ARTHUR RIZK: Master of Extreme Music Production (War Hungry, Sumerlands, Eternal Champion)

We're joined by Pennsylvania's own ARTHUR RIZK! Longtime friend of the show and expert producer/engineer of all things extreme.

Before discussing his work with bands like Blood Incantation, Power Trip, the Cavaleras, Cro-Mags, Kreator (and so many more)... We discuss Arthur's background as the once reluctant guitar player of legendary PA Hardcore band WAR HUNGRY, which lead to him finding his footing in the hardcore community in the early oughts as a young metalhead.

These days Arthur is juggling his time as a musician between COLD WORLD, ETERNAL CHAMPION and SUMERLANDS when he's not manning the board for metal's biggest bands.

We're also joined once again by guest co-host and another modern great in extreme music engineering, our very own Taylor Young. This is a fascinating deep dive into the world of hardcore, metal & punk production with two of the greatest minds currently doing it. Enjoy.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:01:17 - Arthur Rizk

00:03:46 - Arthur's Path to Extreme Music

00:16:01 - Arthur's Lesser Known Bands...

00:25:41 - Engineering And Producing Music

00:27:11 - Arthur's Engineering Breakthrough (Power Trip)

00:29:14 - Approaching Production as a Musician First

00:32:45 - War Hungry

00:41:40 - WAR HUNGRY SELF-TITLED!!!

00:50:53 - Pardon This Interruption

00:53:18 - Eternal Champion & Sumerlands

01:05:27 - Remembering Brad Raub

01:07:54 - Sumerlands - Dreamkiller

01:13:04 - Balancing Time Between Producing and Writing

Music

01:15:42 - What Session Did Arthur Learn the Most From?

01:20:36 - Goats****

01:22:18 - Shout Out To All Producers' Spouses

01:24:17 - Re-Recorded Sepultura Classics

01:28:30 - Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere

01:32:49 - Most Difficult Records They've Made

01:38:01 - Perfect Production

01:41:42 - Best Drum Sound of All Time

01:44:49 - Best Guitar Tone

01:46:54 - Heaviest Record Ever

01:49:41 - Production End Game?

01:51:23 - Re-Recording Age of Quarrel

01:59:19 - Arthur Kinda Likes Touring

02:04:31 - Making Records vs. Playing Live

02:06:23 - You Hungry Arthur?

02:12:28 - Top 4