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  • Опубліковано 15 тра 2024
  • Garza sits down in-person with Chris Fronzak. Singer of Atlanta metal/deathcore band ATTILA. Their new EP FU4EVR is out now! attilaband.com
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    CHAPTERS:
    00:00 - Cheers & 10 Year Anniversary Reflection On About That Life (2013)
    02:19 - Having Thick Skin
    03:14 - Being on MTV’s Made, Dealing With Fame Since an Early Age
    05:18 - Understanding the Business & Entrepreneurship of Entertainment
    10:15 - Destruction Derby & Video Games
    12:30 - Not Having Many Friends Growing Up
    14:00 - Reading Harry Potter Books
    16:59 - Isolation & Growth
    18:47 - Mitch Lucker Being a Sweetheart to Fronz
    27:08 - Being Misunderstood
    28:22 - Running for President
    31:45 - Fronz’s First Executive Order, Drug Policy
    32:31 - Mushrooms
    34:53 - About That Life (Continued…)
    37:01 - Buddy Nielsen (Senses Fail) Beef 40:54 - Warped Tour Work Ethic
    43:19 - Stay Sick Clothing & Passion Before Success
    45:38 - The Big Six Supergroup
    47:28 - N*Sync Reunion, Being Joey Fatone’s Neighbor
    47:59 - Moving From Georgia to Florida
    51:24 - Recording About That Life with Joey Sturgis
    54:48 - Writing Songs With a Deck of Cards
    57:18 - New EP, FU4EVR
    1:00:54 - Chris Linck Being a Great Producer
    1:01:33 - Career Regrets
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 169

  • @xtheyan
    @xtheyan 6 місяців тому +159

    The story with Mitch being kind to Fronz was very heartwarming to hear 💜

    • @Jmack7861
      @Jmack7861 6 місяців тому

    • @MrGoblin323
      @MrGoblin323 6 місяців тому +5

      Love your vids homie

    • @xtheyan
      @xtheyan 6 місяців тому +6

      @@MrGoblin323 thanks man 🤘🏻🩷

    • @johncuellar117
      @johncuellar117 6 місяців тому

      right??? that's what I'm saying

    • @vi.vi.vi.666
      @vi.vi.vi.666 6 місяців тому +2

      It is heartwarming indeed, also is this a hint for an attila video? 👀👀

  • @CorridorOfChameleons94
    @CorridorOfChameleons94 6 місяців тому +61

    When you gonna get Ol' Frankie Palmeri?

  • @mattfortheguinn4037
    @mattfortheguinn4037 6 місяців тому +23

    Just saw Attila for the 8th time a couple weeks ago, saw fronz outside the venue and he gave a full bear hug haha such a nice dude! lol

  • @bradfoster8146
    @bradfoster8146 6 місяців тому +20

    I saw Attila back in the days where Rage was just coming out, and Fronz and the whole band for that matter were the most pleasant, fun and hilarious dudes. So happy this dude is still out there doing the damn thing

  • @kevbo3908
    @kevbo3908 6 місяців тому +43

    really excited for this one. Attila is such an interesting and often misunderstood band.

    • @unscathedpilot6249
      @unscathedpilot6249 6 місяців тому +2

      I kinda feel like they're like a metal Eminem in the sense that it's not quite satire but also dont take it too serious just enjoy and have a good time lol

    • @jacobdelacruz9139
      @jacobdelacruz9139 6 місяців тому +1

      I love them lmao. Fronz is a cool dude.

    • @pickledpeckers7789
      @pickledpeckers7789 3 місяці тому

      What is the underlying nuance and sophistication to “suck my fuck”?

