About this episode

Chris Garza interviews Sammy Ciaramitaro and Cody Chavez from the hardcore punk band DRAIN, discussing their influences, guitar techniques, and experiences in the music industry.

Garza sits down in-person with Sammy Ciaramitaro & Cody Chavez. From California hardcore punk band DRAIN. https://instagram.com/drain831 Get Suicide Silence tickets here: https://suicidesilence.store/pages/tour 00:00 - Riffs: Living Proof 06:40 - Growing Up Around the Bay Area 09:13 - 80s Rock, Kiss & Ace Frehley 13:32 - Early Influences, Thrash & Hardcore 16:48 - Municipal Waste 18:59 - Picking Technique 24:28 - Riffs: Feel the Pressure 33:01 - Studio Guitar Tones & Gear 37:14 - Guitar Tones: ...IS YOUR FRIEND 42:34 - Riffs: ...IS YOUR FRIEND 45:12 - Vio-Lence 46:30 - Riffs: Who’s Having Fun 50:20 - Favorite Mosh Riffs 55:23 - Guitar Rundown: Cody’s Jackson MJ Dinky 58:35 - First Guitars 1:06:36 - Moving To Los Angeles 1:09:10 - First Band 1:12:13 - Riffs: Garza Jams the Jackson 1:13:44 - Merauder Chord 1:17:43 - Riffs: Garza Freestyle 1:21:02 - George Lynch & Dokken 1:26:37 - Dokken Riffs 1:30:42 - US War History 1:37:43 - Sammy Joins the Podcast! 1:38:56 - Late Night Tour Drive Conversations 1:41:58 - Giving Up a High-Paying Job for Music 1:46:47 - Advice for Bands: Rock First, Sponsors Later 1:50:11 - DRAIN Early Days 1:53:14 - Finding the Drain Sound…

People in this episode

Host: Chris Garza

Guests: Sammy Ciaramitaro, Cody Chavez

Topics covered

• hardcore punk
• guitar techniques
• music influences
• band dynamics
• tour experiences
• songwriting

Keywords

• hardcore
• mosh riffs
• guitar rundown
• California punk
• music career
• band advice
• songwriting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DRAIN, Suicide Silence

Books & works: Living Proof, Feel the Pressure, ...IS YOUR FRIEND, Who’s Having Fun, Merauder Chord, George Lynch & Dokken, Dokken Riffs

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