About this episode

Chris Garza interviews Josh Middleton of SYLOSIS about metalcore music, guitar production, and their new album.

Garza sits down in-person with Josh Middleton. Vocalist & guitar player of heavy metal band SYLOSIS. Also known for his mix-ready drum & guitar tones at MDL Tone. Their new album "The New Flesh” out now! https://instagram.com/joshsylosis Support the podcast here: https://patreon.com/garzapodcast 00:00 - C Sharp vs D Flat 02:55 - Starting Sylosis 05:06 - First Amp 08:21 - Getting Into Audio Production 13:02 - Early Jams, Korn & Band Story 16:22 - Psychology & Internal Family Systems 18:50 - Marriage 22:43 - Art, Drawing & Museums 27:27 - Writing ‘The New Flesh’ 32:05 - Architects 39:54 - Riff: Lacerations 43:19 - Nu Metal Riffs & Ross Robinson 49:12 - Self-Producing & Mixing 58:21 - Josh’s ESP LTD JM-I 1:03:57 - Favorite Riffs & Decapitated 1:09:22 - Riff: Garza Plays Josh’s LTD 1:12:50 - Mick, Jim & Slipknot Riffs 1:14:32 - Warming Up: Guitar vs Vocals 1:15:31 - Writing Process 1:17:03 - Cult of Luna 1:18:36 - The British Way 1:25:17 - ESP Guitars 1:28:27 - 3 Albums to Check Out 1:31:17 - Links & ‘The New Flesh’ Out Now

People in this episode

Host: Chris Garza

Guest: Josh Middleton

Topics covered

• metalcore
• guitar production
• album release
• music influences
• self-producing
• band dynamics

Keywords

• SYLOSIS
• Josh Middleton
• The New Flesh
• metalcore riffs
• audio production
• guitar tones
• self-producing
• Korn
• Slipknot

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SYLOSIS, ESP, MDL Tone

Books & works: The New Flesh

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