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Metalcore Nerds is a music podcast with a twist. Members of your favorite bands join music industry veteran Sean Mott to discuss their favorite corners of pop culture. Whether it's TV, movies, video games, the MCU, Star Wars, DC, or even Magic: The Gathering, Metalcore Nerds covers all levels of fandom with bands, both big and small, that dominate the alternative music space.
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Franz Stefanik of Dead Tired joins the show to talk about the magic of movies, graphic novels, Widow's Bay, Akira, The Odyssey & so much more! EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love. Support Dead Tired! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Listen to Hornets Of Fall Song of the Week: Catch Your Breath - "Red Alert" Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify Playlist Join the Metalcore Nerds Community: Discord | FB Group Follow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok
Ian Parra returns to the show to talk about Netflix movies, Lanterns, Avengers: Doomsday hype, the new X-Men cast, and more! EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love. Support Ian! Facebook | Instagram | Threads | WhatNot Song of the Week: Live Well - "KIDS" Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify Playlist Join the Metalcore Nerds Community: Discord | FB Group Follow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok
Matt & JT of Hawthorne Heights join the show to talk about the loss of discovering bands with physical media, how Spotify and social media have changed the music scene, and a deep dive into who will take over as the future headliners of rock music. EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love. Support Hawthorne Heights! Twitter | Instagram | Streaming | Website Song of the Week: If Not For Me - "Prey For Me" Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify Playlist Join the Metalcore Nerds Community: Discord | FB Group Follow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok
Joining us from the road, Tyler Ennis from Of Virtue returns to the show to talk about how massive this year is for movies, Ted Lasso's return, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, & so much more! EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love. Support Of Virtue! Facebook | Instagram | Merch | Pre-Order Death Of The Altar Song of the Week: Ray Hawthorne - "Habits" Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify Playlist Join the Metalcore Nerds Community: Discord | FB Group Follow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok
Chris Kelly of Hillhaven joins the show to talk about Batman, Star Wars, Christoper Nolan's The Odyssey, product vs art, and so much more! EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love. Support Hillhaven! Facebook | Instagram | TikTok | Listen to Hillhaven Song of the Week: Enox - "Polarize" Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify Playlist Join the Metalcore Nerds Community: Discord | FB Group Follow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok
One of Hopeless Records' hot new signings, Harrison Gordon, joins the show to talk about comic books, shows that changed his life, songwriting, & more! EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love. Support Harrison Gordon! Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Pre-Order "Bliss" Song of the Week: Cartel - "Deadbeat Drag" Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify Playlist Join the Metalcore Nerds Community: Discord | FB Group Follow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok
The man behind the music of such things as The Walking Dead, Godzilla: King of Monsters, Battlestar Galactica & so much more, Bear McCreary joins the show to talk about getting into pop culture and music, his new album The Singularity: Ekleipsis, collaborating with alternative music legends and more! EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love. Support Bear! Facebook | Instagram | Website | YouTube Song of the Week: Wounded Touch - "A Weapon In God's Country" Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify Playlist Join the Metalcore Nerds Community: Discord | FB Group Follow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok
Ahead of their debut album, A Bitter Truth You Can't Undo , Joe & Tyler of Advents join the show to talk about MP3 players and old ways of finding music, Spider-Noir, Avengers: Doomsday, some of the greatest shows of all time, & more! EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love. Support Advents! Facebook | Instagram | Website | TikTok Song of the Week: Good Terms - "Hard Call" Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify Playlist Join the Metalcore Nerds Community: Discord | FB Group Follow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok
Cody Frain of If Not For Me & Theoria Records joins the show to talk about Bring Me The Horizon's new deathcore song, running an independent label in 2026, how A.I. is affecting the music industry, The Boys' final season, & more! EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love. Support Cody! Tour Dates | Spotify | Pre-Order "Where The Light Begins To Fade" | Theoria Records Song of the Week: What Lies Below - "Monolith" Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify Playlist Join the Metalcore Nerds Community: Discord | FB Group Follow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok
The incomparable Andy Williams joins the show to talk about his new band Atomic Rule, adjusting to changes in the music industry, playing legendary venues, and so much more! EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love. Support Atomic Rule! Instagram | Spotify | Facebook | Website Song of the Week: Everbloom ft. Aaron Gillespie - "if thoughts could kill i'd be dead by now" Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify Playlist Join the Metalcore Nerds Community: Discord | FB Group Follow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok
