Garza Podcast

By Chris Garza

Hosted by Chris Garza, guitar player & founder of Suicide Silence. New episodes every Monday.... more

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Number 1: 251 - TRIVIUM | Matt Heafy: New Album, Ascendancy Riffs, Emperor & Mental Breakdown
Garza sits down in-person with Matt Heafy. Vocalist & guitar player of heavy metal band TRIVIUM. New song “Dead Inside Of Me” out now! https://instagram.com/triviumband Get ad free episodes, Garza’s guitar tone & more here: https://patreon.com/garzapodcast 00:00 - How to Say “Heafy”02:22 - Japanese American Heritage08:24 - The Trivium Curse15:05 - Ihsahn & Emperor20:29 - Riff: Down From the Sky26:21 - Shogun30:52 - The Crusade32:36 - Band fighting & Lineup Changes39:12 - Matt Losing His Voice & Re-Learning to Sing/Scream41:36 - Riffs: Ember to Inferno47:58 - Learning Guitar, Metallica & High School Band48:18 - First Tours, Early Days & Roadrunner Records53:42 - Warp Zone Influence57:10 - Riff: Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr1:04:35 - Ascendancy1:05:29 - More Riffs: Ember to Inferno1:07:18 - Riff: Suffocating Sight1:09:26 - Garza Learns New Trivium Riff1:17:38 - New Album Crown in the Grave1:20:01 - Matt’s Mental Breakdown & Nearly Quitting Trivium1:39:18 - Training & Teaching Jiu Jitsu1:48:22 - Alex Rudinger Joining Trivium1:53:44 - Voice Drops1:55:16 - Vocal Exercises2:01:23 - Matt Teaches Garza Jiu Jitsu Submissions2:10:08 - Matt’s Top 3 Albums
September 21, 20262h 14min
Number 2: 250 - MAULED: Deathcore, Emmure, Ninja Turtles & AI in Art
Garza sits down in-person with Indianapolis, IN deathcore band MAULED. New EP “When Your Eyes Are Shut” out now! https://instagram.com/mauleddc Get ad free episodes, Garza’s guitar tone & more here: https://patreon.com/garzapodcast 00:00 - Nu Metal Influence06:03 - Working w/ Frankie Palmeri & Emmure10:15 - Jason Aldean12:34 - Getting into Heavy Music14:48 - The Infamous Emerson Theater17:30 - Ninja Turtles Parody22:20 - Hard Headbanging27:14 - Trapt & Flaw29:24 - Abe Meeting His GF & Band31:24 - Eli Leaving Football for Mauled35:57 - DJ Being a Dad42:50 - Animosity43:30 - Abe’s Deathcore Deep-Dives47:31 - Whitechapel & Deathcore Influence50:36 - Garza Shows Mauled Wrench & Wormed56:40 - What Kids Are Listening To Today?1:00:35 - AI in Music1:10:18 - Eli Meeting Garza as a 14-Year-Old1:11:30 - Mauled’s Top 5 Albums
September 14, 20261h 19min
Number 3: 249 - Sound and Fury, Billy Strings & Chipotle Hate
Garza is back for a solo episode to talk Sound and Fury ‘26, Suicide Silence update & much more! Get SUICIDE SILENCE tickets here: https://suicidesilence.store/pages/tour 00:00 - 200k Celebration Clear Up01:53 - Hot Take: Chipotle04:54 - 90 Day Goal Update12:34 - Frizzy Hair13:20 - Lacey Sturm & Flyleaf16:15 - Sound and Fury19:20 - Boxing Lessons & Muay Thai25:21 - Dashcams28:13 - J Check-In30:07 - Q&A: Reading Books33:14 - Q&A: Leo the Cat40:27 - Q&A: Podcast with Late Artists45:05 - Q&A: Bands That Get Better48:48 - Q&A: Biggest Blunt Smoked54:45 - Q&A: Overcoming Personal Struggles1:02:53 - R.I.P. Dolly Parton1:03:52 - Billy Strings w/ Cryptopsy1:06:09 - Upcoming Shows
September 07, 20261h 10min
Number 4: 248 - NO CURE: Hardcore, Avenged Sevenfold, Straight Edge & It Is Going to Get Dark
Garza sits down in-person with Blaythe Steuer & Aesop Mongo. From Alabama straight edge band NO CURE. https://instagram.com/nocurestraightedge Get SUICIDE SILENCE tickets here: https://suicidesilence.store/pages/tour 00:00 - What Height is Considered Tall 03:15 - Aesop’s First CDs 08:19 - It Is Going to Get Dark: Guitar Tones, Amps & Pedals 11:37 - Writing Slowly Turning Blue 16:59 - Starting a Straight Edge Band 21:01 - Aesop Learning Guitar on the Job 23:19 - Abstaining From Drugs 27:15 - Alabama HxC Scene 33:40 - Growing Up in Alabama 39:03 - Guitar Effects Fatigue 40:53 - Skill vs Vision 55:00 - War Metal 57:08 - Selling B.C. Rich Guitars to Pay Rent 1:00:50 - Ironthrall Guitars 1:11:15 - Amps 1:12:33 - Writing Hang Me From the Bible Belt 1:15:37 - The Cleansing & Criticism on Deathcore 1:19:14 - Throwdown & Beyond Repair 1:29:06 - Is It Straight Edge? 1:36:37 - Internet Hate & Transphobia 1:44:47 - Brain Matter Displacement 1:50:02 - Future Approach to Writing Music 1:53:47 - Writing Mosh Parts 1:56:39 - Favorite Ice Cream Flavor 1:59:34 - Avenged Sevenfold 2:09:20 - No Cure’s Top 6 Albums 2:20:08 - Getting Stabbed at a Show
August 31, 20262h 30min
Number 5: 247 - FLYLEAF | Lacey Sturm: Christianity, Forgiveness, Nirvana & Future Music
Garza sits down in-person with Lacey Sturm. Vocalist for the alternative rock band FLYLEAF. https://instagram.com/flyleafmusic Get Suicide Silence tickets here: https://suicidesilence.store/pages/tour 00:00 - Chris Farley Loves Decaf Coffee 02:06 - Coming Back After 11 Years 09:23 - Lacey’s Vocal Problems 10:58 - Coping, Avoidance, Anxiety, Fear & Grief 24:00 - Christianity, Faith & Belief 25:40 - Moving from Florida to Texas 27:56 - Returning to Flyleaf 38:22 - Getting Into Bass & Guitar 39:19 - Abandonment, Parents, Trauma & Empowerment 48:16 - Flyleaf Early Days 56:56 - I’m So Sick 1:02:13 - Cassie, Columbine Shooting & Evil 1:11:11 - Grace & Forgiveness 1:13:50 - Prayer, Sobriety & Change 1:16:52 - Reaction to Debut Album 1:20:48 - Writing Books & Flyleaf Meaning 1:27:30 - Strange Experience w/ Record Label & Charity 1:32:22 - Music as an Escape // Fun as a Weapon 1:34:06 - Molar Pregnancy 1:39:30 - How Pregnancy Affects the Voice 1:41:58 - Love for Nirvana & Kurt Cobain 1:49:00 - Future of Flyleaf Music 1:49:49 - Lacey’s 5 Most Influential Albums 1:51:24 - Daily Prayer
August 24, 20261h 53min