Defender of the Riff – Details, episodes & analysis

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Defender of the Riff

Knotfest, Daniel Dekay

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Frequency: 1 episode/17d. Total Eps: 29

Defender of the Riff brings your favorite musicians to chat and riff with Daniel Dekay in this interview and performance show where the guests discuss their musical journeys to where they are today whilst playing key pieces from their influences and careers along the way.

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🇩🇪 Germany - Music Interviews
23/07/2026
#78
🇩🇪 Germany - Music Interviews
22/07/2026
#62
🇩🇪 Germany - Music Interviews
21/07/2026
#34
🇬🇧 Great Britain - Music Interviews
06/05/2026
#90
🇩🇪 Germany - Music Interviews
21/03/2026
#100
🇩🇪 Germany - Music Interviews
20/03/2026
#79
🇩🇪 Germany - Music Interviews
19/03/2026
#57
🇩🇪 Germany - Music Interviews
21/02/2026
#94
🇩🇪 Germany - Music Interviews
20/02/2026
#69
🇩🇪 Germany - Music Interviews
19/02/2026
#33

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Nick Hexum (311)

Friday, March 6, 2026 • Duration 23:05

In this episode, Hexum dives back to his first musical influences which were based on his mother's record collection, a mainstream musical education hearing a lot of Ray Charles music, and hearing The Clash for the first time in the 80s which changed his life forever.

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Ian D'Sa (BILLY TALENT)

Monday, February 16, 2026 • Duration 28:08

Throughout, Ian riffs to some tunes ranging from heavy to surprising, and he also shares who his first musical idols were and how he started learning guitar by playing covers when he was a teenager, before he finishes up taking us through his band history up to where Billy Talent are today.

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Brendon Small (DETHKLOK)

Saturday, February 14, 2026 • Duration 33:39

Dethklok's incredible mind-altering tour with Babymetal is discussed along with what it's like being on the road with a band like Dethklok, and Brendon also discusses his influences and demonstrates some of the riffs that have made him the guitarist he is today!

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Chris Davis (THE GHOST INSIDE)

Friday, February 13, 2026 • Duration 32:08

In this episode, Davis describes how he joined the band and his prior gigs, his first memories of being inspired to pick up the guitar, his legends of the game, and plays some of his favorite riffs to demo his style and technique.

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Blake Ibanez (POWER TRIP / FUGITIVE)

Thursday, February 12, 2026 • Duration 01:03:41

Blake takes us on an in-depth journey of his musical upbringing and discusses the importance MTV played in shaping his tastes. He also shreds some of the legendary Thrash, Crossover & NYHC riffs that inspired him to become the player and writer that he is today and we dig into what the next moves for Power Trip and Fugitive are.

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Grant Truesdell (UNLEASH THE ARCHERS)

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 • Duration 56:46

This episode not only has many stories spoken in riffs but digs deeper below the surface into the philosophy of how Grant aims to make the most out of every day on this earth.

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Grodius Maximus (GWAR)

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 • Duration 34:48

Grodius remembers his first guitar and the first weird riffs that got him into heavy music, and runs through his completely alien pedalboard that he uses on live shows today. He showcases his love for obscure noises as well as some heavy riffs, details the four-plus decade history of one of rock's most unique bands, and details what went into the making of the exhibition . Watch until the end for a guided tour of Beyond The Streets!

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Robb Flynn (MACHINE HEAD)

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 • Duration 01:03:23

Robb throws right back to the start of his career with Forbidden and Vio-lence, leaving to form Machine Head in his 20s, and details the trials and tribulations into building the band to one of the biggest in the metal scene, from humble beginnings to headlining major festivals all across the world.

Robb tells a hilarious anecdote about how he created Machine Head's siganture sound, his musical upbringing and childhood guitar heroes, his first ever shows and where he sees Machine Head in 2025.

Don't miss this killer episode with one of metal's finest, and make sure to pick up Machine Head's new album UNATØNED on April 25th!

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Mike Leon (SOULFLY)

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 • Duration 38:49

Mike presents his Signature ESP bass and details what it changes tone-wise from his previous collection, as well as the uniqueness of its design that makes every bass in the series different.

The bassist dives back into playing with his previous melodeth band The Absence that allowed him to make many friends, develop his playing, and shape the musician he is today.

Mike divulges his journey with thrash metal legends Havok and discusses his ongoing trek with Soulfly and what he's learned about himself and his playing over the course of it!

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John Campbell (LAMB OF GOD)

Monday, February 24, 2025 • Duration 11:08

John also remembers back to wanting to play drums when he was a kid, until he shifted towards bass and where that eventually took him to where he is as an icon of one of metal's finest now!

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