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Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
The podcast Rolling Stone said "initiates profound discussions with rock and metal artists, allowing fans to discover the creative workflow of their favorite musicians and understand the factors that make the bands succeed or fall from fame." https://tinyurl.com/rollingstonecppod Kevin AKA the moshing mad man who isn’t tame or timid, derives his non-stop energy from rock & metal music. But that wasn’t the case in 2017, when he was depressed and almost ended his life, with music being one of his…
Episodes
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
How Doobie Blends Rock, Metal, and Hip-Hop Influences in His New Music
Rock and metal is not dead, and it is clear to see that when artists from outside genres are either trying their hand in rock and metal, or embracing their…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Why Musicians Should Stop Trend-Hopping | The Lucky on Chord Progression Podcast
We all know that humans follow trends, but why? It is out of a want and desire to fit in and be accepted by others that are around you, to not feel like an…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Kristen Sturgis of Conquer Divide Dishes on Tour Pranks, Lineup Changes, and Working on Album #3
When a longtime member departs from a band (this time on good terms, thankfully), what does the future look like for that band's music? Will it change, will it…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
TheCityIsOurs Break Down New Album 'Will You Still Love Me?' - No Formula, Just Inspiration
When music has a formulaic feel to is, us as music fans tend to shy away from it. That is because it feels repetitive, feels overdone, and has this sense that…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Modern Music's Single-Focused Release Strategy: Blacktoothed Explains All with New Album 'Headway'
How many rock and metal fans are out there that are fed up with the amount of artists focusing on the release of singles compared to an entire album? Or fed up…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Vukovi's Janine on Vulnerability in Music & Their New Album 'My God Has Got A Gun'
Being fully open and vulnerable in your music is something that has always frightened artsits to their core. This is because humans are afraid to expose their…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Interview with Myles Kennedy on "The Art of Letting Go" and His Passion for Creating Music
As musicians progress through their careers, eventually they change focus from creator to either a teacher or a mentor. They still can create, but there is a…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
The Art and The Artist: Echos Reflects on Her Journey & New Album Quiet, In Your Service
Music and art always gives us a chance to reflect on our lives, discover something new, and possibly find the person that we truly are. We all know what that…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Discover Spirit Leaves: Creates Music That Challenges Listeners Through Different Creative Eras
Over the course of history, it has been the musicians and artists that have challenged us with their music, while maintaining a great deal of artistic…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Ocean Grove's Journey: Creating 'Oddworld' and the Impact of Past & Present Members
When this band released their second album, it was a week before the entire world shut down in 2020. When they released their third album in 2022, the entire…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
How Defences Gained New Fans with Their Bold Album “Shadow Light”: Interview with Cherry
Every musician and artist has a want and a dream to make it big in whatever genre or industry they are in. But one thing that we all know is that only a few…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Why Thrown Into Exile’s Passageways Is a Must-Listen for Metal Fans in 2024
As we close out the first half of the 2020's, it is clear that rock and metal are back on the rise as bands creating authentic music like Bad Omens, Sleep…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Stoneside’s Journey: Finding Passion, Purpose & Beauty while Inspired by Life’s Endings
It is human nature to fear death. Death is the ultimate end to life as we are aware of it. And because of that, along with human nature having us focus on the…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
How Impossible Prom Kings Signed a Record Deal in Under a Year & How Their Sound Backs It Up
There is a quote out there that says "good things take time, but great things happen all at once." This quote always rung true to us, but when meeting this…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Greywind’s Unbelievable Comeback: From Being Called "Damaged Goods" to Rerelease of Afterthoughts
It is not surprising to hear a story about anyone in a creative space having to deal with adversity and roadblocks in order to acheive their dreams. They…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Not Enough Space Signs with Thriller Records & Creates Moancore – New Album Next?
