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Garza sits down in-person with drummer, painter & songwriter Jay Weinberg. Best known as the former drummer of Slipknot, Madball, Against Me! Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band & the list goes on. Debut singles “Drone Operator / Sandstone” out now! https://instagram.com/jayweinberg SPONSORS: DistroKid - https://distrokid.com 00:00 - Theme Parks 04:39 - Early Shows 08:29 - Musical Roots 12:35 - Voodoo Child 14:29 - Impact of Classical Music 16:29 - First Concert & The Who 18:47 - Hockey 20:50 - Deciding to Pursue Music 23:53 - Goalies & Drummers 27:06 - Getting Into Drums 29:59 - Advice for Drummers 32:25 - CBGBs & H20 33:47 - The Bouncing Souls 44:30 - First Band // Sadie Mae 46:37 - Playing w/ Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band 54:00 - What Bruce Springsteen Taught Jay 57:49 - Joining Madball & Recording Empire 1:17:31 - New Music w/ Fuming Mouth, Deafheaven & Code Orange 1:25:39 - Kurt Ballou 1:27:58 - King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard 1:33:34 - New Band Portraits of an Apparition 1:36:48 - Against Me! 1:48:34 - Slipknot, Pressure & Regrets 2:12:43 - Marriage 2:20:11 - Art Galleries 2:22:13 - Hip Surgery 2:32:04 - LASIK 2:35:35 - Punk Rock Museum 2:37:59 - 3 Albums to Check Out

Garza shares thoughts on the passing of Bo Lueders, music theory origins & much more! Support here: https://patreon.com/garzapodcast 00:00 - Playing with Slaughter to Prevail 11:52 - Lamb of God Show 13:27 - Michelada Bar 20:10 - Non-Alcoholic Beer PSA 21:58 - J Update 23:57 - Workload & Hiatus 28:08 - Getting Through BS as a Band 34:08 - Future Accomplishments 42:28 - Leaving Southern California 47:56 - Transcendental Meditation 58:29 - R.I.P. Bo Lueders | Harm’s Way // Hardlore 1:09:38 - Artemis II Moon Mission 1:16:40 - Arch Enemy, Kiko Loureiro & Music Theory 1:26:29 - Upcoming Shows

Garza sits down in-person with Brandon Saller & Dan Jacobs from metalcore band ATREYU. New Album “The End is Not the End” out April 24th! https://instagram.com/atreyuofficial SPONSORS: DistroKid - https://distrokid.com 00:00 Intro 06:55 Bands Hanging Out 11:11 First Time Smoking Weed 14:56 Sevendust 18:12 The End is Not the End 19:57 Writing Music in Tokyo 22:40 How Atreyu Writes New Songs 27:32 Writing “Death” & “Ego Death” 28:47 Brandon’s Hand Injury 35:15 Songwriting Career 37:53 The Time is Now 44:57 Dan’s Kiesel Guitar 57:07 2000s Metalcore 1:03:39 Riff: Lip Gloss and Black 1:09:07 Early Demos 1:17:41 How to Record Ideas 1:20:24 Early Jobs & Being Entrepreneurial 1:29:18 Self-Managing a Band 1:38:16 Pluginz 1:39:35 The 10 Year Rule for Creativity 1:44:38 Becoming a Frontman 1:50:04 Relationship with Alex Varkatzas 1:53:37 Married Life & Family 1:58:32 Which Bands Shaped Metalcore 2:04:37 3 Albums To Check Out 2:07:40 The End is Not the End Out April 24th

Garza remembers Chuck Norris, plays Korn riffs & much more! SPONSORS: DistroKid - https://distrokid.com 00:00 - RIP Chuck Norris 05:36 - 23 Days Sober 19:47 - J Check-In 22:56 - Heaviest Korn Riff 28:12 - Whammy Pedal & Octave Effects 33:52 - How Heavy Music Shapes You 45:15 - What Your Older Self Thinks About You 48:41 - Going to Local Shows 59:53 - Sevendust & Morgan Rose 1:04:01 - Remembering Dave Brockie 1:12:10 - 3 Bands & Albums to Check Out 1:17:32 - Slaughter to Prevail at Palladium 1:19:12 - Limp Bizkit & Insane Puppet

Garza sits down in-person with John McEntee & Luke Shively. Guitar players from death metal band INCANTATION. https://instagram.com/incantation_official SPONSORS: https://thejackrack.com USE CODE Garza10 for 10% OFF! 00:00 - Learning From Bands 05:56 - Food Drives & Musically Fed 13:49 - Riff: Chalice 17:29 - How Luke Joined the Band 18:58 - Ohio Pumpkin Festival 22:36 - Dismemberment 34:15 - TONEX ONE 40:39 - Luke’s Pedalboard 43:40 - Approach to Lead Guitar 48:33 - Riff: Demonic Incarnate 1:00:29 - Dean Guitars 1:04:41 - Using Modern Gear 1:08:44 - Riff: Devoured Death & Pinch Harmonics 1:12:58 - Riffs That Shaped Death Metal 1:18:09 - Influencing & Inspiring Bands 1:21:41 - 3 Albums to Check Out 1:29:44 - New Album 1:32:37 - TikTok Knows You

