MATT GUGLIELMO (THE ACACIA STRAIN, END)

Matt Guglielmo, drummer for The Acacia Strain & END, joins us this week on the podcast. We talk about The Acacia Strain` upcoming record "You Are Safe From God Here", producing alongside Will Putney & Randy LeBoeuf, work ethic, influences, crazy tour stories & so much more.MATT GUGLIELMO: https://www.instagram.com/matt.guglielmo/THE ACACIA STRAIN: https://www.instagram.com/theacaciastrain/END: https://www.instagram.com/yourfuckingend/PRODUCING: https://www.mattguglielmo.com/Thank you to IndieMerchstore for sponsoring the show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.indiemerchstore.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Use code BRUTALITY for 10% offBRUTALITY PODCAST MERCH: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.indiemerchstore.com/collections/brutality-podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To support the podcast and gain access to behind the scenes, early access, bonus streams & more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/brutalitypodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠All BRUTALITY PODCAST links(Discord, Youtube, etc): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/brutalitypodcast⁠CHAPTERS:[00:00:00] Teaser / Intro [00:01:31] Yan can't speak / Passionated [00:05:40] Tour w/ Bodysnatcher [00:11:01] NOT New England Metal & Hardcore Fest [00:13:28] Malaysia doesn't like END [00:19:30] Bandmates never showed up to the gig [00:22:59] Discovering drums [00:26:41] Myspace [00:28:59] Drumming influences [00:31:39] IndieMerchstore [00:32:59] Getting into producing [00:36:12] Machine, Will Putney & Randy LeBoeuf [00:41:28] Early records w/ Will Putney, Counterparts [00:42:46] Producing VS having a girlfriend [00:51:20] Joining END [00:52:51] Not being an *sshole [00:56:25] Role as a producer [01:01:47] Experimenting, new TAS record [01:08:08] Joining The Acacia Strain [01:12:45] TAS thought I was weird [01:16:31] Filling in for The Acacia Strain [01:17:44] Playing Continent in full [01:19:32] Favorite The Acacia Songs [01:21:15] New record writing process [01:30:10] Being stubborn [01:33:53] Goofy music videos [01:42:38] Learning 57 songs at once [01:47:40] Is The Acacia Strain deathcore?