HardLore
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About the podcast
HardLore Podcast • Hosted by Colin Young (Twitching Tongues, God’s Hate), featuring in-depth, biographical interviews with our favorite musicians from the worlds of hardcore/punk/metal & beyond...
Episodes 222
Keith Morris Part 1: BLACK FLAG
No need to have a nervous breakdown, we've finally got the legendary KEITH MORRIS on HardLore, one of the founding fathers of hardcore music.In part 1 of this incredible 4+ hour two-part special, we start at …
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No need to have a nervous breakdown, we've finally got the legendary KEITH MORRIS on HardLore, one of the founding fathers of hardcore music.
In part 1 of this incredible 4+ hour two-part special, we start at the beginning with Keith's introduction to music (he's a big fan) and deep dive into starting Panic (eventually known as BLACK FLAG) with Greg Ginn, what early punk rock was like in the South Bay and greater LA area in the late 70s, how Black Flag finally became Black Flag, recruiting the rest of the band, the incomparable artistic contributions of the great Raymond Pettibon, recording NERVOUS BREAKDOWN (and re-recording most of it with Circle Jerks), why and how he ultimately left the band, and so much more...
Thanks to my incredible co-host Anthony Anzaldo of Ceremony for the fantastic assist and great questions/insight as always.
Next week we pick up right where we leave off, with the beginning of the Circle Jerks... Grab a copy of Circle Jerks - Revenge of Nervous Breakdown, their first recording in 30 years, while you still can: https://linktr.ee/circlejerks
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HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster Energy.
Shot, edited and mixed by Steven Grise
Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf
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00:00:00 - Start
00:01:47 - Keith Morris
00:08:46 - Keith Loves Music
00:19:53 - Meeting Greg Ginn (Keith Loves Music Cont.)
00:30:40 - Panic Forming (Black Flag) and the MANY Early Members
00:43:46 - Becoming a REAL Band (Chuck The Duke)
00:46:59 - Robo, Cocaine & Punk Developing in Real Time
00:58:29 - Black Flag Becoming Black Flag
01:05:05 - Nervous Breakdown
01:09:35 - Keith Leaving Black Flag
01:12:12 - The Public's Response to Nervous Breakdown
01:27:44 - The Black Flag Bars
01:31:55 - SST & It's Residual Effects
01:36:17 - Keith Leaving Black Flag
01:39:59 - Circle Jerks Re-Recording Nervous Breakdown
01:46:40 - Why Depression, Nervous Breakdown, Fix Me & Revenge?
01:49:20 - Henry Rollins Black Flag
01:53:14 - Everything Went Black, The Germs, Darby Crash
01:57:03 - Have Keith & Greg Reconnected?
STRIFE: Andrew Kline on In This Defiance, Edge Breaks & Breaking the Rules of Hardcore
This week we’re joined by Andrew Kline, co-founder and guitarist of one of California hardcore’s most important bands: STRIFE.We dive into the many fateful encounters that had to happen for the band to start in …
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This week we’re joined by Andrew Kline, co-founder and guitarist of one of California hardcore’s most important bands: STRIFE.
We dive into the many fateful encounters that had to happen for the band to start in the beginning of the 90s to usher in a new era and new generation of straight edge hardcore. Strife, along with Earth Crisis and Snapcase were eventually considered the original “Victory Records Trinity” and set the standard for what a hardcore band could do worldwide in the mid to late 90s.
We break down their entire discography, including their breakout debut One Truth and their decade-defining masterpiece In This Defiance — all the way up until their breakup and eventual return (and misunderstood statement about no longer being straight edge) in the 2000s.
An incredibly insightful and fascinating window into what is now an underrated band, but one that has seen what the top of the mountain of hardcore music has to offer.
Check out HardLore's very own PLAN X RECORDS! A brand new home for straight edge hardcore. Debut release announced on Edge Day.
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Shot, Mixed & Edited by Steven Grise
Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf
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00:00:00 - Start
00:01:49 - Andrew Kline
00:09:34 - Finding Hardcore
00:19:57 - The Long, Beautiful Story of How Strife Begins
00:32:13 - xStand As Onex
00:42:20 - The Early Days of Strife
00:53:51 - Plan X Records & Guilty Party
00:56:25 - Victory Records & The Only The Strong Compilation
01:03:22 - ONE TRUTH
01:09:46 - Touring Relentlessly & Sick of it All
01:31:01 - Strife As A Career & The Birth of Today's Hardcore Economy
01:45:19 - Gearing Up for In This Defiance & Meeting Sepultura
01:56:41 - IN THIS DEFIANCE
02:01:09 - Blistered
02:15:09 - Strife Breaking Edge and Breaking Hearts
02:25:27 - In This Defiance & It's Impact on Victory
02:33:34 - Touring Killed Strife
02:40:02 - Bringing Back Strife (Angermeans)
03:03:11 - Rapid Fire: Strife Edition
03:08:17 - Top 4 Hardcore Records
HardLore's Top 10 Most Important Episodes
Hello welcome! Decided to take a minute this week to reflect on the last 4 and a half years of the show and do a little deep dive into what are, in my opinion, our top 10 most important episodes. "Important" …
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Hello welcome! Decided to take a minute this week to reflect on the last 4 and a half years of the show and do a little deep dive into what are, in my opinion, our top 10 most important episodes. "Important" meaning episodes that we talked about often that felt like game changers in different ways: Creative growth, audience growth, and personal growth.
I'm sure many will feel different and have their own picks, but these are the ones that I believe Bo and I would both would have picked. Hope you enjoy this unique solo deep dive before we post back to back to back episodes of pure HEAT coming up.
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Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf
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00:00 - Start
02:20 - Honorable Mentions
16:57 - Number 10: HauntLore Salem (With Kurt Ballou)
19:53 - Number 9: Justice Tripp (Trapped Under Ice/Angel Du$t)
23:09 - Number 8: Bryan Garris (Knocked Loose)
26:16 - Number 7: Fast Food Tier List
30:39 - Number 6: Vinnie Stigma (Agnostic Front)
34:49 - Number 5: HardLore Jeopardy
39:00 - Number 4: Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed)
41:07 - Number 3: Parris Mayhew (Cro-Mags)
46:21 - Number 2: Davey Havok (AFI)
51:57 - Number 1...
The HardLore Chaos Bracket (This Is Your Fault)
Let the chaos begin... In March of this year, Bo and I had an idea to let the viewers decide on our next bracket episode (since you're never happy with the bands we pick) and this was the result. The top 64 …
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Let the chaos begin... In March of this year, Bo and I had an idea to let the viewers decide on our next bracket episode (since you're never happy with the bands we pick) and this was the result. The top 64 bands, as voted by YOU! Every matchup was random in our first ever truly unpredictable live tournament challenge.
I'm joined by Joey Chiaramonte from Koyo, alongside Alec Faber & Taylor Young from Twitching Tongues/God's Hate to determine a winner in real time in our first ever in-person bracket episode.
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HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster Energy.
Shot, edited and mixed by Steven Grise
Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf
• Join the HARDLORE PATREON to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes
• Join the HARDLORE DISCORD
• Get 15% off TIMELESS COFFEE site-wide and grab a bag of my favorite beans and the best vegan cookies I’ve ever had
• Get 10% off MILLS VINTAGE site-wide with code HARDLORE.
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00:00:00 - Start
00:01:51 - The Chaos Begins...
00:02:37 - Deftones vs. Ween
00:04:06 - Snapcase vs. Gallows
00:05:59 - Haywire vs. Title Fight
00:07:01 - Converge vs. Fall Out Boy
00:08:09 - Drug Church vs. Blacklisted
00:09:14 - Black Breath vs. Propaghandi
00:10:48 - Arkangel vs. Bolt Thrower
00:12:09 - The Acacia Strain vs. Poison Idea
00:13:13 - 7A7P vs. Mastodon
00:14:07 - The Cure vs. Paramore
00:16:11 - ETID vs. Meshuggah
00:19:38 - Section 8 vs. Bad Religion
00:20:41 - Power Trip vs. Neglect
00:22:22 - AFI vs. Death
00:24:26 - Lifetime vs. Jimmy Eat World
00:25:21 - Refused vs. Weird Al Yankovich
00:27:10 - Steeley Dan vs. Candlemass
00:28:15 - The Animals vs. On Broken Wings
00:30:35 - Alice In Chains vs. Eighteen Visions
00:32:16 - Alkaline Trio vs. Primus
00:34:13 - Tool vs. Poison The Well
00:36:29 - Candiria vs. Fight Everyone
00:37:24 - Skinless vs. The Rival Mob
00:39:11 - Mindsnare vs. Oasis
00:40:10 - Thrice vs. NOFX
00:41:35 - Rush vs. Hum
00:43:19 - Dillinger Escape Plan vs. Shai Hulud
00:43:26 - 1975 vs. The Smiths
00:45:19 - Mills Vintage vs. Timeless Coffee
00:47:24 - Tragedy vs. Neurosis
00:48:36 - The Beatles vs. 108
00:49:24 - Thin Lizzy vs. Botch
00:50:31 - Glassjaw vs. Nile
00:53:30 - Ween vs. Snapcase
00:54:03 - Title Fight vs. Converge
00:55:35 - Black Breath vs. Blacklisted
00:57:55 - Bolt Thrower vs. Poison Idea
01:01:13 - Mastodon vs. The Cure
01:01:25 - ETID vs. Bad Religion
01:02:32 - Neglect vs. AFI
01:03:17 - Jimmy Eat World vs. Weird Al
01:04:06 - Candlemass vs. The Animals
01:04:52 - Alice in Chains vs. Primus
01:06:12 - Tool vs. Candiria
01:07:11 - NOFX vs. Hum
01:07:27 - Dillinger Escape Plan vs. The Smiths
01:07:33 - Neurosis vs. The Beatles
01:08:39 - Glassjaw vs. Thin Lizzy
01:09:44 - Ween vs. Converge
01:10:06 - Black Breath vs. Poison Idea
01:10:30 - The Cure vs. Bad Religion
01:11:25 - AFI vs. Jimmy Eat World
01:15:12 - Candlemass vs. Alice in Chains
01:16:23 - Candiria vs. Oasis
01:18:29 - Hum vs. The Smiths
01:19:54 - Neurosis vs. Thin Lizzy
01:20:52 - Converge vs. Poison Idea
01:22:17 - The Cure vs. AFI
01:23:46 - Candlemass vs. Oasis
01:26:27 - The Smiths vs. Neurosis
01:30:45 - Converge vs. AFI
01:32:03 - Oasis vs.The Smiths
01:32:26 - FINALS
CEREMONY: Never the Same Band Twice (With Ross Farrar & Anthony Anzaldo)
This week we're joined by vocalist Ross Farrar & guitarist Anthony Anzaldo of the great CEREMONY...From childhood friends to lifelong bandmates, we learn all about their individual introductions to punk and …
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This week we're joined by vocalist Ross Farrar & guitarist Anthony Anzaldo of the great CEREMONY...