Garza shares his gym routine, tips for anxiety & much more! Support FILTH Here: https://gofundme.com/f/support-filths-tour-after-crash-totaled-van Check Out the Merch: https://garzapodcast.myshopify.com 00:00 - Becoming Sober 13:56 - Greatest Nu Metal Guitar Player 18:01 - Riff: My Way 20:23 - Riff: Nookie 25:04 - Gym Routine 37:40 - Maintaining Relationships & Touring 43:54 - Dealing with Loss & Death 50:21 - Dealing with Anxiety 1:01:37 - New Six Feet Under 1:05:27 - Filth’s Van Accident 1:08:28 - 3 Albums to Check Out 1:10:19 - Upcoming Shows

Garza sits down in-person with Dickie Allen & Alex Alereza from melodic death metal band NEKROGOBLIKON. New EP “The Boiling Sea” out April 17th! https://instagram.com/nekrogoblikonofficial SPONSORS: Sweetwater - https://imp.i114863.net/rnrmVB 00:00 - Riff: Learning Papa Roach 05:26 - Dickie Allen’s Musical Journey 07:35 - How Dickie Found His Voice 10:46 - Metallica S&M 13:36 - The Comedy Store, Adam Ray & Howie Mandel 16:55 - Stone Cold E.T. 18:33 - Secret Elephant 19:15 - The Boiling Sea EP 22:08 - Reel Big Fish 24:20 - GG Allin // Stage Personas 29:29 - Being a Dad 35:00 - Riding Motorcycles & Risk 38:38 - Hanabie. Tour 41:50 - Owning/Operating a Music Venue 49:06 - Golfing, Drinking & Bryson DeChambeau 55:30 - Alex’s Ibanez RG2027XL & Steve Vai 58:08 - Riff: Powercore 1:02:24 - Riff: Pedal Technique 1:04:30 - Riff: Garza Plays Alex’s Ibanez 1:06:53 - New Infant Annihilator Album 1:12:33 - Advice for Deathcore Vocalists 1:15:35 - Travis Ryan Beef 1:17:28 - Extreme Vocals 1:19:04 - Dickie & Alex’s Top Music to Check Out 1:25:10 - Nekrogoblikon is Cool

Garza reacts to the Zakk Wylde episode, gives update on the Suicide Silence vinyl & much more! MERCH: https://garzapodcast.myshopify.com 00:00 - Zakk Wylde Episode 04:00 - Recording Thoughts 11:28 - J’s Band Shows 13:18 - Suicide Silence EP Vinyls 18:19 - When to Stop Tone-Chasing 25:46 - Mesa Triple Rectifiers 31:07 - Riff: Fuzz Pedal, Orgy & Coal Chamber 46:10 - Bean & Cheese Burritos 49:37 - Metallica at The Sphere 55:11 - Arch Enemy & New Singer 1:03:05 - 3 Songs to Check Out 1:06:53 - Local Shows to Check Out

Garza sits down in-person with Zakk Wylde. Vocalist & guitar player of heavy metal band BLACK LABEL SOCIETY. Also best known for his time in Ozzy & currently Pantera. New album “Engines of Demolition” out March 27th! https://instagram.com/zakkwyldebls SPONSORS: https://neuraldsp.com USE CODE: Garza for 30% OFF! 00:00 - Zakk Meeting His Wife 09:25 - Nothing is Hard 13:10 - Inspiration 15:41 - Remembering Dime & Vinnie 19:08 - Getting Punched By Ozzy 25:03 - Practicing vs Playing Guitar 27:11 - Pinch Harmonics & Billy Gibbons 28:33 - Riff: Miracle Man 32:36 - Engines of Demolition 35:27 - Quitting Drinking 40:51 - Riff: Stillborn 42:30 - Riff: Bridge to Cross 47:29 - Wylde Audio & Guitars 53:10 - EMG Pickups 55:08 - Teaching, Learning Guitar & Scales 59:39 - Guitar Woods 1:03:36 - Zakk’s Health Scare 1:09:43 - Learning/Playing Pantera Songs 1:12:26 - First Pantera Show 1:16:25 - Pressure of Playing for Pantera 1:19:32 - Riff: Machine Gun Man 1:20:34 - New Jersey 1:22:12 - Top 4 Bands to Check Out https://patreon.com/garzapodcast questions by: Adam Conneely & cliff sharp

Garza is back for a solo episode reflecting on 5 years of the podcast, buying Meta glasses & much more! SPONSORS: DistroKid - https://distrokid.com 00:00 - Valentine’s Day 01:53 - Being Sick 07:20 - 5 Year Anniversary! 16:06 - J Check-in 17:09 - Meta Glasses 28:32 - Experience with Drums 33:10 - The Cleansing & Emotions 39:12 - AI & Metal 45:56 - Hardest Riffs to Play 55:26 - Metallica vs Megadeth 1:02:58 - Hot or Shot 1:10:31 - New Merch 1:11:38 - Superbowl & Bad Bunny

