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Our latest podcast episode discusses some of our experiences in the last year as well as some of our favorite moments from recent (ish) shows.

Editors Jon Rosenthal and Ted Nubel sat down to talk with Japanese pop-metal group Babybeard, the newest project from the charismatic Ladybeard (Deadlift Lolita, Ladybaby), discussing the group’s upcoming singles, how COVID-era Japan is handling live music, and the unusual/polarizing appeal of “kawaii metal”.

Writers Jon Rosenthal, Joe Aprill, and Langdon Hickman spoke with Decibel Editor-in-Chief Albert Mudrian about the upcoming 200th issue and commemorative livestream, plus the journey through the last 199 issues.

Andrew Rothmund talks to death/grind/experimental act Estuarine’s mastermind, Hydrus, about being an independent musician in 2021, as well as his new EP “Nyarlathotep.”

Writers Joe Aprill, Langdon Hickman, Ted Nubel and Brandon Corsair discuss Entombed frontman L-G Petrov and his inimitable legacy on death metal.

Joe Aprill sits down for a one-on-one conversation with Mork’s Thomas Eriksen, talking about the band’s upcoming album “Katedralen,” the band’s history, Thomas’s podcast, and much more.

Jon Rosenthal, Andrew Rothmund, Langdon Hickman, Joe Aprill, and Ted Nubel discuss metal sub-genres: from why post-black metal is a weird term to how the genres we know today came about and what drives disagreements over their definitions.

Andrew Rothmund, Langdon Hickman, Joe Aprill, and Ted Nubel talk about some of their favorite drummers in heavy metal and what pushes the best over the top.

Andrew Rothmund, Langdon Hickman, Joe Aprill, and Ted Nubel talk about how album art shapes our experience with music, and then discuss Metallica in-depth.

Andrew Rothmund, Joe Aprill, Langdon Hickman, and Ted Nubel discuss events and releases they’re looking forward to in 2021.