Author: Justin Corbett
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Harsh Vocals – Episode 22 – Types of Metalheads
For our twenty second episode, we decided to talk about the different types of Metalheads that we’ve encountered online and at shows. We planned on making this more of a serious discussion, but between an overwhelming few weeks at work, and the passing of Christian’s mother, we didn’t approach this topic with the same serious…
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Harsh Vocals – An Interview With Blake Lamoureux of Ophidian Memory
On this special episode, we had the opportunity to interview Blake Lamoureux – The talented solo artist behind melodic death metal band “Ophidian Memory”. We talk about his creative process, influences, what it’s like being a musician in Des Moines, Iowa, and more! Of course we also ask some deep dive questions about his latest…
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Negative Bliss – Everything Hurts and I’m Dying Review
Everything Hurts and I’m Dying – what a relatable album title. I turned 42 years old this year, and boy does everything hurt… and I feel like I’m dying a lot of the time. Maybe that’s why I devote so much time to music? Either way, I’m glad I got the opportunity to listen to…
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Harakiri For The Sky – New Single/Album and Tour Announcement!
Despair, loss, love, and existential struggles have always been the foundation of HARAKIRI FOR THE SKY’s distinctive sound. Since their formation in 2011, multi-instrumentalist M.S. and vocalist J.J. have gained recognition for pushing musical boundaries with their emotionally charged blend of atmospheric extreme metal and melodic post-rock, grunge and modern hardcore, carving out a genre of their…
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Harsh Vocals – Episode 21 – Influential Metal Albums Part1
For our twenty first episode, we decided to talk about the most influential metal albums throughout history. This is only part one of a three part podcast, where we cover everything we consider important from metal’s origins throughout 1995. We’ll cover 1995 through 2005 on the second part! Obviously we can’t discuss every possible album,…
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Harsh Vocals – An Interview With Kyle Chapman of Blighted Eye
On this special episode, we had the opportunity to interview Kyle Chapman – The guitarist, vocalist, and one of the songwriters behind progressive death metal band “Blighted Eye”. We talk about Blighted Eye’s creative process, influences, future, and more! Of course we also ask some deep dive questions about their debut album – Agony’s Bespoke….
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Harsh Vocals – Episode 20 – Discovering New Music
For our twentieth episode, we decided to talk about how we discover new music. We go into detail about all the resources that we use to help us build our weekly playlists, as well as how we find worthwhile older music that we might have missed. We may have different methods, but we also both…
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Gaerea – Coma Review
2019 was a horrific year for many people. Myself included. I relied heavily on music to make it through that year, and no album was more important to my mental health, than the immeasurably cathartic Limbo, from Gaerea. Limbo was my introduction to the band, and from the first time I heard it, it meant…