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This week, Oli is out sick and Braden handles the show solo. In the news, Braden checks out some new tracks from Muse and Good Charlotte. After that, Braden reviews the new classic country cover record from Devildriver, entitled Outlaws til' the End. The Band You Might Know for the week is My Own Co-pilot. Enjoy! #DevilDriver #Country #JohnnyCash #Classic #Review #Podcast #Hashtag #FamilyFriendly #Metal

This week, we review the new record from indie rock veterans Death Cab For Cutie, entitled "Thank You For Today". In the news, we listen to Bring Me The Horizon's brand new single and discuss the recent death of We Came As Romans frontman Kyle Pavone. Enjoy!   -Oli

This week, we review the new album from Erra, entitled "Neon". In the news, we cover Social Distortion recently assaulting one of their fans and check out the new single from Tilian Pearson (of Dance Gavin Dance)'s solo project. The band you might know for this week is If I Were You. Enjoy! -Oli 

This week, we review the newish record from Bullet For My Valentine, entitled "Gravity". In the news, we cover more stories on sexual abuse in the scene as well as recent political comments made by members of Every Time I Die and Norma Jean. The band you might know this week is Barrier. Enjoy!

This week, we review the not-so-new record from technical metalcore masterminds Within The Ruins, entitled "Halfway Human". In the news, we cover the recent sexual assault allegations directed towards Dahvie Vanity of Blood On The Dance Floor. The band you might know for this week is Melt-Banana. Enjoy! -Oli

This week, we review the new album from deathcore pros Chelsea Grin, entitled "Eternal Nightmare". In the news, we discuss From First To Last's newly released single featuring Skrillex and Ice Nine Kill being joined on stage by members of Chelsea Grin and Wage War at Warped Tour. The band you might know this week is Aegaeon. Enjoy!

This week, we review the new album from prog-metal masterminds Between The Buried And Me, entitled "Automata II". In the news, we discuss Avenged Sevenfold's recent tour cancellation and listen to a new track from Canadian hardcore kids Counterparts. The Bands You Might Know this week is Dealey Plaza. Enjoy!

This week, we wrap up the As I Lay Dying Spotlight with reviews of the three most recent records. In the news, we listen to a new song by Northlane and discuss System of a Down's statement on why they haven't released new music. Enjoy! - Braden #AILD #Spotlight #podcast #Review #Awakened #AnOceanBetweenUs #AsILAyDying #SOAD #Metal #Metalcore

This week, we begin our long-awaited spotlight of As I Lay Dying's discography and Braden once again covers the news on his own. The Band You Might Know this week is Ghostmane. Enjoy!   -Oli

This week, Oli is away on business and Braden continues to hold down the fort. We discuss the news for the week, including the iron Maiden Lawsuit and the new Periphery record label, as well as hysteria over Twenty One Pilot's releasing an eight second piece of garbage nothingness!  Enjoy! #News #FNN #Faux #CNN #music #Podcast #Core #Nation #Metal #Hardcore #Periphery #Label #IronMaiden #Lawsuit #TWP

This week, Braden hijacks the show as Oli is away with an illness. In the news, NOFX has their scheduled U.S tour universally cancelled by venues, and As It Is takes on "toxic masculinity" in their new single! The Band You Might Know for the week is Speaking With Ghosts. Enjoy! #News #Faux #CNN #FNN #Fake #Toxic #Masculinity #Cringe #NOFX #AsItIs #Feminism #Metal #Hardcore #Gender #Castration #GenderCastration #NewBandName

This week, we skip the news altogether and review Andy Biersack's  movie, American Satan (also featuring Ben Bruce of Asking Alexandria and Sam from Game of Thrones). Enjoy! -Oli

This week, we discuss and review the new record from Dance Gavin Dance, entitled Artificial Selection. In the news we listen to the new As I Lay Dying song and discuss the controversy around the original band members getting back together with Tim Lambesis. The Band You Might Know for the week is Signs of the Swarm. Enjoy! - Braden #DGD #DanceGavinDance #ArtificialSelection #JonMess #WillSwan #TillianPearson #PostHardcore #Hardcore #Metal #Podcast #TimLambesis #AsILayDying

This week, we discuss and review the new record from TesseracT, entitled Sonder. In the news, we discuss the Spotify C.E.O's alleged regret over Spotify's hate speech policy. The Band You Might Know for the week is Escape from Echo Base. Enjoy! - Braden #Sonder #TesseracT #Spotify #Hate #Speech #Metal #Hardcore #EscapeFromEchoBase #Podcast #Review #CoreNation #prog

This week, we discuss and review the new record from Cancer Bats, entitled The Spark That Moves. In the news, we listen to some new tracks and watch Avenged Sevenfold read mean tweets. The Band You Might Know for the week is Ocean Depths. Enjoy! - Braden #A7x #CancerBats #TheSparkThatMoves #Metal #Hardcore #Podcast #Review #Metalcore #Canada #Eh #OceanDepths 

This week, we discuss and review the new cover record from Burn The Priest (A.K.A Lamb of God), entitled Legion XX. In the news, we listen to new music from Brokencyde and talk about YouTube's new streaming venture. The Band You Might Know for the week is Eidola. Enjoy! #BurnThePriest #LambofGod #LegionXX #Brokencyde #Podcast #News #Review # Eidola #Metal #Hardcore #Thrash #Cash #Smash  

This week, we discuss and review the new record from Parkway Drive, entitled Reverence. In the news, we listen to a new BabyMetal song and catch up with Spotify's latest artist removal. The Band You might Know for the week is Johari. Enjoy! - Braden #Parkway #Drive #Reverence #Ire #Dad #Metal #DeepBlue #Podcast #Johari #GodOfWar #Spotify #HateSpeech

This week, we wrap up the Enter Shikari Spotlight with reviews of #AFlashFloodOfColour and #TheMindSweep. In the news, we listen to a bunch of new music including tracks from Dance Gavin Dance and Alice in Chains. The Band You Might Know for the week is The End. Enjoy! - Braden #EnterShikari #Rou #Reynolds #UK #NHS #PostHardcore #HardCore #Metal #TheEnd #Canada #Eh #Metalcore #Disturbed #ParkwayDrive #Podcast

This week, the Spotlight format returns as we discuss the history of Enter Shikari, reviewing their first two records in the process. In the news, we listen to some new tracks from from a variety of different bands and discuss the new Gibson lawsuit. The Band You Might Know for the week is The Algorithm. Enjoy! - Braden #EnterShikari #Spotlight #Podcast #Gibson #Lawsuit #LesPaul #TheAlgorithm #ZUCC #Metal #Hardcore #Rock #TakeToTheSkies #CommonDreads #Juggernauts #Venom2018 #WillDurant #StoryOfPhilosophy

This week, due to technical difficulties, the Enter Shikari Spotlight episode is pushed back. Instead, we talk about a few news items including Senses Fail front-man Buddy Nielsen saying Chris Fronzak of Attila "needs to be punched in the face". We then talk about the future of the show, and some of the goals and habits we've been working on in our lives. Enjoy! - Braden #Metal #Podcast #Jocko #Willink #Hardcore #Metalcore #Nation #Rock #music #ChrisFronzak #Attila #Senses Fail #Beef