Episodes

Cody Quistad, guitarist of Wage War, joins Eyal on the Riffhard podcast. Chapters: 00:03:35 - What Makes Up Wage War's Guitar Tone? 00:08:35 - the Importance of Clean and Concise Records 00:10:11 - Technique for Down Picking ...

Trev Lukather, guitarist of The Effect, joins Eyal on the Riffhard podcast. Chapters: 00:02:18 - Musical Upbringing 00:10:31 - The Importance of Taking Music Seriously 00:14:52 - The Psychological Impact of Being the Child of...

Peter Tägtgren, guitarist of Hypocrisy and Pain, Joins Eyal on the Riffhard podcast. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction and Love for Hypocrisy 00:05:59 - Balancing Guitar Playing and Other Responsibilities 00:10:11 - Muscle Cr...

Matt Harvey, guitarist of Exhumed, joins Eyal on the Riffhard Podcast. Chapters: 00:01:29 - A Songwriter's Perspective on Music and Guitar 00:06:08 - Avoiding Traps in Composition 00:07:38 - ACDC Records: Style or Parody? 00:...

Finn Mckenty (Punk Rock MBA), Jesse Cannon (Musformation Growth), and Logan Young join Eyal on the Riffhard podcast. Chapters: 00:00:00 - The Challenges of Releasing Music in the Streaming Era 00:02:03 - Breaking into the Mus...

Grant Truesdell, guitarist for Unleash The Archers, joins Eyal on the Riffhard Podcast. CHAPTERS: 00:03:09 - Power Metal Influences 00:05:15 - Translating Story and Concept into Emotionally Resonant Music 00:07:02 - The Two C...

Jack Owen, guitarist of Six Feet Under, joins Eyal on the Riffhard Podcast. CHAPTERS: 00:01:59 - Album Release and Band Names 00:04:01 - The Art of Writing Lyrics 00:08:35 - The Importance of Contributions in a Band 00:12:49 ...

Scottie Simpson, guitarist for Alpha Wolf, joins Eyal on the Riffhard Podcast. CHAPTERS: 00:01:46 - Ice-T's Love for Metal 00:03:52 - The Importance of Rhythm in Guitar Playing 00:08:08 - Finding Inspiration from Different Ge...

Sean Hynes, guitarist of Ingested, joins the Riffhard podcast. Chapters: 00:02:15 - Finding Inspiration Through Different Tools 00:04:29 - Learning New Concepts and Taking Lessons 00:06:51 - Choosing The Right Guitar Teacher ...

Nick DePirro, guitarist of Night Verses, joins the Riffhard Podcast. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Nick DePirro and his unique style 00:02:00 - Influences and Genre Blend 00:04:43 - Use of Octave Settings in Guitar Pla...

Chapters: 00:02:00 - Imminence's Genre Evolution 00:09:25 - Crafting Arrangements 00:14:45 - Intuitive Songwriting Approaches 00:21:54 - Writing for Authenticity 00:26:33 - Discovering a New Sound 00:40:32 - Embracing Change ...

We're joined by Ricky Armellino (Ice Nine Kills, Hawk) and Chris Kelly (Ex Ice Nine Kills touring guitarist, Alustrium) to discuss the reality of living your dreams, eating eyeballs, and their brand new band Hillhaven. Chapte...

Jon Deiley of Northlane joins us to talk about why he uses Ableton, his writing process, what guitarists should focus on, programming insane light shows, and more. Chapters: 00:01:42 - The Cutthroat Mindset in Songwriting 00:...

Alyssa Day returns to the Riffhard Podcast to talk about making her puppy-filled video for "Trundle," how she recovered from a debilitating arm injury, and more. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Introduction and Exploration of Puppy Lo...

Wes Hauch of Alluvial joins Eyal Levi and guest co-host Spiro Dussias. 00:00:00 - Introduction to the Riffhard Podcast with guest Wes Hauch 00:03:14 - Cultivating Consistency in Technique Development 00:07:05 - Mastering the ...

Tank The Tech is a popular YouTuber by night and guitar tech/tour manager by day. His YouTube channel has grown very fast because of how much truth he spits about reality in the music industry. Chapters: 00:02:06 - The Import...

Nizar Osmani is a frequent Riffhard collaborator, mastermind guitarist, and ER doctor. Chapters: 00:11:00 - Getting More Done in Less Time 00:27:34 - the Value of Music and Art Education 00:33:42 - Music Theory and Language L...

Dave Ellefson (Ex-Megadeth) and Guilherme Miranda (Ex-Entombed A.D.) play guitar and bass for Dieth. Chapters: 00:03:28 - The Organic Story of Their Band 00:07:36 - The Beginnings of the Collaboration 00:13:18 - The Writing P...

Doc Coyle (Bad Wolves, God Forbid) and Miles Dimitri Baker (Interloper) discuss playing for Ice Nine Kills during their Metallica Stadium Tour. Chapters: 00:03:42 - Learning Ice Nine Kills Songs Under Pressure 00:07:06 - Burn...

Justin McKinney, guitarist for The Zenith Passage joins us to talk about the the tech death guitar life. Chapters: 00:02:37 - Communication in music production 00:09:44 - Overcoming Demoitis 00:19:25 - Hot Take: Shorter Album...

John Nolan is the guitarist and a vocalist for Taking Back Sunday. Chapters: 00:00:00 - John Nolan's Songwriter's Journey 00:04:36 - Crafting the Perfect Tune 00:07:02 - Overthinking vs. Subconscious Flow 00:13:53 - Writing W...

Alyssa Day is a trailblazing guitarist/composer who is in our top 10 guitarists to watch list. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Alyssa Day 00:02:48 - The Drive for Self-Improvement 00:15:31 - The Power of Visualization in...

Acle Kahney is the guitarist, writer, and producer for Tesseract. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:27 - Recording at Middle Farm with Peter Miles 00:04:57 - Working with a Producer 00:09:45 - Mastering and CD Delivery ...

Cory Arford and Neal Teimann are the guitarists for Carnifex. Their new album, “Necromanteum” comes out October 6th, 2023. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:36 - The Same Problems at Every Level 00:08:06 - The Importanc...