HardLore

Colin Young, Bo Lueders, Knotfest

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...

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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 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: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6SYnjnzXC7uqWxfOKiTPgL?si=59a0a1e398c847ea Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/intro-to-sick-of-it-all/pl.u-3G3bcPVy8XV _______________ HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster Energy. Shot, Mixed & Edited 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 episode. • Join the ⁠⁠⁠HARDLORE DISCORD⁠⁠⁠.• Get 10% off MILLS VINTAGE site-wide with code HARDLORE. • Get tickets for LOUDER THAN LIFE Festival! Can’t wait to see you all there. _______________ 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
Thursday · 2 hr 57 min
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 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. ________________ HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster Energy. Shot, Mixed & Edited 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 episode. • Join the ⁠⁠HARDLORE DISCORD⁠⁠. • Checkout UNPLUGS to learn more about THE best earplugs I have EVER used! (and you can quote me) _________________ 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
July 23 · 2 hr 28 min
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, 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. _______________ HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster Energy. Shot, Mixed & Edited 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 episode. • Join the ⁠HARDLORE DISCORD⁠. • Head over to THE MUSIC ZOO for all of your guitar needs! Get 15% off a Dunable custom with code HARDLORE. • Visit GOOD SNOOTS DOG RESCUE to support the fostering and rescuing of dogs all over California. _______________ 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
July 16 · 1 hr 48 min
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 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. ___________ HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster Energy. Shot, Mixed & Edited 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 episode. • Join the HARDLORE DISCORD. • Get 10% off GUILTY PARTY site-wide with code HARDLORE and grab some of our favorite clothing brands of all time. • Get 10% off MILLS VINTAGE site-wide with code HARDLORE. • Visit GUITAR SANCTUARY for all of your guitar, amp, or pedal needs. 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
July 9 · 3 hr 23 min
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 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. ______________ 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 DUNABLE GUITARS with code HARDLORE. Seriously. A guitar. What are you waiting for??? • Get 15% off TIMELESS COFFEE site-wide and grab a bag of my favorite beans and the best vegan cookies I’ve ever had: ______________ 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
July 2 · 2 hr 56 min
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 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. _______________ HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster Energy. Shot, mixed and edited 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 DUNABLE GUITARS with code HARDLORE. Seriously. A guitar. What are you waiting for??? 00:00:00 - Start 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
June 25 · 1 hr 27 min
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, 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. __________ HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster Energy. Edited by Steven Grise (https://www.instagram.com/iamonenineseven/) • Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf (https://www.instagram.com/marzluf/) • Join the HARDLORE PATREON to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes: https://patreon.com/hardlorepod • Join the HARDLORE DISCORD: https://discord.gg/jA9rppggef • Get 10% off GUILTY PARTY site-wide with code HARDLORE and grab some of our favorite clothing brands of all time: https://www.guiltyparty.co/ • Get 10% off MILLS VINTAGE site-wide with code HARDLORE: https://www.millsvintageusa.com/ • Get tickets for LOUDER THAN LIFE Festival! Can’t wait to see you all there: https://louderthanlifefestival.com/. ________________ 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
June 18 · 2 hr 24 min
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 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. _______________ HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster Energy. Shot, mixed and edited 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 10% off MILLS VINTAGE site-wide with code HARDLORE • Get 10% off GUILTY PARTY site-wide with code HARDLORE and grab some of our favorite clothing brands of all time. ______________ 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
June 11 · 3 hr 34 min
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 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. _______________ 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 #HARDLORE #jfk HardLore: A Knotfest Series, Fueled by Monster Energy Edited 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 for community discussions and to participate in our future Q&A episodes. FOLLOW HARDLORE: INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, SPOTIFY, APPLE FOLLOW COLIN: INSTAGRAM FOLLOW BO: INSTAGRAM, TWITTER For sponsorship opportunities, email us! info@hardlorepod.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
April 23 · 45 min
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 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... ________________ 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 HardLore: A Knotfest Series, Fueled by Monster Energy Edited 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 for community discussions and to participate in our future Q&A episodes. FOLLOW HARDLORE: INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, SPOTIFY, APPLE FOLLOW COLIN: INSTAGRAM FOLLOW BO: INSTAGRAM, TWITTER For sponsorship opportunities, email us! info@hardlorepod.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
