Garza Podcast

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

  1. 2d ago

    255 - CHIMAIRA | Mark Hunter: The Impossibility of Reason, Lineup Changes, Slayer & Thyroid Cancer

    Garza sits down in-person with Mark Hunter. Vocalist of heavy metal band CHIMAIRA. https://instagram.com/chimairaband I love my Nubwo headphones. They sound sic when I’m listening to nu metal & working on new music. Get your headphones here: https://amazon.com/NUBWO-HD01-Studio-Headphones-BlackNUBWO/dp/B0GCNXBJB4?th=1 Follow NUBWO: https://youtube.com/@NUBWO_TECH#NUBWOHD01 #NUBWO #StudioHeadphones #StudioMonitor #AudioGear 00:00 - Coffee03:28 - Thyroid Cancer10:48 - Returning to Singing After Surgery12:28 - The Age of Hell 15 Year Anniversary14:38 - Reuniting with Chimaira25:22 - Resurrection & Members Quitting36:17 - Strongsville, OH41:28 - Early Musical Interests & Childhood Music45:47 - Touring with Slayer & Kerry King53:37 - Fear of Flying56:58 - Signing with Roadrunner & Record Flop1:01:55 - Farmclub Performance1:06:58 - Pass Out of Existence1:13:27 - Writing Sp Lit1:15:02 - Dead Inside1:16:41 - Severed1:20:49 - Pronouncing Chimaira1:21:46 - Mixing Pass Out of Existence & Legacy1:28:31 - The Impossibility of Reason1:33:40 - The DVD & Candid Moments1:36:43 - Band Chemistry, Lineup Changes & Adversity1:38:47 - Down Again Music Video1:43:44 - Reunion1:45:46 - Self-Titled Album1:51:37 - Resurrection1:54:11 - Andols Returning to the Band1:57:23 - Chimaira Influence on Suicide Silence1:58:55 - Writing Resurrection2:04:30 - Reason For Not Touring2:11:27 - New Chimaira Music2:15:35 - Patreon Question: 2000s Horror Movie Soundtracks2:19:35 - Favorite Metal Singers2:22:55 - Working at a Funeral Home2:25:15 - Top 3 Albums2:29:09 - Jerry Cantrell

  2. Oct 12

    254 - Billy Strings: Bluegrass Riffs, Death Metal, Knocked Loose & Mom’s Passing

    Garza sits down in-person with Billy Strings. Grammy Award-winning guitarist, singer, songwriter & bluegrass musician. New album “So Much For Goodbyes” out now! https://billystrings.com Find your next favorite artist at https://Tidal.com/GARZA 00:00 - Jammin’ 02:09 - Discovering Suicide Silence 07:28 - First Guitar 10:56 - Getting Into Bluegrass 13:53 - What Do People Call Billy? 15:29 - 1st Gig as Billy Strings 17:53 - Cryptopsy 22:33 - Curating Early Metal & Hardcore Shows 29:05 - Early Metalcore Bands 34:32 - Riffs: Bluegrass vs Metal 44:03 - Bluegrass Rhythm 47:40 - Quitting Day Job for Music 50:57 - Writing Dust in a Baggie 54:25 - Riff: Billy’s First Song Ever 1:01:30 - Escaping Addiction 1:06:38 - T Bone Burnett, Bob Dylan & Willie Nelson 1:10:28 - Sam Bush, Bluegrass Standard & Traditions 1:18:23 - Riff: Writing Home, Away From The Mire & Voice Memos 1:25:24 - Writing Still I Crash & Mom Passing Away 1:29:07 - Not Knowing Father, Addiction & Lost Family Tapes 1:39:02 - 1935 D-18 Martin 1:43:28 - Garza Plays Billy’s Martin 1:46:12 - Riff: Dethklok, Metalocalypse & Riff Cheat Code 1:49:17 - Riff: Billy Freestyle on Garza’s Fender 7-String 1:58:14 - Riff: Bury Your Dead - Magnolia 2:00:48 - Theo Von 2:03:15 - Frizzy Hair Problems 2:04:53 - Metal Background 2:07:36 - Favorite Metal Bands & Knocked Loose 2:17:32 - Top 5 Albums

  3. Oct 5

    253 - New Album Riffs, Sevendust & 90 Day Goal Fail

    Garza is back for a solo episode to talk new album, guitar Mount Rushmore & much more! Get ad free episodes, Garza’s guitar tone here: https://patreon.com/garzapodcast See SUICIDE SILENCE live: https://suicidesilence.store/pages/tour 00:00 - New Album Graceless 03:41 - Riff: Graceless 13:05 - Riff: Make Your Exit 20:30 - Pedals Used on New Songs 25:00 - Sevendust, Danzig, Weedeater Concerts 28:32 - Matt Heafy, Jiu Jitsu 30:39 - 90 Day Goal 33:06 - New Website Coming 33:47 - J Update 35:37 - Patreon: Guitar Mt. Rushmore 50:27 - Patreon: Top 3 Death Metal Bands 56:27 - Patreon: Turning Riffs Into Songs 1:04:25 - Patreon: Drinking On Tour? 1:06:43 - Patreon: Riffs Before vs After Quitting Drinking 1:09:34 - Yogurtland 1:10:07 - Upcoming Shows, Hangs 1:12:52 - Billy Strings

