Garza sits down in-person with Mark Hunter. Vocalist of heavy metal band CHIMAIRA. https://instagram.com/chimairabandI love my Nubwo headphones. They sound sic when I’m listening to nu metal & working on new music. Get your headphones here: https://amazon.com/NUBWO-HD01-Studio-Headphones-BlackNUBWO/dp/B0GCNXBJB4?th=1Follow NUBWO: https://youtube.com/@NUBWO_TECH#NUBWOHD01 #NUBWO #StudioHeadphones #StudioMonitor #AudioGear00:00 - Coffee03:28 - Thyroid Cancer10:48 - Returning to Singing After Surgery12:28 - The Age of Hell 15 Year Anniversary14:38 - Reuniting with Chimaira25:22 - Resurrection & Members Quitting36:17 - Strongsville, OH41:28 - Early Musical Interests & Childhood Music45:47 - Touring with Slayer & Kerry King53:37 - Fear of Flying56:58 - Signing with Roadrunner & Record Flop1:01:55 - Farmclub Performance1:06:58 - Pass Out of Existence1:13:27 - Writing Sp Lit1:15:02 - Dead Inside1:16:41 - Severed1:20:49 - Pronouncing Chimaira1:21:46 - Mixing Pass Out of Existence & Legacy1:28:31 - The Impossibility of Reason1:33:40 - The DVD & Candid Moments1:36:43 - Band Chemistry, Lineup Changes & Adversity1:38:47 - Down Again Music Video1:43:44 - Reunion1:45:46 - Self-Titled Album1:51:37 - Resurrection1:54:11 - Andols Returning to the Band1:57:23 - Chimaira Influence on Suicide Silence1:58:55 - Writing Resurrection2:04:30 - Reason For Not Touring2:11:27 - New Chimaira Music2:15:35 - Patreon Question: 2000s Horror Movie Soundtracks2:19:35 - Favorite Metal Singers2:22:55 - Working at a Funeral Home2:25:15 - Top 3 Albums2:29:09 - Jerry Cantrell

Garza sits down in-person with Billy Strings. Grammy Award-winning guitarist, singer, songwriter & bluegrass musician. New album “So Much For Goodbyes” out now! https://billystrings.comFind your next favorite artist at https://Tidal.com/GARZA00:00 - Jammin’02:09 - Discovering Suicide Silence07:28 - First Guitar 10:56 - Getting Into Bluegrass 13:53 - What Do People Call Billy? 15:29 - 1st Gig as Billy Strings 17:53 - Cryptopsy 22:33 - Curating Early Metal & Hardcore Shows 29:05 - Early Metalcore Bands 34:32 - Riffs: Bluegrass vs Metal 44:03 - Bluegrass Rhythm 47:40 - Quitting Day Job for Music 50:57 - Writing Dust in a Baggie 54:25 - Riff: Billy’s First Song Ever 1:01:30 - Escaping Addiction 1:06:38 - T Bone Burnett, Bob Dylan & Willie Nelson 1:10:28 - Sam Bush, Bluegrass Standard & Traditions 1:18:23 - Riff: Writing Home, Away From The Mire & Voice Memos 1:25:24 - Writing Still I Crash & Mom Passing Away 1:29:07 - Not Knowing Father, Addiction & Lost Family Tapes 1:39:02 - 1935 D-18 Martin 1:43:28 - Garza Plays Billy’s Martin 1:46:12 - Riff: Dethklok, Metalocalypse & Riff Cheat Code 1:49:17 - Riff: Billy Freestyle on Garza’s Fender 7-String 1:58:14 - Riff: Bury Your Dead - Magnolia 2:00:48 - Theo Von 2:03:15 - Frizzy Hair Problems 2:04:53 - Metal Background 2:07:36 - Favorite Metal Bands & Knocked Loose 2:17:32 - Top 5 Albums

Garza is back for a solo episode to talk new album, guitar Mount Rushmore & much more!Get ad free episodes, Garza’s guitar tone here: https://patreon.com/garzapodcastSee SUICIDE SILENCE live: https://suicidesilence.store/pages/tour00:00 - New Album Graceless03:41 - Riff: Graceless13:05 - Riff: Make Your Exit20:30 - Pedals Used on New Songs25:00 - Sevendust, Danzig, Weedeater Concerts28:32 - Matt Heafy, Jiu Jitsu30:39 - 90 Day Goal33:06 - New Website Coming33:47 - J Update35:37 - Patreon: Guitar Mt. Rushmore50:27 - Patreon: Top 3 Death Metal Bands56:27 - Patreon: Turning Riffs Into Songs1:04:25 - Patreon: Drinking On Tour?1:06:43 - Patreon: Riffs Before vs After Quitting Drinking1:09:34 - Yogurtland1:10:07 - Upcoming Shows, Hangs1:12:52 - Billy Strings

