Garza Podcast

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185 - SUICIDE SILENCE | Ernie Iniguez: Deathcore, LA Protests & Life Update Jun 16, 2025

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Garza sits down in-person with Ernie Iniguez. Drummer for the deathcore band SUICIDE SILENCE. https://instagram.com/ernieiniguezdrums

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - L.A. Protests // Misinformation
15:25 - Anthony Bourdain
18:29 - Odd Fan Interaction
20:41 - Life Update & Catch-Up
29:18 - Garza’s Kia Rio
31:53 - Writing New Songs
32:38 - Boyfriend D
37:57 - Slaughter to Prevail
43:40 - Quad Cortex
47:08 - Lifted
50:37 - Getting Older
56:35 - Online Trolls & Supporters
1:04:10 - Outworking Everybody
1:07:39 - Fender 7 String
1:09:50 - Chuck Norris Questions
1:14:46 - Garza is Chug Norris
1:16:35 - Burnout
1:30:32 - Staying in Headbanging Shape
1:36:58 - Korn Tracksuit
1:39:18 - Orthodox & Left Handed Guitars
1:42:49 - Malevolence
1:45:23 - Free Knowledge
1:49:03 - Last Thoughts

184 - PSYCHO-FRAME: Deathcore, B.C. Rich Guitars & Not Quitting Music Jun 09, 2025

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Garza sits down in-person with Mike Sugars & Aiden “Dave” Bessent from deathcore band PSYCHO-FRAME. https://bfan.link/SLITFOAGM

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Background // Atlanta HQ
06:42 - Mastodon // John Mayer
13:05 - Meshuggah Aura
14:59 - Separating Art From Artist
16:34 - New Album
19:19 - Going All-In
23:21 - Meeting Wife on Tour
25:29 - Dapper Monkeys
28:18 - Potato Cannons
31:32 - First Concerts Attended // IN, GA
36:03 - Gentlemen’s Clubs
39:33 - Getting Grounded as a Kid
42:30 - Starting Guitar
44:30 - Not Quitting
48:40 - Starting PSYCHO-FRAME
54:39 - B.C. Rich Ironbird
59:05 - Weedeater Band // Cough Syrup
1:02:17 - Smoking MJ
1:06:49 - Riff: No Revives
1:08:39 - Riff: Dave & Garza Chug
1:09:46 - Riff: Garza Learns Tapping
1:12:08 - Playing Difficult Parts
1:14:07 - Church of Scientology
1:17:55 - How the Band Met
1:28:57 - Riff: Garza Freestyle

183 - DISEMBODIED TYRANT | Blake Mullens: Deathcore, Axe Fx, Cigars & Bad DMT Trips Jun 02, 2025

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Garza sits down in-person with Blake Mullens. Vocalist & guitar player for the deathcore band DISEMBODIED TYRANT. https://instagram.com/disembodiedtyrant

CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Whiskey Cheers
01:04 - Missouri Venues // Chesterfield
03:35 - Muay Thai
09:47 - Fractal Axe-FX II
12:15 - Blake’s ESP Guitar
13:46 - Chug: Blake’s “Chewy” Tone
17:41 - Joining DT
23:04 - Learning Drums, Guitar & Being Homeschooled
27:25 - Dealing with Critics
31:28 - 8.6 BLACKOUT
38:03 - Riff: 8.6 BLACKOUT
41:10 - Watching Movies While Writing Music
43:35 - Smoking Less Weed
45:17 - Girlfriend Appreciation
48:19 - The Poetic Edda
51:00 - Riff: Death Empress Breakdown
56:17 - Cigars
1:02:24 - Strip Clubs
1:11:41 - Identity Crisis // Losing 100lbs
1:17:50 - Bad DMT Trip
1:19:28 - Igorrr
1:27:32 - Onward & Upward

182 - WARBRINGER | John Kevill: Thrash, Weapons, War History & Pressure of Succeeding May 26, 2025

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Garza sits down in-person with John Kevill. Vocalist for the thrash metal band WARBRINGER. New album “Wrath And Ruin” out now! https://linktr.ee/warbringer

