Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music

Musicians and artists, especially early on, have to deal with two major factors that could derail their creative mentality. Those factors being the pressures to make the project financially successful, as well as mentally being able to process negativity on social media. Success in handling these two factors can lead a band to success. Failure, could destroy the project.Success means finding happiness and a free flowing nature in the songwriting process. It allows music creation to be the thing that drives you, not the obligation of a 9-5 job that so many artists revile.Mirza from the Danish alt metal band Siamese joins the Chord Progression Podcast as the band is set to release their 8th album, dissolution, on June 26th. Join us for a great conversation as we talk about:- Why different external pressures hinder the creativity in the musicial world, and finding ways to relieve those pressures, especially financial pressures, helps ease the creative process.- Dealing with social media negativity in a band, and the strategies Siamese used to not be impacted by it.- How a sense of urgence and drive created the new album, dissolution, with all band members being fully involved in the writing process.A great band and a great album to end the first half of 2026. Hit the subscribe button as we have plenty more coming in the second half.Find Siamese Online:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/siamesedkInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/siamese_band/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=siamese+bandWebsite: https://siamese.dkMerch: https://siamese.dk/collections/all-productsSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Hx4gv3eoiodtu6XYHF1X0?si=TFOJ6eXqSJ20NSwe7QwlEgApple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/siamese/1236907075Check out our sponsor: DarkFusion Systems!Use code "CPPOD" for $100 off of your computer build!https://darkfusionsystems.comFollow us on social media!Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/chordprogressionpodcastTwitter:https://twitter.com/cppodofficialInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/chordprogressionpodcast/YouTube:https://youtube.com/channel/UCqRKZCDMcFHIYbJaLQMfDbQChord Progression Podcast (Spotify):https://open.spotify.com/show/53XWPGrIUvgavKF5Fm6SLkChord Progression Podcast (Apple Podcast):https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chord-progression-podcast-the-gateway-to-new-rock-and-metal-music/id1454876657Chord Progression Podcast (Amazon): https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b8dad803-444c-4a73-8aa5-67b4fc43f4baChord Progression Podcast (iHeart Radio):https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-chord-progression-70632531/Podcast Webpage:https://mysongoftheday.com/my-song-of-the-day-rock-2000-today/chord-progression-podcast/Welcome: (0:00)Live from a Car in Denmark: (1:56)Losing Feeling of Pressure for Band to Succeed Financially: (5:21)Wage War Story Confirms Financial Grind: (11:15)How Siamese has Dealt with Social Media Negativity: (15:49)Writing "dissolution" as a Full Album Experience: (26:29)The Non-Singles to Anticipate: (35:27)The Era of Encouraged Creative Freedom is Here: (39:15)What Else in 2026?: (43:13)New Artist Suggestions: (45:58)Kevin's Final Thought; Discipline Handling Social Media Negativity: (50:14)

Plenty of musicians have taken to streaming ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, as a way to deliver their music and their experience through the internet that still has some form of consistent connection to the fans. We have seen Ronnie Radke in Falling in Reverse, Matt Heafy in Trivium, Ryan Kirby in Fit For A King, and many more do something like this. But have they ever live streamed the album creation process?It is a way for the fans to get a first hand look at how an artist would make a song, how a song evolves from beginning to end, and what tools might be used to create all of this. It is something that we really never see anyone else do, but we found an artist that is doing just that.Kevin from the experimental band Annelida joins the Chord Progression Podcast today. After Kevin streamed the writing and song creation process for the band's Unencumbered EP in March of 2026, we dive into this episode with:- How Annelida used livestreaming on Twitch and VYB to show the songwriting process, giving people a more in depth look to the songwriting process & how a song changes over time.- The reason why Annelida streams on multiple platforms all at once with the creation process & with live shows, to continue giving access and connection to their fans.- Why Annelida is considered "experimental metal" to be the weird band on Manic Kat Records, and not ever have the pressure to fit in.A very interesting conversation from start to finish. Tap the subscribe button to not miss out on any other episodes like this.Find Annelida Online:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Annelidamusic/Twitter: https://x.com/annelidamusicInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/annelidamusicTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/annelidamusicYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/annelidamusicWebsite: https://www.annelidamusic.com/welcome-1Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/34wi3KZXoR3stakaPN1ECl?si=mgj3ZeuNSy2avGpeIkXKQwApple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/annelida/1561449949Check out our sponsor: DarkFusion Systems!Use code "CPPOD" for $100 off of your computer build!https://darkfusionsystems.comFollow us on social media!Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/chordprogressionpodcastTwitter:https://twitter.com/cppodofficialInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/chordprogressionpodcast/YouTube:https://youtube.com/channel/UCqRKZCDMcFHIYbJaLQMfDbQChord Progression Podcast (Spotify):https://open.spotify.com/show/53XWPGrIUvgavKF5Fm6SLkChord Progression Podcast (Apple Podcast):https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chord-progression-podcast-the-gateway-to-new-rock-and-metal-music/id1454876657Chord Progression Podcast (Amazon): https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b8dad803-444c-4a73-8aa5-67b4fc43f4baChord Progression Podcast (iHeart Radio):https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-chord-progression-70632531/Podcast Webpage:https://mysongoftheday.com/my-song-of-the-day-rock-2000-today/chord-progression-podcast/Welcome: (0:00)Sea Captain of the Booze Cruise Look: (1:39)The Reason Kevin Livestreams the Songwriting Process: (3:35)Do Songs Change From Original Streaming Writing Session?: (9:15)Why They Used Twitch & VYB at Same Time: (16:41)The Trivium Raid Story: (24:34)Keeping Up with Consistency of Streaming: (27:30)Sometimes, Magic Happens on First Recording: (29:18)Why Manic Kat Works for Annelida: (35:34)Going "Experimental Metal": (38:57)Embracing the Change Over Time: (48:31)What's Left in 2026?: (55:33)New Music Suggestions: (58:37)Kevin's FInal Thought; Breauty of Streaming Recording Process: (1:07:15)