  • @joerazz91
    @joerazz91 6 місяців тому +26

    Just want to throw this out there. I want Fronz to know most Attila fans and myself included still really love Fallacy and Soundtrack To A Party and would appreciate it if one day they could be relatively available again on CD. Even do vinyl it would sell very well. I LOVE OLD ATTILA! I hope Fronz knows this. Make it happen!🤘🙏

    • @YaBoyJRock42069
      @YaBoyJRock42069 6 місяців тому +4

      Soundtrack To A Party is still the best Attila album imo

    • @LilComedown
      @LilComedown 6 місяців тому

      I've always wanted Soundtrack To A Party on CD
      Fronz if you read this, I was the very first person in Columbia SC who went to the record store day of release and asked for Rage. They didn't even have it out on the shelf, I made homie open the shipping boxes from Artery. I'm real day one.
      I remember showing my friend Soda In The Water Cup on a high school computer in the library. We literally went in there at lunch time, and I said "you have to hear this new band" and managed to use a proxy site to get on Myspace or whatever it was. We were fucking nerds too. I also read enough books to eat a lot of Pizza Hut Personal Pan pizza 🍕🍕😂😂

    • @Turbo_Toad
      @Turbo_Toad 6 місяців тому +1

      @@YaBoyJRock42069 I agree I remember when that dropped when I was in hs. Started my day right after the morning bell listening to that album tbh.

    • @amberwhite328
      @amberwhite328 6 місяців тому

      they dont have the rights to those albums (yes their own music).

    • @LilComedown
      @LilComedown 6 місяців тому

      @@amberwhite328 you're incorrect
      Chris Linck and Fronz are on STAP why wouldn't they still collect royalties? Pretty sure they wrote the songs, it's still on Apple music and Amazon mp3 etc so while they might have legal issues getting that physical pressed by whoever they're signed with, used to be metal blade I think or razor and tie
      Can't remember but pretty sure they're independent artists now. My guess is that some ex member still owns some rights and the boys don't think it is worth paying to get the old shit back, that was my point in saying I KNOW *I* would pay money for that

  • @caseyparks3954
    @caseyparks3954 3 місяці тому +2

    Listening to Chris explain his entrepreneurial mindset as a child is absolutely fascinating to me.

  • @MrxxSelfxxDestruct
    @MrxxSelfxxDestruct 6 місяців тому +3

    that golfball subscription hustle at 7yo is HILARIOUS if true, hardwork man...

  • @Getintheskipyouprick
    @Getintheskipyouprick 6 місяців тому +9

    Fronz is an awesome guy and he and Attita gets a lot of hate from idiots for no reason, but Fronz and Attita are awesome!

  • @dekapitatorr
    @dekapitatorr 6 місяців тому +5

    never liked Attila but Fronz have high positive energy around him. even through screen.
    great podcast once again.

  • @bobbyculdesack2309
    @bobbyculdesack2309 6 місяців тому +7

    17:20 This makes me feel a lot better about getting arrested, falling back, and leveling up for the last 3 years. It’s weird thinking that at one point my band was playing with Fronz and the guys and now 15 yrs later, musically socially financially and physically starting over from scratch. We also played the Cleansing CD release show in Fredericksburg VA. We hung out in the van getting blazed for like 2 hrs and that day is still one of my all time favorite memories. We weren’t even on tour together and you guys treated us like brothers! RIP Mitch 🙌 Long live Suicide!! 🙌🦾🙌

    • @LilComedown
      @LilComedown 6 місяців тому

      What band were you in bro
      Glad to hear you're out hell of a story

  • @williamthompson9625
    @williamthompson9625 6 місяців тому +9

    Now I have reasons to like Fronz, not a terrible guy at all🤘🤘🤘

  • @jakeraabe4536
    @jakeraabe4536 6 місяців тому +10

    reading books at 10 is extremely advanced? thats kind of crazy to me by that age i was fully into reading king novels but favorite of course for my age was rl stine for sure

    • @drummerTBM
      @drummerTBM 6 місяців тому +1

      Yeah that was a little odd. Plenty of kids reading “books” at 5-6

  • @bamnz2390
    @bamnz2390 5 місяців тому +1

    He's got my vote! Chris Fronzak 2024!!

  • @kumakson
    @kumakson 6 місяців тому +10

    Great stuff, Fronz is a legend ❤👊

  • @gretelsgooch1676
    @gretelsgooch1676 6 місяців тому +13

    Great as always, Garza. But we need VCTMS or Traitorsfl on here 🙏

    • @ryandlv
      @ryandlv 6 місяців тому +1

      Also Spite!

