HardLore

When hard bands go soft... Today on HardLore we explore our favorite "soft" songs played by bands that are normally much harder. Not every ballad is soft and not every soft song is a ballad. We're here to fill the gaps and educate the HardLore listeners by expanding their musical palette, because we all know that the hardest thing a band can truly do is sing about their feelings or take a sonic ri...

Colin and Bo welcome back Zuma, vocalist and guitar player of Kruelty from Tokyo, Japan. Zuma's passionate opinions on American fast food are responsible for HardLore's most watched clip of all time, so we figured it only made sense to have him break down ALL of his thoughts on what it's like to experience American Cuisine while on the road in the states with Kruelty with this comprehensive TIER L...

Happy Thanksgiving, It's finally HardLore time. The first newly recorded episode in 5 weeks! With the Harms Way "Common Suffering" tour wrapped up, Bo and Colin are home and reunite to fill each other in on everything they've missed. What is a headlining tour like in 2023? How was Flyover Fest? How much money did Colin lose? Find out in this massive 3 hour episode. Join the HARDLORE DISCORD: https...

Gridiron: Fueled by football, McDonald's, and hard riffs. After releasing one of our favorite albums of 2022, Gridiron joined us live and in-person at FYA Fest 2023. Fronted by Matt Karll, longtime local PAHC figurehead and composed by Will Kaelin, the insanely talented riff-machine from Never Ending Game. Enjoy this chaotic 30-minute look into what makes Gridiron so special. We will be back to lo...

Thumbnail photo by Reid Haithcock. Colin and Bo talked to Nate Newton from Converge, Cave In, Doomriders and MUCH MORE in-person in Manchester, UK, and as stated in the intro, Nate is true legend both personally and creatively in hardcore/punk, a pioneer at juggling multiple incredible bands and expertly filling multiple rolls in all of them and we can't wait to have him back on. We talk Converge'...

While Bo is on tour with Harms Way and Colin is recovering from being possessed by the spirit of Ronald McDonald, we bring you this very special extended mini-HardLore from the vault with one of the great modern riffers of our time: The great Isaac Hale of Knocked Loose, Inclination and Weapon X. They talk bonding through the Cheescake Factory, touring with each other as strangers, being called in...

The HFL season has begun, which means this week on HardLore sees Colin and Bo each drafting a team of 10 hardcore records and competing for sonic supremacy... Tell us the winner below! Here's the rules: 1. 3 records per decade. 2. You can't pick two records by the same band. 3. No kicks to the groin. (Apologies for any noise gate/audio issues, our interface had a STUPID malfunction so you can blam...

Colin turns the tables on Bo this week and talks to 4/5 members of half of the HardLore namesake: Harms Way. Joined by Singer James Pligge, drummer Chris Mills, guitarist Nick Gauthier, and of course our very own Bo Lueders. They discuss the new album Common Suffering in depth, breaking down the writing, production, recording and release of the album, eventually talking all about the personal dyna...

In this special HardLore event episode, Colin puts his claims of thinking he can eat 200 McNuggets in one sitting to the test while he and Bo's New York plans were flooded during historic rainfall in September 2023. Can he do it? Join the HARDLORE DISCORD: https://discord.gg/jA9rppggef This episode is brought to you by Loop Earplugs! Try a pair of Loop Earplugs by using https://www.loopearplugs.co...

In this very special HardLore episode that's the first of its kind, Colin and Bo spent an eventful day in Manchester, United Kingdom and put it all together into one great big deluxe video presentation, featuring three chapters... Chapter I: They walked through Manchester with Jimmy Wizard, Higher Power's vocalist prior to Outbreak Fest 2023 and learned about Jimmy's entry into hardcore, Higher Po...

Colin and Bo sit down with John Caution (singer) and Drew Brown (bass) of legendary Chicago hardcore/powerviolence band Weekend Nachos after announcing their return to the stage this November, at the Chicago Metro with Harms Way. Since starting in 2004, Weekend Nacho's path has lead them through every single corner of extreme music, with an indefinable crossover appeal that brought together hardco...

Colin and Bo sat down with Militarie Gun frontman Ian Shelton and producer/engineer Taylor Young in-person at The Pit Recording Studio during the week of Sound & Fury 2023. We talk about Ian's approach to writing, how long this album was finished before the world could hear it, how Taylor became involved, and MG's unique approach to engineering and navigating their success. Enjoy two hours of lore...

