Garza Podcast

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
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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

Garza sits down in-person with Indianapolis, IN deathcore band MAULED. New EP “When Your Eyes Are Shut” out now! https://instagram.com/mauleddc
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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

Garza is back for a solo episode to talk Sound and Fury ‘26, Suicide Silence update & much more!
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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

Garza sits down in-person with Blaythe Steuer & Aesop Mongo. From Alabama straight edge band NO CURE. https://instagram.com/nocurestraightedge
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00:00 - What Height is Considered Tall
03:15 - Aesop’s First CDs
08:19 - It Is Going to Get Dark: Guitar Tones, Amps & Pedals
11:37 - Writing Slowly Turning Blue
16:59 - Starting a Straight Edge Band
21:01 - Aesop Learning Guitar on the Job
23:19 - Abstaining From Drugs
27:15 - Alabama HxC Scene
33:40 - Growing Up in Alabama
39:03 - Guitar Effects Fatigue
40:53 - Skill vs Vision
55:00 - War Metal
57:08 - Selling B.C. Rich Guitars to Pay Rent
1:00:50 - Ironthrall Guitars
1:11:15 - Amps
1:12:33 - Writing Hang Me From the Bible Belt
1:15:37 - The Cleansing & Criticism on Deathcore
1:19:14 - Throwdown & Beyond Repair
1:29:06 - Is It Straight Edge?
1:36:37 - Internet Hate & Transphobia
1:44:47 - Brain Matter Displacement
1:50:02 - Future Approach to Writing Music
1:53:47 - Writing Mosh Parts
1:56:39 - Favorite Ice Cream Flavor
1:59:34 - Avenged Sevenfold
2:09:20 - No Cure’s Top 6 Albums
2:20:08 - Getting Stabbed at a Show

Garza sits down in-person with Lacey Sturm. Vocalist for the alternative rock band FLYLEAF. https://instagram.com/flyleafmusic
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00:00 - Chris Farley Loves Decaf Coffee
02:06 - Coming Back After 11 Years
09:23 - Lacey’s Vocal Problems
10:58 - Coping, Avoidance, Anxiety, Fear & Grief
24:00 - Christianity, Faith & Belief
25:40 - Moving from Florida to Texas
27:56 - Returning to Flyleaf
38:22 - Getting Into Bass & Guitar
39:19 - Abandonment, Parents, Trauma & Empowerment
48:16 - Flyleaf Early Days
56:56 - I’m So Sick
1:02:13 - Cassie, Columbine Shooting & Evil
1:11:11 - Grace & Forgiveness
1:13:50 - Prayer, Sobriety & Change
1:16:52 - Reaction to Debut Album
1:20:48 - Writing Books & Flyleaf Meaning
1:27:30 - Strange Experience w/ Record Label & Charity
1:32:22 - Music as an Escape // Fun as a Weapon
1:34:06 - Molar Pregnancy
1:39:30 - How Pregnancy Affects the Voice
1:41:58 - Love for Nirvana & Kurt Cobain
1:49:00 - Future of Flyleaf Music
1:49:49 - Lacey’s 5 Most Influential Albums
1:51:24 - Daily Prayer