Joe, Kyler & Nick of A Static Lullaby join the show to talk about their first video game consoles, Apple TV, horror books & TV shows, Dexter, & so much more! EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love. Support A Static Lullaby! Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | Website Song of the Week: The Doppler Effect - "Reckless" Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify Playlist Join the Metalcore Nerds Community: Discord | FB Group Follow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok
This week, we take a look into one of GWAR's minds! Matt Maguire, aka Sawborg Destructo, joins the show to talk about pro wrestling, practical effects, Letterboxd reviews, Godzilla, & more! EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love. Support GWAR! Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Website Song of the Week: Laid Low "Obscura" Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify Playlist Join the Metalcore Nerds Community: Discord | FB Group Follow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok
Trey Williams of Dying Fetus joins the show to talk about comic books, paintball, working out, Crowbar, & much more! EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love. Support Dying Fetus! Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Website Song of the Week: Empires In Orbit "Mother!" Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify Playlist Join the Metalcore Nerds Community: Discord | FB Group Follow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok
Douglas Robinson of The Sleeping & Held. joins the show to talk about the vision of their new record Grey , his all-time favorite movies, going to the movie theaters alone, and so much more! EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love. Support Held! Instagram | Website | Merch Store | Listen to GREY Song of the Week: Your Spirit Dies "Whispers In Omen" Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify Playlist Join the Metalcore Nerds Community: Discord | FB Group Follow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok
Rick Jimenez of Extinction AD & This Is Hell returns to the show to talk about Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, The Punisher: One Last Kill, Avengers: Doomsday hype, and more! EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love. Support Rick's Bands! Extinction AD | This Is Hell | Subterfuge Song of the Week: Extinction AD "Center of Zero" Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify Playlist Join the Metalcore Nerds Community: Discord | FB Group Follow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok
Ahead of his new album, Purgatoryland , Andrés joins the show to talk about comics, anime, the biggest movies of 2026, The Acolyte & more! EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love. Support Andrés! Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Website Song of the Week: Andrés "Mr. Meantime" Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify Playlist Join the Metalcore Nerds Community: Discord | FB Group Follow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok
VCTMS is back with new music! Meredith Henderson joins the show to talk about horror influences for the band, her favorite movies of all time, the best Spider-Man movies, and so much more! EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love. Support VCTMS! Instagram | Facebook | Tour Dates | Stream Pain Processing II Song of the Week: Never Rest Ft. Adam On Earth "Juggernaut" Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify Playlist Join the Metalcore Nerds Community: Discord | FB Group Follow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok
With their new album, The End Is Not the End , now out, Travis Miguel of Atreyu returns to the show to talk about Star Wars, Shrinking, Maul: Shadow Lord, Daredevil: Born Again & much more! EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love. Support Atreyu! Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Merch Song of the Week: Execution Day ft. Take The Name "BAND-AIDS ON BULLET HOLES" Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify Playlist Join the Metalcore Nerds Community: Discord | FB Group Follow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok
The legend himself, Chris Barnes, joins the show to talk about physical media, Ace Ventura, how he started working with comic artist Vincent Locke, the meaning behind the new Six Feet Under album Next To Die , and more! EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love. Support Six Feet Under! Twitter | Facebook | Buy Tickets | Pre-Order 'Next To Die' Song of the Week: The Last Ten Seconds of Life "Rat Trap" Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify Playlist Join the Metalcore Nerds Community: Discord | FB Group Follow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok
Fresh off the release of their new album, DID YOU ASK TO BE SET FREE? , Charlie Rolfe of As Everything Unfolds joins the show to talk about movies that inspired the album, Dune, the rise and fall of the MCU, Project Hail Mary, & so much more! EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love. Support As Everything Unfolds! Instagram | Facebook | Merch Store | Stream DYATBSF Song of the Week: Graphic Nature "Faceless" Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify Playlist Join the Metalcore Nerds Community: Discord | FB Group Follow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok
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