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165 - KILLSWITCH ENGAGE | Adam D: Metalcore, Writing Riffs & Starting a Band Feb 24, 2025

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Garza sits down in-person with Adam Dutkiewicz. Adam D is a record producer & best known as the guitar player for the metalcore band KILLSWITCH ENGAGE. Also for other projects Aftershock, Times of Grace & Serpentine Dominion. New Album "This Consequence" OUT NOW! https://linktr.ee/kse

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Sense of Humor & Sarcasm
05:10 - Jesse's New Singing Technique
07:47 - Nintendo, Super Mario
10:41 - How Adam Got into Hardcore/Punk
13:58 - “Always Trust Your Ear”
17:50 - Westhampton, Going to School for Music & Reading
26:55 - Tricking Joel to Join Band
29:24 - Being a Telemarketer
34:06 - Realistically Thinking of Starting a Band
37:05 - Process of Writing the 1st Record
39:49 - Working, Killswitch & Interning
44:20 - Zero Expectations
47:21 - Never Have Pre-Thoughts of People
47:51 - Writing/Trashing Guitar Riffs
53:59 - How often does the band jam/rehearse?
1:00:23 - Back Surgery, Torn Meniscus1:09:09 - Self Doubt Thoughts
1:13:24 - Having a Different Singer & Tryouts
1:18:51 - Moving Out of Parents Basement
1:21:50 - Moving to San Diego California
1:25:58 - What is Adam Doing Now
1:29:08 - Making Music with Corpsegrinder
1:35:15 - What gets Adam Pissed
1:37:54 - New Guitars 1:38:55 - Guitars with1 Pickup

164 - SIX FEET UNDER | Chris Barnes: Cannibal Corpse, Horror & Death Metal Legacy Feb 17, 2025

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Garza sits down in-person with Chris Barnes. Vocalist for the death metal band SIX FEET UNDER. https://instagram.com/chrisbarnes6FU

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Live & Sleep Death Metal
04:28 - First Podcast After Going to the Show
05:15 - Grateful
08:22 - How Chris’ Mom Inspired Him to Play Metal
11:18 - The Alligator People, B Horror Movies
12:39 - Losing Family Members
19:21 - Chris’ Upbringing in Buffalo, NY, Moving to FL
26:03 - Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Meeting Paul Stanley
29:05 - Meeting Bob Rusay & Paul Mazurkiewicz
30:06 - When Chris Started Smoking Weed
32:09 - Ultraman, Godzilla34:40 - Gojira, Grammys, Rock Hall of Fame
37:54 - Starting Bands Pre-Cannibal Corpse, Airband Competitions
43:46 - Joining Leviathan, Chris’ Favorite Band
49:09 - Starting Cannibal Corpse
50:45 - Writing Lyrics on Weed, Vocal Approach
55:52 - Eaten Back to Life Artwork, Vince Locke
58:29 - Butchered at Birth Artwork
1:00:37 - New Album, Killing for Revenge, Album Cover
1:03:40 - Tomb of the Mutilated, Tension Within the Band
1:12:50 - Starting Six Feet Under, Leaving Cannibal Corpse
1:23:00 - Being in 2 Successful Death Metal Bands
1:27:29 - Beef w/ Corpsegrinder, Embracing the Hate
1:34:12 - Using Cannabis to Write Music1:38:19 - Cameo Videos
1:40:22 - Talking Crap1:47:58 - Having Few Friends
1:52:50 - Getting Sober, Smuggling Cannabis
1:56:05 - Ace Ventura Cameo
2:02:38 - Being a Movie Fanatic
2:07:24 - Reading Books on Tour, Sleeping Next to Bandmates
2:09:31 - Writing New Album, Killing for Revenge
2:12:11 - Working w/ Jack Owen Through the Years
2:14:50 - Psycroptic
2:16:34 - Internet Hate vs Real Life Impact

163 - THE BROWNING: Rave Metal, EDM, D.A.R.E. & Internet VS Reality Feb 10, 2025

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Garza sits down in-person with Jonny McBee & Akeem "Hardcore Keem" Funera from American electronicore band THE BROWNING. https://thebrowning.net

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Band Name Meaning?
04:16 - “NintendoCore”
06:11 - Getting Into Synths, Hardstyle EDM
09:48 - Band DVDs
10:50 - Making Money in Music
15:59 - Artwork
18:00 - New Album, Omni
22:12 - Keem Joining
25:45 - Moving to Dallas, Starting The Browning
28:55 - Embracing The Synths
30:17 - Meeting Wayne Static & Dino (Fear Factory)
32:38 - How Keem’s Helps Write Songs
36:50 - Songwriting Live VS Computer
39:44 - Jonny’s Beef w/ Korn
42:55 - Taco Bell Bands
44:45 - Inhale Vocals Are Harmless?
52:22 - How Keem Started Youtube
56:32 - Bass Covers
1:00:05 - Touring Full Time
1:02:18 - Switching to Guitar, Podfarm
1:06:04 - Guest List Problems
1:07:10 - Fed Up Fingerboards, Business Ideas
1:11:58 - Electronic & Metal Show
1:12:53 - Internet VS Reality, Fans VS Haters
1:15:34 - Being Straight Edge
1:17:56 - D.A.R.E.
1:23:18 - Staying Away From Drugs & Alcohol
1:25:22 - Guardian Angels, Being Grateful
1:29:35 - “Blue” Cover, The Real Band Name Meaning

162 - SHANNON LUCAS: All That Remains, Black Dahlia Murder & Future Playing Drums Feb 03, 2025

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Garza sits down in-person with Shannon Lucas. Former drummer of All That Remains & The Black Dahlia Murder. https://instagram.com/wolvenspirit

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Where Has Shannon Been?
02:04 - No Social Media
07:43 - Virginia
08:33 - Getting Into Metal, Slayer, Pantera, Metallica
12:07 - Drumming
14:45 - Local Bands
16:14 - High School Marching Band
21:12 - Pursuing Music
25:54 - Music Over a Career/Relationship
34:08 - Delivering Pizza
35:16 - All That Remains
43:48 - Writing “This Calling,” The Fall of Ideals
47:28 - Quitting All That Remains
51:13 - Joining Job For a Cowboy
56:07 - The Black Dahlia Murder
1:08:20 - Speed, Endurance & Warm-Ups
1:17:50 - Physical & Mental Toll of Playing Metal
1:21:44 - Recording Nocturnal w/ TBDM
1:28:28 - Guitar Center Job
1:32:21 - Trevor Strnad
1:40:45 - Leaving TBDM
1:42:38 - Side Projects, Going Home
1:46:52 - Black Metal
1:59:40 - Gatekeepers
2:03:38 - New Project, WOLVEN SPIRIT
2:11:04 - NAMM
2:12:14 - Tour Memories, TBDM/SS
2:14:30 - New Musical Project, AERITH, w/ Ken Bedene (Aborted)

161 - SNOT: Nu Metal, Tragedy, Lynn Strait & Finding a New Singer Jan 27, 2025

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Garza sits down in-person with Mikey Doling & John "Tumor" Fahnestock. Guitar & bass player from Santa Barbara, CA nu-metal band SNOT. https://my.bio/snot

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Whiskey Ideas
02:22 - Shows With New Singer
04:50 - Last Snot Shows in 2015
05:44 - Getting the Band Back Together
06:57 - Writing the First Snot Demos
08:16 - Finding Lynn Strait
10:50 - How Mike Found John, Jamie & Sonny
16:50 - Early Days, Signing to Geffen
20:10 - Writing Get Some
23:40 - Touring w/ Pantera, Soulfly
26:33 - Mike & Sonny’s Dual Guitar Technique
29:47 - How the Get Some Album Release Day was Special
31:10 - Recording Get Some at Long View Farm Studios
35:30 - Lynn Was a Ladies Man
38:52 - Rich Kids on LSD
41:23 - The Day Lynn Strait Died (& R.I.P. Casey Chaos)
48:38 - Strait Up Recording Process
58:12 - Writing “Angel’s Son” w/ Sevendust
1:04:43 - New Shows & New Songs
1:07:25 - Finding New Singer, “Andy”
1:10:04 - Getting Blessing & Support From the Strait Family
1:11:10 - Upcoming 2025 Shows, Rockville, Inkcarceration & More

160 - STICK TO YOUR GUNS: Hardcore, Straight Edge, Terror & Aging as a Band Jan 20, 2025

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Garza sits down in-person with Orange County, CA band STICK TO YOUR GUNS. Their new album "Keep Planting Flowers" is out now! https://sticktoyourguns.net

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STICK TO YOUR GUNS is: Jesse Barnett - Vocals Andrew Rose - Bass Chris Rawson - Guitar Josh James - Guitar Adam Galindo - Drums

CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Fred Durst 02:18 - LA Fires, Emotional Time 10:33 - New Album & Artwork - Keep Planting Flowers 13:28 - When Jesse Quit Being Straight Edge 22:32 - How Jesse’s “Medicine” Changed Him 26:00 - Perspectives on Straight Edge 30:10 - Failing the Milk Challenge 32:23 - Pumpkin Pie Challenge 38:43 - Established in 2003 40:38 - 1st STYG & SS Tour Together 42:18 - The Decimator Pedal 43:33 - Andrew’s Bass Rig 44:00 - Andrew Joining the Band 52:08 - Mitch Fundraiser 54:35 - Backlash From Diamond & The Hope Division 57:20 - Scott Vogel/Terror 1:00:52 - Aging as a Band 1:06:17 - Behemoth, Metal Genres 1:08:13 - Maintaining as a Band, Growth 1:09:02 - Writing the Best Record 1:10:20 - Adam’s Bell Brass Snare, The Cleansing Snare 1:14:23 - John Feldmann’s Crazy Recording Process 1:27:34 - Recording Keep Planting Flowers with Beau Burchell 1:29:37 - Approach to Songwriting 1:31:21 - Writing “Left You Behind” 1:35:21 - Being Outspoken, Consequences 1:39:50 - The Warriors

159 - PEELINGFLESH: Slam Riffs, Axe Fx, Bad Trips & Quitting Your Job Jan 13, 2025

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Garza sits down in-person with Mychal Soto & Jason Parrish. Guitar players from Oklahoma City, OK slam band PEELINGFLESH. https://instagram.com/peelingfleshok

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CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Strings & Tunings 01:27 - Oklahoma Snow Storms 03:17 - Intro, Religion, Black Jesus 06:14 - Tuning to F 08:02 - Writing With Passion & Emotion 10:03 - Coming Up with Band Logo 11:41 - Writing “Shoot 2 Kill” 12:50 - Playing “Shoot 2 Kill” 14:38 - Writing Slam Riffs 16:58 - Writing a Song a Day/How to be Prolific 21:14 - Quitting Your Job, Making Music a Full-Time Career 27:04 - Not Giving Up, Obstacles 32:02 - Quitting Weed, Bad Trips, Anxiety & Depression 37:52 - Slam Tank Riffs 38:49 - Portal 42:38 - Bending Notes 45:05 - Pinch Harmonics, Ozzy 49:11 - Noise Gates 50:44 - Behind the Rig 54:54 - Neural DSP, Fortin Pedals 57:38 - Line 6 Spider Insane Mode 58:22 - Lone Wolf Audio Owner is Hated 1:01:46 - Riffs 1:03:11 - Bare Knuckle vs Fishman Pickups 1:04:31 - Turning Up the Amps 1:05:46 - Playing Kitchen Shows 1:09:19 - Favorite Mosh Style 1:09:53 - Meeting Your Heroes 1:17:06 - Losing/Finding Your Passion 1:18:28 - Using Rap Samples 1:19:52 - Ghostwriting 1:21:35 - Live Energy 1:23:49 - Lowriders, Cadillacs, Broke Mindset 1:28:48 - Making Money 1:29:59 - Phil Collins 1:30:15 - Slam Basics, Pinch Harmonics 1:33:04 - “Perc 3000” Jam 1:35:55 - “The Fuckening” Jam 1:37:23 - B.C. Rich Shoutout

