September 2, 2026 • 6 mins
-Missed Opportunity- I love sharing conversations. Hosting requires show prep. My podcasting platforms feature thousands of guests. What you don’t have access to are the missed opportunities. The show prep was completed. The conversation didn’t happen. I keep all my notes! Paths will cross again. Let me explain Missed Opportunity. It’s my questions and statements without their answers. I’m leaving open enough space at the end of each question hoping they’ll download the talk and insert their answers.Missed Opportunity is a lost piece of history. Like a message in a bottle tossed out to sea. I hope to locate a destination…
This week we’re putting focus on my missed opportunity with singer songwriter Matt Engle from the band Torchlight Parade. Missed Opportunity. A lost piece of history. You know the questions. Let’s locate the reactions. The door is always open. If you are or know Matt Engle of Torchlight Parade reach out to me at arroec@gmail.com that’s arroec@gmail.com Be brilliant!
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This week we’re putting focus on my missed opportunity with singer songwriter Matt Engle from the band Torchlight Parade. Missed Opportunity. A lost piece of history. You know the questions. Let’s locate the reactions. The door is always open. If you are or know Matt Engle of Torchlight Parade reach out to me at arroec@gmail.com that’s arroec@gmail.com Be brilliant!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
It really is about having fun, exploring, and finding things
out that you didn't know so you can say, oh, wow,
I can't wait to share this. It's what we do
on Arrow.net, 21 different podcasts, A-R-R-O-E.net. One of our big
ones right now is a thing called Music's Lost History.
You know the music, you know the artists, but can
(00:21):
you name them if I give you the hints? Name
them before we share them with you. Arrow.net, A-R-R-O-E.net. Enjoy
your exploration. Yeah, what's going on? My name is Arrow.
This is Missed Opportunity. I love sharing conversations. Now, hosting
them requires a lot of show prep. My podcast platforms
(00:43):
feature thousands of guests, and what you don't have access
to are my missed opportunities. They are the shows that
I prepped for, but the conversation didn't happen. Missed opportunity
is a lost piece of history. It's like a message
in a bottle that's been tossed out to sea. I
hope to locate a destination. This week, we're putting focus
(01:04):
on my missed opportunity with singer-songwriter Matt Engel from the
band Torchlight Parade. band Torchlight Parade, a bone-rattling blend of
hard-hitting riffs, theatrical spectacles, cutting, chilling expectations, death, and everything
beyond the grave. Oh my God, this sounds exciting. Why
(01:27):
wouldn't I want to have a talk with this guy?
The band has been featured in numerous outlet magazines, which
has included a large number of charity performances for Toys
for Tots as well as the St. Baldrick's Foundation. Torchlight
Parade is more than just a band. They're called a
horror-fueled experience. I mean, they're live shows. Man, they transform
(01:51):
the stage into an immersive world of where actors roam
in character costumes, including a werewolf. Mike Myers from Halloween, Frankenstein,
every performance that is unforgettable. Man, it is so Alice
Cooper meets Kiss meets David Bowie. I mean, the thing
is just, this is why I want to have a conversation.
(02:12):
The invitation to share that conversation with Matt Engel from
Torchlight Parade came on August 29th, 2025. Adding darkness to
the band's presence is how it really does feature a
licensed embalmer in the band. We selected September 22nd, 2025
to be the day of facing the beasts of metal music.
(02:34):
I mean, everything was set. This St. Louis bass band
and I were going to dig into the songs and
really get into that performance on that live stage. I mean,
they are known for blending funeral homes, family, and rock
and roll together, which has included tours with Striper, tantric
la guns faster pussycat and even black oak arkansas the
(02:58):
day with torchlight parade became a missed opportunity that's okay
because coming up next i've got the questions and the
statements without their answers this is missed opportunity Hey, thanks
for coming back to Missed Opportunity. This week, we're talking
with Matt Engel from the group Torchlight Parade. I say
(03:21):
we're talking with. No, it's a missed opportunity. Here are
the questions. The band is a real family act. I mean,
this is some genuine stuff here on that live stage.
