Joel Stroetzel (Killswitch Engage)

The Riffhard Podcast

Joel Stroetzel is a guitarist for Killswitch Engage. Joel is also active in various side projects including Brothers Born and The Hidden Skyline. On this episode: Why both Eyal and Joel dropped out of Berklee How to avoid guitar related hand injuries Joel and Adam D’s approach to downpicking in Killswitch Engage You HAVE to practice playing standing up if you’re going to play live How high should you hold your guitar? How Joel adapted to learning Adam D’s insane finger stretching riffs Is being a super shredder genetic? How Joel healed his hand injury Andy Sneap and Adam D’s collaboration changed metal mixing forever Kirk Hammett’s incredible luck finding Joe Satriani as a guitar teacher How did a bluegrass technique like hybrid picking become the cool thing for metal shredders to learn? The groundbreaking importance of Shadow’s Fall How sick it is to have Andy Sneap mix your band One of the major keys to Killswitch Engage’s success Is luck real? How much does it matter? How Joel approaches learning polyrhythms Want to level up your guitar game? Check out Riffhard. When you sign up, you'll get access to: Over 100 video tutorials with tabs A chance to enter our monthly King Of The Riff contest Livestream Q&As and other events Our private community Be sure to follow Riffhard on Instagram and Facebook. Follow Eyal Levi on Instagram. Like this show? Please leave us a 5-star review - even one sentence helps! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices