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Garza Podcast — 239 episodes

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238 - SYLOSIS | Josh Middleton: Metalcore Riffs, Architects, Guitar Rundown & Self-Producing

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237 - Best Pantera Album, Banana Man & 90 Days of Sobriety

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236 - CONVERGE | Kurt Ballou: Metalcore Riffs, Guitar Rundown & Making of Jane Doe

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235 - BOUNDARIES: Metalcore Riffs, Guitar Rundown & Mix Controversy

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234 - BLEED FROM WITHIN: Metalcore Riffs, Guitar Rundown & Trust

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233 - Favorite Breakdowns, Periphery, mgk & Sobriety Tips

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232 - FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE: Symphonic Death Metal, Opera, Avatar & Mountain Climbing Incident

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231 - MGK: Nu Metal, Yungblud & Dealing with Hate

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229 - JAY WEINBERG: Drumming for Slipknot, Madball, New Band & Hip Surgery Recovery

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228 - Playing with Slaughter to Prevail, Borrowing Riffs & Meditation

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227 - ATREYU: Metalcore Riffs, Sushi Guitar Rundown & 10 Year Rule for Creativity

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226 - Heavy Korn Riffs, Sevendust & Non-Alcoholic Beers

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225 - INCANTATION: Death Metal Riffs, Guitar Rundown & Learning

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224 - New Six Feet Under, Wes Borland & Sobriety

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223 - NEKROGOBLIKON: Goblin Riffs, Infant Annihilator, Guitar Rundown w/ Dickie Allen & Alex Alereza

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222 - Tone Chasing, Arch Enemy & Favorite Burritos

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221 - ZAKK WYLDE: Ozzy, Black Label Society, Pantera & Legacy

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220 - Hardest Riffs, Meta Glasses & Valentine’s Day

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219 - Keyan Houshmand: The Rise of Modern Guitar

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218 - Favorite Deathcore Bands, God & Writer’s Block

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217 - Ho99o9: Punk, Bad Brains & Becoming Sober

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216 - EYES SET TO KILL: Metalcore, Parenting & Writing First Songs

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215 - LIONHEART | Rob Watson: Hardcore, New Album & Avoiding Burnout

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214 - CYNIC | Paul Masvidal: Riffs, Death, Kiesel Guitars & Alien Encounters

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213 - Top 10 Unforgettable Moments of 2025

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212 - KATAKLYSM | Maurizio Iacono: Death Metal, Ex Deo & Roman History

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211 - PRIMER 55: Nu Metal, Ozzfest & Near-Death Experience

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210 - LIL DARKIE & WENDIGO: Rap, Metal, Freedom of Speech & Sobriety

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209 - DESPISED ICON: The Real History of Deathcore

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208 - SANGUISUGABOGG: Death Metal Riffs, Guitar Rundown & Self-Criticism

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207 - ENTHEOS: Balancing Marriage, Metal & Believing in Yourself

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206 - SPITE: Deathcore, Writing Riffs & Brainrot Addiction

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205 - GUILT TRIP: Riffs, UK Hardcore Scene & World’s Biggest Circle Pit

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204 - GWAR | Mike Derks: Censorship, Tragedy & Beavis and Butt-Head

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203 - PRONG | Tommy Victor: Glenn Danzig, Schecter Guitars & Pioneering Groove Metal

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202 - TYE TRUJILLO: Bass Riffs, Suicidal Tendencies, Ottto & Playing w/ Korn

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201 - CHEVELLE: New Album, The Red & Being in a Band w/ Brothers

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200 - TOSH PETERSON: Drumming for Lady Gaga, Filter, Damnage & Pearl Kit Rundown

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199 - Fender 7 String, Favorite Mastodon Riffs & Hair Routine

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198 - REVOCATION | Dave Davidson: Death Metal, Jackson Guitars & New Album

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197 - NEKROGOBLIKON | John Goblikon: Self-Doubt, Ninja Turtles & Dealing with Trolls

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196 - GENE HOGLAN: The Human Drum Machine Behind Death, Dark Angel & More

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195 - BRUTALITY PODCAST: Deathcore, Myspace & Reflection

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194 - BERNTH: Changing Guitar YouTube Forever, Belphegor & Learning Technique

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193 - Mudvayne Tour, Non-Music Influences & Announcement

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192 - Fender Update, Best Pedalboard & Drug Addiction

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191 - NIGHT VERSES | Nick DePirro: 8 String Riffs, Guitar Rig & Tuning Secrets

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190 - ALPHA WOLF: Metalcore Riffs, Noise Pedal, Ice-T & Trusting Your Ideas

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189 - PROFANATICA | Paul Ledney: Black Metal, Religion, GG Allin & Afterlife

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188 - DERON MILLER: CKY, 96 Bitter Beings, Vinyl Collection & Regrets

