Volume

Join host Viv Black as she explores volume as power, rebellion, and healing—proving that extreme music isn't destruction, it's resistance. From sonic therapy to Indigenous artists wielding guitars against oppression, this podcast reveals every moment loud music made authority flinch. Raw, unapologetic, and louder than they want you to hear. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

Viv Black explores how loud music became a political weapon, from Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" naming war profiteers in 1970 to Rage Against the Machine shutting down Wall Street. The episode examines why the powerful feared bands like the Sex Pistols and Megadeth—not for volume, but for their precise, working-class critiques of power that reached millions. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

Viv Black explores how Indigenous communities worldwide are using metal as resistance and survival, covering bands from XIT (FBI-monitored in 1972) to The Hu, Alien Weaponry, and the thriving Navajo Nation scene—where mosh pits become medicine, amplifiers become sovereignty, and volume becomes proof of endurance. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

Viv Black examines a groundbreaking 2015 study showing extreme metal music calms anger as effectively as silence, debunking decades of moral panic linking heavy music to violence. She explores mosh pit culture, emotional regulation through sound, and why matching music to anger creates catharsis without victims. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.