Garza Podcast

Chris Garza
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Oct 21, 2024 • 1h 11min

147 - New 7-String, Mayhem & Biggest Fear

SPONSORS & SUPPORT: Garza Podcast Coffee: https://conceptcafes.com/product/garzapodcastcoffee/43 Brand New Merch: https://garzapodcast.myshopify.com Get Episodes Early with Other Perks: https://bit.ly/Join-Garza-Podcast CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Fender 7-String Reveal / Rundown 07:24 - Overdrive Chugs 08:40 - “E” Shaped Neck 09:42 - Clean Sound 10:47 - More Chugs 11:46 - Manifesting the Signature 7 String Model for Everyone 13:46 - Mayhem Festival Recap, Mental Preparation 19:10 - Mayhem Festival Incident 24:26 - Watching Hatebreed, Carcass, Crypta & Harm’s Way 28:34 - Fan Question #1: How to Find Band Members 37:49 - Fan Question #2: Biggest Fear Outside of Music 45:00 - Fan Question #3: When Should a Band Make an Album? 49:50 - Fan Question #4: Talk Tuah Podcast 53:45 - Spotify w Ads Sucks 58:00 - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2024 58:37 - Best Dave Matthews Band Album 1:03:40 - Hall of Fame Future 1:05:50 - Warped Tour Returns
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Oct 15, 2024 • 1h 37min

146 - INTERNAL BLEEDING | Chris Pervelis: Long Island Death Metal & Inventing Slam

Garza sits down in-person with Chris Pervelis. Guitar Player & founder of death metal band INTERNAL BLEEDING. https://internal-bleeding.com SPONSORS: https://imp.i114863.net/rnrmVB CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Official Formation of Internal Bleeding, Finding the Right Members and Sound 06:08 - Crazy Writing Schedule & Going to Clubs 09:14 - Inventing the “Slam” Genre in 1991 14:56 - Being Influenced by 70s Music, Tony Iommi, Blues Music 15:50 - Slam Dancing, Circle Jerks 17:00 - Being Compared to Suffocation 19:38 - The New York/Long Island Death Metal Sound 24:38 - Skinless 26:12 - Influencing Death Metal Bands 28:01 - Not Getting Credit For Influencing/Helping 32:35 - Slipknot, Hatebreed Showing Respect 34:13 - Influencing Deathcore Genre, Inspired by Hip-Hop 35:44 - Eric B. & Rakim, Follow the Leader, 1988 38:58 - Making Taylor Dayne Cry in the Studio 41:10 - Differences Between 90s Death Metal Scene to Present 44:17 - Getting Hate Mail Back in the Day, Dealing with Haters 48:24 - Being a Moody Artist 49:24 - Being of Greek Descent, Family History 53:40 - What His Kids Think About Internal Bleeding’s Music 55:00 - R.I.P. Drummer Bill Tolley, New York Firefighter, Helping People on 9/11 1:02:46 - Mortal Decay 1:04:03 - John Gallagher & Dying Fetus 1:08:18 - Why Internal Bleeding and Dying Fetus Have Not Toured Together, Chris’ Mother Criticizing Dying Fetus’ Name 1:10:28 - What Chris’ Parents Thought of IB’s Music 1:13:30 - Being Competitive 1:19:18 - Chris’ Mother Was Intense 1:21:30 - Having a Great Relationship, Being There For Your Partner 1:24:44 - TheMetalGentleman.com 1:28:05 - The Zodiac Killer 1:29:30 - Reflecting on Past Decades, How People Will Think of Today’s Music in the Future 1:31:38 - How Internal Bleeding’s 2024 World Tour Came Together, Bucket List Destinations 1:33:44 - New Album, Settle All Scores, Inspired by Betrayal and Revenge 1:35:10 - Playing with All Shall Perish on Upcoming Shows
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Oct 8, 2024 • 1h 16min

145 - Guitar Collecting Problem, Music Theory Thoughts & Mayhem Surprise

SPONSORS & SUPPORT: Garza Podcast Coffee: https://conceptcafes.com/product/garzapodcastcoffee/43 Brand New Merch: https://garzapodcast.myshopify.com Get Episodes Early with Other Perks: https://bit.ly/Join-Garza-Podcast Sweetwater: https://imp.i114863.net/rnrmVB CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Korn Show & Inspiration 09:05 - 1s Concert Ever 12:08 - Raccoon Update 15:07 - Don't Wear Sports Jerseys 17:52 - Smoking Cigs at a Show 23:59 - Music Theory 35:15 - Coffee & YouTube Memberships 37:36 - Guitar Collecting 49:23 - Fake Drummer Epidemic 1:10:55 - Reading Comments & Insecurity 1:03:37 - Diet Issues 1:08:34 - Things Coming Up This Week 1:12:16 - Mayhem Festival Surprise
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Sep 30, 2024 • 1h 30min