158 - GAEREA: Black Metal, Portugal, Spirituality & Art Jan 06, 2025

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Garza sits down in-person with GAEREA. https://gaerea.com

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CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Anonymity & Stalkers 02:41 - Scammers, Cash vs Digital Currency 05:56 - Gateway Bands Into Black Metal 11:36 - Evolving as a Band & Writers 14:03 - Expanding Your Perspective 18:06 - Writing & Interpreting Songs 22:00 - Wearing Masks on Stage 25:08 - Spirituality & Afterlife 30:33 - Thomas Ligotti Books 35:22 - Growing Up in Porto, Portugal 39:44 - Writing an Album in Two Weeks, Pros & Cons 46:02 - Writing & Deleting Riffs 52:30 - Writing New Album, Coma 54:14 - “Hope Shatters” 57:00 - “World Ablaze,” New Musical Direction 1:02:14 - Philosophy 1:09:45 - On Tour With Zeal & Ardor, Zetra 1:13:18 - Playing w/ Black Metal Bands 1:14:48 - 8 Forms of Art 1:16:40 - Jordan Peterson

157 - BEST of 2024: Nu-Metal History, Guitar, Slam, Black Metal, Demons & 2025 Goals Dec 30, 2024

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Happy Nu-Year everybody! Garza talks what happened in 2024, goals for 2025 & much more!

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CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Garza's Goals for 2025 18:06 - Crying with BRUJERIA 24:48 - Playing Guitar with VITRIOL 31:18 - Nu-Metal History with COAL CHAMBER & SPINESHANK 40:33 - Talking Black Metal with DARK FUNERAL 44:36 - Where Slam Came From with INTERNAL BLEEDING 53:29 - Facing Demons & Mitch's Death 1:07:54 - Weight Loss Challenge with Ernie 1:23:25 - What the Podcast Has Done For Garza. THANK YOU

156 - THE CHARISMATIC VOICE | Elizabeth Zharoff: Vocal Study, Lorna Shore & Myths Dec 23, 2024

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Garza sits down in-person with Elizabeth Zharoff. Founder of The Charismatic Voice. With over 1.8 million subscribers on YouTube. Elizabeth is on the forefront of the latest vocal research. https://linktr.ee/thecharismaticvoice

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CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Finding the Right Partner, Family 10:35 - Disneyland, Baby #2 12:33 - Will Ramos Throat Study 16:24 - 1st Wave of Vocal Studies w/ Metal Singers, Utah Lab 22:37 - Growing Up in Washington, Curiosity About Vocals 26:55 - The Moment Elizabeth Wanted to Study Voices 31:12 - Studying w/ Background Noise & Music 32:50 - Dealing w/ Vocal Nodules & Damage 40:41 - Retiring From Opera to Start YouTube 42:51 - VR, Spatial Audio, Immersion, The Las Vegas Sphere 49:37 - Classical Music, How Music Affects Our Bodies 56:09 - Starting “The Charismatic Voice” 1:03:20 - Academic History, Curtis Institute of Music 1:05:30 - Working w/ Will Ramos, Extensive Studies 1:11:40 - Identifying Vocal Cord Damage, Travis Ryan 1:14:48 - Mitch’s Vocal Damage 1:17:40 - Kickstarter, Fund Vocal Research: http://kck.st/3Zah4Zn 1:19:10 - Honey For Vocals Myth 1:23:15 - How to Start Singing & Screaming 1:27:55 - Speech Impediments & Singing

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