Garza sits down in-person with Nick DePirro. Guitar player for the instrumental band NIGHT VERSES & HEADCAVE. Catch them on their European tour in September! https://instagram.com/nightverses

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - R.I.P. Ozzy
04:34 - Pedalboard Evolution
10:35 - Desert Island Pedals
13:29 - First Guitars & Amps
17:12 - Playing with Better Musicians
18:27 - Tool
25:23 - How Night Verses Met
30:24 - Doomsday & Alien Conspiracies
35:04 - Reddit Forums
37:30 - Open Tunings
47:40 - Minor Scale Music
49:13 - Learning Guitar // Songwriting
52:15 - Theory & Technique
54:30 - Drop C & Alt Tunings
57:38 - Guitar Rig Demo
1:16:51 - Delay Pedals
1:19:26 - Building a Pedalboard
1:20:13 - Pedals vs Modelers
1:22:53 - Whammy Pedal
1:24:32 - Riff: Arrival
1:27:20 - Riff: Freestyle Jam
1:32:30 - Twitch Stream Songwriting
1:36:04 - Headcave // My Ticket Home
1:42:30 - Inspiration
1:43:50 - Drinking on Tour
1:46:10 - Recording with Ross Robinson
2:17:31 - Brandon Boyd
2:25:17 - Riff: Rose Wire
2:27:05 - Songwriting
2:33:54 - Hover EP & Music Video
2:37:11 - Favorite Riffs
2:46:33 - Riff: Whammy Pedal Jam
2:48:04 - One Guitar Instrumental Band
2:56:35 - Trusting Your Band

Garza sits down in-person with Sabian Lynch & Scottie Simpson. Guitar players for Australian metalcore band ALPHA WOLF. https://alphawolfcvlt.com

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Writing Easy Riffs
05:56 - Scottie’s 10 Years w/ Alpha Wolf
08:20 - Summer of Loud 2025
10:32 - Creating “The Noise” Pedal
21:46 - Riff: The Noise Pedal Demo
24:54 - Different Ways to Use “The Noise”
26:48 - Writing Akudama
30:18 - Alternate Guitar Tunings
34:37 - Scottie’s First Bands
37:20 - Sabian Loves Silverchair
43:55 - MONA Museum
46:51 - Leaving Tasmania
49:12 - Soundwave Festival
54:50 - Reading Comments
56:47 - Ice-T
1:00:24 - Band Name Origin
1:02:17 - Trusting Your Ideas
1:05:12 - 6 or 7 Strings
1:07:59 - Riff: Suicide Silence’s Smoke
1:09:46 - Riff: Noise
1:13:02 - Riff: Akudama
1:15:40 - Riff: Quick Improv
1:16:42 - Riff: Bleed For You
1:19:49 - Riff: Hotel Underground
1:20:09 - Riff: Feign
1:26:40 - Pedal Boards, Stage Gear & Live Rig
1:33:38 - Tour, Sobriety & Learning
1:42:20 - Closing Words // Korn

Garza sits down in-person with Paul Ledney. Drummer & vocalist of black metal band PROFANATICA. Catch them on tour NOW! https://instagram.com/profanaticaofficial

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Drumming at 56
01:32 - Breathing Device
05:20 - Birth of Metal
10:05 - Chuck Berry
13:20 - Black Metal, Religion & Cults
27:04 - Aleister Crowley
30:22 - European Black Metal History
35:54 - Debut Album Destroyed
40:26 - First US Black Metal Band
45:50 - Church Burning // Marketing
47:21 - Raw Talent vs Laptops
49:48 - Posers
55:29 - Researching Metal History
58:03 - Drummers Lacking Style
1:02:54 - No Music in the Car // Getting Ideas
1:06:20 - Fake Happiness
1:08:24 - Meeting John McEntee
1:10:46 - Recording Quality
1:13:25 - Playing Every Day
1:16:10 - Being Abrasive
1:21:37 - Album Artwork
1:23:53 - Wife Being Supportive
1:25:34 - Mom Being Supportive
1:26:06 - Working w/ GG Allin
1:36:46 - Bad Luck & Not Quitting
1:38:48 - Afterlife Beliefs
1:42:25 - First Musical Instrument?
1:43:15 - Dave Lombardo // Slayer
1:44:22 - Closing Thoughts

