Wounded Touch Interview: How New Album Explores Post-COVID Songwriting in Metalcore

Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music · May 15, 2025 · 55m

It is only human that songwriting evolves over time, regardless of the genre. Rock music, metal music, any kind of heavy music really undergoes an evolution in songwriting as life, culture, and history change around us. But it is slow.

However, many artsits experienced a massive shift in songwriting style 5 years ago when the Covid-19 pandemic threw the entire world into isolation. So how has songwriting changed because of the pandemic, what are its impacts in 2025, and how have bands gotten better because of it.

They guys in Wounded Touch, a metalcore band out of Michigan, join the Chord…