• Independent Minded podcast with Georgia Maq, Dillon Warnek, RIX

    ELEVEN: September 2025

    Georgia Maq converses with The Devil and God, Dillon Warnek reflects upon recklessness, Jano & Luther Rix combine forces to remake a Dr. John classic.

  • Independent Minded with Andi Deris of Helloween

    Helloween

    Andi Deris talks with Ron about leaving Germany for the Canary Islands, idolizing KISS, trading his accordion for an electric guitar, celebrating 40 years of heavy metal in Helloween.

  • Independent Minded podcast with Madeline Kenney, Lynyn, In The Pines

    ELEVEN: August 2025

    Madeline Kenney throws a marimba party, Indigo De Souza cries over nothing, Lynyn moves to the rhythm of modular synths, In The Pines make their sunbeam dream a reality.

  • Independent Minded podcast with Preoccupations

    Preoccupations

    Scott Munro of Canadian post-punk band Preoccupations talks about the band's democratic DIY spirit, their Black Sabbath cover band, their near-name change to Santa Claus Orchestra.

Carl Fisher, GBHBL

“Return To Earth deliver a synth slice of infectious gold. Guilty pleasure or not, when it’s bloody good music, that’s all that matters and Octavius is bloody good music.”

Tom Hanley, Jersey Rock

“If Oblivion was a long-awaited supernova, Octavius was something born from the previous effort’s celestial wreckage. It’s new, exciting, and unexpected.”

RETURN TO EARTH — OCTAVIUS

BANDCAMP + APPLE MUSIC + SPOTIFY

Chris Pennie, Brett Aveni and Ron Scalzo follow up 2022’s critically acclaimed album, Oblivion with a new EP that signifies another stylistic shift for the band.

RTE goes full synthwave on
OCTAVIUS.