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Are You Listening?

Joy Road Media

A music podcast born from two friends trying to get each other to listen to their favorite albums and neither being super receptive to it.

Each week they cover a different record, some history on the artist, other albums that came out at the same time, and the Billboard Charts before discussing the actual album.

They then answer the question: Throne, Own, Phone or Groan?

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#266
Wednesday · 1 hr 3 min
Son Of Sam - Songs From The Earth
Son of Sam was an American horror punk band that is a side project created by Todd Youth in 2000, during his tenure as the guitarist for Danzig. The band's initial line up featured members of Samhain, Danzig, and AFI. Much like its members' other work, Son of Sam plays in the horror punk style, and also infuses metal and deathrock elements into their music. The name of the band was inspired by the serial killer David Berkowitz, known by the pseudonym "Son of Sam". This also draws reference to the band Samhain. Other mentions include (but not limited to): Danzig AFI Samhain My Chemical Romance Alkaline Trio Shaggy Records of the Week: Scott - The Netherwilds - Peasant Rising Brand - From First to Last - We Were Bleeding Anyway Obituary - Cause of Death CONTACT: Bluesky - @aylpod.bsky.social Instagram - @AYLPod Facebook: Facebook.com/groups/areyoulisteningpod Email: areyoulistening.pod@gmail.com Thank you for listening. Be kind to one another and live majestically!
#265
October 21 · 1 hr 4 min
Wednesday 13 - Fang Bang
Joseph Michael Poole (born August 12, 1976), better known by his stage name Wednesday 13, is an American singer and musician. Apart from his solo career, he was the frontman of the horror punk/glam metal band Murderdolls and has also played in several other bands, including Maniac Spider Trash, Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13, Bourbon Crow, and Gunfire 76. Other mentions include (but not limited to): Murderdolls Manic Spider Trash Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13 Rob Zombie Alice Cooper Ice Nine Kills Powerman 5000 Records of the Week: Scott - Circuit Circuit - Start Laughing Brand - Harms Way - Posthuman CONTACT: Bluesky - @aylpod.bsky.social Instagram - @AYLPod Facebook: Facebook.com/groups/areyoulisteningpod Email: areyoulistening.pod@gmail.com Thank you for listening. Be kind to one another and live majestically!
#264
October 14 · 57 min
Discography Dissection - The Almost
The Almost is an American rock band from Clearwater, Florida, fronted by Underoath drummer and vocalist Aaron Gillespie. Formed in 2005 as a solo project by Gillespie, the band currently includes guitarist Jay Vilardi, bassist Jon Thompson, and drummer JJ Revell. They released three albums via Tooth & Nail Records: their debut Southern Weather (2007), Monster Monster (2009), and Fear Inside Our Bones (2013). Following a hiatus in 2015, Gillespie revived the project and released a fourth album, Fear Caller, in 2019 through Fearless Records. Other mentions include (but not limited to): Aaron Gillespie Underoath Dave Mason Wendy's Records of the Week: Scott - Dexter and the Moonrocks - Friends That I Dont Like Brand - Brat - Manslayer Wendy's - Songs to Listen to in a Wendy's Parking Lot CONTACT: Bluesky - @aylpod.bsky.social Instagram - @AYLPod Facebook: Facebook.com/groups/areyoulisteningpod Email: areyoulistening.pod@gmail.com Thank you for listening. Be kind to one another and live majestically!
#263
October 7 · 1 hr 8 min
Tool - Undertow
Tool is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1990. The group consists of vocalist Maynard James Keenan, guitarist Adam Jones, drummer Danny Carey and bassist Justin Chancellor, who replaced founding member Paul D'Amour in 1995. Tool has won four Grammy Awards, performed worldwide tours, and produced albums topping charts in several countries. Other mentions include (but not limited to): New Found Glory Puscifer A Perfect Circle Ugly Kid Joe Dr. Dre Records of the Week: Scott - V/A - Songs to Listen to in a Wendy's Parking Lot Brand - Veracious Contempt - Chambers of Infinite Dissolution Candlemass - Nightfall CONTACT: Bluesky - @aylpod.bsky.social Instagram - @AYLPod Facebook: Facebook.com/groups/areyoulisteningpod Email: areyoulistening.pod@gmail.com Thank you for listening. Be kind to one another and live majestically!
