251 - TRIVIUM | Matt Heafy: New Album, Ascendancy Riffs, Emperor & Mental Breakdown

<p>Garza sits down in-person with Matt Heafy. Vocalist &amp; guitar player of heavy metal band TRIVIUM. New song “Dead Inside Of Me” out now! https://instagram.com/triviumband</p><p>Get ad free episodes, Garza’s guitar tone &amp; more here: https://patreon.com/garzapodcast</p><p>00:00 - How to Say “Heafy”<br />02:22 - Japanese American Heritage<br />08:24 - The Trivium Curse<br />15:05 - Ihsahn &amp; Emperor<br />20:29 - Riff: Down From the Sky<br />26:21 - Shogun<br />30:52 - The Crusade<br />32:36 - Band fighting &amp; Lineup Changes<br />39:12 - Matt Losing His Voice &amp; Re-Learning to Sing/Scream<br />41:36 - Riffs: Ember to Inferno<br />47:58 - Learning Guitar, Metallica &amp; High School Band<br />48:18 - First Tours, Early Days &amp; Roadrunner Records<br />53:42 - Warp Zone Influence<br />57:10 - Riff: Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr<br />1:04:35 - Ascendancy<br />1:05:29 - More Riffs: Ember to Inferno<br />1:07:18 - Riff: Suffocating Sight<br />1:09:26 - Garza Learns New Trivium Riff<br />1:17:38 - New Album Crown in the Grave<br />1:20:01 - Matt’s Mental Breakdown &amp; Nearly Quitting Trivium<br />1:39:18 - Training &amp; Teaching Jiu Jitsu<br />1:48:22 - Alex Rudinger Joining Trivium<br />1:53:44 - Voice Drops<br />1:55:16 - Vocal Exercises<br />2:01:23 - Matt Teaches Garza Jiu Jitsu Submissions<br />2:10:08 - Matt’s Top 3 Albums</p>