Robb throws right back to the start of his career with Forbidden and Vio-lence, leaving to form Machine Head in his 20s, and details the trials and tribulations into building the band to one of the biggest in the metal scene, from humble beginnings to headlining major festivals all across the world.Robb tells a hilarious anecdote about how he created Machine Head's siganture sound, his musical upbringing and childhood guitar heroes, his first ever shows and where he sees Machine Head in 2025.Don't miss this killer episode with one of metal's finest, and make sure to pick up Machine Head's new album UNATØNED on April 25th!
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Mike Leon (SOULFLY)
Mike presents his Signature ESP bass and details what it changes tone-wise from his previous collection, as well as the uniqueness of its design that makes every bass in the series different.The bassist dives back into playing with his previous melodeth band The Absence that allowed him to make many friends, develop his playing, and shape the musician he is today.Mike divulges his journey with thrash metal legends Havok and discusses his ongoing trek with Soulfly and what he's learned about himself and his playing over the course of it!
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John Campbell (LAMB OF GOD)
John also remembers back to wanting to play drums when he was a kid, until he shifted towards bass and where that eventually took him to where he is as an icon of one of metal's finest now!
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Wayne Lozinak (HATEBREED)
Wayne dives back into his childhood and teenage years first discovering heavy music through the punk rock scene, and how that lead him to owning his very first electric guitar, and discusses the riffs and original icons he had that have shaped him into the guitarist he is now. Wayne also discusses Hatebreed's influences - a mashup of different scenes and genres - that make them a great entrance for anyone first getting into heavy culture.
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Gene Hoglan
Gene dives back into his connection to the six-string, starting playing the instrument when he was around 15 to borrowing an acoustic and playing Pink Floyd riffs, through to thrashing to bands like Exodus and Death Angel.The Human Drum Machine tells how he wrote some riffs for his first band Dark Angel, absorbing his bandmate Jim's techniques. Gene and Daniel also discuss how guitarists speak the drummers' vocabulary, and the drumming concepts they don't understand while programming drums for demos; Gene got part of his insane talent learning how to play these "impossible" programmed drums that, in his words, "require four arms and three legs"!
Defender of the Riff brings your favorite musicians to chat and riff with Daniel Dekay in this interview and performance show where the guests discuss their musical journeys to where they are today whilst playing key pieces from their influences and careers along the way.
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