#262
September 30 · 1 hr 1 min
Twitching Tongues - In Love There Is No Law
Twitching Tongues is an American heavy metal band from California, founded in 2009. The band has released four albums: Sleep Therapy in 2012, In Love There Is No Law in 2013, Disharmony in 2015, and Gaining Purpose Through Passionate Hatred in 2018. They have also released two EPs – 2011's I & I (Insane and Inhumane) and 2012's Preacher Man. Other mentions include (but not limited to): Type O Negative Ruckus Bob Seger Train Miley Cyrus Records of the Week: Scott - Holding Absence - Modern Life is Lonely Brand - Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats - Shapes of Midnight CONTACT: Bluesky - @aylpod.bsky.social Instagram - @AYLPod Facebook: Facebook.com/groups/areyoulisteningpod Email: areyoulistening.pod@gmail.com Thank you for listening. Be kind to one another and live majestically!
#261
September 23 · 1 hr 3 min
Local H - As Good As Dead
Local H is an American rock band co-founded in 1990 in Zion, Illinois by guitarist and vocalist Scott Lucas, who has remained the band's sole consistent member. Following the departures of the early line-up's bassist and lead guitarist, Lucas and co-founding drummer Joe Daniels continued as an unorthodox two-piece setup. **Apologies for the abrupt ending, some files went missing** Other mentions include (but not limited to): Erykah Badu Eyehategod Amon Amarth Trace Adkins Records of the Week: Scott - Chat Pile - Who Loves The Sun Brand - Medium Build - King of Having Fun CONTACT: Bluesky - @aylpod.bsky.social Instagram - @AYLPod Facebook: Facebook.com/groups/areyoulisteningpod Email: areyoulistening.pod@gmail.com Thank you for listening. Be kind to one another and live majestically!
#260
September 16 · 57 min
Harm's Way - Isolation
Harm's Way is an American hardcore punk band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 2006. The band started as a side project, but ended up becoming a more serious and full-time band in their later years. Harm's Way has since released four studio albums and several EPs. Other mentions include (but not limited to): James Pligge Bo Leuders Justin Fornof Christopher Mills The Acacia Strain We the Kings Jamey Jasta Records of the Week: Scott - Fallweather - Because You Were There Brand - I Want My Fifty Dollars - I Want My Fifty Dollars CONTACT: Bluesky - @aylpod.bsky.social Instagram - @AYLPod Facebook: Facebook.com/groups/areyoulisteningpod Email: areyoulistening.pod@gmail.com Thank you for listening. Be kind to one another and live majestically!
#259
September 9 · 1 hr 4 min
Discography Draft - Body Count
Body Count is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1989. The group is fronted by Ice-T, who first established himself as a rapper but co-founded the group with lead guitarist Ernie C out of their interest in heavy metal music. Other mentions include (but not limited to): Ernie C Ice T Limp Bizkit Dave Mustaine Max Cavalera Records of the Week: Scott - Mastodon - Blood Mountain Brand - God's Hate - Won't Be Disgraced CONTACT: Bluesky - @aylpod.bsky.social Instagram - @AYLPod Facebook: Facebook.com/groups/areyoulisteningpod Email: areyoulistening.pod@gmail.com Thank you for listening. Be kind to one another and live majestically!
#258
September 2 · 1 hr 8 min
Coheed & Cambria - The Second Stage Turbine Blade
Coheed and Cambria is an American progressive rock band from Nyack, New York, formed in 1995. The group's music incorporates aspects of progressive rock, pop, heavy metal, and post-hardcore. All of Coheed and Cambria's albums except for 2015's The Color Before the Sun are concept albums based on a science fiction storyline called The Amory Wars, a series written by Sanchez. Other mentions include (but not limited to): Soil Soilwork Down TRL J.LO Records of the Week: Scott - Jon Snodgrass - Barge at Will. Brand - Computer - Creature CONTACT: Bluesky - @aylpod.bsky.social Instagram - @AYLPod Facebook: Facebook.com/groups/areyoulisteningpod Email: areyoulistening.pod@gmail.com Thank you for listening. Be kind to one another and live majestically!
#257
August 26 · 1 hr 2 min
100 Demons - Embrace The Blacklight
100 Demons are an American metalcore band from Waterbury, Connecticut. Being fans of tattoos, the band derived their name from a book of traditional Japanese tattoo artwork by Horiyoshi III. The band usually incorporates their agnostic beliefs into their lyrics. Other mentions include (but not limited to): Hatebreed CTHC Scxrlxrd Bleach to Death Twitching Tongues Records of the Week: Scott - Apes of the State - Nothing Makes Sense Anymore Brand - Negative Frame - Break the Ice Cancer Bats - Give Me Dirt CONTACT: Bluesky - @aylpod.bsky.social Instagram - @AYLPod Facebook: Facebook.com/groups/areyoulisteningpod Email: areyoulistening.pod@gmail.com Thank you for listening. Be kind to one another and live majestically!
