ARTHUR RIZK: Master of Extreme Music Production (War Hungry, Sumerlands, Eternal Champion)

<p>We&#39;re joined by Pennsylvania&#39;s own <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dehuman1zer/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">ARTHUR RIZK</a>! Longtime friend of the show and expert producer/engineer of all things extreme.</p><p><br></p><p>Before discussing his work with bands like Blood Incantation, Power Trip, the Cavaleras, Cro-Mags, Kreator (and so many more)... We discuss Arthur&#39;s background as the once reluctant guitar player of legendary PA Hardcore band <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/1VGHPwFXufvEgAUKSHu2Uc?si=c9p6I9YPSc6fJIti3vLC-Q" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">WAR HUNGRY</a>, which lead to him finding his footing in the hardcore community in the early oughts as a young metalhead. </p><p><br></p><p>These days Arthur is juggling his time as a musician between <a href="https://www.instagram.com/coldworldhardcore/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">COLD WORLD</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/eternalchampion/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">ETERNAL CHAMPION</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sumer1ands/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">SUMERLANDS</a> when he&#39;s not manning the board for metal&#39;s biggest bands.</p><p><br></p><p>We&#39;re also joined once again by guest co-host and another modern great in extreme music engineering, our very own <a href="https://www.instagram.com/taylorxyoung/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Taylor Young</a>. This is a fascinating deep dive into the world of hardcore, metal &amp; punk production with two of the greatest minds currently doing it. Enjoy.</p><p>_____________</p><p><br></p><p>HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster Energy.</p><p>Shot, edited and mixed by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/iamonenineseven/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠Steven Grise⁠⁠⁠</a> </p><p>Title sequence by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/marzluf/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠Nicholas Marzluf⁠⁠⁠</a> </p><ul><li>​Join the <a href="https://patreon.com/hardlorepod" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠HARDLORE PATREON⁠⁠⁠</a> to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes</li><li>​Join the <a href="https://discord.gg/jA9rppggef" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠HARDLORE DISCORD⁠⁠⁠</a> </li><li>​Get 15% off <a href="https://dunableguitars.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠DUNABLE GUITARS⁠⁠</a> with code HARDLORE. Seriously. A guitar. What are you waiting for??? </li><li>​Get 10% off <a href="https://www.millsvintageusa.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠MILLS VINTAGE⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> site-wide with code HARDLORE.</li></ul><p>____________</p><p>00:00:00 - Start</p><p>00:01:17 - Arthur Rizk</p><p>00:03:46 - Arthur&#39;s Path to Extreme Music</p><p>00:16:01 - Arthur&#39;s Lesser Known Bands...</p><p>00:25:41 - Engineering And Producing Music</p><p>00:27:11 - Arthur&#39;s Engineering Breakthrough (Power Trip)</p><p>00:29:14 - Approaching Production as a Musician First</p><p>00:32:45 - War Hungry</p><p>00:41:40 - WAR HUNGRY SELF-TITLED!!!</p><p>00:50:53 - Pardon This Interruption</p><p>00:53:18 - Eternal Champion &amp; Sumerlands</p><p>01:05:27 - Remembering Brad Raub</p><p>01:07:54 - Sumerlands - Dreamkiller</p><p>01:13:04 - Balancing Time Between Producing and Writing</p><p>Music</p><p>01:15:42 - What Session Did Arthur Learn the Most From?</p><p>01:20:36 - Goats****</p><p>01:22:18 - Shout Out To All Producers&#39; Spouses</p><p>01:24:17 - Re-Recorded Sepultura Classics</p><p>01:28:30 - Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere</p><p>01:32:49 - Most Difficult Records They&#39;ve Made</p><p>01:38:01 - Perfect Production</p><p>01:41:42 - Best Drum Sound of All Time</p><p>01:44:49 - Best Guitar Tone</p><p>01:46:54 - Heaviest Record Ever</p><p>01:49:41 - Production End Game?</p><p>01:51:23 - Re-Recording Age of Quarrel</p><p>01:59:19 - Arthur Kinda