About this episode
Brian Slagel discusses Slipknot's 'Surfacing' with producer Ross Robinson and guest Zach Johnson.
Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel discusses Slipknot's "Surfacing" from their debut record with the producer of that album, Ross Robinson, and Zach Johnson from the band The Ghost Inside. As always, Martin Popoff provides historical context and information about the song. You can watch the entire unedited version of the interview HERE: https://youtu.be/9EI8pSP6mRM Follow Ross Robinson on Instagram @Ross_Robinson Follow Zach Johnson on Instagram @zachjayjohnson Follow Brian Slagel on Instagram and X @Brian Slagel Follow 100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal on X, Instagram and TikTok @100Metal Songs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Brian Slagel
Guests: Ross Robinson, Zach Johnson
Topics covered
- Slipknot
- heavy metal
- music production
- song analysis
- historical context
Keywords
- Slipknot
- Surfacing
- Brian Slagel
- Ross Robinson
- Zach Johnson
- heavy metal
- music history
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Metal Blade Records, The Ghost Inside
Books & works: Surfacing, debut record
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