  • @xtheyan
    @xtheyan 6 місяців тому +8

    HELL YEAH !!! THE GOATTTTT 🐐🔥

  • @vicerexciser4339
    @vicerexciser4339 6 місяців тому

    This is one of my fav episodes yet

  • @jasonweddington3782
    @jasonweddington3782 6 місяців тому +3

    I love attila, and how much folks truly misunderstand Fronz and attila for sure. But regardless dude has done very well for himself and no matter what folks think...

  • @jimmajam96
    @jimmajam96 6 місяців тому +2

    Hearing the backstory for about that life is awesome, because i totally get those vibes from that record!

  • @chiefbrownfart
    @chiefbrownfart 6 місяців тому +4

    It's kind of funny that he sold golf balls when he was a kid. I lived next to a golf course from age 9-13, so golf balls always landed in my yard. I used to sit at the beginning of hole #7 which was directly across the street from my backyard selling golf balls, golf tees and lemonade. People tend to be pretty generous to kids so I used to make like $50-100 a week on average sitting over there for only like an hour a day. I was able to buy my family members good Christmas presents, got myself a few skateboards, got a PS2 right when it came out and I always had pretty much all of the new video games I wanted, all from my own money. Good times man.

  • @_gLiTcHgAnG_Glizzy_036
    @_gLiTcHgAnG_Glizzy_036 6 місяців тому +2

    Hell yeah great podcast /// we shall forever believe in ATTILA !!!! 10/10

  • @damienxavierchambers
    @damienxavierchambers 6 місяців тому +1

    Love Fronz! Thanks for interviewing him!!

  • @David-bq1nh
    @David-bq1nh 6 місяців тому +2

    Would love to see the acacia strain on here :D

  • @caseymiller2984
    @caseymiller2984 6 місяців тому

    The Mitch section felt so good.love it

  • @BrandonHurlesYT
    @BrandonHurlesYT 6 місяців тому +2

    Always enjoying these episodes. I need to get you on The Game Junction Podcast to talk music!

  • @stefanfloric6603
    @stefanfloric6603 6 місяців тому

    LETS GOOOOO

  • @sethbonnell
    @sethbonnell 3 місяці тому +1

    Love this! Super cool to hear about some of this personal stuff. Been rocking the feet pizza game since YO! 😋 "PIZZA IS MY LIFE!"

  • @Magdalena8008s
    @Magdalena8008s 6 місяців тому +3

    Fronz. If you happen to read this. Just a heads up. Or possibly you know if you're actually taking it seriously and hired actual consultants. Running for president and touring at the same time is a sure fire way to end up in jail or oweing millions. Doug Stanhope found out the hard way when he was touring as a stand up comic and a libertarian run decade's ago as a goof. If you mention your campaign while on tour playing with Attila that money is campaign money, not your personal money. Of course its more complicated than that and a ton of nuance.
    The point is, be careful and doing this as a goof is not smart.

  • @ThisisStephennn
    @ThisisStephennn 6 місяців тому

    Let's gooooooo!

  • @dianamartins7312
    @dianamartins7312 5 місяців тому

    I've seen Attila live and they're insaneeeeee . Great show

  • @kweis92
    @kweis92 6 місяців тому

    I really enjoy this podcast.

  • @gingerjay6483
    @gingerjay6483 6 місяців тому +2

    I have no idea why this dude gets so much hate... I think he's a cool dude and very talented.

    • @ericjorrey935
      @ericjorrey935 6 місяців тому

      No idea? I have minimal knowledge of them, (I just like Garza's podcast) but first impression is he's so self-centered and comes off like a clueless spoiled rich kid. He's kind of the poster child for entitlement, despite all the claims he makes about not being coddled. And reading books at 10??? What 10 year old doesn''t read? Talking about the Book-It program like it was some secret - every kid did that back then.
      He just seems really self-important...and honestly his tattoos make him look like a douche. Seems like he's more about the image than the substance.
      (and this is from as unbiased unexposed-to-him position as possible.

  • @xile_hc
    @xile_hc 6 місяців тому

    A lot to learn from that mindset!

