The Pitch of Discontent

For our next guest episode, Xavier Morris and returning champion Alex Bertuna of Naarm/Melbourne sonic aggressors Melting jump on the show to chat about the upcoming release of the group’s sophomore EP, the hefty ‘A Pathetic Excuse For a Life’, out May 29th through Greyscale Records.
We chop it up about refining their sound and doubling-down on heaviness, capturing the look and feel of iconic 90's metal videos, the tension between fandom and challenging art, and why Crowbar are the GOAT's and Kirk Windstein is still the undeniable riff content king.
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Theme/title music: “L​.​S​.​I​.​A.” by Angstbreaker (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Despite their long-awaited fifth studio album being born from the subconscious pit of desire, loss, and personal struggle, UK alternative juggernaut Don Broco still know how to have fun. Frontman and all-around legend Rob Damiani pushes through an early AM start to join us for our ongoing Dispatch Bay series to chat about the impending release of ‘Nightmare Tripping’, out this week through Fearless Records.
Rob recaps Broco’s rapid growth and success over the last five years, how anxiety and writhing tension made for the group’s moodiest album yet, collaborating with Nickelback on the record’s killer title track, and why dream logic makes for surprising (and rewarding) creative fuel.
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Theme/title music: “L​.​S​.​I​.​A.” by Angstbreaker (CC BY-SA 3.0).

On their first studio album in seventeen years (!), Poison The Well sound aggressively triumphant. Rather than an empty vessel for the nostalgia of their glory days, ‘Peace In Place’, the group’s sixth LP and debut for SharpTone Records, distills their heaviest tendencies and melodic sensibilities into yet another expansive entry in the metalcore canon.
As part of our ongoing Dispatch Bay series, founding member and guitarist Ryan Primack joins the show to chat about ideas of legacy, searching for creative sanctuary, working with producer Will Putney, outside influences, and why tortoises deserve more goddamn respect.
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With Massachusetts stalwarts Converge well into their fourth decade of molten metalcore fury, it’s no surprise that their long-awaited eleventh studio album and first core-member record in nine years, ‘Love Is Not Enough’, acts as a welcome reminder that staying power and ferocity are not mutually exclusive.
Guitarist and producer Kurt Ballou jumps on the show for another entry in our Dispatch Bay series, as we discuss songwriting as tradecraft, moments of inspiration, self-mastery, imposter syndrome, and how the group manage to keep things lean and mean.
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Theme/title music: “L​.​S​.​I​.​A.” by Angstbreaker (CC BY-SA 3.0).

For our first Dispatch Bay episode for the year, we caught up with Jordan Buckley & Will Putney from Better Lovers for a quick chat before doors at their Max Watts show in Melbourne.

We're chatting about the group’s whirlwind 18 months since the release of their 2024 debut LP, coffee choices on the road, merch shenanigans, writing new material, and why having a lit torch on stage might be ‘Highly Irresponsible’ 🔥

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