Welcome to Season 6 of the Metalcore & Muscle Podcast! In this eleventh episode of season six, we will be discussing the following topics:

• Boundaries New Album Review (other new tracks Summer 2026): In this segment we provide an album review of Yearning: The unbeautiful after by Boundaries. We discuss our favorite tracks and what makes the album possibly Boundaries' best album yet. We also discuss some new releases from Kingdom of Giants and Chiodos.

• Coaches Corner: This segment continues from season 5 of the pod, where Evan discusses a fitness topic in depth and provides his health coaching insight. For this week, Evan discusses how tracking your daily caloric intake can provide valuable insights in your fat loss journey. Evan discusses his recent experience tracking calories and how some foods can quickly contribute to an unwanted surplus.

• Song of the Week: In this segment, we share/highlight a new song recently released and provide some general commentary. This week's song of the week is "Melancholy" by Driveways.

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Welcome to Season 6 of the Metalcore & Muscle Podcast! In this tenth episode of season six, we will be discussing the following topics:

• Boundaries Upcoming Album: In this segment we discuss the upcoming release from Boundaries and how the singles have sounded so far. We dive into where we think the newest album will fit into their discography.

• Coaches Corner: This segment continues from season 5 of the pod, where Evan discusses a fitness topic in depth and provides his health coaching insight. For this week, Evan discusses the question, is being overweight a choice? This was a question pulled from a YouTube video where fitness influencers were debating this question. Evan weighs in and provides a public health perspective on this question.

• Song of the Week: In this segment, we share/highlight a new song recently released and provide some general commentary. This week's song of the week is "Better or Not" by Paloma.

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Welcome to Season 6 of the Metalcore & Muscle Podcast! In this ninth episode of season six, we will be discussing the following topics:

• August Burns Red Season of Surrender Album Review: In this segment we discuss August Burns Red's latest album release. We review each song within the album and provide our thoughts on the vocals, instrumentals, best songs, and where the album fits within their discography.

• Coaches Corner: This segment continues from season 5 of the pod, where Evan discusses a fitness topic in depth and provides his health coaching insight. For this week, Evan discusses the rise of fitness influencers selling or promoting the use of GLP-1s and are they using the drugs for what they were originally designed for. We dive into some background on GLP-1s and provide our thoughts.

• Song of the Week: In this segment, we share/highlight a new song recently released and provide some general commentary. This week's song of the week is "Respawn" by Kingdom of Giants.

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Welcome to Season 6 of the Metalcore & Muscle Podcast! In this eighth episode of season six, we will be discussing the following topics:

• New Metalcore Songs From Spring: In this segment we discuss some of the best metalcore releases so far this Spring from April-May.

• Coaches Corner: This segment continues from season 5 of the pod, where Evan discusses a fitness topic in depth and provides his health coaching insight. For this week, Evan discusses how he shaved off 7 minutes off his 5k time in about a year. He discusses his training, nutrition, and other variables that helped make this possible.

• Song of the Week: In this segment, we share/highlight a new song recently released and provide some general commentary. This week's song of the week is "Afterlife" by The Amity Affliction.

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Welcome to Season 6 of the Metalcore & Muscle Podcast! In this seventh episode of season six, we will be discussing the following topics:

• What makes a great lifting song vs. a cardio song?: In this segment we breakdown the elements of a great lifting song and the elements of great cardio songs, discussing some of the differences that make them great along with instrumentals, vocal/lyrics, and some our current favs for workout tracks.

• Coaches Corner: This segment continues from season 5 of the pod, where Evan discusses a fitness topic in depth and provides his health coaching insight. For this week, Evan breaks down all the pros and cons for early morning workouts vs. late night workouts to help listeners make an informed decision on what time of training will fit best with their lifestyle, especially for busy dads out there listening.

• Song of the Week: In this segment, we share/highlight a new song recently released and provide some general commentary. This week's song of the week is "MARTYR" by Ekoh ft. Dayseeker.

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Welcome to Season 6 of the Metalcore & Muscle Podcast! In this sixth episode of season six, Ian returns as a podcast guest and we discussed the following topics:

• Silence Follows Tour ft. Aviana, Caskets, Currents & ERRA: In this segment we do a breakdown discussing our experience attending the Silence Follows Tour in Chicago, Illinois. We discuss some of our favorite moments, who performed best, songs we wish each band played, and much more.

• ERRA Silence Outlives the Earth Album Discussion: In this segment, I get Ian's thoughts on the album along with favorite tracks, favorite parts of the album, instrumentals, favorite lifting tracks, and more.

• Coaches Corner: This segment continues from season 5 of the pod, where Evan discusses a fitness topic in depth and provides his health coaching insight. For this week, we provide some helpful tips and important steps on how to get lean for the upcoming summer months.

• Song of the Week: In this segment, we share/highlight a new song recently released and provide some general commentary. We each highlight a few songs for this week that you need to go check out!

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Welcome to Season 6 of the Metalcore & Muscle Podcast! In this fifth episode of season six, we will be discussing the following topics:

• ERRA Silence Outlives the Earth Album Deep Dive/Review: In this segment we do a track by track breakdown of each song on ERRA's new release, Silence Outlives the Earth. We spend extra attention providing a lyrical analysis of each song.

• Coaches Corner: This segment continues from season 5 of the pod, where Evan discusses a fitness topic in depth and provides his health coaching insight. For this week, Evan provides a general exercise routine that could be utilized if you do not enjoy working out. He discusses the bare minimum amount of physical activity to achieve health benefits.

• Song of the Week: In this segment, we share/highlight a new song recently released and provide some general commentary. This week's song of the week is "Veil Vision" by East Capri.

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Welcome to Season 6 of the Metalcore & Muscle Podcast! In this fourth episode of season six, we will be discussing the following topics:

• Ranking Wage War's Albums: In this segment we will be comparing and contrasting our top five ranking list for Wage War's albums against the list provided by Chat GPT. We dive into detail on each album while discussing some of our favorite tracks.
• Coaches Corner: This segment continues from season 5 of the pod, where Evan discusses a fitness topic in depth and provides his health coaching insight. For this week, Evan answers what most people want to know about fitness according to Chat GPT. Evan provides lots of insights from his 10 plus years working in the fitness industry.
• Song of the Week: In this segment, we share/highlight a new song recently released and provide some general commentary. This week's song of the week is "amethyst. (unravel again)" by palettes.

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