How Nervosa Is Refreshing Their Thrash Metal Sound on 6th Album "Slave Machine" Interview with Prika

Over 15 years making great thrash metal is not an easy thing to do. As the world of music has changed much since the time of trash metal bands being regarded as mainstays in the pop culture music scene, something has to be done for bands to evolve their sound to still be uniquely them, but also fresh to stand out amongst the crowd.We saw Testament successfully do this in 2025 by bringing in more influences from the modern metal world into their sound. And in 2026, another thrash metal band is doing the same.Prika from the Brazilian thrash metal band Nervosa joins the Chord Progression Podcast. As the band is ready to release their 6th album, Slave Machine, on April 3rd, we have a 30 minute chat with Prika about it. Join us as we talk about:- Prika being proud of where Nervosa is in a career spanning 15 years and 6 albums, taking a path she saw worth taking in life through music, even as the economics of the world is working against artists.- How the new album Slave Machine brings a fresh constructive sound based in modern metal to the thrash metal core Nervosa has always had.- Why the metal scene seems resistant to AI music, and why tech companies and their greed might prevent new musicians, and estabilshed ones, from using AI to compose music all together.A fantastic episode, 30 minutes of fire. Tap the subscribe button because we are keeping these coming!Find Nervosa Online:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nervosaTwitter: https://x.com/nervosaofficialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nervosathrashYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NERVOSA.officialWebsite: https://www.nervosaofficial.comMerch: https://www.nervosaofficial.com/storeSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5D9d9xyLNQu32QVD9t4YqH?si=btAXMoBkSz-FjkSemKDCdgApple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/nervosa/511556134Check out our sponsor: DarkFusion Systems!Use code "CPPOD" for $100 off of your computer build!https://darkfusionsystems.comFollow us on social media!Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/chordprogressionpodcastTwitter:https://twitter.com/cppodofficialInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/chordprogressionpodcast/YouTube:https://youtube.com/channel/UCqRKZCDMcFHIYbJaLQMfDbQChord Progression Podcast (Spotify):https://open.spotify.com/show/53XWPGrIUvgavKF5Fm6SLkChord Progression Podcast (Apple Podcast):https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chord-progression-podcast-the-gateway-to-new-rock-and-metal-music/id1454876657Chord Progression Podcast (Amazon): https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b8dad803-444c-4a73-8aa5-67b4fc43f4baChord Progression Podcast (iHeart Radio):https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-chord-progression-70632531/Podcast Webpage:https://mysongoftheday.com/my-song-of-the-day-rock-2000-today/chord-progression-podcast/Welcome: (0:00)Did I Pop A Blood Vessel Listening to Nervosa?: (1:37)Proud of The History of Nervosa: (3:32)Economics Working Against Artists: (5:15)Metal Scene Resists AI: (7:20)Prika Calls Out Artists Using AI: (10:40)Slave Machine, Modern Thrash Metal Freshness: (14:27)What's Next for Nervosa?: (19:30)New Artists to Check Out: (21:17)Kevin's Final Thought; Prika's AI Comment is SPOT ON: (24:33)