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?