From childhood friends to lifelong bandmates, we learn all about their individual introductions to punk and hardcore music and how that eventually lead to the fateful formation of now legendary bay area hardcore band, Ceremony.
From the aggressive hardcore origins of their demo, first 7", and first 2 LPs, to their first big evolution and breakout Rohnert Park, all the way to their newest (and possibly best) album Tell Me Your Dream, we discuss everything in between, and the many "Gauntlets" in between that got us here.
A thoroughly fun, fascinating inside look at what is truly one of the defining underground bands of the last 20+ years. Enjoy this monumental 3 hour chat.
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HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster Energy
Edited by Steven Grise
Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf
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00:00:00 - Start
00:02:00 - CEREMONY
00:04:52 - Rohnert Park, California
00:12:46 - Ross & Anthony's First Bands (Hammer Time)
00:17:31 - The Origin of Ceremony
00:28:39 - RUINED 7"
00:43:17 - VIOLENCE VIOLENCE
01:01:14 - Pardon This Interruption...
01:03:27 - SCARED PEOPLE EP, Signing to Bridge Nine
01:12:28 - STILL NOTHING MOVES YOU
01:23:15 - ROHNERT PARK
01:38:39 - Rohnert Park Live at the Hollywood Palladium
01:46:14 - Signing to Matador
01:50:43 - The List of Every Ceremony Show Ever
01:53:02 - ZOO
02:10:08 - THE L-SHAPED MAN
02:14:58 - Ross Goes Back To School
02:19:43 - Reception To L-Shaped Man
02:30:21 - Relapse Records & IN THE SPIRIT WORLD NOW
02:39:18 - How Ceremony Handled 2020, Almost Breaking Up
02:43:16 - TELL ME YOUR DREAM (CEREMONY'S BEST RECORD?)
02:58:01 - Misconceptions of Ceremony
03:05:00 - Top 4 Hardcore Records
SAMMY SIEGLER: JUDGE, Youth of Today, Side By Side & ...Limp Bizkit?
This is easily one of the best conversations to ever happen on this show.We stopped by Trust Records HQ for this incredible chat the great Sammy Siegler, one of hardcore's most prolific drummers to ever grace …
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This is easily one of the best conversations to ever happen on this show.
We stopped by Trust Records HQ for this incredible chat the great Sammy Siegler, one of hardcore's most prolific drummers to ever grace the throne.
We dive into Sammy's origin as the Godfather of Open Handed Lefty drummers in hardcore, his brief stint in Gorilla Biscuits, joining Side By Side at 11-12 years old, the Project X 7", joining Youth of Today as a longtime fan of the band, ALL things Judge, Chung King and Bringin' It Down and his later work in CIV, Rival Schools, Glassjaw and somehow Limp Bizkit of all things.
We're appropriately joined by my main man Mike Cesario of Twitching Tongues, Disgrace, Pity Sex, Forced Order and more to round out this mini panel of unique drummers.
Thanks to Sammy for joining us and sharing so much lore about so many great bands and records. Enjoy!!!
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Edited by Steven Grise
Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf
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00:00:00 - Start
00:03:27 - Discovering Hardcore & Drumming in '80s NYC
00:11:14 - Finding Straight Edge
00:18:11 - GORILLA BISCUITS
00:23:14 - SIDE BY SIDE
00:33:23 - You're Only Young Once
00:38:46 - The Spirit of 1988
00:43:51 - The Way It Is Compilation / Side By Side Reunion
00:47:17 - Pardon This Interruption...
00:50:14 - PROJECT X
00:58:24 - YOUTH OF TODAY
01:02:39 - We're Not In This Alone
01:13:58 - Youth Crew
01:19:41 - We're Not In This Alone Tour
01:27:27 - Youth of Today Breaking Up
01:28:44 - JUDGE
01:33:01 - The Earliest Version of "Metallic Hardcore"
01:38:51 - Chung King Can Suck It
01:47:16 - Bringin' It Down, There Will Be Quiet, The End of Judge
01:52:12 - Judge Covering Led Zeppelin
01:58:05 - Sammy's First Heartbreaking Edgebreak
02:03:39 - Disengage
02:07:53 - Breaking Edge & SHELTER
02:23:41 - GLASSJAW
02:32:08 - LIMP BIZKIT??? (and RIVAL SCHOOLS)
02:43:26 - The Knicks
02:45:19 - Moshing
02:47:59 - Sammy's Unexpected Influences
02:50:11 - What Recording Represents Sammy the Most?
02:55:44 - Top 4 Hardcore Records
02:59:05 - DRUM TALK
ANDY WILLIAMS: Every Time I Die, AEW, & The Parallels Between Music & Wrestling (4K Re-Upload)
Rest in peace to the universally beloved Andy "The Butcher" Williams of Every Time I Die, Atomic Rule and All Elite Wrestling. When it comes to leading by example, Andy was THE ultimate example to follow from …
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Rest in peace to the universally beloved Andy "The Butcher" Williams of Every Time I Die, Atomic Rule and All Elite Wrestling. When it comes to leading by example, Andy was THE ultimate example to follow from the moment you met him. A beacon of kindness, the benchmark of cool, and an unbreakable pillar of love and support to everyone in his life. To know Andy was to love Andy, but more importantly, to know Andy was to feel loved by Andy.
Andy was our second ever guest on HardLore, and technically our 3rd ever recorded episode. In his honor, we've upscaled this original episode to 4K to preserve this important conversation in the highest possible quality. We will love and miss Andy forever and I can't wait to hear the band that he and Bo will surely be working on. Goodbye my friend.
Originally aired May 11th, 2022:
"Colin and Bo welcome Andy Williams to the show to recount some of his favorite tour stories, from his early days touring with Buried Alive, his long tenure with Every Time I Die, and how he went on to be able to balance his music career with wrestling full time for AEW as half of The Butcher and The Blade."
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00:00:00 - Remembering Andy Williams
00:05:29 - 10 Bell Salute
00:05:58 - HardLore Episode 4: Andy Williams
00:07:01 - The Parallels Between Music & Wrestling
00:11:53 - What Set Andy on a New Path
00:17:13 - Andy & Buried Alive
00:22:54 - Andy's Music Taste Refining
00:30:08 - Andy Asks the Worst Places We've Stayed On Tour
00:35:22 - ETID's 1 Star Hotel Gimmick
00:39:19 - Andy Tour Stories
00:48:04 - Balancing AEW & ETID
00:52:32 - Andy Loves Little Gear Now, Tour Stories Cont.
00:58:29 - Wrestlers and Their Musical Interests
01:03:27 - Wrestling Is Songwriting
01:11:16 - ETID Setting the Example For Touring Bands
01:16:45 - Andy on the End of ETID
ARTHUR RIZK: Master of Extreme Music Production (War Hungry, Sumerlands, Eternal Champion)
We're joined by Pennsylvania's own ARTHUR RIZK! Longtime friend of the show and expert producer/engineer of all things extreme.Before discussing his work with bands like Blood Incantation, Power Trip, the …
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We're joined by Pennsylvania's own ARTHUR RIZK! Longtime friend of the show and expert producer/engineer of all things extreme.
Before discussing his work with bands like Blood Incantation, Power Trip, the Cavaleras, Cro-Mags, Kreator (and so many more)... We discuss Arthur's background as the once reluctant guitar player of legendary PA Hardcore band WAR HUNGRY, which lead to him finding his footing in the hardcore community in the early oughts as a young metalhead.
These days Arthur is juggling his time as a musician between COLD WORLD, ETERNAL CHAMPION and SUMERLANDS when he's not manning the board for metal's biggest bands.
We're also joined once again by guest co-host and another modern great in extreme music engineering, our very own Taylor Young. This is a fascinating deep dive into the world of hardcore, metal & punk production with two of the greatest minds currently doing it. Enjoy.
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HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster Energy.
Shot, edited and mixed by Steven Grise
Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf
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00:00:00 - Start
00:01:17 - Arthur Rizk
00:03:46 - Arthur's Path to Extreme Music
00:16:01 - Arthur's Lesser Known Bands...
00:25:41 - Engineering And Producing Music
00:27:11 - Arthur's Engineering Breakthrough (Power Trip)
00:29:14 - Approaching Production as a Musician First
00:32:45 - War Hungry
00:41:40 - WAR HUNGRY SELF-TITLED!!!
00:50:53 - Pardon This Interruption
00:53:18 - Eternal Champion & Sumerlands
01:05:27 - Remembering Brad Raub
01:07:54 - Sumerlands - Dreamkiller
01:13:04 - Balancing Time Between Producing and Writing
Music
01:15:42 - What Session Did Arthur Learn the Most From?
