March Forth with Mike Bauman

Episode 110: Set The Sun

On this episode of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Set The Sun!
Comprised of friends Arc and Eris, Set The Sun is a modern metal outfit whose sound blends elements of electronic, metalcore, progressive rock, numetal, and industrial for a cinematic and emotive listening experience. The duo collaborates with other talented musicians they reference as "The Collective," which includes the likes of Clint Lowery (Sevendust), DJ Lethal (Limp Bizkit), Ryan Clark (Demon Hunter), Michael Lessard (The Contortionist), and producer Forrester Savell, among others.
In July 2022, Set The Sun dropped their debut EP entitled "In Absentia, Vol. 1." That initial release resonated with heavy music fans, with tracks like "The Way Back" (featuring DJ Lethal & TELLE) and "Invisible" (featuring Ryan Clark) racking up over 91,000 and 179,000 Spotify streams, respectively. Additionally, the corresponding music videos for "The Way Back" and "Invisible" have garnered a combined 140,000 YouTube views to date.
So far in 2023, Set The Sun has dropped three singles - "Arrival," "The Truth" (featuring Clint Lowery), and "A Better Way To Bleed" - off their forthcoming LP entitled "At War." 
In this episode, Arc and Eris talk with Mike about their shared respect and admiration for the aforementioned Clint Lowery and Sevendust, how they got into heavy music when they were younger, making meaningful music that connects with listeners on an emotional level, persevering through anxiety and negative feelings, paying respect to the late, great Chester Bennington with "A Better Way To Bleed," and more.
This episode of March Forth with Mike Bauman also features the aforementioned "A Better Way To Bleed" from Set The Sun, available where you get your music!
Follow Set The Sun on Instagram @setthesunband. To stay up-to-date with Set The Sun, visit https://www.setthesun.com/.
Follow Mike on Instagram @marchforthpod. To stay up-to-date on the podcast and learn more about Mike, visit https://linktr.ee/marchforthpod.
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Episode 109: After Hour Animals

On this episode of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with After Hour Animals!
With inspiration ranging from bands like Dayseeker, Bring Me The Horizon, and Bad Omens, After Hour Animals is a metalcore band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin that formed in 2020. Since releasing their EP "Remember This" on 3/20/20, After Hour Animals has taken their music from the shores of Lake Michigan to the globe. Their 2020 single "All It Takes" is nearing 1 million streams on Spotify alone, while their single "Dangerous" is nearing 500,000 Spotify streams since its December 2022 release. 
In their latest single entitled "What I Wanted," After Hour Animals tackles the subject matter of losing someone you love, and the grief and reflection that comes with it. Since its June 2nd release, "What I Wanted" has amassed nearly 15,000 Spotify streams, while its accompanying music video has over 3,000 views on YouTube.
On this episode, Nik, Armon, and Bao from After Hour Animals talk with Mike about their friendship, how they got into music, the meaning behind "What I Wanted," the backstory behind their music video shoots, developing their own sound, and more. 
This episode of March Forth with Mike Bauman also features the aforementioned "What I Wanted" from After Hour Animals, available where you get your music!
Follow After Hour Animals on Instagram @afterhourmke. To stay up-to-date with After Hour Animals and check out their August tour dates, visit https://www.afterhouranimals.com/. 
Follow Mike on Instagram @marchforthpod. To stay up-to-date on the podcast and learn more about Mike, visit https://linktr.ee/marchforthpod.
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Episode 108: Keeper

On this episode of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Keeper!
Hailing from London, UK, Keeper is an alternative music artist that's continued to build a following since releasing his debut EP "Guess I'm Keeper" in March, 2021. Fusing elements of hyper pop, pop punk, post hardcore, emo rap, and 808s, Keeper's talent on the guitar and behind the mic have garnered the attention of media outlets like Alternative Press, BBC Introducing, Idobi Radio, Clash Magazine, New Noise Magazine, and more.
Despite his talent as a musician, Keeper tries not to take himself too seriously, which is evident in several of his music videos. So far in 2023, he's dropped the singles "Come Around" and "I Don't Even Know Myself," the latter of which features fellow rising UK music artist tmdistant. Both songs show Keeper's creative evolution, giving fans something to chew on prior to his forthcoming EP "The Greatest Hits...He Lied."
In this podcast, Keeper talks with Mike about his early love for Britney Spears, putting the time in on guitar, finding his voice as a vocalist, the difficulties of COVID which led him to starting Keeper, not taking himself too seriously, his sold-out London show with tmdistant back in June, his forthcoming EP "The Greatest Hits...He Lied," and more. 
This episode of March Forth with Mike Bauman also features Keeper's latest single "I Don't Even Know Myself" featuring tmdistant, available where you get your music!
Follow Keeper on Instagram @guessimkeeper. To stay up-to-date with Keeper, visit https://www.guessimkeeper.com/.
Follow Mike on Instagram @marchforthpod. To stay up-to-date on the podcast and learn more about Mike, visit https://linktr.ee/marchforthpod.
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Episode 107: Major Moment