144 - UNDEATH: New York Death Metal

Garza sits down in-person with New York death metal band UNDEATH. Catch them on tour now! New album "More Insane" drops October 4th. https://linktr.ee/undeathny SPONSORS: https://distrokid.com/vip/garza 30% OFF! UNDEATH is: Alexander Jones - Vocals Kyle Beam - Guitar Jared Welch - Guitar Matt Browning - Drums Tommy Wall - Bass CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Suffering 08:01 - Opeth, Dream Theater & At the Gates 16:56 - Love The Edge, Hate U2 22:00 - Chris Barnes VS Corpsegrinder 24:43 - Satanic Death Metal Stigmas 31:00 - Delta Blues & Robert Johnson 40:28 - Writing Process 49:12 - Coffee & Best Energy Drinks 53:21 - Garza's Favorite Food 59:55 - Fender Strat 1:05:07 - Modern Amps For Death Metal 1:10:10 - Best Beer in New York 1:14:57 - Cell Phone Addiction 1:20:12 - People Dying & Social Media 1:25:50 - Support Death Metal
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Sep 25, 2024 • 1h 20min

143 - SOLO EP: People Stealing Metal Culture, Dream Tour & Death

Suicide Silence played New England Metal & Hardcore Festival this weekend so it took longer than expected getting this ep out. We ain't missing a week tho! Garza talks dream tour, people stealing metal culture, guitar gear & much more! SPONSORS: https://distrokid.com/vip/garza 30% OFF! NEW MERCH: https://garzapodcast.myshopify.com CHAPTERS: 00:00 - RIP Juan Brujo of Brujeria 05:39 - 1 Year Left 09:03 - Quad Cortex Continued 17:12 - More Raccoons 18:31 - Honda Center, STP & Manson 24:13 - A Lot Going On 32:42 - Favorite Album Cover & Ernie Beef 36:20 - No One is Original Anymore 40:19 - Is Garza Nice to Ernie? 44:34 - Everyone is Racist 46:09 - Red Hot Chili Peppers & Sevendust 01:05:53 - Best Thing to Do in Movie Theaters 01:07:57 - Trump 2nd Shooter 01:10:14 - Metal & Pop Culture Borrowing
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Sep 17, 2024 • 1h 35min

142 - CANE HILL: Metalcore from the Swamp

Elijah Witt, Cane Hill vocalist known for raw, emotional lyrics; Elijah James Barnett, guitarist who shapes their riff-driven sound; Ryan Henriquez, bassist rooted in the New Orleans scene. They talk touring life and wild studio stories. They discuss writing while depressed, evolving guitar tones, the grind of self-managing a band, and crossing scenes from metalcore to deathcore.
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Sep 9, 2024 • 1h 36min

141 - SOLO EP: Quad Cortex Journey, Voting & Raccoon Altercation

In this solo episode. Garza talks taking guitar lessons, being face to face with a transgender raccoon, his secret Muay Thai life & much more! CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE FROM SWEETWATER & SUPPORT THE PODCAST: https://imp.i114863.net/rnrmVB CHAPTERS: 00:00 Quad Cortex 13:24 Racoon Altercation 26:00 How Garza Started Playing Guitar 37:53 Can New Bands Make a Living Playing Music 41:54 Muay Thai 54:17 Can Bands Pay to Be on the Podcast? 57:57 Favorite Korn Album After Issues/1999 01:04:27 Must Have Non Music Gear For Tour 01:12:00 Jehovah Witnesses & Mormons 01:15:23 The Shawn Ryan Show, Donald Trump & Voting 01:22:48 Oasis Tickets 01:24:51 Green Day & Garza Shooter Scare 01:29:13 Metalcore AI
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Sep 2, 2024 • 2h 9min

140 - VITRIOL | Kyle Rasmussen

Garza sits down in-person with Kyle Rasmussen. Singer & guitar player of extreme metal band VITRIOL. Catch them on tour w/ Goatwhore now! https://vitriol.fanlink.tv/sufferandbecome CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE FROM SWEETWATER & SUPPORT THE PODCAST: https://imp.i114863.net/rnrmVB
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Aug 26, 2024 • 1h 26min

139 - THE OTHERSIDE

Garza talks top 4 rhythm guitar players, writer's block, how to overcome a stutter & much more! SPONSORS: distrokid.com/vip/garza 30% OFF!
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Aug 20, 2024 • 3h 20min

138 - COAL CHAMBER & SPINESHANK | Nu Metal History With Meegs Rascon & Mike Sarkisyan

Garza sits down in-person with Meegs Rascon & Mike Sarkisyan. Meegs Rascon is the guitar player, co-founder of American nu metal band COAL CHAMBER & GEMINI SYNDROME. https://linktr.ee/coalchamber https://synnersociety.com Mike Sarkisyan is the former guitar player of American nu metal/industrial metal band SPINESHANK & co-founder of Dore Vodka. https://dorevodka.com SPONSORS: distrokid.com/vip/garza 30% OFF!

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