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#159 - His Hero Is Gone - Monuments to Thieves
Jun 25, 2026
Unknown duration
#158 - Autopsy - Severed Survival
Jun 18, 2026
Unknown duration
#157 - Dragged Into Sunlight - Hatred for Mankind
Jun 11, 2026
1h 05m 37s
#156 - Majority Rule - Emergency Numbers
May 28, 2026
1h 08m 13s
#155 - Top 5 Death Metal Albums w/ David Stepanavicius (Atræ Bilis, Fulci Rots)
May 21, 2026
2h 11m 07s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/25/26 |  #159 - His Hero Is Gone - Monuments to Thieves | This week on Riff Worship, we explore the brief yet prolific history of His Hero Is Gone and their landmark 1997 album, Monuments to Thieves!Active only between 1995 and 1999, the legendary Memphis, Tennessee crust punk band left their mark on underground music forever. By blending punishing, heavy metal-inspired hardcore punk with a fiercely independent approach, they created a blueprint that still resonates today. We trace their journey from working at a local donut shop to joining the legendary roster of Prank Records and laying the foundations for modern aggressive music.This week we’ll discuss:How an isolated, conservative Southern city fostered a tight-knit DIY community and fueled the band’s dark, aggressive sound.A deep dive into the systemic and historical themes of Monuments to Thieves, including how the stark reality of Memphis' former Auction Avenue inspired the album’s title and artwork.A look at Polymorph Studio in Oakland, California, their collaborations with producer Dan Rathbun, and the unique gear behind their massive, crushing tone.How the band navigated grueling tours across North America, Europe, and Japan, their abrupt final hometown show, and their eventual relocation to Portland, Oregon to form the iconic hardcore band Tragedy.Recommendations:Cattle Press - Hordes to Abolish the DivineFaerie Ring - FAERIE RINGThe Mountain Goats - DaysDevourment - Pious Impiety EPFollow Riff WorshipInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/riffworshippod/Twitter: https://x.com/RiffWorshipPodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RiffWorshipPodCheck out our Official Playlists:Riffs on Repeat (Spotify)Riffs on Repeat (YouTube Music)Hits from the Crypt (Apple) | — | ||||||
| 6/18/26 |  #158 - Autopsy - Severed Survival | In the late 1980s, the San Francisco Bay Area was the undisputed global epicenter of thrash metal. But deep within the underground, a new generation of metalheads were brewing something far more extreme.In this episode of Riff Worship, we are diving headfirst into the blood, guts, and history behind one of death metal’s foundational releases: Autopsy’s 1989 debut album, Severed Survival!Join us this week as we break down:How a teenage Chris Reifert crossed paths with Chuck Schuldiner to help create Death's massively influential debut, Scream Bloody Gore, before forming Autopsy.How half the budget for Severed Survival “went up in smoke,” leaving the band just a few days to record with producer John Marshall (Blind Illusion, Metal Church) at Starlight Sound. How Sadus bassist Steve Di Giorgio stepped in at the last minute to deliver the album's devastating, pummeling bass lines. The direct horror influences behind the tracks, including Stephen King's short story Survivor Type, Tim Ritter's Truth or Dare?, and George A. Romero’s Creepshow.The story behind Kent Mathieu’s original Hellraiser-inspired cover art and Kev Walker’s “censored” alternate zombie surgical scene.How Jeff Walker of Carcass helped secure Autopsy a home on Peaceville Records, inadvertently paving the way for legendary labelmates like Paradise Lost, Darkthrone, and At the Gates.From the unrelenting brutality of “Charred Remains” to the sludgy, doom-inspired riffs of “Embalmed,” join us as we celebrate the raw, unfiltered madness that helped kickstart the genre!Recommendations:Abscess / Population ReductionSore Throat - Unhindered by TalentPaul 'Hammy' Halmshaw - Peaceville LifeMastodon - Your Ghost AgainImmolation - DescentEmma Ruth Rundle - These Killing TimesFollow Riff WorshipInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/riffworshippod/Twitter: https://x.com/RiffWorshipPodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RiffWorshipPodCheck out our Official Playlists:Riffs on Repeat (Spotify)Riffs on Repeat (YouTube Music)Hits from the Crypt (Apple) | — | ||||||
