HardLore

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


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Happy 311 Day to all who observe... We're joined by 311 co-founder and vocalist Nick Hexum at his home studio, deep in the old Topanga Canyon.

We break down his roots growing up punk and listening to funk in Omaha, Nebraska, 311's formation taking place just to open for Fugazi, the whole band moving to Van Nuys to try to get a record deal, the breakout success of "Down" and the whole self-titled record, the even bigger success of "Amber" and the 50 First Dates soundtrack, and thoroughly breakdown how bands like Bad Brains & Helmet influenced them from the beginning.

A truly great conversation and we thank Nick for having us, and for joining us.

Brought to you by BRAIN DEAD, check out their new collaboration with Cannibal Corpse and to see what's playing at the iconic Brain Dread Studios this month!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:00:54 - Nick Hexum

00:02:19 - Omaha, Nebraska & 311's First Show Opening for Fugazi

00:06:34 - Grew Up Punk, Listening to Funk & The Rumor About Their Name

00:11:39 - The Ed's: Meeting the Rest of 311

00:16:20 - DAMMIT & UNITY... LA to Omaha to Van Nuys, What Have You Records

00:21:42 - MUSIC & GRASSROOTS... SA Joins, "Do You Right," First Radio Play

00:26:49 - Dynamic in 311 Today, the RV Fire

00:31:25 - SELF-TITLED... Ron St. Jermaine (I Against I), Helmet Influence, The Success of "Down"

00:45:43 - Pardon This Interruption...

00:47:02 - Touring On The Self Titled And Europe For the First Time

00:49:01 - TRANSISTOR... "Beautiful Disaster," NOFX Influence, Making An Affordable 2xLP

00:59:45 - SOUNDSYSTEM... "Come Original," Focusing on Heavy Riffs, Hugh Padgham

01:07:18 - Learning to Tune Out Critics

01:09:27 - Opening The Hive

01:11:22 - FROM CHAOS... The Iconic Neve Board, Referencing I & I Survive in "I'll Be Here a While"

01:18:53 - "Amber"

01:23:51 - "Lovesong," Adam Sandler & The 50 First Dates Soundtrack

01:28:25 - EVOLVER & GREATEST HITS... Beatles Influence, Musical Catharsis, Keeping Expectations Low

01:35:06 - DON'T TREAD ON ME... Ska, Doomsday Prepping for the State of Music in 2005

01:38:20 - UPLIFTER, UNIVERSAL PULSE... Bob Rock, Some Kind of Monster, "Sunset in July"

01:43:12 - STEREOLITHIC, MOSAIC, VOYAGER & The Post-Pandemic Boom

01:48:18 - FULL BLOOM, SKP & What Nick is Yet to Achieve

01:52:50 - Nick is So Vascular & Jacked (And Eats Good)

01:58:02 - Top 4 Punk/Hardcore Records

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After years of build up... We finally sit down in person with our good friend & Touché Amoré vocalist JEREMY BOLM in-person at The Pit Recording Studio.

We talk all about Jeremy's upbringing in Burbank, CA, and how he went from Nirvana and Michael Jackson to Sepultura and Earth Crisis... From facing adversity growing up due to his unique speaking voice & his early bands, to finding the courage to sing for Touché Amoré, breaking down their entire discography, including their now 10 year old landmark "Stage Four", grieving to the masses via the albums lyrics, working with Ross Robinson, and much more.

This is one of our most requested and anticipated guests of all time, by you and by us, and it lead to a conversation where I learned a lot about someone I've known for over 20 years.

Whether you like Touché, HardLore, or anything in between, there's something for everyone in this episode. See you at the Stage Four anniversary gig.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:00:52 - Jeremy Bolm

00:02:43 - Growing Up in Burbank, CA, From Michael Jackson to Nirvana to Korn to Earth Crisis

00:23:31 - Finding Community In Hardcore, Hellfest, Collecting Records

00:29:40 - Jeremy's Long, Straightened Hair

00:32:27 - JEREMY'S SECRET VOICE

00:42:33 - Stricken & Thriller: Jeremy is The Godfather of The Worst S*** Ever

00:51:23 - Touché Amoré

00:56:22 - Pardon This Interruption...

00:59:39 - "TA" DEMO... Nick Steinhardt's Art, No Sleep Records

01:04:28 - TO THE BEAT OF A DEAD HORSE... Breaking Up, Elliot Joins, 6131/Geoff Rickly

01:12:28 - T-Shirt Prices Rant, "I'll Go To Morrissey...", Documenting Every Touche Show

01:19:32 - Re-Recording TTBOADH

01:21:10 - PARTING THE SEA BETWEEN BRIGHTNESS AND ME... Touche Grows, Singing to Deathwish, Touring Nonstop

01:28:47 - IS SURVIVED BY... Re-Recording ALL Vocals, Touring Europe, "Overplaying"

01:37:47 - STAGE FOUR... Grieving to the Masses, Celebrating 10 Years at the Hollywood Palladium

01:49:08 - The Last Message from Jeremy's Mom

01:52:10 - First Ever Podcast, And a Few of Jeremy's First Evers

02:01:53 - LAMENT... Ross Robinson, Musical Relief, Releasing a Record in 2020

02:22:25 - SPIRAL IN A STRAIGHT LINE... Lou Barlow, What Jeremy is Yet To Achieve

02:30:00 - Food, Ghosts, The Usual...

02:35:21 - Jeremy's Top 4 Hardcore Records


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We're joined by Bad Religion co-founder and Epitaph Records founder Brett Gurewitz at Brain Dead Studios in Hollywood, CA.

