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

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

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

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.

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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

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.

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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

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.

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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

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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...

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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

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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

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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!

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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

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Edited by Steven Grise • Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf

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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.

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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.

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