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2022/04/27
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2026/10/01
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Hardcore + Lore = HardLore. Stories from touring life in the hardcore/punk/metal scenes are discussed within biographical conversations with notable weekly guests. Hosted by Colin Young (Twitching Tongues & God's Hate) & Bo Lueders (Harms Way).
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The HardLore Chaos Bracket (This Is Your Fault)
2026/10/01
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
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• Get 15% off TIMELESS COFFEE site-wide and grab a bag of my favorite beans and the best vegan cookies I’ve ever had
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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)
2026/09/24
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?
2026/09/17
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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HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster Energy
Edited by Steven Grise
Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf
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• Visit TRUST RECORDS to pick up reissues and merch from countless legendary hardcore bands
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)
2026/09/07
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)
2026/09/03
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
Join the HARDLORE PATREON to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodesJoin the HARDLORE DISCORD 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.____________
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
2026/08/27
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
• Join the HARDLORE PATREON to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes
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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
2026/08/20
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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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
2026/08/13
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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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.
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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
2026/08/06
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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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.
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• Get 10% off MILLS VINTAGE site-wide with code HARDLORE.
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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)
2026/07/30
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
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Shot, Mixed & Edited by Steven Grise
Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf
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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)
2026/07/23
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
2026/07/16
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
2026/07/09
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
2026/07/02
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
2026/06/25
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
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$limmtimm 2026/07/30
Best music podcast out there
I never listen to 2+ hours podcasts, but I rarely miss a Hardlore episode. I just recently got back into hardcore after mostly listening to metal for ...
jeremypaul138 2026/04/09
Rip Bo
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LoafBread 2026/04/07
RIP Bo.
I just realized after years of listening i never left a review. I drive everyday all day for work and there are a handful of podcasts that i listen to...
dancang 2026/04/05
The absolute best. RIP Bo Lueders
One of my favorite podcasts, if not my favorite, that I listen to. Colin & Bo have a passion for hardcore music that shines through in each & every ep...
DeletedMyHead 2026/03/10
The hard go harder
This is my favorite food podcast that pairs well with heavy music
666unicorn666 2026/03/02
Snapcase
Amazing podcast. You guys make my ears smile. What’s the beef with the palm mute goats?!
between the richness 2026/02/26
Eh
It’s the same stuff every month with this podcast. Hardlore has lost its charm.
Rip and Bo’s a douche.
WWPPD 2026/02/24
How did PRO-PAIN miss the best band name list?
I hated this show until I listened to the variety of content. Now, I’m here to give high praise. Loved the Professor Bo history lesson. I need one of ...
cracknob 2025/11/24
Love this podcast
Could listen to Colin’s voice foreverrr!!!
Tee tuff 2025/09/30
Thank you
This is my favorite podcast. I love learning about new music and new things about older music. Bo and Colin have great personalities and make every ep...
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