcome.
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The Pitch of Discontent164 - Yasmin de Laine & Pat Kearney (Post Heaven)What comes after the end? We check in with Naarm/Melbourne crew Post Heaven this week and catch up on the post-hardcore quintet’s whirlwind twelve month run. Yasmin & Pat join us at TPD HQ to chat about blending 90s grunge, shoegaze and alt-metal soundscapes, recording their breakthrough debut EP, racking up wild support slots, and what’s on their sonic horizon for 2024.
Watch the full episode now on YouTube and exclusive bonus content on Patreon.
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Follow and suppo...2024-07-2655 minThe Pitch of Discontent163 - Weekly Roundup (22/07/24)It’s another cracking roundup here at TPD HQ, as Owen & Paige run through alternative heater after absolute heater. Emo contemporaries, post-hardcore mood pieces, indie-punk anthems, and noise rock dirges. It’s all killer, no filler. LFGGG!!
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Theme/title music: “L.S.I.A.” by Angstbreaker (CC BY-SA 3.0).2024-07-221h 04
The Pitch of Discontent162 - Amariah Cook (Future Static)Our guest this week is currently rocking her way through the UK and Europe from new cities to old stomping grounds. Frontwoman Amariah Cook joins the show to recap Future Static’s whirlwind year following the release of their phenomenal debut full-length, ‘Liminality’.
We chat about her childhood in Barcelona, the perils of performance anxiety, joining an established group, the importance of visual storytelling, touring with one of her favourite bands, and what’s next for the Naarm/Melbourne progressive metalcore juggernaut.
Watch the full episode now on YouTube and exclusive bonus content on Patreon.
...2024-07-191h 32The Pitch of Discontent161 - Weekly Roundup (15/07/24)Owen & Paige run full-steam ahead into another packed roundup, and the tracks aren’t slowing down for anyone. Aussie hardcore royalty rubs up with R’n’B rockers and American alt-metallers. Oklahoma drops by with some homegrown indie-punk and a slamming slice of brutal death metal. And why not add a little shoegaze and jamming psych to the mix? They’re all here, and we’re chatting about the lot, so tune in!
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The Pitch of Discontent160 - Bec Thorwesten (Terminal Sleep)Our guest this week is resident bad bitch and meme queen Bec Thorwesten from Naarm/Melbourne heavy hardcore bruisers Terminal Sleep, who just dropped a brand new two-track single, “Spineless / Shadows,” along with some moody remixes.
Bec joins the show to chat about the band’s formation, channelling her inner rage on stage, the anxiety of becoming a role model, looking after her voice and finding purpose through artistic expression.
Watch the full episode now on YouTube and exclusive bonus content on Patreon.
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We’re back after our two-week break, and guess what? We’re YouTubers now! Very mad. It’s the same pod you know and/or love, now with video of our yapping heads. Owen & Paige chat about "BRAT summer" discourse, Deftonesgaze, and a whole slew of sick new alternative tunes. Let’s go!
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2024ko apirilak 19 Mixtape
Saio honetan talde hauek entzungo dituzu:
DEMENTES - felices dias en fuengirola
B.S.N - vida civil
POLEMIC ATTACK - deceptive ideals
THE JUNKERS - piwo
TOXIC WOMB - escape to you
IPAR RAP EROAK - norekin
AURREZ AURRE - posmodernismoa
SONS OF AGUIRRE - vete a cuba
THE RUDE BOYS - rockin at gingers
ITZIARREN SEMEAK - basque of brixton remix
MODERNES PICKLES - colors
KEG KILLERS - blow jobs
THE COUCH - pogo dance
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2024ko apirilak 19 Mixtape
Saio honetan talde hauek entzungo dituzu:
DEMENTES - felices dias en fuengirola
B.S.N - vida civil
POLEMIC ATTACK - deceptive ideals
THE JUNKERS - piwo
TOXIC WOMB - escape to you
IPAR RAP EROAK - norekin
AURREZ AURRE - posmodernismoa
SONS OF AGUIRRE - vete a cuba
THE RUDE BOYS - rockin at gingers
ITZIARREN SEMEAK - basque of brixton remix
MODERNES PICKLES - colors
KEG KILLERS - blow jobs
THE COUCH - pogo dance
PCP...2024-04-1900 min
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Musik
DOS-88 – City Lights: https://youtu.be/egKdVELkKVI2019-07-1744 min
AngstbreakerSimply SaxonyWelcome to the place of self-deceit,
ignorance and right wing mindsets,
racist hunts under police eyes,
administration plays it down.
Sachsen muss sterben, damit wir leben können! Dry out all the mud.
Sachsen muss sterben, damit wir leben können! Let's do the cut.