Every year in the rock and metal world, we all find that one band that we were not expecting to see, come out of nowhere and start to truly make a name for…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Discover Hillhaven, The Supergroup with Ties to Ice Nine Kills & From Ashes to New
We love it when a band comes together to create great music. But what happens when that band that comes together has members of other high profile bands to…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Discover SoulKiller: The "EDM"Metalcore Band That Says "Just Be A Good Person"
What is it about finding a new band that you absolutley connect with that just excites you? Now what happens when that band not only creates a new sound, but…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
2024 Album of the Year? One Morning Left Combines Metalcore, Synthwave, and More on Neon Inferno
What if we told you there is a band out there that is combining metalcore, hardcore, electronica, synthwave, and 80's hair metal all at once? Sounds like it…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
How Until I Wake Created a Metalcore Masterpiece with Renovate Album | Interview with Jaali
The term "no-skip album" is not a term that gets thrown around lightly in the music industry. It is reserved for those albums in which every song has to stand…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Behind the Scenes of SickSense’s ‘Cross Me Twice’: Creativity & Human Relationships
Over the course of recent modern history, the human relationship has massively changed. Gone is a focus on in-person interaction in favor of digital…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Dead Eyes Reveal Secrets to Shopping for the Right Record Label | Signing with InVogue Records
When a band is growing and looking for a record label to help them grow, what does a successful search all entail? That is a question that so many younger…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Saving Vice Talks "Good Days Dead Eyes" & Battling Online Negativity
In today's day and age where the influence online and from social media continues to impact our lives and well being more and more, the large amount of…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
From Breakup to New Beginnings: Inside Polar’s Journey to New Album "Five Arrows"
2 years ago, Polar was ready to relese their album Everything Everywhere when Woody joined the Chord Progression Podcast. Following the release of the album, a…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
How Glass Hands Is Making A Comeback: Rediscovering Passion for Music & Finding a New Lead Singer
When a band has all their momentum stop because of a worldwide pandemic and have their lead singer exit the band to pursue other interests, how do they…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Dose of Adolescence's Comeback: Family First, Warped Tour Lessons & New Album "Zircon Ave"
There are times when bands run into life issues and have to make a tough decision to take a break, or to press on. Sometimes bands that take a break come back…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
"Trust Your Own Tastes": rosecoloredworld & Their Rise into "The Beauty & The Breakdown" EP
Since the last time rosecoloredworld appeared on the podcast, their world has gone insane in the best way. Following their song "Spit It Out" getting picked up…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
How Make Them Suffer Almost Broke Up in 2022 to Releasing Self-Titled Album in 2024: Interview
No one is immortal, netier are our favorite bands. And one of the best heavy bands in the music scene today almost broke up in 2022 following a pandemic, a…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Michael Vampire Talks Vampires Everywhere! & Gothic Revival in Metal Music: Interview
Music, like fashion, is cyclical. There are sounds, trends, and influences that come and go with the times. At one time in their lifetime, they are the hottest…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Skillet's "Revolution of Love": John Cooper on Faith, Family, and Freedom
In the world that is 2024, we continue to see divide between people. That divide can come from political beliefs, religious beliefs, ethical beliefs, or…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Peter of Extol Debuts New Band InTheosis: Exploring the Meaning of Life Through Music
When someone that has been in music for the majority of their life wants to start something new and try somehting different, we should all take notice. But…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Discover GORE's Emotional Heavy Music: "A Bud That Never Blooms" Debut EP Breakdown
If you see the tag line for a band being "the band that is going to make you cry while you are swinging in the pit," what would you think? Would you wanna…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
How Magdalene Rose Conquered Fear & Went Solo: Writing Music to Support Those Who Need It Most
Going solo and trying to make it on your own is never an easy thing. You have to be vulnerable and let people into your music. You need to conquer feelings of…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Meet Chained Saint: The High School Metal Band that William Duvall of Alice In Chains Endorses
If you formed a band back when you were in high school, one of the dreams taht you had was to make it big, get noticed by big members of the music industry…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Vicious Rain: Arising Empire’s New Metalcore Powerhouse with New Album There Is Beauty in Letting Go
When a label like Arising Empire signs a band, before that band even releases their first single, you know that is a band that you should seriously consider as…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
How Salem Vex Created Crucifiction to Bring Horror Movies to Deathcore with Album "Will To Power"
When a musician decides to move on from their band and start something completley new, it is scary. But there is a beauty in it for the artist, because now…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Discover lolitslea: Neon Pop Punk, & the Positive Perspective of New Album "Nothing Lasts Forever"
Do you remember when you fell in love with your first band or artist that you found all on your own? It was one of the most magical moments of your life, and…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
The Rise of The Failsafe: How Consistency Fuels Their Success After "Dying to Exist"
