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Hosted by Chris Garza, guitar player and founder of Suicide Silence.
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Garza sits down in-person with Indianapolis, IN deathcore band MAULED. New EP “When Your Eyes Are Shut” out now! https://instagram.com/mauleddcGet ad free episodes, Garza’s guitar tone & more here: https://patreon.com/garzapodcast00:00 - Nu Metal Influence06:03 - Working w/ Frankie Palmeri & Emmure10:15 - Jason Aldean12:34 - Getting into Heavy Music14:48 - The Infamous Emerson Theater17:30 - Ninja Turtles Parody22:20 - Hard Headbanging27:14 - Trapt & Flaw29:24 - Abe Meeting His GF & Band31:24 - Eli Leaving Football for Mauled35:57 - DJ Being a Dad42:50 - Animosity43:30 - Abe’s Deathcore Deep-Dives47:31 - Whitechapel & Deathcore Influence50:36 - Garza Shows Mauled Wrench & Wormed56:40 - What Kids Are Listening To Today?1:00:35 - AI in Music1:10:18 - Eli Meeting Garza as a 14-Year-Old1:11:30 - Mauled’s Top 5 Albums
Garza is back for a solo episode to talk Sound and Fury ‘26, Suicide Silence update & much more!Get SUICIDE SILENCE tickets here: https://suicidesilence.store/pages/tour00:00 - 200k Celebration Clear Up01:53 - Hot Take: Chipotle04:54 - 90 Day Goal Update12:34 - Frizzy Hair13:20 - Lacey Sturm & Flyleaf16:15 - Sound and Fury19:20 - Boxing Lessons & Muay Thai25:21 - Dashcams28:13 - J Check-In30:07 - Q&A: Reading Books33:14 - Q&A: Leo the Cat40:27 - Q&A: Podcast with Late Artists45:05 - Q&A: Bands That Get Better48:48 - Q&A: Biggest Blunt Smoked54:45 - Q&A: Overcoming Personal Struggles1:02:53 - R.I.P. Dolly Parton1:03:52 - Billy Strings w/ Cryptopsy1:06:09 - Upcoming Shows
Garza sits down in-person with Blaythe Steuer & Aesop Mongo. From Alabama straight edge band NO CURE. https://instagram.com/nocurestraightedgeGet SUICIDE SILENCE tickets here: https://suicidesilence.store/pages/tour00:00 - What Height is Considered Tall03:15 - Aesop Mongo’s Name Origin07:04 - It Is Going to Get Dark: Guitar Tones, Amps & Pedals10:22 - Writing Slowly Turning Blue15:44 - Starting a Straight Edge Band19:46 - Aesop Learning Guitar on the Job22:04 - Abstaining From Drugs26:00 - Alabama HxC Scene32:25 - Growing Up in Alabama37:48 - Guitar Effects Fatigue39:38 - Skill vs Vision53:45 - War Metal55:53 - Selling B.C. Rich Guitars to Pay Rent59:35 - Ironthrall Guitars1:09:56 - Amps1:11:14 - Writing Hang Me From the Bible Belt1:14:18 - The Cleansing & Criticism on Deathcore1:17:50 - Throwdown & Beyond Repair1:27:42 - Is It Straight Edge?1:35:13 - Internet Hate & Transphobia1:43:23 - Brain Matter Displacement1:48:38 - Future Approach to Writing Music1:52:23 - Writing Mosh Parts1:55:15 - Favorite Ice Cream Flavor1:58:10 - Avenged Sevenfold2:07:56 - No Cure’s Top 6 Albums2:18:44 - Getting Stabbed at a Show
Garza sits down in-person with Lacey Sturm. Vocalist for the alternative rock band FLYLEAF. https://instagram.com/flyleafmusicGet Suicide Silence tickets here: https://suicidesilence.store/pages/tour00:00 - Chris Farley Loves Decaf Coffee02:06 - Coming Back After 11 Years09:23 - Lacey’s Vocal Problems10:58 - Coping, Avoidance, Anxiety, Fear & Grief24:00 - Christianity, Faith & Belief25:40 - Moving from Florida to Texas27:56 - Returning to Flyleaf38:22 - Getting Into Bass & Guitarv39:19 - Abandonment, Parents, Trauma & Empowerment48:16 - Flyleaf Early Days56:56 - I’m So Sick1:02:13 - Cassie, Columbine Shooting & Evil1:11:11 - Grace & Forgiveness1:13:50 - Prayer, Sobriety & Change1:16:52 - Reaction to Debut Album1:20:48 - Writing Books & Flyleaf Meaning1:27:30 - Strange Experience w/ Record Label & Charity1:32:22 - Music as an Escape // Fun as a Weapon1:34:06 - Molar Pregnancy1:39:30 - How Pregnancy Affects the Voice1:41:09 - Love for Nirvana & Kurt Cobain1:48:11 - Future of Flyleaf Music1:49:00 - Lacey’s 5 Most Influential Albums1:50:35 - Daily Prayer
