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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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58:55

What Makes Music Timeless & How LEVELS Achieves It on...

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2026/04/09

What makes a song timeless? What makes an artist's music timeless? We listen to artists from the 70's like Queen, from the 2000's like Fall Out Boy, and Bring Me The Horizon's 2013 album, Sempiternal, and they all sound of the time, but they sound timeless today. But why?Is it because they don't use common influences of the time in their music and make something fluid for fans across the years? Is it because the influences of the time are so prevelantly in the music that it marks that point in time

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43:38

Broadside Delivers Their Biggest Album Yet,...

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2026/04/08

When Broadside has been around for over 15 years at this point, their core fans know their sound and casual fans have heard of them. But as costs continue to rise and staying full time as a musician becomes tougher, Broadside was going to have to do something on album number 6 to really make a splash.So did they change their sound? Did they play into what is popular and the wants of the casual music listener? Did they work to please the algorighms of streaming platforms? No, they did something a lot

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01:00:52

As Everything Unfolds Go Darker & Heavier on “Did You...

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2026/04/07

The music industry is in love with artists releasing singles right now, as streaming platforms have incentivized singles being released to please playlists and algorithms for popularity and discovery. However, rock and metal artists seem to still be holding onto the album. So, who is right.What if we said that it was both? What if we said it was releasing an album to create a full body of work, but also releasing a few singles in between major releases to show continued creativity, growth, and

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54:45

Meredith & John of VCTMS: Blending Metalcore &...

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2026/04/02

When the pandemic finally broke and concerts came back in 2021, we finally were able to return to mosh pits, our home away from home. Our first mosh pit back was an album release show at the West Chicago Social Club, for a band we hadn't ever heard of. Since then we hace seen that band at least 6 times, and have always wanted to bring them here.Today is the day we make that want a reality, bringing you the leaders of the bad luck crew, who are always bringing a fresh side to heavy music while

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28:06

How Nervosa Is Refreshing Their Thrash Metal Sound on...

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2026/03/31

Over 15 years making great thrash metal is not an easy thing to do. As the world of music has changed much since the time of trash metal bands being regarded as mainstays in the pop culture music scene, something has to be done for bands to evolve their sound to still be uniquely them, but also fresh to stand out amongst the crowd.We saw Testament successfully do this in 2025 by bringing in more influences from the modern metal world into their sound. And in 2026, another thrash metal band is doing

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58:54

The DON'T YOU DARE Experience: How This Two-Piece Nu...

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2026/03/26

When two artists come together thanks to "band Tinder" (called Band Mix), we have a story of musicians who found another that would be just as dedicated to the band and the craft of creating music. It is what is needed in order from a band to break out from being a local act.But what else is needed beside just dedication and commitment to the music and to the band in order to be successful and grow. Well there are a few things that are needed; a team that believes in you, a group that can be

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49:02

How Resistor Stands Out in Hardcore Music Using...

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2026/03/24

Hardcore music is more popular than ever in 2026, tahnsk to the success of artists like Knocked Loose, Kublai Khan, and Drain making waves in the culture of the music scene, and playing larger & larger venues year over year. But there is something that stands out about hardcore music today that is making it so popular. The heaviness and individuality is standing strong and connecting with fans.So what is this band doing to break through in that noise and become one of those unique hardcore bands

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01:04:42

Introducing S8NT ELEKTRIC: Why Living "OFF THE EDGE"...

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2026/03/19

Rock music has always had a reputation of "live fast and die young." You saw this taken to the max with so many legendary artists in rock and metal like Motley Crue, Ozzy Osbourne, Jimi Hendrix, and many more. Many of those artists lived life "on the edge" and never looked back.But what about the opposite of living on the edge? What about an artists creating their own music to go after their dreams, regardless of what the genre or the culture is sending them towards? Dreams that make them happy as

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54:56

Discover Lost In Hollywood: The German Metalcore Band...

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2026/03/17

Everyone that has ever wanted to make music and have it be their career has had dreams of making it big, of becoming a world renowned artist, and have their music reach the masses. It is something that many try, but very few ever achieve.For artists today, is there a prototype or archetype that they can follow in order to achieve their dreams? From what we have seen there is in a basic sense. A sense of consistency, trusting themselves creatively, and building a team around them that will help their

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54:14

Warped Tour 2026: Kevin Lyman on the Festival's...

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2026/03/12

If you are a part of the heavy music scene or alternative scene in any way, Warped Tour has touched your life in more ways that one. Whether it was spending all day in the summer moshing to your favorite bands, discovering new artists, or finding a sense of community where you maybe felt alone. Warped Tour was there. And when it went away after 2018, there was a void, but their legacy lived on.With Warped Tour returning in 2025 and continuing in 2026, not only is the festival's legacy continuing

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34:23

The Adventurous Metalcore Album of 2026: Breaking...

