Reba Meyers (Code Orange) Fan First: Pantera, Billy Corgan, Springsteen, Pittsburgh Hardcore & More

Code Orange guitarist and vocalist Reba Meyers talks about growing up in Pittsburgh, the journey from Minor Threat and punk rock's ethic to Hatebreed's heaviness, why Pantera and Alice In Chains shred, what she learned from Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan in the studio, making their first album with Kurt Ballou, how This Is Hardcore changed things, why Bruce Springsteen would take the lead in her supergroup and lots more. SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2TzldGO Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3x0vxFH Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/revolver?... REBA MEYERS (CODE ORANGE) CONTENT GUIDE: 00:00 Introduction 00:24 Minor Threat, Jamie and punk ethos 02:05 “Pittsburgh Pride” and the inclusive weird, intense scene they grew up in 03:57 How did you get into bands in the early internet era? 06:17 The first shows we went to 06:57 Growing up on goth bands 07:57 Making that energy themselves 09:40 When the ambition began 11:42 What bands did you not agree on? 12:01 Bandwagon energy 13:14 Defining legit; hearing it on record 13:55 Despair, digital sounds and pedal experiments 16:31 Transcending templates & the Code Orange emotional spectrum 17:21 Catharsis in that room together 18:37 Learning from Billy Corgan in the studio 20:22 How do you write songs? 22:25 The acoustic record, grunge music & Alice in Chains 25:16 Heavy bands to fall for 27:16 Pantera using technical skills to play free 29:26 Dom’s metallic influence 30:41 The road from flute to shredder guitar player 33:40 Guitar players to look to & finding her own path 37:19 My best friends in this band are my musical heroes 38:07 Making the first record with Kurt Ballou 39:33 This Is Hardcore & hate5six 42:26 Underneath era, electronics & crafting the Code Orange sound 47:47 Initiation rituals 49:38 Five Songs That Changed Your Life 51:16 Hatebreed, Alice in Chains, Minor Threat and … Bruce Springsteen 52:49 Together forever & Bowie creativity --- Revolver on the web: Revolver on Shopify: https://revolvermagazine.myshopify.com Revolver on Facebook:   / revolvermag   Revolver on Twitter:   / revolvermag   Revolver on Instagram:   / revolvermag   Subscribe to the Revolver Newsletter: https://signup.e2ma.net/signup/185346... #codeorange #codeorangekids #rebameyers #codeorangeforever #codeorangeunderneath #hardcore #revolvermag #revolverpodcast #pittsburghpride #heavymetal #rebameyersinterview