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Lead Singer Syndrome with Shane Told

Joel Birch (The Amity Affliction)

Lead Singer Syndrome with Shane Told

Shane Told

Music, Music Commentary, Music Interviews

4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2016

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Episode 48 - The Amity Affliction frontman Joel Birch joins the show this week while on tour in Toronto. Recently sober, Joel discusses life as an alcoholic on tour and in the studio, the moral issues of changing their lyrics for a radio edit, having 3 number 1 albums in a row in Australia, and him having no qualms about calling out other musicians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is the Jabber Jaw Podcast Network. Hello! Hello and welcome to another episode of Lead Singer Syndrome.

0:31.0

I'm your host, Shane Told, this podcast is all about me talking to other lead singers

0:36.8

about what it's like to front a rock and roll band and today we have a great episode. My friend Joel Birch of the Amity

0:46.3

Affliction joins me. What can I say about them? I mean I'm sure by now pretty much wherever you're listening to this in the world, if you're into

0:55.8

Metal Core, or hardcore, whatever, you know about the Emmity Affliction, but it's kind of an interesting story because this band is massive in Australia.

1:05.2

They have had now three number one albums in a row, which we talk about a little bit in the

1:10.8

podcast. And now they're starting to pop off other places in the world.

1:15.0

They've been doing really well in Europe for a while.

1:17.0

Now, they're on a bus tour in the US headlining.

1:21.0

So it's really, really great to see everyone coming around and embracing the

1:25.2

Emmity Affliction a great band. Before we get into my chat with Joel, I

1:30.4

want to remind you guys it's very easy to get in touch if you've got suggestions for the show

1:36.8

If you want to give me some love. We've got all these different ways of doing it through social media so please if you got a Snapchat I'm on there

1:45.2

it's real Shane told Instagram is at lead singer syndrome Twitter is at lead singer

1:51.6

sin s yn and if you just want to email me

1:55.4

Go ahead. It's lead singer syndrome at gmail.

1:59.4

Come also Facebook's a thing again Just search for lead singer syndrome. I'm sure it'll pop up.

2:06.0

Go on the page give us a like. I'm gonna be a lot more interactive on there very soon with Facebook and part of it is we're going to be starting up

2:14.7

the VIP club really soon and I know I've been talking about it for a few weeks now

2:19.3

but it's coming we're ironing out the details so make sure again you're you're following us on the

2:25.1

social media and all that shit so you know exactly what's happening.

2:29.8

First of all I've got to give a big shout out to the 2016 Toronto Blue Jays.

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