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	Title	Pub. Date	Duration
	Cole Rolland	02 Aug 2023	01:04:11
Trey Xavier talks to Cole Rolland about his songwriting process and his new song "Echo." Listen to "Echo" on YouTube. Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	David Ellefson (Dieth)	05 Jul 2023	01:12:59
David Ellefson joins Trey Xavier to talk about Dieth's debut album To Hell and Back. Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Charlotte Wessels	05 Oct 2022	01:08:43
Charlotte Wessels joins the podcast to discuss her songwriting process and how it differs when writing solo versus writing with others. Check out Charlotte's Patreon. Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Amaranthe	07 Sep 2022	02:05:04
Elize and Olof from Amaranthe join Trey Xavier to discuss how the band writes songs, their ability to keep working on new music, and much more. Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Sean Ashe	24 Aug 2022	01:40:17
Sean Ashe joins Trey Xavier to discuss making guitar music melodic again, imposter syndrome, and much more. Check out Sean's video for "Tangerine Dream." Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Revocation	17 Aug 2022	01:57:41
Dave Davidson from Revocation joins the podcast to talk about the band's upcoming album, his music knowledge, and more. Check out Revocation: https://www.revocationband.com/ Check out Trey's new song presave: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/treyxavier1/back Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Nik Nocturnal	20 Jul 2022	01:41:24
Nik Nocturnal joins the podcast to talk about how he writes songs and how the methods differ between projects. Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Interloper	22 Jun 2022	01:47:23
What is Interloper doing that makes their music SO interesting? Andrew Virrueta and Miles Dimitri Baker join the podcast to answer that crucial question! Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Jason Richardson	15 Jun 2022	01:58:04
Jason Richardson joins the podcast to discuss how he writes songs. He dives into the collaboration process, how he uses pop structure, and much more. Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Rohan Stevenson (I Built The Sky)	08 Jun 2022	01:12:12
Rohan Stevenson of I Built The Sky joins the podcast to discuss how he writes songs, why having fun is the main priority, and much more! Check out The Quiet Place Away: https://listen.ibuiltthesky.com/tqpa Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Tom Englund (Evergrey)	01 Jun 2022	01:11:28
Tom Englund joins the podcast to discuss how Evergreen songs are made. You won't want to miss out on the valuable nuggets of wisdom in this one! Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Sahil Makhija (Demonstealer)	18 May 2022	01:20:44
Trey Xavier sits down with Sahil Makhija, aka The Godfather of Indian Metal, to talk about his band Demonstealer and how he writes songs. Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Per Nilsson (Scar Symmetry)	17 May 2023	01:02:55
Per Nilsson joins Trey Xavier to talk about the process for writing the new Scar Symmetry album The Singularity (Part II - Xenotaph), out June 9th on Nuclear Blast. Pre-order/pre-save the album: https://scarsymmetry.bfan.link/xenotaph.yde Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Hellis	11 May 2022	01:17:56
Trey Xavier sits down with Hellis, who won a Gear Gods contest, to talk about his songwriting process. Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Justin McKinney (The Zenith Passage)	28 Apr 2022	01:42:27
Justin McKinney joins Trey Xavier to talk about his songwriting process for The Zenith Passage. On this episode: The snowball effect Incorporating metal with other genres Dealing with emotions through music And much more! Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Myrone	20 Apr 2022	01:21:06
Trey Xavier is joined by Myrone to talk about his songwriting work and his solo project. Check out some songs Myrone has worked on: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0chizW91EIZAvPc4XkCks8?si=0ff8759888e74e26&nd=1 Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Monuments - "In Stasis"	13 Apr 2022	01:52:54
Andy Cizek and John Browne from Monuments join Trey Xavier to discuss their album "In Stasis." On this episode: Writing from prompts Cutting what doesn't work Pop song structure is superior And much more! Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Sarah Longfield - "Tosia"	06 Apr 2022	01:34:34
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: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	TETRARCH - "Unstable"	30 Mar 2022	01:13:52
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 year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Bad Wolves - "Dear Monsters"	23 Mar 2022	02:08:38
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 Advice from Billy Joel Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Arjen Anthony Lucassen - "Star One"	16 Mar 2022	01:18:32
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 the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Allegaeon - "Damnum"	09 Mar 2022	01:30:42
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.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Will Putney (Fit For An Autopsy) - "Oh What the Future Holds"	02 Mar 2022	01:13:43
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 Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	DAATH	22 Mar 2023	01:51:14
Eyal Levi of DAATh joins the podcast to discuss reuniting the band with a new lineup and the songwriting process for "No Rest No End." Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	The Agonist - "Days Before The World Wept"	23 Feb 2022	01:40:58
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 Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Carcosa - "Anthology"	16 Feb 2022	01:54:29
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. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Dean Lamb and Oli Peters (Archspire) - "Bleed the Future"	09 Feb 2022	01:42:09
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 Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Brody Uttley (Rivers of Nihil) - “The Work”	02 Feb 2022	01:33:40
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 Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Matt Heafy (Trivium) - “In The Court Of The Dragon”	26 Jan 2022	00:34:54
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 first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Introducing How Songs Are Made	19 Jan 2022	00:01:14
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 to learn about their songwriting process, how it is that they go from a seed of an idea to a full-blown song arrangement, and all the steps in between. If you’re in a band or you want to write songs more seriously, this show is for you! I’m here to bring the songwriting wisdom of the masters of the craft to you directly, and to get the most usable advice from them to make you the most effective songwriter you can be. There are some other podcasts out there about songwriting, but this is the only one focused on finding out the HOW - the real techniques and creative process that real successful songwriters use to write their best songs. Be sure to subscribe in your podcast app of choice! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Visions of Atlantis	22 Feb 2023	02:04:48
Michele Guaitoli and Clémentine Delauney join Trey and Alex on the first episode of season 2 to discuss their album Pirates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Lacuna Coil	16 Nov 2022	00:53:35
Lacuna Coil joins Trey Xavier to discuss how the band writes their songs. In Virtue Hyperfollow: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/invirtue/scream Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Jinjer	02 Nov 2022	00:58:19
Eugene Abdukhanov, the bassist for Jinjer, joins Trey Xavier to discuss how the band writes their songs. Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Lorna Shore	26 Oct 2022	01:00:30
Adam De Micco from Lorna Shore joins the podcast to talk about Pain Remains. Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Andy Gillion	19 Oct 2022	01:37:16
Andy Gillion joins the podcast to discuss his songwriting process and his new album Arcade Metal. Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	John Petrucci	12 Oct 2022	00:33:03
John Petrucci joins the podcast for a quick chat about his songwriting process. Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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