Sept. 21, 2026

Chained Saint Rocks Louder Than Life: Main Stage Moments and New Music Releases

Show Notes
Transcript

On this episode of the Adventures of Pipeman on W4CY Radio, Pipeman catches up with the band Chained Saint at the Louder Than Life festival. The group dives into what it’s like performing in extreme heat, their first main stage festival experience, the difference between US and UK crowds, and their brand new release. With high-energy banter and behind-the-scenes festival stories, this conversation gives listeners an authentic look into the rising band’s journey and love for live music.Main Topics Covered

Performing at Louder Than Life
- Chained Saint’s experience on the main stage
- Playing in extreme heat
- Vibrancy and size of festival crowds
Band’s Festival Journey
- Differences between performing in the US and Europe/UK
- Interactions with festival organizer Danny Wimmer
Festival Moments & Crowd Stories
- Band’s impulses on stage (the "angel and devil" moment)
- Observations on festival logistics and atmosphere
Music Releases & Band Updates
- Announcement of new song "Punk" dropping at midnight
- Upcoming EP "Rise to Fall"
- Custom merch story behind "fucking punk" shirt

Key Discussions & StoriesPerforming on the Main Stage

The band shares their excitement about playing the main stage at a major festival for the first time, describing it as "a playground" with a ton of space and energy 01:57.
Describes the surreal feeling and their adventures with stage proximity and resisting the temptation to sneak onto the adjoining stage 02:07.

US vs UK Festival Crowds

Discussed the "crazy in a good way" energy of European metal crowds versus the strong turnout and enthusiasm they saw at Louder Than Life, including early morning mosh pits 02:48.

Festival Culture & Community

Shared observations about the sheer number of fans arriving for the event, noting packed flights with everyone traveling for the festival 03:13.

Band Favorites & Must-See Acts

The band names Machine Head, Danzig, Pantera, and Twitching Tongues as must-see performers at the festival 04:12, with Danzig the unanimous favorite 04:52.

New Music & Merch

The band announces the midnight release of their song "Punk," created with a custom shirt featuring letters from different Goodwill T-shirts—handmade by a band member’s partner 05:01.
Shares details about their upcoming EP "Rise to Fall," set to include three additional new tracks 05:40.

Notable Quotes

"It is a playground. A lot of space."
"In the UK...everyone's crazy in a good way...They are like true metalheads."
"Punk drops tonight at midnight, October 9th. Full EP Rise to Fall drops, another 3 songs on there."
"Just keep your eyes open, your ears peeled, and, you know, we're gonna have a lot of new stuff coming out soon."

Resources & Links Mentioned

New Release: "Punk" (Midnight launch, October 9th)
Upcoming EP: "Rise to Fall"
Band Custom Merch: Handmade "fucking punk" shirt (story at 05:01)
Festivals: Louder Than Life, DWP festivals

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This is the Pipe Man here on the Adventures of

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Pipe Man W4CY radio, and I'm here with... Ethan.

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Sean.

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Cameron.

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Sebastian.

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We are at Shane's Saint. We're happy to be here

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with Pipe Man.

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Yes, and I'm happy to have you here at Louder

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Than Life. You were going to say something?

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I just said once again.

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Once again.

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Like, see, I love this though because normally I don't

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interview bands like two months in a row, but you

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guys are too fucking cool and I caught.

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Your set today.

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I'm like, oh my God, they did a badass set

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in the fucking hell of Louder Than Life because it's

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so freaking hot.

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Yeah.

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Like, I don't even know how you guys do it, man,

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to be honest.

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I'm just sitting here and it's enough for me and

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you guys are running around stage doing that shit. Like,

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I have to bow to you for this.

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Heat and giving us a show. So tell us what

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it's like to be here at Louder.

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Oh man, being here at Louder Than Life, it's awesome.

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Round two, we finally get to hit it this time.

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And the set was a lot of fun. The people,

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the crowd, they showed up. And we're very happy about that,

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being early in the morning. It's been a blast talking

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to people here, talking to Pipe Man. And yeah, always

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love it here at the DWP Festivals.

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Yeah, and how does Danny treat you guys? How does

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Danny Wimmer treat you guys as a band?

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D-Money.

