#121 - Josh Middleton (Sylosis, Architects)

Turn That Sh*t Down

Josh joins the podcast to discuss writing music for you, the challenges of being a frontman, his lyrical inspiration for the latest album, advice for young musicians and much more!
Josh's Artist Picks:
Urne - https://www.instagram.com/urneband
Heriot - https://www.instagram.com/heriotmetal
TIME STAMPS
0:00 Lessons You've Learnt
2:40 Sylosis' Development
4:49 Frontmen in Metal
8:32 Developing The Last Record
14:14 Architects
16:52 When is enough enough?
19:47 Riff Writing
21:31 Lyrical Headspaces
24:52 Why Do You Write?
27:00 Josh's Artist Pick
27:55 The Next Guest's Question
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*About The Podcast*
Turn That Sh*t Down hosts some of the most exciting and compelling conversations between host Joe Rowley and a variety of guitarists, drummers, bassists, producers, vocalists and music industry professionals spanning across multiple genres from Heavy Metal, to Rock, Blues and so much more! Topics of conversation tend to include mental health, self improvement, issues in the music industry, trends in heavy metal, guitar playing and more.
*Current Credits*
Current Credits - Ryan Roxie (Alice Cooper Band), Dirk Verbeuren (Megadeth), Gus G / Rudy Sarzo (Ozzy Osbourne), Anders Fridn (In Flames), Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater), Mark Holcomb (Periphery) Rob Chapman, James Monteith (Tesseract), Justin Derrico (P!nk), Rabea Massaad, Ben Wells (Black Stone Cherry), Clint Lowery (Sevendust), Frank Turner, Adam De Micco (Lorna Shore), Joey Sturgis, Lena Scissorhands (Infected Rain), Mike Dawes, Dean Lamb (Archspire), David Davidson (Revocation), Rusty Cooley, Nick Johnston, Baard Kolstad (Leprous) George Lever (Producer), Josh Baines (Malevolence), Cole Rolland, Jacob Umansky (Intervals), Rudy Ayoub, Gabe Mangold (Enterprise Earth), Craig 'Goonzi' Gowans (Bleed From Within), Mike Malyan / Andy Cizek (Monuments), Greg Koch and more!
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