Colin and Bo talk to Pain of Truth frontman Michael Smith, the crown prince of Long Island hardcore. From a pandemic hobby project with zero intentions to play shows, to certified hardcore festival headliner around the world, Pain of Truth's quick rise to the top of the totem pole feels destined and deserved. Michael walks us through his personal timeline from Stand Your Ground, his early teenage...

Colin and Bo share their personal picks for perfect EPs and 7"s, which inarguably play a more pivotal role in hardcore/punk music than any other genre. A lost art from mostly the pre-streaming era, sometimes there's no better way to present a band's music than an EP. It's a crowded field full of unbelievable releases by bands that changed the landscape of hardcore forever, but we did our best at p...

Colin and Bo are joined by Detroit Hardcore legend/Cold as Life frontman Jeff Gunnels. A true bucket list HardLore guest that we thought would never be possible, we discuss their era-defining classic album Born to Land Hard, his thoughts on music while he was in prison, how it feels getting ready for Cold as Life's return to the stage on October 7th, their misunderstood follow up album The Declina...

During HardLore's UK excursion to Outbreak Festival, Colin and Bo spent an entire day in London, England with the enigmatic and incomparable Chubby, frontman of Chubby and the Gang and Guitar player for The Chisel, two of the UK's premiere punk bands. They talked about Chubby's many gateways into punk and hardcore and stop by several Camden staples, such as The Underworld and All Ages Records, and...

Colin and Bo recount and break down Deadbody's recent East Coast tour with Sanguisugabogg, Kruelty, Vomit Forth and Gates to Hell. Being the longest tour he's done in 5 years, the landscape of hardcore/metal has changed drastically since he was last on the road. So many positives, so few negatives, find out in this episode what makes touring so much more pleasant in this new, uncharted territory f...

Colin and Bo explore Los Angeles, California with Anthony Anzaldo of Ceremony, Cold Cave, and new solo project ANTHONY, as Bo gets a tattoo from renowned tattoo artist (who just happens to be Anthony's wife) Heather Bailey. They thorough explore Anthony's journey from attending legendary wrestling events as a Bay Area child, discovering punk/hardcore/straight edge as a freshman in high school, Cer...

Colin and Bo recap Sound & Fury festival 2023 in Los Angeles, CA. Over 5,000 people gathered at Exposition Park for two days of the biggest hardcore festival to ever take place in California. Featuring Cold World, Trapped Under Ice, Speed, High Vis, God's Hate and the return of HardLore's own Twitching Tongues. It was an honor to have had a hand in several aspects of this historic weeks in Califor...

In the first ever LIVE HardLore in the USA, Colin and Bo are joined by special guest Martín Stewart from Terror, God's Hate, and co-promoter of Sound & Fury Festival! This 2 hour live special from BRAIN DEAD STUDIOS in Hollywood, California walks you through every band Martín has ever been in or filled in for throughout his historic career in hardcore music, proving why he is the most qualified pe...

Colin and Bo sit down with friend of the show and Code Orange frontman Jami Morgan ahead of the release of their new album "The Above" to talk about the band's journey from childhood, working their way up to 2 Grammy nominations, polarizing their audience, and maintaining their integrity and their vision through the perilous world of extreme music. We've spent MONTHS collectively on the road touri...

Colin and Bo went to Outbreak Fest in Manchester, UK, where they did the first ever live episode of the show at the legendary Star & Garter, where both of their bands have played (to significantly less people) Sincere thank you to them for having us and to everyone in attendance for this landmark moment in HardLore history. Join the HARDLORE DISCORD: https://discord.gg/jA9rppggef FOLLOW HARDLORE:...

After the first "week off" in the history of the show, Colin and Bo are back from HardLore's first ever international excursion, after attending and Outbreak Fest in Manchester, UK. They detail the events of their entire journey across the world and back in this 2 hour return episode, and discuss what it was like to his the first ever LIVE episode of HardLore in a room full of people from all acro...

The HIGHLY REQUESTED Official HardLore Fast Food Tier List has arrived! Over these nearly two eventful hours, enjoy as Colin and Bo intricately and thoroughly rank every major fast food chain in the USA in order through the eyes of two seasoned touring musicians. Food is the great bond that every band shares, and fast food is inevitable on the road, stay to the end to find out what we think is the...

Colin and Bo sit down with Never Ending Game singer Mikey Petroski right after their historic hometown set at Detroit's Tied Down Festival alongside the release of their acclaimed sophomore LP "Outcry" They discuss Mikey's origins in hardcore/punk, joining the band FREEDOM as they single-handedly ushered in a new chapter in Detroit hardcore, linking up with Will Kaelin to finally fulfill his visio...