Garza Podcast

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195 - BRUTALITY PODCAST: Deathcore, Myspace & Reflection Aug 25, 2025

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Garza sits down in-person with Yan Blanchette & Dom Dez. Hosts for Brutality Podcast. https://youtube.com/@brutalitypod

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00:00 - “Yan”
06:13 - How Yan & Dom Met
10:03 - Starting the Brutality Podcast
12:43 - Deathcore Nostalgia // Myspace Era
21:19 - Meditation
22:30 - Myspace Deathcore Revival
25:24 - Band/Industry Strategy
33:53 - Who Invented Deathcore?
48:45 - Suicide Silence Return?
50:24 - Podcasting, Intention & Passion
57:01 - Finn McKenty & Punk Rock MBA
1:04:20 - Deathcore Backlash, Haters
1:16:08 - Theo Von “Fan” Confrontation
1:28:21 - Hosting vs Guesting
1:32:00 - Reflecting
1:40:18 - Top 5 Deathcore Bands
1:51:17 - Worst Deathcore Trends
1:56:55 - Not Moving on Stage

194 - BERNTH: Changing Guitar YouTube Forever, Belphegor & Learning Technique Aug 18, 2025

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Garza sits down in-person with Bernth. Austrian guitarist, composer, session musician & YouTuber. Since 2020 his YouTube channel has gained over 1.3 million subscribers. https://linktr.ee/bernth

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00:00 - Hand/Wrist Guitar Warm-Up
07:28 - Austria To California
08:38 - Belphegor
11:28 - Studying Jazz Guitar
12:34 - Seiler Und Speer
19:19 - Heavy American Music
20:48 - Learning Metal Guitar
24:20 - Learning Guitar Theory & Technique
31:52 - Riff: Black Metal
35:42 - Open/Closed-Hand Picking
38:52 - Pursuing Career w/ Guitar
42:35 - U.S. Visa Citizenship
46:38 - Starting Youtube
49:40 - Making Technique Videos
51:51 - Exercise: Walking Spider
1:00:00 - Diversifying Career
1:13:03 - Working Regular Jobs
1:17:57 - Learning English
1:20:20 - Switching Content Style
1:21:28 - Playing w/ Adam Jones & Tool
1:28:56 - Wah Pedal
1:30:36 - E Standard
1:34:15 - Ibanez Signature Guitar
1:44:52 - String Gauges & Picks
1:49:38 - Elemental
1:52:50 - Learning Crazy Guitar
1:56:27 - Tips: Starting YouTube
2:07:55 - Exercise: Modular Picking
2:14:36 - China/Australia Tour & New Music

193 - Mudvayne Tour, Non-Music Influences & Announcement Aug 11, 2025

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Garza does a deep dive into his personal life, talks Theo Von comparisons & much more. Get exclusive content here: https://patreon.com/garzapodcast

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00:00 - Announcement
03:34 - Riding the Train
07:54 - Racoon Update
11:20 - Burger King
15:09 - “YOU”
15:45 - Theo Von
20:08 - Cigars & Ideas
25:22 - New Gear
27:30 - Touring w/ Mudvayne & Static X
36:36 - Adapting to Situations
38:02 - How Garza Met His GF
01:14:01 - Non-Music Influences
1:25:27 - Garza’s Books
1:30:24 - Ozzy’s Official Occupation
1:32:04 - Bedroom Headbanging
1:33:58 - Deron Miller Riff/Song
1:36:06 - Riff: Improv
1:38:25 - Neural DSP

192 - Fender Update, Best Pedalboard & Drug Addiction Aug 04, 2025

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Garza is back for a solo episode. Answering fan questions, raccoon update & much more! https://patreon.com/garzapodcast

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CHAPTERS:
000:00 - Riff: Freestyle
01:28 - Freeway Accidents
03:56 - Suffocation Show
06:00 - Pedalboard/Rack
16:18 - Podcast Developments
18:56 - J Quitting Drinking
21:20 - Diet Coke vs Coke Zero
25:45 - Smoking Cigars
32:13 - Fender #3?
34:19 - What Age is a Real Adult?
40:10 - Will Smith
47:50 - Q&A: Raccoon Update
51:50 - Q&A: Black Sabbath Riffs
58:15 - Q&A: Drug Addiction
1:18:19 - Q&A: Underrated Guitar Players
1:26:36 - Old Man Hates Metalhead Karaoke
1:29:50 - Foo Fighters/NIN Drummers
1:32:07 - Vodka Infused Celsius
1:34:34 - Patreon

