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Originally Recorded: January 24th 2026

Grab your headphones—Ethan and Mitchell are back for a jam-packed bi-weekly check-in on the world of heavy music, underground updates, and video game chaos.

We kick things off with some personal updates, including Mitch's grueling 4.5-hour session for a killer new skull tattoo and Ethan's pacing through God of War. In the news layout, we unpack Dave Mustaine's sudden desire to hit the road with Metallica, massive upcoming tours from The Black Dahlia Murder and Fleshgod Apocalypse, the legal conclusion of the Batushka name dispute, and Slipknot's legendary unreleased album Look Outside Your Window.

In our gaming quadrant, we talk about the imminent collapse of Ubisoft's stocks, the cancelation of the Prince of Persia remake, and why the internet needs to finally let go of Bloodborne Remastered rumors.

Finally, we hit the Meat & Potatoes to swap album reviews. Mitch tackles the complex mathcore structures of The Dillinger Escape Plan’s One of Us Is the Killer, while Ethan strips down the robotic, synthesizer-driven space themes of Cynic’s 2008 masterpiece Traced in Air. We wrap up the show by scrolling through half a century of music history via Loudwire’s "Best Metal Songs of Each Year Since 1970" list.

Inside This Episode:

• 00:00 — Markiplier hiatuses & Iron Lung movie hype
• 03:20 — Studio ink check: Fresh tattoos and cat scratches
• 07:20 — Gaming corner: Optional God of War bosses & mid-life career transitions
• 13:40 — Megadeth's Dave Mustaine wants to mend fences with Metallica
• 17:55 — Tour Announcements: Black Dahlia Murder, Fleshgod Apocalypse, & Patriarch (Batushka)
• 22:40 — Weather alerts cancel Ghost shows & Slipknot's hidden melodic rock project
• 32:15 — The Office in Fortnite & the tragic downfall of Ubisoft
• 43:00 — Album Review 1: The Dillinger Escape Plan – One of Us Is the Killer
• 55:00 — Album Review 2: Cynic – Traced in Air
• 58:55 — Production breakdowns: Explaining Vocoders vs. Auto-Tune
• 1:04:00 — Reviewing Loudwire's Best Metal Track of Every Year (1970–2025)
• 1:21:00 — Next week's heavy choices: Cognitive & Tesseract

Album Homework for Episode 38:

• Cognitive — Abhorrence (Technical Death Metal)
• Tesseract — Altered State (Progressive Metal/Djent)

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Ethan and Mitch are back for the 36th installment of the Distorted Entertainment podcast! This week, we tackle the "Sleep Token isn't metal" discourse and Ethan shares a cautionary tale about a Facebook Marketplace Bitcoin scam that nearly drained his account.

We also discuss the latest in metal news, including members leaving Haken, Spotify's ad controversy, and the "dystopian" rise of AI in music and gaming. In the review section, Ethan gives his thoughts on the post-black metal sounds of Deafheaven’s Lonely People with Power, and Mitch finally dives into the legendary Symbolic by Death.

We wrap things up by looking at Loudwire’s "Best of 2025" list and setting the stage for a very "Proggy" next episode with picks from Cynic (Traced In Air) and The Dillinger Escape Plan (One Of Us Is The Killer).

Listen in for:

• Personal updates and the "therapy stand."
• The PC gaming "Dystopia" and surging hardware prices.
• A deep dive into Black Metal subgenres and production.
• Why Mitch thinks Sound of Perseverance still reigns supreme.

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Ethan and Mitchell are back after a long hiatus to tackle a massive year in the world of metal and gaming. We mourn the loss of legends Ozzy Osbourne and Brent Hinds, debate Roger Waters' controversial comments, and deliver a brutal double feature review of Cattle Decapitation’s Monolith of Inhumanity and Myrkur’s M.

Beyond the records, we dive into the "Prime Hack" solution for replaying Metroid Prime, the state of the Battlefield 6 beta, and whether Nvidia’s 5090 is even worth the hype. Mitchell also gets personal about his recent health struggles, from lipoma surgery to the technical hurdles of re-learning the violin after years of muscle atrophy. Plus, we ask the ultimate question: is the saxophone officially the sexiest instrument in metal?.

CHAPTERS:

• 00:00 – Intro: Cattle Decapitation & The "Garbled Mush" Debate
• 01:10 – Meet the Hosts: Ethan Carpenter & Mitchell Gilbert Wade
• 02:40 – News: The Death of Charlie Kirk & Woke Cinema
• 04:15 – Mental Health Check: Bipolarism & Pulling All-Nighters
• 09:10 – Healthcare Horror Stories: Lipomas & Lost Records
• 12:20 – Re-learning Violin: Muscle Atrophy & Intermediate Techniques
• 17:20 – Vocal Stamina & System of a Down Karaoke Disasters
• 18:40 – Record Reviews: Cattle Decapitation vs. Myrkur
• 19:15 – Gaming News: Battlefield 6 Beta & Skate Playtest
• 22:15 – Arkham Knight 100% & The Dishonored Stealth Trap
• 28:10 – Replaying Metroid Prime: The Prime Hack Solution
• 34:30 – Concert Season: Deafheaven, Trivium & Surprising Mom
• 41:10 – Is the Saxophone the Sexiest Instrument?
• 44:00 – TikTok Rankings & The Boss of Posers
• 48:00 – Remembering Ozzy Osbourne & The Roger Waters Beef
• 53:00 – The Ultimate Summer Metal Fest Tour
• 55:00 – R.I.P. Brent Hinds: A Legend Lost
• 58:00 – Slipknot’s 25th Anniversary & Triple Platinum Work
• 01:03:00 – Cradle of Filth & Danny Filth’s Firing Spree
• 01:08:00 – Dave Mustaine’s Retirement & The Farewell Tour
• 01:12:00 – Baby Metal Collabs & Five Finger Death Punch
• 01:18:00 – Alien: Dark Descent & The Dead Space Creator
• 01:28:00 – The Nvidia 5090 vs. 4090 Price War
• 01:34:00 – Video Game Adaptations: The Last of Us & God of War
• 01:38:00 – Historically Accurate Samurai & Assassin's Creed
• 01:45:00 – Why Modern Gamers are the Worst
• 01:53:00 – Deep Dive: Cattle Decapitation - Monolith of Inhumanity
• 02:05:00 – Deep Dive: Myrkur - M Review & Black Metal Theory
• 02:28:00 – Closing: Next Week with Death’s Symbolic

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