17: Cristian Machado, Diego Verduzco | LIONS AT THE GATE, Ex-ILL NINO

Garza sits down in-person with Chris Fronzak. Singer of Atlanta metal/deathcore band ATTILA. Their new EP FU4EVR is out now! https://www.attilaband.com SPONSORS: distrokid.com/vip/garza 30% OFF! emgpickups.com Promo Code: Heavy 15% OFF! CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Cheers & 10 Year Anniversary Reflection On About That Life (2013) 02:19 - Having Thick Skin 03:14 - Being on MTV’s Made, Dealing With Fame Since an Early Age 05:18 - Understanding the Business & Entrepreneurship of Entertainment 10:15 - Destruction Derby & Video Games 12:30 - Not Having Many Friends Growing Up 14:00 - Reading Harry Potter Books 16:59 - Isolation & Growth 18:47 - Mitch Lucker Being a Sweetheart to Fronz 27:08 - Being Misunderstood 28:22 - Running for President 31:45 - Fronz’s First Executive Order, Drug Policy 32:31 - Mushrooms 34:53 - About That Life (Continued…) 37:01 - Buddy Nielsen (Senses Fail) Beef 40:54 - Warped Tour Work Ethic 43:19 - Stay Sick Clothing & Passion Before Success 45:38 - The Big Six Supergroup 47:28 - N*Sync Reunion, Being Joey Fatone’s Neighbor 47:59 - Moving From Georgia to Florida 51:24 - Recording About That Life with Joey Sturgis 54:48 - Writing Songs With a Deck of Cards 57:18 - New EP, FU4EVR 1:00:54 - Chris Linck Being a Great Producer 1:01:33 - Career Regrets

23 Okt 20231h 5min

Episode 100?! To celebrate. Garza sits down in-person with the guest & band that started it all. American metal band FEAR FACTORY. https://www.linktr.ee/fearfactory SPONSORS: distrokid.com/vip/garza 30% OFF! emgpickups.com Promo Code: Heavy 15% OFF! FEAR FACTORY is: Dino Cazares - Guitar Milo Silvestro - Vocals Tony Campos - Bass Pete Webber - Drums CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Vocal Cord Maintenance 02:03 - Dino Introduces the Band 03:58 - 56 Shows, So Far, with Milo 07:30 - Finding the Right Members for Fear Factory Return 08:30 - Pete Webber is High Energy 11:30 - Dino Looking at 300 Vocal Auditions 13:52 - From Posting a Youtube Cover to Joining the Band 16:36 - Bizarre Festival ‘98 18:04 - Touring with Rob Zombie & Monster Magnet 20:56 - Opening for Slayer 22:48 - Dino Not Being Much of a Partaker 23:55 - Staying Driven, Focused Through the Ups & Downs 26:08 - First Time Reading a Contract 29:48 - Master Recordings & Monetization 32:56 - Dino Hosted Huge Industry Parties  35:36 - Shopping Around Early Demos to Labels 37:00 - How Much Did Ross Robinson Shape Fear Factory? 38:58 - Milo Living in Rome & Los Angeles 43:40 - Pete’s Margaritas & Joining the Band 46:28 - Sick (and Tense) Tour w/ Fear Factory, System of a Down, Hed P.E., Static X & Spineshank 48:44 - Booking Great Tour Packages 49:30 - Having a Unique Sound, But Categorized Into Genres 52:53 - Deathcore Origins, Suffocation, NME/Ghetto Grind (Band) 57:53 - Los Angeles is Expensive 1:00:43 - Milo Doesn't Gain Weight 1:07:42 - Garza Podcast Coffee -  https://www.conceptcafes.com/product/garzapodcastcoffee/43?cs=true&cst=custom 1:12:28 - Chippendale’s 1:15:37 - 100th Episode, Dino’s 3rd Appearance 1:17:37 - Garza’s Custom Fender 7-String  1:23:00 - Nu Metal Clothing Companies (Adidas, Blackflys, Osiris Shoes, Dickies, DVS) 1:27:45 - ‘97 Ozzfest 1:29:30 - Drum Triggers Origins (Fear Factory, Pantera) 1:36:43 - Milo Got Stiffed by Burton After Fanboying

