146 - INTERNAL BLEEDING | Chris Pervelis: Long Island Death Metal & Inventing Slam

Garza sits down in-person with thrash/death metal band NERVOSA. https://www.nervosaofficial.com SPONSORS: Click this link to purchase from Sweetwater & help support the podcast: imp.i114863.net/rnrmVB NERVOSA is: Prika Amaral - Vocals & Guitar Helena Kotina - Guitar Hel Pyre - Bass Gabriela Abud - Drums CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Hair Care 02:33 - NAMM ‘24 06:14 - Wacken Festival 11:45 - Keeping a Positive Mindset 14:58 - Not Giving Up 19:36 - Being Open-Minded & Ready For Opportunities 21:44 - Hailing From Brazil, Living in Italy & Moving to Greece 30:34 - How Prika Met Helena 35:27 - Sacrifices & Keeping the Band Going After Lineup Changes 40:21 - What Makes a Band Work 41:59 - Prika On Being a Leader & Working With Others 45:37 - Learning How to Sing & Play Guitar Live 53:41 - The Metal Scene / Politics in Brazil 58:23 - Violence in Brazil 1:08:05 - The Future of Thrash and Women in Metal 1:10:40 - Playing with Sepultura on Their Final Tour 1:13:39 - New Album, Jailbreak / On Tour Now!

12 Feb 20241h 15min

Garza sits down in-person with progressive death metal band DAATH. https://www.metalblade.indiemerch.com/collections/daath SPONSORS: distrokid.com/vip/garza 30% OFF! emgpickups.com Promo Code: Heavy 15% OFF! DAATH is: Eyal Levi - Guitar, Sean Zatorsky - Vocals Kerim "Krimh" Lechner - Drums Jesse Zuretti - Samples, Orchestration, Guitars Rafael Trujillo - Guitar David Marvuglio - Bass CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Is Facebook Coming Back? / Gary Vee 05:24 - Craigslist Missed Connections 06:40 - Dååth Band Intros 07:30 - Sean Joining the Band, Band History 10:37 - Bad Live Show Experiences 12:30 - Coming From Atlanta, Signing to Roadrunner Records, Self-Promoting 18:34 - Success Requires Obsession 21:08 - Krimh Coming From Austria, Playing with Septicflesh, Working with Jens Bogren 26:46 - Krimh’s Drum Cover Videos, the Couch, Keeping it Real / Not Overproduced, Baard Kolstad 30:36 - Dååth Return Announcement, Signing w Metal Blade Records 33:38 - Garza Hates WeTransfer Files, Prefers Dropbox 37:01 - Are People Still Leaking Albums? 38:49 - A Guitar Company at NAMM 2024 Stole Eyal’s Girlfriends Artwork 43:15 - Garza’s Conspiracy Theories: Data Theft, Biometrics, Apps Gathering Data, Privacy 46:13 - Fake UPS, USPS Texts, Phishing 50:08 - David’s The Twilight Sad Shirt 51:46 - Death Metal Lyrics Are Not Serious 53:22 - Nail the Mix, URM, Audio Production Tips & Secrets 1:01:15 - Top 5 Metal Mixes 1:03:55 - Metallica, The Black Album, Some Kind of Monster 1:06:43 - Hearing Slipknot Brought Eyal Back to Metal, Sean Seeing Them at Ozzfest 99 1:13:42 - Bringing Dååth Back, Better Than Ever 1:16:32 - Rafael Trujillo Joining the Band, Being Godly on Guitar, Obscura 1:22:18 - New Dååth Album, The Deceivers, Coming Soon from Metal Blade Records!

