Local Locus

S3E5. Precipitating Breakdowns.| Stitched - "Broken Mirror"; Violent Answer - "Unleashed" 4:45. Jake shows Yustin "SLUMTRACKS" by Stitched. 21:20. Yustin shows Jake "Self-Threat" by Violent Answer. (A video version of this episode may appear on the Local Locus YouTube.)

S3E4. Breaking the Formula. Loose Ends W.M.B.D., Joel Heywood - "Oppressor"; Skull - "Deathless" 0:00. Jake and Yustin talk about beatdown hardcore bands like Knocked Loose and Kublai Khan. 8:43. BREAKDOWN OF THE WEEK. Yustin shows Jake "Manifest Destiny" EP by Loose Ends W.M.B.D. 22:45. Yustin shows Jake "Enemy of the Establishment" by ELIO

S3E3. AI-created? A hands-on test. Temptations for the Weak - "Become You"; Ritual Awakening - "Skeleton King" 1:16. Yustin shows Jake "Fallen from the Stars" by Temptations for the Weak. 8:20. Jake shows Yustin "Demon King" by Ritual Awakening. 17:38. Jake and Yustin apply the AI hands test to the album arts of this week's featured albums.

S3E2. Sci-fi, AI, and two cool guys. Celestial Wizard - "Ice Realm"; F R A C T U R E, Xev - "soma" 0:00. Yustin and Jake discuss how they find new music and the impact of AI on art. 7:06. Jake asks Yustin what he thinks about the two newest Metallica singles. 10:43. Jake shows Yustin "Winds of Cosmos" by Celestial Wizard. 25:45. BREAKDOWN OF THE WEEK. Yustin shows Jake "sleepless"

S3E1. Back with Another "Normal" Episode Tunturihauta - "Hurmos"; The Bearer - "Let it Burn"  0:00. Yustin tells Jake about his English writing ambitions. Jake and Yustin talk about Stephen King books. 23:00. Yustin and Jake catch up and reflect on 2022. 28:43. Jake shows Yustin "Tunturihauta" by Verilalpa. 37:40. Yustin shows Jake "Chained to a Tree" by The Bearer

Episode 30: I'm An Astronaut - "Human:Refined," "Gates of Misery," & "5T4T1C"; Endezzma - "Wild Glorior Death"; Neon Graves - "Blackout"

Episode 29: For Giants - "The Lucky Ones"; Seven Cities Dead - "Courage Under Fire" & "Fractured Dreams"; Breath of Wind - "Sakura"; Almach - "Dream Elegy"; Silence Speaks - "Hostile"

Episode 28: Jake and Yustin discuss twelve of the best releases of the worst year, from bands like Acherontas, AVOID!, S'efforcer, Symbolik, Ulcerate and more -- Perdition Temple - "Desolation Usurper"; Emuness - "SaviorSelf"; Xenobiotic - "Acedia"; Cohen - "Perish"; Call It Home - "White Flag"; Bog Wraith - "Flesh"; Fox Lake - "IYKYK"

Episode 27: Jake and Yustin talk Ghostemane before diving into some Japanese metalcore, Greek black metal, and Texas hardcore --- Sable Hills - "Flood"; Katavasia - "The Tyrant"; Departure - "Common Denominator"

Episode 26: Tired Violence, Rickyjab - "Lonely" (Justin Bieber cover); Beyond Extinction - "God Complex"; Creak, Paul Collins - "Sullen"