Garza Podcast

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.com
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00:00 - Jammin’
02:09 - Discovering Suicide Silence
07:28 - 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!
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See SUICIDE SILENCE live: https://suicidesilence.store/pages/tour
00:00 - New Album Graceless
03:41 - Riff: Graceless
13:05 - Riff: Make Your Exit
20:30 - Pedals Used on New Songs
25:00 - Sevendust, Danzig, Weedeater Concerts
28:32 - Matt Heafy, Jiu Jitsu
30:39 - 90 Day Goal
33:06 - New Website Coming
33:47 - J Update
35:37 - Patreon: Guitar Mt. Rushmore
50:27 - Patreon: Top 3 Death Metal Bands
56:27 - Patreon: Turning Riffs Into Songs
1:04:25 - Patreon: Drinking On Tour?
1:06:43 - Patreon: Riffs Before vs After Quitting Drinking
1:09:34 - Yogurtland
1:10:07 - Upcoming Shows, Hangs
1:12:52 - 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_
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00:00 - Sound Check
02:38 - From First To Last
05:05 - Reason For Three Guitar Players
08:33 - How Josh Joined
11:48 - Inland Empire // Est 2023
17:20 - Why the “3” in Rev3rent?
18:42 - Early Shows & Fan Art
27:32 - She Let the World Run Rampant
32:21 - A BloodBath in Boston
36:47 - Mathcore
44:55 - Is Garza Unc?
51:35 - Getting Into Deathcore
59:13 - Writing Memorable Moments
1:04:05 - Seeing Suicide Silence Live
1:09:54 - High School Experiences
1:19:40 - No Drugs // No Parties
1:21:51 - Being In Relationships
1:26:42 - Gear Used on New Album
1:29:22 - Dystopia
1:33:36 - Lepra: Noah’s Uncle’s DM Band
1:39:28 - Online Hate vs Reality
1:42:48 - Lorna Shore
1:44:48 - Deathcore Classics // The Cleansing
1:52:11 - Garza’s Motivation to Play Music
2:00:08 - Aura
2:06:28 - Taking Steps Forward in Career
2:08:40 - Nutrition & Self-Improvement
2:12:21 - Graduating From School
2:15:11 - Deathcore Cougars
2:18:21 - Eternal Suffering
2:22:42 - 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/triviumband
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00:00 - How to Say “Heafy”
02:22 - Japanese American Heritage
08:24 - The Trivium Curse
15:05 - Ihsahn & Emperor
20:29 - Riff: Down From the Sky
26:21 - Shogun
30:52 - The Crusade
32:36 - Band fighting & Lineup Changes
39:12 - Matt Losing His Voice & Re-Learning to Sing/Scream
41:36 - Riffs: Ember to Inferno
47:58 - Learning Guitar, Metallica & High School Band
48:18 - First Tours, Early Days & Roadrunner Records
53:42 - Warp Zone Influence
57:10 - Riff: Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr
1:04:35 - Ascendancy
1:05:29 - More Riffs: Ember to Inferno
1:07:18 - Riff: Suffocating Sight
1:09:26 - Garza Learns New Trivium Riff
1:17:38 - New Album Crown in the Grave
1:20:01 - Matt’s Mental Breakdown & Nearly Quitting Trivium
1:39:18 - Training & Teaching Jiu Jitsu
1:48:22 - Alex Rudinger Joining Trivium
1:53:44 - Voice Drops
1:55:16 - Vocal Exercises
2:01:23 - Matt Teaches Garza Jiu Jitsu Submissions
2:10:08 - 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/mauleddc
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00:00 - Nu Metal Influence
06:03 - Working w/ Frankie Palmeri & Emmure
10:15 - Jason Aldean
12:34 - Getting into Heavy Music
14:48 - The Infamous Emerson Theater
17:30 - Ninja Turtles Parody
22:20 - Hard Headbanging
27:14 - Trapt & Flaw
29:24 - Abe Meeting His GF & Band
31:24 - Eli Leaving Football for Mauled
35:57 - DJ Being a Dad
42:50 - Animosity
43:30 - Abe’s Deathcore Deep-Dives
47:31 - Whitechapel & Deathcore Influence
50:36 - Garza Shows Mauled Wrench & Wormed
56:40 - What Kids Are Listening To Today?
1:00:35 - AI in Music
1:10:18 - Eli Meeting Garza as a 14-Year-Old
1:11:30 - Mauled’s Top 5 Albums