Chuck Loesch crashes the Podcast!

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03/04/22 • 73 min

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Chuck Loesch has been part of the metal scene in Austin since the early 90s, started NO CONTROL Radio on a sister radio station in 2005. He has since given a voice and a home to metal within the community and is partly the reason or why we began this podcast in 2014. His Twitter handle is @BeardedApe, he's been smooth cheeked for a while but he's still sexy so don't worry.

Ryan and Chuck just shoot the shit and play catch up. Chuck tells stories about 70 Tons of Metal cruises, his recent video shoot for a music video with "In The Trench" and he also gives a peek behind the curtain of No Control Radio. For the metal dads (and moms), the guys share metal stories about their kids. Catch Chuck every Saturday night for No Control Radio on 93.7fm KLBJ or 93.7fm HD2 24/7. Also, if you have a rad story about your kid at a metal show, shoot us an email at [email protected] and we might share it on a future episode.

https://www.atxmetalpodcast.com/
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Intro music "Common Flow" by Arborneena
Featured music "Haunted" by In The Trench

https://www.atxmetalpodcast.com/
https://www.klbjfm.com/show/no-control/
Intro music "Common Flow" by Arborneena
Featured music "Haunted" by In The Trench

Previous Episode

Kick It With Kittie - The Mystical Hot Chocolate Endeavors

The Mystical Hot Chocolate Endeavors started off as a passion project by Hate Storm Annihilation founder Craig Schmuhl, who had been interested in pursuing musical endeavors outside the sonic boundaries of the Death Metal genre for quite some time. With the intention of delivering a more diverse musical experience, he began writing in the summer of 2015. No real purpose or goals, just writing with the only mission statement being that it needed to be music made without limitation; genera, song length, or “standard song form” in anyway. In other words, true progressive music.

Since the summer of 2019, The Mystical Hot Chocolate Endeavors have been hitting the road to deliver a unique live musical experience that offers incredible dynamic range to a wide array of sonic territories. Everything from 70’s Progressive Rock, 90’s Alternative Rock/Shoegaze, 80’s New Wave, 2000’s Post-Rock, and even moments of Modern “Extreme Metal”. The lyrical themes are primarily focused around reflecting different aspects of human life be they Social, Environmental, Political, Spiritual, and in some cases much more personal.

But what about the name? It would be fair to assume The Mystical Hot Chocolate Endeavors name is based off of some chocolatey LSD trip that sends the listener spiraling off into the outer reaches of space, searching for extraterrestrial beings and the true meaning of life (42). But jokes aside, this is very much the intention behind the band. We want to get people asking “What is a Mystical Hot Chocolate Endeavor? And what does a band with a name like that even sound like?”

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https://themysticalhotchocolateendeavorsepk.com/

Intro song "Common Flow" provided by Arborenna
Featured song "The Great Menial Divide" by The Mystical Hot Chocolate Endeavors

Next Episode

SXSW Special with ENOX

I'm a fan of naps. Who's not right? Well, apparently we all have been sleeping on ENOX. This 5 piece Metalcore outfit out of New Jersey and Georgia respectively, has a new album out titled "Euphoria" and is heading out on tour. It just so happens, they will be playing at Come and Take It Live on March 17th for the SXSW Officially Unofficial show date.

Zooming in from the ENOX house in Georgia, I chat with Mike, Roy and Mikey to gain some insight into the world that is ENOX. This all came about after I was out on a run and heard their song "Blame Shift" and was instantly hooked. Diving deeper into the discography, I knew I wanted to know more. The music they have done to date is just amazing and deserves your attention.

In this episode we converse about a lot of stuff. From an emotionally scaring incident that Mikey had with pepper to Buckeye's Merch and learning that, by law, you can't pump your own gas in Jersey, this episode covers some good inside info from the guys. I highly recommend catching them while they are out on tour. If you are in the Austin area, March 17th at Come and Take It Live is their date here. Check the rest of the tour in the link below.

I also have a side hustle selling whiskey bottles turned into tiki torches. Listen for details.

https://www.atxmetalpodcast.com/
https://direct.me/enoxband

Intro music "Common Flow" by Arborneena
Today's featured track is "Blame Shift" off their latest album "Euphoria"