Earlier this month our own KLA (he’s usually behind the camera) hit the stage at Game Over in West Bend for a night of hip-hop with Obscure and Lambo Lada, while Milwaukee comedian Daniel Fuellengraben hosted the night with tales of Milwaukee Metal Fest antics and cannabis adventures.

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On a side note, anyone know a good exorcist?

Wisconsin rap/hip-hop artist Lambo Lada gets real on the latest episode of Sonic Seedpod, streaming now. Plus, one of our own steps out from behind the camera to tear it up with Lambo for the season three finale.

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Some artists tell stories. Others leave pieces of themselves in every verse.

LAMBO LADA belongs to the second group. His music traces the distance between where he’s been and where he’s headed, finding resilience on an uneasy road. It's the sound of someone documenting the climb while they're still going up the mountain.

The Season Three finale of Sonic Seedpod premieres today.

Watch at 6:30 PM.

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June was loud.

Our ears are still ringing.

Between a crushing new Sonic Seedpod, Milwaukee Metal Fest, Summerfest and more, here are the moments that deserve five minutes of your day.

Hollow Valley

One of the heaviest performances we’ve captured. Hollow Valley stepped onto the Sonic Seedpod stage and leveled the studio. While here in Wisconsin, these Kentucky boys had an inconvenient brush with Midwest nice:

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Milwaukee Metal Fest

Milwaukee Metal Fest took over The Rave/Eagles Club for it’s fourth year since founder Jack Koshick handed the reigns over to Jamie Jasta. This year also marked the return of New Orleans sludge legends Acid Bath, who we’ve been waiting to see for 27 years.

This clip of telling us about the birth of Metal Fest made the social media rounds:

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American Progress at Summerfest

Our friends in American Progress tore up the Miller Lite stage at Summerfest. You may recognize singer Andrew David Weber from an episode of Sonic Seedpod, and that bass player, and that bass player looks a lot like our own Steve Madsen, host of Sonic Seedpod:

AmPro rocked hard, but the standout moment here was the accidentally iconic raising of their new backdrop before their set that had us.

Please rise for our national anthem:

Moon Walker at X-Ray Arcade

Moon Walker may have started out as a one-man bedroom recording project in 2021, but writer/composer/performer Harry Springer has a presence and a swagger far bigger than the X-Ray Arcade stage.

Opening for Moon Walker was Chicago-based indie rock band Pretoria, and Super Cassette from Oakland with their catchy anthem “Be Gay, Do Drugs, Hail Satan.”

Shoutout to Max Gerlock of Super Cassette for being cool as hell. Glad we had a few minutes to talk. This is the only band I’ve seen in probably two decades selling their music on floppy disc.

And they were sold out!

So bands, here’s a lesson from Max and Super Cassette: Sell your music on random forms of physical media. People will buy it just to have it, even if they have nothing to play it on.

Bonus: Death Blues

This video of dark Wisconsin blues artists Reverend Meantooth and Keith Daniel’s Psycho Swamp Stomp Band performing just down the street from our studio is from a hot, humid summer night in 2024 much like what we’ve been experiencing this week, so it feels relevant.

We’re always thinking about that finger….

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We’ve been blasting Hollow Valley here in the VOYD since we had guitarist Cory VanAmberg in the studio last year with his other band BenjeeHoward, so we’re stoked to welcome him back with the full brutality of this stalwart of the heavy Louisville underground.

Hollow Valley brings their raw, aggressive, and deeply personal deathcore sound to the latest episode of Sonic Seedpod, dropping this Thursday, June 18th at 6:30. Join us and the band for the premiere in the live chat and open up your living room pit. This episode is a beast. Don’t miss it.

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American Progress at Summerfest

Milwaukee rockers American Progress announced their candidacy for representatives of the disenfranchised (and unprocessed, iykyk) in 2024, unleashing their iconoclastic debut album Dewey, No! upon the unsuspecting populace with songs dripping upbeat cynicism about the Bible, zombies, small town attitudes, and the government cheese program. They hit the campaign trail as their single "Outlaw" took over the airwaves, clawing its way past major label releases to #7 on the mainstream/active rock charts.

Now, they’re kicking off summer with a raucous punk rock rally at Summerfest this Saturday, June 20th! Catch them (and us) at the Miller Lite Stage at 2:45pm to get your dose of the degenerate American dream.

NOTE: You might recognize the bass player as our own Sonic Seedpod host/mastermind Steve Madsen, and singer Andrew David Weber from this episode of Sonic Seedpod.

Sonic Seedpod season 3 filming wrapped up this past weekend with one final in-studio performance before we take a break for the summer.

During the summer months, our home at the West Bend Music Academy is taken over by music students in the Summer Rock Band program, and we couldn’t be happier to get out of the way and let kids make music.

Just because we won’t be in the studio, however, doesn’t mean we won’t be doing things.