  4. Sep 28

    252 - REV3RENT: Deathcore, Dystopia, New Album & Having Three Guitar Players

    Garza sits down in-person with Apple Valley, CA deathcore band REV3RENT. New album “She Let The World Run Rampant” out October 30th! https://instagram.com/rev3rent_ Get ad free episodes, Garza’s guitar tone & more here: https://patreon.com/garzapodcast 00:00 - Sound Check 02:38 - From First To Last 05:05 - Reason For Three Guitar Players 08:33 - How Josh Joined 11:48 - Inland Empire // Est 2023 17:20 - Why the “3” in Rev3rent? 18:42 - Early Shows & Fan Art 27:32 - She Let the World Run Rampant 32:21 - A BloodBath in Boston 36:47 - Mathcore 44:55 - Is Garza Unc? 51:35 - Getting Into Deathcore 59:13 - Writing Memorable Moments 1:04:05 - Seeing Suicide Silence Live 1:09:54 - High School Experiences 1:19:40 - No Drugs // No Parties 1:21:51 - Being In Relationships 1:26:42 - Gear Used on New Album 1:29:22 - Dystopia 1:33:36 - Lepra: Noah’s Uncle’s DM Band 1:39:28 - Online Hate vs Reality 1:42:48 - Lorna Shore 1:44:48 - Deathcore Classics // The Cleansing 1:52:11 - Garza’s Motivation to Play Music 2:00:08 - Aura 2:06:28 - Taking Steps Forward in Career 2:08:40 - Nutrition & Self-Improvement 2:12:21 - Graduating From School 2:15:11 - Deathcore Cougars 2:18:21 - Eternal Suffering 2:22:42 - Top 6 Albums

  5. Sep 21

    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 Heritage 08:24 - The Trivium Curse 15:05 - Ihsahn & Emperor 20:29 - Riff: Down From the Sky 26:21 - Shogun 30:52 - The Crusade 32:36 - Band fighting & Lineup Changes 39:12 - Matt Losing His Voice & Re-Learning to Sing/Scream 41:36 - Riffs: Ember to Inferno 47:58 - Learning Guitar, Metallica & High School Band 48:18 - First Tours, Early Days & Roadrunner Records 53:42 - Warp Zone Influence 57:10 - Riff: Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr 1:04:35 - Ascendancy 1:05:29 - More Riffs: Ember to Inferno 1:07:18 - Riff: Suffocating Sight 1:09:26 - Garza Learns New Trivium Riff 1:17:38 - New Album Crown in the Grave 1:20:01 - Matt’s Mental Breakdown & Nearly Quitting Trivium 1:39:18 - Training & Teaching Jiu Jitsu 1:48:22 - Alex Rudinger Joining Trivium 1:53:44 - Voice Drops 1:55:16 - Vocal Exercises 2:01:23 - Matt Teaches Garza Jiu Jitsu Submissions 2:10:08 - Matt’s Top 3 Albums

  6. Sep 14

    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 Influence 06:03 - Working w/ Frankie Palmeri & Emmure 10:15 - Jason Aldean 12:34 - Getting into Heavy Music 14:48 - The Infamous Emerson Theater 17:30 - Ninja Turtles Parody 22:20 - Hard Headbanging 27:14 - Trapt & Flaw 29:24 - Abe Meeting His GF & Band 31:24 - Eli Leaving Football for Mauled 35:57 - DJ Being a Dad 42:50 - Animosity 43:30 - Abe’s Deathcore Deep-Dives 47:31 - Whitechapel & Deathcore Influence 50:36 - Garza Shows Mauled Wrench & Wormed 56:40 - What Kids Are Listening To Today? 1:00:35 - AI in Music 1:10:18 - Eli Meeting Garza as a 14-Year-Old 1:11:30 - Mauled’s Top 5 Albums

  7. Sep 7

    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 Up 01:53 - Hot Take: Chipotle 04:54 - 90 Day Goal Update 12:34 - Frizzy Hair 13:20 - Lacey Sturm & Flyleaf 16:15 - Sound and Fury 19:20 - Boxing Lessons & Muay Thai 25:21 - Dashcams 28:13 - J Check-In 30:07 - Q&A: Reading Books 33:14 - Q&A: Leo the Cat 40:27 - Q&A: Podcast with Late Artists 45:05 - Q&A: Bands That Get Better 48:48 - Q&A: Biggest Blunt Smoked 54:45 - Q&A: Overcoming Personal Struggles 1:02:53 - R.I.P. Dolly Parton 1:03:52 - Billy Strings w/ Cryptopsy 1:06:09 - Upcoming Shows

  8. Aug 31

    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 Tall03:15 - Aesop’s First CDs08:19 - It Is Going to Get Dark: Guitar Tones, Amps & Pedals11:37 - Writing Slowly Turning Blue16:59 - Starting a Straight Edge Band21:01 - Aesop Learning Guitar on the Job23:19 - Abstaining From Drugs27:15 - Alabama HxC Scene33:40 - Growing Up in Alabama39:03 - Guitar Effects Fatigue40:53 - Skill vs Vision55:00 - War Metal57:08 - Selling B.C. Rich Guitars to Pay Rent1:00:50 - Ironthrall Guitars1:11:15 - Amps1:12:33 - Writing Hang Me From the Bible Belt1:15:37 - The Cleansing & Criticism on Deathcore1:19:14 - Throwdown & Beyond Repair1:29:06 - Is It Straight Edge?1:36:37 - Internet Hate & Transphobia1:44:47 - Brain Matter Displacement1:50:02 - Future Approach to Writing Music1:53:47 - Writing Mosh Parts1:56:39 - Favorite Ice Cream Flavor1:59:34 - Avenged Sevenfold2:09:20 - No Cure’s Top 6 Albums2:20:08 - Getting Stabbed at a Show

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

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  • Creator
    Chris Garza
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    257
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Chris Garza
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    Garza Podcast

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