What Would You Do If You Weren't Afraid?: DED's Joe Cotela Talks New Album "Resent"

Sometimes artists write music to express their own emotions to us in a way that they couldn't do otherwise. Othertimes, they write music as it is the only thing that brings them happiness. The list of reasons goes on and on. But what about writing your music to call yourself out and take accountability?That is what we found with this artist in the heavy music scene. One that isnt afraid to create music that looks inward at his own faults, take accountability, and learn to move on. Hopefully, we are able to take it that same way and apply it to ourselves. And ask the question, "What would we do if we weren't afraid?"Joe from the metal band DED joins us on the Chord Progression Podcast today. An incredible, deep conversation is on the horizon with DED's new album "Resent" releasing on September 19th. On this episode, we dive into:- How we are currently living in a "changing of the guard" moment in heavy music, and why the self-accountable action to not gatekeeper newer artists is helping fuel the movement.- The writing of "Resent" from Joe's perspective, and why it is meant to call himself, and all of us, to be accountable for our actions and how to make a change for the better.- A question of "What would you do if you weren't afraid" as a mantra to take away throughout the record and the album in full.A fantastic episode with a great artist, that really gets into your skin in the best way. Tap the subscibe button for more episodes like this.Find DED Online:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ded.officialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dedofficial/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dedbandYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtikXZkiY4qGTDMqKlShVygWebsite: https://www.dedband.comMerch: https://unfdcentral.com/store/ded/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAacclh91pRoJt_RAwwHdU6Lf-NPdOA21Sg-f-SnPN_FWb9GDC_EwmOq08x3KnA_aem_DIXjB6kci94J-m5ljc8ctgSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/312CXoyqdQ0p6ZJ67NJoVa?si=KN_LHQguTLGbKhFkIf51agApple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ded/1187989069Check 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)Connecting with Joe from DED: (1:35)Building a Bond with Others Thanks to Music: (4:25)Living in a "Changing of the Guard" in Heavy Music: (7:20)Lifting Up New Artists at this Time: (16:09)Writing "Resent" Over a Few Years: (19:02)Music for Us to Take Accountability: (25:01)Unreleased Songs to Anticipate: (30:26)What Would You Do if You Weren't Afraid?: (35:00)Kevin's Unreleased Tracks to Check Out: (41:10)New Artists to Check Out: (48:14)Kevin's Final Thought; Sincerity in Joe's Songwriting Style: (54:25)