S3E5. Precipitating Breakdowns.| Stitched - "Broken Mirror"; Violent Answer - "Unleashed" 4:45. Jake shows Yustin "SLUMTRACKS" by Stitched. 21:20. Yustin shows Jake "Self-Threat" by Violent Answer. (A video version of this episode may appear on the Local Locus YouTube.)
S3E4. Breaking the Formula. Loose Ends W.M.B.D., Joel Heywood - "Oppressor"; Skull - "Deathless" 0:00. Jake and Yustin talk about beatdown hardcore bands like Knocked Loose and Kublai Khan. 8:43. BREAKDOWN OF THE WEEK. Yustin shows Jake "Manifest Destiny" EP by Loose Ends W.M.B.D. 22:45. Yustin shows Jake "Enemy of the Establishment" by ELIOZIE, and the boys talk about hiphop and deathcore. 38:50. Jake shows Yustin "Heimdal" by Enslaved. 46:30. Jake shows Yustin "The Great Descent into Hell" by ...
S3E3. AI-created? A hands-on test. Temptations for the Weak - "Become You"; Ritual Awakening - "Skeleton King" 1:16. Yustin shows Jake "Fallen from the Stars" by Temptations for the Weak. 8:20. Jake shows Yustin "Demon King" by Ritual Awakening. 17:38. Jake and Yustin apply the AI hands test to the album arts of this week's featured albums.
S3E2. Sci-fi, AI, and two cool guys. Celestial Wizard - "Ice Realm"; F R A C T U R E, Xev - "soma" 0:00. Yustin and Jake discuss how they find new music and the impact of AI on art. 7:06. Jake asks Yustin what he thinks about the two newest Metallica singles. 10:43. Jake shows Yustin "Winds of Cosmos" by Celestial Wizard. 25:45. BREAKDOWN OF THE WEEK. Yustin shows Jake "sleepless" by F R A C T U R E.
S3E1. Back with Another "Normal" Episode Tunturihauta - "Hurmos"; The Bearer - "Let it Burn" 0:00. Yustin tells Jake about his English writing ambitions. Jake and Yustin talk about Stephen King books. 23:00. Yustin and Jake catch up and reflect on 2022. 28:43. Jake shows Yustin "Tunturihauta" by Verilalpa. 37:40. Yustin shows Jake "Chained to a Tree" by The Bearer
Episode 30: I'm An Astronaut - "Human:Refined," "Gates of Misery," & "5T4T1C"; Endezzma - "Wild Glorior Death"; Neon Graves - "Blackout"
Episode 29: For Giants - "The Lucky Ones"; Seven Cities Dead - "Courage Under Fire" & "Fractured Dreams"; Breath of Wind - "Sakura"; Almach - "Dream Elegy"; Silence Speaks - "Hostile"
Episode 28: Jake and Yustin discuss twelve of the best releases of the worst year, from bands like Acherontas, AVOID!, S'efforcer, Symbolik, Ulcerate and more -- Perdition Temple - "Desolation Usurper"; Emuness - "SaviorSelf"; Xenobiotic - "Acedia"; Cohen - "Perish"; Call It Home - "White Flag"; Bog Wraith - "Flesh"; Fox Lake - "IYKYK"
Episode 27: Jake and Yustin talk Ghostemane before diving into some Japanese metalcore, Greek black metal, and Texas hardcore --- Sable Hills - "Flood"; Katavasia - "The Tyrant"; Departure - "Common Denominator"
Episode 26: Tired Violence, Rickyjab - "Lonely" (Justin Bieber cover); Beyond Extinction - "God Complex"; Creak, Paul Collins - "Sullen"
Episode 25: Suicide For A King - "Misconception"; Tithe - "Scum" & "Apostasy"; No Devil - "Feel Me"; Creak - "Eyes Without a Face"
Episode 24: VOTOV - "Celf" & "Activating the Alteration"; Vulnere - "Granite Ziggurat"; Suffer UK - "Slither"
Episode 23: Intoxicated - "Walled"; Belligerence TX - "Justificationofasuicideattempt"; Gorephilia - "Perpetual Procession"; Divisive - "Blackout"
Episode 22: Scavengers - "Self-Sacrifice Is an Art Form and You're Not Very Creative feat. Dafydd Richards"; Throne of Iron - "A Call to Adventure"; Legendry - "Heavy Metal Adventure"; The Wizar'd - "Master of the Night" & "Wizard's Revenge"; Ironsword - "Rogues in the House"; Hillsfar - "Jewel of the Moonsea"; Dark Forest - "The Midnight Folk"; Dexter Ward - "The Eyes of Merlin"; Smoulder - "Sword Woman"; Ironflame - "Gates of Evermore" & "Seekers of the Blade"
Episode 21: GraveBound - "Phobia" & "Erase Me"; Perceptions - "Liar (Misery)" --- GraveBound VA's guitarist and vocalist Kyle RIchards talks live shows, Kyle stereotypes, and 2020 underground and big-name metalcore. Check out GraveBound's latest single, "Failure by Design," out late September!