Garza sits down in-person with Deron Miller. Vocalist & guitar player for the alternative metal band 96 Bitter Beings. Also best known as the former frontman & founder of CKY. https://linktr.ee/96bitterbeingsofficial

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Vinyl Collection
07:02 - First Bands, Oil
12:38 - CKY’s Multimedia Approach
14:33 - Naming “CKY”
19:06 - Sober in the Early Days
21:41 - Being a KISS Fan
25:25 - Oil’s Sound
29:07 - How CKY Got Their Sound
35:22 - Boss OC2 Pedal
39:55 - Crate Amps
46:02 - Practicing at the Margera’s House
51:15 - Writing 96QBB & Volume 1
57:53 - Riff: 96QBB Jam
1:01:21 - Learning Piano & Guitar
1:03:55 - Career Regrets // Mistakes
1:05:35 - How CKY Happened
1:10:38 - Being Ambitious
1:16:47 - Touring with Guns N’ Roses
1:21:52 - Having Their Album Erased
1:30:32 - Riff: Close Yet Far
1:36:04 - CKY/96BB/Ozzy Logo
1:39:55 - Biggest Metal Influences
1:47:56 - Guitar Playthroughs
1:50:02 - Writing // Jamming Together
1:54:52 - Malevolent Creation
2:05:19 - Bucket List
2:08:09 - Finding His Wife // Just Do It
2:16:33 - AI & Technology
2:19:49 - Self-Doubt
2:23:13 - 96BB’s Records
2:25:24 - Freestyle Jam
2:28:20 - ‘Esoterik’ Signature Guitar
2:34:11 - FreestyleMetallica Jam 2
2:39:10 - Outro Jam

Garza sits down in-person with lead guitar player & songwriter Phil Demmel. Best known for his time in Machine Head, Vio-lence & guitar player for Kerry Kerry. Also filling in for some of the most legendary metal bands on the planet such as Slayer, Lamb of God & more. Check out Kerry King & Category 7! https://instagram.com/phildemmel

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Flying V // Sustainiac Pickup
07:47 - Fitness
08:55 - Golf
11:27 - Gemco // 1st Guitar
15:24 - 1st Concert // The Osmonds
16:39 - Angus Young, AC/DC & KISS
18:04 - C.W. McCall, “Convoy”
25:32 - Getting Slayer Gig
33:00 - Working Construction & Writing Riffs
38:40 - QotSA Jam
42:29 - Voice Memo Riffs
47:19 - Early Bands // High School
51:58 - Vio-lence // Torque
53:49 - Joining Machine Head
56:53 - Machine Head Lyrics & Riffs
1:12:58 - 80s Thrash Scene // Beef
1:15:47 - Vio-lence
1:20:32 - Category 7
1:23:52 - Lamb of God
1:27:04 - Hardest Bands to Play With
1:30:01 - Hardest Slayer Riffs
1:32:40 - Guitar Warm Ups
1:34:33 - The Stowaways
1:38:53 - Tornado of Souls
1:40:27 - Dublin, CA
1:51:36 - Self-Reflection & Forgiveness
1:56:22 - Heart Condition & Father Passing
2:00:01 - Charity // Non-Profit Shows

Garza is back for a solo episode. Answering fan questions, life update & much more!

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Coffee Consumption
05:50 - 100,000 Subs!
12:43 - Garza’s New Kia
14:12 - Beer & Shows
16:34 - Quad Cortex Tinkering
19:27 - Reading Books & People
23:58 - “J” Catch Up
29:35 - “How Are You?”
31:41 - Chris Barnes in Person
35:44 - Favorite Guitar Riff
40:20 - Life Is Peachy Guitar Tone
48:58 - New Suicide Silence
51:50 - Doris
55:00 - Golf & Buzz Osborne Tips
1:00:50 - New Fender 7-String
1:06:08 - Slaughter Tour Backlash
1:14:37 - Ikea & Toy Stores Closing
1:19:10 - Google Passwords Leak
1:26:11 - Israel vs Iran
1:28:59 - Future Goals
1:34:45 - Chug Norris

Garza sits down in-person with Ernie Iniguez. Drummer for the deathcore band SUICIDE SILENCE. https://instagram.com/ernieiniguezdrums