01:20:36 - Goats****
01:22:18 - Shout Out To All Producers' Spouses
01:24:17 - Re-Recorded Sepultura Classics
01:28:30 - Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere
01:32:49 - Most Difficult Records They've Made
01:38:01 - Perfect Production
01:41:42 - Best Drum Sound of All Time
01:44:49 - Best Guitar Tone
01:46:54 - Heaviest Record Ever
01:49:41 - Production End Game?
01:51:23 - Re-Recording Age of Quarrel
01:59:19 - Arthur Kinda Likes Touring
02:04:31 - Making Records vs. Playing Live
02:06:23 - You Hungry Arthur?
02:12:28 - Top 4
Bill Kelliher: MASTODON, Losing Brent Hinds & The “Rebirth” of The Band
Split your lungs with blood and thunder…We’re joined by MASTODON co-founder and guitarist Bill Kelliher on the eve of their newest album Marrow Deep.We dive deep into the origin of the band, the recent loss of …
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Split your lungs with blood and thunder…
We’re joined by MASTODON co-founder and guitarist Bill Kelliher on the eve of their newest album Marrow Deep.
We dive deep into the origin of the band, the recent loss of Brent Hinds after his dismissal from the band, Bill discovering extreme music in Rochester, NY and linking up with Brann first in Lethargy & Today is the Day, Mastodon’s humble but competent beginnings, and we break down the entire Mastodon discography and accompanying tours and tales in between.
Featuring special guest co-host, engineer & producer Taylor Young of God’s Hate, Twitching Tongues and more.
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HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster Energy.
Shot, edited and mixed by Steven Grise
Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf
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00:00:00 - Start
00:01:42 - Bill Kelliher
00:02:19 - Bill Reflects on the Loss of Brent Hinds
00:07:07 - Healing And What Comes Next
00:08:02 - "Your Ghost Again" / Marrow Deep Production
00:14:56 - Snakes For Dinner
00:21:52 - Finding Extreme Music
00:31:12 - Favorite Fret
00:31:38 - Meeting Brann & Joining Lethargy
00:39:04 - The Origin of Mastodon
00:43:33 - MASTODON DEMO, Evolution of Live Production
00:49:22 - Pardon This Interruption
00:51:46 - Touring On The Demo
00:56:11 - REMISSION
01:00:34 - Ideal Music Production (Turnstile Glow On)
01:05:14 - LEVIATHAN: Why Moby Dick?
01:08:15 - Exercising Restraint In Songwriting
01:11:47 - Touring on Leviathan
01:14:32 - Features With Scott Kelly
01:17:23 - BLOOD MOUNTAIN
01:24:31 - CRACK THE SKYE
01:33:23 - Death Magnetic Tour
01:35:49 - THE HUNTER
01:42:31 - ONCE MORE ‘ROUND THE SUN
01:45:24 - Building A Set List
01:50:46 - Game Of Thrones
01:52:45 - EMPEROR OF SAND
01:56:53 - “Clandestiny”
02:01:13 - Remembering Nick John / HUSHED & GRIM
02:08:41 - Leading up to Brent's Exit From Mastodon
02:14:51 - Performing With Ozzy One Last Time
02:18:21 - Top 4 Hardcore Records
GOD'S HATE: Won't Be Disgraced Deep Dive W/ Anna Zanes
For the very first time on HardLore, the interviewer becomes the interviewee… Myself, Brody King and Taylor Young of GOD’S HATE sit down with Anna Zanes, who up until just days ago was the editor in chief of …
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For the very first time on HardLore, the interviewer becomes the interviewee…
Myself, Brody King and Taylor Young of GOD’S HATE sit down with Anna Zanes, who up until just days ago was the editor in chief of Alternative Press, to deep dive into the development and intention of our brand new 12” EP, WON’T BE DISGRACED.
In our own words… Won’t Be Disgraced is a dense, urgent collection of 3 songs driven by grief and the state of the greater hardcore community and beyond.
Your mind can be your most powerful tool or a weapon used against you in your darkest moments, and the only guaranteed way to fail yourself and your loved ones is to quit.As the world continues to be destroyed from within by greed, religious extremism, and 24 hour news cycles of division and violations of human rights… It has never been more apparent that all we have is each other. Use your hate to make a change. Don’t be disgraced.
Dedicated to Bohan Daniel Lueders.
You can stream all three songs and pre-order the record now: https://www.godshate.us
You can support a few of the other journalists who were recently laid off below:
• https://andrewsacher.substack.com/
• https://soundbitesnyc.substack.com/
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HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster Energy.
Shot, edited and mixed by Steven Grise
Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf
• Join the HARDLORE PATREON to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes
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• Get 15% off DUNABLE GUITARS with code HARDLORE. Seriously. A guitar. What are you waiting for???
• Get 10% off MILLS VINTAGE site-wide with code HARDLORE.
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00:00:00 - Start
00:01:25 - Introducing Anna Zanes
00:04:13 - Picking Up Where God's Hate Left Off
00:10:07 - The San Fernando Valley
00:12:36 - Colin Meeting Brody, Starting God's Hate
00:17:33 - Everything Comes From Somewhere/God's Hate Lineups Through the Years
00:22:24 - God's Hate Lyrics, Having Faith in Your Writing
00:28:15 - WON'T BE DISGRACED
01:04:24 - Pardon This Interruption....
01:07:46 - What "Job" Must Be Finished?
01:16:25 - Creating Hateful Music "Out of Love"
01:23:44 - Does Art Require Pain?
01:33:30 - What's Next For God's Hate?
01:37:07 - Deciding On The 3 New Songs & Finishing This Record
01:45:10 - Favorite Extreme Musical Songwriters
01:47:10 - Shutting Out Music When Writing
01:51:10 - What is "Being Harder?
HardLore Jeopardy: AFI vs. NAILS vs. TERROR
Our 4th annual Sound & Fury week event: LIVE from the SOLD OUT Brain Dead Studios in Hollywood, California.We're once again proud to present HardLore Jeopardy, featuring Davey Havok of AFI, Todd Jones of …
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Our 4th annual Sound & Fury week event: LIVE from the SOLD OUT Brain Dead Studios in Hollywood, California.
We're once again proud to present HardLore Jeopardy, featuring Davey Havok of AFI, Todd Jones of NAILS/Carry On and our reigning champion Martín Stewart from Terror/God's Hate/Sound & Fury head to head to head in CLASSIC Jeopardy fashion, with a hardcore/metal/punk twist...
HardLore Jeopardy theme by Jordan Olds (Blood Vulture) and Ben Hutcherson (Khemmis)
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00:00:00 - Start
00:01:21 - Meet the Contestants
00:04:18 - HardLore Jeopardy Round 1
00:33:24 - Double Jeopardy
00:39:35 - Pardon This Interruption
00:41:58 - Double Jeopardy Continued
01:09:11 - Final Jeopardy
CARRY ON: Ryan George & Todd Jones on A Life Less Plagued, Breaking Edge & Reuniting
HardLore is joined by Ryan George & Todd Jones of CARRY ON for a thorough deep dive into the complete history of the band, following their long awaited return this past June at Tied Down fest, and on the eve of …
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HardLore is joined by Ryan George & Todd Jones of CARRY ON for a thorough deep dive into the complete history of the band, following their long awaited return this past June at Tied Down fest, and on the eve of their hometown return at Sound & Fury festival.
From beginning as a metallic band called Persevere in Atascadero, California, to changing their name (and their many lineups), recruiting Todd, Corey Williams and Nick Jett in the band, finding their musical identity on their Roll With The Punches 7", refining it on their one and only album A Life Less Plagued, and Ryan infamously deciding to stop being straight edge, quickly ending the band...
This is a fascinating window into a band Bo and I grew up listening to and loving for 20+ years, and it was honor to be in the room as these two shared so much about such a beloved band. X's always win.
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00:00:00 - Start
00:01:13 - Hello Welcome
00:02:18 - Ryan Finding Hardcore & Meeting Todd
00:07:19 - Becoming Straight Edge / Strife's Influence in the 90s
00:12:37 - Persevere / Ryan's First Band
00:16:14 - CARRY ON
00:23:44 - Revisiting Carry On Lyrics / The Line Is Drawn 7"
00:31:07 - Pickle Patch
00:32:04 - Roll With The Punches / Todd Joining Carry On
00:40:57 - Off My Chest
00:46:14 - Pardon This Interruption...
00:48:15 - American Nightmare & Signing to Bridge Nine
00:52:25 - A Life Less Plagued
01:16:27 - Ryan Questioning Hardcore & Straight Edge
01:19:37 - Breaking Edge
01:22:56 - Terror
01:24:02 - Reconciling Post Edge Break
01:26:42 - Ending Carry On
01:28:58 - New Carry On Material?
01:31:40 - Carry On Ends, Terror Begins
01:33:35 - Hearing The Terror Demo
01:34:19 - Last Shows At Showcase Theater
01:41:30 - Youth Code
01:44:24 - The Carry On Coke Lines Shirt
01:46:22 - Carry On From 2005 - 2025
01:52:48 - Expectations Going Into the Upcoming Sets
01:54:53 - Tied Down, Returning to the Stage
01:58:28 - Theoretically Giving Up On Music
02:01:18 - Youth Code And Getting Into Industrial Music
02:09:55 - Veganism
02:13:29 - Top 4 Hardcore Records
HardLore Q&A Special: Remembering Bo Lueders (With Britty Drake & Mike Cesario)
In our first special Q&A episode since the passing of our late Bo Lueders, we’re joined by Britty Drake (Pity Sex) & Mike Cesario (Twitching Tongues, Disgrace, Forced Order) to help bring a fresh perspective to …
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In our first special Q&A episode since the passing of our late Bo Lueders, we’re joined by Britty Drake (Pity Sex) & Mike Cesario (Twitching Tongues, Disgrace, Forced Order) to help bring a fresh perspective to recent questions asked by our Patreon and Discord members.
Naturally, the majority of the conversation revolves around Bo, grief, and everything in between from these past few months. Thanks to all of you for the questions, Mike & Britty for joining us, and the rest of you for being here and for watching.
