EP318 Exhumed’s Matt Harvey Breaks Down Red Asphalt, Touring & Modern Death Metal

In Episode 318 of And Now The Band, host Tom sits down with Matt Harvey, guitarist and vocalist of Exhumed, to discuss the band’s upcoming album Red Asphalt, out February 20th via Relapse Records.Matt dives deep into the concept behind Red Asphalt, a record built around road-related horror, mechanical violence, and the deadly realities of life on the highway. The album features ten tracks including “Unsafe at Any Speed,” “Red Asphalt,” “Shovelhead,” “Iron Graveyard,” “Crawling from the Wreckage,” “Signal 30,” and “Symphorophilia,” forming one of Exhumed’s most focused and cinematic releases to date.The conversation explores Matt’s creative philosophy, including the importance of chasing ideas even if they don’t always work, and how working across multiple projects helps keep his songwriting sharp and avoids burnout. Matt explains how the initial spark for Red Asphalt came during a long drive home from Australia, and why the album’s concept justified its place in Exhumed’s extensive discography.Tom and Matt also discuss the band’s upcoming tour, where Exhumed plans to play over half of the new album live, while still honoring fan-favorite tracks. Matt shares his thoughts on modern music production, expressing a preference for raw, authentic, unpolished recordings over overly processed or AI-generated music, and why live shows remain irreplaceable in extreme metal.This episode is essential listening for fans of death metal, grindcore, Relapse Records artists, and anyone interested in album concepts, touring realities, and creative longevity in heavy music.#MattHarvey#Exhumed#RedAsphalt#DeathMetal#ExtremeMetal#RelapseRecords#MetalPodcast#AndNowTheBand#Grindcore#heavymusic Matt Harvey Exhumed, Exhumed Red Asphalt, death metal podcast, Relapse Records interview, extreme metal album discussion, Exhumed interview, grindcore death metal, metal touring podcast, concept albums metal