Nate Garrett's Big Riff Energy Nathan Raleigh Garrett

Ending the In N Out vs Whataburger debate once and for all, remembering epic hangs with John Carpenter and Mel Gibson in the orbit of the world’s greatest burger joint, thoughts on hyped melodic death metal (via hardcore), overlooked musicians and bands throughout history, the unfortunate power of click bait, and more!
Album of discussion:
Freeways - Dark Sky Sanctuary (2024)
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Find Nate:  
https://www.youtube.com/@BornTooNate
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Find Spirit Adrift:  
https://spiritadrift.bandcamp.com
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MAX CAVALERA, the ultimate ambassador and lifer for Big Riff Energy, takes us on a journey through a life of relentless riffs and unrivaled passion for extreme music. From recording early Sepultura as a young teenager in Brazil, to making the best re-recordings ever heard in metal as a seasoned veteran. His rollercoaster of a riff-centric life includes midnight album release signings for Chaos AD, revitalizing crucial extreme metal music with family, UFC champion Alex “Poatan” Pereira drawing energy from Cavalera riffs, and more!
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Albums of discussion (Cavalera):
Bestial Devastation (1985 / 2023)
Morbid Visions (1986 / 2023)
Schizophrenia (1987 / 2024)
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Nate’s recommendations:
Necrot - Lifeless Birth (2024)
Sovereign - Altered Realities (2024)
Civerous - Maze Envy (2024)
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Tickets to the upcoming Cavalera tour:
https://www.cavaleraconspiracy.net/tour
Preorder the Schizophrenia re-recording:
https://cavalera.bfan.link/schizophrenia.web
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Find Nate:  
https://www.youtube.com/@BornTooNate
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https://spiritadrift.bandcamp.com
https://spiritadrift.com
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Steve Albini was one of the most important figures in music history. Memorializing a titan of pure BRE, detailing a Big Riff Selected Works from Albini’s unrivaled catalog, digging into the Vault Of Insane Stories and reminiscing about life-altering experiences recording at Albini’s Electrical Audio from 2008 - 2022 (including total unbridled mayhem during Barack Obama's presidental acceptance speech).
Album(s) of discussion:
Burning Witch - Towers (1998)
Neurosis - Times of Grace (1999)
Shellac - 1000 Hurts (2000)
Neurosis - A Sun That Never Sets (2001)
Neurosis - The Eye Of Every Storm (2004)
High On Fire - Blessed Black Wings (2005)
Weedeater - God Luck And Good Speed (2007)
Weedeater - Jason… The Dragon (2011)
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Read “The Problem With Music” by Steve Albini:
https://thebaffler.com/salvos/the-problem-with-music
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Find Nate:  
https://www.youtube.com/@BornTooNate
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https://spiritadrift.bandcamp.com
https://spiritadrift.com
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Answering a fan question about weed leads to a flashback of a life-altering failed attempt to break out of the simulation via psychotropic drugs. Also discussing a truly unique and captivating death metal album.
Album of discussion:
Civerous - Maze Envy (2024)
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Find Nate:  
https://www.youtube.com/@BornTooNate
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https://spiritadrift.bandcamp.com
https://spiritadrift.com
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This epic interview with NOCTURNO CULTO is best experienced with the visual aid of our smiling faces (on YouTube):
https://youtu.be/C-jgVTTxOyw
Talking BIG RIFFS with the man himself, Ted Skjellum/ Nocturno Culto from Darkthrone. We discuss the new album "It Beckons Us All,” (out now on Peaceville Records), the steady evolution and thrillingly diverse eras of Darkthrone, how to conjure riffs from the depths of our souls with no regard for rules or expectations, the key to writing music that lasts for decades, breaking the chains of genre constraints and studio rental rates, developing an evolved black metal vocal style in order to withstand the cruel force of physical aging, hiking as a fuel source for riffs, the first-ever FOUR-PART Darkthrone guitar harmony, the subliminal power and mysticism of Fenriz lyrics, and MORE...
Album(s) of discussion:
A Blaze In The Northern Sky (1992)
Transilvanian Hunger (1994)
Sardonic Wrath (2004)
The Cult Is Alive (2006)
The Underground Resistance (2013)
Old Star (2019)
Eternal Hails (2021)
It Beckons Us All (2024)
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Find Nate:  
https://www.youtube.com/@BornTooNate
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Find Spirit Adrift:  
https://spiritadrift.bandcamp.com
https://spiritadrift.com
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This episode was recorded remotely in downtown Austin. It is strongly recommended that you experience the episode with full visual accompinament on YouTube: https://youtu.be/roRFT2KCZr0?si=9V8MqB75jtFGIv5J
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Join Outer Heaven as they take us on a cosmic journey through first-person UFO encounters, CERN large hadron collider-created alternate timelines, cryptid-infested forests of the rural tri-state area, Bohemian Grove owl god rituals, self-discovery as a defense against psychic warfare, and the never-ending quest for Big Riff Energy. THIS ONE’S A DOOZIE.
Album of discussion:
Outer Heaven - Infinite Psychic Depths (2023)
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Find Nate:  
https://www.youtube.com/@BornTooNate
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Find Spirit Adrift:  
spiritadrift.bandcamp.com
spiritadrift.com
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