Garza sits down in-person with Apple Valley, CA deathcore band REV3RENT. New album “She Let The World Run Rampant” out October 30th! https://instagram.com/rev3rent_Get ad free episodes, Garza’s guitar tone & more here: https://patreon.com/garzapodcast00:00 - Sound Check02:38 - From First To Last05:05 - Reason For Three Guitar Players08:33 - How Josh Joined11:48 - Inland Empire // Est 202317:20 - Why the “3” in Rev3rent?18:42 - Early Shows & Fan Art27:32 - She Let the World Run Rampant32:21 - A BloodBath in Boston36:47 - Mathcore44:55 - Is Garza Unc?51:35 - Getting Into Deathcore59:13 - Writing Memorable Moments1:04:05 - Seeing Suicide Silence Live1:09:54 - High School Experiences1:19:40 - No Drugs // No Parties1:21:51 - Being In Relationships1:26:42 - Gear Used on New Album1:29:22 - Dystopia1:33:36 - Lepra: Noah’s Uncle’s DM Band1:39:28 - Online Hate vs Reality1:42:48 - Lorna Shore1:44:48 - Deathcore Classics // The Cleansing1:52:11 - Garza’s Motivation to Play Music2:00:08 - Aura2:06:28 - Taking Steps Forward in Career2:08:40 - Nutrition & Self-Improvement2:12:21 - Graduating From School2:15:11 - Deathcore Cougars2:18:21 - Eternal Suffering2:22:42 - Top 6 Albums

Garza sits down in-person with Matt Heafy. Vocalist & guitar player of heavy metal band TRIVIUM. New song “Dead Inside Of Me” out now! https://instagram.com/triviumbandGet ad free episodes, Garza’s guitar tone & more here: https://patreon.com/garzapodcast00:00 - How to Say “Heafy”02:22 - Japanese American Heritage08:24 - The Trivium Curse15:05 - Ihsahn & Emperor20:29 - Riff: Down From the Sky26:21 - Shogun30:52 - The Crusade32:36 - Band fighting & Lineup Changes39:12 - Matt Losing His Voice & Re-Learning to Sing/Scream41:36 - Riffs: Ember to Inferno47:58 - Learning Guitar, Metallica & High School Band48:18 - First Tours, Early Days & Roadrunner Records53:42 - Warp Zone Influence57:10 - Riff: Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr1:04:35 - Ascendancy1:05:29 - More Riffs: Ember to Inferno1:07:18 - Riff: Suffocating Sight1:09:26 - Garza Learns New Trivium Riff1:17:38 - New Album Crown in the Grave1:20:01 - Matt’s Mental Breakdown & Nearly Quitting Trivium1:39:18 - Training & Teaching Jiu Jitsu1:48:22 - Alex Rudinger Joining Trivium1:53:44 - Voice Drops1:55:16 - Vocal Exercises2:01:23 - Matt Teaches Garza Jiu Jitsu Submissions2:10:08 - Matt’s Top 3 Albums

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’s First CDs08:19 - It Is Going to Get Dark: Guitar Tones, Amps & Pedals11:37 - Writing Slowly Turning Blue16:59 - Starting a Straight Edge Band21:01 - Aesop Learning Guitar on the Job23:19 - Abstaining From Drugs27:15 - Alabama HxC Scene33:40 - Growing Up in Alabama39:03 - Guitar Effects Fatigue40:53 - Skill vs Vision55:00 - War Metal57:08 - Selling B.C. Rich Guitars to Pay Rent1:00:50 - Ironthrall Guitars1:11:15 - Amps1:12:33 - Writing Hang Me From the Bible Belt1:15:37 - The Cleansing & Criticism on Deathcore1:19:14 - Throwdown & Beyond Repair1:29:06 - Is It Straight Edge?1:36:37 - Internet Hate & Transphobia1:44:47 - Brain Matter Displacement1:50:02 - Future Approach to Writing Music1:53:47 - Writing Mosh Parts1:56:39 - Favorite Ice Cream Flavor1:59:34 - Avenged Sevenfold2:09:20 - No Cure’s Top 6 Albums2:20:08 - 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 & Guitar39:19 - 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 Voice1:41:58 - Love for Nirvana & Kurt Cobain1:49:00 - Future of Flyleaf Music1:49:49 - Lacey’s 5 Most Influential Albums1:51:24 - 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