For you guys, it is life on stage and the afterlife.
That makes it scary as hell, dude. The album Children
(03:42):
of the Night, which was inspired by classic monster movies.
Which ones we talking about here there, Matt? Being theatrical
with your music, how do you take it to a
live performance? I mean, the light show has got to
be spot on or everything behind the scenes is seen.
(04:03):
I mean, you guys bring a really big show into
every one of your performances. Are you a roadie at all?
Or did you ever play that role? The live shows
feature scary figures like werewolves, Mike Myers, Halloween, Frankenstein. Be
honest with me. How are you getting away with this
without signing your life away? I mean, aren't there laws
(04:24):
to protect this? I love how you guys say that
Torchlight Parade is more than a band. It's an experience.
I mean, the last time that I heard someone say that,
Alice Cooper, Gene Simmons of Kiss, you've got to come
for the experience. Coming from St. Louis, I mean, the
center of the country. I mean, when it comes to
(04:46):
a band like this, I mean, I'm not thinking of
that town. It's usually like London, New York, or even
San Francisco. But St. Louis, come on, put your dot
on the map. Now, be honest with me. Did your
family own this funeral home or did you have to
become the embalmer first and then grow outward from there?
Thank God you guys have got good guitar riffs. I mean,
(05:09):
they are so fresh. I mean, I like to pull
out my air guitar and this is one of those
where I've got to learn the notes so I can
play right along with you. All right, let's talk about
these 10 tracks. Frankenstein of Death, the narrator in this.
Who is that? Howlin' Wolf, how did you guys even
determine the speed and the tempo of this song? I
(05:33):
have to laugh at the song I'm Not Dead Yet,
because here comes the drums and the harmony you pulled
my ass in. The song Children of the Night, you
waste absolutely no time getting to those guitar riffs. Nice,
long intro. We as listeners, we need that. Morticians never cry.
(05:57):
Oh my God. We never think about that, but you
put it into a song and it's dark as well.
I love the cover of the children of the night.
I just love what you guys are doing with your
artwork because it creates the fantasy, the illusion. And now
we come to see you live for the experience. All right,
there you have it. That's only part of my questions
(06:20):
with Matt Engel from Torchlight Parade. It is a lost
piece of history. You now know the questions, so let's
get some freaking answers here. The door is always going
to be open. If you are Matt Engel of Torchlight Parade,
or if you know him, please make sure that he
reaches out to me, arrowc at gmail.com. That's A-R-R-O-E-C at gmail.com.
(06:44):
And as always, be brilliant.
It really is about having fun, exploring, and finding things
out that you didn't know so you can say, oh, wow,
I can't wait to share this. It's what we do
on Arrow.net, 21 different podcasts, A-R-R-O-E.net. One of our big
ones right now is a thing called Music's Lost History.
You know the music, you know the artists, but can
(00:21):
you name them if I give you the hints? Name
them before we share them with you. Arrow.net, A-R-R-O-E.net. Enjoy
your exploration. Yeah, what's going on? My name is Arrow.
This is Missed Opportunity. I love sharing conversations. Now, hosting
them requires a lot of show prep. My podcast platforms
(00:43):
feature thousands of guests, and what you don't have access
to are my missed opportunities. They are the shows that
I prepped for, but the conversation didn't happen. Missed opportunity
is a lost piece of history. It's like a message
in a bottle that's been tossed out to sea. I
hope to locate a destination. This week, we're putting focus
(01:04):
on my missed opportunity with singer-songwriter Matt Engel from the
band Torchlight Parade. band Torchlight Parade, a bone-rattling blend of
hard-hitting riffs, theatrical spectacles, cutting, chilling expectations, death, and everything
beyond the grave. Oh my God, this sounds exciting. Why
(01:27):
wouldn't I want to have a talk with this guy?
