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September 1, 2025 165 mins

Garza sits down in-person with Gene Hoglan. Drummer & songwriter for Dark Angel. Also best known as the former drummer of Death, Testament, Fear Factory & many more. New Dark Angel album OUT SEPTEMBER 5th! https://instagram.com/therealgenehoglan

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00:00 - Moving From Texas to California
04:29 - LA Thrash Metal Scene
07:47 - Learning Drums & Visualization
15:47 - Good Drummers
19:19 - First Time Playing Drums
21:22 - Peter Criss // Charlie Watts
24:42 - Joining the 1st “Dark Angel”
27:06 - Tom Araya
30:51 - High School Days w/ Metallica
36:51 - LA Metal Scene
38:42 - Joining Dark Angel
41:28 - First Tour w/ Slayer
45:28 - Mental Clarity & Focus
51:49 - Leaving Dark Angel & Joining Death
53:51 - Writing Lyrics & Music
58:42 - Individual Thought Patterns
1:05:58 - Sean Reinert
1:09:38 - Chuck Schuldiner
1:11:27 - Innovative Drumming
1:15:16 - Death: Symbolic Writing Process
1:20:06 - Drinking/Smoking Back in the Day
1:21:57 - Recording Symbolic
1:23:40 - Back Injury
1:26:42 - Impact of Death & Chuck Schuldiner
1:30:30 - Being True to Yourself & Taking Risks
1:36:20 - Extinction Level Event
1:45:12 - Believing Your Vision
1:47:02 - Music Business // Contract
s1:54:22 - Life is Peachy, Korn & Ross Robinson
2:01:07 - Leaving Death
2:04:58 - Devin Townsend
2:07:07 - Grunge & Music Trend Cycles
2:15:22 - Favorite Thrash Bands
2:19:37 - Gene’s Contribution on Slayer Album
2:21:51 - Fear Factory
2:26:20 - Advice for Drummers
2:35:24 - Double Strokes
2:39:51 - Death to All/Dark Angel Tours & New Album

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