Best Izz Podcasts (2026)

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E132 Climbing On Each Other Is Definitely Intimacy 1:14:22

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Episode Notes Odd Jobs, Long Nights, and Cold Mornings is by Indignant Squawk Games and may be found here. Bluesky | Ko-Fi | Discord Intro and Outro Music by Bryan This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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E131 Not How Bones Work 1:22:20

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Episode Notes Odd Jobs, Long Nights, and Cold Mornings is by Indignant Squawk Games and may be found here. Bluesky | Ko-Fi | Discord Intro and Outro Music by Bryan This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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E75 Boiled Frog and Toasted Clouds 47:28

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Merry Crisis have four episodes at once Redwall series was written by Brian Jacques | Intro/Outro music is by Bryan | Discord | Twitter | Find us on tumblr and bluesky! Join the discord! Find out more at https://abbey-archives.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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E73 Spicy Cthulhu 41:24

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Merry Crisis have four episodes at once Redwall series was written by Brian Jacques | Intro/Outro music is by Bryan | Discord | Twitter | Find us on tumblr and bluesky! Join the discord! Find out more at https://abbey-archives.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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E74 What Kind of Paladin? 47:16

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Merry Crisis have four episodes at once Redwall series was written by Brian Jacques | Intro/Outro music is by Bryan | Discord | Twitter | Find us on tumblr and bluesky! Join the discord! Find out more at https://abbey-archives.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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E76 Unsubtle Savior Symbolism 51:55

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Merry Crisis have four episodes at once Redwall series was written by Brian Jacques | Intro/Outro music is by Bryan | Discord | Twitter | Find us on tumblr and bluesky! Join the discord! Find out more at https://abbey-archives.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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Episode 164: Echolyn Interview (All Four Members!) - TimeSilentRadio II and vii 1:20:45

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My guests for this special episode are all four members of veteran progressive rock band Echolyn — Raymond Weston, Christopher Buzby, Brett Kull, and Jordan Perlson. The four musicians joined me to discuss their self-released twin albums, TimeSilentRadio II and TimeSilentRadio vii, which came out March 7. The band just released a new video and thes…

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Episode 163: Nick D'Virgilio on Rewiring Genesis Tribute to The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 40:29

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Nick D'Virgilio returns to discuss the reissue of his 2008 Rewiring Genesis A Tribute to The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway album. The reissue drops Friday, with some new parts recorded, including guitar by Genesis legend Steve Hackett and strings recorded at the iconic Abbey Road Studios in London. Nick discussed what's been added, what makes The Lamb…

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Episode 162: Ted Leonard Talks New Spock's Beard Album 'The Archaeoptimist' 1:05:06

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My guest for this episode is vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Ted Leonard, who is the front man for Spock's Beard, Pattern-Seeking Animals, and Enchant. Ted and his Spock's Beard mates are set to release the band's 14th studio album (the fourth since Ted came in to replace Nick D'Virgilio as vocalist after the latter left the band). The Archaeopt…

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E130 I Want To Fight This God, Okay? 50:16

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Episode Notes Sound Check is by [Misha Grifka Wander](https://bsky.app/profile/mishagw.bsky.social) and may be found [here](https://mishagw.itch.io/sound-check).BlueskyKo-FiDiscord Intro and Outro Music by Bryan This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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Episode 161: Jonas Lindberg & The Other Side - Time Frames 49:21

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My guest for this episode is Swedish multi-instrumentalist and composer Jonas Lindberg. His band/solo project, Jonas Lindberg & The Other Side is set to release its third album, Time Frames, on Nov. 7. Jonas was kind enough to tell me about the new album, his approach to songwriting, why the band hasn't played live in more than 10 years, his musica…

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E129 Things Said Three Times Are True 44:59

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Episode Notes Sound Check is by Misha Grifka Wander and may be found here. Bluesky | Ko-Fi | Discord Intro and Outro Music by Bryan This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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Episode 160: Thomas Andersen of Gazpacho - "Magic 8-Ball" 1:07:51

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My guest for this episode is founding member and keyboardist of Norwegian progressive rockers Gazpacho. This is one of the most interesting bands in modern progressive rock, and they're back with a new album on Oct. 31 called Magic 8-Ball, a conceptual piece that provides everything you already love about Gazpacho and yet delivers some fresh new so…

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E128 Your Capacity For Love Is Incredible 1:04:19

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Episode Notes Sound Check is by Misha Grifka Wander and may be found here. Bluesky | Ko-Fi | Discord Intro and Outro Music by Bryan This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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Episode 159: Mariusz Duda Talks New Lunatic Soul Album 46:41

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My guest for this episode is Polish composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Mariusz Duda (Riverside, Lunatic Soul) about the upcoming Lunatic Soul album, The World Under Unsun. It's the first double album for Lunatic Soul (the name under which Duda records his solo albums). Despite being a double concept album, he keeps the length manageable,…