The band has been featured in numerous outlet magazines, which
has included a large number of charity performances for Toys
for Tots as well as the St. Baldrick's Foundation. Torchlight
Parade is more than just a band. They're called a
horror-fueled experience. I mean, they're live shows. Man, they transform
(01:51):
the stage into an immersive world of where actors roam
in character costumes, including a werewolf. Mike Myers from Halloween, Frankenstein,
every performance that is unforgettable. Man, it is so Alice
Cooper meets Kiss meets David Bowie. I mean, the thing
is just, this is why I want to have a conversation.
(02:12):
The invitation to share that conversation with Matt Engel from
Torchlight Parade came on August 29th, 2025. Adding darkness to
the band's presence is how it really does feature a
licensed embalmer in the band. We selected September 22nd, 2025
to be the day of facing the beasts of metal music.
(02:34):
I mean, everything was set. This St. Louis bass band
and I were going to dig into the songs and
really get into that performance on that live stage. I mean,
they are known for blending funeral homes, family, and rock
and roll together, which has included tours with Striper, tantric
la guns faster pussycat and even black oak arkansas the
(02:58):
day with torchlight parade became a missed opportunity that's okay
because coming up next i've got the questions and the
statements without their answers this is missed opportunity Hey, thanks
for coming back to Missed Opportunity. This week, we're talking
with Matt Engel from the group Torchlight Parade. I say
(03:21):
we're talking with. No, it's a missed opportunity. Here are
the questions. The band is a real family act. I mean,
this is some genuine stuff here on that live stage.
For you guys, it is life on stage and the afterlife.
That makes it scary as hell, dude. The album Children
(03:42):
of the Night, which was inspired by classic monster movies.
Which ones we talking about here there, Matt? Being theatrical
with your music, how do you take it to a
live performance? I mean, the light show has got to
be spot on or everything behind the scenes is seen.
(04:03):
I mean, you guys bring a really big show into
every one of your performances. Are you a roadie at all?
Or did you ever play that role? The live shows
feature scary figures like werewolves, Mike Myers, Halloween, Frankenstein. Be
honest with me. How are you getting away with this
without signing your life away? I mean, aren't there laws
(04:24):
to protect this? I love how you guys say that
Torchlight Parade is more than a band. It's an experience.
I mean, the last time that I heard someone say that,
Alice Cooper, Gene Simmons of Kiss, you've got to come
for the experience. Coming from St. Louis, I mean, the
center of the country. I mean, when it comes to
(04:46):
a band like this, I mean, I'm not thinking of
that town. It's usually like London, New York, or even
San Francisco. But St. Louis, come on, put your dot
on the map. Now, be honest with me. Did your
family own this funeral home or did you have to
become the embalmer first and then grow outward from there?
Thank God you guys have got good guitar riffs. I mean,
(05:09):
they are so fresh. I mean, I like to pull
out my air guitar and this is one of those
where I've got to learn the notes so I can
play right along with you. All right, let's talk about
these 10 tracks. Frankenstein of Death, the narrator in this.
Who is that? Howlin' Wolf, how did you guys even
determine the speed and the tempo of this song? I
(05:33):
have to laugh at the song I'm Not Dead Yet,
because here comes the drums and the harmony you pulled
my ass in. The song Children of the Night, you
waste absolutely no time getting to those guitar riffs. Nice,
long intro. We as listeners, we need that. Morticians never cry.
(05:57):
Oh my God. We never think about that, but you
put it into a song and it's dark as well.
I love the cover of the children of the night.
I just love what you guys are doing with your
artwork because it creates the fantasy, the illusion. And now
we come to see you live for the experience. All right,
there you have it. That's only part of my questions
(06:20):
with Matt Engel from Torchlight Parade. It is a lost
piece of history. You now know the questions, so let's
get some freaking answers here. The door is always going
to be open. If you are Matt Engel of Torchlight Parade,
or if you know him, please make sure that he
reaches out to me, arrowc at gmail.com. That's A-R-R-O-E-C at gmail.com.
(06:44):
And as always, be brilliant.
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