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187 - PHIL DEMMEL: Thrash Riffs, Machine Head, Vio-lence & Forgiveness

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186 - New Music Update, Fan Questions & Celebrating 100,000 Subscribers

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185 - SUICIDE SILENCE | Ernie Iniguez: Deathcore, LA Protests & Life Update

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184 - PSYCHO-FRAME: Deathcore, B.C. Rich Guitars & Not Quitting Music

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183 - DISEMBODIED TYRANT | Blake Mullens: Deathcore, Axe Fx, Cigars & Bad DMT Trips

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182 - WARBRINGER | John Kevill: Thrash, Weapons, War History & Pressure of Succeeding

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181 - IMMINENCE | Eddie Berg: Metalcore, Violin Riffs, Sweden & Training Martial Arts

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180 - MAC GLOCKY: Viral Covers, CKY, AI Music & Growing up in Sacramento

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179 - INCANTATION | John McEntee: Death Metal, Guitar, Regret & Making Amends

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178 - MALEVOLENCE: Metalcore Riffs, Guitar Rundown & Navigating Fatherhood

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177 - NOTHING,NOWHERE: Buddhism, Travis Barker Collab & Being Vegan

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176 - HATEBREED | Jamey Jasta: Headbangers Ball, Hardcore, Dark Web & Taking Risks

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175 - MELVINS | Buzz Osborne: How to Always Write Riffs, Marriage & Finding Truth

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174 - BLEEDING THROUGH: Metalcore, Orange County & Chugging Beers

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173 - EXTERMINATION DISMEMBERMENT: Slam Rules, Chug Riffs, Belarus & Planet Fitness

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172 - UNDEROATH: New Album, Sacrifices, Hiatus & Getting Jumped at a Show

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171 - MACHINE HEAD | Robb Flynn: New Album, The Blackening & Facing Childhood Trauma

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170 - SICKSENSE: Nu Metal, Being Married, Introverts & Focusing On Your Business

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169 - 9 DEAD | Deathcore, Slam, ECW Wrestling & Band Logo Tattoos

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168 - WEDNESDAY 13 | Murderdolls, Glam Metal & Becoming Sober

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167 - DECAPITATED | Vogg: Death Metal Riffs, Machinehead, Poland & Brother's Passing

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166 - INGESTED: New Members, Terminator & Touring

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165 - KILLSWITCH ENGAGE | Adam D: Metalcore, Writing Riffs & Starting a Band

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164 - SIX FEET UNDER | Chris Barnes: Cannibal Corpse, Horror & Death Metal Legacy

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163 - THE BROWNING: Rave Metal, EDM, D.A.R.E. & Internet VS Reality

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162 - SHANNON LUCAS: All That Remains, Black Dahlia Murder & Future Playing Drums

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161 - SNOT: Nu Metal, Tragedy, Lynn Strait & Finding a New Singer

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160 - STICK TO YOUR GUNS: Hardcore, Straight Edge, Terror & Aging as a Band

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159 - PEELINGFLESH: Slam Riffs, Axe Fx, Bad Trips & Quitting Your Job

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158 - GAEREA: Black Metal, Portugal, Spirituality & Art

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157 - BEST of 2024: Nu-Metal History, Guitar, Slam, Black Metal, Demons & 2025 Goals

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156 - THE CHARISMATIC VOICE | Elizabeth Zharoff: Vocal Study, Lorna Shore & Myths

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155 - KAONASHI: Vocal Style, Racial Tension & Childhood Bullies

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154 - JINJER

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153 - Heavy Music on National TV, Sick New World Issue & Vegan Turkey

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152 - CRYPTA: Death Metal, Brazil, Tornadoes & Being Vegan On Tour

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151 - Almost Getting Into A Fight, First Riff & How To Balance Life

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150 - PAIN OF TRUTH: Hardcore, New York Scene & Staying Grounded

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149 - The Mitch Episode

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148 - DARK FUNERAL | Lord Ahriman: Black Metal, Corpse Paint & Afterlife

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147 - New 7-String, Mayhem & Biggest Fear

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

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145 - Guitar Collecting Problem, Music Theory Thoughts & Mayhem Surprise

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144 - UNDEATH: New York Death Metal

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143 - SOLO EP: People Stealing Metal Culture, Dream Tour & Death

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142 - CANE HILL: Metalcore from the Swamp

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141 - SOLO EP: Quad Cortex Journey, Voting & Raccoon Altercation

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140 - VITRIOL | Kyle Rasmussen

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139 - THE OTHERSIDE

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138 - COAL CHAMBER & SPINESHANK | Nu Metal History With Meegs Rascon & Mike Sarkisyan

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137 - 1ST SOLO EPISODE

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136 - CABAL

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135 - Weight Loss WINNER Reveal

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134 - ABORTED | Sven De Caluwé

