Mark Heylmun is the lead guitarist for Suicide Silence, arguably the most successful death core band in the world.
On this episode:
2:19 - Mark and John’s tour stories
11:05 - How Suicide Silence leveraged Myspace to land a record deal
22:14 - Lockdown!
35:11 - Getting an idea and going hard with it
48:48 - Being in a band and being good at business
55:28 - Not dwelling on the negative
1:06:16 - Plan B
1:37:38 - Not all writers are virtuosos
1:47:08 - Working with another guitar player
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