THE RED CHORD (GUY KOZOWYK) | Early Demo Lore, AOL Messenger Booking & The Invention of Deathcore
BRUTALITY PODCASTShow Notes
Ladies and gentlemen: mission accomplished. We've finally interviewed the legendary Guy Kozowyk vocalist of genre defining band The Red Chord. Guy joins us to talk about all of the early days lore; from the Ictus days pre-TRC, how they went about finding their sound, early influences, first tours, the realities of booking and managing a band in the early 2000s & how they got their iconic logo. We then of course go through stories about recording their early demos, Fused Together In Revolving Doors, Clients, playing Sounds Of The Underground 2005, Ozzfest 2006 as well as Mayhem Festival 2008, playing alongside Bring Me The Horizon in 2005, Job For A Cowboy & so much more. A new band, new music for The Red Chord (?) & finally, we answer the real question: who truly invented deathcore?
GUY KOZOWYK: https://www.instagram.com/guykozowyk/ THE RED CHORD: https://www.instagram.com/theredchordofficial/ JUSTIFICATIONS: https://www.instagram.com/justificationsnh/
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