We discuss growing up in the West San Fernando Valley, discovering the Ramones in the late 70s, meeting Greg Graffin and Jay Bentley at El Camino Real High School and starting Bad Religion in the quad, founding Epitaph to put out the Bad Religion 7", the entire BR discography, leaving the band right before the overnight success of Offspring's Smash, rejoining for Process of Belief, his thoughts on streaming as it dominates the music landscape today, and his favorite hardcore records ever.

A genuine honor with a genuine legend and one of the best punk songwriters to ever live.

Check out Colin's hand picked Bad Religion playlist of hits and deep cuts and enjoy: Spotify & Apple Music.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:00:48 - Brett Gurewitz, Epitaph Records in 2025/2026

00:02:26 - Growing Up in the San Fernando Valley, Finding Music, CCR

00:06:44 - From Elton John to the Ramones: Discovering Punk

00:08:40 - Meeting Greg Graffin & Jay Bentley, Starting Bad Religion

00:16:29 - When Does It Become "Bad Religion"?

00:19:40 - What is Punk, and What is Hardcore?

00:23:28 - The "Crossbuster" & The Bad Religion Logo (Fritz Quadrata Pro Bold)

00:27:32 - Starting Epitaph Records For the BAD RELIGION S/T 7"

00:36:41 - HOW COULD HELL BE ANY WORSE?

00:50:02 - INTO THE UNKNOWN... Selling 10,000 Records (and getting them all back)

00:53:13 - Going to Rehab/Leaving Bad Religion

00:55:17 - Pardon This Interruption...

00:58:32 - Epitaph During 1983-1987, Rejoining Bad Religion, West Beach Studios

01:04:54 - The Beach Boys to the The Adolescents to Bad Religion

01:06:56 - SUFFER... Operation Ivy, NOFX, Growth in Epitaph & As an Engineer

01:10:47 - NO CONTROL... Learning from Suffer, Doing Everything with Integrity, Tribute to the Germs

01:17:05 - Greg Songs That Gave Him Goosebumps, No Control Title Track

01:20:35 - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, I Want Something More, Tape Editing in Recording

01:24:40 - AGAINST THE GRAIN... Being Insecure With 21st Century Digital Boy, Songwriting, Picking Singles

01:30:45 - Touring For Bad Religion By 1990

01:32:40 - GENERATOR... Never Writing on Drugs, Split 7" With Noam Chomsky, Bobby Schayer

01:36:20 - RECIPE FOR HATE... American Jesus, Eddie Vedder, Touring While Balancing Epitaph, Struck A MF Nerve

01:41:39 - Bad Religion Leaving Epitaph & Signing to Atlantic

01:45:31 - STRANGER THAN FICTION... Andy Wallace, Better Off Dead, Falling Off the Wagon

01:49:49 - Leaving Bad Religion, Offspring's Smash, Rancid's ... And Out Come The Wolves, Feel The Darkness Re-Release

01:57:44 - Brian Baker, Losing Contact with The Band

01:59:24 - The Landscape of Music Changing, Napster, Torrents, &  Brett's Thoughts on Spotify

02:12:39 - PROCESS OF BELIEF... Returning to Bad Religion, Brooks Wackerman, Sorrow

02:20:15 - EMPIRE STRIKES FIRST... L.A. Is Burning, The Iraq War, Why Brett Doesn't Play With BR Now

02:24:38 - NEW MAPS OF HELL, THE DISSENT OF MAN, TRUE NORTH, AGE OF UNREASON...

02:31:28 - Brett's Top 4 Hardcore Records


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Well, the day has finally arrived... After nearly four years of consistently praising Merauder's debut album, Master Killer (one of our favorite records ever) we're finally joined in person for a full length episode by vocalist Jorge Rosado.
We discuss his early life in Brooklyn, the Sunset Skins, meeting the late great Javier "Sob" Carpio, being asked to eventually join Merauder (& recording Master Killer just a few months later), the complicated timeline of Five Deadly Venoms, his love for the Eddie Leeway versions of the songs, the rejection of not landing the Sepultura gig and much, much, MUCH more.
A loaded episode that's been a long time coming. Thank you Jorge for joining us as we all celebrate 30 years of one of the best albums ever. Enjoy.
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00:00:00 - Start
00:01:00 - Jorge Rosado
00:04:55 - Brooklyn, Puerto Rico, Finding Music
00:09:14 - Early Bands He Connected With
00:12:16 - Meeting Javier "Sob" Carpio
00:14:29 - CARNIVORE's Influence on Merauder
00:15:55 - Jorge Rosado: The First Spinkicker?
00:20:56 - Merauder Before Jorge, Attempts on His Life
00:24:52 - "Sob Stories"
00:29:08 - Merauder Demo With Minus, Full Contact
00:33:29 - Joining Merauder
00:35:50 - Jorge The Runner
00:38:51 - Writing For Master Killer
00:40:10 - Master Killer Demos, Contact with the Original Lineup
00:43:37 - Pardon this Interruption...
00:46:44 - Breaking Down Master Killer
00:57:00 - Reaction To Master killer
00:58:45 - Five Deadly Venoms
01:05:46 - Merauder Tours
01:08:39 - Auditioning For Sepultura
01:20:12 - Bluetality
01:23:57 - Reflecting On Five Deadly Venoms, Re-recording "Final War"
01:24:57 - Thoughts on Merauder Merch Prices
01:26:34 - Rag Men
01:30:40 - God Is I (AKA Gangsta)
01:36:56 - Jorge's Favorite Merauder Set, Relationship with Minus Now
01:40:00 - HardLore Loves Merauder
01:42:50 - Looking Back On Merauder
01:46:08 - Top 4 Hardcore Records


HardLore: A Knotfest Series, Fueled by Monster Energy
Edited by Steven Grise • Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf
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