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Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music

Chord Progression Podcast

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

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57:31

How Fallujah Wrote Xenotaph: Kyle Breaks Down...

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2025/06/10

Writing a progressive death metal album might not be the easiest thing. But what might even be harder is when you join the band as the vocalist in the middle of the writing process, doing what you can to add your voice to the structure that is already there. That is what happened to Kyle from Fallujah when the band wrote Empyrean in 2022.But now with a new album coming out, Kyle had a chance to be a part of the writing process from the beginning. This led the album to be a lot more special for Kyle,

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28:48

Jacob Charlton of Thornhill talks 'Bodies',...

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2025/06/05

Why has heavy music been on a massive resurrgence in cultural relevance and popularity over the past 5 years? We could easily boil it down to a large number of reasons from changing preferences in the younger generations, to a connection to the culture that was lost previously. But there is one attribute that needs to be consistent in any answer, the music needs to be good and inventive.More and more heavy music artists are creating a sound mixing heavy music with many different other influences,

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49:19

How BSBTV Is Changing Music Discovery on Twitch & How...

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2025/06/03

A large pilar of the Chord Progression Podcast has been to give as many artists in the rock and metal space a chance to be discovered by the largest audience posssible. It is something that helps keep the genre we love alive. And we always are thrilled to see other people and platforms doing the same thing.We have been watching a platform work at this intensly over the past few years as a way to try and bring people to discover new artist in a way that MTV used to, creating an experience and an

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How No Exceptions Landed a Show with Bad Omens |...

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2025/05/29

Everyone knows that is is harder than ever to make it in the music industry as a band in 2025, and the likelihood of it getting any easier is rather grim for the future. With more music readily available on streaming platforms, and with making money in music becoming more difficult, there are less avenues artists can take for them to become successful.We picked up with a band we had on the podcast in December of 2023 to see how they not only have grown over the past year and a half, but also provide

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59:40

Wolves At The Gate's 6th Album Wasteland — Meaning,...

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2025/05/27

3 years ago, Steven from Wolves At The Gate joined us on the Chord Progression Podcast to talk about the band's 5th album, Eulogies, and we dove deep into the album's meaning with faith in the Gospel and pandemic reflections. Now in 2025, there is a new album coming our way from Wolves At The Gate.But for a band releasing their 6th album some questions come to mind. What is the album going to be about? What is going to make this album different from what came before it? And is the sound going to

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01:00:07

Defy the Tyrants Break Down Importance of Song...

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2025/05/22

A hallmark of musicians, bands, and artists getting popular in the 2020's is having a song used for Tik Tok or on Instagram reels. Yes it is great when a piece of a song goes viral on those platforms, but what is the outcome of that? Have we seen more artists find sustained success from those moments, or fail to capture the lightning in a bottle and fall from being viral? History shows, it's the latter.So we wonder, what makes a song, that goes viral on Tik Tok or Instagram Reels, provide long term

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57:53

Senna on Sharptone Records, Creative Freedom & Their...

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2025/05/20

The last time Senna came to the Chord Progression Podcast, they were just starting out on Sharptone records, finally cutting their teeth in the rock music world. Since that time 2 years ago, they have been working hard to become a mainstay in the European metal scene.So what happened over those few years? What is Senna doing now? And what helped them achieve creative success on their upcoming album? Well... it all has to deal with time and putting good out into the world.Marcel & Viktor from the

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55:31

Wounded Touch Interview: How New Album Explores...

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2025/05/15

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

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33:18

How Novelists is Thriving with New Vocalist Camille &...

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2025/05/13

When any band changes vocalists, naturally fans are going to be rather vocally opinionated regarding the change whether they like it or not. But when that vocalist transition is from a male vocalist to a female vocalist (or vice versa), the opinions and criticisms can be much more striking. So how does that band succeed going forward.This French band experienced just that in 2023, and through a combination of band unity, mental & emotional strength from the new vocalist, and the quality of music

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59:04

Starting Over in Metalcore: Resider's Journey From...

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2025/05/08

There are many musicians out there that start in one sound or genre, and then move to the next. It is not anything uncommon. But one of the hardest decisions artists have to make is if taking a step back from the success you had prior to start something new will lead to greater happiness and success later on.One upcoming band has already discovered this and is here to show you that taking a step back to take 2 steps forward in the end is not as scary as it seems, and could be a great idea for any

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57:55

IV4 on Breaking Into Rock & Metal: Why She Left R&B...