191 - NIGHT VERSES | Nick DePirro: 8 String Riffs, Guitar Rig & Tuning Secrets Jul 28, 2025

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Garza sits down in-person with Nick DePirro. Guitar player for the instrumental band NIGHT VERSES & HEADCAVE. Catch them on their European tour in September! https://instagram.com/nightverses

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - R.I.P. Ozzy
04:34 - Pedalboard Evolution
10:35 - Desert Island Pedals
13:29 - First Guitars & Amps
17:12 - Playing with Better Musicians
18:27 - Tool
25:23 - How Night Verses Met
30:24 - Doomsday & Alien Conspiracies
35:04 - Reddit Forums
37:30 - Open Tunings
47:40 - Minor Scale Music
49:13 - Learning Guitar // Songwriting
52:15 - Theory & Technique
54:30 - Drop C & Alt Tunings
57:38 - Guitar Rig Demo
1:16:51 - Delay Pedals
1:19:26 - Building a Pedalboard
1:20:13 - Pedals vs Modelers
1:22:53 - Whammy Pedal
1:24:32 - Riff: Arrival
1:27:20 - Riff: Freestyle Jam
1:32:30 - Twitch Stream Songwriting
1:36:04 - Headcave // My Ticket Home
1:42:30 - Inspiration
1:43:50 - Drinking on Tour
1:46:10 - Recording with Ross Robinson
2:17:31 - Brandon Boyd
2:25:17 - Riff: Rose Wire
2:27:05 - Songwriting
2:33:54 - Hover EP & Music Video
2:37:11 - Favorite Riffs
2:46:33 - Riff: Whammy Pedal Jam
2:48:04 - One Guitar Instrumental Band
2:56:35 - Trusting Your Band

190 - ALPHA WOLF: Metalcore Riffs, Noise Pedal, Ice-T & Trusting Your Ideas Jul 21, 2025

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Garza sits down in-person with Sabian Lynch & Scottie Simpson. Guitar players for Australian metalcore band ALPHA WOLF. https://alphawolfcvlt.com

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Writing Easy Riffs
05:56 - Scottie’s 10 Years w/ Alpha Wolf
08:20 - Summer of Loud 2025
10:32 - Creating “The Noise” Pedal
21:46 - Riff: The Noise Pedal Demo
24:54 - Different Ways to Use “The Noise”
26:48 - Writing Akudama
30:18 - Alternate Guitar Tunings
34:37 - Scottie’s First Bands
37:20 - Sabian Loves Silverchair
43:55 - MONA Museum
46:51 - Leaving Tasmania
49:12 - Soundwave Festival
54:50 - Reading Comments
56:47 - Ice-T
1:00:24 - Band Name Origin
1:02:17 - Trusting Your Ideas
1:05:12 - 6 or 7 Strings
1:07:59 - Riff: Suicide Silence’s Smoke
1:09:46 - Riff: Noise
1:13:02 - Riff: Akudama
1:15:40 - Riff: Quick Improv
1:16:42 - Riff: Bleed For You
1:19:49 - Riff: Hotel Underground
1:20:09 - Riff: Feign
1:26:40 - Pedal Boards, Stage Gear & Live Rig
1:33:38 - Tour, Sobriety & Learning
1:42:20 - Closing Words // Korn

189 - PROFANATICA | Paul Ledney: Black Metal, Religion, GG Allin & Afterlife Jul 14, 2025

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Garza sits down in-person with Paul Ledney. Drummer & vocalist of black metal band PROFANATICA. Catch them on tour NOW! https://instagram.com/profanaticaofficial

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Drumming at 56
01:32 - Breathing Device
05:20 - Birth of Metal
10:05 - Chuck Berry
13:20 - Black Metal, Religion & Cults
27:04 - Aleister Crowley
30:22 - European Black Metal History
35:54 - Debut Album Destroyed
40:26 - First US Black Metal Band
45:50 - Church Burning // Marketing
47:21 - Raw Talent vs Laptops
49:48 - Posers
55:29 - Researching Metal History
58:03 - Drummers Lacking Style
1:02:54 - No Music in the Car // Getting Ideas
1:06:20 - Fake Happiness
1:08:24 - Meeting John McEntee
1:10:46 - Recording Quality
1:13:25 - Playing Every Day
1:16:10 - Being Abrasive
1:21:37 - Album Artwork
1:23:53 - Wife Being Supportive
1:25:34 - Mom Being Supportive
1:26:06 - Working w/ GG Allin
1:36:46 - Bad Luck & Not Quitting
1:38:48 - Afterlife Beliefs
1:42:25 - First Musical Instrument?
1:43:15 - Dave Lombardo // Slayer
1:44:22 - Closing Thoughts