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Smarter Test Plans for Inevitable Failures w/ Blue Clover CEO & Co-founder, Pete Staples 1:20:30

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Chris and Melissa welcome Pete Staples, CEO & co-founder of Blue Clover Devices, for a deep dive into how to plan tests, capture evidence, and debug those mysterious boards that look perfect but don’t work. Topics include: Who is Blue Clover Devices & what’s the PLT? Bed-of-nails, ICT, flying probe, and PLT What assemblers really need when a board …

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Episode 158: Lawrence Gowan of Styx on "Circling From Above" 37:21

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My guest for this episode is vocalist/keyboardist Lawrence Gowan of Styx. The Canadian musician took over for Dennis DeYoung ahead of the 2003 album Cyclorama and although he's only been part of the band's last five studio albums in that time, Styx continues to find ways to explore interesting musical ideas and create memorable music. Lawrence was …

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E127 The Whole Gay Mess Thing 49:49

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Episode Notes Sound Check is by Misha Grifka Wander and may be found here. Bluesky | Ko-Fi | Discord Intro and Outro Music by Bryan This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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Episode 157: Celebrating 40 Years of "Dream Into Action" by Howard Jones 1:20:02

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Jon Lamoreaux from the Hustle Podcast has been on the show before, and he returns to go track by track with me through the 1985 synth-pop masterpiece Dream Into Action by Howard Jones. The album turned 40 earlier this year and Howard is currently on his 40th anniversary tour for the album, playing most of the songs from it, along with other hits an…

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E126 Okay, So I Was An Ass 50:44

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Episode Notes Sound Check is by Misha Grifka Wander and may be found here. Bluesky | Ko-Fi | Discord Intro and Outro Music by Bryan This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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Episode 156: Tom Galgano of IZZ Discusses Debut Solo Album 57:31

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My guest for this episode is IZZ co-founding member Tom Galgano, who has finally put out his first solo album after more than 25 years as a professional musician. Sleepwalking in a Strange Land will present many surprises for longtime IZZ fans, but at the same time, there is a lot that the band's longtime supporters will love. Tom was kind enough t…

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Episode 155: Arjen Anthony Lucassen on Solo Album "Songs No One Will Hear" 43:52

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Arjen Anthony Lucassen, best known for his Ayreon all-star progressive rock project, is back with his first solo album in 13 years. Songs No One Will Hear is a conceptual piece about the world finding out that an asteroid is coming to destroy the planet in five months' time. The music is eclectic — at times fun, at others serious, with an excellent…

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Ep.47 – SCP-1230 "A Hero Is Born" 17:16

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SCP article can be found here Episode edited by Owen Used under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License "Redacted Files and Lukewarm Tea" by N0n-B1nary This podcast is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license Join our Discord! Are you an indie or aspiring voice actor who needs experience, or something for you…

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E125 A Surrealist Glitter-Punk Odyssey 54:15

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Episode Notes Sound Check is by Misha Grifka Wander and may be found here. Bluesky | Ko-Fi | Discord Intro and Outro Music by Bryan This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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Inevitable Failures 50:31

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After a long break (and a few listener wellness checks!), Chris and Melissa return to catch up on what’s kept them busy and share some updates from around the industry. Then, they dive into this episode’s big topic: who’s responsible for the inevitable fallout when it comes to quick-turn PCB assembly? Topics include: Catching up after six months of…

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Ep.46 – SCP-2991 ' "Scarf" ' 12:08

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SCP article can be found here Episode edited by Owen autumncourtfae.bsky.social Used under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License "Night of Chaos" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This podcast is licensed under a Creative Commons Attrib…

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E124 Am I Too Big? 1:12:31

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Episode Notes Sapphic Space Pirates is by Natalie Pudim and may be found here. Bluesky | Ko-Fi | Discord Intro and Outro Music by Bryan This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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E123 Suck It Off 58:11

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Episode Notes Sapphic Space Pirates is by Natalie Pudim and may be found here. Bluesky | Ko-Fi | Discord Intro and Outro Music by Bryan This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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Feed Swap "Beyond Help" 53:35

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Content Warnings: Irreverent humor and song lyrics, loud noises, use of firearms, public displays of violence, character death, use of alcohol, and adult language. The long trip starts here! Sinclair, a million-year-old minor level deity with a penchant for vagrancy and financial scheming, has been, for the first time in many hundreds of thousands …

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E122 Leviathans 1:08:59

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Episode Notes Sapphic Space Pirates is by Natalie Pudim and may be found here. Bluesky | Ko-Fi | Discord Intro and Outro Music by Bryan This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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Ep.45 – SCP-6326 "The Manbear" 29:33

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SCP article can be found here Episode edited by Owen Used under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License "Night of Chaos" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This podcast is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 licens…

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E121 We Have Ice Cream On The Ship 32:32