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Morning Whiskey
04:19 - Moving to Florida Country
17:26 - Beginnings // Lineup Changes
25:56 - Warbringer // Suicide Silence Tour
30:17 - Younger vs Older Band Etiquettes
31:58 - Lady Gaga
37:30 - World History, Wars & Weapon Technology
49:35 - Russian Gulag // Prison Industrial Complex
53:18 - Writing Lyrics // POV Storytelling
55:05 - Kurt Cobain, Commerce & Neoliberalism
1:00:22 - Mental Health, Depression & Society
1:04:57 - Pressure of Succeeding in Music
1:10:12 - Medication, Anxiety & Imagination
1:17:54 - Brave New World // Aldous Huxley
1:22:03 - Atheism, Religion & Life After Death
1:30:10 - Faith in Humanity // Human Atrocities
1:36:13 - Class Warfare // Corporate Propaganda
1:43:22 - Perspective // Social Anxiety
1:45:21 - Art, Expression & Purpose
1:46:49 - Best Thrash Band
1:48:19 - Doubling Down

181 - IMMINENCE | Eddie Berg: Metalcore, Violin Riffs, Sweden & Training Martial Arts May 19, 2025

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Garza sits down in-person with Eddie Berg. Vocalist & violinist for the Swedish metalcore band IMMINENCE. New album "The Return of The Black" Out Now! https://imminenceswe.com

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Growing Up in Trelleborg, Sweden
04:31 - Learning Violin
09:19 - Self-Funding
12:50 - Dreadlocks
15:27 - Gateway Bands
17:26 - Training Martial Arts
23:10 - First Violin
25:38 - Reading Music
27:45 - Playing Local w/ Orchestra
32:04 - Harry Potter
35:08 - Rig Rundown: Violin, Pickup & Pedalboard
42:37 - Writing
47:08 - Finding Your Sound
55:16 - Becoming Confident
1:02:09 - Different Tunings
1:04:38 - Tone: Violin Demonstration
1:06:46 - Eddie & Garza Freestyle Jam #1
1:09:19 - Freestyle Jam #2
1:10:47 - God Fearing Man
1:16:26 - Improv Breakdown Jam
1:18:06 - Creativity
1:27:20 - Rocky
1:29:22 - Self-Recording
1:31:18 - Video Production
1:36:29 - Unlearning
1:37:02 - The Violin Scream

180 - MAC GLOCKY: Viral Covers, CKY, AI Music & Growing up in Sacramento May 14, 2025

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Garza sits down in-person with Mac Glocky. Content creator, solo artist & known for his viral covers/impressions combining two different bands. New album “Fantasy Covers, Vol. 4” out now! https://linktr.ee/zachmaclachlan

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - How Mac Glocky Got His Name
01:58 - Joining the Military
03:25 - Working in a Restaurant
08:25 - Buddy Holly, Garey Busey & Richie Valens
12:22 - La Bamba
13:30 - Green Day
15:48 - Growing up in Sacramento & Utah
16:39 - Hoobastank & Buckcherry
21:03 - Everything Everything Band
23:50 - Claymation Music Videos
25:25 - CKY & Deron Miller
27:24 - Minimal Recording Setup
29:52 - Approach to Making Covers
33:04 - Vocal Impressions
37:37 - Starting Career Over
43:56 - New Solo Album
45:01 - Coming Up With Band Names
50:00 - Rebuilding Social Media
52:37 - Korn Covers
54:17 - Strandberg Headless Guitars
1:01:48 - AI Generated Music
1:11:54 - Flying Cars
1:14:57 - Neuralink
1:18:34 - AI Girls, IRL Rizz
1:22:44 - Volume 4
1:23:10 - Copyright Laws & Vanilla Ice Interview

179 - INCANTATION | John McEntee: Death Metal, Guitar, Regret & Making Amends May 12, 2025

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Garza sits down in-person with John McEntee. Vocalist & guitar player for the death metal band INCANTATION. https://orcd.co/incantation-ud

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - 1980s Early Death Metal
04:22 - Death Metal Template & Being Original
16:48 - KISS
21:10 - Guitar & Writing
27:00 - Playing Loose vs Perfect
30:14 - Learning to Understand Yourself
40:06 - Drive & Determination
42:06 - Rebuilding, Regrets & Making Amends
46:25 - Judas Priest
49:34 - Delivering Newspapers & Riding BMX
52:29 - Record Town
58:37 - Revenant Days
1:08:24 - How John Became a Frontman
1:17:30 - Bill Korecky
1:21:33 - Grateful for the Journey
1:29:50 - Chris Barnes

178 - MALEVOLENCE: Metalcore Riffs, Guitar Rundown & Navigating Fatherhood May 05, 2025