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D-Money's amazing. I mean, we're just very fortunate he allowed

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us to play on the live stage today. I mean,

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it's huge. This is our first main stage performance at

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any festival. So we're just blessed.

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What's it feel like being on a stage that much

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bigger than what you're used to?

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It's a playground.

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Right?

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It is a playground. A lot of space. And it

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was so cool because it was a part connecting it

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to the stage next to us, to the ladder stage.

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I had like the, you know when it's like the

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angel and the devil on the shoulder?

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Oh yeah, totally. Every minute of my life.

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Yeah, it's the devil like, you should definitely go on

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to the other stage. And the angel's like, don't do it, Sean.

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You're going to get yourself kicked out.

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Don't do it. I didn't do it. You did it.

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Come on. I think you had, come on, you didn't

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do it? I went halfway.

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Okay.

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Okay.

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So that's cool. A little balance there. A little bit devil,

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a little bit angel. Yeah. You got to have a

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little bit of both. A little bit.

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That's the recipe. So how do you feel the difference

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is playing here in the U.S. and playing in the U.K.? Oh,

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the difference?

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I mean, look, people did not disappoint today. But in

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the U.K., I mean, in all of Europe, everyone's crazy

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in a good way.

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It shows.

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They are. like true metal heads, but people here today

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showed the same energy. And, you know, it's a different crowd,

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but it's a different type of crowd.

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In good ways.

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And, you know, mosh pits the whole way.

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Loved it.

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What blew me away when I drove up this morning is, like,

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it's a Thursday, hot as fucking hell, and I couldn't

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believe the line for people to get in that I

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didn't have to stand on.

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Yeah, when we were flying in, I recognized some people

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From just around town, I'm like, oh, they're going louder

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than life. Like, a lot of people that are just

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coming in just for the festival.

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Oh, yeah.

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My flight, like, everybody on there was there for louder

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than life. And it was a packed flight. Yeah. And

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somebody asked me, they're like, Nate, we're sitting right next

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to me. Are you here for louder than life? And

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I'm like, look at my hair. Look at my shirt.

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I didn't really say that. But that's what I'm thinking

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in my mind. I'm like, well, yeah, of course.

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It's badass.

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Yeah.

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Like, this is one of my favorite festivals because it

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is so cool.

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Like, there's so many stages, so much going on, so

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many cool bands. And speaking of which, what bands are

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you going to catch?

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Machine Head. Unfortunately, we're out today. But, I mean, today,

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Machine Head, Danzig, and Pantera, I'm there.

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Nice.

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All those sets. Tomorrow, if I was here, I'd be

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going to Twitching Tongues and a bunch of other bands.

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I've got to look at the full thing, but... we're

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only here today and still stacked lineup.

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I look at while you're not here.

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Cause then you'll just feel bad that you have some

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FOMO that you're missing.

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That's fair.

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Do you guys have a bands that you would want

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to see here at Laird and life that he didn't mention?

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I want to see Danzig.

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Nice.

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Pantera.

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Who do I want to see today? Shoot. Danzig. It

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looks like Danzig's the winner here, man. You know? And, uh,

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So I love your shirt, too. It says fucking punk.

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Yeah, that's for our new release that drops at midnight tonight.

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Exactly. So tell us more about it.

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All right.

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So my wonderful lady friend made this for me. Shout

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out Ava. It's different T-shirts with different letters.

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Oh, wow. Yeah, that's cool.

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There's a different T-shirt from a goodwill, you know, and

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and she sewed them all on here.

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And yeah.

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Custom shirt for the release and I wore it for

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for the show today and yeah it's fucking punk.

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Nice I love it well you guys are fucking awesome

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is there anything else you want to tell the listeners

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that we haven't covered already that you have up in common.

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Punk drops tonight at midnight October 9th full EP rise

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to fall drops another three songs on there and yeah

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just keep your eyes open your ears peeled and you

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know We're going to have a lot of new stuff

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coming out soon.

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I love seeing you guys because every time I see you,

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you're blowing up even more.

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Thank you.

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And you are working it hard, and it's paying off.

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So thank you for giving us great music.

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Thank you.

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Hard at work or hardly working?

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How about a little bit of both?

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And thanks for being here at Louder and on The

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Adventures of Pipe Man.

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Thank you for listening to The Adventures of Pipe Man.

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