April 16 · 1 hr 38 min
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 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. _______________ 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? HardLore: A Knotfest Series, Fueled by Monster Energy Edited 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 for community discussions and to participate in our future Q&A episodes. FOLLOW HARDLORE: INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, SPOTIFY, APPLE FOLLOW COLIN: INSTAGRAM FOLLOW BO: INSTAGRAM, TWITTER For sponsorship opportunities, email us! info@hardlorepod.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
April 9 · 2 hr 38 min
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 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. _______________ Cool Links: • Get 15% off DUNABLE GUITARS with code HARDLORE • Get 10% off MILLS VINTAGE site-wide with code HARDLORE Get 10% off GUILTY PARTY site-wide with code HARDLORE and grab some of our favorite clothing brands of all time. _______________ 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 HardLore: A Knotfest Series, Fueled by Monster Energy Edited 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 for community discussions and to participate in our future Q&A episodes. FOLLOW HARDLORE: INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, SPOTIFY, APPLE FOLLOW COLIN: INSTAGRAM FOLLOW BO: INSTAGRAM, TWITTER For sponsorship opportunities, email us! info@hardlorepod.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
April 2 · 2 hr 22 min
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 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! __________ Cool links: • Get 15% off DUNABLE GUITARS with code HARDLORE • Get 10% off MILLS VINTAGE site-wide with code HARDLORE __________ 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 HardLore: A Knotfest Series, Fueled by Monster Energy Edited 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 for community discussions and to participate in our future Q&A episodes. FOLLOW HARDLORE: INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, SPOTIFY, APPLE FOLLOW COLIN: INSTAGRAM FOLLOW BO: INSTAGRAM, TWITTER For sponsorship opportunities, email us! info@hardlorepod.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
March 26 · 2 hr 33 min
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... Starting off with talking about our favorite records from last year. ___________ Cool links: • HardLore Official Website/HardLore Records store! • Try AG1 at DrinkAG1.com/HARDLORE to receive a free flavor sampler kit & vitamin D/K drops __________ 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 HardLore: A Knotfest Series, Fueled by Monster Energy Edited 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 for community discussions and to participate in our future Q&A episodes. FOLLOW HARDLORE: INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, SPOTIFY, APPLE FOLLOW COLIN: INSTAGRAM FOLLOW BO: INSTAGRAM, TWITTER For sponsorship opportunities, email us! info@hardlorepod.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
March 19 · 1 hr 44 min
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 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! _______________ 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 ______________ HardLore: A Knotfest Series, Fueled by Monster Energy Edited 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 for community discussions and to participate in our future Q&A episodes. FOLLOW HARDLORE: INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, SPOTIFY, APPLE FOLLOW COLIN: INSTAGRAM FOLLOW BO: INSTAGRAM, TWITTER For sponsorship opportunities, email us! info@hardlorepod.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
March 12 · 2 hr 1 min
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 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. ________________ Cool links: • Try AG1 at DrinkAG1.com/HARDLORE to receive a free welcome kit, flavor sampler kit and a year's supply of Vitamin D/K drops. • Don't miss what might be the craziest rock/metal/hardcore festival in American history at Louder Than Life Festival 2026, featuring our very own Twitching Tongues ________________ 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 HardLore: A Knotfest Series, Fueled by Monster Energy Edited 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 for community discussions and to participate in our future Q&A episodes. FOLLOW HARDLORE: INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, SPOTIFY, APPLE FOLLOW COLIN: INSTAGRAM FOLLOW BO: INSTAGRAM, TWITTER For sponsorship opportunities, email us! info@hardlorepod.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
March 5 · 2 hr 44 min
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 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. _______________ Cool links: • Get 15% off DUNABLE GUITARS with code HARDLORE: https://dunableguitars.com • Get 15% off TIMELESS COFEE site-wide, including coffee subscriptions, cookies and cakes with code HARDLORE. _______________ 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 HardLore: A Knotfest Series, Fueled by Monster Energy Edited 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 for community discussions and to participate in our future Q&A episodes. FOLLOW HARDLORE: INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, SPOTIFY, APPLE FOLLOW COLIN: INSTAGRAM FOLLOW BO: INSTAGRAM, TWITTER For sponsorship opportunities, email us! info@hardlorepod.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
February 26 · 2 hr 34 min
