Hardcore Humanism with Dr. Mike

This week on the Hardcore Humanism with Dr. Mike podcast, we got the chance to talk with Mark Greenway, the vocalist of the band Napalm Death. Napalm Death is considered one of the originators of a style of music called grindcore, which is a fusion of two already intense genres – hardcore punk and extreme metal. Not only is Napalm Death considered a grindcore pioneer, but also perhaps the greatest...

This week on the Hardcore Humanism with Dr. Mike Podcast, we spoke with Reba Meyers of the Grammy-nominated band Code Orange. Formed in 2008, Code Orange is a hard-hitting band from Pittsburgh that mixes a range of genres including hardcore punk, heavy metal, and industrial. Praise for Code Orange has been consistent throughout their powerful career. Rolling Stone called their 2017 album Forever t...

It was a pleasure to talk with Randy Blythe for the Hardcore Humanism Podcast. Most people know Randy as the frontman of the heavy metal band Lamb of God. The band has ten studio albums (including two under the name Burn the Priest) including their recent 2020 album Memento Mori. Metal Hammer rated them as one of the greatest American heavy metal bands in history. Rolling Stone rated their album,...

This week, we are thrilled to have the opportunity to talk with Darryl McDaniels for The Hardcore Humanism Podcast.  McDaniels – otherwise known as “DMC” – is perhaps best known as a member of the legendary Hip Hop group Run-DMC. Run-DMC is considered one of the greatest Hip Hop groups of all time. Rolling Stone rated Run-DMC as among the 100 greatest artists of all time across the rock & roll mus...

This week, we were absolutely thrilled to interview guitarist and Anthrax founding member, Scott Ian. To understand Ian and Anthrax in the proper cultural context, one must go back to 1981 when the band was formed. Heavy metal music had only just recently emerged as a more extreme genre of music whereby bands such as Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin took a faster, heavier and darker take on traditio...

This week, we are talking with Cherie Currie, the lead vocalist of The Runaways -- first and foremost a powerful, hard-rocking in-your-face band from the late 1970’s that spawned classic songs such as “Cherry Bomb” which VH-1 has called one of the greatest hard rock songs of all time. But The Runaways were something more. They were one of the first all-female teenage rock bands that included and l...

This week on the Hardcore Humanism Podcast, I speak with singer, artist and writer Alison Mosshart about her life and career. Mosshart has been a touring musician for most of her life: early on in the punk rock band Discount, then performing indie rock in The Kills and blues-based rock in The Dead Weather. In addition to a new spoken word album Sound Wheel and accompanying art book Car Ma, Mosshar...

Dee Snider, lead singer and songwriter for the heavy metal band Twisted Sister, talks with Dr. Mike about his life in heavy metal. Snider has not just lived a life of metal – he has been a champion of heavy metal for five decades. Rolling Stone called Twisted Sister’s 1984 album Stay Hungry (with hit songs such as “I Wanna Rock” and “We’re Not Gonna Take It”) one of the greatest heavy metal albums...

Nile Rodgers is a songwriter, producer, musician and a founding member of the band Chic. Nile has been a writer, musician or producer on countless hit records, including not only Chic’s hits such as "Le Freak," but also Sister Sledge’s "We Are Family," David Bowie’s "Let’s Dance," Madonna’s "Like a Virgin," and Daft Punk’s "Get Lucky." He’s been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Songwr...

Musician, songwriter and recording engineer, Steve Albini is a founding member of seminal punk rock bands Big Black and Shellac as well as founder of Electrical Audio recording studio. He’s been the recording engineer for some of the most essential records in modern history including The Pixies’ Surfer Rosa, The Breeders’ Pod, PJ Harvey’s Rid of Me, Jawbreaker’s 24 Hour Revenge Therapy, and of cou...

Clinical psychologist, life coach, writer and public speaker, Dr. Mike has dedicated his life to helping people discover and pursue their life’s purpose. And he's found that one of the most powerful and effective ways to fuel the fire in finding our purpose is to talk with people who have dared to dream and blaze their own path to create the life they want. On the Hardcore Humanism podcast, Dr. Mi...