Marcus Vik from Invent Animate discusses the challenges of touring, connecting with bands, and being mistaken as Australian. The podcast also covers emotional hobbies like watching tearjerker films, celebrating successful albums, and sharing favorite metal tracks of the year.
Invent Animate emphasizes team building on tour through hiking activities.
Marcus Vik connects with bands by sharing new music and stories.
Living in the moment, the band celebrates the success of their album Heavener.
Deep dives
Highly-Rated Sophomore Album by 200 Stab Wounds
200 Stab Wounds' sophomore album, 'Manual Manic Procedure,' offers a brutal blend of old-school death metal with a modern twist. The band caters to thrill-seekers, horror enthusiasts, and extreme metal fans, crafting what is hailed as a future classic of death metal.
Category 7: Modern Heavy Metal Opus by True Legends
Category 7 emerges as a new heavy metal force, showcasing talents from metal legends like Phil Dummel, John Bush, Jason Bittner, Mike Orlando, and Jack Gibson. Their modern heavy metal sound blends influences from iconic bands such as Anthrax, Armored Saint, Adrenaline Mob, and more, creating a fresh and familiar musical approach.
Nick's Top 10 Albums of 2024: Diverse Metal Selection
A devoted metal fan, Nick Aiello, shares his top 10 metal albums of 2024, featuring a mix of exciting releases. From bands like Pawn Stone, Terminal Nation, Carrie King, Rodding Christ, and Gate Creeper, each album offers its unique blend of metal subgenres catering to diverse tastes.
Exploring Various Musical Genres in 2024
Delving into different musical genres in 2024, the podcast host describes the vibrant energy in death metal and the evolving sounds of hardcore music. The discussions touch on the influences of traditional metal, black metal fusion, and the resurgence of metalcore bands, reflecting the dynamic music landscape.
Band Dynamics and Practical Life on Tour
The podcast episode delves into band dynamics and life on tour, exploring how bands like Invent Animate bond through shared experiences, activities, and discussions. From discussing the excitement of upcoming music writing processes to balancing personal connections with professional endeavors while on tour, the episode highlights the behind-the-scenes aspects of being in a metal band during tours.
This week we have Marcus Vik of Invent Animate joining the show! We are discussing the definite edition of last year excellent album Heavener which is out now! The conversation goes into his personal collection of Invent Animate material getting lost in the mail, the “acoustic” rendition of many of his peers having a lot of interest to fans, how making an effort to hike on tour is a must for team building, his new method of connecting with bands he is going to tour with, being mistaken as a band that came from Australia, the challenges of reading books on a bus, Castlevania being near and dear to his heart despite the video game being outdated, living in the moment as the current album Heavener reaches new successes for the band, and why he would be okay watching a month straight of only “tearjerker” films.
Petar celebrates six months gone in 2024 with the albums that he thinks are the best so far, and plays a track of each one to keep them on your spotlight as we go into the next part of 2024.