One thing we love to see is when bands that we bring to the podcast pick up success and want to come back to talk all about it. It is something that lets us…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Catch Your Breath's Massive Growth Explained: New Music, Always Improving & Dial Tone's Gold Status
The first time we brought Catch Your Breath to the Chord Progression Podcast, their smash hit Dial Tone was topping the charts. They came back again late last…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
The Future of Independent Labels: Manic Kat Records & Artist Relationships
The music industry is constantly evolving, and the past 5 years have seen some of the most drastic change in how bands market themselves, deliver their music…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
How ADVENTS Went from Reddit to Singing a Record Deal with InVogue in 7 Months! | Podcast Interview
How does a band go from reaching out to people on Reddit to market themselves, to signing with a great record label in 7 months time? The answer... ATTENTION…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
How Showoff Integrated Fans As Band Members to Evolve Sound on New EP Haverstraw
One of the coolest, and rarest things, you see from a band as they grow for many year is longtime fans joining as members. But why is it one of the coolest…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
How 156/Silence Redefine thier Metalcore Sound: Synths, Clean Vocals & Creativity on People Watching
Back in 2018, Kerrang called this band one of the 6 Underground Metal Bands Redefining the Scene. In the past 6 years, this band has continued to make heavy…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Standing Up for the Kids: How A Killer's Confession Continues their Powerful Stance on New Album
Today's world is dominated by a focus on the fake world of social media, and a fear to stand for anything that has the smallest chance of being seen as…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Manifesting Musical Growth: How Pistols At Dawn Will Grow as a Band with New, Evolving Sound
Has your favorite band evolved their sound over time? Of course they have! As time goes on, bands evolve their sound as life influences their interests…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
How Fame On Fire Dove into Tarot to Inspire New Album 'The Death Card | Interview with Bryan Kuznitz
Fame On Fire has been on the consistent rise in the rock and metal world since the release of Welcome To The Chaos in 2022. Touring with bands like Falling In…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Will Future Palace Break Out with New Album 'Distortion'? | Interview with Maria Lessing
2 years ago when Future Palace released their second album run, we brought lead singer Maria to the podcast. And we thought the band would grow large following…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Screams Of Syrens & The Importance of Band Chemistry | Writing Music with Ever-changing Band Members
In early 2023, we had a band reach out to us about wanting to be on the podcast to show off the new music they had been working on. But without warning, they…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
How Alleviate Created and Album of The Year Contender in DMNS | Interview with The Metal Supergroup
Over time, we in music have seen many members of other bands come together and form super groups. And the results always depend on overall band chemistry, and…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Rising Insane & How Evolving Your Sound Is Nerve Wracking for a Band | Interview & Wildfires Preview
Fans are always concerned when their favorite band begins to evolve their sound. They are afraid that it is going to change the band, the music, and take away…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Jeris Johnson, DRAGONBORN, and the Importance of the Rockstar | Chord Progression Podcast Interview
As rock and metal have begun a return to resurgence in pop culture popularity in the 2020's, we are getting closer and closer to the next "golden age" of heavy…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Why Autumn Kings Takes Inspiration from Nickelback to Write the Catchiest Music They Can | Interview
When we see a band described as the offspring of Linkin Park and Fall Out Boy, we are easily going to be curious about what that sound is like, and where it…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
How Set For Tomorrow Maintains the DIY Spirit While Growing Their Band
When you are in a band that has traditionally been built on being DIY, it is hard to trust others to bring in into the band and help grow it to its large…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Why In Her Own Words Is Releasing A New Song Every Month For A Year | An Interview with Joey Fleming
So much can change in 2 years. From what you like, where your life is at, who you are in relationships with, all of it. For the music industry, much has…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
How Mushroomhead Continue their 30+ Year Metal Legacy with Call The Devil | Interview with Skinny
When a band has been around for 30 years, clearly they have done something right with their music, presentation, everything. But how does a band that has been…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
How Return To Dust Let Their High Quality Music Speak For Them: Touring with Chevelle & Sevendust
Today's music world is all about the single, trying to stay relevant for an algorithm, and trying to go viral. It is not necessarily sustainable for high…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Why Anberlin Is Ready to Soar in "Vega" Era with New Vocalist Matty Mullins | Interview
When a longtime band needs to replace a crucial member going forward, what are they to do? Are they going to throw in the towel, or put in the work to find the…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
JunkBunny Suspended from Tik Tok & Creating Their Own Sound: How Much Has Changed in 2 Years
2 years ago, we aired our 300th episode with JunkBunny (their first ever podcast interview). At that time, Mac was all alone in the band, with the direction…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Growing From a Local to a Regional Band: The How-To Steps from Old Neon
Not only does the Chord Progression Podcast show you some of the best upcoming bands in rock and metal, we get to give advice to bands that want to grow as…
- Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music
Inside Tracheotomy and their Deathcore Roots on New EP "Fixated Propensity for Destruction"
No matter the size of your band, the mindset of opening a show and headlining ghat show is vastly different. From the duty associated with your spot on the…