The "Is It Metal?" Debate | Reviewing Deafheaven and Death | DE 36

About this episode

Ethan and Mitch discuss the 'Is It Metal?' debate, share a cautionary tale about a Bitcoin scam, and cover the latest metal news.

What record did you prefer? Have something to tell Mitch and Ethan? Message here! 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. I...

People in this episode

Hosts: Ethan Carpenter, Mitchell Wade

Topics covered

• metal music debate
• Sleep Token
• Bitcoin scam
• metal news
• AI in music
• Haken
• Spotify controversy

Keywords

• metal
• Sleep Token
• Bitcoin scam
• Haken
• Spotify
• AI in music
• music news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sleep Token, Haken, Spotify, Facebook Marketplace

Products: Bitcoin

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