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Episode Notes Sapphic Space Pirates is by Natalie Pudim and may be found here. Bluesky | Ko-Fi | Discord Intro and Outro Music by Bryan This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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Ep.44 – SCP-6198 "Chernobog 'The Black God' " 53:31

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SCP article can be found here Moth can be found here Episode edited by Ari aka aclickbaittitle Used under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License "Night of Chaos" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This podcast is licensed under a Creative…

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E120 Blini Night 1:07:58

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Episode Notes Sapphic Space Pirates is by Natalie Pudim and may be found here. Bluesky | Ko-Fi | Discord Intro and Outro Music by Bryan This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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Episode 154: Author Andrew Wild Discusses 80s British Prog Rock Scene 53:18

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It was my honor recently to speak with music writer Andrew Wild, who has written books about the likes of Queen, Fleetwood Mac, Dire Straits, and Pink Floyd, as well as about the iconic Live Aid concert festival. Andrew just released his second book about the 1980s "neoprog" era in England, chronicling six British bands that kept the progressive ro…

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Ep.43 – SCP-1864 "The Lonely Liar" 29:08

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SCP article can be found here Theodore Powers and Jack O' Constellations can be found on tumblr and instagram! Episode edited by Alphalance Used under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License "Night of Chaos" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4…

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E119 And It's Gonna Be Gay 56:08

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Episode Notes Sapphic Space Pirates is by Natalie Pudim and may be found here. Bluesky | Ko-Fi | Discord Intro and Outro Music by Bryan This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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E72 Subtle Foreshadowing 40:16

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Redwall series was written by Brian Jacques | Intro/Outro music is by Bryan | Discord | Twitter | Find us on tumblr and bluesky! Join the discord! Find out more at https://abbey-archives.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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Ep.42 – SCP-1356 "Rubber Ducky" 20:08

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SCP article can be found here WQuiz can be found onBlueskyTumblr Episode edited by Ari Used under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License "Night of Chaos" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This podcast is licensed under a Creative Commons…

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E118 Sir, I Am Thoroughly Terrified 1:08:06

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Episode Notes Be The Cowboy is by ZoCola. Bluesky | Ko-Fi | Discord Intro and Outro Music by Bryan This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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E71 Eating Crow 44:33

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Redwall series was written by Brian Jacques | Intro/Outro music is by Bryan | Discord | Twitter | Find out more at https://abbey-archives.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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Ep.41 – SCP-123 "Contained Miniature Black Hole" 23:35

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SCP article can be found here You can find Tony on Bluesky Episode edited by Ari Used under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License "Night of Chaos" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This podcast is licensed under a Creative Commons Attri…

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E117 Rootin', Tootin', Shootin', and Be Kind 1:01:07

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Episode Notes Be The Cowboy is by ZoCola. Bluesky | Ko-Fi | Discord Intro and Outro Music by Bryan This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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Episode 153: Mark Zonder of A-Z Discusses "A2Z2" 1:22:18

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My guest for this episode is Warlord and former Fates Warning drummer Mark Zonder, who was kind enough to talk to me about A-Z's sophomore album, A2Z2, which dropped June 6 on Metal Blade Records. A-Z provides catchy and accessible hard rock music that's a bit more adventurous than your typical AOR fare. The band is made up of accomplished musician…

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E116 We're In The Feels 55:13

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Episode Notes Tarot Telling for Two is by Edaureen Muhamad Nor and may be found here. Bluesky | Ko-Fi | Discord Intro and Outro Music by Bryan This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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E115 Drawing That In Reverse Is Probably Bad 53:31

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Episode Notes Tarot Telling for Two is by Edaureen Muhamad Nor and may be found here. Bluesky | Ko-Fi | Discord Intro and Outro Music by Bryan This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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E114 From Rot Grows Life 1:02:12

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Episode Notes A Duet of Steel is by Adrian Thoen. Bluesky | Ko-Fi | Discord Intro and Outro Music by Bryan Check out Travelling Light by Monstrous Productions! This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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Episode 152: Roine Stolt of The Flower Kings Discusses "LOVE" 1:05:51

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I welcome back the legendary Roine Stolt from The Flower Kings to discuss LOVE, the new album from the Swedish progressive rock masters. This 17th studio release is sure to appeal to longtime fans of the band, as The Flower Kings have produced an album that builds on their recent releases while calling back to their classic sound. Roine was kind en…

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Episode 151: Imminent Sonic Destruction Interview - "Floodgate" 1:11:36

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My guests for this episode are Tony Piccoli and Pete Hopersberger from Michigan-based progressive metal outfit Imminent Sonic Destruction. Tony has been on the show before, back on Episode 58 to discuss the band's third album, The Sun Will Always Set, but the band is back with fourth album, Floodgate, which dropped April 25 on FC Records. Tony and …

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Trailer: SURVEILLANCE BEGINS 1:37

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"Night of Chaos" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This podcast is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license Join our Discord! Are you an indie or aspiring voice actor who needs experience, or something for your demo reel? …