5 Feb 20241h 25min

Garza sits down in-person with ESCUELA GRIND. https://www.linktr.ee/escuelagrind SPONSORS: Click this link to purchase from Sweetwater & help support the podcast: imp.i114863.net/rnrmVB ESCUELA GRIND is: Katerina - Vocals Krissy Morash - Guitar Thomas Sifuentes - Guitar Slampoetry - Bass Jesse Adan Fuentes - Drums CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Looking Forward to Meeting Each Other 02:31 - Katerina’s Neck Injury 04:20 - Hostile Security Guards 08:45 - Isopod 10:27 - Adding Isopod to the Band 12:00 - Mushroomhead 15:10 - Jesse Living in Dallas, Playing Drums, Getting Burnt Out on Music 19:55 - Katerina Moving to Dallas, Joining Escuela Grind 25:00 - Krissy Leaving New York, Joining Escuela Grind 30:38 - Being a Gateway Band for Grindcore 37:00 - Discovering Heavy music 38:00 - Simulation Theory, Quantum Physics 42:06 - Life is a Video Game 46:30 - Denny’s Smash and Grabs 53:22 - Karma 54:30 - Krissy’s High School Experience 1:03:50 - Hot Topic 1:05:00 - Passing Flyers Out to Promote Shows 1:07:20 - New EP, DDEEAATTHHMMEETTAALL, Writing as a Band 1:10:11 - Fender Mustang Amp 1:13:42 - Subconscious Wiring 1:14:45 - Family Cats 1:17:00 - Missing Family on Tour, Sacrifices 1:20:15 - The Future of Grindcore 1:24:00 - On Tour Now!

4 Feb 20241h 26min

Garza sits down in-person with Rob Watson. Vocalist of American hardcore band LIONHEART. Catch them on tour with Suicide Silence, Kublai Khan & Paleface! https://linktr.ee/lnhrt SPONSORS: distrokid.com/vip/garza 30% OFF! emgpickups.com Promo Code: Heavy 15% OFF! CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Sports Talk 05:26 - Playing w Bleeding Through in Orange County 08:03 - Drummers Are Fun To Watch 12:48 - Lionheart & Suicide Silence Are Touring Europe Together 14:16 - “New Money Old Pain,” Facing Inner Demons, Mental Health 20:56 - Dealing w Highs & Lows As a Band 22:05 - Lionheart is Playing the Biggest Shows They’ve Ever Played 28:23 - Lionheart / Hardcore is Huge Overseas 30:47 - Why “Valley of Death” Are Rob’s Favorite Lyrics 35:29 - Rob Speaking on Mental Health, Depression & Anxiety Medication 46:19 - Rob’s Education Journey 49:37 - Drugs & Alcohol, Losing a Friend to Addiction 1:04:46 - Rob’s First Drink at 28, Talking Tequila 1:10:34 - Tequila Crisis in Europe 1:15:16 - Bass Players are Chill 1:17:13 - Prepping for Tour, Staying in Shape, Stress-Free 1:21:18 - Favorite Memory of 2023 1:24:02 - Lionheart / Suicide Silence Tour (cont.)

22 Jan 20241h 26min

Garza sits down in-person with Bay Area, CA band SNUFFED ON SIGHT. https://www.linktr.ee/Snuffed SPONSORS: distrokid.com/vip/garza 30% OFF! emgpickups.com Promo Code: Heavy 15% OFF! SNUFFED ON SIGHT is: Seven Kane - Vocals Walid Gad - Guitar Spencer Metela - Bass Laike - Drums CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Peelingflesh Are Good Dudes 04:46 - Archspire is Sick 06:51 - Touring w Peelingflesh, Van Troubles 10:52 - GoreC*m 12:44 - Band Culture Now vs Then 16:13 - Live Stage Sound 20:26 - Laike Doesn’t Have an Inner Monologue 23:53 - Bay Area Dummy Death Metal & Genres 30:02 - Changes in the Metal Scene 32:58 - Slipknot 38:03 - Seven Doesn't Drink Coffee 39:44 - Mesa Cabs Are the Best 44:34 - Snuffed On Sight Started in 2020 45:54 - Is Second Hand High Real? 47:21 - Snuffed On Sight’s Growth 51:40 - Dummy Death Metal is Complex 53:39 - Band Chemistry & Respect 55:50 - “Slippin” Music Video & DIY Scene 1:00:38 - Writing While High 1:04:51 - Closing Thoughts

