HardLore

We're joined by alternative music legend Anthony Green, former vocalist of Circa Survive & Saosin and currently of L.S. Dunes.  We sit down in person on the S.S. Neverender to discuss his life in music, from being in bands like Jeer at Rome and Audience of One as a teenager, to joining and quickly quitting Saosin after leaving his permanent mark on the band and an entire genre, starting Circa Surv...

We're joined in Cozumel, Mexico for a very special, long awaited conversation with Coheed & Cambria vocalist/guitarist: the great Claudio Sanchez.  We discuss Claudio's journey through music discovery and picking up the guitar long before Coheed, how a trip to Paris birthed "The Amory Wars" concept, the real life events and tragedies that inspired each album's concept, existing outside of genres a...

Ahoy mateys, we were fortunate to have set sail on Coheed & Cambrian’s S.S. Neverender last week, their five day music festival cruise featuring our own Twitching Tongues and many more. We talk all about our experience at sea and the many bands we saw and spoke to. Features mini interviews with Foxing, The Callous Daoboys, Kaonashi, Softcult and Twitching Tongues. Thanks to Coheed, Blaze and Sixth...

It’s that time of year… The wind is howling, the sky gets darker much earlier… What better way to wallow in the depths of Autumn's despair once again than by celebrating 40 of our favorite “feel bad” (depressing) albums of all time. We each picked 20 records, in no particular order until our respective Top 5s. Look to them in your darkest hour, and they will guide you where you need to go. Listen...

We're joined by Nancy Barile, award-winning author of "I'm Not Holding Your Coat", an insightful chronicle of her life as an OG Philadelphia/Boston punk who lived through the golden age of hardcore music as it evolved in real time before her eyes.  The Ramones, Bad Brains, Misfits, Minor Threat, Black Flag... You name it, she saw it. We talk about the legendary brawl in Kensington, booking the inf...

Happy Halloween HardLore all you ghouls and goblins out there! To celebrate the best time of year properly, we've finally done it... We've embarked on the very spooky quest of ranking every Danzig era Misfits song in proper tier list form.  Pre game the best day of the year with us as we break down the best and worst of the best punk band ever. ______________________ Edited by Steven Grise (@iamon...

Jami Morgan of Code Orange & nowhere2run Productions returns to HardLore after 2+ years to talk about the gradual ending of the band after their latest album "The Above", 10 years of "I Am King", their disastrous last show at Download Fest, his recent work in music and film production with nowhere2run, and A LOT more. a 2+ hour hilarious, cathartic chat with a longtime friend of the show. This inc...

Colin and Bo catch up in our first new episode recorded in 5 weeks after Harms Way's recent tour with Deafheaven, playing Riot Fest, Furnace Fest, and 20,000 miles worth of other shows around the country. We talked all about the tour and answered questions from our Patreon members and from the HardLore instagram. Enjoy byeeeeeee. _____________________________ Edited by Steven Grise (@iamoneonenine...

It's time... We have tasked ourselves to finally crown the best hardcore band whose definitive work was done in the 1990's. We included a special write-in section below for you to fill in yourself (and to finally include more than 32 bands). To the victor go no spoils, but we hope you all have fun. Enjoy. _____________________________ Edited by Steven Grise (@iamoneonenineseven) • Title sequence b...

HardLore's spooky spin-off is back... Welcome to HauntLore VII: Where we explore The very haunted Chicago Metro. This iconic Chicago landmark broke ground in 1927, but transitioned into an all purpose live music venue and dance club in 1979, and the basement's "Smartbar" was one of the earliest regular homes to Industrial music throughout it's infancy... But a few mysteries and tragedies haunt the...

HardLore is joined by AFI vocalist Davey Havok in person at Brain Dead Studios for part 2 of this landmark episode. The second half of this 4+ hour conversation contains all things AFI from 2003 to present day, starting with their historic launch into the mainstream with their 2003 masterpiece, and many people's gateway to punk, hardcore, etc: "Sing the Sorrow", the nearly impossible task of follo...

HardLore is joined by AFI vocalist Davey Havok in person at Brain Dead Studios for a landmark episode, weeks before the release of their new album "Silver Bleeds the Black Sun" on Run For Cover Records. Part 1 of this 4+ hour conversation begins with Davey's origin to punk/hardcore music, and by association, straight edge and veganism. We thoroughly dive into AFI's chronology, beginning in 1991 wh...

On this special Q&A episode, we answered questions from our viewers, and recounted our vivid, personal recollections of September 11th, 2001 on the eve of the 24th anniversary of one of the most monumental events of our lifetime. If you want to be part of the next Q&A, and submit questions for all future guests, be sure to join the HardLore Patreon and Discord. Longmont Potioncastle calls Colin: h...