Intro to Sick of It All Playlist:
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Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/intro-to-sick-of-it-all/pl.u-3G3bcPVy8XV
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00:00:00 - Start / Lou Koller
00:03:24 - Hello Welcome
00:06:45 - Favorite lie you've ever told
00:11:38 - Songs we'd like to perform with an orchestra
00:12:56 - Holy Grail T-Shirt
00:19:09 - Little Moments That Get Us Through The Day
00:25:18 - Top 5 Death Metal Tracks Of All Time
00:28:53 - Booking process For HardLore
00:30:54 - Best Live Sets in 2026
00:33:11 - Ruckus LP Has NO SKIPS?
00:35:48 - Amp Modelers
00:39:13 - Favorite Restaurant in LA
00:41:34 - Favorite Mosh Part In A Non-Hardcore Song
00:45:03 - Pardon This Interruption...
00:47:10 - Favorite Albums This Year So Far
00:49:04 - Favorite Elvis Song
00:50:52 - Tips For Writing Lyrics
01:00:32 - Master Killer Tier Album Thats Recently Been Released
01:03:31 - What's Bo Up To?
01:06:31 - Favorite Girly Pop
01:09:17 - Are We Going To Be Okay?
01:18:25 - Top 4 Hardcore EP's
01:22:41 - Favorite MIsheard Lyric
01:23:52 - Most Time Consuming Instrument When Recording
01:26:10 - Top 4 Punk Records
01:30:06 - Why Bo As Co-Host
01:32:57 - Pop Punk
01:36:45 - Best Airline For Musicians
01:41:02 - A Burning Question For A Guest
01:47:13 - What Have You Learned About Yourself This Year
01:53:08 - Tips For Coping With Loss
01:58:10 - Mini Clone Of Hitler
02:00:34 - Who Feels Like A Rockstar To You
02:07:59 - Favorite Smell
02:10:32 - Favorite Drummer Ever
02:14:11 - Black And Gold Color Scheme
02:14:36 - Least Chance Of Explosive Sh*ts
02:15:51 - Pivotal Point
02:28:25 - Music Project With Bo
02:29:14 - Hardest Laugh While Touring
02:34:32 - Top 5 Sauced Out Tracks
02:38:49 - Mike's Question
02:41:56 - Frontman With Best Skank On Stage
02:43:15 - Britty's Idea
TERROR & Brody King: From the Valley to the World (A HardLore Special)
HardLore and special guest co-host Brody King are joined by TERROR founders Scott Vogel & Nick Jett for a special excursion all around the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles.We learn all about the origin of the …
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HardLore and special guest co-host Brody King are joined by TERROR founders Scott Vogel & Nick Jett for a special excursion all around the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles.
We learn all about the origin of the band, which started from the ruins of Carry On, and visit a few key hotspots around our mutual hometown that played an integral role in Terror’s story.
We eventually meet up with Martín Stewart to discuss all things Terror and all things STILL SUFFER, their 10th and newest LP that released in this past April.
This was something scheduled for Bo and I to do together, and I can’t thank of a more appropriate way to finally make it happen than with my LEFT hand man, Mr. Brody King. Thank you to Terror for joining us for this first special episode like this in a long time.
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600:00:00 - Start
00:01:31 - TERROR, Zomu Coffee
00:02:46 - Nick Jett Discovering Hardcore
00:06:44 - Carry On
00:09:46 - Carry On Ending (& Reuniting)
00:13:40 - Piece By Piece
00:16:03 - A Change of Pace for Scott & The Magic of Nick's Garage
00:20:02 - Scotts First Apartment In LA
00:23:15 - Scott Meeting Nick & Todd Jones
00:26:47 - Naming "Terror"
00:28:07 - Terror - Life & Death Demo
00:33:54 - Writing Lowest Of The Low
00:39:17 - Bridge Nine & The Response to Lowest of the Low
00:43:48 - Studio S, North Hollywood
00:46:13 - Pardon This Interruption...
00:48:01 - Worst Terror Show Ever Played
00:53:11 - @NickGoDie
00:56:21 - Terror HQ, Swinton Ave
00:58:34 - One With The Underdogs, Todd Exiting Terror & Chaos at the House
01:03:33 - Moving In & Remembering Terror HQ
01:06:30 - Recording Without a Click Track (Hell yeah)
01:08:23 - Recruiting Frank 3 Gun
01:10:19 - Midnight Hour Records and Martín Stewart
01:17:28 - Underrated Terror Records
01:20:19 - Four Word Album Titles
01:23:43 - Crazy Terror Shows
01:24:28 - Terror At The Whisky A Go Go: A HardLore Investigation
01:31:42 - Unconventional Terror Tours
01:33:48 - Least Sane Member of Terror
01:35:55 - The Current President of Scott's Tots
01:40:10 - Cultural Explosion of Keepers Of The Faith
01:44:40 - Reuniting With Todd Jones on Pain Into Power
01:47:51 - Terror Parts That Felt Like Monumental Achievements
01:50:15 - The Pit Recording Studio, Still Suffer
01:55:36 - Recording with Taylor Young
02:04:46 - Terror Has TEN ALBUMS
02:09:12 - Advice For Younger Bands & People
02:15:22 - Top 4 Breakdowns
Brooke Smith: Silence of the Lambs, Grey’s Anatomy & The Infamous WARZONE WOMEN
This is another piece of HardLore history in the making, as we’re joined by our first ever actor, the great Brooke Smith of Silence of the Lambs, Grey’s Anatomy, Bates Motel and more!I am once again joined …
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This is another piece of HardLore history in the making, as we’re joined by our first ever actor, the great Brooke Smith of Silence of the Lambs, Grey’s Anatomy, Bates Motel and more!
I am once again joined, very appropriately, by Alec Faber of Holy Blade, Twitching Tongues & God’s Hate (and formerly of the Reel Deal podcast with… me)
Long before she graced the silver screen as the iconic Catherine Martin in Silence of the Lambs , you could find her romping around all over the lower east side as one of the infamous WARZONE WOMEN, and a staple of 1980’s New York Hardcore. She spent the golden decade of NYHC taking legendary photos of bands like Agnostic Front, Bad Brains, Cro-Mags, Underdog and more, as documented in her incredible book Sunday Matinee.
We get into her life as a legendary publicist’s daughter, befriending and falling out with the Cro-Mags, the informal formation of the Warzone Women, growing out of hardcore just as acting started to become more serious, her life changing by being in one of the greatest movies of all time, AGAIN with Grey’s Anatomy, and everything in between…
An incredibly fun conversation with a genuine legend. Thanks to Brooke for joining us.
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00:00:00 - Start
00:01:39 - Brooke Smith
00:04:09 - Growing Up
00:06:39 - Women in Early New York Hardcore
00:09:28 - Picking Up Photography
00:10:33 - Sunday Matinee
00:12:54 - The Cro-Mags
00:17:32 - Best Mosher in Early 80s NYHC
00:18:40 - "New" Bands That Formed In Real Time & Changed Things
00:22:12 - Hardcore in the 80s vs. Now
00:23:49 - The Warzone Women, Straight Edge, & Her Infamous Pool Party
00:27:33 - Brooke Flips The Script on us smh
00:29:00 - People & Details in Sunday Matinee That Stood Out to Her
00:31:48 - Phones at Shows Now, The Ramones
00:33:49 - Agnostic Front & The Donahue Show
00:36:05 - Hare Krishna
00:37:57 - Modern Day Equivalent of 1980s CBGBs (Shut Down the Internet)
00:41:04 - Close Calls at CBGBs
00:42:28 - Playing Bass In A Band with Carl the Mosher
00:43:42 - Pardon This Interruption…
00:46:22 - The Misfits & Growing out of Hardcore in 1990
00:50:42 - Acting & Hardcore Intersecting
00:53:05 - Getting the Acting Bug
00:54:43 - Developing a Project With Elgin James
00:56:33 - Silence Of The Lambs
01:05:48 - Friendship with Ted Levine
01:08:08 - Brooke's Silence of the Lambs Journals, Vanya on 42nd St
01:12:37 - The Roles That Could Have Been
01:16:38 - Worst Career Advice
01:18:55 - Grey’s Anatomy
01:29:25 - Jeff Buckley
01:33:08 - Motherhood
01:42:06 - Every Character Goes To See AF
01:45:10 - Top 4 Hardcore Records
Chris Conley: Saves The Day, New Jersey Hardcore & Overcoming Hitting Rock Bottom
We're joined his week to by Chris Conley, the founder, vocalist, and songwriter of Saves The Day for a comprehensive, career retrospective conversation… Featuring special guest co-host, Dr. Britty Drake of Pity …
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We're joined his week to by Chris Conley, the founder, vocalist, and songwriter of Saves The Day for a comprehensive, career retrospective conversation… Featuring special guest co-host, Dr. Britty Drake of Pity Sex.
In this true 3.5 hour epic, we start from the beginning and deep deep into Chris and STD’s entire history… From discovering punk through free tickets to a Rancid show, instinctively writing music the second he touched a guitar, Sefler’s humble origin and demo quickly evolving into Saves The Day, working with Steve Evetts and Equal Vision records, Lifetime’s influence on the early days and Can’t Slow Down, dropping out of school to tour on Through Being Cool, taking a leap into the mainstream with Stay What You Are, the harsh reality check of In Reverie, all the way up to feeling “resurrected” by his family in 2026 and finding new ways to handle his lifelong battle with depression.
A true feast of information for any fan of the band, Chris, hardcore, punk, emo or beyond… Thank you to Chris and Britty for joining us.
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00:00:00 - Start
00:01:22 - Chris Conley
00:02:24 - Discovering Music in New Jersey
00:08:58 - Developing His Songwriting Chops
00:11:24 - Everything Comes From Hardcore
00:13:47 - The Show That Changed It All...