On this episode of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Sasha Razumova and Andrey Borzykin of Major Moment!
Formed in 2018, Major Moment is a pop metal band based in Boston, Massachusetts. Since their debut EP one small stEP back in 2018, Major Moment has made a global impact in the modern metal and hard rock community. With a sound that blends melodic vocals, powerful choruses, synths, and heavy riffs, Major Moment has racked up over 2 million Spotify streams worldwide.
From the introspective and anthemic nature of "The Flood" (721k+ Spotify streams), to a single inspired by an online troll in "Toxic" (120k+ Spotify streams), to the inspiring vibe of their latest single "Overcome," Major Moment's diverse sound continues to resonate with fans around the globe.
In this episode, Sasha and Andrey talk to Mike about growing up in Russia and getting into heavy music, their love and respect for Linkin Park, the hard work they put into each release and improving as a band, the creativity that goes into their music videos, dealing with the pain and sadness of the Russia-Ukraine war, their forthcoming album entitled The Pain That Makes Us Grow, and more. 
This episode of March Forth with Mike Bauman also features Major Moment's latest single "Overcome," available where you get your music!
Follow Major Moment on Instagram @major.moment. To stay up-to-date with Major Moment and get your hands on some awesome pre-order options for The Pain That Makes Us Grow, visit https://majormomentband.com/. 
Follow Mike on Instagram @marchforthpod. To stay up-to-date on the podcast and learn more about Mike, visit https://linktr.ee/marchforthpod.
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Episode 106: Slingshot

On this episode of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Slingshot!
A California-based band that combines elements of indie, alternative, and punk, the current lineup of Slingshot is comprised of Dylan Baumgartner (guitar & vocals), She-Ra (vocals), Armand Morillo (bass & vocals), and Annaleece Arellano (drums). In this special edition of the podcast, Slingshot gives Mike and the listeners an exclusive premiere of their new EP entitled Dawn of Decline!
Officially releasing to the rest of the world this Friday, June 23rd, Dawn of Decline was recorded at Low Budget Productions with Chris Sia of Split Image. In addition to mixing and mastering the EP, Chris also sings on "Night of a Thousand Tears," the lead single off Dawn of Decline.
On this episode, Slingshot talks with Mike about the making of Dawn of Decline, including what it was like working with Chris, tackling real world issues in the lyrical content, shifting to a more punk sound with this release, and more.
Listen to Slingshot's new EP Dawn of Decline this Friday wherever you get your music!
Follow Slingshot on Instagram @slingshot.band. To stay up-to-date with Slingshot, visit https://instabio.cc/4060208JUHy87. 
Follow Mike on Instagram @marchforthpod. To stay up-to-date on the podcast and learn more about Mike, visit https://linktr.ee/marchforthpod.
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Episode 105: UJ Martinez (The Sight Of Impact)

On this episode of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with UJ Martinez!
UJ is a guitarist and songwriter in The Sight Of Impact, a hard rock/nu-metalcore band out of Donna, Texas in the Rio Grande Valley. Over the years, The Sight Of Impact has shared the stage with the likes of Adema, Avatar, Eyes Set To Kill, and Hed PE. They also played at the Never Say Never Festival, which featured the likes of Deftones, Bring Me The Horizon, The Devil Wears Prada, and Asking Alexandria, among others.
Since 2021, The Sight Of Impact has dropped 7 singles, each of which has seen great success on streaming platforms. Their 2021 single "Ideal Life" featuring rising trap metal outfit Dropout Kings has received nearly 600,000 streams on Spotify alone. The Sight Of Impact's 2022 single "What Can You Say" became their first official radio single, reaching No. 2 on the "Mainstream Rock Indicator Most Added" chart. The band's latest single entitled "Left Behind" has already racked up over 12,000 Spotify streams since its release on May 5th.
In this episode, UJ chats with Mike about the band's continued rise and success over the past few years, including how grateful he is for the support from the fans, collaborating bands, and media outlets, the inspiration behind and making the music video for "Left Behind," working with Wade Concienne, influences like Korn, and more.
This episode of the podcast also features the aforementioned single "Left Behind" from The Sight Of Impact, available where you get your music!
Follow The Sight Of Impact on Instagram @thesightofimpact. Follow UJ on Instagram @ujimpact. To stay up-to-date with The Sight Of Impact, visit https://hypeddit.com/thesightofimpact/leftbehind. 
Follow Mike on Instagram @marchforthpod. To stay up-to-date on the podcast and learn more about Mike, visit https://linktr.ee/marchforthpod.
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Episode 104: ON HIGH

