We’re thrilled to welcome Cody Matthew Johnson, known for his music and sound work on games like Trek to Yomi, Devil May Cry 5, Guardians of the Galaxy, Resident Evil 2 Remake, and many more, to compare and contrast Bon Iver with Iron Maiden! Dare you to find another show that brings together two things THAT different.

We talk with Cody about how Bon Iver’s approach to music didn’t change for “22, A Million,” even if the sound did; Iron Maiden’s groundbreaking meld of catchy rock and metal riffs; trying to learn Yes and Iron Maiden bass lines when you’re in third grade; and much more!

Follow Cody on Twitter: https://twitter.com/codymatthewj

Check out Cody’s company, Emperia Sound & Music: https://www.emperiasound.com/

Find Cody’s work on his website: https://www.codymatthewjohnson.com/

We’d also love it if you’d rate and review the show on iTunes, ‘cause it means more people can find the show and love it, too! You can find Matt and Jason on Twitter at https://twitter.com/MattHelgeson and https://twitter.com/nintendufus respectively and in the #music channel of the MinnMax Discord server.

Our theme song is “The Lights” by Maps Of Norway from their 2008 record, Die Off Songbird: https://open.spotify.com/album/7tNrjnRB1f1oQizkkAePrI

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Listen to the CrossFade Community Playlist, a growing Spotify playlist of our community’s favorite music: https://spoti.fi/3aRRgox

Timestamps

0:00 - Iron Maiden & Bon Iver with Cody Matthew Johnson

5:39 - Bon Iver’s “22, A Million”

7:16 - 22 (OVER S∞∞N)

11:08 - 10 d E A T h b R E a s T ⚄ ⚄

17:04 - 715 - CRΣΣKS

20:53 - 8 (circle)

23:44 - 00000 Million

28:21 - Iron Maiden - “Number of the Beast”

29:14 - Invaders

32:51 - Children of the Damned

36:35 - Run to the Hills

42:17 - The Prisoner

46:40 - The Number of the Beast