Denver metal and hardcore advocate Nick Nova assembled the seventh Nova Fest but his top albums of 2019 are super alt and indy. Don’t judge him.
My Top 5 Albums of 2019:
1.) While She Sleeps – So What?
2.) Strung Out – Songs of Armor and Devotion
3.) Face to Face – Live in a Dive
4.) Lagwagon – Railer
5.) Baroness – Gold & Grey
Nick’s Top 5 Albums of 2019
1.) Bon Iver – i,i
2.) Baroness – Gold & Grey
3.) Muscle Beach – Charms
4.) Astronoid – S/T
5.) Sharon Van Etten – Remind Me Tomorrow
Song Clips This Episode
Fathers “Normal”
Sorry No Sympathy “Last Walk”
Metal News This Episode
Is Alissa White-Gluz is being treated unfairly by metal press?
ARCH ENEMY’s MICHAEL AMOTT Says ALISSA WHITE-GLUZ Has Been Treated ‘Very Unfairly’ By Metal Media In Recent Months (Blabbermouth)
Do you think Butcher Babies has the “right image” for metal?
BUTCHER BABIES’ HEIDI SHEPHERD: ‘I’ll Never Stop Proving That My Image Is Something That I Am Proud Of’ (Blabbermouth)
What do you think caused the downfall of Warped Tour”?
HERE’S WHAT REALLY CAUSED THE DOWNFALL OF WARPED TOUR (Kerrang)
Other Stuff in This Interview
Nick mentioned this Red Jumpsuit Apparatus stolen photo story (petapixel) in our discussion about Arch Enemy. There was no lawsuit.
Nick’s lasting memory of GWAR in the movie Empire Records:
Denver Concert Calendar
| BANDS | VENUE | DATE | NOTES |
| 2019 U.S. Sickness Tour – Morbid Angel, Watain, Incantation | Oriental Theater | Thu 12/05/19 | |
| As I Lay Dying | Summit Denver | Fri 12/05/19 | SOLD OUT |
| Cattle Decapitation with Athiest, Primitive Man, Vitriol | Oriental Theater | Sat 12/07/19 | |
| VIO-LENCE with HAVOK, Axeslasher | Bluebird Theater | Sat 12/07/19 | |
| NOVA FEST 7 FEATURING FATHERS, Sorry No Sympathy, The Burial Plot, Cheap Perfume and Saving Verona | Hi Dive | Fri 12/13/19 | |
| KHEMMIS with Wayfarer, UN | Bluebird Theater | Sat 12/14/19 | |
| Defeater | Larimer Lounge | Sat 12/14/19 | CANCELED |
| Unearth with Darkest Hour, Venom and Valor, IAMTHESHOTGUN and It’s Always Sunny in Tijuana | Roxy Theatre | Sun 12/15/19 | |
| Colorado Hardcore Holiday Party and Toy Drive Remain and Sustain with The Burial Plot, Fox Lake, MINDZ EYE, Mouth For War and Peacemaker HC | Marquis Theater | Sat 12/21/19 | $5 ticket with unwrapped toy at door. Benefits Ronald McDonald House |
| Bodies We’ve Buried and Killing Creation with Hydraform | Globe Hall | Sat 12/21/19 | |
| Green Druid with Scepter Of Eligos and Tricoma | Lost Lake | Fri 12/27/19 | |
| Death By Stereo, Slitwrist, Implied Risk, No Takers AND Trade-Ins | Streets Denver | Tue 12/31/19 | |
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