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Garza sits down in-person with Konan Hall & Josh Baines. Guitar players from Sheffield, UK metal band MALEVOLENCE. https://linktr.ee/malevolenceriff

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00:00 - Kemper & Quad Cortex
01:52 - Starting Malevolence as Kids
02:57 - Playthrough: First Song Pessimist
09:15 - Buying First “Real” Guitar
11:18 - Gear Broken by Airlines
14:35 - Acoustic Show
23:57 - Playthrough: Higher Place
25:55 - Writing Higher Place
32:19 - Navigating Fatherhood as a Musician
41:22 - Beer Run
41:48 - Keeping Same Lineup Since 2010
47:13 - Partying in the Early Days
54:15 - Switching to Digital Amps & Cabs
1:02:12 - Konan Builds Custom Music Gear (Konvikt Kustoms)
1:13:10 - Performance: Keep Your Distance
1:15:30 - Approach to Writing Songs
1:23:25 - Riff: On Broken Glass
1:27:11 - No Phones at Concerts
1:32:18 - Josh’s Custom Shop Ibanez Guitar Rundown
1:36:21 - Active vs Passive Pickups
1:39:05 - Konan’s Jackson Soloist Guitar Rundown
1:45:32 - Working with Josh Wilbur on New Album

177 - NOTHING,NOWHERE: Buddhism, Travis Barker Collab & Being Vegan May 02, 2025

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Garza sits down in-person with Joseph Mulherin. Musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter behind NOTHING,NOWHERE. On tour now! https://nothingnowheremerch.com/pages/tour

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00:00 - Writing Music In A Treehouse
07:32 - Love or Chemistry Lyrics
09:01 - Riff: Garza Plays Love or Chemistry
11:02 - Switching Gear
13:56 - Massachusetts Catholic School
18:06 - Buddhism & Reading Bible
20:58 - Alan Watts
21:41 - Lao Tzu
23:34 - Panic Attacks
27:46 - Vermont
30:59 - Chicken Coops
33:34 - Oldest Chicken Ever
36:45 - Rent-A-Goat
39:21 - Travis Barker & Vegan Food
44:10 - Dropping Off Festivals
49:42 - Therapy
52:05 - Writing Trauma Factory
55:11 - Balancing Time
58:35 - Void Eternal
1:02:48 - Bringing PC On Tour
1:06:27 - Road Rage
1:13:51 - TikTok Brain Rot Covers
1:18:36 - Early Warped Tours

176 - HATEBREED | Jamey Jasta: Headbangers Ball, Hardcore, Dark Web & Taking Risks Apr 28, 2025

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Garza sits down in-person with Jamey Jasta. Vocalist for hardcore band HATEBREED & host of the JASTA SHOW podcast. https://linktr.ee/hatebreed

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Vocal Hacks
04:06 - Manifesting Tour w/ Korn
09:36 - Pre 911 Travel
15:41 - “If People Talk Bad About You, That Makes You More Successful”
16:54 - Victimhood
19:42 - The Animal Whisperer
26:18 - New Haven & Public School
31:41 - Living in Bunk Beds
36:50 - Nirvana at The Moon
41:10 - Bust Before Breakdowns
45:01 - Sepultura & Bad Brains
49:18 - Thick Skin
52:15 - Filing For Bankruptcy
55:56 - Signing To Universal
59:53 - Ozzfest & Paving Road
1:02:26 - Entombed & Kreator
1:08:28 - Machine Head’s Come Back
1:13:06 - Stephen Carpenter of Deftones
1:17:48 - Chasing Puzzle Piece to a Song
1:20:37 - Bad Records & Taking Risks
1:38:33 - Vince McMahon
1:40:38 - Triple H
1:45:37 - Wrestlemania
1:49:17 - Headbanger’s Ball
1:52:02 - Dio
1:57:05 - Dave Grohl Chapter
2:01:15 - Headbangers Ball Politics
2:04:14 - Playing w/ Vanilla Ice
2:11:28 - MTV Buzzworthy
2:13:59 - Milwaukee Metal Fest
2:21:43 - Death Metal vs Deathcore
2:26:18 - Summer Slaughter
2:33:40 - Reason Jasta Started His Podcast
2:36:14 - Corpsegrinder
2:41:55 - Funerals & Open Caskets
2:43:37 - Carnivore: S.M.D.
2:49:45 - Black Market & Dark Web

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