HardLore: Stories from Tour

It's HardLore Christmas time! We're ringing in with December (AKA the best time of year) with a classic Q&A special, where we answer more than 2 hours of questions from the HardLore audience. We also get into how Deadbody playing AEW happened, our thoughts on Knocked Loose playing Kimmel, and much more! Three new HardLore shirts out now, thank you: https://knotfest.com/collections/hardlore - Join the HARDLORE PATREON to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes: https://patreon.com/hardlorepod - Join the HARDLORE DISCORD: https://discord.gg/jA9rppggef Cool links: HardLore Official Website/HardLore Records store: https://hardlorepod.com Get 15% off MADD VINTAGE with code HARDLORE15! https://maddvintage.com/ Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code HARDLORE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod 00:00:00 - Start 00:01:02 - Introduction 00:08:20 - Dead Body on AEW 00:15:44 - Gods Hate Show 00:18:55 - Knocked Loose on Jimmy Kimmel 00:24:18 - Holy Blade Guitar Tuning 00:24:29 - House of Black 00:26:24 - Top 5 Releases of 2024 00:26:33 - Top 3 Shows Played 00:28:04 - Moshers make the best music 00:30:25 - Rushmore of Attitude Era WWF 00:33:08 - GTA Radio Stations 00:33:55 - Big Accomplishments in 2024 00:36:47 - What do we sing to our pets 00:39:01 - What is HardLore Proud of? 00:39:25 - Old Music vs New Music 00:40:53 - Dark Industrial Project WHEN? 00:41:26 - Discovering Hardcore 00:46:24 - Knocked Loose and HC Ethos 00:47:42 - Favorite Moment With Bo 00:49:22 - Ska? 00:51:52 - HC Trends 00:55:54 - Favorite Dog Breed 00:56:32 - Favorite Horror Movie of 2024 00:57:22 - Difficulties with writing new music 00:59:03 - Resurgence of Music TV 01:01:14 - Top 5 Album Closing Songs 01:01:46 - Sneak Peak for 2025 01:02:16 - Top 5 HC songs by death metal bands 01:02:55 - Chokehold? 01:03:20 - If you only had One... 01:06:01 - HauntLore is Scooby Doo 01:06:28 - Hardest laugh of 2024 01:08:04 - Are Festivals worth it for bands? 01:09:07 - Damn! I wish I came up with that 01:11:03 - Host of HardLore Roast 01:11:43 - Which Mugget Spinkicks the Best 01:12:04 - Name all 50 States 01:17:58 - Pardon This Interuption 01:21:14 - Favorite Kaiju 01:22:51 - Returning Guests? 01:23:13 - HardLore SSD WHEN? 01:24:02 - Favorite Local Show Memory 01:26:10 - Why do touring bands hate playing germany? 01:29:01 - Favorite Holiday Special 01:30:00 - Break Edge or Eat Subway Every day For A Year 01:30:56 - Signature Redbull Flavor 01:31:48 - Band Branded Coffee Drink 01:32:43 - HC in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 01:33:34 - Rushmore of 2024 HardLore Episodes 01:35:05 - Favorite HC record only available on Youtube 01:36:09 - Signature Model Instrument 01:36:38 - Historical Events 01:39:07 - Friends meeting via HardLore 01:40:22 - The Wonder Years 01:40:35 - Bad Religion on the Pod? 01:40:41 - New Fortnite 01:41:19 - Recruiting Drummers 01:41:40 - Fast Food Reviewers 01:42:14 - Best Dish at Thanksgiving 2024 01:42:42 - Merch killer 01:44:23 - Deicide Collab Song 01:44:37 - Vocalists knowing what theyre doing 01:45:15 - Channeling Fictional Characters 01:46:07 - Chubby and the gang phrases 01:46:39 - Bands after changing members 01:48:36 - Favorite Band of 2024 01:48:51 - Worst Public Fart 01:53:08 - Shocking gym playlist tracks 01:54:34 - Favorite Album from year born 01:55:07 - CD's in Stockings? 01:56:39 - Unsuspectable HC listeners 01:57:35 - Lid Up or Lid Down 01:59:17 - Animorphing 02:00:17 - Shows with Nails 02:01:44 - Did the Costco Guys Smell? 02:03:52 - Fall for a Cult 02:05:02 - Thin Lizzy 02:05:50 - Hardlore at Events 02:06:25 - Best Live non HC band 02:06:54 - Gods Hate in Europe 02:07:02 - Third Host 02:07:31 - 10 Year Anniversary 02:08:06 - Hi Vis New Record 02:10:00 - Gym Playlists 02:10:12 - Game / Reality Show 02:11:17 - Shrimp = Bugs? 02:11:44 - Slang 02:12:04 - Music in Movies 02:13:10 - Melodic Hardcore 02:14:15 - Favorite MGS 02:14:45 - Most Under rated HC band 02:15:57 - Rushmore of foreign HC 02:16:32 - Weird Vibes in between songs 02:16:51 - Most Inertia 02:17:53 - Favorite Game 02:18:25 - Opinions to die for 02:21:12 - Top 5 Cranberries Songs 02:22:09 - Love at First sight 02:22:44 - ROTNS 02:22:58 - Local you thought would be huge 02:24:42 - This is what I've Needed

