At Riot Fest 2025, we caught up with Honey Revenge vocalist Devin Papadol for an electrifying conversation about the band's unique position in the modern emo landscape. From their pop-rock fusion that's transcending genre boundaries to becoming Kevin Lyman's favorite new band for Warped Tour 2025, Devin breaks down how Honey Revenge is creating music that makes you want to "cry but also shake ass." We explore the band's influences spanning from early 2000s pop icons like Kesha and Britney to metalcore roots, discuss their support for emerging artists like Love Rarely and Sweet Pill, and get exclusive details about their upcoming tour with Spiritbox. This conversation perfectly captures how the new wave of emo bands are destroying genre boundaries while staying true to the emotional core that defines the scene.

Key Topics & Timestamps:

• [00:00] Introduction and catching up at Riot Fest 2025
• [00:22] Current emo listening habits: Love Rarely and Sweet Pill
• [01:13] What makes Honey Revenge's sound so emo
• [01:37] The untherapized brain vomit that became their debut
• [02:59] How their live show converts skeptics into believers
• [04:03] The death of genre boundaries in modern music
• [04:40] Kevin Lyman's obsession with Honey Revenge
• [05:48] Warped Tour 2025 and feeling like the teacher's pet
• [06:10] Upcoming Spiritbox tour announcement
• [06:20] Building community through Discord and Patreon

Episode Highlights:

• "We make music that is a remnant of many things... reminiscent of the pop music we grew up on and the metalcore we grew up on."
• "Everyone stuck up their f***ing nose to genre. And now we're back... genres aren't real. And that's been my whole thing from the beginning."
• "Warped Tour changed the trajectory of my life... and Kevin Lyman just f***s with us."

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