Chord Progression Podcast
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Heavy music discovery with scene-level enthusiasm.
Chord Progression Podcast follows Kevin through conversations with rock, metalcore, hardcore, thrash, and alternative metal artists. The show favors album context, songwriting choices, live-performance perspective, and the small creative decisions that make heavy music feel personal.
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Chord Progression Podcast is built for the active edge of rock and metal discovery. Kevin’s interviews focus on artists with new albums, EPs, singles, and bigger creative shifts in motion. The tone is casual and energized. It sounds less like formal criticism and more like a scene conversation that happens to have a microphone in the room. Recent episodes spend real time with metalcore, post-hardcore, thrash, hardcore, nu metalcore, alternative metal, and bands pushing around those borders. Scarlett O’Hara’s return becomes a way to talk about older screamo roots, genre labels, and sticking with an identity even when purists argue. LEVELS uses hard rock, metalcore roots, 90s techno accents, and album storytelling as a launchpad for a loose, funny exchange about how songs create feeling. Broadside’s bigger sound gets framed through production detail, dance-music touches, singles strategy, and the challenge of making a record feel like an experience. As Everything Unfolds brings a darker, heavier album into a wider conversation about artist connection, social media, and how scale can look different over time. VCTMS talks about collaboration, screams, singing, rapping, and new elements that still keep the band’s core intact. Prika turns a sixth album into a discussion of thrash consistency, modern metal, and the uneasy place of AI around authentic music. Don’t You Dare’s appearance is more origin story than press stop, centered on commitment, work ethic, and earning belief from fans. Resistor’s episode gets specific about turntables as a focal instrument, leaving room in the writing, and making those sounds work live. The show’s strength is Kevin’s willingness to restate, amplify, and chase the emotional reason behind technical choices. He is openly enthusiastic, sometimes chaotic, and rarely detached. Guests get space to describe what they were trying to build, while the framing keeps newer listeners from feeling lost. It is especially strong when a band is changing direction, combining eras, or trying to explain why a new record matters. The pace is roomy. The energy is not.
Made for: For rock and metal fans who care about new records, band growth, production choices, genre debates, and the personalities behind the songs. It especially suits listeners tracking metalcore, hardcore, post-hardcore, thrash, and modern alternative metal scenes.
What sets it apart: The show pairs fan-level excitement with detailed album framing, giving artists room to explain sound, strategy, and identity without turning the conversation stiff. Kevin’s long, affirming setup style makes each interview feel like part discovery guide and part scene check-in.
The podcast Rolling Stone said "initiates profound discussions with rock and metal artists, allowing fans to discover the creative workflow of their favorite musicians and understand the factors that make the bands succeed or fall from fame." https://tinyurl.com/rollingstonecppod Kevin AKA the moshing mad man who isn’t tame or timid, derives his non-stop energy from rock & metal music. But that wasn’t the case in 2017, when he was depressed and almost ended his life, with music being one of his only sources of happiness and individuality. The Chord Progression Podcast, releases 2 episodes every week on Tuesdays and Thur...
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Kevin turns rock and metal interviews into close, enthusiastic conversations about how artists shape songs, albums, and evolving genre identities.
Kevin treats each new record as a working document, asking artists to explain how sound, memory, and band identity found their way into the finished music.
Kevin turns album rollout talk into the metalhead debrief you wish followed every release.
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A relaxed, scene-aware metalcore conversation built around "Red Rum" and the band's return to steady releases.
Kevin's interview with Logan from Scarlett O'Hara reads as a relaxed, scene-aware conversation centered on the band's recent song "Red Rum" and its return to steady releases.
A loose metal interview that works best when Levels talks through the futuristic layer under the band's familiar weight.
Kevin keeps the conversation moving, even when it loosens up around the edges. Dalton talks through the band's new album, "This Will Make You Feel Again," due April 10, and the best moments come when he explains the move toward a more futuristic, more programmatic sound with a…
A warm record conversation that favors sonic growth over single chasing.
Broadside comes across as a band thinking beyond a single track. The discussion stays on how the record works song by song and as a whole, with bleeps, bloops, production touches, and a clear pull toward dance music in the mix.
The band teases unreleased songs that keep its core sound while stretching into singing, screaming, rap, and pitched vocals.
Kevin keeps pushing for a taste of the unreleased songs, and the band answers by saying the new material still sits in its core sound, just with a cooler new wrinkle.
A grief-shaped comeback that folds album writing, social media pressure, and a wider band sound into one conversation.
Shields' return comes through as a record shaped by grief, time away between albums, and the strain of being a band online, with Kevin linking those threads to Deathly Connection.
A loose metal interview that still gets into Edenbridge's heavier turn and harmonic writing.
The episode spends its time with Edenbridge's 12th album, Set the Dark on Fire, and with the band's move toward a heavier sound that still keeps its harmonic and structural range intact.
