As The Story Grows

Bryan Patton

asthestorygrows@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

This is a music-discovery interview podcast focused on heavy and alternative bands, regularly featuring musicians and frontpeople discussing new releases, musical backgrounds, and creative direction. PR agencies could credibly pitch recording artists, band members, and emerging acts with a current album or significant musical development; booking is likely low difficulty for qualified artists in the metal, post-hardcore, progressive, and adjacent scenes.

Metrics

Episodes: 600

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

asthestorygrows@gmail.com

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Host

Bryan Patton - Music podcast host focused on discovering and spotlighting heavy and alternative bands and their latest work.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
Active recording artists, frontpeople, or members of emerging and established heavy or alternative bands, typically with a current album, label release, or notable creative development to discuss.
Required Achievements:  
Released album or single, Signed or distributed by a record label, Established membership in an active band, Touring or developing a live performance

Recent Guest Discussions

Mirza Radonjica - His Singing Background, Path Into Heavy Music, Siamese’s Musical And Name Shift, And The Lyrical Direction Of Dissolution.

Matt Harrison - Meeting Bandmate Lynsey Ward At School, Formative Musical Experiences, Pursuing Music Professionally, The Themes Of Every House We Built, And Creating A Distinctive Live Show.

Lynsey Ward - Meeting Bandmate Matt Harrison At School, Formative Musical Experiences, Pursuing Music Professionally, The Themes Of Every House We Built, And Creating A Distinctive Live Show.

Recent Topics

Heavy Music, Metal, Rock, Post Hardcore, Progressive Rock

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
As The Story Grows
:

June 2026 Recap

June 29, 2026

Today I have clips from every interview that aired in the month of June, including conversations with Jakob Hemstrom of Oh Hiroshima, Rikard Zander of Evergrey, Yegor Savonin of Fires In The Distance, Travis Shettel of Piebald, Danny Stillman of Drop Dead Gorgeous, Dimitri and JC of Lost In Kyiv, Ryan Begley of There Were Wires, Nicole Willerton of Amberian Dawn, Lynsey Ward and Matt Harrison from Exploring Birdsong, and Mirza Radonjica of Siamese!DiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrow...

Mirza Radonjica of Siamese

June 26, 2026

Chapter 732 - "We Became More Of A Band" ...as read by Mirza Radonjica of Siamese Today we welcome Siamese frontman Mirza Radonjica to the podcast. The new Siamese album, dissolution, is out today on Long Branch Records! Mirza talks about his singing background and the journey he took getting into heavy music, Siamese making a musical and name shift at the same time, the lyrical direction of dissolution, and more.https://siamese.dkhttps://siamese.bandcamp.com/album/dissolutionDiscordPatreonS...

Exploring Birdsong

June 24, 2026

Chapter 731 - "That Feels Right" ...as read by Exploring Birdsong Today we welcome Lynsey Ward and Matt Harrison from Exploring Birdsong to the podcast! Exploring Birdsong’s debut full-length, Every House We Built, is out this Friday on Long Branch Records! We discuss the band meeting at school and the musical moments that sent them towards music as a profession, the themes and metaphors contained within Every House We Built, wanting the live show to be special, and more.https://exploringbir...

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