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133 - Getting a Deathcore Six-Pack, Throwing Up on Ferries & Goals for the Year

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132 - Itchy Panic Attack

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131 - Stanley Sievers

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130 - KING 810

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129 - VOID OF VISION | Jack Bergin

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128 - MAKE THEM SUFFER

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127 - Getting into Fights, Sick New World & Dealing with Pressure

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126 - The Boys Go to Therapy

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125 - OCEANO

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124 - ENTERPRISE EARTH: Writing on the Road, Experimenting & Healing Through Metal

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123 - 2 Idiots 1 Band

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122 - TALLAH

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121 - BODYBOX | Harrison Brown: Death Metal, Florida Life & New Album

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119 - SKELETAL REMAINS

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121

Quick Update!

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117 - NERVOSA

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116 - DAATH: The Return, Self-Promotion & Top 5 Metal Mixes

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115 - ESCUELA GRIND: Gateway Grindcore, Karma, Tour Injuries & Future

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114 - LIONHEART | Rob Watson: Hardcore, Mental Health & Staying in Shape on Tour

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113 - SNUFFED ON SIGHT: Bay Area Dummy Death, Metal Culture & DIY Scene

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112 - DAVID ELLEFSON & JEFF YOUNG: Megadeth Days, Kings of Thrash & Mixing 80s Records

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111 - BRUJERIA | Juan Brujo: Ozark, Working with Dino Cazares & Spanish in Metal

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110 - BEST OF 2023

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109 - CODE ORANGE: Drive, Obsession & Surviving Through the Hard Times

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108 - CRYSTAL LAKE: OG Japanese Metalcore

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107 - FUMING MOUTH | Mark Whelan: Cancer, Survival & Death Metal Guitar Tone

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106 - TO THE GRAVE: Veganism, Australia Deathcore & Hunting Issues

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105 - PEELINGFLESH: Slam, DMT, Flat Earth & Growing Up In Oklahoma

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104 - SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL: War, Cancel Culture & Heaviest Records of All Time

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103 - ORTHODOX: Big Pants Music, SOAD & Band Addictions

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102 - TEN56: Depression, Starting Over, Heavy Music & Being Lifers

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101 - ATTILA | Chris Fronzak: Running for President, Fame & Being Misunderstood

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100 - FEAR FACTORY: Opening for Slayer, 300 Vocal Auditions & Staying Driven

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99 - DISTANT: The Deathcore Resurrection, Metal, Politics & Europe Vs. USA Fast Food

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98 - OTEP: The Untold Story, Ozzfest Early Days & Blood Pigs

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97 - VULVODYNIA: South African Deathcore & New Beginnings

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96 - GOATWHORE: Louisiana's Metal Legacy, Elitism, Acid Trips & Staying Inspired

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95 - (HED) P.E. | Jahred Gomes: Nu-Metal, Million-Dollar Record Deal & Psychedelics

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94 - SUICIDE SILENCE | Ernie Iniguez: The Story from Guitar Center to Joining the Band

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93 - IYA TERRA | Nathan Aurora: 7 Strings, Deathcore to Reggae & Best Way to Die

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92 - SPIRITWORLD | Stu Folsom: Deathwestern, Playing Hardcore Shows & Going With Your Gut

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91 - 200 STAB WOUNDS: Ohio Death Metal, Hardcore, 1st Jobs & Heavy Riffs

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90 - BLOODYWOOD: Folk Metal, India, Bollywood & Making Dreams Reality

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89 - ANGELMAKER: Deathcore, Slam, JFAC Cover & Work Ethic

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88 - SIGNS OF THE SWARM: Love, Marriage & The Death Whistle

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87 - CATTLE DECAPITATION | Travis Ryan: Pioneering Extreme Metal Vocals

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86 - DYING FETUS: New Album, South Park & Wrong One to Fuck With

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85 - CROWN MAGNETAR: Tech Metal, Hot Topic & Staying in Shape on Tour

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84 - MUGSHOT: 1st Interview Ever, Nasty Riffs, Ego & Being Sober

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83 - OG SUICIDE SILENCE: Famliy Guy Samples, Inventing Deathcore & The Early Days

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82 - KOYO: Long Island Hardcore, Emo & Taking Back Sunday

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81 - FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY: Sacrifice, Fatherhood, Lamb of God & Future of Extreme Metal

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80 - BODYSNATCHER: Breakdown Callouts & Keeping Aggression in Deathcore 

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79 - FROZEN SOUL: Death Metal Revival, Craft Beer & Snow Machines

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78 - WHITECHAPEL: The First Wave of Deathcore, Myspace Days & Tennessee Metal Scene

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77 - SANGUISUGABOGG: Gore, Metallica, ADHD & Adderall Riffs

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76 - PALEFACE SWISS: Switzerland Beatdown, Schizophrenia & Stealing Girlfriends

