About this episode

Nik Nocturnal interviews AJ REBOLLO about the formation of ISSUES and their music journey.

Nik Nocturnal talks with AJ REBOLLO (ISSUES / Bad Wolves) to talk about the formation of ISSUES, creating the band's signature Heavy R&B sound, the Risecore era, writing Headspace, modern metal, guitar playing, genre fusion, Bad Wolves and much more. Get 7% off Distrokid here: https://distrokid.com/vip/niknocturnal

Topics covered

• formation of ISSUES
• Heavy R&B sound
• Risecore era
• writing Headspace
• modern metal
• guitar playing
• genre fusion

Keywords

• AJ REBOLLO
• ISSUES
• Bad Wolves
• Heavy R&B
• Risecore
• modern metal
• guitar playing
• genre fusion

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