Chris Garza is a guitarist in Suicide Silence and the host of The Garza Podcast. On this episode: What it was like having Ross Robinson on the Garza Podcast How Taylor Young captured the true spirit of Suicide Silence in the studio What Keanu Reeves prioritizes to be able to handle being John Wick at 54 years old What are you willing to sacrifice to live your dreams? How much do you trust your team? Lessons learned from the Self Titled Suicide Silence album, good and bad The dark side of risk vs reward When DAATH toured with The Acacia Strain How Suicide Silence blended influence from Cannibal Corpse, Slipknot, and Korn It takes a LONG time for the metal scene to accept you Chris’s daily routine Why John Browne loves having a dog (not the reason you might think) How Chris knew that Suicide Silence was worth the risk Getting big without a record label How John Browne handles hating parts in Monuments songs Check out The Garza Podcast. Want to level up your guitar game? Check outRiffhard. When you sign up, you'll get access to: Over 100 video tutorials with tabs A chance to enter our monthly King Of The Riff contest Livestream Q&As and other events Our private community Be sure to follow Riffhard onInstagramandFacebook. Follow Eyal Levi onInstagram. Follow John Browne onInstagram. Like this show?Please leave us a 5-star review- even one sentence helps! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nolan Ashley is the guitarist and songwriter of Kublai Khan TX. On this episode: Documenting riffs with voice memos Why Nolan deleted his Facebook Jazz musicians that hate distortion Zakk Wylde and Killswitch Engage pinch harmonics Real amps vs sims What Kurt Ballou from Converge and God City Studio uses to sound AMAZING live How to get the most out of your Line6 Helix How John Browne dials his insane live rig Nerdy guitar amp talk Want to level up your guitar game? Check outRiffhard. When you sign up, you'll get access to: Over 100 video tutorials with tabs A chance to enter our monthly King Of The Riff contest Livestream Q&As and other events Our private community Be sure to follow Riffhard onInstagramandFacebook. Follow Eyal Levi onInstagram. Follow John Browne onInstagram. Like this show?Please leave us a 5-star review- even one sentence helps! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Steven Jones and Craig Gowans are guitarists in Bleed From Within. On this episode: How Bleed From Within use voice memos for riff writing When John Browne writes the best Monuments riffs Eyal Levi’s dream state music composition Are you messing up your songs by writing to programmed drums? Working with a string quartet on the new record Making music and lyric videos though 12 Inch Media The RIGHT way to use Guitar Pro The genius of Sean Reinert Should you record drums first or last? Death metal bands that pocket their advance instead of investing in their production (big mistake) How Bleed From Within have managed to keep it together for 17 years! What record labels actually look for in 2022 That time that Devin Townsend and Chad Kroeger collaborated Want to level up your guitar game? Check outRiffhard. When you sign up, you'll get access to: Over 100 video tutorials with tabs A chance to enter our monthly King Of The Riff contest Livestream Q&As and other events Our private community Be sure to follow Riffhard onInstagramandFacebook. Follow Eyal Levi onInstagram. Follow John Browne onInstagram. Like this show?Please leave us a 5-star review- even one sentence helps! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rafael Trujillo is a guitarist and songwriter that is best known for his former band, Obscura and his newest project, Obsidious. In this episode: How Rafael shreds so hard while avoiding hand injuries John Browne’s grueling method for learning brand new Monuments riffs How Obscura sounds inhumanly precise without faking it Rafael’s technique building routine Why John Browne makes videos instead of voice memos when writing riffs The true definition of “classically trained” The difference between Eddie Van Halen and Zakk Wylde’s solo writing process How Eyal tortured his bandmates with strobe lights and space heaters Live click track disasters Want to level up your guitar game? Check outRiffhard. When you sign up, you'll get access to: Over 100 video tutorials with tabs A chance to enter our monthly King Of The Riff contest Livestream Q&As and other events Our private community Be sure to follow Riffhard onInstagramandFacebook. Follow Eyal Levi onInstagram. Follow John Browne onInstagram. Like this show?Please leave us a 5-star review- even one sentence helps! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Per Nilsson is a guitarist best known for his band Scar Symmetry and his stint as a live guitarist for Meshuggah. He has played guest spots for artists such as God Forbid, Threat Signal, Scale The Summit, Francesco Artusato, and more. On this episode: How Per and Eyal both came back stronger after years long hiatuses from guitar Per’s trick for learning Meshuggah songs How Chris Arp from Psyopus wrote an album on a cardboard guitar while locked up Steve Vai’s 10 hour workout Per’s method for practicing guitar in his mind What it was like playing with Tomas Haake every night How the Meshuggah experience influenced Per’s approach to Scar Symmetry When Eyal and DAATH got kicked out of England That time John Browne and Monuments headlined a show with 25,000 people AND got a military escort to it Want to level up your guitar game? Check outRiffhard. When you sign up, you'll get access to: Over 100 video tutorials with tabs A chance to enter our monthly King Of The Riff contest Livestream Q&As and other events Our private community Be sure to follow Riffhard onInstagramandFacebook. Follow Eyal Levi onInstagram. Follow John Browne onInstagram. Like this show?Please leave us a 5-star review- even one sentence helps! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Eyal Levi and John Browne are joined by a killer lineup of guests to celebrate episode 100! They’re joined by Doc Coyle from Bad Wolves, Mark Holcomb from Periphery, Jason Richardson from All That Remains, Mark Heylmun from Suicide Silence, and Nick Johnston. On this episode: What it was like to have Rob Trujillo of Metallica on the Ex-Man podcast Kicking close friends out of the band How Bad Wolves persevered through seemingly insurmountable challenges How Jason Richardson joined All That Remains How Periphery maintain great communication as a band How Suicide Silence rediscovered their sound Nick Johnston's unique perspective on touring as a solo artist Want to level up your guitar game? Check outRiffhard. When you sign up, you'll get access to: Over 100 video tutorials with tabs A chance to enter our monthly King Of The Riff contest Livestream Q&As and other events Our private community Be sure to follow Riffhard onInstagramandFacebook. Follow Eyal Levi onInstagram. Follow John Browne onInstagram. Like this show?Please leave us a 5-star review- even one sentence helps! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jesse Cash is a guitar player, songwriter, and vocalist in ERRA. On this episode: Being a control freak and how to work on yourself Handling technical difficulties on tour Comparing yourself to others is both good and bad The connection between the artist and the recording engineer can make or break the record Want to level up your guitar game? Check outRiffhard. When you sign up, you'll get access to: Over 100 video tutorials with tabs A chance to enter our monthly King Of The Riff contest Livestream Q&As and other events Our private community Be sure to follow Riffhard onInstagramandFacebook. Follow Eyal Levi onInstagram. Follow John Browne onInstagram. Like this show?Please leave us a 5-star review- even one sentence helps! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joakim “Jolly” Karlsson is a guitarist in Bad Omens. He is also a producer and mixer based out of Los Angeles. On this episode: Getting a US work Visa can be hell Bands gotta spend money to make money Only picking up the guitar for tours Blending tones to complement the rest of the band And more! Listen to Bad Omens on Spotify. Follow Jolly on Instagram. Want to level up your guitar game? Check outRiffhard. When you sign up, you'll get access to: Over 100 video tutorials with tabs A chance to enter our monthly King Of The Riff contest Livestream Q&As and other events Our private community Be sure to follow Riffhard onInstagramandFacebook. Follow Eyal Levi onInstagram. Follow John Browne onInstagram. Like this show?Please leave us a 5-star review- even one sentence helps! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Adam Bentley and Adam Rafowitz are the guitarists in Arch Echo. On this episode: Adam Rafowitz’s alternate picking workaround What’s the deal with jazz? Limiting or compressing a DI How Arch Echo writes songs And more! Listen to Arch Echo on Spotify. Want to level up your guitar game? Check outRiffhard. When you sign up, you'll get access to: Over 100 video tutorials with tabs A chance to enter our monthly King Of The Riff contest Livestream Q&As and other events Our private community Be sure to follow Riffhard onInstagramandFacebook. Follow Eyal Levi onInstagram. Follow John Browne onInstagram. Like this show?Please leave us a 5-star review- even one sentence helps! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Andrew Tkaczyk is the drummer for The Ghost Inside, session songwriter and ex-drummer for For the Fallen Dreams and releases music as a solo artist under the name One Decade. On this episode: The initial spark when writing songs Soundtracks can make or break movies Good picking hand technique makes everything sound better Working with Will Putney And more! Want to level up your guitar game? Check outRiffhard. When you sign up, you'll get access to: Over 100 video tutorials with tabs A chance to enter our monthly King Of The Riff contest Livestream Q&As and other events Our private community Be sure to follow Riffhard onInstagramandFacebook. Follow Eyal Levi onInstagram. Follow John Browne onInstagram. Like this show?Please leave us a 5-star review- even one sentence helps! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices