Reclaiming Power w/ Lindsay Schoolcraft | Bleeding Metal Podcast 6.18

Recurring guest and long-time friend of Bleeding Metal, Lindsay Schoolcraft joins Kiki in an episode that touches on everything from all the reasons why Artificial Intelligence should stay away from art, how the patriarchy harms everybody including men, and how different conditionings cultural backgrounds interfere in our abilities to learn vocal techniques.

Lindsay breaks down the stories behind her upcoming album “Harrowing”, the symbolism in its cover art, and how her songwriting keeps evolving but will always keep some of that old-school Evanescence-style. We also go on a little tangent of how joining the lawsuit against her former band CRADLE OF FILTH was actually liberating and supportive of her Mental Health.

00:00 LINDSAY SCHOOLCRAFT Comes Back After Two Years
04:49 Mental Health and Self-Care Practices
06:41 Standing Up for Justice in the Music Industry
09:49 The Impact of AI on Music and Creativity
19:00 Hope for Societal Change driven by Women
23:07 Lindsay's Stories on her New Album "Harrowing"
27:16 The Journey of Learning Harsh Vocals
33:29 The Album Artwork for Lindsay Schoolcraft's "Harrowing"
38:00 Influences and Inspirations in Music
40:57 Lindsay Schoolcraft's Two Albums in Two Years coming up

Find out more:

• Pre-order “Harrowing”

• Follow Lindsay Schoolcraft on Instagram

• Lindsay’s previous Bleeding Metal episode from Nov. 28, 2023

• Cody Johnstone’s Bleeding Metal episode from Nov 27, 2025

• Lindsay’s friend and ‘So Alive’-guest vocalist Krista Shipperbottom on Instagram

Recorded on May 20th, 2026 (with a few internet glitches, sorry!).

Bleeding Metal is hosted, produced, and edited by Kiki with Riverside⁠.

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Intro music by ⁠Savvier Nelson⁠⁠⁠ with vocals from himself and Kiki, as well as the familiar jingle vocals from singer Jelena Dobric⁠⁠⁠.