On this episode of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with ON HIGH!
Comprised of Sam Boxold (vocals, guitar), Alex Lofton (bass), and Andy Ackroyd (drums), ON HIGH blends pop punk and alternative elements for an energetic and diverse sound that's sure to grab the attention of music fans.
Having worked with the likes of John Feldmann (Goldfinger, Blink-182, Mod Sun, Sueco, Fever 333), Zakk Cervini (All Time Low, Bring Me The Horizon, Machine Gun Kelly), Ashton Irwin (5 Seconds of Summer), Calum Hood (5 Seconds of Summer), and Travis Barker, ON HIGH has taken their collective musical experience from previous projects and poured it into ON HIGH. Since August, 2022, the band has released five singles and multiple music videos. The latest of those is "Misuse," a catchy, genre-blending tune about missing someone which just dropped in May.
In this episode, ON HIGH chats with Mike about how the band came together, what they've learned from their collective experiences over the years in other projects, the inspiration behind their debut music video "Alive," feeling rejuvenated after a break from music, and more.
This episode of the podcast also features the single "Alive" from ON HIGH, available where you get your music!
Follow ON HIGH on Instagram @onhighband. To stay up-to-date with ON HIGH, visit their website at https://onhighband.com/. 
Follow Mike on Instagram @marchforthpod. To stay up-to-date on the podcast and learn more about Mike, visit https://linktr.ee/marchforthpod.
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Episode 103: Mik Gonzales

On this episode of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Mik Gonzales!
A longtime play-by-play announcer and sports media personality, Mik is a friend and former colleague of Mike's. In addition to his sports talk radio show "The Cheap Seats" (FM 100.7 The Ticket in Toledo, Ohio), Mik is also a sports broadcaster for Toledo Sports Network, which covers high school sports and other area sporting events in Northwest Ohio. Additionally, Mik was also the longtime play-by-play voice of the Toledo Cherokee, a junior hockey team that is part of the USPHL.
With this year marking the 25th anniversary of the Toledo Cherokee's 1997-98 Junior B National Championship team, Mik returned to the podcast to take Mike and listeners on a trip down memory lane of that championship run.
Follow Mike on Instagram @marchforthpod. To stay up-to-date on the podcast and learn more about Mike, visit https://linktr.ee/marchforthpod.
To learn more about Mik, check out the links below. If ya dug the show, like it, share it, tell a friend, subscribe, and above all, keep the faith and be kind to one another. Thanks for listening!
Listen live to "The Cheap Seats" on 100.7 The Ticket on Sundays at 9 am EST
Mik's SAP Memorial Award Honor video with the Toledo Cherokee (courtesy of WTOL Toledo)
Toledo Sports Network

Episode 102: Marc Rosenfeld & Frankie Ghiloni of Bury the Darkness

On this episode of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Marc Rosenfeld and Frankie Ghiloni of Bury the Darkness!
Rosenfeld plays lead guitar, and Ghiloni performs vocals in Bury the Darkness, a metalcore band from Phoenix, Arizona.
Bury the Darkness burst onto the metal scene in 2020 with their debut single "Break Me," which went on to amass over 667,000 Spotify streams alone. By March of 2023, the band had topped over one million streams across all platforms with their four singles. On 4/7/23, Bury the Darkness dropped their fifth single and first with Frankie on vocals entitled "Obey," which has already reached over 42,000 Spotify streams.
In this episode, Marc and Frankie chat with Mike about the new Bury the Darkness lineup featuring Frankie on vocals and additional guitarist Brennan Davis, their latest single "Obey," Frankie finding his confidence as a vocalist and fulfilling his dream of being a frontman, the support and community they have in the Phoenix music scene, music marketing as an up-and-coming band, and more.
This episode of the podcast also features the aforementioned "Obey" from Bury the Darkness, available where you get your music!
On Instagram, follow Bury the Darkness @burythedarkness, Marc @marcrosenfeld, and Frankie @frankieghiloni. To pre-save the forthcoming single "Paralyzed" from Bury the Darkness (out on 5/26/23), visit https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/burythedarkness/paralyzed. 
Follow Mike on Instagram @marchforthpod. To stay up-to-date on the podcast and learn more about Mike, visit https://linktr.ee/marchforthpod.
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Episode 101: Shaw Calhoune & Danny NoNo

On this episode of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Shaw Calhoune and Danny NoNo of Big Eleanor Records!
Shaw is a rapper from Silver Spring, Maryland who is part of the Big Eleanor Records family. Since 2019, he's released The Outlook (2019), The Rudy Tape (2020), MARIANA (2021), GOAT CHEESE (2022), my regards (2022), and February's EP entitled Fly Langston.
Based in Pennsylvania, Danny is the founder of Big Eleanor Records, and a talented musician in his own right. He plays drums in Advocaat and Homemade Ski Mask, bands both rooted in punk, but with completely different vibes and musical styles.
In this episode, Shaw and Danny speak with Mike about Fly Langston, including the artwork design, the jazz-style beats and lyrical themes, sports references, collaborators, and more. They also talk a little hoops and sneakers, as well as forthcoming live shows.
This episode of March Forth with Mike Bauman also features the song "Full Hunter" off of Fly Langston from Shaw Calhoune, available where you get your music!
Follow Shaw on Instagram @shaw_calhoune. To check out all of Shaw's releases, visit https://shawcalhoune.bandcamp.com/. To stay up-to-date with all of the Big Eleanor Records releases, follow them on Instagram @bigelrecords, and visit https://bigeleanorrecords.bandcamp.com/! 
Follow Mike on Instagram @marchforthpod. To stay up-to-date on the podcast and learn more about Mike, visit https://linktr.ee/marchforthpod.
Thanks for listening! If ya dug the show, like it, share it, tell a friend, subscribe, and above all, keep the faith and be kind to one another.