Lead Singer Syndrome with Shane Told

Episode 379 – Michael Poulsen of Volbeat joins the show! We dive into the making of their ninth album God of Angels Trust which dropped on June 6th. After a year-long break for vocal surgery and time with his death metal side project Asinhell, Michael returned refreshed, crafting the new record in just five weeks with a spontaneous, no-rules approach. He shares how this process felt like a creative rebirth, reigniting the band's passion. With the "Greatest of All Tours Worldwide" kicking off this summer, be sure to check out the lead single "By a Monster's Hand" and catch them live! Follow @leadsingersyndrome @volbeat @mpoulsenofficial & @asinhellmusic Shampoo sucks! It dries out and strips your hair of essential oils. I quit Shampoo and I now use products from Modern Mammals instead! You should too. Get 10% off at modernmammals.com/pages/lss when you use code LSS! How are those New Years Resolutions coming? FACTOR can help! With delicious and nutritious meals sent directly to your door and ready in just 2 mins, you'll be reaching your goals in no time. Get an amazing deal right now Visit FACTOR MEALS dot com slash lss50 and use code lss50 to get 50% off. NEED SOME GREAT NEW MUSIC!? Open Your Ears has you once again with the new split release from House & Home and Suntitle ! If you're a fan of 2000's Emo and 90's Punk Rock, you're going to love this. Head over to OYErecs.com for more info! It's out now wherever you stream your music! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 378 – Dan “Soupy” Campbell of The Wonder Years returns for his third visit—right on schedule, every five years! We talk about the band's new acoustic EP Burst & Decay: Volume III, released a few weeks ago, and how this tour has been a unique experience with reimagined versions of their songs and a special stage setup. Dan also shares insights into the songwriting process for both The Wonder Years and his other project, Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties. Speaking of which, the latest Aaron West album In Lieu of Flowers also dropped on April 12, 2024. Stream both records now and catch the tour if you can! Follow @leadsingersyndrome @thewonderyearsband @thisisaaronwest & @broompeople Shampoo sucks! It dries out and strips your hair of essential oils. I quit Shampoo and I now use products from Modern Mammals instead! You should too. Get 10% off at modernmammals.com/pages/lss when you use code LSS! How are those New Years Resolutions coming? FACTOR can help! With delicious and nutritious meals sent directly to your door and ready in just 2 mins, you'll be reaching your goals in no time. Get an amazing deal right now Visit FACTOR MEALS dot com slash lss50 and use code lss50 to get 50% off. NEED SOME GREAT NEW MUSIC!? Open Your Ears has you once again with the new split release from House & Home and Suntitle ! If you're a fan of 2000's Emo and 90's Punk Rock, you're going to love this. Head over to OYErecs.com for more info! It's out now wherever you stream your music! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 377 – Allen from Arm’s Length is here! The band is blowing up right now with their incredible new record "There’s a Whole World Out There" (which drops TODAY), and we get into how it all came together. We also touch on vocal struggles while on tour, and how it all started for him growing up in cold, rainy Canada. Arm’s Length are out on the road now, so go catch a show and stream the new album! Follow @leadsingersyndrome & @armslengthblues Shampoo sucks! It dries out and strips your hair of essential oils. I quit Shampoo and I now use products from Modern Mammals instead! You should too. Get 10% off at modernmammals.com/pages/lss when you use code LSS! How are those New Years Resolutions coming? FACTOR can help! With delicious and nutritious meals sent directly to your door and ready in just 2 mins, you'll be reaching your goals in no time. Get an amazing deal right now Visit FACTOR MEALS dot com slash lss50 and use code lss50 to get 50% off. NEED SOME GREAT NEW MUSIC!? Open Your Ears has you once again with the new split release from House & Home and Suntitle ! If you're a fan of 2000's Emo and 90's Punk Rock, you're going to love this. Head over to OYErecs.com for more info! It's out now wherever you stream your music! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 376 – Thomas Erak of The Fall of Troy joins the show for a long-overdue chat, six years in the making! We dive into his insanely musical upbringing, his new solo record "(AU)" where he played every instrument as Thomas Erak & The Ouroboros, and how things have evolved for him as a songwriter, musician and person over the years. The Fall of Troy are on the road now celebrating Doppelganger’s 20th anniversary—don’t miss it! 'Follow @leadsingersyndrome @tommy_dip & @thefalloftroy Shampoo sucks! It dries out and strips your hair of essential oils. I quit Shampoo and I now use products from Modern Mammals instead! You should too. Get 10% off at modernmammals.com/pages/lss when you use code LSS! How are those New Years Resolutions coming? FACTOR can help! With delicious and nutritious meals sent directly to your door and ready in just 2 mins, you'll be reaching your goals in no time. Get an amazing deal right now Visit FACTOR MEALS dot com slash lss50 and use code lss50 to get 50% off. NEED SOME GREAT NEW MUSIC!? Open Your Ears has you once again with the new split release from House & Home and Suntitle ! If you're a fan of 2000's Emo and 90's Punk Rock, you're going to love this. Head over to OYErecs.com for more info! It's out now wherever you stream your music! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 375 – This week on the show I talk to Carson of The Callous Daoboys. We cover his early influences getting into heavy music, to his songwriting and approach to production, his lyricism, and so much more in this conversation. Catch them on tour with Chiodos and headlining later this year, and don't miss their new album, "I Don't Want To See You In Heaven", out May 16th! Follow @leadsingersyndrome & @thecallousdaoboys Shampoo sucks! It dries out and strips your hair of essential oils. I quit Shampoo and I now use products from Modern Mammals instead! You should too. Get 10% off at modernmammals.com/pages/lss when you use code LSS! How are those New Years Resolutions coming? FACTOR can help! With delicious and nutritious meals sent directly to your door and ready in just 2 mins, you'll be reaching your goals in no time. Get an amazing deal right now Visit FACTOR MEALS dot com slash lss50 and use code lss50 to get 50% off. NEED SOME GREAT NEW MUSIC!? Open Your Ears has you once again with the new split release from House & Home and Suntitle ! If you're a fan of 2000's Emo and 90's Punk Rock, you're going to love this. Head over to OYErecs.com for more info! It's out now wherever you stream your music! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 374 – Derek from Mayday Parade returns to the show for his third visit! We talk all about kicking off their massive 20 year tour, building the perfect setlist, prepping his voice for the road, and also dive into their new self-released trilogy of albums. The first of the three, "Sweet", is out now wherever you get your music, so go check it out and catch them on tour all over the States! Shampoo sucks! It dries out and strips your hair of essential oils. I quit Shampoo and I now use products from Modern Mammals instead! You should too. Get 10% off at modernmammals.com/pages/lss when you use code LSS! How are those New Years Resolutions coming? FACTOR can help! With delicious and nutritious meals sent directly to your door and ready in just 2 mins, you'll be reaching your goals in no time. Get an amazing deal right now Visit FACTOR MEALS dot com slash lss50 and use code lss50 to get 50% off. NEED SOME GREAT NEW MUSIC!? Open Your Ears has you once again with the new split release from House & Home and Suntitle ! If you're a fan of 2000's Emo and 90's Punk Rock, you're going to love this. Head over to OYErecs.com for more info! It's out now wherever you stream your music! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 373 – This week we have a wildly fun conversation with a long-awaited guest: Martin Johnson of Boys Like Girls! We get deep into his career of course, but also into emo history, how he rode across the US on a bicycle, & so much more. Their most recent album "SUNDAY AT FOXWOODS" is streaming everywhere now! Shampoo sucks! It dries out and strips your hair of essential oils. I quit Shampoo and I now use products from Modern Mammals instead! You should too. Get 10% off at modernmammals.com/pages/lss when you use code LSS! How are those New Years Resolutions coming? FACTOR can help! With delicious and nutritious meals sent directly to your door and ready in just 2 mins, you'll be reaching your goals in no time. Get an amazing deal right now Visit FACTOR MEALS dot com slash lss50 and use code lss50 to get 50% off. NEED SOME GREAT NEW MUSIC!? Open Your Ears has you once again with the new split release from House & Home and Suntitle ! If you're a fan of 2000's Emo and 90's Punk Rock, you're going to love this. Head over to OYErecs.com for more info! It's out now wherever you stream your music! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 372 – Marshall of Hinder joins the show today! We have a great conversation about getting into music as a child, how he joined the band, what it's like to be the lead singer, and a deep dive on his process for songwriting. Hinder's next album will be dropping early 2025, so keep an eye out for that! Shampoo sucks! It dries out and strips your hair of essential oils. I quit Shampoo and I now use products from Modern Mammals instead! You should too. Get 10% off at modernmammals.com/pages/lss when you use code LSS! How are those New Years Resolutions coming? FACTOR can help! With delicious and nutritious meals sent directly to your door and ready in just 2 mins, you'll be reaching your goals in no time. Get an amazing deal right now Visit FACTOR MEALS dot com slash lss50 and use code lss50 to get 50% off. NEED SOME GREAT NEW MUSIC!? Open Your Ears has you once again with the new split release from House & Home and Suntitle ! If you're a fan of 2000's Emo and 90's Punk Rock, you're going to love this. Head over to OYErecs.com for more info! It's out now wherever you stream your music! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 371 – Collin of Grayscale joins the show today! He's been on before - but it was a bonus episode. Check out the All Access Club if you want to hear that conversation! This time we go in-depth on the creation of their new album, and the growth of both the band & Collin himself have gone through since the last time we spoke. "The Hart" will be out on January 31st, don't miss it! Shampoo sucks! It dries out and strips your hair of essential oils. I quit Shampoo and I now use products from Modern Mammals instead! You should too. Get 10% off at modernmammals.com/pages/lss when you use code LSS! How are those New Years Resolutions coming? FACTOR can help! With delicious and nutritious meals sent directly to your door and ready in just 2 mins, you'll be reaching your goals in no time. Get an amazing deal right now Visit FACTOR MEALS dot com slash lss50 and use code lss50 to get 50% off. NEED SOME GREAT NEW MUSIC!? Open Your Ears has you once again with the new split release from House & Home and Suntitle ! If you're a fan of 2000's Emo and 90's Punk Rock, you're going to love this. Head over to OYErecs.com for more info! It's out now wherever you stream your music! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 370 – Brandon Saller of Atreyu returns to the show! We talk about revisiting old material at When We Were Young, being the frontman of the band and having to perform Alex's parts. We also go through their process writing & recording for their recent album as well as an upcoming release they're currently working on. The re-imagined album "The Pronoia Sessions" is out now everywhere, go check it out! Shampoo sucks! It dries out and strips your hair of essential oils. I quit Shampoo and I now use products from Modern Mammals instead! You should too. Get 10% off at modernmammals.com/pages/lss when you use code LSS! How are those New Years Resolutions coming? FACTOR can help! With delicious and nutritious meals sent directly to your door and ready in just 2 mins, you'll be reaching your goals in no time. Get an amazing deal right now Visit FACTOR MEALS dot com slash lss50 and use code lss50 to get 50% off. NEED SOME GREAT NEW MUSIC!? Open Your Ears has you once again with the new split release from House & Home and Suntitle ! If you're a fan of 2000's Emo and 90's Punk Rock, you're going to love this. Head over to OYErecs.com for more info! It's out now wherever you stream your music! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices