Episodes

April 6, 2022

Sarah Longfield - "Tosia"

Talking to Sarah about her new album "Tosia" and why she used synths instead of guitars. Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server . Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: ht...

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March 30, 2022

TETRARCH - "Unstable"

Trey Xavier is joined by Diamond and Josh from TETRARCH to discuss how they made "Unstable." On this episode: How the band uses demos Working with Dave Otero And more! Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first …

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March 23, 2022

Bad Wolves - "Dear Monsters"

Doc Coyle and John Boecklin join Trey Xavier to discuss how they wrote their album "Dear Monsters." Some of the topics discussed include: Why lyrics are subjective Throwing ideas around to see what sticks Writing lyrics last ...

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March 16, 2022

Arjen Anthony Lucassen - "Star One"

Trey Xavier sits down to talk to a longtime songwriting hero of his, Arjen Anthony Lucassen of Star One and Ayreon about their new album "Revel In Time." Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join …

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March 9, 2022

Allegaeon - "Damnum"

Trey Xavier talks to Allegaeon about how they wrote their album "Damnum." Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server . Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.n...

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March 2, 2022

Will Putney (Fit For An Autopsy) - How We Wrote "Oh What the Future H…

Trey Xavier sits down with Will Putney to discuss how Fit For An Autopsy made "Oh What the Future Holds." Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server . Follow …

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Feb. 23, 2022

The Agonist - How We Wrote "Days Before The World Wept"

Trey Xavier welcomes The Agonist to the podcast to talk about how they made "Days Before The World Wept." Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server . Follow Gear …

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Feb. 16, 2022

Carcosa - How We Wrote "Anthology"

Trey Xavier welcomes Carcosa to the podcast to talk all about the songwriting process for their album "Anthology." Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server . Foll...

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Feb. 9, 2022

Dean Lamb and Oli Peters (Archspire) - How We Wrote "Bleed the Future"

Dean Lamb and Oli Peters of Archspire join the podcast to talk about the writing process for the songs on the band's 4th album "Bleed the Future." Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the …

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Feb. 2, 2022

Brody Uttley (Rivers of Nihil) - How We Wrote “The Work”

Brody Uttley from River of Nihil joins the podcast to discuss how the band wrote their 4th album “The Work.” Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server . Follow …

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Jan. 26, 2022

Matt Heafy (Trivium) - How We Wrote “In The Court Of The Dragon”

On this first episode of How Songs Are Made, Trey Xavier sits down with Matt Heafy of Trivium to discuss writing the band's 10th album "In The Court of the Dragon." Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your …

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Jan. 19, 2022

Introducing How Songs Are Made

Hello! I'm Trey Xavier, you may know me from my YouTube channel Gears Gods or my band In Virtue. I'd like to introduce you to How Songs Are Made. And on this show, I’ll be talking to notable musical artists …

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