  • @churroinyomouf
    @churroinyomouf 6 місяців тому

    This is sick!

  • @user-cc9bq1nr7c
    @user-cc9bq1nr7c 6 місяців тому +9

    “U were reading books before you were 10?” Lmao

  • @bigounce562
    @bigounce562 6 місяців тому

    Great conversation.
    From my teaching experience: Harry Potter books' lexile reading level ranges from about 4th/5th grade to 9th grade depending on the book.

  • @FLmetalhead
    @FLmetalhead 5 місяців тому

    Florida born and raised. Keep Florida free.

  • @misfit151
    @misfit151 6 місяців тому

    Stoked on this one, Chris.

  • @AlexPerez-ig8yd
    @AlexPerez-ig8yd 5 місяців тому

    Shots for the boys! 🎉

  • @robowop9354
    @robowop9354 6 місяців тому

    This is one of my top podcasts. Can't get this kind of insight on any other channel other than maybe Jasta.

  • @Robert048
    @Robert048 6 місяців тому +1

    You've blown your radiator! Lol. Loved destruction derby, man.

  • @samshepard5852
    @samshepard5852 6 місяців тому

    Rad interview

  • @jimmajam96
    @jimmajam96 6 місяців тому

    Chaos is phenomenal, all hail rock and roll is so sick

  • @craigsimons7900
    @craigsimons7900 6 місяців тому

    fronz was awesome when we played sbsw super nice guy glad to see him again love from michigan buddies

  • @TimmyTurner421
    @TimmyTurner421 2 місяці тому

    Never was a Attila fan but wasn't hating on them either. Fronz is a cool dude

  • @rebekahcarter8120
    @rebekahcarter8120 5 місяців тому

    I used to snear at Atilla but man, I have come to have so much respect for Chris. And there actually are quite a few good Atilla songs, especially their more recent songs.

  • @drummerTBM
    @drummerTBM 6 місяців тому

    Just saw Attila in Atlanta for about that life tour!!

  • @_gLiTcHgAnG_Glizzy_036
    @_gLiTcHgAnG_Glizzy_036 6 місяців тому +1

    THE CHAOS ALBUM IS 10/10

  • @Notjoshchapin
    @Notjoshchapin 6 місяців тому

    While I don't necessarily agree with the direction Attila's music has gone, this was an amazing interview. It was nice to see Fronz open up so much about things that shaped his life. His success is highly commendable.

  • @sethbonnell
    @sethbonnell 3 місяці тому

    Ok... Writing MFU With a deck of cards!? That's fucking amazing! 🤯

  • @DiamondLifer
    @DiamondLifer 6 місяців тому +2

    My last US tour was a direct support for Attila after their first album. Small tour and we weren’t sure if we’d get along with them when taking the tour but after a couple days we were all in love.
    Years after I stepped away from touring I’d meet up with them whenever they play my area and grab drinks and dinner before or after the show. Extremely hard working guys. Happy for all their success.

  • @tomkruze1304
    @tomkruze1304 6 місяців тому

    He's like metal Nick Swardson. Jumanji was a banger back in the day.
    I didn't have any friends when I switched schools and I just reads books for a year, totally relate.

  • @drummerTBM
    @drummerTBM 6 місяців тому

    FRONZ PLEASE DO MORE PODCASTS

  • @derekbastien2181
    @derekbastien2181 6 місяців тому

    I’m loving the new Attila sound like bite your younger may be the best Attila song ever like up there with the best metal-core songs in the genre rn.

  • @senior_sensei_
    @senior_sensei_ 6 місяців тому

    Fronzilla for President 🔥💯🍻

  • @Rob_Cary
    @Rob_Cary 6 місяців тому

    I still have the same PS2 I had growing up and it still works perfectly haha I don't think I ever played Tiger Woods tho.

  • @bryanburlingham3279
    @bryanburlingham3279 5 місяців тому

    I still have and play Destruction Derby. Been playing that game since I was a little kid haha.