188 - DERON MILLER: CKY, 96 Bitter Beings, Vinyl Collection & Regrets Jul 07, 2025

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Garza sits down in-person with Deron Miller. Vocalist & guitar player for the alternative metal band 96 Bitter Beings. Also best known as the former frontman & founder of CKY. https://linktr.ee/96bitterbeingsofficial

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Vinyl Collection
07:02 - First Bands, Oil
12:38 - CKY’s Multimedia Approach
14:33 - Naming “CKY”
19:06 - Sober in the Early Days
21:41 - Being a KISS Fan
25:25 - Oil’s Sound
29:07 - How CKY Got Their Sound
35:22 - Boss OC2 Pedal
39:55 - Crate Amps
46:02 - Practicing at the Margera’s House
51:15 - Writing 96QBB & Volume 1
57:53 - Riff: 96QBB Jam
1:01:21 - Learning Piano & Guitar
1:03:55 - Career Regrets // Mistakes
1:05:35 - How CKY Happened
1:10:38 - Being Ambitious
1:16:47 - Touring with Guns N’ Roses
1:21:52 - Having Their Album Erased
1:30:32 - Riff: Close Yet Far
1:36:04 - CKY/96BB/Ozzy Logo
1:39:55 - Biggest Metal Influences
1:47:56 - Guitar Playthroughs
1:50:02 - Writing // Jamming Together
1:54:52 - Malevolent Creation
2:05:19 - Bucket List
2:08:09 - Finding His Wife // Just Do It
2:16:33 - AI & Technology
2:19:49 - Self-Doubt
2:23:13 - 96BB’s Records
2:25:24 - Freestyle Jam
2:28:20 - ‘Esoterik’ Signature Guitar
2:34:11 - FreestyleMetallica Jam 2
2:39:10 - Outro Jam

187 - PHIL DEMMEL: Thrash Riffs, Machine Head, Vio-lence & Forgiveness Jun 30, 2025

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Garza sits down in-person with lead guitar player & songwriter Phil Demmel. Best known for his time in Machine Head, Vio-lence & guitar player for Kerry Kerry. Also filling in for some of the most legendary metal bands on the planet such as Slayer, Lamb of God & more. Check out Kerry King & Category 7! https://instagram.com/phildemmel

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Flying V // Sustainiac Pickup
07:47 - Fitness
08:55 - Golf
11:27 - Gemco // 1st Guitar
15:24 - 1st Concert // The Osmonds
16:39 - Angus Young, AC/DC & KISS
18:04 - C.W. McCall, “Convoy”
25:32 - Getting Slayer Gig
33:00 - Working Construction & Writing Riffs
38:40 - QotSA Jam
42:29 - Voice Memo Riffs
47:19 - Early Bands // High School
51:58 - Vio-lence // Torque
53:49 - Joining Machine Head
56:53 - Machine Head Lyrics & Riffs
1:12:58 - 80s Thrash Scene // Beef
1:15:47 - Vio-lence
1:20:32 - Category 7
1:23:52 - Lamb of God
1:27:04 - Hardest Bands to Play With
1:30:01 - Hardest Slayer Riffs
1:32:40 - Guitar Warm Ups
1:34:33 - The Stowaways
1:38:53 - Tornado of Souls
1:40:27 - Dublin, CA
1:51:36 - Self-Reflection & Forgiveness
1:56:22 - Heart Condition & Father Passing
2:00:01 - Charity // Non-Profit Shows

186 - New Music Update, Fan Questions & Celebrating 100,000 Subscribers Jun 23, 2025

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Garza is back for a solo episode. Answering fan questions, life update & much more!

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Coffee Consumption
05:50 - 100,000 Subs!
12:43 - Garza’s New Kia
14:12 - Beer & Shows
16:34 - Quad Cortex Tinkering
19:27 - Reading Books & People
23:58 - “J” Catch Up
29:35 - “How Are You?”
31:41 - Chris Barnes in Person
35:44 - Favorite Guitar Riff
40:20 - Life Is Peachy Guitar Tone
48:58 - New Suicide Silence
51:50 - Doris
55:00 - Golf & Buzz Osborne Tips
1:00:50 - New Fender 7-String
1:06:08 - Slaughter Tour Backlash
1:14:37 - Ikea & Toy Stores Closing
1:19:10 - Google Passwords Leak
1:26:11 - Israel vs Iran
1:28:59 - Future Goals
1:34:45 - Chug Norris

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