What’s Coming Up

We still have two Sonic Seedpod episodes in the pipeline that are premiering soon:

• Hollow Valley - Louisville metalcore/deathcore

• Lambo Lada - Milwaukee hip-hop

Previous episodes:

• Haunter - Vampiric metal/darkwave

• Faded Places - Rock

• The Maiden Voyage - Melodic metalcore

• Zeal - Progressive metalcore

• Bellends - Rock/folk punk

• Queen of Dreams - Progressive power metal

• Crown and Scepter - Metalcore

Guitar Town Music Festival

On Saturday, June 13th Waukesha will hold the inaugural Guitar Town Music Festival celebrating the “Wizard of Waukesha,” Les Paul - you know, the guy who invented the solid body electric guitar and multi-track recording. We may not be able to make it, but we’re telling you because it’s going to be great and you should check it out for the live music, food, exhibits, instrument “petting zoo,” Les Paul Heritage tour and more.

Milwaukee Metal Fest

We’ll be there on Friday, June 5th for the return of Acid Bath to Milwaukee after nearly 30 years. Watch our interview with Milwaukee Metal Fest founder Jack Koshick about the rise, fall, and resurrection of the festival that made Wisconsin the mecca of metal:

Summerfest

We’ll be at Summerfest on June 20th when Sonic Seedpod host Steve Madsen’s band American Progress plays the Miller Lite Oasis stage (at 2:45pm) and you’ll find VOYD founder Jay Tamez at the WAMI stage every day.

You’ll also be able to catch at least a few of the bands we’ve had the pleasure of featuring on Sonic Seedpod performing live at Summerfest. We’ll have more on that when we get closer.

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Formed in Green Bay in 2022, Crown and Scepter channel a sharp, modern take on metalcore built from heavy breakdowns, melodic hooks, and tightly structured songwriting. Their sound balances aggression with clarity, pairing driving riffs and dynamic vocals with choruses that stick without losing weight. With a growing presence in Wisconsin’s underground and back-to-back BAMMY nominations, they’re moving with purpose and getting harder to ignore.

A new Sonic Seedpod featuring Crown and Scepter drops this Thursday at 6:30pm. Set a reminder!

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Hailing from Madison, QUEEN OF DREAMS delivers a sweeping blend of progressive and power metal, fusing technical precision with cinematic, fantasy-driven storytelling. Combining epic compositions and imaginative scope, the band channels towering riffs and soaring melodies into a sound that's both theatrical and fiercely modern.

Join us tonight at 6:30pm for the premiere of Queen of Dreams live on Sonic Seedpod.

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Born out of late nights, cheap drinks, and the restless creative pulse of Milwaukee’s dive bars, BELLENDS channel a gritty Midwest storytelling tradition into a sound that’s both reckless and heartfelt. Their music fuses barroom rock ‘n’ roll with the ragged edges of folk-punk, alt-country, and Americana, built on driving rhythms and hook-heavy songs that stick in your head long after the last chord rings out. Bellends are loud, unfiltered, and full of swagger, turning raw, personal stories into sing-along anthems as raucous as they are honest.

Witness the beginning of the Bellends vs Kate Bush hip-hop feud and discover creative new ways to flip eggs with unexpected parts of your anatomy!

Join us Thursday at 6:30pm for the premiere of Sonic Seedpod ft. Bellends!

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Last weekend we had Milwaukee rockers Bellends in the studio for a rowdy Sonic Seedpod shoot, and to be honest it felt more like a party than a production day. Watch for that episode later in the month, along with a follow-up look at behind-the-scenes shenanigans.

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Remember the iconic Milwaukee boat? Bellends shot a video with it right before it was removed:

Milwaukee Metalcore with Zeal

The latest Sonic Seedpod is an onslaught of brutality and beauty with dual vocals, crazy riffage, dissonance, and pulverizing rhythms. Watch Zeal live on Sonic Seedpod now.

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From jagged guitar dissonance that cuts like a razor's edge to dual vocals that push and pull at the seams of melody and menace, Milwaukee progressive metalcore band ZEAL commandeers the Sonic Seedpod stage with a sound that’s both seismic and surgical. Two voices collide over a tense lattice of tapping leads, pulverizing rhythmic shifts, and tight, punishing grooves that pulse with precision and ferocity. In this high-voltage live session, Zeal unravels the conventions of progressive metalcore, weaving brutal aggression with moments of raw beauty and explosive dynamic contrast.

Join us for the Youtube premiere Saturday, Feb. 7 at 6:30pm.

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Zeal Teaser

As VOYD moves into year three, we’re taking a moment to reset the stage. A lot of new faces have joined us along the way, and if you’re just finding your way into the VOYD, this is your quick rundown of who we are, what we do, and why we exist. Here’s a short Instagram intro to get you fully dialed in.

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Sonic Seedpod Unhinged

If you’re new to the VOYD, check out our compilation of best Sonic Seedpod moments, from insane performances, killer collabs, behind-the-scenes chaos, strange facts, useless talents, and favorite curse words.

