Show Notes
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. _____________
HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster Energy. Shot, edited and mixed by Steven Grise Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf Join the HARDLORE PATREON to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes Join the HARDLORE DISCORD Get 15% off DUNABLE GUITARS with code HARDLORE. Seriously. A guitar. What are you waiting for??? Get 10% off MILLS VINTAGE site-wide with code HARDLORE. ____________ 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
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