00:19:09 - New Jersey Word Association
00:28:56 - How Sefler Became SAVES THE DAY
00:34:13 - Saves The Day's First Hardcore Show
00:36:48 - Sefler
00:38:20 - Saves The Day's Relationship With Steve Evetts
00:41:44 - Equal Vision Records
00:43:21 - CAN'T SLOW DOWN
00:51:38 - Pardon This Interruption...
00:55:04 - Favorite Fret
00:57:37 - Evolving as a Teenage Lyricist
01:04:41 - First U.S. Tour with Bane
01:10:08 - The Story Behind "I'm Sorry I'm Leaving"
01:12:22 - Attending NYU
01:15:26 - Dropping out of NYU
01:16:57 - Can't Slow Down Songs that Resonate with Chris Now
01:18:20 - "Blindfolded"
01:20:35 - "Always Ten Feet Tall"
01:21:04 - THROUGH BEING COOL
01:30:50 - The Iconic Through Being Cool Album Cover
01:32:26 - "Shoulder to the Wheel"
01:35:31 - Saves the Day's First Consistent Lineup
01:37:24 - Shoulder To The Wheel Music Video
01:38:31 - Pop Punk vs. Emo
01:45:34 - "Banned From The Back Porch"
01:49:44 - Tours On Through Being Cool
01:51:39 - Vocal Conditioning & Early Voice Changes
01:55:12 - Reflecting on Through Being Cool
01:57:10 - "Sell My Old Clothes, I'm Off To Heaven"
01:58:06 - STAY WHAT YOU ARE
02:01:41 - "At Your Funeral" & Working With Rob Schnapf
02:07:53 - Chris' Voice Changing
02:09:15 - Stay What You Are 25 Years Later
02:11:06 - Growth Over The Years
02:19:20 - Criticism After In Reverie
02:22:19 - IN REVERIE
02:24:39 - Dreamworks
02:27:38 - In Reverie's Cursed Roll Out and Release
02:30:50 - Fatherhood Changing His Perspective
02:31:41 - UPS AND DOWNS
02:34:50 - Trilogy Chapter 1: SOUND THE ALARM
02:43:05 - Formulating the Idea for This Trilogy
02:45:50 - Trilogy Chapter 2: UNDER THE BOARDS
02:47:31 - Touring On The Records
02:50:28 - Trillogy Chapter 3: DAYBREAK (GOATED)
02:54:54 - Dealing With Criticism
02:58:10 - S/T
02:59:51 - Re-Signing to Equal Vision
03:02:58 - Five Year Gap Before 9
03:07:51 - Feeling "Resurrected" in 2026 Thanks to His Wife
03:15:15 - Next Chapter For Chris & Saves The Day
03:18:45 - Top 4 Hardcore Records
Jade Puget: AFI, Creating Their Signature Sound & Surviving Mainstream Success
In this highly anticipated next chapter with one of our favorite bands, HardLore is finally joined by Jade Puget: the man who was instrumental in defining the iconic AFI sound. Featuring special guest co-host …
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In this highly anticipated next chapter with one of our favorite bands, HardLore is finally joined by Jade Puget: the man who was instrumental in defining the iconic AFI sound. Featuring special guest co-host Alec Faber of God’s Hate, Twitching Tongues and Holy Blade.
Following our legendary two part special with Davey Havok, we’re honored to share Jade’s side of the greater AFI story… Starting from the beginning with Jade discovering punk & hardcore in Ukiah, CA alongside his brother Smith, his days in Redemption 87, joining AFI and creating their definitive sound with his work on Black Sails in the Sunset, the surprising legacy of the All Hallows EP, his (and the band’s) frustrations with Nitro Records, the opportune timing of Art of Drowning, the cultural phenomenon of Sing the Sorrow and continuing success of Decemberunderground, the agony of Crash Love, the triumph of Burials, all the way to re-defining the AFI sound with Silver Bleeds the Black Sun.
It was an honor and a joy to finally chat about all things AFI and hardcore with Jade, and we can only hope you enjoy this 3 hour chat as much as we did.
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00:00:00 - Start
00:01:38 - Jade Puget
00:03:10 - Discovering Punk and Hardcore in Ukiah
00:06:28 - Skateboarding & The Muhammad Ollie
00:12:57 - Straight Edge & The Way It Is Compilation
00:18:05 - Redemption 87
00:24:21 - Becoming Aware of AFI
00:28:04 - Joining AFI & Writing BLACK SAILS IN THE SUNSET
00:34:30 - Jade’s Favorite Fret & Restraint in Songwriting
00:38:03 - The AFI Sound
00:43:10 - All Hallows EP
00:51:01 - AFI, Danzig, Samhain Tour
00:57:38 - Art Of Drowning
01:06:36 - Commercial Success And Overall Shock
01:09:20 - SING THE SORROW & Slowing Down the AFI
Sound
01:13:20 - Jerry Finn & Butch Vig
01:21:21 - Sing The Sorrow’s Electronics (Fruity Loops)
01:26:48 - Leaving Song 2 & Initially Hearing Sing the Sorrow Finished
01:31:34 - MTV New Years Eve With Three Six Mafia
01:32:59 - Leaving Song 2 Video
01:37:46 - Sing The Sorrow’s Release Into DECEMBERUNDERGROUND
01:44:17 - Picking the Singles for DECEMBERUNDERGROUND
01:47:59 - Butch Vig Declining to Work on the Album
01:50:54 - Writing 120 Songs & The “Hardcore Club”
01:57:00 - The Whirlwind of Decemberunderground into the Agony of CRASH LOVE
02:01:15 - Blaqk Audio/Crash Love Coinciding and “Stripping Down” AFI
02:11:51 - Sing The Sorrow At The Forum
02:17:25 - The Triumph of BURIALS
02:24:13 - The Blood Album & Producing AFI
02:28:18 - Silver Bleeds the Black Sun & Evolving the AFI Sound
02:39:22 - BODIES & AFI in 2020
02:43:05 - Birdlegs & Getting His Revelation Star
02:46:23 - Jade's Insane Chipotle Order lololololol
02:51:51 - Top 4 Hardcore Records
02:54:22 - A Les Paul Epilogue For Bo
Patrick Walker of WARNING & 40 Watt Sun’s First Ever Podcast Interview
It is my tremendous honor to be joined by Patrick Walker of Warning and 40 Watt Sun for what is not only first ever non-print interview, but also HardLore's first ever 1 on 1 interview with a guest.In this …
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It is my tremendous honor to be joined by Patrick Walker of Warning and 40 Watt Sun for what is not only first ever non-print interview, but also HardLore's first ever 1 on 1 interview with a guest.
In this appropriately intimate chat, we discuss his humble upbringing in Harlow, Essex UK.From the Jackson 5 and Tears For Fears to Revelation and Saint Vitus, we discover how Patrick's emotional connection with music flourished, and how he evolved into someone i've always considered to be one of the most personal and deliberate songwriters in the world.
We learn the canonical standing of Warning and 40 Watt Sun in Patrick's point of view, the 20 year lasting legacy of "Watching From A Distance" and why now was finally time to return to Warning for "Rituals of Shame."
After years of championing Patrick's work both on and off HardLore, it was an honor not only to have this chat, but to share more about someone whose work I admire so much. Thanks for watching.
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00:01:12 - Patrick Walker
00:02:47 - Finding Music in Harlow, Essex
00:04:59 - Doom Metal & Discovering the Guitar
00:09:41 - Emotional Connections to Music
00:15:22 - WARNING
00:18:41 - Revelation Looms Demo
00:22:59 - Blessed By The Sabbath
00:23:48 - The Strength To Dream
00:27:07 - Patrick's Favorite Fret
00:30:39 - Re-Approaching Warning
00:33:10 - Watching From A Distance
00:43:20 - The "Footprints Moment"
00:45:42 - Vulnerability in Public-Facing Art
00:48:27 - Pardon This Interruption...
00:49:48 - Touring In America / Patrick's Love of Food
00:56:51 - Patrick on Modern Doom Metal
00:58:17 - 40 WATT SUN
01:09:33 - Changes In Touring Solo
01:12:16 - Rituals of Shame
01:23:27 - Patrick on Spirituality
01:25:29 - Top 4 Doom Metal Records
Pete Morcey: 100 Demons, Blood For Blood & The Evolution of Connecticut Hardcore
Destiny has come: After being officially crowned the hardest hardcore band of all time in our official tournament bracket… We’re finally joined by the great Pete Morcey, vocalist of 100 DEMONS for a long form …
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Destiny has come: After being officially crowned the hardest hardcore band of all time in our official tournament bracket… We’re finally joined by the great Pete Morcey, vocalist of 100 DEMONS for a long form, sit-down interview.
We’re ALSO joined by special guest co-host Dan Seely of King Nine, for his historic 5th full-length appearance on a HardLore episode.
We start from the beginning of Pete’s nearly 40 year musical career, from making the “definitive American oi record” in Forced Reality, spearheading heavy hardcore in Connecticut with Higher Force, joining 100 Demons and writing the iconic self-titled record, his dark folk masterpiece that is Murmur’s The Boundless Black, all the way to now singing for Blood For Blood, and making 100 Demons’ first record in 22 years, Embrace the Black Light.
Thanks to Pete, Dan, and the Detroit Masonic Temple for having us.
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00:00:00 - Start
00:01:22 - Pete Morcey
00:02:51 - Finding Punk & Hardcore in Connecticut
00:17:50 - FORCED REALITY, Pete’s First Band, Defining American Oi!
