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Ethan and Mitch are back for the 36th installment of the Distorted Entertainment podcast! This week, we tackle the "Sleep Token isn't metal" discourse and Ethan shares a cautionary tale about a Facebook Marketplace Bitcoin scam that nearly drained his account.

We also discuss the latest in metal news, including members leaving Haken, Spotify's ad controversy, and the "dystopian" rise of AI in music and gaming. In the review section, Ethan gives his thoughts on the post-black metal sounds of Deafheaven’s Lonely People with Power, and Mitch finally dives into the legendary Symbolic by Death.

We wrap things up by looking at Loudwire’s "Best of 2025" list and setting the stage for a very "Proggy" next episode with picks from Cynic (Traced In Air) and The Dillinger Escape Plan (One Of Us Is The Killer).

Listen in for:

• Personal updates and the "therapy stand."
• The PC gaming "Dystopia" and surging hardware prices.
• A deep dive into Black Metal subgenres and production.
• Why Mitch thinks Sound of Perseverance still reigns supreme.

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Ethan and Mitchell are back after a long hiatus to tackle a massive year in the world of metal and gaming. We mourn the loss of legends Ozzy Osbourne and Brent Hinds, debate Roger Waters' controversial comments, and deliver a brutal double feature review of Cattle Decapitation’s Monolith of Inhumanity and Myrkur’s M.

Beyond the records, we dive into the "Prime Hack" solution for replaying Metroid Prime, the state of the Battlefield 6 beta, and whether Nvidia’s 5090 is even worth the hype. Mitchell also gets personal about his recent health struggles, from lipoma surgery to the technical hurdles of re-learning the violin after years of muscle atrophy. Plus, we ask the ultimate question: is the saxophone officially the sexiest instrument in metal?.

CHAPTERS:

• 00:00 – Intro: Cattle Decapitation & The "Garbled Mush" Debate
• 01:10 – Meet the Hosts: Ethan Carpenter & Mitchell Gilbert Wade
• 02:40 – News: The Death of Charlie Kirk & Woke Cinema
• 04:15 – Mental Health Check: Bipolarism & Pulling All-Nighters
• 09:10 – Healthcare Horror Stories: Lipomas & Lost Records
• 12:20 – Re-learning Violin: Muscle Atrophy & Intermediate Techniques
• 17:20 – Vocal Stamina & System of a Down Karaoke Disasters
• 18:40 – Record Reviews: Cattle Decapitation vs. Myrkur
• 19:15 – Gaming News: Battlefield 6 Beta & Skate Playtest
• 22:15 – Arkham Knight 100% & The Dishonored Stealth Trap
• 28:10 – Replaying Metroid Prime: The Prime Hack Solution
• 34:30 – Concert Season: Deafheaven, Trivium & Surprising Mom
• 41:10 – Is the Saxophone the Sexiest Instrument?
• 44:00 – TikTok Rankings & The Boss of Posers
• 48:00 – Remembering Ozzy Osbourne & The Roger Waters Beef
• 53:00 – The Ultimate Summer Metal Fest Tour
• 55:00 – R.I.P. Brent Hinds: A Legend Lost
• 58:00 – Slipknot’s 25th Anniversary & Triple Platinum Work
• 01:03:00 – Cradle of Filth & Danny Filth’s Firing Spree
• 01:08:00 – Dave Mustaine’s Retirement & The Farewell Tour
• 01:12:00 – Baby Metal Collabs & Five Finger Death Punch
• 01:18:00 – Alien: Dark Descent & The Dead Space Creator
• 01:28:00 – The Nvidia 5090 vs. 4090 Price War
• 01:34:00 – Video Game Adaptations: The Last of Us & God of War
• 01:38:00 – Historically Accurate Samurai & Assassin's Creed
• 01:45:00 – Why Modern Gamers are the Worst
• 01:53:00 – Deep Dive: Cattle Decapitation - Monolith of Inhumanity
• 02:05:00 – Deep Dive: Myrkur - M Review & Black Metal Theory
• 02:28:00 – Closing: Next Week with Death’s Symbolic

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Recorded On: April 4th, 2025

On this episode, we dive into the "woke" discourse surrounding Assassin's Creed Shadows. We argue that if Metroid came out today, the internet would melt down over Samus being a woman. We also discuss the Nintendo Switch 2 rumors (paying for a tech demo?!), Ubisoft rushing to patch nudity back into Far Cry 4, and John Schaffer (Iced Earth) becoming a born-again Christian.

For the reviews, Mitchell struggles through the Christian Progressive Metal of Extol (Undeceived)—rating it "3 inverted crosses"—while Ethan finally tackles the prog-metal masterpiece, Mastodon's Crack the Skye.

CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro: Markiplier Impressions & Bathtub Disasters 03:46 - Hobby Time: TTRPGs (Drakkenheim & Call of Cthulhu) 15:15 - Hobby Time: WWE 2K25 & The Plague of Microtransactions 20:17 - News: Assassin's Creed Shadows & The "Anti-Woke" Gamer Rant 36:48 - News: Ubisoft Panics and Patches Nudity Back Into Far Cry 4 39:08 - News: Nintendo Switch 2 Rumors & Paying for Tech Demos 01:01:10 - News: John Schaffer (Iced Earth) is Born Again 01:06:42 - Review: Extol - Undeceived (Christian Metal Cringe?) 01:22:51 - Review: Mastodon - Crack the Skye

#DistortedEntertainment #MetalPodcast #Mastodon #CrackTheSkye #Extol #ChristianMetal #AssassinsCreedShadows #Metroid #NintendoSwitch2 #GamingNews #Podcast #JohnSchaffer #IcedEarth

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