Johnny Ciardullo (Carcosa)

Welcome to this installment of Heavy Metal History. My guest was Johnny Ciardullo vocalist of Carcosa (Also writes guitar for Carcosa and plays in Angelmaker)Johnny came on the podcast where we had an in depth conversation about the themes of the bands new album and a lengthy conversation about trauma and the importance of mental health.0:20 Johnny’s Heavy Metal History5:35 Playing different live vs on a record7:00 Backing track discourse16:00 Starting the band during Covid24:20 Recording albums to perfection vs more “raw”26:27 Writing for “The Axe forgets the tree remembers” and the concept of the album32:58 Societal pressures of trauma and being more open37:08 Trying new stuff on the new album38:44 The album title and its meaning and the cover art43:12 Andor and Star Wars talk48:26 The writing process for Carcosa51:26 Writing in Angelmaker54:33 Guitar talk56:35 Funny social media interactions1:03:40 Supporting Carcosa and buying the new album⬇️⬇️Follow / Support Carcosa⬇️⬇️🤘 https://carcosabc.com/🤘 https://www.instagram.com/carcosabc/?hl=en🤘 https://carcosabc.bandcamp.com/⬇️⬇️Follow / Support the podcast⬇️⬇️🤘 www.instagram.com/heavymetalhistory🤘 www.facebook.com/heavymetalhistorypodcast🤘 https://buymeacoffee.com/heavymetalhistory