EP302 Connor of Dissentience: Kaiju EP, Metal Evolution, Genre Labels & Touring Plans

In EP302, Connor of Dissentience joins Tom to talk about the band’s creative evolution, their new monster-movie-inspired EP Kaiju, and the challenges of being a genre-fluid metal band in a scene that often demands labels. Connor shares the band’s journey from high school roots to their current sound, shaped by drummer Nick and longtime producer Corey.They break down the writing process for Kaiju, the band’s most cohesive work yet, written live together for the first time and structured like a classic kaiju film. The conversation explores metal’s shifting trends, the limitations of genre expectations, and how bands like Revocation, Protest the Hero, Deftones, Metallica, and Megadeth influenced Dissentience’s musical identity.Other topics include:Vinyl production issues, merch pricing & fan accessibilityScene challenges in the Valley vs. the Northeast & New EnglandWinning shows, promoter challenges & why varied lineups matterLabel delays and 2026 plans for shows and touringThe importance of performance energy and musical diversityIf you love technical metal, progressive thrash, or genre-breaking heavy bands, this episode is packed.#Dissentience #KaijuEP #MetalPodcast #ThrashMetal #DeathMetal #TechnicalMetal #ProgMetal #UndergroundMetal #HeavyMusic #MetalBands #MonsterMovies #GodzillaInspired #MetalInterview #Revocation #ProtestTheHero #MetalEvolution #VinylPressing #metalscene Dissentiencetechnical metal podcastthrash metal interviewdeath metal bandprogressive thrashKaiju EPunderground metal sceneheavy music discussionvinyl production issuesmetal band touring