Garza Podcast

Garza sits down with American metalcore band Gideon. Their new album MORE POWER. MORE PAIN. is out now! https://gideonal.com SPONSORS: distrokid.com/vip/garza 30% OFF! emgpickups.com Promo Code: Heavy 15% OFF! Gideon is: Daniel McWhorter, Tyler Riley, Jake Smelley & Caleb DeRusha TIME CODES: 00:00 - Don’t Stop Believin’ in Yourself & Journey 04:28 - Suffocation Is Still Heavy AF 06:40 - More Power. More Pain & Writing Process 19:16 - ‘Bama, Nashville & Mississippi Boys 27:42 - Meeting Rob Dyrdek 33:50 - Embracing Their Authentic Selves (Breaking out of the Christian Metal Box) 51:08 - How Outkast Inspires Gideon (“South’s Got Something to Say”) 57:07 - Out of Control (Inspired by .38 Special Artwork) 01:09:16 - Chain Reaction & Bury Your Dead

Trey Celaya, drummer who shapes live interludes; Daniel Gailey, guitarist/engineer handling production; Bobby Lynge, veteran guitarist guiding creative direction; Ryan Kirby, lead vocalist and songwriter. They trade stories about connecting via Instagram DMs, touring with Northlane and Alpha Wolf, alien banter, viral guitar-throw fame, live sound and LED show design, and re-recording early material.

DEVOURMENT is an American death metal band from Dallas, Texas. The heaviest band on the planet. https://www.devourmentofficial.com SPONSORS: Click this link to purchase from Sweetwater & help support the podcast: imp.i114863.net/rnrmVB DEVOURMENT is: Ruben Rosas, Brad Fincher, Chris Andrews & Dave Spencer TIME CODES: 00:00 - On Tour With Ingested 03:04 - Paving the way for Slam & Deathcore 05:56 - Devourment started in ‘95. 12:36 - Special Formula 14:32 - Being About That Groove 21:06 - How Did Brad and Ruben Meet? 23:04 - 1:38 on the clock 25:57 - Writing process for Molesting the Decapitated 1999 30:16 - The Infamous Album Cover 36:55 - Recording MTD in the 90s and its Effect on Heavy Music 39:40 - Cryptopsy 43:07 - Unique Blasting Techniques 45:45 - The Legendary Glen Benton/Deicide 48:00 - Having a Solid Lineup/Ruben Continuing Devourment After Brad Left 55:35 - Texas Death metal Scene in the 90s/2000s 57:48 - (2:13 on the clock - Slayer Reference) 59:34 - Cannibal Corpse 01:01:24 - Obscene Majesty 2019 01:05:32 - Focusing on New Material and the Future 01:12:25 - Non-Metal Influences and Song Structure 01:18:55 - Devourment is the Heaviest Band on the Planet

ERRA is an American progressive metalcore band from Birmingham, Alabama. https://erraband.com SPONSORS: distrokid.com/vip/garza 30% OFF! emgpickups.com Promo Code: Heavy 15% OFF! ERRA is: J.T. Cavey, Jesse Cash, Alex Ballew, Conor Hesse & Clint Tustin TIME CODES: 00:00 - Clint is a Valuable Member of the Band. 04:24 - Quad Cortex vs Peavey 5150 06:53 - Jamming on a Line 6 Spider 11:32 - ERRA Origins (How Alex & Jesse Met) 14:35 - JT Was a Frat Guy 18:52 - JT Made Over 200 Youtube Vocal Covers 20:09 - Coming from Alabama & Carving Their Own Path 31:32 - Connecting with Music After a While of Listening 35:48 - Clint Joining the Band 37:26 - Connor’s Role in the Band/Doing the Tedious Tasks 39:41 - Productivity vs. Relaxation 48:06 - Satisfaction vs. Disappointment 50:48 - Competing With vs Supporting Peers 53:43 - Moving to LA & Making Sacrifices to Keep the Fire Alive 56:28 -  Avoiding Self-Titled Release During Pandemic 1:02:23 - ERRA’s Backwards “R” is not a Korn Homage 1:05:20 - Dockers, Dickies & JNCO Pants 1:07:55 - JT Joins ERRA after Texas In July Breakup 1:10:00 - Drift, Self-Titled & Internet Haters 1:19:37 - Nickelback & Nic Cage Hate

