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19 hr ago

May Recap 2026

Today we have clips from every interview that aired in the month of May, including conversations with Sofia DeMasi of Torn Open, Ernie Fabian and Justin Jones from idle threat, Anders Jacobsson and Daniel Johansson from Draconian, Frida Ohlin and Jonas Gustavsson from Rexoria, Andreas Clark of Self Deception, Jeremy Walker from Fire In The Mountains, Ben Koehler of Archers, Shane Prickett of Slow Degrade, John Dillon of Code:Words, Joe Stamps of Hecate Enthroned, Marc Mifune and Jean-Anael Abaux from Hanry, and Christian Liljegren, CJ Grimmark, and Jonatan Samuelsson from Narnia!DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Music: Torn Open - "A Testament to Stoicism" idle threat - "In Tandem" Draconian - "The Monochrome Blade" Rexoria - "Dancing On The Ruins" Self Deception - "The Wedding" Neurosis - "Mirror Deep" Archers - "The Dirt" Slow Degrade - "Lead Me Down: Code:Words - "Wash The Blood" Hecate Enthroned - "Spirits Stir Within Our Ancestors Tombs" Hanry - "Aurora" Narnia - "Like A Thief In The Night"

40 min
3 days ago

Narnia

Chapter 721 - "That's My Driving Force" ...as read by Narnia Today we welcome Christian Liljegren, CJ Grimmark, and Jonatan Samuelsson from Narnia to the podcast. Marina’s tenth record, X, is out today on Sound Pollution Records. We discuss being a band with a christian message in Sweden and their experience navigating the scene, what led to the band’s reunion, how their faith drives the lyrics and passion to keep making music, and more. https://narniatheband.com/DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 721 Music: Narnia - "Jerusalem" Narnia - "Reaching For The Top" Narnia - "Thief"

22 min
5 days ago

Hanry

Chapter 720 - "We Learned From That" ...as read by Hanry Today we welcome Marc Mifune and Jean-Anael Abaux from Hanry to the podcast! Hanry will release What Came From Silence, this Friday on Pelagic Records. The guys discuss the origins on Hanry, creating a more ambient post rock, signing with Pelagic Records, how they theme their songs and albums, and more. https://hanry.bandcamp.com/album/what-came-from-silenceDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 720 Music: Hanry - "Noise Drowns Out" Hanry - "Radience" Hanry - "Dustwake" Hanry - "Remains" Hanry - "Phantom Rush"

22 min
25 May

Joe Stamps of Hecate Enthroned

Chapter 719 - "I Wanted It To Be Streamlined" ...as read by Joe Stamps of Hecate Enthroned Today we welcome Hecate Enthroned frontman Joe Stamps to the podcast! The new Hecate Enthroned record, The Corpse Of A Titan, A Lament Long Buried, will be out this Friday on M-Theory Audio. Joe talks about his musical theater background, being a tentative frontman, the disconnected nature of the songs on Embrace of the Godless Aeon and how that informed the writing on the new album, bands as visual brands, and more. https://www.hecateenthroned.com/DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 719 Music: Hecate Enthroned - "Spirits Stir Within Our Ancestors Tombs" Hecate Enthroned - "The Arcane Golem" Hecate Enthroned - "Deathless In The Dryad Glade" Hecate Enthroned - "Into The Vale Of Endless Snow"

28 min
22 May

John Dillon of Code:Words

Chapter 718 - "Push and Pull" ...as read by John Dillon of Code:Words Today we welcome Code:Words frontman John Dillon to the podcast! Code:Words is a new hard rock band signed to The Artery Foundation. John talks about moving from Arizona to LA in pursuit of music, trying his hand at pop music, making the type of music the band wants to without genre boundaries, trusting the label as they kick of their career, and more. https://www.codewordscult.com/DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 718 Music: Code:Words - "Wash The Blood"

27 min
20 May

Shane Prickett of Slow Degrade

Chapter 717 - "Taking Time To Build It" ...as read by Shane Prickett of Slow Degrade Today we welcome Slow Degrade frontman Shane Prickett to the podcast! Slow Degrade is a new heavy shoegaze band and they recently dropped their new single Lead Me Down! Shane talks about his musical journey with his brother, discovering shoegaze and the band finding their sound, his hopes for the future of the band, and more. https://slowdegrade.bigcartel.com/DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 717 Music: Slow Degrade - "Lead Me Down"

18 min
18 May

Ben Koehler of Archers

Chapter 716 - "Very Specific To Us" ...as read by Ben Koehler of Archers Today we welcome to the podcast Ben Koehler, guitarist for Fearless Records band Archers! Ben talks about the origins of Archers, how the band defines their sound and style, signing with Fearless Records, releasing singles vs an album, and more. https://www.archersband.com/DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 716 Music: Archers - "The Dirt"

21 min
15 May

Jeremy Walker from Fire In The Mountains

Chapter 715 - "Committing My Life To This" ...as read by Jeremy Walker from Fire In The Mountains Today we welcome Fire In The Mountains founder Jeremy Walker to the podcast! Fire In The Mountains Festival will take place July 23 through the 26th at the Red Eagle Campground on the Blackfeet Nation Reservation in Montana. Jeremy talks about his musical background in Vermont, the initial inspiration for Fire In The Mountains, partnering with the Firekeeper Alliance, having to keep Neurosis a secret, and so much more! https://www.fitmfest.com/DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 715 Music: Baroness - "Last Word" Yob - "Ablaze" Neurosis - "First Red Rays" Borknagar - "Northward"

30 min

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