New Jersey straight edge is in town this week on HardLore, where we're joined by The Mongoloids & Hold My Own vocalist Greg Falchetto. We talk about The Mongoloids insane run in the 2000s, countless USA and European tours, their public inner-band dispute on the Bridge Nine messageboard, touring in the Senses Fail crew as a teenager, managing the stars of tomorrow in influencer management, starting...

It's a beautiful day, what a beautiful day... HardLore is joined by SKINHEAD vocalist/songwriter known only as SKULL. After a lifetime of playing drums in bands such as Criminal Instinct, Black My Heart, On Broken Wings, Death Before Dishonor, Rude Awakening, Drug Test, etc... SKINHEAD is the raw, intimate and brutally honest vessel of artistic expression straight from Skull's personal mental arch...

We're joined by Damonteal Harris, vocalist of the hardest slam/death metal/hardcore hybrid band on earth right now: PEELINGFLESH from Oklahoma. Damonteal walks us through how growing up in the the Tulsa hardcore scene led him eventually joining forces with the rest of the band to their unexpected (to them) rise as the absolute kings of modern brutal slam. With their unique integrations of hip hop...

We're in Fort Wayne, Indiana today at the legendary SWEETWATER headquarters! The nearly ONE MILLION square foot facility houses the largest music retailer in North America whose customer service is as legendary as their inventory. We were joined and guided by our Sweetwater Representatives/Sales Engineers of over ten years, Tad Shaffer and Jozy Franco for a FULL tour of nearly the entire facility....

Now that the dust has settled after yet another incredible Sound & Fury festival, we recap the entire week leading up to this year's fest. This year was amongst the best in the premiere hardcore festival's history, from standout sets from Big Boy, Knocked Loose and Missing Link, to a secret Terror set during God's Hate before being joined by Todd and Ryan from Carry On for a song. Enjoy this year'...

It's a momentous day in HardLore history as we finally explored the hometown of half of our show: Chicago, Illinois. We visited a few places around town (hand picked by Bo) where we were joined by very special guests for one on one conversations before finally all converging together at the legendary Fireside Bowl, Chicago's most iconic hardcore venue of the late 90s and early 00s. Featuring Shane...

In loving memory of the greatest of all time, we decided to make an impromptu, audio only, bonus episode talking about our favorite Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne songs of all time. Rest in peace to the prince of darkness.   Playlist here: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2awisGYhNnjq5gwPKNuWHA?si=bacb59e5c7a24608 Apple - https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/hardlores-top-10-ozzy-sabbat...

Days before Kruelty's return to Sound & Fury Fest, vocalist and beloved HardLore regular Kohei Azuma (AKA Zuma) returns for his 4th appearance on the show to challenge our honor by (insanely) declaring that he thinks he can eat more nuggets than us. After 8 consecutive weeks on two different full US tours that Kruelty has finally freshly wrapped up, he just might be right... Featuring his wife and...

We were joined at The Pit Recording Studio in Sunland, CA by Nitisart “Mike” Chaiburi and Kitti “Ole” Suwan of the great WHISPERS, all the way from Bangkok, Thailand. A truly unbelievable group of people both personally and musically, they’ve broken through every barrier imaginable through their undeniable spirit, infectiously unique and hard and passionate love for hardcore music. Being the first...

Our third annual Sound & Fury week event: LIVE from the SOLD OUT Brain Dead Studios in Hollywood, California... We're proud to present the first ever HardLore Jeopardy, featuring Bryan Garris from Knocked Loose, Martin Stewart from Terror/God's Hate/Sound & Fury, and Kohei Azuma (AKA ZUMA) from Kruelty head to head to head in CLASSIC Jeopardy fashion, with a HardLore twist. Enjoy our best live sho...

HardLore is joined by close friend of the show and vocalist of the first ever band on the HardLore Records roster: Mac Miller (real name) of COSMIC JOKE. Fresh off of their brand new 12" EP "Forced Perspective", we hear all about their goal as a band to carry the torch for the classic style of California Hardcore Punk made famous by their influences (Bad Religion, Adolescents, Circle Jerks, etc......

It's HardLore Summer and the sun is blazing, a little too much. It's too hot and it sucks. But you know what doesn't suck? These 20 records we're about to talk about. HAGS, Love, HardLore xoxo OFFICIAL COMPANION PLAYLIST:  Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Vsxrp3imUDVD8wTHH88Ix?si=511319323b864b26  Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/hardlores-top-20-summer-albums/pl.u-4Jo...