Your Deep Dive into Siamese's New Album "dissolution": How To Write Music Free of Outside Pressure

Musicians and artists, especially early on, have to deal with two major factors that could derail their creative mentality. Those factors being the pressures to make the project financially successful, as well as mentally being able to process negativity on social media. Success in handling these two factors can lead a band to success. Failure, could destroy the project.Success means finding happiness and a free flowing nature in the songwriting process. It allows music creation to be the thing that drives you, not the obligation of a 9-5 job that so many artists revile.Mirza from the Danish alt metal band Siamese joins the Chord Progression Podcast as the band is set to release their 8th album, dissolution, on June 26th. Join us for a great conversation as we talk about:- Why different external pressures hinder the creativity in the musicial world, and finding ways to relieve those pressures, especially financial pressures, helps ease the creative process.- Dealing with social media negativity in a band, and the strategies Siamese used to not be impacted by it.- How a sense of urgence and drive created the new album, dissolution, with all band members being fully involved in the writing process.A great band and a great album to end the first half of 2026. Hit the subscribe button as we have plenty more coming in the second half.Find Siamese Online:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/siamesedkInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/siamese_band/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=siamese+bandWebsite: https://siamese.dkMerch: https://siamese.dk/collections/all-productsSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Hx4gv3eoiodtu6XYHF1X0?si=TFOJ6eXqSJ20NSwe7QwlEgApple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/siamese/1236907075Check 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)Live from a Car in Denmark: (1:56)Losing Feeling of Pressure for Band to Succeed Financially: (5:21)Wage War Story Confirms Financial Grind: (11:15)How Siamese has Dealt with Social Media Negativity: (15:49)Writing "dissolution" as a Full Album Experience: (26:29)The Non-Singles to Anticipate: (35:27)The Era of Encouraged Creative Freedom is Here: (39:15)What Else in 2026?: (43:13)New Artist Suggestions: (45:58)Kevin's Final Thought; Discipline Handling Social Media Negativity: (50:14)