00:14:28 - Jocko Willink & The Connecticut Skinhead Crew
00:29:00 - Forced Reality S/T & Tours
00:33:22 - Sean Martin
00:34:57 - HIGHER FORCE, Connecticut’s First HARD Band
00:39:42 - Higher Force’s Very Confusing Discography
00:43:08 - Pete Morcey: Classically Trained Opera Singer
00:48:00 - The End of Higher Force & Beginning of 100 DEMONS
00:51:50 - Morcey’s Restaurant & The Tuna Pita
00:54:00 - Pardon this interruption…
00:57:03 - The Lost Higher Force LP
00:59:27 - 100 DEMONS - Self-Titled
01:08:36 - His Fathers Son to Cold Wind of the Crossroads
01:14:50 - Recording New 100 Demons after 22 Years
01:21:00 - Larry Dwyer’s Cinnamon Challenge
01:24:24 - Growing as a Vocalist & Lyricist
01:31:17 - Pete’s Haunted House
01:37:35 - A Visit From Bo
01:46:55 - Joining Blood for Blood
01:54:50 - MURMUR (Pete’s Masterpiece)
02:03:24 - IG! And the IGfits!
02:10:13 - Pete’s Most Personal Creative Endeavor
02:20:55 - Top 4 Hardcore Records
Ray Cappo: Youth of Today, Shelter, Straight Edge & The Search for Spirituality
We’re back… HardLore returns with a very special episode in honor of our late co-host, friend, and brother, Bo Lueders. Youth of Today was Bo’s favorite hardcore band of all time, and a constant through-line on …
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We’re back… HardLore returns with a very special episode in honor of our late co-host, friend, and brother, Bo Lueders. Youth of Today was Bo’s favorite hardcore band of all time, and a constant through-line on this show since the beginning. Now, we’re finally joined by YoT/Shelter vocalist and trailblazer of straight edge as a movement: RAY CAPPO, for a 3.5 hour career retrospective interview.
It doesn’t end there, as our first ever guest co-host is also extra special, we’re joined by Harms Way vocalist James Pligge (aka “Youth Crew James”) to round out this perfect tribute to our fallen friend.
We start from the very beginning in Danbury, CT, where Ray and Violent Children got a historic head-start from an opportune visit to a radio station, discovering Hare Krishna through Harley Flanagan, meeting Porcell and evolving into Youth of Today and spreading straight edge all around the world, thoroughly BREAK DOWN the Youth of Today discography, founding Revelation AND Equal Vision Records, and the spiritual path that lead to the end of Youth of Today and the humble origin of Shelter.
The goal remains the same, carry on the love and dedication for our favorite bands that we’ve shown every week the last 4 years… But with the new mission of honoring Bo every step of the way. Enjoy.
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00:00:00 - Start
00:03:09 - Discovering Punk And Hardcore
00:10:00 - Violent Children & Darryl on the Radio
00:17:50 - Harley Flanagan & Reflex From Pain
00:29:24 - Porcell
00:33:25 - Hare Krishna, Straight Edge & The Lower East Side
00:39:09 - Youth of Today
00:50:29 - Pardon This Interruption
00:53:04 - Can’t Close My Eyes
01:11:41 - Youth Crew as a Movement
01:12:46 - We Just Might
01:22:21 - Touring on Can’t Close My Eyes
01:26:56 - Wishingwell Records
01:29:42 - Break Down The Walls
01:40:15 - Record Collecting & Trade Currency
01:50:19 - Revelation Records
01:57:00 - Break Down The Walls Cont.
02:10:30 - Break Down The Walls Tour
02:21:12 - The Girl Next Door Soundtrack
02:22:25 - We're Not In This Alone
02:39:48 - “No More” Music Video
02:45:21 - We're Not In This Alone Tour, Formation of Shelter
02:55:14 - Renouncing the World via Shelter
03:02:09 - Equal Vision Records & Krishnacore
03:05:00 - Mantra
03:18:21 - Shelter After Mantra
03:26:24 - Breaking Edge
03:33:04 - Top 4 Hardcore Records of All Time
Bo’s Final Episode: HardLore Investigates the JFK Assassination
The time has sadly come for our final episode with our beloved late Bo Lueders... But very poetically, it is one where perhaps his passions and interests were all on display like never before, and that he …
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The time has sadly come for our final episode with our beloved late Bo Lueders...
But very poetically, it is one where perhaps his passions and interests were all on display like never before, and that he describes as the day he's been waiting for his entire life: We visited the historic site in Dallas, TX where President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22nd, 1963.
We hit all of the local relevant hotspots in the area, he shares his theories & breaks down the historical facts (and fictions) we talk to a few lifetime Dallas locals about their views on one of the biggest news stories in American history... and then we walk off into the Sunset together, after 4 beautiful years of fulfilling our mission.
This episode has nothing to do with hardcore music, or really music at all, but hardcore music brought us together to share our passions with the world and I'm so grateful that we got to capture this one for him as the perfect final sendoff.
Stick around 'til the end. Love you Bo.
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00:00:00 - Start
01:15 - The Kennedy Assassination, Dealey Plaza, Lee Harvey Oswald
13:19 - Jimmy Files and The Fence
18:23 - The Grassy Knoll
20:26 - Ron Washington, Dallas Local
24:43 - The Underpass and The Autopsy
27:40 - Marshal Evans, Author
37:52 - The 6th Floor Museum
38:34 - The Bridge
40:18 - Goodbye, Bo
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DRAIN & HardLore Behind The Scenes: "...Is Your Friend" Tour 2026
A few weeks ago, Bo & I had the special privilege of traveling to Nashville to get an inside look into the making of DRAIN's "...Is Your Friend" U.S. tour with No Pressure, Haywire and Secret World, via our …
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A few weeks ago, Bo & I had the special privilege of traveling to Nashville to get an inside look into the making of DRAIN's "...Is Your Friend" U.S. tour with No Pressure, Haywire and Secret World, via our friends at Monster Energy.
This was our first OFFICIAL "assignment" on behalf of Monster since we started working with them officially in January, and it's a bittersweet example of what was to come of this dream partnership. We're so grateful for the memories that this has created since losing our beloved Bohan Lueders, for what has now become his penultimate HardLore episode ever.
We spent several days with the band & their crew made up entirely of hardcore musicians from bands like Rotting Out, Cosmic Joke, One Step Closer and more to give you all an inside look at their gear & production. We hope you enjoy this unique episode that was a first and last for us as a duo, where Bo’s unique knowledge and passion for gear was on full display.
Go see them near you soon.
Head to hardloremerch.com to grab a Bo memorial t-shirt for an amazing cause that we can't wait to tell you more about soon...
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00:01:44 - Chapter 1: DRAIN, Before The Storm
00:06:29 - Chapter 2: HardLore Hardware Highlight, Drain's Gear
00:48:25 - Chapter 3: They're The Crew, Meet Drain's Touring Crew
01:17:24 - Chapter 4: Drain & Co.'s Top 4 Hardcore Records
01:22:10 - Chapter 5: Day One of Tour in Dallas Texas
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Bo & Colin Interview Each Other (In Loving Memory of Bo Lueders)
On April 2nd, 2026, the world lost Bo, and I lost my best friend. I will have much more to say over time... But this episode was something that, upon time of recording (January, 2026), we decided was too …
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On April 2nd, 2026, the world lost Bo, and I lost my best friend.
I will have much more to say over time... But this episode was something that, upon time of recording (January, 2026), we decided was too intimate to post. We reviewed the initial cut (thank you Steven), and feared that once something so personal was out there, we couldn't ever take it back. We decided to store it and save it for off chance that we might some day feel comfortable posting it.
That day sadly came much sooner than either of us ever expected... This conversation, that I am now so thankful for, is a thorough look into our lives before & during the show. We came up with something like 100-150 questions before narrowing it down to this intimate conversation wherein we interviewed each other for the first, and last time.
The goal was not only to get to know each other in ways we didn't, but share something new and unique with you all. Now, all things considered, it is an absolute miracle. I expected going back through this to be painful and impossible, and it turned out to be some of the only comfort I've found since his passing. Suddenly he was here, back in the room with me, as he now is with all of you. I am writing this in haste basically on the way to his memorial, so I will let him speak for himself here now.
For Bo, Forever.
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00:00:00 - Start
00:05:32 - Where were we born?
00:14:18 - Who had the most influence on us?
00:19:46 - Chris Mills
00:21:47 - What did we learn early about money and survival?
00:27:11 - Childhood memories that shaped us
00:34:10 - What kind of kids were we?
00:44:50 - What was expected of us growing up?
00:53:19 - When did you first feel misunderstood?
01:05:12 - Our first bands and first shows
01:11:09 - When did we first feel like ourselves?
01:16:56 - Did we feel like we belonged anywhere?
01:21:45 - Anger, sadness & anxiety
01:28:43 - When did we know we wanted something more than normal life?
01:32:20 - What were our first escapes?
01:36:17 - Mistakes that taught us the most
01:38:10 - Who were you trying to impress?
01:40:55 - What did music give you that regular life didn't?
01:41:38 - First real jobs, and what they taught us
01:56:20 - What did failure look like to you?
2:00:15 - What part of adulthood do we feel unprepared for?
2:05:24 - When did you first feel competent at something?
2:07:36 - Do we feel any guilt about HardLore?
2:10:58 - When did we first feel this could work?
2:12:03 - What part of HardLore came naturally/unnaturally?
2:16:15 - What almost stopped HardLore early on?
2:17:21 - Honest first impressions of each other
2:20:41 - What do people get wrong about our dynamic?
2:22:31 - What we learn about ourselves through each other?
2:25:18 - What part of the show don't we talk about?
2:27:19 - Public perception
2:29:16 - How do you deal with criticism?
2:31:16 - What do we believe in more strongly now than ever?
2:32:43 - What responsibility do we feel towards our audience?
2:33:11 - What do you hope outlives you, what scares you the most about being remembered?
2:35:11 - What would feel incomplete if it ended now?
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Freddy Madball Part 2: 1995 - 2026
We're back with the second half of our conversation with one of hardcore's all time greatest frontmen: Freddy Cricien AKA Freddy MADBALL. We discuss their hectic, but iconic performance at the legendary Dynamo …
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We're back with the second half of our conversation with one of hardcore's all time greatest frontmen: Freddy Cricien AKA Freddy MADBALL.