#256
August 19 · 1 hr
Rites Of Spring - Rites Of Spring
Rites of Spring was an American punk rock band from Washington, D.C., formed in late 1983. Along with Embrace and Beefeater, they were one of the mainstay acts of the 1985 Revolution Summer movement which took place within the Washington, D.C. hardcore punk scene. Other mentions include (but not limited to): Screamo Thursday Terror Bob Dylan A-Ha The Dead Milkmen Records of the Week: Scott - Opus Kink - The Sweet Goodye Brand - Madball - Not Your Kingdom CONTACT: Bluesky - @aylpod.bsky.social Instagram - @AYLPod Facebook: Facebook.com/groups/areyoulisteningpod Email: areyoulistening.pod@gmail.com Thank you for listening. Be kind to one another and live majestically!
#255
August 12 · 1 hr 8 min
Discography Draft - Linkin Park
Linkin Park is an American rock band formed in Agoura Hills, California, in 1996. The band's current lineup consists of vocalist/rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Mike Shinoda, lead guitarist Brad Delson, DJ/turntablist Joe Hahn, bassist Dave Farrell, vocalist Emily Armstrong, and drummer Colin Brittain. The lineup for the band's first seven studio albums included lead vocalist Chester Bennington and drummer Rob Bourdon; after Bennington's suicide in July 2017, the band endured a seven-year hiatus, during which Bourdon chose to depart from the band. In September 2024, Linkin Park's reformation was announced along with the addition of Armstrong and Brittain. Other mentions include (but not limited to): Deftones System of a Down Transformers Limp Bizkit Cringe Rick Rubin Records of the Week: Scott - Juicy J - The Clock Don't Go Back Brand - Omnesia - The Blessedness Of... CONTACT: Bluesky - @aylpod.bsky.social Instagram - @AYLPod Facebook: Facebook.com/groups/areyoulisteningpod Email: areyoulistening.pod@gmail.com Thank you for listening. Be kind to one another and live majestically!
#254
August 5 · 1 hr
Attila - Outlawed
Attila is an American metalcore band from Atlanta, Georgia, founded in 2005. Known for their rap and nu metal influences, they have released nine full-length albums since their inception, with a tenth album to be released in 2026. Other mentions include (but not limited to): Drop Dead Gorgeous Gotye, Hozier & Avicii The Black Tide Devildriver Bring Me The Horizon Vanilla Ice Records of the Week: Scott - Sorry, Brand - We Forgot CONTACT: Bluesky - @aylpod.bsky.social Instagram - @AYLPod Facebook: Facebook.com/groups/areyoulisteningpod Email: areyoulistening.pod@gmail.com Thank you for listening. Be kind to one another and live majestically!
#253
July 29 · 58 min
Death Cab for Cutie - Plans
Death Cab for Cutie emerged from the Pacific Northwest in the late 1990s, spearheaded by singer-songwriter Gibbard alongside original guitarist and producer Chris Walla. The group refined their sound on early releases including Something About Airplanes (1998), We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes (2000), and The Photo Album (2001). Their 2003 album Transatlanticism marked a commercial and critical breakthrough, and, along with the major-label debut Plans (2005), helped bring indie rock into the mainstream. Other mentions include (but not limited to): Petey USA From Autumn to Ashes Blink 182 Silverstein Kanye West Records of the Week: Scott - Protest the Hero - Within Brand - Loathe - A Stranger to You CONTACT: Bluesky - @aylpod.bsky.social Instagram - @AYLPod Facebook: Facebook.com/groups/areyoulisteningpod Email: areyoulistening.pod@gmail.com Thank you for listening. Be kind to one another and live majestically!
#252
July 22 · 1 hr 9 min
Cher - Dark Lady
Cher is an American singer, actress, and cultural icon who has influenced popular culture for over six decades. Cher is the only artist to top the US Billboard singles charts in seven consecutive decades. She's also an Academy Award-winning actress and a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. Other mentions include (but not limited to): Cher Sonny Cher & Sonny Sonny & Cher Gregg Allman Bee gees Rashida Jones The 1960s and 70s Rolling Stones Beatles ABBA Records of the Week: Scott - The Shires - Bonfire Brand - Bring Me The Horizon - Count Your Blessings (Repented) CONTACT: Bluesky - @aylpod.bsky.social Instagram - @AYLPod Facebook: Facebook.com/groups/areyoulisteningpod Email: areyoulistening.pod@gmail.com Thank you for listening. Be kind to one another and live majestically!
