Cody Patrick of Broadslab

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast, Cody Patrick, one of the guitarists of the band Broadslab, joins the show to talk about the bands latest release. Their new album The Fifth Essence dropped on June 26th, and Cody rolls through to break down the riffs, the vision, the influences, and the wild journey that shaped this record. We get into how Broadslab first came together, what fueled the long gap since their 2014 crusher Ritual Movement, and the unbelievable story of Cody’s teenage run‑in with Mike Dean (Corrosion of Conformity)— a chance encounter that eventually led to Dean working on The Fifth Essence. It’s one of those “no way that actually happened” tales, and Cody lays it all out. And Mark Richard of the Jam Yeti Music Blog returns for another Jam Yeti Music Minute with his review of The Fifth Essence. So go spin Broadslab’s The Fifth Essence, then jump back in for this killer episode. Hit play, hit subscribe and dig in!