  • @LilComedown
    @LilComedown 6 місяців тому +2

    Garza I love the podcast, you've been bringing awesome guests like Whitechapel, I've learned dope stuff about old SS, and now Fronz? Hell yeah dude
    Sounds like me and fronz had a lot in common as kids, I would also read whole books in one day. I ate a lot of those pizzas 😂
    But there's a loud hissing in your audio i think it's Garzas microphone 🎙️
    EDIT: yoooo i REMEMBER that Monster outbreak tour flyer with Asking Alexandria and the blue background i remember thinking that besides MMF literally that's all my favorite bands at one show. I was so upset when it didn't happen RIP MITCH 😭

  • @marcellgoodwin508
    @marcellgoodwin508 6 місяців тому

    I met the band in 2014 after I won a free meet and greet in Sacramento. Some of the nicest group of people I've ever met in a band (or ever!). All smiles and just being themselves. Saw them again at Aftershock. I really Wanted to see Limp Bizkit's full set but it's like "fuck man Attila is here you know it's going to be crazy" so we dipped 20 min into Limps set so we could get a good spot for Atilla. No regrets.

  • @BBYPVNKofficial
    @BBYPVNKofficial 3 місяці тому

    Fronz For President 2025! 🥳⭐️🙏🏻

  • @jayrific
    @jayrific 6 місяців тому +2

    Did Nick Swardson replace this guy at some point. The similarity is crazy.

  • @ccomega929
    @ccomega929 6 місяців тому

    Sign Of The Swarm, Vital Deprivation, i heard that shit the night it dropped while tripping, shit gave me goosebumps, but in a goodway, really enjoyed it.

  • @JT-pb7lt
    @JT-pb7lt 5 місяців тому

    My fav album is Outlawed. I had a signed copy of About That Life when I seen Attila for the 2nd time in 2013, but a CAT 4 hurricane took it away 😅

  • @philfoe551
    @philfoe551 6 місяців тому +1

    Fallacy and Soundtrack to A Party are underground classics. Then they kept taking it to the next level with high quality shit.

  • @anthonybrown2260
    @anthonybrown2260 6 місяців тому +1

    Actually gonna vote for fronz though who else ✅

  • @Magdalena8008s
    @Magdalena8008s 6 місяців тому +1

    The Demolition Derby game ruled. Was never into video games. Especially back in the PS1 days. But that game ruled.

  • @quintupleton
    @quintupleton 6 місяців тому

    You should do peelingflesh after your guys concert!! I can’t wait to see y’all Saturday!!

  • @deaddanny666
    @deaddanny666 6 місяців тому

    destruction derby was the shit! that's the game that got me into rock/metal

  • @PigglyWigglyDeluxe
    @PigglyWigglyDeluxe 6 місяців тому +4

    Tyler carter is back in the scene? Is he done diddling kids?

  • @gabehorn52
    @gabehorn52 6 місяців тому

    1:35 Apart from Suicide Silence's self titled album...
    I love about that life even now

  • @ssfamous2.0
    @ssfamous2.0 6 місяців тому

    Fronz is funny as hell 😂

  • @thomascoolberth2648
    @thomascoolberth2648 6 місяців тому

    Marijuana is legal in Massachusetts and its really good. Currently taking a tincture to deal with my oral cancer/jaw replacement. Helps me just feel normal .. no psychoactive effects. Residents all got $500 tax rebate because state is raking MASSIVE money.

  • @spookythrillz1486
    @spookythrillz1486 6 місяців тому

    My first concert was all stars back in 2012 and I remember it being in November I was excited to see suicide silence but they weren't able to come on my date cause of the passing of mitch it was really sad hearing the news 😢

  • @FernandoGarcia-xc5xy
    @FernandoGarcia-xc5xy 6 місяців тому +4

    You should get Job For A Cowboy on

  • @frankbottiglieri9793
    @frankbottiglieri9793 3 місяці тому

    #Votefonz. What he said about politics is 100 percent truth.

  • @ZEH0
    @ZEH0 6 місяців тому +2

    “I’m gonna, like, not go to war dude lolz” fronz foreign policy, probably

  • @TopSecretZ
    @TopSecretZ 6 місяців тому +1

    It was a pleasure to open for attila in Orlando during the 10 year tour! That show was so sick!!

