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Dave Hillis joins us for a deep dive into his career working on some of the most important music to come out of the 90s—along with stories that go way beyond just the Seattle scene.

We talk about his time working on Pearl Jam’s *Ten* and Temple of the Dog, what it was like recording at London Bridge Studio before the explosion, and how those sessions came together with zero expectations of what they’d become.

Dave also shares stories about:

* Crossing paths with bands like Metallica and Slayer
* His connection to Peter Steele and the Type O Negative world
* The reality of working in studios during the analog tape era (no safety net, no undo button)
* Being around the Seattle scene while Nirvana and others were still on the rise

There’s a lot here that doesn’t get talked about—what it actually felt like in the room, learning on the fly, and trying not to screw up while unknowingly working on records that would go on to define a generation.

We also get into whether *Ten* holds up today, if it’s a “perfect album,” and how perspective changes when you look back decades later.

This isn’t nostalgia—it’s firsthand experience.

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