#251
July 15 · 1 hr 4 min
Sparta - Wiretap Scars
Sparta is an American rock band from El Paso, Texas, formed in 2001. Founding members Ward, Paul Hinojos, and Tony Hajjar were members of post-hardcore group At the Drive-In, forming Sparta after the break-up of their former band. Other mentions include (but not limited to): Band Tees Enhanced CD's AFI's Dave Havok Bowling for Soup Hair Metal Pre-gap tracks Records of the Week: Scott - Streetlight Manifesto - Halfway to the Place Behind the Stars Brand - Truck Violence - The Weathervane is My Body CONTACT: Bluesky - @aylpod.bsky.social Instagram - @AYLPod Facebook: Facebook.com/groups/areyoulisteningpod Email: areyoulistening.pod@gmail.com Thank you for listening. Be kind to one another and live majestically!
#250
July 8 · 1 hr 12 min
Discography Draft - Mastodon
Mastodon is an American heavy metal band from Atlanta, Georgia. Formed in 2000, the band's lineup of Troy Sanders, Brent Hinds, Bill Kelliher, and Brann Dailor remained unchanged for 24 years. Join us in drafting their entire discography. Other mentions include (but not limited to): Moby Dick Hunting Sludge Fire Water Earth Aether Records of the Week: Scott - Slint - Spiderland Brand - Warning - Rituals of Shame CONTACT: Bluesky - @aylpod.bsky.social Instagram - @AYLPod Facebook: Facebook.com/groups/areyoulisteningpod Email: areyoulistening.pod@gmail.com Thank you for listening. Be kind to one another and live majestically!
#249
July 1 · 59 min
The Autumn Offering - Revelations Of The Unsung
The Autumn Offering was an American metalcore band that formed in Daytona Beach, Florida, in 1999. We dive into their debut album. Other mentions include (but not limited to): Hatebreed Greeley Estates Terror Nora Jones (a little more than usual) Pantera Metallica Metalcore as a genre Records of the Week: Scott - Sublime - Until the Sun Explodes Brand - Desdemona - State of Invocation CONTACT: Bluesky - @aylpod.bsky.social Instagram - @AYLPod Facebook: Facebook.com/groups/areyoulisteningpod Email: areyoulistening.pod@gmail.com Thank you for listening. Be kind to one another and live majestically!
#248
June 24 · 1 hr 1 min
Sponge - Rotting Pinata
Sponge is an American alternative rock band formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1992 by lead vocalist Vinnie Dombroski. Known for their gritty, driving grunge-pop, the group rose to mainstream prominence with their iconic 1994 debut album, Rotting Piñata, and its chart-topping hit singles. Other mentions include (but not limited to): Motley Crue Skid Row Cinderella Poison GG Allin Prince Live Evergreen Terrace Records of the Week: Scott - Evanescence - Sanctuary Brand - Car Underwater - Dagger Breaks Window CONTACT: Bluesky - @aylpod.bsky.social Instagram - @AYLPod Facebook: Facebook.com/groups/areyoulisteningpod Email: areyoulistening.pod@gmail.com Thank you for listening. Be kind to one another and live majestically!
#247
June 17 · 1 hr 5 min
The Number Twelve Looks Like You - Nuclear. Sad. Nuclear.
The Number Twelve Looks Like You is an American mathcore band formed in Bergen County, New Jersey in 2001. Join our discussion about their second studio abum; Nuclear. Sad. Nuclear. from 2005. Other mentions include (but not limited to): Kelly Osbourne The White Stripes Avenged Sevenfold Al Stewart Pat Boone Scary Kids Scaring Kids CKY Seether Records of the Week: Scott - Oakwood - Blurred Away Brand - Double Barrel Solution - Morbid Eradication Gutrectomy - Slamdown is Not a Phase, Mom CONTACT: Bluesky - @aylpod.bsky.social Instagram - @AYLPod Facebook: Facebook.com/groups/areyoulisteningpod Email: areyoulistening.pod@gmail.com Thank you for listening. Be kind to one another and live majestically!

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