BRAND OF SACRIFICE: Anime, streetwear & the future of deathcore (Kyle Anderson interview)

Kyle Anderson of Brand Of Sacrifice joins to talk about "Exodus," "Darkbloom," working with Harper, anime, streetwear and the state of the deathcore scene
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Chapters:
00:00:00 - Collaborating with Harper and the younger generation of musicians
00:05:07 - Breaking into the Pop Culture with Heavy Music
00:07:52 - The Importance of Personal Story in Rap and Metal
00:10:28 - The Overlap of Gaming, Anime, and Metal
00:13:08 - Anime's Popularity in Music and Personal Story with Berserk Reference
00:16:00 - Balancing Melody and Aggression in Music
00:18:47 - The Benefits and Limits of Clean Vocals and Heavy Breakdowns in Deathcore
00:21:35 - Writing Hooks and Trying New Things in Deathcore
00:24:15 - The Importance of Good Songwriting in the Music Industry
00:26:45 - The Importance of Emotional Connection and Hooks in Songwriting
00:29:23 - The Importance of Strong Vocals in Music.
00:32:08 - The Evolution and Diversity of Deathcore and its Fanbase
00:34:46 - The Benefits of Newcomers in the Core Music Scene
00:37:35 - The Benefits of Social Media for Bands and Music Fans
00:40:09 - The Rise and Popularity of TikTok
00:42:48 - Shibori Threads: The Hype-Based Clothing Brand Supporting Bands
00:45:34 - Evolution of a Streetwear Brand and Ideas for Expansion
00:48:18 - The History and Popularity of Air Force Ones

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

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[@gottawingman1624]

Never clicked faster I can't get enough of Brand

[@rhysd5435]

Same here. Their sound and visuals are on another level.

[@bolillo5013]

Me as well

[@tylercraig5633]

I truly think Brand is gonna have a Lorna Shore type explosion very soon. Probably one of my favorite modern deathcore bands out right now along with Infant Annihilator

[@Edymos1000]

As an older school anime fan (Dragonball, Ruroni Kenshin, Trigun) I appreciate that Anime has dropped into the mainstream. Berserk's Anime is INSANE. When I heard the original BoS lyrical content was based on Berserk, I was compelled to check it out. I stuck around to see what their musical style had to offer and wasn't disappointed. Also shoutout to the FotNS reference, all time classic

[@rhysd5435]

I hope these guys keep taking their sound forward and making us go "wtf is this?" They have potential to be mammoths in the scene.

[@luke.6952]

Loved this one. Kyle’s such a likeable dude and his band is absolutely killing it right now

[@justiceom5991]

Speaking about anime in music, Lucrecia is a pretty amazing metal band with anime themes. I encourage people to check them out if you haven't heard of them.

[@timothyeichinger3592]

Absolutely love that Kyle just picked up his kitty and pet it so nonchalantly. Definitely seems like a great dude.

[@innerinsights224]

I've heard heavy songs, ive been listening since a teen at 14, now I'm 29. Brand of sacrifice kicked my ass royally. They're so heavy, they're heavier than heavy.

[@melomaniac334]

Thank you for bringing us this interview with Kyle! Fell in love with Brand of Sacrifice early this year and saw them on tour - Kyle has an incredible stage presence and massive range on vocals! BoS is one of my top 3 bands now. I admire Kyle's attitude on the deathcore/metalcore scene and how to keep people engaged. He has a brilliant business mind and way of looking at what needs to be happening to stand out among so much noise. Shibori is also such a cool creative endeavor. I love that I can support Kyle and Joe and BoS at the same time as some of my other fav bands by purchasing unique merch. Great content, thank you! Keep these interviews coming.

[@cowboyxboombap]

The Afterimage and now Brand of Sacrifice have made some of my favorite music ever. Thanks for the great interview!

[@summeronio9751]

RIP The Afterimage

[@ptr_grin]

Kyle is so humble and such easygoing person 😄

[@PoirplePorpoise]

It admittedly took me far too long to give BoS a listen but they instantly became one of my favs! Really excited for this new record coming up and hoping I can see them live soon!

[@Keasbeysknight]

dont know his band or really listen to the genre, but loved the interview and the topics. seemed like a cool guy, super sharp and approachable.

[@Willis05687]

I met Kyle when they opened for Erra/WCAR, and he was such a chill dude. I happily spent $40 on a T-shirt I'll never wear that's made with that shitty heavy Gildan material just to show them some love. His vocal range is absolutely insane, and I love how versatile BoS is as a whole. Their songs don't all have the same structure and they aren't all similar in sound like other bands in the genre. Mad love for these guys, can't wait to see them again!

[@Beau2000_]

saw them in Montana. The show was amazing. Kyle took his time to sign the merch I bought, which was really nice of him!!

[@Xenbjorn]

Berserk is what drew me to this band and I’d go as far as to say that Brand of Sacrifice is the BEST adaptation of the Berserk manga 😂 💀

[@ch0c0furi0us]

Great episode once again!

[@Darrkness]

I loved The Afterimage too. Lumiere was my shit! And Pursue too.

[@9TxONE]

Best dudes, great interview!

[@ryanrowe1975]

Great episode

[@younggabriel]

Let’s go!

[@BearPondersGames]

God this was dope. And get to reading Berserk Finn!

[@vyguardelite7874]

This man is the future.

[@jcfontaine0017]

I got the bad omens shibori collab, its sick❤

[@bolillo5013]

Well I can confirm that your band is a gateway for some people Kyle, for me and a friend we found you guys and Lorna a couple years ago and now we’re into all this shit

[@DumbTacoBeast]

I’ve struggled to get into death core type music until I came across BOS. I’m really digging the genre now!

[@zachbowcott886]

That’s me😂😂 2:28

[@cursedxatxbirth666]

It's on my mind now & i just kept thinking about it but if deathcore is going to start having more cleans then wtf do we have metalcore for 😂😂😂

[@travisspaulding9540]

I said the same.

[@ChristopherTito]

Don’t worry I’m on my way

[@bloodyassault803]

My theory is who is the demonic beast supposed to be in the Lifeblood album representing? Guts? Kyle Anderson himself? A Berserk monster?

[@muslimmetalman]

Wanted to correct the Harper mentio. She was 10 years old performing on AGT. She's now 11

[@midshipmaniac8406]

Definitely agree with him on Berserk, definitely read it, it starts off a little edgelord but gets way deeper.

[@Skagb0y]

wtf?!?! i said the exact same thing about needing a hero & villain in the scene & i chose CJ McCreery.

[@adammtroutman]

Horrible horrible mental health day. Thank you Finn.

[@MrDrPandaheart]

Apparently I need to play counterstrike

[@thomo2127]

It does blow my mind that people don’t know where brand of sacrifice got their name

[@benjjstvtic9288]

Please get a Lil Uzi Vert feature⁉️

[@ten4our]

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[@MortuusExtraMoai]

"ANIME and METAL are a perfect combination" -Nobody on their sane judgement

[@travisspaulding9540]

Ronnie radke is the villain. He’s just not in deathcore lol

[@tomskanepe2528]

brand of sacrifice is the king======s suk m y uta bmth and alesana

[@user-jd3ih7mh1f]

Bro I came here for deathcore not to hear hip hop thugs be called visionaries tf

[@CDCrest]

We found the racist, everyone

[@timothyeichinger3592]

Well you clearly only paid attention a very small section of this podcast where they TALK about deathcore and touch on many other topics.