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

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04/24/23 • 105 min

Garza sits down with Diego Sanchez. Guitar player of the legendary death metal band Disgorge. Starting in the mid 90's. Disgorge would become known as one of the most relentless, brutal bands on the planet. Diego shares his life experience how he got those heavy riffs out of his head & onto the records we still love years later. Also becoming a father, his time playing bass in Cephalotripsy, the extremely deep concept of all those evil album covers, how writing poetry helped him write death metal lyrics & much more! https://www.instagram.com/riffwizward

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TIME CODES:

00:00 - Fatherhood & Passing Down Musical Genes to Daughter

07:47 - Jinjer

10:14 - ‘96-’97, Joining Disgorge

14:48 - Chemistry with Ricky Myers, Disgorge Loved & Respected in the Metal Scene

18:38 - Songs, Writing Process & Structure

20:02 - Jamming with Travis Ryan (Cattle Decapitation) & Ben Marlin (RIP) in Middle School

26:04 - Inspiration for Writing Death Metal

28:00 - Suffocation & Different Styles of Blast Beats

32:44 - Writing Riffs for Disgorge

34:47 - Erik Lindmark (Deeds of Flesh, Unique Leader)

37:06 - Hearing & Capturing the Riffs in Your Head

39:58 - Becoming a Dad & Living Selflessly

45:54 - Family Foundation, Influence

48:18 - Bands Partying vs. Working

53:18 - Disgorge Being a 4-Piece & Having a Huge Sound/Gear Talk

55:20 - Guitar Rig from She Lay Gutted Era (ADA MP2)

01:02:40 - Rig for Consumed (VF-1 Preamp/Modeler)

01:06:20 - Letting Things Flow, Breakdancing in the 80s, Getting Sponsored by Skate Shops

01:13:38 - Metal Politics

01:14:40 - Disgorge Reunion?

01:18:00 - Sharing Music Before Streaming

01:19:00 - Cephalotripsy Album Writing

01:22:00 - Writing Lyrics & Poetry

01:25:16 - She Lay Gutted & Album Cover Art (John Zig, Artist)

01:35:55 - Metalheads are the Chillest

01:39:35 - New Projects, Shows, Tours Dates, Playing Bass Now Instead of Guitar

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TIME CODES:

00:00 - Fatherhood & Passing Down Musical Genes to Daughter

07:47 - Jinjer

10:14 - ‘96-’97, Joining Disgorge

14:48 - Chemistry with Ricky Myers, Disgorge Loved & Respected in the Metal Scene

18:38 - Songs, Writing Process & Structure

20:02 - Jamming with Travis Ryan (Cattle Decapitation) & Ben Marlin (RIP) in Middle School

26:04 - Inspiration for Writing Death Metal

28:00 - Suffocation & Different Styles of Blast Beats

32:44 - Writing Riffs for Disgorge

34:47 - Erik Lindmark (Deeds of Flesh, Unique Leader)

37:06 - Hearing & Capturing the Riffs in Your Head

39:58 - Becoming a Dad & Living Selflessly

45:54 - Family Foundation, Influence

48:18 - Bands Partying vs. Working

53:18 - Disgorge Being a 4-Piece & Having a Huge Sound/Gear Talk

55:20 - Guitar Rig from She Lay Gutted Era (ADA MP2)

01:02:40 - Rig for Consumed (VF-1 Preamp/Modeler)

01:06:20 - Letting Things Flow, Breakdancing in the 80s, Getting Sponsored by Skate Shops

01:13:38 - Metal Politics

01:14:40 - Disgorge Reunion?

01:18:00 - Sharing Music Before Streaming

01:19:00 - Cephalotripsy Album Writing

01:22:00 - Writing Lyrics & Poetry

01:25:16 - She Lay Gutted & Album Cover Art (John Zig, Artist)

01:35:55 - Metalheads are the Chillest

01:39:35 - New Projects, Shows, Tours Dates, Playing Bass Now Instead of Guitar

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

Garza sits down with Brandan Schieppati. Singer of Orange County metalcore band Bleeding Through. With animosity/bitterness between the Inland Empire & Orange Country hardcore scene. This conversation between Brandan & Garza took 20 years to happen. We talk about the deep origins of HEAVY music as we know it today. If it wasn’t for Brandan. Most of our favorite heavy bands wouldn’t exist. https://www.instagram.com/bleedingthrough

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TIME CODES:

00:00 - Taking Risks & Feeling Confident

02:20 - Fan Appreciation Through the Years

05:20 - Dealing with Burnout

08:03 - Derek Youngsma (Drummer)

12:31 - Everyone Rips These Days

14:12 - Being A Pillar of Deathcore/Politics In Metal

21:35 - Animosity Between the IE & OC Hardcore Scene

26:30 - Being in Eighteen Visions & Throwdown at the Same Time!

31:45 - What Was Brandan Listening To in the OC?

33:15 - Heavy Shit

34:44 - Being Easy or Difficult to Work With

36:18 - Personalities Within the Band

37:58 - Unique Sounds Across 3 Bands (Eighteen Visions, Throwdown, Bleeding Through)

39:44 - Where Did Eighteen Visions Get Their Style From?

42:25 - 24 Years In, Being heavy AF

46:45 - Working with Devin Townsend on Declaration (2008)

47:35 - Getting Pigeonholed

51:18 - Ozzfest 2004

01:08:44 - Inspiration

01:11:40 - Being Straight Edge for 13 Years

01:18:04 - Rise Above Fitness

01:28:50 - Being Authentic & Connecting with People

Next Episode

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

Garza sits down with Paleface Swiss. We talk about they got into heavy music & became one of the heaviest bands to ever come out of their country. Putting schizophrenia awareness into beatdown & much more! https://www.palefaceswiss.com

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TIME CODES:

00:00 - Playing Heavy Music

04:02 - Why Add “Swiss” to Name?

07:00 - Greenfield Festival

08:14 - Dan Kenny (Suicide Silence) Getting Paleface Swiss on Frankfurt, Germany Show

10:38 - How They Started Making Music Together By Stealing Each Other’s Girlfriend

18:30 - Chapter 3: The Last Selection Writing Process

21:50 Paleface Swiss Has a Chill Vibe

22:54 - “666”, the Haunting Intro to Fear & Dagger, A Real Recording of a Schizophrenic Episode, Bringing Mental Health Awareness to Music

38:10 - Differences Between Switzerland & the United States (Food, Driving and Geography)

45:26 - First U.S. Tour Being Completely Sold Out (with Bodysnatcher, Angelmaker & Distant)

46:55 - Cultural & Societal Differences (continued)

51:54 - Eating Great Tacos in Exchange for Playing Beatdown Riffs

55:20 - What Got Them Into Heavy Music

59:30 - Illegally Downloading Music (& Other Files), Dangers of VR Porn

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