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Garza is back for a solo episode to talk hot heat, 8 string riffs & much more!
00:00 - Guitar Check
01:35 - First Time Having Coffee
03:55 - Hot Heat: Loud Cars
07:00 - Furnace Fest Recap
11:53 - Garza’s Dark Algorithms
16:30 - Aaron Lewis & Staind
20:15 - Craving Korn Shows
22:18 - Hot Take: Yogurtland vs Ben & Jerry’s
24:45 - 7/11
27:57 - Spencer’s
31:09 - Ancho’s Southwest Grill & Bar
33:00 - J Update
34:54 - Thanks
37:19 - Q&A: Just Dance Riff
42:20 - Q&A: 8 Strings
49:00 - Q&A: Job For a Cowboy
53:40 - Q&A: Best Guest Technique & Talent
57:34 - Q&A: Favorite Band at the Moment
1:01:13 - Headbanger’s Boat - Garza sits down in-person with Dave “Dixie” Collins & Ramzi Ateyeh. From North Carolina doom metal band WEEDEATER. https://instagram.com/weedeaterband
00:00 - Dixie Learning Piano
03:38 - Ramzi Learning Drums
05:25 - Screen Gems Studios
07:36 - Cape Fear & Wilmington, NC
10:08 - Weedeater Early Days
12:27 - Doom Metal
14:25 - Finding New Doom Bands
16:58 - North Carolina Bands
19:32 - Drumming for Weedeater
21:21 - Brickbat & All Tore Up
25:25 - Seeing a Motorcycle Accident
31:44 - The Weed Metal Pedal
36:30 - Riff: Monkey Junction
44:55 - Shrimp & Grits
46:55 - Dixie’s Fender P-Bass
54:10 - Shep’s Gibson Les Paul
56:40 - Dixie on Shep’s Background
59:08 - Steve Albini & New Music
1:03:40 - Writing Wizard Fight
1:05:15 - Writing Riffs on Acoustic Guitar
1:12:14 - Ramzi Returning
1:13:58 - Touching Grass
1:14:55 - Smoking For the First Time
1:16:57 - Cough Syrup
1:18:27 - Dixie Shooting His Toe Off
1:23:23 - Cave Metal
1:26:32 - Reggie's 42nd Street Tavern
1:28:52 - Weedeater’s Top Albums 255 - CHIMAIRA | Mark Hunter: The Impossibility of Reason, Lineup Changes, Slayer & Thyroid Cancer
19/10/2026 | 2h 35 mins.Garza sits down in-person with Mark Hunter. Vocalist of heavy metal band CHIMAIRA. https://instagram.com/chimairaband
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00:00 - Coffee
03:28 - Thyroid Cancer
10:48 - Returning to Singing After Surgery
12:28 - The Age of Hell 15 Year Anniversary
14:38 - Reuniting with Chimaira
25:22 - Resurrection & Members Quitting
36:17 - Strongsville, OH
41:28 - Early Musical Interests & Childhood Music
45:47 - Touring with Slayer & Kerry King
53:37 - Fear of Flying
56:58 - Signing with Roadrunner & Record Flop
1:01:55 - Farmclub Performance
1:06:58 - Pass Out of Existence
1:13:27 - Writing Sp Lit
1:15:02 - Dead Inside
1:16:41 - Severed
1:20:49 - Pronouncing Chimaira
1:21:46 - Mixing Pass Out of Existence & Legacy
1:28:31 - The Impossibility of Reason
1:33:40 - The DVD & Candid Moments
1:36:43 - Band Chemistry, Lineup Changes & Adversity
1:38:47 - Down Again Music Video
1:43:44 - Reunion
1:45:46 - Self-Titled Album
1:51:37 - Resurrection
1:54:11 - Andols Returning to the Band
1:57:23 - Chimaira Influence on Suicide Silence
1:58:55 - Writing Resurrection
2:04:30 - Reason For Not Touring
2:11:27 - New Chimaira Music
2:15:35 - Patreon Question: 2000s Horror Movie Soundtracks
2:19:35 - Favorite Metal Singers
2:22:55 - Working at a Funeral Home
2:25:15 - Top 3 Albums
2:29:09 - Jerry Cantrell254 - Billy Strings: Bluegrass Riffs, Death Metal, Knocked Loose & Mom’s Passing
12/10/2026 | 2h 24 mins.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
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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- Garza is back for a solo episode to talk new album, guitar Mount Rushmore & much more!
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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
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