The Riffhard Podcast

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 How Chris knew that Suicide Silence was worth the risk Getting big without a record label Check out The Garza Podcast. Want to level up your guitar game? Check out Riffhard. 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 on Instagram and Facebook. Follow Eyal Levi on Instagram. 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 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 out Riffhard. 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 on Instagram and Facebook. Follow Eyal Levi on Instagram. 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 How Obscura sounds inhumanly precise without faking it Rafael’s technique building routine 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 out Riffhard. 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 on Instagram and Facebook. Follow Eyal Levi on Instagram. 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 Want to level up your guitar game? Check out Riffhard. 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 on Instagram and Facebook. Follow Eyal Levi on Instagram. 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 out Riffhard. 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 on Instagram and Facebook. Follow Eyal Levi on Instagram. 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 out Riffhard. 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 on Instagram and Facebook. Follow Eyal Levi on Instagram. 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, guitarists in Arch Echo, discuss topics such as alternate picking, jazz music, songwriting process, and using limiting and compression techniques for improving music quality.

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 out Riffhard. 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 on Instagram and Facebook. Follow Eyal Levi on Instagram. Like this show? Please leave us a 5-star review - even one sentence helps! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mateusz Maurycy Śmierzchalski, stage name Havoc, is best known for previously being the rhythm guitarist, lead guitarist, and backing vocalist for Behemoth but has also worked with acts such as Therion, Eluveitie, and Decapitated. On this episode: Getting the gig with Behemoth Being mostly self-taught on guitar Being diagnosed with bipolar disease Why uninterrupted conversations are great Every artist has a life cycle And more! Want to level up your guitar game? Check out Riffhard. 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 on Instagram and Facebook. Follow Eyal Levi on Instagram. Like this show? Please leave us a 5-star review - even one sentence helps! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brody Uttley is the guitarist and co-founder of Rivers of Nihil.  On this episode: Prepping your rig for a headlining tour Post-big project depression Practice as if you were playing live Being fueled by fear Working at Rock Lititz Follow Brody Uttley on Instagram and Twitter.  Listen to Rivers of Nihil on Spotify. Want to level up your guitar game? Check out Riffhard. 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 on Instagram and Facebook. Follow Eyal Levi on Instagram. Like this show? Please leave us a 5-star review - even one sentence helps! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices