Wounded Touch Interview: How New Album Explores Post-COVID Songwriting in Metalcore

It is only human that songwriting evolves over time, regardless of the genre. Rock music, metal music, any kind of heavy music really undergoes an evolution in songwriting as life, culture, and history change around us. But it is slow.However, many artsits experienced a massive shift in songwriting style 5 years ago when the Covid-19 pandemic threw the entire world into isolation. So how has songwriting changed because of the pandemic, what are its impacts in 2025, and how have bands gotten better because of it.They guys in Wounded Touch, a metalcore band out of Michigan, join the Chord Progression Podcast today. The band's second album "A Vivid Depiction of Collapse, is releasing on May 16th. Discover the band and the album as we dive deep into:- A history of Wounded Touch, and how they wrote Americanxiety during the pandemic isolated, aggressive, and exposing their pissed off mindset during that time.- Writing A Vivid Depiction of Collapse together with a new perspective in order to cerate a cohesive & collective human emotion and experience.- The non-singles we are amped up for everyone to hear from A Vivid Depiction of Collapse on release day.Nothing better than to find a heavy band to get into before everyone else. Tap the subscribe button because we got a lot more coming.Find Wounded Touch Online:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/woundedtouchTwitter: https://x.com/woundedtouchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/woundedtouchnoise/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@woundedtouchnoiseYouTube: https://youtu.be/GZzbvIXggbU?si=NX-hWBfwER5koQSQMerch: https://woundedtouch.bigcartel.com/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/31XbVcQ1tPnNZn1qo4Q7p1?si=3qIxmDnsR3agIRbLYSDmSQApple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/wounded-touch/1479634230Check 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)Let's Talk... We Came As Romans & Name Changes?: (1:16)Kevin Gets Album Name Wrong: (5:04)The Origins of Wounded Touch: (6:23)Writing "Americanxiety" Uncomfortably Pissed Off: (12:47)Writing "A Vivid Depiction of Collapse" Together & with Spontaneity: (18:46)The Difference Personified in Both Records: (23:04)The Release Day Songs You Need to Hear: (33:25)Delivering "A Vivid Depictionn of Collapse" to the World: (38:29)Talking Big About... Sevendust: (41:20)New Artists to Check Out: (46:00)Kevin's Final Thought; The Pandemic Impact on Music: (52:04)