A year-end reset that keeps the bookkeeping, the tools, and the 2026 ambitions in plain view.
Kevin closes out the year by taking stock of a creator's working habits, with 11 episodes recorded between November and December and a clear change in how the spending broke down.
Joe Wong interviews drummers and musicians about craft, history, and the working musician's life.
Lij Shaw interviews producers and engineers about mic technique, mixing, and studio business.
Ian Shepherd and working mastering engineers dig into Atmos, loudness wars, and vinyl cutting.
Co-hosts Ed Thorne and Paul Third dissect mixing, mastering, and studio gear with working engineers.
Scarlett O'Hara's Logan says the band's first new song since Overthrown, released December 13, 2023, was recorded more than a year before it came out.
Levels are back after two and a half years.
Broadside wants the record to feel bigger, and Oliver talks like the band had fun chasing that.
Kevin interviews Adam from the band As Everything Unfolds about their upcoming album 'Did You Ask To Be Set Free?' and discusses topics like creative workflow, social media connectivity, and artist relevance in the music industry.
Meredith and John of Victims talk with Kevin about 'Devil Speak' and 'Burning Bones,' two 2026 singles that feature Fox Lake and Extortionist.
This interview with Prika from Brazilian thrash metal band Nervosa discusses their sixth album 'Slave Machine', exploring how they're refreshing their sound by blending modern and thrash metal elements, and includes a surprising perspective on AI's impact on music authenticity.
This episode features an interview with Matt and Noah from the nu metalcore band Don't You Dare, discussing their origin story and the importance of commitment and investment in their music to connect with fans.
This episode features an interview with Anthony and Ian from the band Resistor about their new album 'Bite This', focusing on how they use turntables as a lead instrument in their hardcore music.
Kevin introduces the Chord Progression Podcast, discusses its rankings, and previews an interview with Brian Nico from Saint Electric about their debut album 'Off the Edge'.
Host Kevin interviews Amon from the band Lost in Hollywood about their self-titled album and creative freedom.
Host Kevin interviews Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman about the festival's 2026 return and legacy.
Kevin from the Chord Progression Podcast introduces the show, discusses its rankings, and previews an interview with Dave DeMauro from Vicious Rain about their new album.
Host Kevin interviews Brennan from Death Clock about the band's 20th anniversary of Metalocalypse and the legacy of heavy music.
This episode features an interview with Grayson from the metalcore band Archers, discussing their recent signing to Fearless Records, current U.S.
Host Kevin interviews Chuck Billy of Testament about their new album Parabellum and upcoming tour.
This episode previews Varials' new album 'Where The Light Leaves' and discusses the current state and future growth of hardcore music.
Kevin interviews Mikey from The Gloom in the Corner about their new album Royal Discordance, discussing its emotional storytelling and live performance.
Host Kevin interviews Austin and Ryan from the band Everbloom about their new band, songs, and social media struggles in rock and metal.
This episode features an interview with Crispin from The Veer Union discussing the band's 20-year evolution, their new album 'Reinvention', and how they've gotten heavier with their music.
Kevin from the Chord Progression Podcast introduces an interview with metalcore band Execution Day, discussing their new song and the band's origin.
Kevin introduces the podcast, discusses its rankings, and previews an interview with Daniel from the band Capsize about their new EP.
This episode features an interview with drummer Zac Mayfield discussing Dayseeker's growth from small clubs to larger venues, the resurgence of rock and metal post-pandemic, and the upcoming new album from Oh, Sleeper in 2026.
Kevin introduces the podcast, discusses its rankings, and previews an interview with the band Major Moment about their creative process and live show tips.
Host Kevin interviews Timo from Alleviate and R Mirage about their new album Fractured Minds and the creative process behind viral music.
Shields are back in the room.
Kevin from the Chord Progression Podcast interviews Vick from the band Telling Secrets about their new song and discusses the state of small venues for younger artists.
Host Kevin interviews John from Crystal Lake about their new album and the band's creative process.
Host Kevin introduces the podcast, discusses its ranking, and previews an interview with Chase from the band Of Sulphur about their new album Endless.
Edenbridge keeps widening the frame.
Kevin from Chord Progression Podcast introduces the show and previews an interview with Eric from Machines about challenges facing young bands.
Host Kevin delivers a solo year-end episode for the Chord Progression Podcast, walking through a full financial accounting of seven years of podcast spending totaling $75,317.
Host Kevin interviews Nicholas from the metal band Orbit Culture about their upcoming album Death Above Life.
Kevin interviews Lucas and Seb from the band Fall to Spring about their new album and growth over the past two and a half years.
Host Kevin interviews Matiz from the band Heian about their upcoming album and the creative process behind their music.
Host Kevin interviews Irish emo band Grey Wind about their new album Severed Heart City, their tour, and their approach to connecting with fans.