# 232 - FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE: Symphonic Death Metal, Opera, Avatar & Mountain Climbing Incident

An episode of [Garza Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1551076579), 11 May 2026, 1 h 38 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/8c9756d0/podcast/play/119746423/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-9%2F423827925-44100-2-c422689694419.mp3

Get your episodes early, guitar tone & more here: https://patreon.com/garzapodcast Garza sits down in-person with Francesco Paoli & Veronica Bordacchini from Italian symphonic death metal band FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE. On tour now w/ Avatar! https://instagram.com/fleshgodofficial 00:00 - Avatar 05:25 - Veronica Learning Opera 10:58 - Video Games // Snake 13:32 - Parenthood 16:14 - Writing Music in Kid’s Room 18:07 - Shower Ideas 21:17 - Learning English & Swedish 24:10 - First U.S. Tour 31:54 - Staying Productive During Lockdown 35:37 - Livestream w/ No Makeup 40:29 - Coming Up with the Band Look 48:10 - Discovering Metal Bands 51:23 - Francesco’s Early Bands 53:14 - Boss HM2 54:47 - Oracles 59:17 - The Mountain Climbing Injury 1:22:40 - Writing “I Can Never Die” 1:24:10 - New Music 1:26:06 - How Veronica Found Her Own Voice 1:31:24 - Support Good Art 1:35:00 - 3 Albums to Check Out

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