| 6/11/26 |  #157 - Dragged Into Sunlight - Hatred for Mankind✨ | extreme musicmetal+5 | — | Dragged Into SunlightKas Mana+1 | Texas | Dragged Into SunlightHatred for Mankind+8 | — | 1h 05m 37s | |
| 5/28/26 |  #156 - Majority Rule - Emergency Numbers✨ | Majority Rulehardcore music+4 | — | Majority RulePositive State+12 | — | Majority RuleEmergency Numbers+4 | — | 1h 08m 13s | |
| 5/21/26 |  #155 - Top 5 Death Metal Albums w/ David Stepanavicius (Atræ Bilis, Fulci Rots)✨ | Death MetalMusic Evolution+4 | David Stepanavicius | Atræ BilisFulci Rots+17 | — | Death MetalTop 5 Albums+3 | — | 2h 11m 07s | |
| 5/14/26 |  #154 - Gorguts - Obscura✨ | GorgutsObscura+5 | — | GorgutsRoadrunner Records+6 | — | GorgutsObscura+6 | — | 1h 23m 18s | |
| 5/7/26 |  #153 - Full of Hell - Roots of Earth Are Consuming My Home✨ | Full of Hellextreme music+5 | John Wooten | Full of HellA389 Recordings+11 | — | Full of HellRoots of Earth Are Consuming My Home+7 | — | 1h 15m 22s | |
| 4/30/26 |  #152 - Isis - Oceanic w/ Chained to the Bottom of the Ocean✨ | post-metal musicalbum history+4 | Chained to the Bottom of the Ocean | IsisChained to the Bottom of the Ocean+6 | — | IsisOceanic+7 | — | 1h 35m 18s | |
| 4/23/26 |  #151 - The Great Double Album Debate (Top 5 Double Albums)✨ | double albumsmusic history+3 | — | Blonde on BlondeAlice+19 | — | double albummusic evolution+3 | — | 1h 34m 16s | |
| 4/16/26 |  #150 - Coheed and Cambria - In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3✨ | Coheed and Cambriamusic evolution+3 | — | Coheed and CambriaShabütie+6 | Rockland County | Coheed and CambriaIn Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3+5 | — | 1h 25m 15s | |
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| 4/9/26 |  #149 - The Dillinger Escape Plan - Calculating Infinity✨ | metalcoremusic history+5 | — | The Dillinger Escape PlanArcane+1 | — | The Dillinger Escape PlanCalculating Infinity+7 | — | 1h 22m 22s | |
| 4/2/26 |  #148 - The Berzerker w/ Luke Kenny & Sam Bean (The Berzerker)✨ | extreme metalgabber+4 | Luke KennySam Bean | The BerzerkerEarache Records+9 | — | The Berzerkerextreme metal+5 | — | 2h 19m 11s | |
| 3/26/26 |  #147 - Andrew W.K. - I Get Wet✨ | Andrew W.K.music history+4 | Tom Orr | Island Def JamThe Chop Shop+9 | — | Andrew W.K.I Get Wet+5 | — | 1h 58m 08s | |
| 3/12/26 |  #146 - Alice In Chains - Dirt✨ | Alice In ChainsDirt album+4 | — | Alice In ChainsColumbia Records+5 | SeattleOne On One+1 | Alice In ChainsDirt+5 | — | 1h 34m 48s | |
| 3/5/26 |  #145 - Punch - Flexi Your Head w/ Meghan O'Neil (Punch, The Armed, King Woman)✨ | cover songshardcore punk+4 | Meghan O'Neil | PunchThe Armed+13 | — | cover songshardcore punk+5 | — | 55m 23s | |
| 2/26/26 |  #144 - Converge - You Fail Me✨ | Converge discographyYou Fail Me album+5 | — | ConvergeEpitaph Records+10 | — | ConvergeYou Fail Me+7 | — | 1h 56m 23s | |
| 2/19/26 |  #143 - Breather Resist - Charmer w/ Evan Patterson (Breather Resist, Jaye Jayle, Young Widows)✨ | Louisville hardcore sceneBreather Resist+3 | Evan Patterson | Breather ResistJaye Jayle+7 | — | Breather ResistCharmer+5 | — | 1h 05m 55s | |
| 2/12/26 |  #142 - Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness✨ | death metalMorbid Angel+5 | — | Morbid AngelNapalm Death+8 | — | Morbid AngelAltars of Madness+7 | — | 1h 46m 37s | |
| 2/5/26 |  #141 - Bleeding Through - The Truth | Building on the momentum of their genre-defining Trustkill Records debut, This Is Love, This Is Murderous, Orange County’s Bleeding Through returned in 2006 with their most ambitious work to date.By seamlessly weaving together elements of death metal, hardcore, and black metal, the band pushed their signature metalcore sound into emotionally daring new territory. From scathing tracks like “For Love And Failing” and “Kill To Believe,” to more melodic moments on “Love in Slow Motion,” and even the unexpected instrumental title track—Bleeding Through cemented their legendary status in aggressive music.This week on Riff Worship, we’re joined by friend of the show Patrick Fagen (writer, Through Being Cool Podcast) for a deep dive into the history of Bleeding Through and their 2006 classic, The Truth.Recommendations: Through Being Cool PodcastYour Kids Are Ugly: An Unfortunately True Vasectomy StoryWitch BoltYou Want It, You Got It PodcastGorrch - StillamentumChained to the Bottom of the Ocean - Let Us Not Speak Of Them But Look And Pass OnBig Garden - 2 Hot Faces Are Better Than 1Immortal - Pure HolocaustRUÏM - Black Royal Spiritism - I.O Sino da IgrejaBleeding ThroughFollow Riff WorshipInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/riffworshippod/Twitter: https://x.com/RiffWorshipPodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RiffWorshipPodCheck out our Official Playlists:Riffs on Repeat (Spotify)Riffs on Repeat (YouTube Music)Hits from the Crypt (Apple) | — | ||||||
