Doc welcomes former As I Lay Dying guitarist, Nick Hipa, to the show, and they talk about how Nick got his start in Texas with band Evelynn, how that led him to join As I Lay Dying, how the band focused on improving their chops and songwriting through the years, experiencing big success, his thoughts on the metalcore subgenre, what it was like starting over with Wovenwar, learning video design as a second career, his experience as an independent artist launching his new band MIRE, the secret to his health and positivity, and how he has enjoyed playing with God Forbid This episode features the songs "The Prison We Make It" by Grey March and "In Fear" by MIRE. Follow Nick on Instagram @NickHipa and Twitter @yesTHEnickhipa Follow Doc on Instagram and Twitter @DocCoyle Please support this show's sponsor Grey March at https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/greymarch/social-disease-2 Listen to more great podcasts like this at soundtalentmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices