Heroek talks to Chris "OJ" Ojeda from Byzantine about the band's relationship with Metal Blade Records, their new album "Harbingers" out June 13th, being backstage with bands like Five Finger Death Punch and Machine Head, balancing a band and family, and more!

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📚CHAPTERS📚

0:00 Intro

1:37 Upcoming album "Harbingers"

2:55 8 year gap between music

5:05 Singles from "Harbingers"

6:45 Essential Byzantine songs

7:31 "Harbingers" cover art

9:00 Byzantine name origins

12:10 Success of "New Ways To Bear Witness"

13:05 How a label can support a band

14:30 Great relationship with Metal Blade Records

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17:00 Getting into music

18:40 Alternate career paths

20:12 Deciding college based on Pantera

21:38 OJ's advice to new bands

26:04 Early Byzantine shows

28:22 Great live show memory

29:45 Byzantine's creative process

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32:28 Byzantine collaborations

33:55 Balancing inspiration and imitation

37:15 Favorite music movie

41:55 Does OJ have a favorite Byzantine song?

42:55 Byzantine's ultimate goal

44:17 "The Cicada Tree" changing meaning

46:50 Dream collaborations

48:10 "Bucket list" festivals

51:03 Wrapping up

51:24 End screen