Robb throws right back to the start of his career with Forbidden and Vio-lence, leaving to form Machine Head in his 20s, and details the trials and tribulations into building the band to one of the biggest in the metal scene, from humble beginnings to headlining major festivals all across the world.

Robb tells a hilarious anecdote about how he created Machine Head's siganture sound, his musical upbringing and childhood guitar heroes, his first ever shows and where he sees Machine Head in 2025.

Don't miss this killer episode with one of metal's finest, and make sure to pick up Machine Head's new album UNATØNED on April 25th!

Mike presents his Signature ESP bass and details what it changes tone-wise from his previous collection, as well as the uniqueness of its design that makes every bass in the series different.

The bassist dives back into playing with his previous melodeth band The Absence that allowed him to make many friends, develop his playing, and shape the musician he is today.

Mike divulges his journey with thrash metal legends Havok and discusses his ongoing trek with Soulfly and what he's learned about himself and his playing over the course of it!

John also remembers back to wanting to play drums when he was a kid, until he shifted towards bass and where that eventually took him to where he is as an icon of one of metal's finest now!

Wayne dives back into his childhood and teenage years first discovering heavy music through the punk rock scene, and how that lead him to owning his very first electric guitar, and discusses the riffs and original icons he had that have shaped him into the guitarist he is now. Wayne also discusses Hatebreed's influences - a mashup of different scenes and genres - that make them a great entrance for anyone first getting into heavy culture.

Gene dives back into his connection to the six-string, starting playing the instrument when he was around 15 to borrowing an acoustic and playing Pink Floyd riffs, through to thrashing to bands like Exodus and Death Angel.

The Human Drum Machine tells how he wrote some riffs for his first band Dark Angel, absorbing his bandmate Jim's techniques. Gene and Daniel also discuss how guitarists speak the drummers' vocabulary, and the drumming concepts they don't understand while programming drums for demos; Gene got part of his insane talent learning how to play these "impossible" programmed drums that, in his words, "require four arms and three legs"!

Shane dives back to growing up in a house surrounded by music where his dad played guitar with friends, and the first mixtape he got as a kid, which featured Dio, Scorpions, and Van Halen, and how those influences shaped him. Shane also recounts his older sister getting him into AC/DC's High Voltage and how that orientated his musical tastes in a different way.

Stories of discovering Bay Area Thrash Metal and becoming obsessed with Anthrax riffs, playing in old punk bands, and joining 3 Inches Of Blood around 2004, and working with Joey Jordison are discussed in this killer episode from one of the legends of the metal game.

Throughout, Daniel & Cody riff together to some of their favorite bands and reminisce over their growing up being introduced to heavy music and first picking up a guitar. Cody details his own personal inspirations, from Metallica to Pantera, through to Scorpions and Kiss. Join Cody as he talks through his many musical projects, playing drums and joining Drain a few years back after being a fan!

Throughout, Daniel & Josh riff together to some of their favorite bands and reminisce over their growing up being introduced to heavy music and first picking up a guitar. Josh tells us his love for the Drop D Tuning and how it changed his life. Be ready for some good old classics like Black Sabbath or Lamb Of God, played with Josh's favorite guitar tuning!

In this episode, Skolnick dives back to his first musical influences being seen on television, until his first metal shows which were Exodus & Slayer. The discussion leads to where Alex is right now, playing for one of the most prestigious thrash metal bands out there.

In this episode, Thomson recounts how he first got into metal, his influences and respected peers, and plays a few of his favorite riffs that created and continues to shape his playing style.