Meegs Rascon | COAL CHAMBER, GEMINI SYNDROME | Garza Podcast 12
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- Опубліковано 2 тра 2021
- Meegs Rascon is the guitar player for Coal Chamber and Gemini Syndrome. We talk about the formation of Coal Chamber, Touring with Pantera, and much more.
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Without doubt, hands down, one of the biggest influences on my terrible hair dos in high school. Legend
Dude this comment shuttled me back in time... Hell yeah 🤘
Word, he was definitely the pioneer of the early goth kid hair dos
@@davidphillips9726 possibly but goth was around a good while before coal chamber
Same! My Mom had to stop my Dad from cutting it off when I came home lol.
😂🤣😂
Meegs is an underrated legend of nu metal. Get burton c bell on next!
CC in general, I feel, don't get the recognition that they should
Meegs is such a national treasure to the world of music man, I have a original flyer from the 1999 Slipknot, Coal Chamber, Machine Head and Amen tour framed and up on my memorabilia wall! 🤘🏻❤️
Meegs was my most influential guitarist during High school. What a legend. 🤘
That makes 2 of us!
Wes Borland and Meegs for me!!
Hell yes. I love the guests you're choosing for the podcast. Dino & Meegs are major influences!
Thanks Alex. I got really lucky. These guests gave me a shot. Stoked your watching. -Garza
Meegs is a huge influence. I remember looking at some magazine about his strings, 0.70 no way ! I love Coal chamber !
Livin la vida loco tour 1999 was one of the best concerts I’ve ever been to. Amen,Slipknot,Machine Head and Coal Chamber
Dark days is a classic
Dark Days is a absolute classic nu metal record! Total banger form start to finish.
I met Megs at the London Astoria in the 90's. Very nice guy
I had never heard of Coal Chamber until 1998 when they opened for Megadeth in OKC. I was in 8th grade and went to the show with my firiends. Coal Chamber stole the show and I immediately went home to the local record store and bought the album. Huge fan ever since.
this guy is the reason why I play guitar for 14 years now
Coal Chamber opened up for Pantera in 1998 at The Villarreal Event Center in McAllen, TX! Blew the doors off the joint. Was up front right in front of Meegs! Went to Sam Goody the next day bought 📀! Good times!
Congrats to you Mr Garza! I've been a big fan of SS since the beginning. All the best to you in this podcast series....
Thanks man! -Garza
Fuck yeah!! Meegs!!! Great episode Garza. Two of the greatest guitar players in one room. 🙌
Dang...I appreciate that. -Garza
I will never forget the guitar center billboards from meegs - I always wanted that transparent green guitar!
Best Meegs Interview I’ve watched on UA-cam!
Meegs looks like Merenque singer Elvis Crespo now😆
Meegs is a true pioneer and great dude.
He is! Great dude. -Garza
Meegs! My favorite guitar player of all time! This dude has highly influenced my guitar style.. Drop B tuning
Pantera Coal Chamber and anthrax were my first concert ever and the next day I want to go look for a Coal Chamber CD and they were sold out everywhere I couldn’t find one for months and that was amazing show
How cool that meegs regrets not fighting with dez, like not money spent poorly, doing drugs, not fighting with his friend wow that’s amazing!
So much love here from MI. Meegs has been a big influence on me sense I was a teenager. Saw you guys way back in 98 ozzfest at Pine knob.
this was a real cool interview and this a real cool podcast, but this was sort of a missed opportunity, it would have been really great to go further in and ask meegs about the transition from the first album to chamber music... the mindset, style differences and inspiration etc leading up to it, if any, and even for the third album dark days. would have been cool to hear him talk about each era. no one has ever done that yet. but hey there's always next time! cool podcast.
Don't quote me on this, but if you track down the issue of Alternative Press from 2002/03 (?) with Coal Chamber on the cover, I *think* they discuss the rationale and regret surrounding Chamber Music (as well as how Dark Days was meant to atone for that to an extent).
Meegs was the first guitar player that got me interested in detuning my guitar. I could be wrong but didn't Jay and Amir from the original band Orgy produce Coal Chambers first record? I'd love to hear about that!
Man the garza podcast is absolutely amazing. I'm an embalmber, and can't jam SS at work, so thank you garza for this podcast.
That Coal Chamber/Slipknot show was my first concert… I was blown away. Both bands killed. Even Dope was fun. Best memory.
Hell yeah man! I saw them in Houston on that tour. The second Dope opened with Pig Society the whole show from start to finish was absolutely incredible. Every band killed it.
Love Meegs soundscapes and ambient sounds he did in CC -super creative and original not to mention he wrote some groovy heavy riffs -saw them on every tour.
Love the interviews! Meegs is a big inspiration.
