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