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - L.A. Protests // Misinformation
15:25 - Anthony Bourdain
18:29 - Odd Fan Interaction
20:41 - Life Update & Catch-Up
29:18 - Garza’s Kia Rio
31:53 - Writing New Songs
32:38 - Boyfriend D
37:57 - Slaughter to Prevail
43:40 - Quad Cortex
47:08 - Lifted
50:37 - Getting Older
56:35 - Online Trolls & Supporters
1:04:10 - Outworking Everybody
1:07:39 - Fender 7 String
1:09:50 - Chuck Norris Questions
1:14:46 - Garza is Chug Norris
1:16:35 - Burnout
1:30:32 - Staying in Headbanging Shape
1:36:58 - Korn Tracksuit
1:39:18 - Orthodox & Left Handed Guitars
1:42:49 - Malevolence
1:45:23 - Free Knowledge
1:49:03 - Last Thoughts

Garza sits down in-person with Mike Sugars & Aiden “Dave” Bessent from deathcore band PSYCHO-FRAME. https://bfan.link/SLITFOAGM

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Background // Atlanta HQ
06:42 - Mastodon // John Mayer
13:05 - Meshuggah Aura
14:59 - Separating Art From Artist
16:34 - New Album
19:19 - Going All-In
23:21 - Meeting Wife on Tour
25:29 - Dapper Monkeys
28:18 - Potato Cannons
31:32 - First Concerts Attended // IN, GA
36:03 - Gentlemen’s Clubs
39:33 - Getting Grounded as a Kid
42:30 - Starting Guitar
44:30 - Not Quitting
48:40 - Starting PSYCHO-FRAME
54:39 - B.C. Rich Ironbird
59:05 - Weedeater Band // Cough Syrup
1:02:17 - Smoking MJ
1:06:49 - Riff: No Revives
1:08:39 - Riff: Dave & Garza Chug
1:09:46 - Riff: Garza Learns Tapping
1:12:08 - Playing Difficult Parts
1:14:07 - Church of Scientology
1:17:55 - How the Band Met
1:28:57 - Riff: Garza Freestyle

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Garza sits down in-person with Blake Mullens. Vocalist & guitar player for the deathcore band DISEMBODIED TYRANT. https://instagram.com/disembodiedtyrant

CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Whiskey Cheers
01:04 - Missouri Venues // Chesterfield
03:35 - Muay Thai
09:47 - Fractal Axe-FX II
12:15 - Blake’s ESP Guitar
13:46 - Chug: Blake’s “Chewy” Tone
17:41 - Joining DT
23:04 - Learning Drums, Guitar & Being Homeschooled
27:25 - Dealing with Critics
31:28 - 8.6 BLACKOUT
38:03 - Riff: 8.6 BLACKOUT
41:10 - Watching Movies While Writing Music
43:35 - Smoking Less Weed
45:17 - Girlfriend Appreciation
48:19 - The Poetic Edda
51:00 - Riff: Death Empress Breakdown
56:17 - Cigars
1:02:24 - Strip Clubs
1:11:41 - Identity Crisis // Losing 100lbs
1:17:50 - Bad DMT Trip
1:19:28 - Igorrr
1:27:32 - Onward & Upward

Garza sits down in-person with John Kevill. Vocalist for the thrash metal band WARBRINGER. New album “Wrath And Ruin” out now! https://linktr.ee/warbringer

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Morning Whiskey
04:19 - Moving to Florida Country
17:26 - Beginnings // Lineup Changes
25:56 - Warbringer // Suicide Silence Tour
30:17 - Younger vs Older Band Etiquettes
31:58 - Lady Gaga
37:30 - World History, Wars & Weapon Technology
49:35 - Russian Gulag // Prison Industrial Complex
53:18 - Writing Lyrics // POV Storytelling
55:05 - Kurt Cobain, Commerce & Neoliberalism
1:00:22 - Mental Health, Depression & Society
1:04:57 - Pressure of Succeeding in Music
1:10:12 - Medication, Anxiety & Imagination
1:17:54 - Brave New World // Aldous Huxley
1:22:03 - Atheism, Religion & Life After Death
1:30:10 - Faith in Humanity // Human Atrocities
1:36:13 - Class Warfare // Corporate Propaganda
1:43:22 - Perspective // Social Anxiety
1:45:21 - Art, Expression & Purpose
1:46:49 - Best Thrash Band
1:48:19 - Doubling Down