15 Jan 20241h 7min

Garza sits down in-person with David Ellefson & Jeff Young. Catch them on tour playing Megadeth classics with KINGS OF THRASH. https://www.kingsofthrash.com SPONSORS: Click this link to purchase from Sweetwater & help support the podcast: imp.i114863.net/rnrmVB CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Stolen Gear Scare 02:26 - Breaking In Your Guitars & Amps 04:14 - Ritchie Blackmore, Deep Purple & Creating “Moments” on Stage 09:40 - Kiss, Pink Floyd & Pyro 12:15 - David Growing Up in Minnesota, Starting to Play Bass 17:35 - Jeff’s Techniques 19:12 - Jeff Moving to Hollywood to Attend Musician’s Institute & Pursue Music 24:25 - Van Halen & Michael Anthony 27:20 - Mixing Records in the 80s 34:00 - Jeff Getting Hired by Dave Mustaine, Joining Megadeth, Jamming with Yngwie Malmsteen 39:50 - Jeff’s Guitar Institute Experience 41:27 - Analog vs Digital 47:14 - Megadeth Touring with Iron Maiden, Going to Japan 52:22 - Art, Music, Humanity & Commercialization 56:17 - So Far, So Good… So What! (1988) Writing, Recording & Editing Process 1:07:16 - What It’s Like Being in a Band with Dave Mustaine

8 Jan 20241h 12min

Garza sits down in-person with Juan Brujo. Vocalist of Mexician deathgrind band BRUJERIA. https://linktr.ee/brujeriaofficial SPONSORS: Click this link to purchase from Sweetwater & help support the podcast: imp.i114863.net/rnrmVB CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Creativity 01:16 - Singing About MJ 06:10 - Dealing with Bootlegging 09:28 - Starting Brujería, Making Metal for Spanish Speaking Audience 12:30 - Meaning of Brujería  13:33 - Meeting Dino Cazares, Bonding Over Napalm Death 16:17 - Recording 1st Brujería Singles, Having Instant Fans 21:41 - Writing a Full Album in 3 Days 23:48 - Creating the Legend & Mystery of the Band 32:32 - Controversial Album Covers 37:00 - Dark Coincidence with True Crime 44:25 - Being in a Band with Dino, Writing Songs 47:30 - Brujerizmo & Getting Nominated for Billboard Music Awards 2001 50:34 - Reflecting on Brujerizmo Album, Working with Dino & Raymond Was Special 54:27 - Brujería Was a Stepping Stone for Big Artists 56:11 - What Will It Take to Work with Dino Again? 59:46 - Being Featured on Ozark on Netflix 1:02:09 - Playing to Packed Crowds in the Early Days  1:06:45 - From Chicago to Los Angeles  1:07:18 - Viral Recruitment Videos, Dealing with Law Enforcement 1:12:18 - Dealing with an LA Governor 1:19:19 - Writing Songs About Trump 1:21:56 - Brujería is Not Afraid to Be Controversial, Inspired by Dead Kennedys 1:25:09 - Everyone Who’s Played in Brujería Moves On to Bigger Bands 1:26:50 - Partying with Billy Ray Cyrus & Getting Thrown Out Of Grammy Party by the Governor 1:29:25 - Cancelling Rock al Parque Festival in Colombia  1:32:42 - Not Warming Up for Shows  1:33:46 - More Stories to Come

1 Jan 20241h 38min

Garza shares his favorite moments of 2023. SPONSORS: distrokid.com/vip/garza 30% OFF! emgpickups.com Promo Code: Heavy 15% OFF! FULL EPISODES: https://www.youtube.com/GarzaPodcast CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Fear Factory | E100 08:42 - Dying Fetus | E86 15:18 - Slaughter to Prevail | E104 28:26 - Whitechapel | E78 34:03 - Cattle Decapitation | Travis Ryan | E87 37:10 - Hed P.E. | Jahred Gomes | E95 43:20 - Otep | E98 51:03 - OG Suicide Silence | E83 59:09 - Goatwhore | E96 1:03:50 - Peelingflesh | E105

25 Dec 20231h 12min