  • @SamIllsley3
    @SamIllsley3 6 місяців тому

    Yo Chris you guys killed it in London last night! can you get I AM on the poddy soon?

  • @darthbud666
    @darthbud666 6 місяців тому

    I remember when mitch first started drinking. Red stripes ❤

  • @vintsteele6775
    @vintsteele6775 4 місяці тому

    The books reading system was called Book-it from pizza hut. Reading a book to get stars on a pin and get a free pizza

  • @Razrback
    @Razrback 6 місяців тому +1

    That's killer fronz Danny Wimmer is who made LIMP BIZKIT straight up congrats I'm in Jacksonville saw Attila here kick ass show SS was there to

  • @gustavoramirez1174
    @gustavoramirez1174 6 місяців тому +2

    emmure next chat? 🤔

  • @shadyolaf9465
    @shadyolaf9465 6 місяців тому

    forgot i had call of duty on in the background, made the regrets segment real intense lol

  • @stuartwall8
    @stuartwall8 6 місяців тому

    Sorry if someones already mentioned but destruction derby for ps1 has a great soundtrack fear factory is in there, only reason i bought the game lol

  • @Nielint
    @Nielint 6 місяців тому +1

    Just a clarification on the COVID comments; Florida has the 3rd highest COVID cases and 3rd highest COVID deaths. But they are 8th in the nation per capita.

  • @danson1992
    @danson1992 6 місяців тому

    Fuck 👏🏽 yes 👏🏽

  • @TokenTaco
    @TokenTaco 5 місяців тому

    That's interesting, the whole reading thing before the age of 10. Is it usual in the US for kids not to be into reading by then? I mean, I vividly recall my grandma basically making me read at 4 or 5, and it was like a solid 2 hours every single day.

  • @artybone6946
    @artybone6946 Місяць тому

    Mitch sounded like a really cool dude. Rip!

  • @LilComedown
    @LilComedown 6 місяців тому

    Deck of cards was recommend by Joey Sturgis? I remember what band did that first they were called "Arbiter"
    "The arbiter method" of writing breakdowns. That's sick Joey was still doing that in 2013. I have done it 😅

    • @NickVanzwol
      @NickVanzwol 3 місяці тому +1

      Loved Arbiter, never heard this about them before. Very cool.

  • @chiefbrownfart
    @chiefbrownfart 6 місяців тому

    Hell yes dude! I've been an Attila fan since Rage, they're sick, I don't care what anyone says! I used to get so many dirty looks when ATL and GP came out because I drove around blasting them at full volume for like a month straight, especially from other metal heads. Fronz is a bad mother fucker, not a fucking role model!! 🤣

  • @ramiropupo8034
    @ramiropupo8034 6 місяців тому +1

    You got my vote #fronzak2024

  • @Aaronlovesmusic970
    @Aaronlovesmusic970 6 місяців тому

    Ego is whats for dinner 😂😂

  • @Dropaguitar
    @Dropaguitar 6 місяців тому

    fronz for president lol!

  • @Razrback
    @Razrback 6 місяців тому

    R.I.P MITCH LUCKER YOU ARE MISSED

  • @andrewh5104
    @andrewh5104 6 місяців тому

    It's funny hearing him mention my shitty little town in indiana. Joey sturgis was the only thing we had hahaha.

  • @unscathedpilot6249
    @unscathedpilot6249 6 місяців тому

    I learned to read the same way lol those little pizzas were dope but we only got one not fuckin 3 dammit lol

  • @HARDLOOK
    @HARDLOOK 6 місяців тому +2

    Love him or hate him, he's obviously doing something right. Also, he would make a better President than Joe Biden.

  • @gearedbeard1566
    @gearedbeard1566 6 місяців тому

    Actually Florida had the third highest total Covid cases.

  • @jordanalbano9780
    @jordanalbano9780 6 місяців тому +2

    What kind of deck was he using that had a “1” card in it 😂

    • @crieseasily
      @crieseasily 6 місяців тому +3

      I think that would be the Ace