Nate Garrett's Big Riff Energy

About Nate Garrett's Big Riff Energy

Nathan Raleigh Garrett of Spirit Adrift talks big riffs. __________________________________________ To move your question to the front of the line and get a guaranteed response on the podcast, send $10 to paypal.me/BigRiffEnergy. Include your question in the message, or send an e-mail to BIGRIFFENERGY@gmail.com. Thanks for supporting the podcast! __________________________________________ Find Spirit Adrift: spiritadrift.bandcamp.com spiritadrift.com youtube.com/@SpiritAdriftMusic __________________________________________

Publisher

Nathan Raleigh Garrett

Category

music · music

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

27 Feb 2023

Latest episode

24 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

141 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Apr 2026

   #122 - Spirit Adrift Farewell TOUR / 10 Best Metal Drummers

   Psych! We are replacing Fulci on the Decibel Magazine Tour Top 10 metal drummers of all time? Best riff(s) of 1989? (Spoiler - they're all on Altars of Madness). All will be answered on this episode of Big Riff Energy. Album of discussion: Bogside Sniper Squadron - 2023 Demo __________________________________________ HELP MY WIFE OVERCOME CANCER: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-nicole-a-selfless-soul-in-need-for-cancer-treatment __________________________________________ LAST CHANCE TO SEE US LIVE https://www.decibelmagazine.com/events/tour/ __________________________________________ INFINITE ILLUMINATION ON VINYL + CD: https://www.20buckspin.com/spiritadrift __________________________________________ MERCH + FULL DIGITAL DISCOGRAPHY: https://spiritadrift.bandcamp.com __________________________________________ Write BIGRIFFENERGY@GMAIL.COM with any questions or ideas for the podcast __________________________________________

2. 

   16 Apr 2026

   #121 - Why I'm Quitting Music - Final Spirit Adrift Album

   Spirit Adrift just released our last album INFINITE ILLUMINATION and I'm quitting music forever! Albums of discussion: Spirit Adrift - Infinite Illumination (2026) Neurosis - An Undying Love For A Burning World (2026) Converge - Love Is Not Enough (2026) Fossilization - Advent of Wounds (2026) __________________________________________ HELP MY WIFE OVERCOME CANCER: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-nicole-a-selfless-soul-in-need-for-cancer-treatment __________________________________________ INFINITE ILLUMINATION ON VINYL + CD: https://www.20buckspin.com/spiritadrift __________________________________________ MERCH + FULL DIGITAL DISCOGRAPHY: https://spiritadrift.bandcamp.com __________________________________________ Write BIGRIFFENERGY@GMAIL.COM with any questions or ideas for the podcast __________________________________________

3. 

   26 Feb 2026

   #120 - CHUCK BILLY from Testament

   Testament's Chuck Billy is the greatest thrash metal singer of all time. Join us as we discuss the concert that made him want to play music, how he merged his love of 70s hard rock with his bandmates love of 80s extreme metal, what it takes to have a flawless discography, what it feels like to be the victim of a Direct Energy Weapon, and more! Albums of discussion: Testament discography __________________________________________ HELP MY WIFE OVERCOME CANCER: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-nicole-a-selfless-soul-in-need-for-cancer-treatment __________________________________________ CHECK OUT TESTAMENT'S NEW RECORD AND SEE THEM LIVE: https://www.testamentlegions.com/site/ __________________________________________ TICKETS TO SEE SPIRIT ADRIFT w/ CROWBAR & EYEHATEGOD: https://www.spiritadrift.com __________________________________________ MERCH: Night Shift merch exclusive Spirit Adrift - Unstoppable Force tee (100% of proceeds to Nicole) https://www.nightshiftmerch.com/collections/spirit-adrift/products/spirit-adrift-unstoppable-force-t-shirt SPIRIT ADRIFT FULL DIGITAL DISCOGRAPHY: https://spiritadrift.bandcamp.com __________________________________________ Write BIGRIFFENERGY@GMAIL.COM with any questions or ideas for the podcast __________________________________________

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

857,937

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

17 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

49 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 92 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

99

Social presence

91

YouTube

93

Engagement

77

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