We discuss their hectic, but iconic performance at the legendary Dynamo Open Air 1995, the evolution of the karate mosh, the classic NYHC Documentary, Demonstrate my Style, Look My Way, Hold It Down, Madball initially breaking up in the early 2000s, New York Hardcore after 9/11, and so much more...
Thank you all for joining us for both parts of this incredible chat, thank you to Freddy for joining us and for paving the way. Hardcore lives.
Madball's next LP "Not Your Kingdom" is coming soon.
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00:00:00 - Start
00:01:27 - Dynamo Open Air Festival 1995
00:10:04 - The Evolution of Moshing
00:15:53 - The NYHC Documentary/Rick Ta Life
00:34:14 - Stigma Leaving Madball
00:35:30 - DEMONSTRATING MY STYLE: Pride, Madball's Growing Influence, Agnostic Front Reunion
00:53:12 - Pardon This Interruption...
00:57:41 - LOOK MY WAY: Leaving Roadrunner, Contributing Musically, Developing the Live-isms
01:10:57 - HOLD IT DOWN: Legal Trouble, Perfecting the Madball Sound, Breaking Up
01:22:38 - September 11th, 2001
01:29:00 - The NYHC EP & The H2O Show That Brought Back Madball
01:33:30 - LEGACY: Introducing Madball to the Next Generation
01:40:23 - INFILTRATE THE SYSTEM: A Prophecy Fulfilled
01:45:52 - New York Hardcore Word Association
01:48:46 - EMPIRE: Madball in the Late 2000s
01:54:28 - Most Underrated NYHC Band of All Time
01:56:26 - HARDCORE LIVES & FOR THE CAUSE: Is There an End in Sight?
02:04:03 - Ending the Lockdown: Tompkins Square Park 2021
02:09:07 - The Future of Madball
02:11:45 - Madball Eats Good
02:17:13 - Top 4 HC Records Of All Time
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Freddy Madball Part 1: 1983 - 1994
We’re joined by one of the marquee vocalists and frontmen in all of hardcore music: MADBALL vocalist Freddy Cricien, known to most simply as Freddy Madball. In part 1 of this two-part 5 HOUR conversation, we …
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We’re joined by one of the marquee vocalists and frontmen in all of hardcore music: MADBALL vocalist Freddy Cricien, known to most simply as Freddy Madball.
In part 1 of this two-part 5 HOUR conversation, we discuss Freddy and Madball’s history from 1983 to 1994 - Discovering hardcore via his brother Roger Miret of Agnostic Front, starting Madball when he was just 11 years old, the “mad science” behind Ball of Destruction, following up with Droppin Many Suckers years later, and the massive endeavor of signing to Roadrunner Records at the height of the 90s hardcore boom for their debut album Set It Off… Much more to come next week.
A true landmark conversation for this show andone we’re thrilled to finally have made happen and to share with all of you. Thanks to Black Heart Barber Co. in Nashville for having us!
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00:00:00 - Start
00:00:58 - Freddy Madball
00:03:28 - Agnostic Fred: Discovering Hardcore Via Agnostic Front
00:15:02 - First Time Singing On Stage
00:16:35 - Being Dubbed "Madball" by Vinnie Stigma
00:19:31 - Finding Community in Hardcore Early, "Skinhead" Backlash
00:24:27 - Sneaking Into Shows, Getting Into Hip Hop, Finding His Own Interests in Hardcore
00:34:10 - Bad Religion, Brett Gurewitz & Hold It Down
00:41:14 - Cro-Mags & Agnostic Front Rivalry
00:43:26 - MADBALL
00:52:22 - Pardon This Interruption...
00:55:29 - BALL OF DESTRUCTION... Recording Live, Roger the Mad Scientist, "Hardcore Lives"
01:11:39 - DMS
01:21:53 - Thoughts on Krishna In Hardcore
01:24:20 - DROPPIN' MANY SUCKERS... Matt Henderson, First Madball Tours, Growing Up on Record
01:35:07 - Working With Don Fury
01:44:49 - SET IT OFF... Roadrunner Records, The 90s Hardcore Boom, Writing For the First Time
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Q&A Special: Top 4 Albums of 2025, Crowbar's Sudden Popularity & Favorite HardLore Moments Ever
Hello Welcome! After back to back to back to back weeks of some of our biggest and best episodes ever, we figured it was the perfect time to catch up and just chat one on one, while answering your questions …
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Hello Welcome! After back to back to back to back weeks of some of our biggest and best episodes ever, we figured it was the perfect time to catch up and just chat one on one, while answering your questions... Starting off with talking about our favorite records from last year.
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00:00:00 - Start
00:00:49 - Hello Welcome
00:01:24 - Top 4 Hardcore Records of 2025
00:06:04 - Time Traveling To A Past Gig
00:08:14 - Local Bands You Expected To Blow Up
00:09:55 - Favorite Korean Food Dish
00:10:37 - Melodic Hardcore Bands On the Show
00:11:50 - Adopting Senior Dogs
00:13:03 - Your Bands Being Added To A Video Game
00:18:08 - One Piece Of Gear From Rock History
00:20:52 - Talking About Crowbar
00:23:59 - Top 3 R&B Songs
00:26:28 - New Morrissey Record
00:27:16 - Making Friends In Hardcore
00:28:47 - Opening A Bar / Restaurant
00:29:55 - Post-Breakdown parts
00:32:55 - Name Your Sword
00:34:22 - Booking A Full Tour vs Playing Festivals
00:37:27 - Sleeper Band With A Near Perfect Discography
00:38:35 - Unlikely Sources Of Inspiration
00:40:05 - Hardcore Lullabies
00:41:07 - Perfect Mosh Songs
00:42:57 - 90's Bands Debuting In 2026
00:44:15 - Six Records In A Time Capsule
00:48:09 - Media Revisited That You Used To Dislike
00:49:51 - Pardon This Interruption...
00:51:22 - Rushmore of HardLore Moments So Far
00:54:26 - Last Piece Of Music To Hear Before You Die
00:57:16 - Rumble and Tied Down Lineups
00:59:08 - Favorite Scream and Halloween Movie
01:03:22 - Hellfest West
01:05:45 - Damage Inc or Dyers Eve
01:08:55 - Waffle House Order
01:10:13 - Why is Melodic Hardcore Considered The Dark Ages
01:14:17 - Master Killer Of Hardcore Sub Gengres
01:14:35 - Remaking A Movie With The Muppets and One Human Actor
01:15:50 - Summoning A Hardcore Vocalists Voice
01:17:06 - Creating A Super Group But Cant Make Hardcore Music
01:21:49 - Universal Monsters
01:23:10 - No Warning - Torture Culture
01:23:45 - Favorite Album From The Year You Were Born
01:24:05 - Moving To California
01:26:16 - Destroying The One Ring
01:28:33 - Guilty Party Recommendations
01:29:16 - Inspiration From HardLore In 2026
01:29:56 - YouTube Watch History
01:31:01 - Brandon From Big Boy
01:32:44 - Favorite Visual Artists
01:33:38 - How Do You Afford Nicer Gear As Musicians
01:34:42 - Anticipated Future Releases
01:35:51 - Youth Crew Son or Beatdown Daughter
01:36:01 - Wrestling Finisher In A Real Fight
01:36:38 - Taking Time Off From Work For Tour
01:38:42 - Favorite Non NYC NYHC Bands
01:39:31 - The Line Between Admiring and Punishing
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Nick Hexum: 311, Opening for Fugazi, Bad Brains Influence & Selling 10+ Million Albums
Happy 311 Day to all who observe... We're joined by 311 co-founder and vocalist Nick Hexum at his home studio, deep in the old Topanga Canyon. We break down his roots growing up punk and listening to funk in …
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Happy 311 Day to all who observe... We're joined by 311 co-founder and vocalist Nick Hexum at his home studio, deep in the old Topanga Canyon.
We break down his roots growing up punk and listening to funk in Omaha, Nebraska, 311's formation taking place just to open for Fugazi, the whole band moving to Van Nuys to try to get a record deal, the breakout success of "Down" and the whole self-titled record, the even bigger success of "Amber" and the 50 First Dates soundtrack, and thoroughly breakdown how bands like Bad Brains & Helmet influenced them from the beginning.
A truly great conversation and we thank Nick for having us, and for joining us.
Brought to you by BRAIN DEAD, check out their new collaboration with Cannibal Corpse and to see what's playing at the iconic Brain Dread Studios this month!
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00:00:00 - Start
00:00:54 - Nick Hexum
00:02:19 - Omaha, Nebraska & 311's First Show Opening for Fugazi
00:06:34 - Grew Up Punk, Listening to Funk & The Rumor About Their Name
00:11:39 - The Ed's: Meeting the Rest of 311
00:16:20 - DAMMIT & UNITY... LA to Omaha to Van Nuys, What Have You Records
00:21:42 - MUSIC & GRASSROOTS... SA Joins, "Do You Right," First Radio Play
00:26:49 - Dynamic in 311 Today, the RV Fire
00:31:25 - SELF-TITLED... Ron St. Jermaine (I Against I), Helmet Influence, The Success of "Down"
00:45:43 - Pardon This Interruption...
