Carcharodon: 20 Years of Heavy Music, Chaos & U.S. Tours

In this episode of Voices with AndreaNet, I sit down with Italian heavy hitters Carcharodon (Boggio, Pixo and Nuzi) for a laid-back conversation about more than 20 years of making music together, touring the United States, the Italian metal scene, and the evolution of a sound they’ve never been interested in fitting neatly into one genre.Carcharodon blends elements of sludge, doom, death metal, thrash, hardcore punk and even blues, creating something they simply prefer to call Carcharodon.We talk about their upcoming album Never on Your Side, their collaboration with Satanath Records, how Nuzi brought the fury of Italian ’80s hardcore punk into the band, and why their music has actually gotten faster as they’ve gotten older.We also get into their experiences touring the U.S., the differences between American and European metal crowds, the reality of keeping a band alive for more than two decades, the Italian underground scene, dream festivals like Maryland Deathfest and Wacken, and what these guys do when they’re not making heavy music.And yes, there’s also the story of the time they had to escape through the back door of a bar in South Carolina because a motorcycle gang was looking for them.This is Voices with AndreaNet, conversations with the musicians, artists and people shaping the rock and metal scene.🎙️ New episodes every Friday. Follow Voices with AndreaNet and Carcharodon for more music, conversations and upcoming releases.#VoicesWithAndreaNet #Carcharodon #MetalPodcast #MetalInterview #ItalianMetal #DeathMetal #SludgeMetal #ThrashMetal #undergroundmetal 00:00 Running from a Motorcycle Gang in South Carolina00:34 Welcome to Voices with AndreaNet00:48 How Do You Pronounce Carcharodon?02:22 What Does Carcharodon Sound Like?03:47 From Booze & Rock ’n’ Roll to a Darker World05:49 Touring the United States07:03 How Nuzi Made Carcharodon Faster08:16 “Putrid Future” & the New Album “Never on Your Side”09:54 Signing with Satanath Records11:43 U.S. vs. European Metal Crowds13:38 Lap Steel Guitar, Blues & Heavy Music15:15 What Keeps a Band Together for 20+ Years?17:25 What Would They Tell Their 2003 Selves?18:40 The Music Carcharodon Is Listening to Now20:03 What the Hell Is “Macho Metal”?21:35 What’s Next for Carcharodon?22:36 Tour Stories: Escaping a Motorcycle Gang24:51 The Metal Scene in Italy27:00 Could Carcharodon Return to the U.S.?29:41 Playing California35:52 Dream Festivals: Maryland Deathfest & Wacken37:55 Life Outside the Band41:12 Closing | Voices with AndreaNet