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**Garza Podcast**

Hosted by Chris Garza, guitar player & founder of Suicide Silence. New episodes every Monday.

Latest Episodes:

66 - ERRA: Alabama Metalcore, Nickelback Love/Hate & Line 6 Goated Feb 20, 2023

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ERRA is an American progressive metalcore band from Birmingham, Alabama. https://erraband.com

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ERRA is: J.T. Cavey, Jesse Cash, Alex Ballew, Conor Hesse & Clint Tustin

TIME CODES:

00:00 - Clint is a Valuable Member of the Band.

04:24 - Quad Cortex vs Peavey 5150

06:53 - Jamming on a Line 6 Spider

11:32 - ERRA Origins (How Alex & Jesse Met)

14:35 - JT Was a Frat Guy

18:52 - JT Made Over 200 Youtube Vocal Covers

20:09 - Coming from Alabama & Carving Their Own Path

31:32 - Connecting with Music After a While of Listening

35:48 - Clint Joining the Band

37:26 - Connor’s Role in the Band/Doing the Tedious Tasks

39:41 - Productivity vs. Relaxation

48:06 - Satisfaction vs. Disappointment

50:48 - Competing With vs Supporting Peers

53:43 - Moving to LA & Making Sacrifices to Keep the Fire Alive

56:28 - Avoiding Self-Titled Release During Pandemic

1:02:23 - ERRA’s Backwards “R” is not a Korn Homage

1:05:20 - Dockers, Dickies & JNCO Pants

1:07:55 - JT Joins ERRA after Texas In July Breakup

1:10:00 - Drift, Self-Titled & Internet Haters

1:19:37 - Nickelback & Nic Cage Hate

65 - Rob Watson | LIONHEART: Limp Bizkit, Hardcore & Working w/ Ice-T Feb 13, 2023

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Rob Watson is the singer for the American hardcore band Lionheart. https://lionheartca.com

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TIME CODES

00:00 - Limp Bizkit has a Teleprompter

03:40 - LIONHEART is eight records deep

04:00 - Playing the same riffs over again/Remembering how to play parts, patterns

05:39 - Writing Process

06:26 - How long has Evan been in the band?

08:30 - Lionheart is 20 years strong

10:20 - Two different eras of Lionheart

10:38 - How did Rob and Evan meet?

11:40 - Rob’s an actual hardcore guy/Playing with your favorite band

15:00 - Is hardcore bigger in Europe than in the US?

18:14 - Turning point with LHHC and Welcome to the West Coast

21:14 - Welcome to the West Coast Trilogy

25:10 - Working with Jamey Jasta, Ice T on III

37:00 - Working on the next record/Pushing Yourself

49:00 - Forgetting Breakdown Patterns

50:12 - Garza thought Lionheart was StraightEdge

54:28 - Lyrics

01:06:44 - Lionheart’s Breakup and Reunion

01:16:05 - Playing what you Want to Play

01:17:25 - Cell Phones and Mapquest

64 - CARCOSA: Vancouver Deathcore & Going Viral on TikTok Feb 06, 2023

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Carcosa is a four piece deathcore band from Vancouver BC, Canada. https://carcosabc.com

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CARCOSA is: Andrew Baena, Johnny Ciardullo, Travis & Cooper Lagace

TIME CODES:

00:00 - Positive vibes in the Deathcore scene

07:30 - The state of the modern metal/deathcore industry

08:26 - Straight outta Vancouver-ish

13:35 - Dealing with the Canadian government to play music

19:01 - Carcosa’s first tour is a result of hard work

23:05 - Andrew applying Youtube skills to the band

25:12 - Everyone in the band has a skill that helps

25:50 - How did the band meet?

54:00 - Travis has been drumming since he was 2 years old

55:25 - Johnny knows music theory

01:01:18 - Carcosa’s writing process

01:07:20 - Suicide Silence writing process

01:15:40 - Slipknot love

01:25:28 - Having fun with Nihilus music video

63 - WITHIN DESTRUCTION: Slam Police & Almost Dying in a Van Jan 30, 2023

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Within Destruction is a sic AF metal band from Slovenia. https://sadboikroo.com

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WITHIN DESTRUCTION is: Rok Rupnik, Luka Vezzosi & Howard Fang

TIME CODES:

00:00 - Being from Slovenia & Taiwan

11:54 - The show must go on

16:50 - Sakura writing process

23:44 - Howard joins, music gets sic

29:41 - Why a three piece w no bass player

34:35 - Getting out of Taiwan

42:45 - Deathcore elitists & slam police

47:00 - Yokai, Lotus backlash & reaction

55:45 - How long does it take to get exposure?