27:21 Hahaha! Love Meegs impression of three arrogant and complacent quarters of Coal Chamber lazing on the bus while Slipknot are busy completely destroying any feeble attempts at nu metal that came before! Also love Meegs wonderful gesticulation.
Pure GOLD 📀📀📀
I saw that Coal Chamber, MachineHead, Slipknot, tour (show) at The Alrosa Villa in Columbus, OH. Slipknot was indeed on fire. One of the craziest shows i've ever been to but Coal Chamber was the sh*t as well. Loved it. Awesome interview. Hope you have him back to dive deeper into the band "sh*t". If he'd want to of course.
Is that the one Corey talks about The mushroomhead fans threw a pad lock at paul??
@@klink518 I have no idea about that. I didn't see that happen if it did. May have been in Cleveland.
Coal Chambers album Rivals that dropped in 2015 is a badass record. I bought the deluxe edition when it was released. Meegs best guitar work is on that album. Also was stoked he joined GS because they are a rad band. If you like stuff like Sevendust you may dig that band. Though I want another Coal Chamber album that they can try and top rivals with. Meeg makes some gnarly pedals and stuff and is a severely underrated guitar player. Wes Borland gets so much praise for his guitar work as he most definitely should, and his use of awesome delays and reverbs, well Meeg has cool clean tones also or cleans that still have some form of dirt on them or cool chorus effects etc etc, definitely should be respected by all guitarists. They killed it the other night in concert also before Mudvayne started🤘💀🤘🎸 SUFFER IN SILENCE!!!!!!
Made 2 Rise Meegs my homie... Love touring with you and it always kicks ass
I love Gemini Syndromes music but I had no idea he also played for Coal Chamber who basically turned me into a nu metal goth as a kid, wild times
I don't know how many times I listened to Big Truck...a fucking lot.
Haha. I forgot how many times I listened to that first record. Love em. -Garza
he did every fucking jump on stage in the 90's
Just discovered the podcast! Instant fan and subscribed!
I seen coal chamber with drowning pool and that was one hell of a show. It was cool because members of the band was walking around during the drowning pool performance. I was genuinely sad when they broke up.
Company: We don’t make such thing...
Meegs: Cool, I’ll take 2 sir.
Love this podcast, best guest choices around.
Thanks!
Meegs is so cool, thank you both Garza!
Love his accent. Numetal legend right there \m/
my favourite bands CC
Bring on the content thank you- GARZA
Coal Chamber is still my most favorite band til this day! It literally killed me almost when they split in 2002 then going 13 years until new music, then again experencing another coal chamber break up in 2015... Would love to see them reunite for good I still think they have unfinished business with each other....who knows if Mikey will decide to drum again though.
Much respect all the way from Philippines
Surprisingly cool dude! Cheers.
What’s up Garza 🤘🏽. It’s shedding skin from Instagram. Love the podcast bro. Keep up the good work.
Fk ya! See you Sunday. -Garza
Hands down my biggest guitar hero and influence dude inspires me still this day with gemini syndrome
Meegs!🤘
I had a pic on meegs on my wall in high school from a guitar magazine when he played BC Rich Mockingbirds was awesome
Yeah used 70 60 50 gauge tuned to F regular tuning not drop. Had an Rg Ibanez had to have 4 springs for the tremolo. Way back but just went back
to Dunlop heavy core . What’s up Meegs bro used to hang out with Coal
Chamber and Hate Seed!!
Coal Chambers was always on the bills with Manhole HWP Korn deftones SOAD Cradle of Thorns Sts Drown Jack off Jill . Dez used to come out in a Orange prison suit and go off at the beginning shaking his braids to beginning of Loco ! Cool interview !!
Would be awesome to see a Rayna Foss interview.
Bad ass!!! Been curious about Meegs for a long ass time!
Coal chamber could have been like Korn if they stayed the course and got off the drugs
So basically like modern Korn
@@Xeroforte more in a long career type of way, there sound would have gotten heavier at some points I belive sort of like the music on the first devil driver album still with a nu metal type groove but had they stayed yeah they could have played around with there sound
Yup, they took out Slipknot on tour when no one else would.... they also had huge egos at the time and mix that with the drugs.
They could've put Korn in the background, Coal Chamber kicked the shit outta Korn, they just did real rockstar shit and it kept them from going mainstream
Don’t really know his music but got to hang with him a bit at ozzfest 98 in uk and cool guy!
When I got their first Chamber album in 97/98, I was addicted to it, and I was one of the few that liked Chamber Music.
That's funny. As a guitarist, I can totally relate to the part at 31 minutes. I've seen multiple bands live whose music wasn't really my taste, but, FXXK, do they throw down live. The first band that comes to mind is Nonpoint.