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2025/05/06

Rock and metal music is for everyone, truthfully. It always has been from the authenticity of the sound, to the connection each song has to us, all the way to the impactful live shows that never die in our minds. This authenticity is why many artists gravitate to the genres.There are also artists out there in other genres that grew up loving rock & metal, as well as still loving it to this day. So what should we do as fans when those artists try and find their sound in rock & metal? We do

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54:30

How NERV Became One of the Hardest Working Bands in...

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2025/05/01

Doesn't it seem like NERV is on every tour that you see come to your town in the past few years? Doesn't it seem like they don't slow down and will continue to push forward in order to make their musical dreams come true? It certainly did to us, and we wanted to find out why.Not only did we go forward and find out how they do this, but we also got the background behind their newest EP coming out in May. This is an EP that shows off how their genre-bending style continues to evolve, and the success

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56:54

Behind 'The Host': Acres Discuss New, Dynamic Album &...

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2025/04/29

Imagine this scenario. You are in a band and are itching to release new music. So you travel to Michigan for only 4 weeks to record an album with one of the greatest minds in modern metal today. And when you get off the plane you have... absolutley no idea of what your new album is going to be.This is the situation Acres found themselves in October of 2024. So what was the overall outcome of that hard-working 4 week time period? A new album so dynamic but so perfectly unique to Acres, that it shows

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59:01

How Bands Can Use Data to Grow Efficiently in the...

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2025/04/24

With the amount of data and analytics tools available to every artist and band in the music industry, a focus on data is necessary to ensure the best growth of your music in the digital age. We are talking about streaming metrics, listener demographics, social media post engagement, all of it.But how should an artist use these tools? Should they use them to know what content to make? What platform should they focus any promotion efforts on? Where to book a live show or tour? And if they should

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44:13

Nathan James Announces New Album, Talks YouTube...

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2025/04/22

Becoming one of the most desired entertainment photographers in the music industry, Nathan James to try something different. And if you are reading this description on the Chord Progression Podcast, you know that his next adventure was to become a musician, making his own style of music in the rock and metal space.What has happened has been the beginning of a massive rise to the top. With singles being featured on Sirius XM Octane regularily, and growing support in a live setting, we all want to

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40:55

Why Framing Hanley’s Legacy Matters More Than...

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2025/04/17

Where has Framing Hanley been since the release of their 2020 album Envy & what have they been up to lately? That either has you asking yourself 1 of 2 questions. First is “Yeah, I love them. What have they been up to?” Or the second one is “Who is Framing Hanley and should I get into them?”That is what we set out to answer on this episode. What has Framing Hanley been up to since Envy, and does a return with new music and a brand new outlook on making music as a whole make sense in 2025? Well

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56:25

Mayday Parade Interview: Reflecting on 20 Years of...

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2025/04/15

Mayday Parade has been around for 20 years, making music in the pop punk and emo genres that many people not only have had a personal connection with in their formative years, but still go back to this very day. So it is only fitting to take time and look back at the impact of 20 years of music, while new music is coming your way.But what does a review of 20 years in music entail. The impact of the music on the members' lives? The impact of the music on the listeners' lives? How music delivery has

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47:18

Magnolia Park Interview: VAMP Album Release, Bigger...

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2025/04/10

Magnolia Park has been considered one of the "Get to know them now before they get big" for a few years now. Their active rock blend with pop punk and alt rock has been something known to create high quality music. So what is that next step in 2025 that is going to see them BLOW UP?Could it be a new album that expands futher on their sound than ever before? Could it be a better stage show with more production and active storytelling? Could it be a mission and cause that is greater than them? Well,

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57:23

Elvenking Concludes Epic 'Readers of the Runes'...

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2025/04/08

Metal music has been undergoing many changes since the dawn of Spotify and the age of streaming. With more focus on the release of the single and staying relevant to an algorithm, the importance of the album has suffered. This also comes at a time when artists making money from their music is becoming more sparce, and the incentive to make music that pleases an algorithm seems to grow.So how is metal music going to grow and thrive in a time like this? Clearly there is one way, and that is to focus

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57:45

The Kids Are Pissed: Punk Rockers Debt Neglector...

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2025/04/03

It's 2025 in the United States of America, and it is fair to say that there is political division everywhere you look. No matter what side of the aisle you are on, you can see and experience the division caused by those well above in class & monetary status, and those in control. But that is when art, music, and expression is most needed, to make sure no voice goes silent or censored.Punk rock has always been about that since its inception back in the 1970s, and now in 2025, one Florida punk

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