Garza sits down in-person with Keyan Houshmand. Modern guitarist, producer & content creator from Adelaide, Australia. Best known for his informative YouTube guitar videos, covers, demos/reviews & music production. https://youtube.com/KeyanHoushmandLive SPONSORS: Sweetwater - https://imp.i114863.net/rnrmVB 00:00 - NAMM 2026 03:34 - Being Born & Raised in Adelaide 06:55 - Seeing Metallica Live 08:22 - First Guitar 11:28 - Age & Wisdom 12:35 - Getting a Computer Science Degree 19:37 - Discovering Periphery30:25 - Riff: Arrest 32:13 - Getting Into Gear, Plugins 34:35 - Quad Cortex Mini 37:14 - QC Patch/Tones Demo 46:58 - Rhythm Players & AC/DC 52:15 - Australian Bands 57:27 - Plini 58:26 - Professionalism & Not Drinking 1:10:02 - Jackson Guitars 1:14:12 - Chug Tones 1:16:53 - What Makes a Good Tone 1:24:03 - Pick Attack 1:35:12 - Bareknuckle Pickups 1:43:03 - Riff: Pirouette 1:50:48 - Riff: Swell 1:52:00 - Riff: Pulse 1:54:19 - Top 3 Artists/Albums

Garza is back for a solo episode. Diving into the spiritual world, NAMM 2026 & much more. SPONSORS: DistroKid - https://distrokid.com 00:00 - NAMM 2026 & Quad Cortex Mini 04:38 - Bareknuckle Pickups 10:03 - Winter Cleaning 14:30 - Amp vs Guitar 18:53 - Backing Tracks? 25:27 - Top 3 Deathcore Bands 37:17 - Best/Worst Part of the Podcast 45:23 - God & Religion 56:23 - Cost of Touring 1:06:37 - Inspiration & Writer’s Block 1:15:29 - Hawt or Shat? New Riff 1:20:51 - Temple Audio Pedalboard Thank you TinyWashbear for our Patreon question!

Garza sits down in-person with theOGM & “Eaddy” Yeti Bones from punk rap duo Ho99o9. New album “Tomorrow We Escape” out now! https://instagram.com/ho99o9 SWEETWATER: https://imp.i114863.net/rnrmVB 00:00 - Focusing on Music 03:23 - Why Eaddy Stopped Drinking 10:12 - Getting Into Punk Bands 18:10 - Growing up in Newark, NJ 21:48 - “Meat Locker” Shows in Montclair, NJ 25:30 - Ninjasonik & Bad Brains 31:08 - NY/NJ Punk Scenes 34:21 - Bone Collector 42:16 - Coming Up with “Ho99o9” 47:18 - Adjusting to LA, Risks & Staying Grounded 59:19 - Tomorrow We Escape 1:03:46 - Upside Down 1:06:26 - Working w Travis Barker // SKIN LP 1:14:33 - Busta Rhymes 1:16:08 - Bride Dress & Staying Ahead of Trends 1:20:22 - Onyx 1:28:38 - Ice-T, C*p Killer & Bodycount 1:36:18 - Ho99or’s Top 3 Artists & Albums to Check Out

Garza sits down in-person with Alexia & Anissa Rodriguez from Arizona metalcore band EYES SET TO KILL. https://instagram.com/eyessettokillofficial SWEETWATER: https://imp.i114863.net/rnrmVB 00:00 - Baby on Tour 06:59 - Anissa Learning Bass 08:41 - Spice Girls, Backstreet Boys & NSYNC 11:45 - Starting ESTK 15:00 - Being Sisters 16:35 - Anissa Leaving & Returning 22:48 - Die Trying 25:41 - Being a New Mom 34:38 - Balancing Music & Parenting 36:46 - Writing New Music 40:08 - Hottest Chicks in Metal Era 44:56 - Not Trusting Yourself 49:08 - Darling 56:45 - Therapy Shows 1:00:13 - Writing Broken Frames 1:01:36 - Obstacles 1:07:57 - Regrets 1:12:18 - Alexia Quitting Drinking 1:16:22 - Writing First Songs 1:19:36 - TP-ing Houses 1:33:37 - New Music, Twitch, Cuntrol Band & Tour 1:36:43 - Tour Baby 1:41:03 - Makeup Routine

Garza sits down in-person with Rob Watson. Vocalist of beatdown hardcore band LIONHEART. New album “VALLEY OF DEATH II” out now! https://instagram.com/lionheartca SWEETWATER: https://imp.i114863.net/rnrmVB 00:00 - Short Songs & Attention Spans 10:02 - Hatebreed 13:45 - Valley of Death II 19:22 - Recording with Neil Westfall // A Day to Remember 34:11 - Risky Rollout Plan 51:39 - Playing Music for the Love of It 53:55 - Madball, Gideon & Slope 1:02:04 - Lionheart/Suicide Silence Tour 1:03:58 - Working While On Tour 1:07:37 - New Ideas & Being Original 1:20:50 - USA vs Europe Audience 1:29:49 - Avoiding Burnout 1:33:42 - Saving Time & Meal Prepping 1:41:36 - Balancing Time 1:48:15 - Band Relationships & Hard Talks 1:55:17 - Apple Music vs Spotify