PODCAST: Episode 1007 - Irata on Human, Small Stone Recordings, and the North Carolina Power Trio's New Chapter

Keefy caught up with the full band of North Carolina power trio Irata to discuss Human, their new full-length, released July 10, 2026, through Small Stone Records The band breaks down the making of the record, their return to a trio lineup after releasing 2019's Tower as a four-piece, and what drove the writing of eight songs built around thundering bass riffs, hypnotic drums, and grandiose choruses.Human was recorded with Hunter Allen and Adam Joyce of The Bronzed Chorus at Amplified Acres in Liberty, North Carolina, and mixed by J. Robbins at The Magpie Cage in Baltimore, Maryland. The record is available on CD, digital, and limited one-hundred-and-eighty-gram vinyl in two pressings: Birthday Cake Mix and Blue Grackle Mix.Buy Human and find more info here:https://www.smallstone.comSpecial thanks to Earsplit PR for setting up this interview.This video's #gcshoutout → The Anarchist Closethttps://www.instagram.com/theanarchistcloset/The Usual Suspects:Interview by Ghost Cult Keefyhttps://www.instagram.com/ghostcultkeefyEditing by Omar Cordyhttps://www.instagram.com/ojcpicsTheme music by Salted Woundshttps://www.instagram.com/saltedwoundsnycCheck out our linktree - updated daily with top stories:⁠https://linktr.ee/ghostcultmag#Irata #Human #SmallStoneRecordings #HeavyRock #PowerTrio #NorthCarolina #JRobbins #UndergroundMetal #GhostCultMag #MetalInterview