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 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. _______________ Cool links: • Get 10% off GUILTY PARTY site-wide with code HARDLORE and grab some of our favorite clothing brands of all time • Get 10% off MILLS VINTAGE site-wide with code HARDLORE. • HardLore Official Website/HardLore Records STORE. _______________ 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 HardLore: A Knotfest Series, Fueled by Monster Energy Edited 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 for community discussions and to participate in our future Q&A episodes. FOLLOW HARDLORE: INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, SPOTIFY, APPLE FOLLOW COLIN: INSTAGRAM FOLLOW BO: INSTAGRAM, TWITTER For sponsorship opportunities, email us! info@hardlorepod.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
February 19 · 1 hr 49 min
Randy Blythe: Lamb of God, Sobriety, Punk Over Metal & Czech Prison
We're joined by a titan of American metal (everybody calls him that): Randy Blythe of Lamb of God. We dive deep into Randy's life and musical history, from young punk rocker hopping freight trains, blowing off singing for the band that would become Burn the Priest, battling alcoholism from the early days through the glory days of Lamb of God, getting sober on tour with Metallica, his experience in Czech prison, and much, MUCH more. This is a loaded episode with a true legend in extreme music, who practices what he preaches and lives up to all of the kind things you hear about him. Go see Lamb of God on tour, check out their new record "Into Oblivion" on March 13th, and grab a copy of Randy's latest book "Just Beyond The Light" wherever you get your books! _______________ Cool links: • Get 10% off GUILTY PARTY site-wide with code HARDLORE and grab some of our favorite clothing brands of all time • Go see Lamb of God with many other great bands at Welcome to Rockville and Sonic Temple! • HardLore Official Website/HardLore Records STORE ____________________ 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:08 - Approaching the 10th Lamb of God Album 00:05:26 - Logo Change (Papyrus) 00:06:26 - Finding Music (Disco, Rock, Punk) 00:16:15 - Finding Local Music & Community 00:19:33 - Randy isn't a Metalhead, Moving to Richmond 00:28:50 - Randy's First Band 00:30:25 - The Tale of Burn The Priest 00:43:53 - Pardon This Interuption 00:46:38 - Sobriety 00:49:42 - Burn The Priest Self-Titled 00:55:10 - Changing The Name To Lamb Of God 01:00:43 - Panic Attack on a Roof 01:03:29 - Playing CBGBs, Recruiting Willy, New American Gospel 01:12:54 - As The Palaces Burn, Ashes of the Wake, Ozzfest & George W. Bush 01:25:10 - Sacrament, Making LoG Their Living, Advancing Alcoholism 01:28:59 - Redneck is About Randy 01:35:39 - Wrath, Getting Sober on Tour With Metallica 01:39:39 - Resolution, Grammy Nom #2, Alcoholism Within the Rest of LoG 01:41:26 - The Dark Days: Czech Prison 01:46:53 - First Day In General Population, The Metalhead Prison Guard 01:52:38 - VII: Sturm und Drang, a Relief? 01:55:37 - Lamb of God Self-Titled, The P*ndemic, Omens 02:05:48 - The Heavy Music Boom 02:09:24 - Into Oblivion, SST Crossover, Modern Political Landscape 02:18:13 - Photography, Surfing, Writing & Other Endeavors 02:20:35 - Food 02:23:28 - Lamb of Ghosts 02:24:49 - Top 4 Hardcore Records HardLore: A Knotfest Series, Fueled by Monster Energy Edited 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 for community discussions and to participate in our future Q&A episodes. FOLLOW HARDLORE: INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, SPOTIFY, APPLE FOLLOW COLIN: INSTAGRAM FOLLOW BO: INSTAGRAM, TWITTER For sponsorship opportunities, email us! info@hardlorepod.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
February 12 · 2 hr 29 min
Frank "Florida Frank" Novinec: Hatebreed, Ringworm, Integrity, Terror (& The Kiss Army)
It's another historic day on HardLore, as we're joined by Frank Novinec (AKA Florida Frank/Frank 3 Gun) of Hatebreed, and formerly of Ringworm, Integrity, Terror and more. We've often lauded him as having one of the best resumes in the history of the genre, and now we hear all about his introduction to music and eventually to hardcore. From raiding his parents' record collection, his lifelong connection with heavy metal (mostly KISS and Blue Oyster Cult), growing up in the Cleveland hardcore scene and starting RINGWORM, joining INTEGRITY during Systems Overload, playing TERROR while they were on the rise, all the way to now celebrating 20 years of being in HATEBREED. An amazing insight to one of our favorite guys. Enjoy. _____________________ • Join the HARDLORE PATREON to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes. • Join the HARDLORE DISCORD. Cool links: • Get 10% off MILLS VINTAGE site-wide with code HARDLORE. • HardLore Official Website/HardLore Records STORE. _____________________ 00:00:00 - Start 00:01:00 - Hello Welcome, The Rays, The Broncos 00:05:50 - Discovering Music in a Bad Environment 00:13:41 - Meeting Human Furnace, Learning Guitar 00:15:15 - Ringworm (Force of Habit) 00:17:35 - The Ringworm Demo/The Promise 00:26:47 - Joining Integrity 00:29:56 - "Frank 3 Gun" 00:36:37 - Birth Is Pain/Terror Split 7" 00:41:37 - Integrity Warped Tour 1995 00:43:03 - Systems vs. Seasons 00:45:56 - Pardon This Interruption... 00:48:17 - Justice Replaced By Revenge 00:53:26 - Joining & Leaving Terror 01:00:30 - Joining Hatebreed 01:04:30 - European Festival Crowds vs. Touring the States 01:06:41 - Hatebreed Playing With Kiss 01:14:27 - Kiss Collection 01:15:41 - Type O Negative Kiss Parties 01:18:53 - Frank Loves Disney Resorts (Hates Universal) 01:21:20 - Hatebreed Writing Contributions 01:22:24 - Favorite Hatebreed Songs to Play 01:23:58 - Music Videos 01:25:31 - New Hatebreed? 01:26:28 - Food Frank 01:33:25 - Supernatural Frank 01:34:49 - Touring 01:36:08 - Remaining Goals 01:42:33 - Parting Words HardLore: A Knotfest Series, Fueled by Monster Energy Edited 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 for community discussions and to participate in our future Q&A episodes. FOLLOW HARDLORE: INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, SPOTIFY, APPLE FOLLOW COLIN: INSTAGRAM FOLLOW BO: INSTAGRAM, TWITTER For sponsorship opportunities, email us! info@hardlorepod.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
February 5 · 1 hr 43 min