Garza sits down in-person with Sammy Ciaramitaro & Cody Chavez. From California hardcore punk band DRAIN. https://instagram.com/drain831Get Suicide Silence tickets here: https://suicidesilence.store/pages/tour00:00 - Riffs: Living Proof06:40 - Growing Up Around the Bay Area09:13 - 80s Rock, Kiss & Ace Frehley13:32 - Early Influences, Thrash & Hardcore16:48 - Municipal Waste18:59 - Picking Technique24:28 - Riffs: Feel the Pressure33:01 - Studio Guitar Tones & Gear37:14 - Guitar Tones: ...IS YOUR FRIEND42:34 - Riffs: ...IS YOUR FRIEND45:12 - Vio-Lence46:30 - Riffs: Who’s Having Fun50:20 - Favorite Mosh Riffs55:23 - Guitar Rundown: Cody’s Jackson MJ Dinky58:35 - First Guitars1:06:36 - Moving To Los Angeles1:09:10 - First Band1:12:13 - Riffs: Garza Jams the Jackson1:13:44 - Merauder Chord1:17:43 - Riffs: Garza Freestyle1:21:02 - George Lynch & Dokken1:26:37 - Dokken Riffs1:30:42 - US War History1:37:43 - Sammy Joins the Podcast!1:38:56 - Late Night Tour Drive Conversations1:41:58 - Giving Up a High-Paying Job for Music1:46:47 - Advice for Bands: Rock First, Sponsors Later1:50:11 - DRAIN Early Days1:53:14 - Finding the Drain Sound1:54:52 - Writing Feel the Pressure1:57:57 - Writing Who’s Having Fun & Lyrics2:02:28 - Exercise, Health & Sobriety2:12:53 - Being a Real Band2:16:00 - Drain’s 6 Albums to Check Out2:21:29 - Upcoming Grey Day Tour
Garza is back for a solo episode to talk Warped Tour, Suicide Silence shows & much more!Get Suicide Silence tickets here: https://suicidesilence.store/pages/tour00:00 - Chugmaxxing01:36 - Suicide Silence Hiatus & New Tour05:08 - Warped Tour Long Beach11:34 - How Do You Know?18:02 - Motionless In White, Lorna Shore & Kia Forum23:54 - New Apartment25:08 - New 90 Day Goal32:45 - Being Present in the Moment36:02 - J Update & Car Repairs38:18 - Favorite Drummers46:22 - Ibanez RG Influence on Deathcore56:20 - What Age to Quit Playing Metal1:04:42 - Sid Wilson, Slipknot & Clown1:15:04 - Upcoming Shows
Garza sits down in-person with Pepper Keenan. Vocalist & guitar player of heavy metal band CORROSION OF CONFORMITY. Also best known as the guitar player in Down. New album “Good God / Baad Man” out now! https://instagram.com/coccabalSupport the podcast here: https://garzapodcast.myshopify.com00:00 - Opening Jam02:16 - Good God / Baad Man06:23 - C.O.C. Early Days & Joining the Band10:44 - Mississippi to New Orleans12:18 - Stealing His First Guitar14:50 - Living in Paris, France17:11 - First Records17:46 - New Orleans Sound21:28 - Skip James & Mississippi Blues Players25:06 - Pepper’s Gibson SG31:20 - Playing Malcolm Young’s Amp Rig36:46 - Secret to AC/DC Tone40:38 - “Stone the Crow” Riff45:36 - “Jail” Riff49:50 - P90 Pickups51:30 - Recording “Albatross,” Guitars53:39 - Electric Lady Studios55:11 - “Clean My Wounds” Recording Technique1:00:19 - Writing Music, Inspiration1:01:51 - “The Handler”, Tracking New Album1:07:02 - Looking Backwards for Inspiration1:07:58 - Recording ‘Wiseblood’1:11:01 - Vocal Lessons, Warmups1:16:16 - Beavis and Butthead, Down Logo1:20:50 - Pepper’s Iconic Stare1:22:12 - Auditioning for Metallica1:33:40 - Remembering Reed Mullin1:37:16 - Pepper’s Music to Check Out1:41:43 - Garza Jams on the Gibson1:43:16 - Pepper Jams on the 7 String
Garza sits down in-person with Dez Fafara & Davier Pérez from California heavy metal band DEVILDRIVER. Their new album "Strike and Kill” is out now! https://instagram.com/devildriverSupport the podcast here: https://garzapodcast.myshopify.com 00:00 - Strike and Kill02:32 - Jon Miller Re-Joining Devildriver05:48 - 30 Years of Marriage09:30 - Lynn Strait & Snot11:16 - L.A. Nu Metal Scene // Early Days13:28 - Personal Lyrics, Influences & Outlaw Country17:02 - Childhood19:23 - Stand-up Drums & Punk Influence23:45 - Early Jobs25:11 - Moving From Puerto Rico29:43 - Quitting Drinking33:01 - Coal Chamber35:12 - Hot Topic & Nu Metal Fashion42:48 - Superjoint Ritual44:47 - Devildriver After Coal Chamber51:09 - Dez’s Rules for Saving & Investing59:19 - Freemasonry & Charity1:02:41 - NDEs & Tarot Cards1:08:04 - On-Stage vs Off-Stage Mentality1:11:28 - Tour Bus Driver’s Death1:15:08 - Chamber Music & The Haunted Studio1:23:10 - Writing/Recording Strike and Kill1:26:06 - Meditation1:36:19 - Dez’s Health Update1:53:54 - NRG Studios Lore1:59:17 - Rediscovering Love for Devildriver2:02:47 - Dig Your Own Grave Music Video2:04:30 - Future Book!?2:06:33 - Music to Check Out2:11:34 - Philip H. Anselmo2:15:18 - Garza’s Sobriety2:20:16 - New Album, Strike and Kill & Upcoming Shows
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