Nik Nocturnal chats with Josh Middleton of Sylosis about heavy riffs, guitar tone, high vs low tunings, modern metal production, what actually makes a riff sound heavy. Check out Heavys and use code NOCTURNAL for 10% off: https://www.heavys.com/
#74 Damonteal Harris (PeelingFlesh)
03/11/2026 | 55 mins.
Nik Nocturnal chats with Damonteal Harris of PeelingFlesh about slam metal, hip‑hop influence, and the rise of viral heavy music.
#73 Zacky Vengeance (Avenged Sevenfold)
03/04/2026 | 1h 17 mins.
Nik Nocturnal chats with Zacky Vengeance of Avenged Sevenfold about the early days of the band, origins of metalcore, guitar dueting with Synister Gates and more fun metal things!
#72 Jake Luhrs (August Burns Red)
02/25/2026 | 1h 7 mins.
Nik Nocturnal chats with Jake Luhrs (AUGUST BURNS RED) about Gym Music, Mental Health, AI Metal, and Fun Metal Things!
#71 JT Cavey (Erra)
02/19/2026 | 1h 16 mins.
Nik Nocturnal talks with Jt Cavey of Erra about the early 2000s, modern metal, min-maxing and fun metal things! Get Sweet Gear here: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/niknocturnal
Nik Nocturnal’s talks with legendary guests in the modern metal scene discussing everything from best breakdowns to navigating through the music industry.
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