HardLore

HardLore Q&A Special: Remembering Bo Lueders (With Britty Drake & Mike Cesario)

TERROR & Brody King: From the Valley to the World (A HardLore Special)

Brooke Smith: Silence of the Lambs, Grey’s Anatomy & The Infamous WARZONE WOMEN

Chris Conley: Saves The Day, New Jersey Hardcore & Overcoming Hitting Rock Bottom

Jade Puget: AFI, Creating Their Signature Sound & Surviving Mainstream Success

Patrick Walker of WARNING & 40 Watt Sun’s First Ever Podcast Interview

Pete Morcey: 100 Demons, Blood For Blood & The Evolution of Connecticut Hardcore

Ray Cappo: Youth of Today, Shelter, Straight Edge & The Search for Spirituality

Bo’s Final Episode: HardLore Investigates the JFK Assassination

DRAIN & HardLore Behind The Scenes: "...Is Your Friend" Tour 2026

Bo & Colin Interview Each Other (In Loving Memory of Bo Lueders)

Freddy Madball Part 2: 1995 - 2026

Freddy Madball Part 1: 1983 - 1994

Q&A Special: Top 4 Albums of 2025, Crowbar's Sudden Popularity & Favorite HardLore Moments Ever

Nick Hexum: 311, Opening for Fugazi, Bad Brains Influence & Selling 10+ Million Albums

Jeremy Bolm: Touché Amoré, Grief, Growth, & 10 Years of STAGE FOUR

Brett Gurewitz: Bad Religion, Founding Epitaph Records, Early Punk/Hardcore & The Shift to Spotify

Jorge Rosado: Merauder, Making Master Killer, Remembering "Sob" & The Sepultura Audition

Randy Blythe: Lamb of God, Sobriety, Punk Over Metal & Czech Prison

Frank "Florida Frank" Novinec: Hatebreed, Ringworm, Integrity, Terror (& The Kiss Army)