Episode 20: Beyond Extinction - "Broken Throne"; Recorruptor - "The Funeral Corridor"; Gunned Down - "Nah Mate"
Episode 19: Broadmoor - "Saki Yoshida"; Second Wind - "Thin Blue Crime" --- Beatdown hardcore and metalcore producer Chris Whited talks 2020 underground music, running a home studio, and drumming for Bodysnatcher.
Episode 18: Devastator - "Worship the Goat"; Ever Eden - "Senescence"; Entropy - "Void Walker"; Scolds - "Witch Hunt"
Episode 17: Convocation - "The Absence of Grief"; Death Courier - "Mourning Ecstacy"; Malist - "Tempest of Sorrow"; Among the Ruined - "Despite All Odds"
Episode 16: Detherous - "Make Them Die Slowly"; Stench of Death - "Grotesque Procession"; My Missing Half - "Before Waves and Rocks Catch Me"; Lantern - "Cauldron of Souls"; Away With The Seas - "With No Hope"
Episode 15: Tired Violence - "Hiraeth"; Misgiving - "Avoidance"; Live Burial - "Swing of the Pendulum"; Soulkeeper - "Heavy Glow"; Tooth & Nail - "Man in Ruin"
Episode 14: Cryptic Shift - "Moonbelt Immolator"; THORN. - "Noctum"; Cauldron Black Ram - "Smoke Pours from the Orifices of the Crematory Idol"; Divine Hatred - "Paint Your Flag"
Episode 13: End of Daze - "Tides"; Exit - "None of Our Business"; In Dying Hours - "Silhouette"; Ritualistic - "Hollowborn"
Episode 12: Furious George - "Paralysis"; Foad - "Lucid Dream"; Paralysis - "Nihilist"; Loose Ends - "Blood on Your Hands"
Episode 11: Atavistia - "Through the Hollow Raven's Eyes"; HEARTPLACE - "Resonance"; Lesser Glow - "Red Ayrag"; Piss Poor TX - "Unfair Game (Knowthatiamgod)"
Episode 10: Yriel - "Traitor"; Scavengers - "Catch Me if You Can"; Toothless - "Timeline: Eroded"; Words From Aztecs - "Grievous"
Episode 9: Wizzardstorm - "The Marsh" & "Mongrel"
Episode 8: Written in Gray - "What's Done Is Done"; OUTRAGE - "Blood And Scars"; Falcifer - "Pain"; Hollowed Out - "Ego Suicide"
Episode 7: Flash Interview Ft. James Lovato of GraveBound; GraveBound - "Phobia"
Episode 6: Basilica - "Burden"; Glasskey - "Conservation"; High Priest - "Creature"; This Last World - "Unreal City, Pt. 1: London Bridge"; Condescension - "Ghost of a Stranger"; Ocean of Plague - "Infinity"