16 Okt 20231h 43min

Garza sits down in-person with Netherlands deathcore band DISTANT. https://www.linktr.ee/distantofficial SPONSORS: Click this link to purchase from Sweetwater & help support the podcast: imp.i114863.net/rnrmVB DISTANT is: Alan Grnja - Vocals Nouri Yetgin - Guitar Elmer Maurits - Bass Jan Mato - Drums CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Broken Down Tour Van/RV  04:15 - Hand-Delivered Starbucks Flex On-Air 05:25 - Tour w/ Left to Suffer, Cabal & Justice for the Damned 08:15 - Deathcore Markets/Demand Throughout the World 12:55 - Hard Work & Success 14:48 - Drawing From Influences & Making Your Own Sound 16:18 - Coming From the Netherlands & Slovakia, How the Band Met Each Other 22:49 - When Distant Officially Began 25:30 - Reflecting on Challenging Moments, Staying Committed 27:20 - Challenges Acquiring Visas to Tour 30:50 - Chaos and Carnage 2022 Lineup 36:16 - Coming Up As a Band In the Netherlands 41:19 - Taco Bell, McDonalds & Fast Food in Europe vs USA 48:21 - Getting 17 Vocalists on “Argent Justice,” Including Members of Suicide Silence, Emmure, Bodysnatcher & More 53:45 - Trivium/Matt Heafy 57:50 - Future of Metal “The Renaissance of Deathcore” 1:00:36 - Distant’s Dream Tour Lineup 1:02:27 - Suicide Silence Appreciation, Thoughts on Industry 1:06:14 - Visas, Politics & Future of Distant

9 Okt 20231h 10min

Garza sits down in-person with Otep Shamaya. Vocalist & founder of OTEP. Her new album THE GOD SLAYER is out now! https://www.linktr.ee/otepofficial SPONSORS: Click this link to purchase from Sweetwater & help support the podcast: imp.i114863.net/rnrmVB CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Smoking & Drinking Is Unnecessary For the Creative Process 04:40 - No Rules While Creating Otep Songs 08:24 - Performing on HBO’s Def Poetry 16:02 - Acting & Performing 17:28 - Winding Down From an Intense Performance 18:18 - Working Out, Grieving & Losing Gains 21:47 - Texas Roots & Animal Farms 29:40 - The Colosseum in Rome 31:46 - How Otep Got a Record Deal Without a Demo, Playing Ozzfest 38:42 - Learning How to Be a Frontwoman on Tour 43:03 - Working with Terry Date in Seattle 47:09 - “Jonestown Tea” & Writing Dark Songs 51:12 - Trusting Your Collaborators 54:06 - “Blood Pigs” Inspired by Lord of the Flies 59:21 - Phil Anselmo Blown Away by Otep’s Vocals 1:02:28 - Women Doing Heavy Vocals 1:05:22 - Being a Pioneer For Women Metal Vocalists 1:08:07 - Being a Natural Leader 1:10:18 - Being Outspoken About Social Issues & Getting Blacklisted 1:20:30 - Facing Backlash for Coming Out as Lesbian 1:28:40 - Dealing with Online Critics & Trolls 1:30:58 - House of Secrets Criticism 1:32:05 - Relationship With the Band, Creative Differences & Joey Jordison 1:35:32 - Writing Songs About Predators & Bullies 1:40:12 - Being Authentic On & Off Stage, Standing Up for Yourself 1:42:24 - The Future of Metal 1:45:29 - New Covers Album, The God Slayer & Reasons Behind Song Choices

2 Okt 20231h 50min

Garza sits down in-person with South African deathcore band VULVODYNIA. https://www.facebook.com/vulvodyniaslam SPONSORS: distrokid.com/vip/garza 30% OFF! emgpickups.com Promo Code: Heavy 15% OFF! VULVODYNIA is: Luke Haarhoff - Guitar Lwandle Prusent - Vocals Kris Xenopoulos - Guitar Tom Hughes - Drums CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Lwandile’s Not Into Drugs  03:13 - Chilling at an AirBnB For Days Off 04:55 - Band Member Intros 05:17 - Quick Band History 08:17 - Lwandile Playing Guitar & Singing Live 14:09 - Bob’s Burgers 15:51 - Benefits of Quitting Social Media 18:20 - Always Trying to Grow as a Musician 19:35 - Suicide Silence “Bludgeoned to Death” Guitar Play-through 21:48 - Discovering Heavy Music 22:40 - Limewire 24:30 - All Shall Perish 25:27 - Upbringing in South Africa 26:01 - Getting Mugged in South Africa 29:28 - Samsung Sponsorship 31:50 - Portable Rigs for Live Shows 34:24 - Acquiring Visas is a Nightmare 35:30 - Navigating the Industry as a South African Band 39:13 - Dealing With Poachers in the African Desert 41:52 - Inequality in South Africa 43:45 - Cool Earrings & Nate the Merch Guy 46:00 - Guitar Thumping w Tosin Abasi 48:56 - Practicing Guitar 50:44 - Getting Inspiration & Writing Collaboratively 53:39 - New Album & New Beginnings 56:06 - Sold Out Tour with Angelmaker  57:05 - Crossing the Canadian Border Sucks 58:12 - Vancouver, Portland & Seattle’s Rough Areas

