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

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