| 1/29/26 |  #140 - Pageninetynine - Document #8 | This week on Riff Worship, we’re exploring the chaotic history of Pageninetynine (Pg. 99)—from their DIY basement roots in Sterling, Virginia, to their lasting impact on a generation of hardcore and extreme music.We’ll dive into their early split releases with bands like Enemy Soil and Reactor No. 7, the evolution of their 14-member collective, and the making of their definitive album, Document #8!Recommendations:Pygmy Lush - Old FriendsTERMINAL BLISS - BRUTE ERR/ATAInfant Island - Obsidian WreathImmolation - DescentIntronaut - PrehistoricismsSUNN O))) - sunn O)))Courtney Barnett - Creature of HabitFollow Riff WorshipInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/riffworshippod/Twitter: https://x.com/RiffWorshipPodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RiffWorshipPodCheck out our Official Playlists:Riffs on Repeat (Spotify)Riffs on Repeat (YouTube Music)Hits from the Crypt (Apple) | — | ||||||
| 1/22/26 |  #139 - diSEMBOWELMENT - Transcendence into the Peripheral | By 1993, death metal had reached its arguable commercial peak, with bands like Carcass and Morbid Angel infiltrating major labels and spawning a sea of imitators. Meanwhile, Melbourne’s diSEMBOWELMENT set out to break the mold with their sole full-length album by incorporating influences far beyond the confines of extreme music.Packed with crushing riffs, off-kilter melodies, and ghostly ambience, Transcendence into the Peripheral helped build the foundation for death and funeral doom which continues to inspire bands today.Join us this week as we explore the band’s brief, enigmatic history and go behind the scenes of this death/doom masterpiece!Recommendations:Trial of the BowInverlochExhumed - Red AsphaltConverge - Love Is Not EnoughMastodon - Hushed and GrimBehemoth - I Loved You At Your DarkestFollow Riff WorshipInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/riffworshippod/Twitter: https://x.com/RiffWorshipPodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RiffWorshipPodCheck out our Official Playlists:Riffs on Repeat (Spotify)Riffs on Repeat (YouTube Music)Hits from the Crypt (Apple) | — | ||||||
| 1/15/26 |  #138 - Top 5 Favorite Punk Records | This week on Riff Worship, we dive into our Top 5 Favorite Punk Records of all time (or at least at the moment). From the foundational riffs of the Ramones and The Misfits to the breakneck speed of Minor Threat and Dead Kennedys, we explore the albums that helped define the genre and shaped our musical DNA.Follow Riff WorshipInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/riffworshippod/Twitter: https://x.com/RiffWorshipPodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RiffWorshipPodCheck out our Official Playlists:Riffs on Repeat (Spotify)Riffs on Repeat (YouTube Music)Hits from the Crypt (Apple) | — | ||||||
| 1/8/26 |  #137 - Best of 2025 | 2025 was an incredible year for heavy music. In this episode, we're breaking down some of our top albums of the year (in no particular) across heavy metal, hardcore, and more! We also take a look back at our favorite Riff Worship moments of 2025, share our honorable mentions, and discuss are most anticipated releases of 2026!What were your favorite albums of 2025?Riff Worship's Best of 2025:Imperial Triumphant - GoldstarSunrot - PassagesVacuous - In His BloodAFI - Silver Bleeds the Black Sun...Pygmy Lush - TOTEMMizmor & Hell - AlluvionPrimitive Man - ObservanceAlgernon Cadwallader - Trying Not to Have a ThoughtHeaven's Gate - Tales from a Blistering ParadiseSanguisugabogg - Hideous AftermathIntercourse - How I Fell In Love With The VoidCaustic Wound - Grinding Mechanism Of TormentLamp Of Murmuur - The Dreaming Prince