Matt Guglielmo, drummer for The Acacia Strain & END, joins us this week on the podcast. We talk about The Acacia Strain` upcoming record "You Are Safe From God Here", producing alongside Will Putney & Randy LeBoeuf, work ethic, influences, crazy tour stories & so much more.

MATT GUGLIELMO: https://www.instagram.com/matt.guglielmo/

THE ACACIA STRAIN: https://www.instagram.com/theacaciastrain/

END: https://www.instagram.com/yourfuckingend/

PRODUCING: https://www.mattguglielmo.com/

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CHAPTERS:

[00:00:00 ] Teaser / Intro

[00:01:31 ] Yan can't speak / Passionated

[00:05:40 ] Tour w/ Bodysnatcher

[00:11:01 ] NOT New England Metal & Hardcore Fest

[00:13:28 ] Malaysia doesn't like END

[00:19:30 ] Bandmates never showed up to the gig

[00:22:59 ] Discovering drums

[00:26:41 ] Myspace

[00:28:59 ] Drumming influences

[00:31:39 ] IndieMerchstore

[00:32:59 ] Getting into producing

[00:36:12 ] Machine, Will Putney & Randy LeBoeuf

[00:41:28 ] Early records w/ Will Putney, Counterparts

[00:42:46 ] Producing VS having a girlfriend

[00:51:20 ] Joining END

[00:52:51 ] Not being an *sshole

[00:56:25 ] Role as a producer

[01:01:47 ] Experimenting, new TAS record

[01:08:08 ] Joining The Acacia Strain

[01:12:45 ] TAS thought I was weird

[01:16:31 ] Filling in for The Acacia Strain

[01:17:44 ] Playing Continent in full

[01:19:32 ] Favorite The Acacia Songs

[01:21:15 ] New record writing process

[01:30:10 ] Being stubborn

[01:33:53 ] Goofy music videos

[01:42:38 ] Learning 57 songs at once

[01:47:40 ] Is The Acacia Strain deathcore?