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The Maiden Voyage

Watch the latest episode of Sonic Seedpod featuring a crushing performance by Milwaukee melodic metalcore band The Maiden Voyage.

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Coming Up

Coming up next in the VOYD: We’re starting the year out loud. The next Sonic Seedpod kicks off with progressive metalcore wrecking crew Zeal, setting the tone for what’s ahead. Later this month, Milwaukee rockers Bellends step into the studio to keep the momentum rolling. Stay tuned, 2026 is just getting started.

It’s been a big year here in the VOYD, with blistering sets, killer collabs, and some of the most unhinged Questions of Doom sessions on record. Thank you to everyone who watched, every artist who threw down on the Sonic Seedpod stage, and the community helping us build this from the ground up as we document the sound of the Midwest underground.

We pulled together a compilation of the moments that shaped the show this year, from blazing guitar solos and crushing breakdowns to behind-the-scenes chaos.

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From their early days of coffee shop acoustic covers to unleashing a massive melodic metalcore sound on the Midwest underground, Milwaukee band THE MAIDEN VOYAGE is carving their own unique place in the scene - and they’re just getting started. In this high energy live session, THE MAIDEN VOYAGE brings searing harmonies and crushing breakdowns to the Sonic Seedpod stage for a raw performance that blends beauty and brutality into a churning maelstrom of synth textures and chugging guitars that’s as mesmerizing as it is dangerous.

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Join us with the band tonight on Youtube for the premiere, and be sure to like, subscribe, and hit the bell so you don’t miss it!

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Sonic Seedpod host Steve Madsen gives us a look at his bass rig that powers that low end of Milwaukee punk rock band American Progress.

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Currently Spinning

Check out some of the new Wisconsin music we’ve been listening to lately (links open in Spotify):

• “BFF” by Trash Pandas

• “Sanguine Famine” by Haunter

• “Always Here” by Lilac & Lotus

• “Timeless” by The Maiden Voyage

• “Sunshine” by Thereafter

Discover more Wisconsin artists:

Seedpod BTS with The Maiden Voyage

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Milwaukee metalcore monsters The Maiden Voyage shared this behind-the-scenes video of our recent shoot with them! New episode of Sonic Seedpod coming soon🔥

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Milwaukee rock band Faded Places steps onto the Sonic Seedpod stage with a strange alchemy that spirals from understated restraint into a controlled chaos of melody, dissonance and textural layers.

PLUS: Learn the strange secrets of honey and the story behind the notorious Bong Recreation Area!

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Coming Soon: The Maiden Voyage

Milwaukee metalcore band The Maiden Voyage enters the VOYD on the next episode of Sonic Seedpod with sick riffs and a keytar. Not to mention a guest appearance by Thomas Grim of Haunter!

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There just aren’t enough Thanksgiving holiday slam songs with filthy breakdowns, so we made one. Then, we stuffed Steve into an inflatable turkey suit and hit the streets to film a ridiculous video for it.

And we may have scarred some passersby who were unfortunate enough to witness it.

But their mental anguish was but a small price to pay to bring you GOBBLECORE - F.F.W.A.T., which may be the best or most confounding 30 seconds on your day.

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In our latest video, our friends in American Progress take us on a tour of the Breedlove Guitars factory in Bend, Oregon to meet the craftsman who build these beautiful guitars by hand.

Take the Tour

Speaking of American Progress, are you ready to get drankful with them, Trash Pandas, and Reverend Meantooth next week at the wildest show of the year?

Here’s a peek at last year’s Dranksgiving show:

Come out and be drankful with us!

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What’s Coming Up

This weekend we’ll have Milwaukee metalcore band The Maiden Voyage (watch their new video) in the studio filming a new episode of Sonic Seedpod and we’re stoked! Watch for more on the release of that episode coming up.

SIDE NOTE: We’ve acquired an inflatable turkey suit, and come Hell or high water someone is getting stuffed into it. For science.

We’re also putting the finishing touches on our recent live session with Milwaukee rockers Faded Places that should dropping soon. Great guys, great songs, killer tones.

Check out the new song and video from Madison alt metal/post-hardcore band Lilac & Lotus, who we are fortunate to have on the lined up for an upcoming Sonic Seedpod episode!

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Haunter may want to drink your blood, but they’re not too dark to drop an impromptu Jay and Silent Bob rap during a Questions of Doom™ round. You never know what’s going to happen on Sonic Seedpod.

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Remember last year’s Dranksgiving show? It’s happening again, so come out and be drankful with us at Game Over in downtown West Bend (just down the street from our studio) for a rowdy Wisconsin rock show!

Featuring:

• American Progress (rock/punk)

• Trash Pandas (metal/punk)

• Reverend Meantooth (dark delta blues)

We’ll see you there!

This is from Haunter’s blistering performance of Sanguine Famine live on Sonic Seedpod. Watch the full episode here and check out Haunter’s sinister new music video for Sanguine Famine right here.

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