Defender of the Riff

Nick Hexum (311)

In this episode, Hexum dives back to his first musical influences which were based on his mother's record collection, a mainstream musical education hearing a lot of Ray Charles music, and hearing The Clash for the first time in the 80s which changed his life forever. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ian D'Sa (BILLY TALENT)

Throughout, Ian riffs to some tunes ranging from heavy to surprising, and he also shares who his first musical idols were and how he started learning guitar by playing covers when he was a teenager, before he finishes up taking us through his band history up to where Billy Talent are today. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Brendon Small (DETHKLOK)

Dethklok's incredible mind-altering tour with Babymetal is discussed along with what it's like being on the road with a band like Dethklok, and Brendon also discusses his influences and demonstrates some of the riffs that have made him the guitarist he is today! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Chris Davis (THE GHOST INSIDE)

In this episode, Davis describes how he joined the band and his prior gigs, his first memories of being inspired to pick up the guitar, his legends of the game, and plays some of his favorite riffs to demo his style and technique. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Blake Ibanez (POWER TRIP / FUGITIVE)

Blake takes us on an in-depth journey of his musical upbringing and discusses the importance MTV played in shaping his tastes. He also shreds some of the legendary Thrash, Crossover & NYHC riffs that inspired him to become the player and writer that he is today and we dig into what the next moves for Power Trip and Fugitive are. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.