Rob Watson is the singer for the American hardcore band Lionheart. https://lionheartca.com SPONSORS: distrokid.com/vip/garza 30% OFF! emgpickups.com Promo Code: Heavy 15% OFF! TIME CODES 00:00 - Limp Bizkit has a Teleprompter 03:40 - LIONHEART is eight records deep 04:00 - Playing the same riffs over again/Remembering how to play parts, patterns 05:39 - Writing Process 06:26 - How long has Evan been in the band? 08:30 - Lionheart is 20 years strong 10:20 - Two different eras of Lionheart 10:38 - How did Rob and Evan meet? 11:40 - Rob’s an actual hardcore guy/Playing with your favorite band 15:00 - Is hardcore bigger in Europe than in the US? 18:14 - Turning point with LHHC and Welcome to the West Coast 21:14 - Welcome to the West Coast Trilogy 25:10 - Working with Jamey Jasta, Ice T on III 37:00 - Working on the next record/Pushing Yourself 49:00 - Forgetting Breakdown Patterns 50:12 - Garza thought Lionheart was StraightEdge 54:28 - Lyrics 01:06:44 - Lionheart’s Breakup and Reunion 01:16:05 - Playing what you Want to Play 01:17:25 - Cell Phones and Mapquest  

Carcosa is a four piece deathcore band from Vancouver BC, Canada. https://carcosabc.com SPONSORS: Click this link to purchase from Sweetwater & help support the podcast: imp.i114863.net/rnrmVB CARCOSA is: Andrew Baena, Johnny Ciardullo, Travis & Cooper Lagace TIME CODES: 00:00 - Positive vibes in the Deathcore scene 07:30 - The state of the modern metal/deathcore industry 08:26 - Straight outta Vancouver-ish 13:35 - Dealing with the Canadian government to play music 19:01 - Carcosa’s first tour is a result of hard work 23:05 - Andrew applying Youtube skills to the band 25:12 - Everyone in the band has a skill that helps 25:50 - How did the band meet? 54:00 - Travis has been drumming since he was 2 years old 55:25 - Johnny knows music theory 01:01:18 - Carcosa’s writing process 01:07:20 - Suicide Silence writing process 01:15:40 - Slipknot love 01:25:28 - Having fun with Nihilus music video

Within Destruction is a sic AF metal band from Slovenia. https://sadboikroo.com SPONSORS: Click this link to purchase from Sweetwater & help support the podcast: imp.i114863.net/rnrmVB WITHIN DESTRUCTION is: Rok Rupnik, Luka Vezzosi & Howard Fang TIME CODES: 00:00 - Being from Slovenia & Taiwan 11:54 - The show must go on 16:50 - Sakura writing process 23:44 - Howard joins, music gets sic 29:41 - Why a three piece w no bass player 34:35 - Getting out of Taiwan 42:45 - Deathcore elitists & slam police 47:00 - Yokai, Lotus backlash & reaction 55:45 - How long does it take to get exposure?  59:22 - Top bands from other countries 01:02:46 - Almost dying in a van crash

Garza & Zack the Kid talk about having bad traps when you're high, mental health struggles in metal & much more! SPONSORS: distrokid.com/vip/garza 30% OFF! emgpickups.com Promo Code: Heavy 15% OFF! TIME CODES 00:00 - Intro 00:55 - Wormed 08:55 - Sheriffs evicted my neighbor 12:53 - Motorcycle accidents 21:43 - Sick New World 31:02 - New Suicide Silence & bad trips 38:40 - Big 6  41:42 - Mental health struggles in metal 53:16 - TRL & best MTV shows 57:05 - Guitar Center jiu-jitsu 

Garza & Zack the Kid talk about the top 50 nu metal records of all time, how to record your ideas & much more! SPONSORS: distrokid.com/vip/garza 30% OFF! emgpickups.com Promo Code: Heavy 15% OFF! TIME CODES 00:00 - Intro 00:55 - Chaos & Carnage 06:49 - Bill Burr talks Meshuggah  10:10 - Worst part about being in a band 15:12 - Record your ideas! 22:07 - Improving your craft never ends 30:22 - 50 best Nu Metal albums of all time

Defeated Sanity is a German technical death metal band from Dachsbach, Bavaria. We talk about how to build a foundation in death metal, who the heaviest band of all time is & much more! SPONSORS: Click this link to purchase from Sweetwater & help support the podcast: imp.i114863.net/rnrmVB Defeated Sanity is: Lille Gruber, Jacob Schmidt & Josh Welshman TIME CODES: 00:00 - Intro 00:47 - On tour now! 07:26 - Don’t steal merch 16:51 - Foundation for a brutal band 23:55 - How to write a fresh riff 26:41 - Finding albums in the 90’s 32:12 - Jazz & death metal 34:45 - Beatles, Death & pop song structure 38:12 - Recording process 44:57 - Staying hungry 54:51 - German bands being bigger in the states 56:19 - Unique Leader 57:56 - Is death metal still underground? 01:00:17 - Blast beats be in arenas 01:05:10 - Corpsegrinder is the nicest guy in death metal 01:09:28 - Heaviest band ever