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75 - Diego Sanchez | DISGORGE: Brutal Death Metal, Blast Beats, Guitar Rigs & Poetry

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74 - Brandan Schieppati | BLEEDING THROUGH: Pioneering Metalcore & Politics in Metal

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73 - JESUS PIECE: East Coast Aggression, SNL & Rejecting the "Beatdown" Label

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72 - SUNAMI: Bay Area Hardcore

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71 - AUGUST BURNS RED: Grammy Nominations, Flip Flops & Dedicated Fans

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70 - OV SULFUR: Clean Singing in Deathcore, Dimmu Borgir & Gatekeeping Band Shirts

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69 - GIDEON: Southern Slam, OutKast Influence & Meeting Rob Dyrdek

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68 - FIT FOR A KING: Guitar Spins, Aliens, & the Power of Instagram DMs

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67 - DEVOURMENT: The Heaviest Band of All Time

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66 - ERRA: Alabama Metalcore, Nickelback Love/Hate & Line 6 Goated

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65 - Rob Watson | LIONHEART: Limp Bizkit, Hardcore & Working w/ Ice-T

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64 - CARCOSA: Vancouver Deathcore & Going Viral on TikTok

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63 - WITHIN DESTRUCTION: Slam Police & Almost Dying in a Van

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62: Metal Health Awareness

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61: The Best Nu Metal Albums Ever!

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60: DEFEATED SANITY

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59: Happy Nu Year!

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58: 'Tis the Season of Boy Bands & Breakdowns

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57: EXHUMED

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56: Redemption

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55: The Sevendust & Joe Rogan Year

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54: VARIALS

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53: LEFT TO SUFFER

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52: VENDED

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51: HEMORAGE

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50: SHADOW OF INTENT

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49: Tim Lambesis | AS I LAY DYING

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48: Meshuggah N' Blunts

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47: We Toured With Lamb Of God

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See You Next Week!

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46: Aaron Stechauner

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45: DYING WISH

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44: SIGNS OF THE SWARM

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43: Kyle Anderson | BRAND OF SACRIFICE

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42: Glen Benton | DEICIDE

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41: Respect The Banjo

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40: SLAY SQUAD

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39: ALPHA WOLF

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38: MUSE Goes Deathcore?

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37: Ricky Hoover & Taylor Barber Pt. 2 | OV SULFUR, LEFT TO SUFFER

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36: Ricky Hoover & Taylor Barber Pt. 1 | OV SULFUR, LEFT TO SUFFER

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35: Three Dollar Bill Y'all

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34: Art Cruz | LAMB OF GOD

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33: Johnny Crowder | PRISON, Cope Notes

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32: John Boecklin | BAD WOLVES

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31: SUICIDE SILENCE

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30: Lil Brows

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29 - FEAR FACTORY | Dino Cazares

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28: Morgan Rose | SEVENDUST

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27: Ashlee Evans-Smith | UFC

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26: Keith Barney I EIGHTEEN VISIONS, EX-THROWDOWN

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25: Michael "Morgoth Beatz" Montoya | WINDS OF PLAGUE

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24: Eric German | Music, Entertainment Attorney

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23: Mike Gitter | CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS A&R, Ex-ROADRUNNER

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22: Scott Ian Lewis | CARNIFEX

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21: Jerry Clubb | Manager: SUICIDE SILENCE

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20: Davey Oberlin | All The Damn Vampires, Live Musician: Korn, Winds of Plague

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19: Derrick Green | SEPULTURA

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18: Jose Mangin | SiriusXM Host: Liquid Metal, Octane

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17: Cristian Machado, Diego Verduzco | LIONS AT THE GATE, Ex-ILL NINO

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16: Javier Reyes | ANIMALS AS LEADERS

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15: Doc Coyle | BAD WOLVES, Ex-GOD FORBID

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14: Lorenzo Antonucci

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13: Steve Evetts | Producer: HATEBREED, DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, SUICIDE SILENCE

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12: Meegs Rascon | COAL CHAMBER, GEMINI SYNDROME

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11: Ross Robinson | Producer: KORN, SLIPKNOT, AT THE DRIVE-IN

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10: Dino Cazares | FEAR FACTORY

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9: Nick Vega | The Suicide Silence Enforcer & Team Quest

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8: David Sittig | IMPENDING DOOM

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7: Mama & Papa Garza

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6: Brandon Blaine | PLAGUE VENDOR

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5 - SUICIDE SILENCE & TEAM QUEST | Dan Kenny & Nick Vega

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4 - FENDER CUSTOMSHOP | Carlos Lopez, Javier Cuba, & Rob Knowles

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3 - GUITAR TECH | John Douglas

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2 - THE MENDENHALL EXPERIMENT | Brandon Mendenhall

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1 - Ex-SUICIDE SILENCE | Alex Lopez