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2026/03/10

Typically when music fans hear a band decided to get "experimental" on a new album, there is a stigma attached to it that makes fans question the direction. What is this new sound going to be? Is this change going to be a massive shift from what the band has as its core sound?But what would be a word for an album where a band does take those chances and has a lot of natural flowing fun while doing it? Would it match when the sound is rather exploratory but still connective with their core sound? We

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36:31

Metalocalypse Turns 20! Brendon Small on Legacy of...

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2026/03/05

20 years ago, the world was graced with the greatest, most crude, and yet hysterical cartoon TV show ever made called Metalocalypse. Following the adventures of Dethklok, it became a cult classic that is still watched and loved by many today. And of course, the creators are more than happy to take this music on the road live to the people today.But what is the legacy of a show if it was made 20 years ago and fans of heavy music are still flocking to it to this day? Especially in a world where

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50:17

How Archers Continued Their Rise in The Heavy Music...

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2026/03/03

Back in 2024, Archers joined the Chord Progression Podcast after so many previous guests said this was a band that you should be listening to. At that time, they were set to release their EP "All That I Have Left." So what has happened to the band since then?Another great EP released in 2025, followed by a number of tours, and a consistent growth that led to Archers continuing to grow in the heavy music scene, and almost 500,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. So how did this all end up and how did

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40:12

Chuck Billy of Testament Talks Success of Para Bellum...

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2026/02/26

40 years into any band's career (if they get that far), it is hard to imagine them continuing to innovate, reinvigorate their sound, and create music at such a high level. We have seen great artists play the hits in the twilight of their career, and that is fine as they have earned it.But this band isn't just any other band. They are one that somehow continued to reinvigorate their thrash metal sound as time went on. So much so that when they released their 14th album in 2025, it was considered to

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46:55

Previewing Varials’ New Album “Where The Light...

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2026/02/24

Heavy music, espescially hardcore music, has continually risen not only in quality, but in prominence throught the heavy scene and culture since the early 2020's. Even we have gotten heavily into the music since that time. But why is that? And how are artists in that heavy genre continuing to contribute to this rise?Well with one of best bands in that scene releasing a brand new album to kick off 2026, we not only answer those questions, but see how they are going to be contributing to that rise

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54:18

Deep Diving The Gloom In The Corner’s New Album...

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2026/02/19

The Gloom In the Corner is a band that a lot of diehard metalcore fans know of for their consistently heavy metalcore, and the ability to create an expansive story and world from album to album. It is like trying to make a high quality trilogy story on par with Lord of the Rings, but through albums.Following the release of Trinity in 2023 and globe-trotting tours, it is now time for the band to conclude this last part of the story with a new album. But how will the story end? What is different about

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01:05:50

Why Musicians Need to Build Their Own Brand & Not...

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2026/02/17

Every single day, it becomes harder and harder for musicians to stand out and be noticed. This is due to a number of factors from increades competition from so many other musicians releasing music, following the algorithms of social media and streaming platforms, and everything else trying to grab your attention.Newer artists have it even tougher as they do not have an established brand or an established identity yet with the masses to be recognized and given that attention outright. So what must

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33:22

How The Veer Union Continued to Evolve and Get...

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2026/02/12

The Veer Union has been around for over 20 years at this point and relevant for that entire time, something that very few musicians and artists could ever say. Naturally, the band is not the same as they were back when they started in 2004. If the world isn't the same as it was back then, do you think a band should be the same as it once was?So throughout the span of 20+ years and 7 albums to their name, where is the band now sonically? How has their evolution led to a career spanning 20+ year with

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01:02:55

Execution Day Interview: How Metalcore Music Helps...

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2026/02/10

Music has, is, and always will be used as a vehicle to help people all across the world find some sort of emotional positivity in their lives. It helps make people feel better and more self-worth when they are feeling down and out. It makes people feel motivated when they lack the will or the drive to do something in life. It makes them feel positives in the world when negatives protrude the perception of life.And for artists, we know they make their music for the same reasons. Process emotions that

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42:49

Capsize Returns For First Full EP in 10 Years: Daniel...

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2026/02/05

It has been 10 years since Capsize released their last record, A Reintroduction: The Essence of All That Surrounds Me. Since then, Capsize went away, and have released a few singles since 2022. But if we are talking about them in an intro like this, there has to be something new coming, right?Well of course there is, but what is that new thing? Is it new music? And if it is new music, what does it consist of? How is writing music now different for Capsize than 10 years ago? And is it going to

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