Chord Progression Podcast: The Gateway to New Rock and Metal Music

Imagine this scenario. You are in a band and are itching to release new music. So you travel to Michigan for only 4 weeks to record an album with one of the greatest minds in modern metal today. And when you get off the plane you have... absolutley no idea of what your new album is going to be.

This is the situation Acres found themselves in October of 2024. So what was the overall outcome of that hard-working 4 week time period? A ...

With the amount of data and analytics tools available to every artist and band in the music industry, a focus on data is necessary to ensure the best growth of your music in the digital age. We are talking about streaming metrics, listener demographics, social media post engagement, all of it.

But how should an artist use these tools? Should they use them to know what content to make? What platform should they focus any promotion ef...

Becoming one of the most desired entertainment photographers in the music industry, Nathan James to try something different. And if you are reading this description on the Chord Progression Podcast, you know that his next adventure was to become a musician, making his own style of music in the rock and metal space.

What has happened has been the beginning of a massive rise to the top. With singles being featured on Sirius XM Octane ...

Where has Framing Hanley been since the release of their 2020 album Envy & what have they been up to lately? That either has you asking yourself 1 of 2 questions. First is “Yeah, I love them. What have they been up to?” Or the second one is “Who is Framing Hanley and should I get into them?”

That is what we set out to answer on this episode. What has Framing Hanley been up to since Envy, and does a return with new music and a br...

Mayday Parade has been around for 20 years, making music in the pop punk and emo genres that many people not only have had a personal connection with in their formative years, but still go back to this very day. So it is only fitting to take time and look back at the impact of 20 years of music, while new music is coming your way.

But what does a review of 20 years in music entail. The impact of the music on the members' lives? The ...

Magnolia Park has been considered one of the "Get to know them now before they get big" for a few years now. Their active rock blend with pop punk and alt rock has been something known to create high quality music. So what is that next step in 2025 that is going to see them BLOW UP?

Could it be a new album that expands futher on their sound than ever before? Could it be a better stage show with more production and active storytellin...

Metal music has been undergoing many changes since the dawn of Spotify and the age of streaming. With more focus on the release of the single and staying relevant to an algorithm, the importance of the album has suffered. This also comes at a time when artists making money from their music is becoming more sparce, and the incentive to make music that pleases an algorithm seems to grow.

So how is metal music going to grow and thrive ...

It's 2025 in the United States of America, and it is fair to say that there is political division everywhere you look. No matter what side of the aisle you are on, you can see and experience the division caused by those well above in class & monetary status, and those in control. But that is when art, music, and expression is most needed, to make sure no voice goes silent or censored.

Punk rock has always been about that since i...

20 years ago, Bleed From Within started out as a band humbly covering Lamb of God throughout Glasgow, Scotland. At this point in their careers, they have released 6 albums (with the 7th on the way) and have toured around the world, breaking into the USA in 2023. And in that time, they have seen their friends in bands like Bring Me The Horizon and Architects rise to international superstardom.

As artists, what is a band to do with al...

Heavy music in rock and metal has continued to rise in prominence and become a powerhouse once again over the past few years. The reasons behind this have been a combination of a willingness to experiment with sound, a growth of the overall capabilities of the vocals with the musicianship, and an unrelenting authenticity.

Today, we are going all the way to Finland to bring you a band that is combinging their experimental heavy roots...

Life is funny sometimes. Every one of us have massive amounts of dreams that we want to achieve and go after in life, but so many of them go by the wayside for one reason or another. Whether it is a worry about not being good enough, a fear of what others might say and think as you strive to your dream, or anything else, we need inspiration to keep going.

This artist not only struggled through forgiving herself for the things in her...

Any new artist that is trying to get as much positive buzz around their debut album as possible knows how tough of a task it is. Do you focus on the social media aspect? Should your focus go towards making the most dynamic music possible? Or is it about playing live and getting fans excited for yet-to-be released music?

This band, with their second turn on the podcast, have shown that it is a combination of all 3 that gets the best ...

The concept of the album in rock and metal has forever changed since the streaming revolution took over. As people, artists, and labels put more importance on releasing singles to maximize a song's life in a time with shorter attention spans, does that mean the album will die out.

We say it will not, because it will take its construction and build onto its legacy as a time capsule of the band at that time. It may just be seen as a c...

Writing music is no easy task in the year 2025. At times it seems like artists past and present have either come up with the progressions and ideas that you have previously, or the only way to find success is to chase the trends of what is popular on Tik Tok and social media. So how do bands like Bad Omens, Sleep Token, and Knocked Loose pop off with unique sound and flare?

The answer to those questions can be found right here, in t...

When someone is the son of a well known musician such as Jason Bonham, and the grandson of legendary Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, naturally people are going to assume this person is going to follow in their footsteps and make similar music.

But that is not what happened. This man went on his own journey to discover what his desires in life were, and when it was found to be music, what his sound should be. What came out was vast...

One major goal of any musician is to make sure their live show is engaging, captivating, and a memorable experience for anyone in the audience. There are many tools and tricks that artists use in order to ensure this is achieved. But of those tools out there, is ther one that could be better.

Prompters have been used in the music industry for quite a while now. But most prompters limit what you can use them for. We found someone who...

When we all discover a younger artist, we get the privilege of watching them grow and watching the sound they create evolve as time passes. Typlically, we see a change for artists as they go from what they feel they should create, to artists that create the music they want to.

Then, we as fans get to go on that journey of life with the artist, and fully appreciate the music they create, and the overall sounds that amplify our emotio...

20 years into being a band is quite the accomplishment. Being the stallworts of deathcore for that entire time is another accomplishment in itself. And after coming off of 2 well recieved records in "The Valley" and "Kin," what do they do to make sure they hit on 3 albums in a row.

The answer is use their competitive nature and challenge themselves to write the heaviest record they could reminiscent of their 2nd album "This Is Exile...

As a podcast, not only do we want to help you discover many great bands to get into in the rock & metal world, but we also want to deliver knowledge to all the up and coming artists to help them avoid the pitfalls other bands have experienced before them.

This time we found a band that has been experienceing success after only 2 years of being a band, and they are able to deliver some wisdom for many younger bands to find succes...