All your campaigns are stupid lies,
phoniness to hide shit.2019-06-0701 min
AngstbreakerBad JokeYou boring dork what is wrong with you?
Don't spit your shit on people you don't know.
You shoot from the bulk and your stuffy world.
Feeling superior in your narrow mind.
Your homophobic joke, your xenophobic jest, we wanna shut you up!
You are the bad joke! You are the bad joke! You are the laughing stock!
You say it's irony, yes it is
because you don't get what that really means.
Please feel free to repeat you joke,
the laughter will stick in your throat.
You are not funny, You are not smart, you need to check again.
...2019-05-0201 min
AngstbreakerAttention, The NWO Is PostponedThe NWO is postponed! Listen, I repeat:
we postponed our plan for reasons even we don't know.
We had mountains of pictures just to occupy your lives,
but they stay on the sideline, 22 more than us.
We used "chemtrails" to keep you distracted, while globules and plastics make the cut.
The NWO is postponed, we need to hide again.
fight their reptiloides and Giants Of Destruction.
# Liner notes: Think first before you believe in absurd conspiracy theories, especially if they only transport old antisemitic stereotypes. Fight the real enemies and stand against prejudices!2019-05-0200 min
AngstbreakerEternal War On The Höcke YouthNew track from the upcoming EP that is going to be released in February, 2018. Your soundtrack to fight all the right wing assholes!
# Eternal War on the Höcke Youth
Shut up, piss off!
We don't want your backward shit.
Come close, go down!
The art of self-defence.
Plain stupid racism and
your slogans prove it,
you are the fuckheads
that nobody needs.
Consider yourself as voices of the unheard?
Instead, you are (only) squallers of the dorks.
You demand we should stop
atoning for Nazi crimes,
re-spin evil history,
unlearn about the times?
You wanna regain
contraints from yesterday.
D...2017-09-0602 min
AngstbreakerStrife/PoiseTrack will be released in 2017. It was recorded in a almost lost record session 2015.
Lyrics:
I close my eyes, I see it again, a broken mirror and open wounds. This second is over but the feeling remains, I'm scared of my own thoughts. I'm the muser and my victim, united in one person.
I searched for reasons but found just nothing. Sweet bitterness again.
Optimists love their dreams, pessimists reject the world.
Stimulated emotions, merged into my reality. How does it feel to crash into something? Does it change anything, if I give up control?
I am not the only...2017-02-0402 min
AngstbreakerGone (2016)Originally released 2013 on the split with Time To Live. For Lyrics see https://soundcloud.com/angstbreaker/gone2016-05-0402 min
Angstbreaker2/3 Straight EdgeEveryday, routine tames and mutes us
and we forgot to raise our voice.
Once used to stand strong for our passion,
now we are satisfied, we live in our niche.
Priviledged enough to have choices,
rich enough to grow opinions.
Still participating on the broken bones
and broken hearts of the exploited.
So let's fight for those
who struggle to live.
Stop talking, no compromises.
Let's push it forward, let's push it forward!
Bring back the attitude and keep the kids involved.
Let's push it forward, let's push it forward!
So many beings suffer for you.
Give something back and...2016-05-0403 min
AngstbreakerStomping On Your GraveWhen you open your fucking mouth
you spit out a load of crap.
Don't tell us how we should live,
your ideas are inhuman shit.
Every time I see an obituary
I wish I read your name.
You disappear off the face of the earth,
a broad grin appears in mine.
We live in a world full of assholes.
It could be a world full of dead assholes.
We are stomping on your grave!
We are stomping on your grave!2016-05-0401 min
AngstbreakerL.S.I.A.I still don't give a fuck
about your music biz,
I'm not interested
in boring scene gossip.
Don't wanna waste my time
for fancy promo shots.
Not enough times in the gym,
can't wear the uniforms.
Let's start it again.
Let's start it again.
Let's start it again.
Love the raw energy
it's killing the bad mood.
Broadened horizonts,
food for mind and soul.
As time and hairs go by,
attitude is still the same:
fun, friends and value swag,
far from religiosity.
Let's start it again.
Let's start it again.
Let's start it again.
Let's start ...
Still the wimps...2016-05-0402 min
Angstbreaker#MyFriendIsHipsterMy friend is hipster and I like it.
Let's pick on hipsters, we love the paradox.
I don't care if you like it pure.
Clash of cultures, your heart bleeds.
I don't care if you lose your face.
Personality by alternate fashions?
Can you see them,
hate paradigms?
Can you feel it,
supremacy?
See the irony when you tag the walls
to get some people out of your hood,
using a term with a bold connection
to anti-segregation and equality.
Keep on to make fun of the Joe Squares,
all the yuppies and traditionalists.
But hating people because of hairs,
...2016-05-0401 min