It is so awesome to see fresh young talent coming into the metal scene over the last handful of years, and Pierce Williams is leading the way amoung this talent pool. Pierce spent several years holding it down with Skeletal Remains and is now ripping it with Ænigmatum and rolling as a touring drummer for greats like UADA. CR spents 2 hours chatting with Pierce about his launch into the Death Metal drumming world, his crash with the reality of tour life with those you don't always see eye to eye with, his success with session and live drumming as well as some rabbit hole conversation on aliens, anchient history, the mysteries of the deep. This podcast was interupted not once...but TWICE by some insane noices that (during our tangent on the unexplained no less) that threw us both for a loop. Great conversation and great to get to know Pierce a bit deeper!SPONSOR: Grindcore Coffee Co. https://grindcorecoffeeco.com/00:00 - Welcome to Episode 1301:49 - Current Projects, Tour and Projects02:30 - Multi-Instrumentalist...Starting to Play Drums04:44 - Early Drumming Days05:45 - Ace Ventura Influence 08:00 - Teacher Shares the Cannibal Corpse10:25 - How Extreme Can It Go?16:41 - Musical Diversity Within the Genre18:02 - Being Involved With the New Angerot Album20:40 - The Blessing and Curse of the Internet22:57 - Touring Pre-Internet24:02 - First Bands28:27 - The Skeletal Remains Thing...34:20 - Session Work and Staying Busy39:14 - Branching Out and Exploring44:11 - The Satisfaction of Writing Music47:56 - Pierce Loves Graphitti53:46 - You Only Have Time if you Make Time55:21 - The Illinois Tornado Apollo Disaster01:07:29 - Dealing With the Demons01:11:26 - Drinking and Sobriety01:21:52 - Challenging Yourself01:23:34 - Here we go...Ancient History01:26:49 - We Are Not Alone...and He Saw It01:29:23 - BOOM...Alien Contact01:34:40 - CR Kicks Philosophy on Human History01:37:04 - BOOM AGAIN...They are Back!! 01:38:18 - What Were We Talking About?...How About the Oceans?01:44:41 - Wrapping Shit Up@piercewilliamsdrumsInstagram: @piercewilliamsdrumsÆnigmatum Website: https://aenigmatum.bandcamp.com/Instagram: @aenigmatum_pdxCheck out The Growl Podcast merch store: https://www.thegrowlpodcast.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegrowlpodcast/