The Pitch of Discontent

After closing the door on his long-standing solo effort Agnes Manners, vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Matt Gravolin decided to rejoin the Hellions fold late last year for an exclusive run of reunion shows.With the group now set to kick off an anniversary tour for their 2016 cult classic ‘Opera Oblivia’ LP, and new music imminently on the horizon, Matt jumps on the pod alongside FOTS and Hellions super fan (and/or sweater) Chris Roese to chat about community, gratitude, creativity, self-love, overcoming fear, and why 'True Detective' season one is forever the GOAT.Follow Hellions, purchase/stream their music, and grab tickets here: https://linktr.ee/hellionsmusic—Follow and support the show: https://linktr.ee/tpdpodTheme/title music: “L​.​S​.​I​.​A.” by Angstbreaker (CC BY-SA 3.0).

All good things must come to an end, and in many ways, every death is just a new beginning.Friend of the show, big riff lifer, and returning champion Nate Garrett joins the pod this week to chat about bringing his incredibly prolific run with American metallers Spirit Adrift to a close, playing the perfect final* show with Crowbar and Eyehategod, and why the band’s last-ever LP, ‘Infinite Illumination’ (out now through 20 Buck Spin), is both spiritually heavy and heavily spiritual. (Just don't call him a practicing Christian.)*You can now catch the band’s last-minute farewell shows as part of the Decibel Magazine tour across North America this April/May.Follow Spirit Adrift, purchase/stream ‘Infinite Illumination’ and grab tickets here: https://www.spiritadrift.com —Follow and support the show: https://linktr.ee/tpdpodTheme/title music: “L​.​S​.​I​.​A.” by Angstbreaker (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Despite their long-awaited fifth studio album being born from the subconscious pit of desire, loss, and personal struggle, UK alternative juggernaut Don Broco still know how to have fun. Frontman and all-around legend Rob Damiani pushes through an early AM start to join us for our ongoing Dispatch Bay series to chat about the impending release of ‘Nightmare Tripping’, out this week through Fearless Records.Rob recaps Broco’s rapid growth and success over the last five years, how anxiety and writhing tension made for the group’s moodiest album yet, collaborating with Nickelback on the record’s killer title track, and why dream logic makes for surprising (and rewarding) creative fuel.Follow Don Broco, purchase/stream ‘Nightmare Tripping’ and grab tickets here: https://donbroco.os.fan/ —Follow and support the show: https://linktr.ee/tpdpodTheme/title music: “L​.​S​.​I​.​A.” by Angstbreaker (CC BY-SA 3.0).

With Massachusetts stalwarts Converge well into their fourth decade of molten metalcore fury, it’s no surprise that their long-awaited eleventh studio album and first core-member record in nine years, ‘Love Is Not Enough’, acts as a welcome reminder that staying power and ferocity are not mutually exclusive.Guitarist and producer Kurt Ballou jumps on the show for another entry in our Dispatch Bay series, as we discuss songwriting as tradecraft, moments of inspiration, self-mastery, imposter syndrome, and how the group manage to keep things lean and mean.Follow Converge, purchase/stream ‘Love Is Not Enough’ and grab tickets here: https://converge.ffm.to/loveisnotenough—Follow and support the show: https://linktr.ee/tpdpodTheme/title music: “L​.​S​.​I​.​A.” by Angstbreaker (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Fresh from rocking Flippin’ The Bird fest in Frankston this week, we’ve got Naarm/Melbourne’s very own “Boltdown” experts Death Tax on the show.Vocalist Jordan Dans jumps on the pod to chat about putting together the heavy band of his dreams, making the group's debut ‘Turn To Dust’ EP a reality, overcoming imposter syndrome, linking up with Bereave In God Records, and why we all must pay the toll.Follow Death Tax, purchase/stream ‘Turn To Dust’ and grab tickets here: https://linktr.ee/deathtaxmetal—Follow and support the show: https://linktr.ee/tpdpodTheme/title music: “L​.​S​.​I​.​A.” by Angstbreaker (CC BY-SA 3.0).

We’re stoked to have Mikey Arthur from Naarm/Melbourne outfit The Gloom In The Corner on the show for a ripping yarn about theatre kid metalcore, MCR, and all things Gloom.Mikey chats about the desire for songwriting refinement on the group’s ambitious new record, ‘Royal Discordance’ (out February 27th through SharpTone Records), their rigorous touring schedule, and crafting the intricate narrative worldbuilding of the ever-expanding Gloom Cinematic Universe.Follow The Gloom In The Corner, pre-order/stream ‘Royal Discordance’ and grab tickets here: https://beacons.ai/thegloominthecorner—Follow and support the show: https://linktr.ee/tpdpodTheme/title music: “L​.​S​.​I​.​A.” by Angstbreaker (CC BY-SA 3.0).

After dropping one of the best hardcore records of 2025, we’re incredibly stoked to have Sam Octigan from Iron Mind on the show this week. It’s been a whirlwind not-quite year since the Naarm/Melbourne hardcore crew dropped their phenomenal comeback LP, ‘Test Of The Iron Mind’, through Last Ride Records & Flatspot Records, so we get stuck right into recapping all of it.We’re talking about the vibrant state of Australian hardcore, the band’s insane New Year’s Day support slot for Grammy-winning success story Turnstile, approaching the visuals and art direction for their latest album, and what to expect from their current run of Summer 2026 shows. How much ya got??Follow Iron Mind, purchase/stream ‘Test Of The Iron Mind’ and grab tickets here: https://linktr.ee/theironmind —Follow and support the show: https://linktr.ee/tpdpodTheme/title music: “L​.​S​.​I​.​A.” by Angstbreaker (CC BY-SA 3.0).

For our next guest episode, Dan New & Dane Kerr of Naarm/Melbourne hate crew Tumour jump on the show to chat about the release of the group’s debut full-length album, the skull-crushing ‘Human Salvage’, out now through Bereave In God Records.We chop it up about the band’s origins, member switch-ups, fine-tuning their aggressive take on metallic hardcore meets death metal in the live arena, the importance of a cohesive artistic vision, and how ‘Human Salvage’ represents “a time capsule of a failed society at its last breath.”Follow Tumour, purchase/stream ‘Human Salvage’ and grab tickets here: https://linktr.ee/tumourdeath —Follow and support the show: https://linktr.ee/tpdpodTheme/title music: “L​.​S​.​I​.​A.” by Angstbreaker (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Joining the show this week is Ryan Evans, host of the Tyrannocoreus radio program on PBS.FM, fellow TPD patron, and dead-set, all-around legend. We get into the nitty gritty of Ryan’s journey into radio broadcasting and how the concept for Tyrannocoreus went from pipedream to pitch to on-air.To celebrate his half-decade host-versary, Ryan’s pulled together a stellar crop of Australian heavy talent for the first-ever ‘Dino Mosh’: Tyrannocoreus’s fifth birthday festival, featuring Body Prison, Xenobiotic, The Last Martyr, Identity Error, and more. It all kicks off on Saturday Feb 7th at The Tote with funds raised for Second Chance Animal Rescue.Follow Ryan, tune in to Tyrannocoreus on PBS.FM, and grab tickets to Dino Mosh here: https://linktr.ee/Tyrannocoreus —Follow and support the show: https://linktr.ee/tpdpodTheme/title music: “L​.​S​.​I​.​A.” by Angstbreaker (CC BY-SA 3.0).

For our first guest episode of 2026, we’ve got the boys from Naarm/Melbourne’s freshest outfit Ends In Tragedy on the show to chat about their phenomenal 2025 EP ‘Beauty Of Death’ out now through Kingpin Records.Alastair, James and Stevie drop in to spin some valid yarns about the ongoing metalcore revival, how to write music that feels genuine both in and out of the pit, and why Aussie metalcore just hits different.To paraphrase Mogwai: “Metalcore will never die… but you will.”Follow Ends In Tragedy and purchase/stream ‘Beauty Of Death’ (out now) here: https://linktr.ee/endsintragedy—Follow and support the show: https://linktr.ee/tpdpodTheme/title music: “L​.​S​.​I​.​A.” by Angstbreaker (CC BY-SA 3.0).

It’s our final episode for 2025, and we’re wrapping the year with another Good Things Festival supercut featuring artist interviews and backstage shenanigans with New Found Glory, Wargasm, Scene Queen, CIVIC, High Vis, and of course, the mighty Scumdogs of the Universe, GWAR.---Follow and support the show: https://linktr.ee/tpdpodTheme/title music: “L​.​S​.​I​.​A.” by Angstbreaker (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Ian Shelton joins the show to discuss the spiritual dimensions of Militarie Gun’s new LP, 'God Save The Gun,' out October 17th through Loma Vista Recordings.We chat about music as a counter to the pull of organized religion, the misguided trappings of wellness culture, exploring his internal desire for salvation, and the underappreciated art of album sequencing.Follow Militarie Gun and purchase/stream ‘God Save The Gun’ here: https://fm.militariegun.com/gstg —TPD Release Roundup playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1tNs5cVlqvhiYcdPuFmQWvFollow and support the show: https://linktr.ee/tpdpodTheme/title music: “L​.​S​.​I​.​A.” by Angstbreaker (CC BY-SA 3.0).

It’s springtime, folks, so we’re letting that mf’ing love in with Dominic Harper and Liam Holmes of Meanjin/Brisbane emo rockers The Comfort!We talk about Dom stepping into a new tantalizing, bass-less role as centre-stage frontman, why Liam had to go all the way back to 2016 to find the creative fuel for their phenomenal third studio album, and how making “sad music for vulnerable people” has become the most radical and transformative form of therapy.Follow The Comfort and purchase/stream ‘Let The Love In’ (out October 3rd) here: https://linktr.ee/thecomfortmusic —TPD Release Roundup playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1tNs5cVlqvhiYcdPuFmQWvFollow and support the show: https://linktr.ee/tpdpodTheme/title music: “L​.​S​.​I​.​A.” by Angstbreaker (CC BY-SA 3.0).