59:22 - Top bands from other countries

01:02:46 - Almost dying in a van crash

62: Metal Health Awareness Jan 23, 2023

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Garza & Zack the Kid talk about having bad traps when you're high, mental health struggles in metal & much more!

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TIME CODES

00:00 - Intro

00:55 - Wormed

08:55 - Sheriffs evicted my neighbor

12:53 - Motorcycle accidents

21:43 - Sick New World

31:02 - New Suicide Silence & bad trips

38:40 - Big 6

41:42 - Mental health struggles in metal

53:16 - TRL & best MTV shows

57:05 - Guitar Center jiu-jitsu

61: The Best Nu Metal Albums Ever! Jan 16, 2023

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Garza & Zack the Kid talk about the top 50 nu metal records of all time, how to record your ideas & much more!

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TIME CODES

00:00 - Intro

00:55 - Chaos & Carnage

06:49 - Bill Burr talks Meshuggah

10:10 - Worst part about being in a band

15:12 - Record your ideas!

22:07 - Improving your craft never ends

30:22 - 50 best Nu Metal albums of all time

60: DEFEATED SANITY Jan 09, 2023

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Defeated Sanity is a German technical death metal band from Dachsbach, Bavaria. We talk about how to build a foundation in death metal, who the heaviest band of all time is & much more!

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Defeated Sanity is: Lille Gruber, Jacob Schmidt & Josh Welshman

TIME CODES:

00:00 - Intro

00:47 - On tour now!

07:26 - Don’t steal merch

16:51 - Foundation for a brutal band

23:55 - How to write a fresh riff

26:41 - Finding albums in the 90’s

32:12 - Jazz & death metal

34:45 - Beatles, Death & pop song structure

38:12 - Recording process

44:57 - Staying hungry

54:51 - German bands being bigger in the states

56:19 - Unique Leader

57:56 - Is death metal still underground?

01:00:17 - Blast beats be in arenas

01:05:10 - Corpsegrinder is the nicest guy in death metal

01:09:28 - Heaviest band ever

59: Happy Nu Year! Jan 02, 2023

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Garza & Zack the Kid look back on 2022, react to Pantera & much more!

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TIMECODES:

00:00 - Intro

00:47 - Personal Highlights of 2022

04:35 - Garza’s most memorable moment of 2022 (Chaos & Carnage Tour)

10:10 - Garza’s most memorable podcast moment of 2022 (Glen Benton of Deicide)

14:34 - What did we get for Christmas?

17:52 - Time to clean your room

22:34 - David Goggins

24:39 - New Year’s Resolution Success Rates

28:05 - Most Popular New Year Resolutions

39:27 - Pantera reaction & Current Events

43:29 - Zakk Wylde x Dimebag

46:22 - Ed Sheeran x Dani Filth Collab

50:22 - Courtney Love’s new song, “Justice for Kurt”

55:22 - 2022 Wrapped

57:08 - Elon Musk Buys Twitter

58:50 - The Slap Heard ‘Round the World

01:01:25 - Argentina Wins World Cup

58: 'Tis the Season of Boy Bands & Breakdowns Dec 26, 2022

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Garza & Zack the Kid talk about what they want for Christmas, The Big 6 & much more!

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TIME CODES:

00:00 - Intro

00:55 - Jinjer & POD

08:24 - What does Garza want for Christmas?

15:56 - How to not be a piece of shit

21:04 - Driving on edibles

26:31 - The Suicide Silence rap song

32:33 - Exhumed & great gifts

33:55 - Racist AI & FN Meka

46:11 - The Big 6

52:46 - Will Ramos & Mitch Lucker

58:35 - The Grinch might make you stop speeding

57: EXHUMED Dec 19, 2022

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Exhumed is an American death metal band from San Jose, California. We talk about how Gore Metal came about, fighting each other, longevity in death metal & much more!

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Exhumed is: Matt Harvey, Ross Sewage, Mike Hamilton & Sebastian Philips

TIME CODES:

00:00 - Intro

00:55 - Do death metal drummers have the hardest job?

09:36 - Longevity & the Cannibal Corpse blueprint

14:56 - Meeting other band members & hearing Carcass

19:04 - The early years

21:24 - How to find new bands in the 90s

26:16 - Promoting your band at shows