Hey everyone! This week is part one of our introductions to the bands that are going to be apart of our upcoming compilation Underground Outlet Volume 2: Midwest Unrest! Four bands to introduce to you all with a combined 11 tracks to jam out to this week!

First is Hour/Glass from Wichita, Kansas. We featured the song "Memories" from their 2021 EP "Confessions". In addition, their newest single "Hand of God" will be on Midwest Unrest that released on 10/28/2022!

https://www.facebook.com/hourglassbandict

Next up is hardcore band Darkroom from Columbus, Ohio with three tracks off of their recently released self-titled album "Darkroom" that released on 11/18/2022! We played three tracks off the album. "Quiet", "Darkroom", and lastly "Nothing Holy" which will be the track that will be apart of Midwest Unrest!

https://www.darkroomhc.com/

Parthian, Progressive Death Metal from Wichita, Kansas joins them with 3 tracks off of their July 1st 2022 release "Desolation of a Ceaseless Dawn". We played 3 tracks off the album. "Cosmic Overture", "Illusions of Grandeur" & "Numinous". Numinous will be apart of Midwest Unrest!

https://parthianband.com/

Lastly we have Chicago Metalcore band Stolen Sun rounding out the episode with 3 tracks from their recent EP "The Fatality of Circumstance" that released on 10/21/2022. We played "Life Is Brutal on Mars", "The Hound" and "Cruel Joke"! Cruel Joke will be apart of Midwest Unrest!

https://www.facebook.com/StolenSunBand

More of these episodes to come as we announce more bands to be apart of the compilation!

It's been TWO LONG YEARS. TWO. We are back! Its crazy how much time can slip by if you're not paying attention to whats going on around you! In this episode I briefly talk about where I've been the last 2 years. All the various different treats and tribulations that life has thrown my way to deter my focus on the podcast.

In true "Outlet for the Underground" fashion we have 2 amazing bands to share with you all today!

First up is Stitched from Birmingham, England in the UK. We played a few tracks off of their new EP "Slumtracks". Super excited to have Stitched on the podcast. If you are a long time listener of the podcast you all know how much we LOVE the UK Hardcore/Metal scene. Honored to have another band representing that part of the world be apart of our first year back!

https://www.facebook.com/stitcheduk

Joining them is the MIGHTY Immortal Possession from Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada bringing their old school death metal roots to the podcast. Originally formed in 1989 they have re-recorded some of their best tracks that were originally written across 3 demos from the early/mid 1990s. That new album is called "The Resurrectionist" that released in December of 2022. We played a few tracks off that new album and these are tracks you don't want to miss. Old School Death Metal is one of our favorite sub-genres to discuss!

https://www.facebook.com/ImmortalP666

Be sure to check the Q&A section as well as the poll we put up about potentially doing Spotify exclusive episodes! (Spotify users only)

WE HAVE A NEW WEBSITE!! https://www.straightcorepod.com where you can find all of our social/streaming links all in one place. New listeners can also listen to our entire back catalog directly from the website! Blog reviews are COMING SOON as well! Skies the limit for Straight To The Core podcast and I can't wait for you all to see what we have in store for you!

Thank you all so much for being here. I missed you all and I can promise I'll never take a hiatus like that again!

What is up everyone! We have our 2nd ever in-studio interview for your eardrums! Mikey Hodge, Rick Soeprasetyo, and Steve Smith of From Ashes To Embers join me for some shenanigans! We also feature their new single "A Lesson In Tragedy"!

UK Beatdown lads from Wolverhampton, UK join the Podcast where we review their new album "Matricide" which released to the world on March 26, 2021!

Part 4 of our Aussie Death Metal takeover has begun!

This week Steve, Paul and myself (Matt Massacre) discuss 3 more iconic death metal albums from the 90's 

Bolt Thrower's - "War Master"

Entombed's - "Left Hand Path"

Carcass' - "Necroticism - Descanting the Insalubrious"

Featured Tracks & Artists:

Last Retch from Ontario, Canada with their track "Dead as Fuck"

Becoming the Entity from Mexico City, Mexico with their track "Suspended in Violence"

Symbtomy from both the Czech Republic & the UK with their track "The Taste of Human Trophy"

Disburied from Columbia with their track "Cercenter"

Omnivortex from Helsinki, Finland with their track "Cephalic Fluid Extraction"

as a bonus we showed some love to Aeons Abyss with their track "Darkness Falls" from their album Impenitent! 

This will not be the last that you see of Steve and Paul on the podcast! Definitely keep an eye out for the future on that! 

Part 3 of the Aussie Death Metal Takeover has begun!

This week is a bit different! Paul, Steve AND Matt Massacre discuss 3 more iconic (arguably underrated) Death Metal albums!

Pestilence's - "Testimony of the Ancients"

Massacre's - "From Beyond"

Morgoth's - "Cursed" 

Featured Tracks & Artists:

Dehuman Reign from Germany with their track "Repay Your Debt in Blood"

Deviant Burial from Florida with their track "Posthumous Messiah Procreation"

Masochist from Southern California with their track "Reverse Vision"

Carnosus from Sweden with their track "An Illicit Practice"

Writhing from Australia with their track "Void of Derision"  

Part 2 of the Aussie Death Metal takeover has begun!

This week Steve & Paul discuss 

Deicide's - "Deicide"

Cannibal Corpse's - "The Bleeding"

Napalm Death's - "Harmony Corruption"

Featured Tracks & Artists:

Beekeeper from California with their track "Vegeta"

Virulent Scourge from Poland with their track "Plague Whispers"

Paranorm from Sweden with their track "Critical Mass"

Casket Grinder from Columbia with their track "What Lies Across"

We are back! Steven O'Brien and Paul O'Brien of Australia's Aeons Abyss are TAKING OVER the podcast for a 4 part miniseries showcasing 12 of the most iconic "Old School" Death Metal albums of the 1990's. Along with the discussions, S2TC has always been about supporting the underground and being an outlet for the underground realm of metal. Unfortunately due to licensing and copyright restraints we cannot play any tracks from the classic albums of this era BUT not to fret! I have scoured the realms of the internet to find SIXTEEN modern underground "Old School" Death Metal bands from ELEVEN different countries that would like to be apart of this journey to see how the genre has grown over the last 30+ years!

In this weeks conversation between Steve & Paul:

Obituary's "Cause of Death"

Morbid Angels' "Blessed Are The Sick" &

Death's "Spiritual Healing"

Featured Tracks & Artists:

Gravecarver from Arizona USA

Dauthuz from Denmark

Celestial Sanctuary from the UK &

ChainSword from Poland!

Stay tuned next week for part 2! Enjoy.