25 Sep 20231h 3min

Garza sits down in-person with NOLA extreme metal band GOATWHORE. https://www.linktr.ee/goatwhore SPONSORS: distrokid.com/vip/garza 30% OFF! emgpickups.com Promo Code: Heavy 15% OFF! GOATWHORE is: Sammy Duet - Guitar, Backing Vocals L. Ben Falgoust II - Vocals Zack Simmons - Drums Robert Coleman - Bass CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Holiday Decor Year-Round 02:53 - Louisiana Bands 07:03 - Metal Elitism 08:53 - How the Band Gets Along Throughout the Years 12:42 - Touring Lifestyle 15:42 - New Orleans/Louisiana Music Scene 23:00 - Crash Worship’s Crazy Live Shows 29:16 - Origin of Acid Bath Band Name  32:01 - Taking Acid While Playing Live 36:43 - Growing up in Louisiana 43:38 - Staying Inspired 44:50 - Zack (Drummer) Joining at 17 Years-Old & Adding New Energy to the Band 51:08 - Terrible Drummer Auditions  54:42 - How to Say “New Orleans” 55:56 - Mardi Gras 58:32 - Louisiana/Texas Music Connection 1:03:36 - Where the Louisiana Metal Sound Comes From 1:05:05 - Drowning Pool, Flesh Parade 1:09:31 - Hair vs No Hair  1:10:30 - Not Quitting Music  1:13:40 - Paralysis (Ben’s 1st Band) & Soilent Green  1:18:00 -  Discovering Music Past & Present  1:26:03 - Best Audio Quality Format 1:27:47 - On Tour w EyeHateGod

18 Sep 20231h 32min

Garza sits down in-person with Jahred Gomes. Vocalist of Huntington Beach, California's (Hed) P.E. Their new single DETOX is out now! https://www.hedpe.ffm.to/detoxsingle SPONSORS: Click this link to purchase from Sweetwater & help support the podcast: imp.i114863.net/rnrmVB CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Conspiracy Theories 04:32 - On Being Considered Nu Metal  06:57 - Being Prolific & Consistent Throughout the Years 10:07 - Upbringing & Moving to California 11:57 - Hed P.E. / Orange County Origin Story 14:06 - Struggling to Fit In With the Rock Scene 15:20 - Hed P.E. / Orange County Origin Story (continued) 16:14 - Lit / Razzle  18:11 - Playing with Chad & Wes  19:22 - First Live Hed P.E. Shows 20:38 - Seeing Korn for the First Time & Being Blown Away 22:47 - Seeing Rage Against the Machine, Beastie Boys & X at Cal State Dominguez Hills 26:28 - First Writing Sessions with the Band 29:05 - Creative Process & Influences 31:17 - Early Writing Sessions (continued) 34:18 - Band Name Origin, Legal Issues & The Pleiadians 37:36 - Being the Eldest in the Band 38:16 - Touring for Broke Documentary 41:43 - Broke Album Era, Recording w Machine 46:16 - “Bartender”  47:56 - Second-Guessing During Writing 51:16 - Addiction, Substance Abuse & Sobriety  58:29 - Psychedelics  01:00:01 - Addiction, Substance Abuse (continued) 01:02:27 - Strait Up (Lynn Strait Tribute Album) 01:03:11 - Fighting w Major Label (Jive) 01:08:09 - Meeting Conor McGregor 01:10:48 - Higher Intelligence, Creativity, Consciousness & Beyond

11 Sep 20231h 20min

Garza sits down with Ernie Iniguez. Drummer of Riverside/Corona deathcore band Suicide Silence. Catch them on tour w Chelsea Grin 10/13-11/9! https://www.linktr.ee/suicidesilence SPONSORS: Click this link to purchase from Sweetwater & help support the podcast: imp.i114863.net/rnrmVB CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Drummers Are a Different Breed 06:49 - Keeping Your Ego in Check as a Musician 09:06 - Guitar Center to Whitechapel to Suicide Silence 19:52 - Getting the Whitechapel Touring Gig 22:53 - Getting Asked to Join Suicide Silence 25:38 - Career Uncertainty, Post-Whitechapel 29:06 - Tracking Drums on Become the Hunter w Steve Evetts / Pandemic Era 32:59 - Ernie Joining the Band 36:41 - Having to Try Out for the Band 39:36 - Garza & Ernie’s Intense Conversation  47:39 - Bombing the First Audition 49:13 - Adjusting Playing Style to Suicide Silence’s Groove & Feel 56:15 - Fitting In & Belonging In the Band  01:03:18 - First Hometown Show in 15 Years w Lamb of God, The Acacia Strain (& Bill Burr) 01:05:10 - Double Stroke/Heel-Toe Kick Drum Technique 01:15:00 - Top 5 Drummers in Deathcore, Today 01:19:12 - Pumped for the Future/Metallica Breaking Records

4 Sep 20231h 24min