Local Locus

Local Locus

Swim against the mainstream with Local Locus, the podcast that puts the spotlight on local and underground heavy music. Hosts - Jake & Yustin metal, heavy metal, death metal, thrash metal, black metal, hardcore, metalcore, deathcore

Episodes

July 7, 2023 46 mins

S3E5. Precipitating Breakdowns.|

Stitched - "Broken Mirror"; Violent Answer - "Unleashed"

  • 4:45. Jake shows Yustin "SLUMTRACKS" by Stitched.
  • 21:20. Yustin shows Jake "Self-Threat" by Violent Answer.

(A video version of this episode may appear on the Local Locus YouTube.)

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S3E4. Breaking the Formula.

Loose Ends W.M.B.D., Joel Heywood - "Oppressor"; Skull - "Deathless"

  • 0:00. Jake and Yustin talk about beatdown hardcore bands like Knocked Loose and Kublai Khan.
  • 8:43. BREAKDOWN OF THE WEEK. Yustin shows Jake "Manifest Destiny" EP by Loose Ends W.M.B.D.
  • 22:45. Yustin shows Jake "Enemy of the Establishment" by ELIOZIE, and the boys talk about hiphop and dea...
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March 5, 2023 27 mins

S3E3. AI-created? A hands-on test.
Temptations for the Weak - "Become You"; Ritual Awakening - "Skeleton King"

  • 1:16. Yustin shows Jake "Fallen from the Stars" by Temptations for the Weak.
  • 8:20. Jake shows Yustin "Demon King" by Ritual Awakening.
  • 17:38. Jake and Yustin apply the AI hands test to the album arts of this week's featured albums.
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February 21, 2023 40 mins
S3E2. Sci-fi, AI, and two cool guys. Celestial Wizard - "Ice Realm"; F R A C T U R E, Xev - "soma"  0:00. Yustin and Jake discuss how they find new music and the impact of AI on art. 7:06. Jake asks Yustin what he thinks about the two newest Metallica singles. 10:43. Jake shows Yustin "Winds of Cosmos" by Celestial Wizard. 25:45. BREAKDOWN OF THE WEEK. Yustin shows Jake "sleepless" by F R A C T U R E.
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February 5, 2023 53 mins

S3E1. Back with Another "Normal" Episode
Tunturihauta - "Hurmos"; The Bearer - "Let it Burn" 

  • 0:00. Yustin tells Jake about his English writing ambitions. Jake and Yustin talk about Stephen King books.
  • 23:00. Yustin and Jake catch up and reflect on 2022.
  • 28:43. Jake shows Yustin "Tunturihauta" by Verilalpa.
  • 37:40. Yustin shows Jake "Chained to a Tree" by The Bearer
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March 22, 2021 20 mins

Episode 30: I'm An Astronaut - "Human:Refined," "Gates of Misery," & "5T4T1C"; Endezzma - "Wild Glorior Death"; Neon Graves - "Blackout"

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Episode 29: For Giants - "The Lucky Ones"; Seven Cities Dead - "Courage Under Fire" & "Fractured Dreams"; Breath of Wind - "Sakura"; Almach - "Dream Elegy"; Silence Speaks - "Hostile"

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January 26, 2021 56 mins

Episode 28: Jake and Yustin discuss twelve of the best releases of the worst year, from bands like Acherontas, AVOID!, S'efforcer, Symbolik, Ulcerate and more -- Perdition Temple - "Desolation Usurper"; Emuness - "SaviorSelf"; Xenobiotic - "Acedia"; Cohen - "Perish"; Call It Home - "White Flag"; Bog Wraith - "Flesh"; Fox Lake - "IYKYK"

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December 31, 2020 37 mins

Episode 27: Jake and Yustin talk Ghostemane before diving into some Japanese metalcore, Greek black metal, and Texas hardcore --- Sable Hills - "Flood"; Katavasia - "The Tyrant"; Departure - "Common Denominator"

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November 26, 2020 47 mins

Episode 26: Tired Violence, Rickyjab - "Lonely" (Justin Bieber cover); Beyond Extinction - "God Complex"; Creak, Paul Collins - "Sullen"

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November 21, 2020 42 mins

Episode 25: Suicide For A King - "Misconception"; Tithe - "Scum" & "Apostasy"; No Devil - "Feel Me"; Creak - "Eyes Without a Face"

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November 11, 2020 34 mins

Episode 24: VOTOV - "Celf" & "Activating the Alteration"; Vulnere - "Granite Ziggurat"; Suffer UK - "Slither"

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November 3, 2020 38 mins

Episode 23: Intoxicated - "Walled"; Belligerence TX - "Justificationofasuicideattempt"; Gorephilia - "Perpetual Procession"; Divisive - "Blackout"

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October 25, 2020 58 mins

Episode 22: Scavengers - "Self-Sacrifice Is an Art Form and You're Not Very Creative feat. Dafydd Richards"; Throne of Iron - "A Call to Adventure"; Legendry - "Heavy Metal Adventure"; The Wizar'd - "Master of the Night" & "Wizard's Revenge"; Ironsword - "Rogues in the House"; Hillsfar - "Jewel of the Moonsea"; Dark Forest - "The Midnight Folk"; Dexter Ward - "The Eyes of Merlin"; Smoulder - "Sword Woman"; Ironflame - "Gates of...

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Episode 21: GraveBound - "Phobia" & "Erase Me"; Perceptions - "Liar (Misery)"

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GraveBound VA's guitarist and vocalist Kyle RIchards talks live shows, Kyle stereotypes, and 2020 underground and big-name metalcore. Check out GraveBound's latest single, "Failure by Design," out late September!

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September 20, 2020 28 mins

Episode 20: Beyond Extinction - "Broken Throne"; Recorruptor - "The Funeral Corridor"; Gunned Down - "Nah Mate"

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Episode 19: Broadmoor - "Saki Yoshida"; Second Wind - "Thin Blue Crime"

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 Beatdown hardcore and metalcore producer Chris Whited talks 2020 underground music, running a home studio, and drumming for Bodysnatcher.

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August 16, 2020 36 mins

Episode 18: Devastator - "Worship the Goat"; Ever Eden - "Senescence"; Entropy - "Void Walker"; Scolds - "Witch Hunt"

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July 26, 2020 38 mins

Episode 17: Convocation - "The Absence of Grief"; Death Courier - "Mourning Ecstacy"; Malist - "Tempest of Sorrow"; Among the Ruined - "Despite All Odds"

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July 19, 2020 41 mins

Episode 16: Detherous - "Make Them Die Slowly"; Stench of Death - "Grotesque Procession"; My Missing Half - "Before Waves and Rocks Catch Me"; Lantern - "Cauldron of Souls"; Away With The Seas - "With No Hope"

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