in EcstasyChat Pile & Hayden Pedigo - In The Earth AgainSCALP - NOT WORTHY OF HUMAN COMPASSIONCryptopsy - An Insatiable ViolenceEmma Goldman - all you are is weDefacement - DoomedPropagandhi - At PeaceHORSEBOY - Wild, Passionate, UglyBarren Path - Grievingthe Mountain Goats - Through This Fire Across From Peter BalkanDeadguy - Near-Death Travel ServicesYellow Eyes - Confusion GateONE OF NINE - Dawn of the Iron ShadowStress Positions - Human ZooRwake - The Return Of MagikFollow Riff WorshipInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/riffworshippod/Twitter: https://x.com/RiffWorshipPodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RiffWorshipPodCheck out our Official Playlists:Riffs on Repeat (Spotify)Riffs on Repeat (YouTube Music)Hits from the Crypt (Apple) | — | ||||||
| 12/24/25 |  #136 - Born Against - The Rebel Sound of Sh*t and Failure w/ Bryan Funck (Thou) | During their volatile four-year existence, NYC’s Born Against played over 200 shows across North America and Europe, released several splits and LPs, and managed to alienate just about everyone in the DIY hardcore scene.In our final episode of 2025, we are rejoined by special guest Bryan Funck (Thou) to discuss the chaotic legacy of Born Against and perhaps their rawest compilation of music to date, The Rebel Sound of Sh*t and Failure!Recommendations:Nancy Mounir - Nozhet El NofousMartha Skye Murphy - UmSilver GodlingSaetia - Corkscrew SpineSmearing - Acts Of ServiceTwisted Sister - A Twisted ChristmasCoffin Moon: A Novel by Keith RossonGYLT - In 1,000 Agonies, I ExistThe World is a Vampire - trenchsewerStrange Daisy - A Strange Daisy ChristmasFollow ThouBandcamp: https://thou.bandcamp.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thehouseprimordialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thou_band/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thou_band_officialTwitter: https://x.com/eyehatethouTwitter: https://x.com/nonepaler?lang=enWebsite: https://noladiy.org/thou/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thou_band/featuredFollow Sisters in ChristBandcamp: https://sistersinchrist.bandcamp.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christlysisters/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christly_sistersTwitter: https://x.com/christlysistersWebsite: https://sistersinchrist.space/Follow Riff WorshipInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/riffworshippod/Twitter: https://x.com/RiffWorshipPodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RiffWorshipPodCheck out our Official Playlists:Riffs on Repeat (Spotify)Riffs on Repeat (YouTube Music)Hits from the Crypt (Apple) | — | ||||||
| 12/18/25 |  #135 - Earth Crisis - Destroy the Machines w/ Trevor Phipps (Unearth) | Before "metalcore" became a buzzword, Earth Crisis was already bridging the gap between the raw energy of New York Hardcore with the technical precision of metal. Their sound wasn’t just a sonic shift, but a platform to deliver an uncompromising message of animal rights and their commitment to a vegan straight-edge lifestyle.This week, in collaboration with The Pitch of Discontent, we are joined by legendary Unearth vocalist Trevor Phipps for a deep dive into the history of Earth Crisis and their landmark debut, Destroy the Machines. We’ll discuss Trevor’s own journey through music and explore how this pivotal album reshaped the landscape of heavy music!Recommendations:MITE DK - Pigs In PowerScram - Yamba Hardcore DemoBlut Aus Nord - Ethereal HorizonsSanguisugabogg - Hideous AftermathWeeping - Spiritual BarbarismPig Destroyer - Phantom LimbUnearth - III: In the Eyes of FireFollow UnearthFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/unearthofficialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/unearthofficialWebsite: https://unearthofficial.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unearthofficialFollow The Pitch of Discontent:https://linktr.ee/tpdpodFollow Riff WorshipInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/riffworshippod/Twitter: https://x.com/RiffWorshipPodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RiffWorshipPodCheck out our Official Playlists:Riffs on Repeat (Spotify)Riffs on Repeat (YouTube Music)Hits from the Crypt (Apple) | — | ||||||
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