I love you meegs.🤘
I can't imagine what Meegs is thinking he would have done differently now thinking back in retrospect. I think that's just a default thing old dudes fucking say. He lived his life the way he wanted to at the time and became a successful musician. That's life. His attitude at that time is part of what propelled him to where he is now.
I was a huge fan in the 90's regrettably never saw them. Was a HUGE influence on my guitar playing. I respected that it was simple riffs that sounded massive. My question is how did he manage to keep the guitar sounding correct or without buzz etc he must of had a baritone. That is the number 1 question I always wondered. Playing in b on a standard guitar I've had nothing but problems. P.s a fantastic interview thanks!
Legend
What is the intro song to these podcasts at the 20 seconds please?
Also LOVE MEEGS!!! Still jamming to Coal Chamber ever since high school and I’m 38yo ^____^ now getting introduced to Gemini Syndrome. Thanks Garza!!
Should’ve asked him about Glass Piñata
One of the best bands short lived he was in
Hellz Yeah
Juan Brujo for one podcast!
Oh hi, meegz!!!
Wow that's crazy Meegs has the same birthday as Dimebag..
Guys, why did coal chamber split? Love coal chamber
EVH built his own guitars
Brown Power!
Mi loco, MI loco!!!
The other band is glass piñata , damn i really wish i saw gemini with meegs
I remember glass piñata. Probably had a few demos downloaded
I play .70 on my 6 string guitar. I'm also tuned to Drop G# so its not flabby
Fuck yes on the yoga ! I started doing it 30 years ago and it definitely saved me from drugs and alcohol (although it admittedly took a long gradual reduction in time)
Also improved my guitar playing from the get go.
Nothing more metal than yoga imo
Headbang and live longer and shred harder
Should have amir "of the dessert" of maybe jay Gordon, mark Chavez would be cool to hear from.
no mention of rayna foss
Jajajajajaja mosh pit at back boys
The “Amir of the Desert”?
Was Amir just hanging out there?
What happened to Rayna though
Mental illness, drugs, prostitution… she is currently missing 4 months from a group home in New Orleans. So sad.
Really disappointed he didn’t ask Meegs about Rayna
I will get in some heat for this. As a homosexual male I have always found Meegs not only a unique phenomenal guitar player…but he is extremely cute.
I actually think he looks cuter now than he did 20 years ago.
My dream partner would be a fellow metal guitar player that is similar to him.
There it’s out I said it. 🙏
It’s funny to see guys like meegs talk about how chaotic they were. Can’t ever imagine that without thinking it’s funny. It’d be like two midgets getting into a fight and then years later talking about how out of control they were
Bring in Shaun Glass
coal chamber let the freak flags fly...it was sic...chris even looked like he was bout to cry when he was hinting out bout the break up...need to get them all on interview chris set em up...get dez, mikey, and meegs on the show...live so we can be like WTF! coal chamber evey yerar for the next 10 years and tours!!!!get e
Why didnt garza just flat out say he was inspired to see a mexican metal guitarist make it big we all know that was the subtext he was getting at
Never looked it up. Meegs is Mexican, I thought he was Deutch or something this whole time.
Weird story: i saw gemini syndrome a long time ago prior to getting signed when Rick was their guitarist. But when they got on stage, rick resembled teenage Meegs from CC days and i thought it was him. Fast forward 3 or 4 years and a couple guitarists later and Meegs was in. Weird.
I hardly recognize Meegs without his stage outfits and makeup on. Plus he's got long hair here.
Meegs is WAY cooler than I thought he'd be, great interview!
My heart sank a bit when Chris said he took the vxxyne....dang brother, I'm praying for you 🙏
i never knew meegs and mikey are gay and were in a relationship does anyone know about this? I seen a bunch of old posts on livejournal about there relationship
I always heard meegs was with the singer from orgy. Is that mikey?
@@Ottophil I almost believe it but never heard about that
No Mikey is the drummer of coal chamber
Meegs is married. And Mikey has a girlfriend and a son
Dude U need to get into yoga dude Thank you
Slipknot might’ve been super popular back then but coal chamber destroyed slipknot live, my opinion
Dude slipknot is nuts live. They have more people so it really isn't fair but still
This interview seemed a little trying???
Is it me or does everyone on these podcasts have some kind of speech impediment? I don’t see it as an accent. It’s so weird to me. Maybe it’s got to do with where these guys are from. Maybe it’s normal in their hometown?
It's normal in LA, has to do with speaking Spanish as a first language. A lot of people I know have the same accent, don't know why it happens 🤷
Ok i quit watching after Garza said he does yoga
Sounds like a typical douchbag, you not garza