The Pitch of Discontent – Details, episodes & analysis

For Perth metalcore juggernaut Make The Suffer, their self-titled fifth album (out November 8th through Greyscale & SharpTone Records) represents a clear reaffirmation of their sonic intent through unrelenting, genre-bending heaviness.

Frontman Sean Harmanis joins the show to chat about touring outside the Western comfort zone, the group’s continued evolution, his creative dynamism with new member, keyboardist, and vocalist Alex Reade, and how the pressure of expectation yielded a daring new chapter in the band’s journey.

Follow Make Them Suffer and pre-order their S/T record here: https://grysclrec.lnk.to/makethemsuffer 

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⁉️ Need new tunes for the week? We’ve got you covered! Paige finds more online manufactured outrage bait, while Owen highlights some scorching new records at the top of the show. We’ve also got metalcore ragers, indie pop crooners, and punk rock barnburners. It’s all happening, folks 🫡

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This week we’re joined by fellow podcaster and Balance And Composure vocalist/guitarist Jon Simmons, who returns to the show to discuss the group’s highly anticipated comeback LP, ‘with you in spirit’. On their fourth studio album and first in eight years, B&C offer up a spectral synthesis of all that came before, presenting ten self-assured songs that are both haunted by their collective past and eerily fixated on the allure of the group’s newfound potential. Jon opens up about his journey of self-reflection, holding himself to account, and using vulnerability to shape the band’s most direct and urgent material to date.

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Follow Jon, Creeks and Your Morning Breakfast here: https://linktr.ee/ItsCreeks

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Here’s our brief chat with drummer and producer Sam Bassal from Aussie alternative outfit Ocean Grove. Following a regional run with Polaris earlier this year, the Naarm/Melbourne trio are gearing up for a three-city headline run at the start of October. Sam joins us via Zoom to chat about the band’s turbulent decade, the desire for nostalgia, and prepping for LP#4, ‘ODDWORLD,’ due out on October 25th via the band’s own label (Aus) and SharpTone Records (ROW).

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Owen and Paige are strictly business this week for another cracking lineup of alternative tunes. We keep things Down Under with pop essentialism, experimental death metal, flexing hardcore, and bright horn-filled indie rock. Then on the global front, we’ve got football breakdowns, noise rock meltdowns, and the existential folk horror of interdimensional cosmic messages. It’s all here, folks. So dive right in.

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Our guest this week is Cat Rosemary, vocalist for metallic hardcore crew Gravitate. As a fixture and ongoing inspiration in Naarm/Melbourne’s hardcore scene, Cat’s fierce vocals and formidable stage presence bring a visceral edge to the group’s latest EP release, ‘The Reckoning’. Cat chats about the genesis of Gravitate, the importance of a communal ethos, writing about retributive justice through a theological frame, and finding strength and power in catharsis.

Get tickets for the GRAVITATE & STRESSED EP LAUNCH w/ Rat Bait & Bright Sun on Saturday September 28th here: https://tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/07bd163c-95cf-485a-b180-1eb4eb435600

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Here’s our brief chat with James Spence of UK progressive hardcore outfit Rolo Tomassi. The Sheffield quintet have an upcoming tour run with Aussie post-rockers sleepmakeswaves and Japan math-rock sensation LITE, marking their first trip Down Under in almost a decade. We also touch on curating the ebb & flow of a live set, completing their loose album trilogy, and what’s coming next for Rolo.

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➡️👋🏼 Yooo, we’re back for another stacked Weekly Roundup! Paige goes off on our desire for more of the same with regard to cultural products and rip-off podcast ideas, while Owen recaps a fun weekend at Kingpin Fest. We’ve got tracks from metalcore veterans, sad boy emos, power-pop punkers, and many more. Let’s go!! 🫡

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In the words of “Hello Sadness” by Los Campesinos!: “It's only hope that springs eternal.” For Tom Lanyon, singer-songwriter, guitarist, vocalist, and narrative journeyman for Naarm/Melbourne indie rockers Ceres, the quest for hope ultimately became the guiding principle behind the group's fourth studio album, the sprawling ‘MAGIC MOUNTAIN (1996​—​2022)’.

Presented as a 25-track double LP, the record chronicles five years of emotional turmoil for Lanyon, spanning his nostalgic return to his roots atop Mt. Dandenong (a summit both literal and figurative), the life-affirming joy of pregnancy, the bitter loss of miscarriage, and the eventual triumph of fatherhood. It's a record made for holistic experience, overflowing with grief, heartache, joy, and hope, an arresting story that Lanyon & Co. were born to tell.

Pre-order ‘MAGIC MOUNTAIN (1996​—​2022)’ (out October 4th via Civilians) here: https://ceres.lnk.to/magicmountain

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➡️ We’re sliding into Monday with another wicked batch of alternative tunes. Owen & Paige smash through indie rockers, hardcore ragers, metalcore revivals, and more, alongside delicate singer-songwriter material and a gut-wrenching sonic tribute to loss and brotherhood. Thunder in the night forever! 🖤

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