January 2026 Recap

Today you'll Dave Lee of Signal Snowboard, Sabine Edelsbacher and Arne "Lanvall" Stockhammer of Edenbridge, David Grossman of New Miserable Experience, Uri Dijk of Textures, Mike Gitter of BLKIIBLK Records, Joe Nally of Urne, Nils Wittrock and John Lappin of The Hirsch Effect and Manuel Möbs of Our Mirage.

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Music:

Turnstile - "Holiday"

Edenbridge - "Where The Wild Things Are"

New Miserable Experience - "Payback From God"

Textures - "At The Edge Of Winter"

Unto Others - "Angel Of The Night"

Urne - "The Spirit Alive"

The Hirsch Effekt - "Das Seil"

Our Mirage - "Violent Spin"

Chapter 678 - "A Huge Increase Of Energy" ...as read by Manuel Möbs of Our Mirage

Today we welcome Manuel Möbs, bassist for German metalcore band Our Mirage to the podcast. Our Mirage’s new album, Fractured Minds, is out today on Arising Empire Records. Manuel talks about transitioning from piano to bass guitar, the band surviving and releasing music throughout Covid lockdowns, their relationship with Arising Empire, the musical shifts on Fractured Minds, and more.

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Chapter 678 Music:

Our Mirage - "Violent Spin"

Our Mirage - "Awakening"

Our Mirage - "Fractured"

Our Mirage - "God Behind Your Eyes"

Chapter 677 - "Should I Go On With This Tradition" ...as read by Nils Wittrock and John Lappin of The Hirsch Effect

Today we welcome Nils Wittrock and John Lappin from The Hirsch Effect to the podcast! The Hirsch Effect will release Der Brauch, the Friday on Long Branch Records. The guys talk about the musical connection that led to them playing together, the good and bad of being a German language band, expanding their sonic palate on Der Brauch, accepting their level of success, and more.

https://thehirscheffekt.de/

https://thehirscheffekt.bandcamp.com/

https://asthestorygrows.com/episodes/moritz-schmidt-from-the-hirsch-effekt

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Chapter 677 Music:

The Hirsch Effekt - "Der Brauch"

The Hirsch Effekt - "Der Doppelgänger"

The Hirsch Effekt - "Die Heimkehr"