On this episode, I sit down and chat with Trevor Roberts, main guitarist and songwriter of the Redding, California-based progressive metalcore band The Anima Effect. Trevor talked to me at length about the struggles in his life that have inspired his songwriting, his relationship with his luthier, and the state of djent/metalcore.

Please go support The Anima Effect by checking out their music here:

Bandcamp: https://theanimaeffect.bandcamp.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theanimaeffectInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theanimaeffect/Reverbnation: https://www.reverbnation.com/theanimaeffectSpotify: 'The Anima Effect'YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHLxtNJSQD1UwqHxuZoJ5Ng

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