Heavy music, real lives, no filter

Heavy music, real lives, no filter

My name is Lochlan Watt and music is my life. On this podcast you will find me chatting with guests about music, life, and whatever else I feel like talking about.

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Conversations about music, identity, and the lives built around sound

37. WILL RAMOS & AUSTIN ARCHEY: Deathcore Double Speed Date (LORNA SHORE)

37. WILL RAMOS & AUSTIN ARCHEY: Deathcore Double Speed Date (LORNA SHORE)

I had a brief 20 minutes at Good Things 2025 to sit down with the vocalist and drummer of the biggest deathcore band...
36. SEAN HARMANIS: Slow & Steady, Sustainably Heavy (MAKE THEM SUFFER)

36. SEAN HARMANIS: Slow & Steady, Sustainably Heavy (MAKE THEM SUFFER)

Chatting responsible touring, steady growth, strong family dynamics, and thoughts on future music with Make Them Suff...
35. KATE DAVIES: Trans Inclusive Radical Hatred (PUPIL SLICER)

35. KATE DAVIES: Trans Inclusive Radical Hatred (PUPIL SLICER)

Kate Davies of the genre-blurring UK trio PUPIL SLICER talks new album 'Fleshwork', and goes deep on their ex...
34. JONA NIDO: Living Large on Love and DIY (COILGUNS, HUMMUS RECORDS)

34. JONA NIDO: Living Large on Love and DIY (COILGUNS, HUMMUS RECORDS)

Jona is the guitarist and leader of the Swiss hardcore band COILGUNS. I first met him and most of his bandmates when...
33. AUTHOR & PUNISHER: Machines Against The Machine

33. AUTHOR & PUNISHER: Machines Against The Machine

Tristan Shone of the industrial doom metal project Author & Punisher talks about his latest album 'Nocturnal...
32: BRADY DEEPROSE - Grappling With Unself (CONJURER)

32: BRADY DEEPROSE - Grappling With Unself (CONJURER)

Fresh from opening the main stage on day two of Damnation Festival, Brady Deeprose, singer/guitarist of British post...
31. MATT KING: Figuring It Out Along The Way (PORTRAYAL OF GUILT)

31. MATT KING: Figuring It Out Along The Way (PORTRAYAL OF GUILT)

Backstage at Damnation Festival 2025, Singer/guitarist Matt King of Texas screamo-come-black-metal trio Portrayal of...
30. GAEREA: Beyond Black Metal

30. GAEREA: Beyond Black Metal

I sat down with the main brain behind the mysterious Portuguese entity that is Gaerea at Damnation Festival to discus...
29. GEORGE CLARKE - Power To The Lonely (DEAFHEAVEN)

29. GEORGE CLARKE - Power To The Lonely (DEAFHEAVEN)

I sat down with Deafheaven vocalist George Clarke at Damnation Festival in the UK to talk 'Lonely People With Pow...
28. MATT HARVEY & CARL WHITBREAD - Exporting A Single Flower (WE LOST THE SEA)

28. MATT HARVEY & CARL WHITBREAD - Exporting A Single Flower (WE LOST THE SEA)

Matt and Carl are two of the three guitarists and both of the graphic designers in the ranks of the Sydney post-rock...

Recorded backstage, on the road, at festivals, and in quiet corners between shows

The podcast captures unguarded, human conversations with artists at every stage of their journey. From extreme metal and hardcore to experimental and genre-defying projects, Music Is My Life documents the culture, struggles, and passion that keep heavy music alive.

Hi, I'm Lochlan

Hi, I'm Lochlan

I host Music Is My Life, and I come to these conversations with years spent inside heavy music culture, both behind the scenes and behind the microphone. I’m less interested in press-cycle answers and more interested in the real story, how someone got here, what it cost them, and what keeps them going.