Episode 389: FRAUGHT: A New Voice, A New Era | Dave Green & Leigh Moran discuss a new chapter for the band.
The Metal Cell PodcastShow Notes
Irish extreme metal band FRAUGHT return to The Metal Cell Podcast as guitarist's Dave Green and Leigh Moran join me to discuss a new chapter for the band, the arrival of vocalist James Doporto and their upcoming release, Pillar I: Ashes of Verdant Collapse.
Released through Apocalyptic Witchcraft on November 7, 2026, the first instalment of this three-part project features two tracks, “Death Assemblage” and “Detritivore”, with the three releases ultimately intended to form one larger work.
We get into what James brings to Fraught's sound, how a new vocalist can influence the direction of an established band, Leigh's arrival and contribution to the Fraught sound, and the ideas driving two new tracks: “Death Assemblage” and “Detritivore”.
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