Midyear Highlights of 2025 and Does Katatonia Suck Now??

About this episode

Erick and David discuss their favorite metal releases of 2025, the new album by Katatonia, and the impact of touring visa issues on international metal bands.

Metal nerds! Join Erick and I as we discuss some of our favorite releases of 2025! We also discuss the new album by Katatonia...will we love it or hate it? Additionally, we discuss the unfortunate news many international bands are receiving about their touring visas and how this will affect future metal tours in the U.S. Buy the ticket, take the ride!

Topics covered

• music releases
• Katatonia
• touring visas
• metal tours

Keywords

• metal
• 2025
• Katatonia
• touring
• visa issues

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Katatonia album

Places: U.S.

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