00:47:02 - Touring On The Self Titled And Europe For the First Time
00:49:01 - TRANSISTOR... "Beautiful Disaster," NOFX Influence, Making An Affordable 2xLP
00:59:45 - SOUNDSYSTEM... "Come Original," Focusing on Heavy Riffs, Hugh Padgham
01:07:18 - Learning to Tune Out Critics
01:09:27 - Opening The Hive
01:11:22 - FROM CHAOS... The Iconic Neve Board, Referencing I & I Survive in "I'll Be Here a While"
01:18:53 - "Amber"
01:23:51 - "Lovesong," Adam Sandler & The 50 First Dates Soundtrack
01:28:25 - EVOLVER & GREATEST HITS... Beatles Influence, Musical Catharsis, Keeping Expectations Low
01:35:06 - DON'T TREAD ON ME... Ska, Doomsday Prepping for the State of Music in 2005
01:38:20 - UPLIFTER, UNIVERSAL PULSE... Bob Rock, Some Kind of Monster, "Sunset in July"
01:43:12 - STEREOLITHIC, MOSAIC, VOYAGER & The Post-Pandemic Boom
01:48:18 - FULL BLOOM, SKP & What Nick is Yet to Achieve
01:52:50 - Nick is So Vascular & Jacked (And Eats Good)
01:58:02 - Top 4 Punk/Hardcore Records
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Jeremy Bolm: Touché Amoré, Grief, Growth, & 10 Years of STAGE FOUR
After years of build up... We finally sit down in person with our good friend & Touché Amoré vocalist JEREMY BOLM in-person at The Pit Recording Studio. We talk all about Jeremy's upbringing in Burbank, CA, and …
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After years of build up... We finally sit down in person with our good friend & Touché Amoré vocalist JEREMY BOLM in-person at The Pit Recording Studio.
We talk all about Jeremy's upbringing in Burbank, CA, and how he went from Nirvana and Michael Jackson to Sepultura and Earth Crisis... From facing adversity growing up due to his unique speaking voice & his early bands, to finding the courage to sing for Touché Amoré, breaking down their entire discography, including their now 10 year old landmark "Stage Four", grieving to the masses via the albums lyrics, working with Ross Robinson, and much more.
This is one of our most requested and anticipated guests of all time, by you and by us, and it lead to a conversation where I learned a lot about someone I've known for over 20 years.
Whether you like Touché, HardLore, or anything in between, there's something for everyone in this episode. See you at the Stage Four anniversary gig.
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00:00:00 - Start
00:00:52 - Jeremy Bolm
00:02:43 - Growing Up in Burbank, CA, From Michael Jackson to Nirvana to Korn to Earth Crisis
00:23:31 - Finding Community In Hardcore, Hellfest, Collecting Records
00:29:40 - Jeremy's Long, Straightened Hair
00:32:27 - JEREMY'S SECRET VOICE
00:42:33 - Stricken & Thriller: Jeremy is The Godfather of The Worst S*** Ever
00:51:23 - Touché Amoré
00:56:22 - Pardon This Interruption...
00:59:39 - "TA" DEMO... Nick Steinhardt's Art, No Sleep Records
01:04:28 - TO THE BEAT OF A DEAD HORSE... Breaking Up, Elliot Joins, 6131/Geoff Rickly
01:12:28 - T-Shirt Prices Rant, "I'll Go To Morrissey...", Documenting Every Touche Show
01:19:32 - Re-Recording TTBOADH
01:21:10 - PARTING THE SEA BETWEEN BRIGHTNESS AND ME... Touche Grows, Singing to Deathwish, Touring Nonstop
01:28:47 - IS SURVIVED BY... Re-Recording ALL Vocals, Touring Europe, "Overplaying"
01:37:47 - STAGE FOUR... Grieving to the Masses, Celebrating 10 Years at the Hollywood Palladium
01:49:08 - The Last Message from Jeremy's Mom
01:52:10 - First Ever Podcast, And a Few of Jeremy's First Evers
02:01:53 - LAMENT... Ross Robinson, Musical Relief, Releasing a Record in 2020
02:22:25 - SPIRAL IN A STRAIGHT LINE... Lou Barlow, What Jeremy is Yet To Achieve
02:30:00 - Food, Ghosts, The Usual...
02:35:21 - Jeremy's Top 4 Hardcore Records
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Brett Gurewitz: Bad Religion, Founding Epitaph Records, Early Punk/Hardcore & The Shift to Spotify
We're joined by Bad Religion co-founder and Epitaph Records founder Brett Gurewitz at Brain Dead Studios in Hollywood, CA. We discuss growing up in the West San Fernando Valley, discovering the Ramones in the …
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We're joined by Bad Religion co-founder and Epitaph Records founder Brett Gurewitz at Brain Dead Studios in Hollywood, CA.
We discuss growing up in the West San Fernando Valley, discovering the Ramones in the late 70s, meeting Greg Graffin and Jay Bentley at El Camino Real High School and starting Bad Religion in the quad, founding Epitaph to put out the Bad Religion 7", the entire BR discography, leaving the band right before the overnight success of Offspring's Smash, rejoining for Process of Belief, his thoughts on streaming as it dominates the music landscape today, and his favorite hardcore records ever.
A genuine honor with a genuine legend and one of the best punk songwriters to ever live.
Check out Colin's hand picked Bad Religion playlist of hits and deep cuts and enjoy: Spotify & Apple Music.
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00:00:00 - Start
00:00:48 - Brett Gurewitz, Epitaph Records in 2025/2026
00:02:26 - Growing Up in the San Fernando Valley, Finding Music, CCR
00:06:44 - From Elton John to the Ramones: Discovering Punk
00:08:40 - Meeting Greg Graffin & Jay Bentley, Starting Bad Religion
00:16:29 - When Does It Become "Bad Religion"?
00:19:40 - What is Punk, and What is Hardcore?
00:23:28 - The "Crossbuster" & The Bad Religion Logo (Fritz Quadrata Pro Bold)
00:27:32 - Starting Epitaph Records For the BAD RELIGION S/T 7"
00:36:41 - HOW COULD HELL BE ANY WORSE?
00:50:02 - INTO THE UNKNOWN... Selling 10,000 Records (and getting them all back)
00:53:13 - Going to Rehab/Leaving Bad Religion
00:55:17 - Pardon This Interruption...
00:58:32 - Epitaph During 1983-1987, Rejoining Bad Religion, West Beach Studios
01:04:54 - The Beach Boys to the The Adolescents to Bad Religion
01:06:56 - SUFFER... Operation Ivy, NOFX, Growth in Epitaph & As an Engineer
01:10:47 - NO CONTROL... Learning from Suffer, Doing Everything with Integrity, Tribute to the Germs
01:17:05 - Greg Songs That Gave Him Goosebumps, No Control Title Track
01:20:35 - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, I Want Something More, Tape Editing in Recording
01:24:40 - AGAINST THE GRAIN... Being Insecure With 21st Century Digital Boy, Songwriting, Picking Singles
01:30:45 - Touring For Bad Religion By 1990
01:32:40 - GENERATOR... Never Writing on Drugs, Split 7" With Noam Chomsky, Bobby Schayer
01:36:20 - RECIPE FOR HATE... American Jesus, Eddie Vedder, Touring While Balancing Epitaph, Struck A MF Nerve
01:41:39 - Bad Religion Leaving Epitaph & Signing to Atlantic
01:45:31 - STRANGER THAN FICTION... Andy Wallace, Better Off Dead, Falling Off the Wagon
01:49:49 - Leaving Bad Religion, Offspring's Smash, Rancid's ... And Out Come The Wolves, Feel The Darkness Re-Release
01:57:44 - Brian Baker, Losing Contact with The Band
01:59:24 - The Landscape of Music Changing, Napster, Torrents, & Brett's Thoughts on Spotify
02:12:39 - PROCESS OF BELIEF... Returning to Bad Religion, Brooks Wackerman, Sorrow
02:20:15 - EMPIRE STRIKES FIRST... L.A. Is Burning, The Iraq War, Why Brett Doesn't Play With BR Now
02:24:38 - NEW MAPS OF HELL, THE DISSENT OF MAN, TRUE NORTH, AGE OF UNREASON...
02:31:28 - Brett's Top 4 Hardcore Records
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Jorge Rosado: Merauder, Making Master Killer, Remembering "Sob" & The Sepultura Audition
Well, the day has finally arrived... After nearly four years of consistently praising Merauder's debut album, Master Killer (one of our favorite records ever) we're finally joined in person for a full length …
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Well, the day has finally arrived... After nearly four years of consistently praising Merauder's debut album, Master Killer (one of our favorite records ever) we're finally joined in person for a full length episode by vocalist Jorge Rosado.
We discuss his early life in Brooklyn, the Sunset Skins, meeting the late great Javier "Sob" Carpio, being asked to eventually join Merauder (& recording Master Killer just a few months later), the complicated timeline of Five Deadly Venoms, his love for the Eddie Leeway versions of the songs, the rejection of not landing the Sepultura gig and much, much, MUCH more.
A loaded episode that's been a long time coming. Thank you Jorge for joining us as we all celebrate 30 years of one of the best albums ever. Enjoy.
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00:00:00 - Start
00:01:00 - Jorge Rosado
00:04:55 - Brooklyn, Puerto Rico, Finding Music
00:09:14 - Early Bands He Connected With
00:12:16 - Meeting Javier "Sob" Carpio
00:14:29 - CARNIVORE's Influence on Merauder
00:15:55 - Jorge Rosado: The First Spinkicker?
00:20:56 - Merauder Before Jorge, Attempts on His Life
00:24:52 - "Sob Stories"
00:29:08 - Merauder Demo With Minus, Full Contact
00:33:29 - Joining Merauder
00:35:50 - Jorge The Runner
00:38:51 - Writing For Master Killer
00:40:10 - Master Killer Demos, Contact with the Original Lineup
00:43:37 - Pardon this Interruption...
00:46:44 - Breaking Down Master Killer
00:57:00 - Reaction To Master killer
00:58:45 - Five Deadly Venoms
01:05:46 - Merauder Tours
01:08:39 - Auditioning For Sepultura
01:20:12 - Bluetality
01:23:57 - Reflecting On Five Deadly Venoms, Re-recording "Final War"
01:24:57 - Thoughts on Merauder Merch Prices
01:26:34 - Rag Men
01:30:40 - God Is I (AKA Gangsta)
01:36:56 - Jorge's Favorite Merauder Set, Relationship with Minus Now
01:40:00 - HardLore Loves Merauder
01:42:50 - Looking Back On Merauder
01:46:08 - Top 4 Hardcore Records
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