HardLore proudly presents our 40 (20 each) picks for our favorite recorded guest vocal features of all time within the hardcore, metal and punk genres. Features are a timeless art that exists in every genre of music, where likely and unlikely artists collaborate to make something one of a kind that couldn't be achieved alone. It's a foolproof method to create new stars, or re-cement legends, and sometimes all it takes is a single line to make a track stand out and keep people coming back forever. Official companion playlist: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/45gdciAngZAK4Yiy8XDDgq?si=e4e03a96ee4a4a99 Apple - (COMING SOON) Pick up the new ringer tee Colin is wearing and two other new HardLore shirts on the Knotfest store: https://knotfest.com/collections/hardlore Join the HardLore Patreon to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes: https://patreon.com/hardlorepod HardLore Official Website/HardLore Records store: https://hardlorepod.com join the HARDLORE DISCORD: https://discord.gg/jA9rppggef Get 15% off MADD VINTAGE with code HARDLORE15! https://maddvintage.com/ Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code HARDLORE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod This episode is brought to you by ATHLETIC GREENS! Try AG1 at athleticgreens.com/HARDLORE to receive a free 1-year supply of vitamin D and 5 travel packs of AG1. FOLLOW HARDLORE: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/hardlorepod/ TWITTER | https://twitter.com/hardlorepod SPOTIFY | https://spoti.fi/3J1GIrp APPLE | https://apple.co/3IKBss2 FOLLOW COLIN: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/colinyovng/ TWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/ColinYovng FOLLOW BO: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/bosxe/ TWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/bosxe 00:00:00 - Start 00:00:56 - Introduction 00:04:54 - Gods Hate / Valley Beyond 00:06:43 - Faith No More / Judgement Night Soundtrack 00:08:05 - Pain of Truth / Acting Up 00:10:19 - Colins Second Pick 00:10:23 - Death Threat / Life Sentence 00:11:51 - Damnation AD / If You Could Remember 00:14:25 - Deftones / Passenger 00:15:58 - 25 Ta Life / Loyal To The Grave 00:17:33 - Blacklisted / Eye For an Eye 00:19:44 - Sepultura / Biotech is Godzilla 00:22:19 - Nails / Endless Resistance 00:25:41 - Converge / Grim Heart Black Rose 00:28:20 - Weekend Nachos / Jock Power Violence 00:30:43 - Stigmata / Burning Human 00:32:30 - Bo's 8th Pick 00:32:52 - Dimmu Borgir / Progenies of the Great Apocalypse 00:35:24 - Never Ending Game / Never Die 00:37:34 - Biohazard / How It Is 00:40:17 - Terror / Cant Help But Hate 00:42:29 - Suffocation / Mass Obliteration 00:44:10 - 100 Demons / So Alone 00:46:05 - Death Threat / Still Alone 00:46:46 - Pardon This Interuption 00:51:05 - Bad Religion / Struck A Nerve 00:52:46 - Ramallah / Ramallah 00:55:05 - Mastodon / Crack the Skye 00:56:35 - Bo's 13th Pick 00:56:52 - Motorhead / I Aint No Nice Guy 00:58:57 - Bo's 14th Pick 00:59:06 - Firestarter / Year Stained Youth 01:00:51 - World Collapse / Second Life 01:03:05 - Blink 182 / All of This 01:05:21 - Trapped Under Ice / Believe 01:07:00 - Carry On / a Life less plagued 01:08:45 - Terror / Spit My Rage 01:11:39 - Integrity / Hollow 01:13:49 - Ice Pick / Real Recognizes Real 01:17:04 - Danzig / Twist of Cain 01:19:05 - Six Feet Under / One Bullet Left

This week on HardLore features special guest Leah Massey, vocalist of the United Kingdom's absolute best and brightest new band: PEST CONTROL. The crossover band inspired by classics such as Anthrax and Suicidal Tendencies also draws from some of HardLore's cult favorites like the Crumbsuckers, and Leah walks us through her journey from young emo kid, to discovering hardcore in Leeds' vibrant hardcore scene, to taking the natural next step to singing for multiple bands. ...Now she's on the cover of Kerrang, they've played Outbreak Fest multiple times, and Metal Hammer called Pest Control "The UK's most exciting new band." We're proud to welcome Leah to the show to tell her story in this fantastic conversation. Join the HardLore Patreon to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes: https://patreon.com/hardlorepod HardLore Official Website/HardLore Records store: https://hardlorepod.com join the HARDLORE DISCORD: https://discord.gg/jA9rppggef Get 15% off MADD VINTAGE with code HARDLORE15! https://maddvintage.com/ Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code HARDLORE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod FOLLOW LEAH: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/masterkilleah/ FOLLOW PEST CONTROL: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/pestcontrolthrash/ TWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/pestcontrolthrash FOLLOW HARDLORE: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/hardlorepod/ TWITTER | https://twitter.com/hardlorepod SPOTIFY | https://spoti.fi/3J1GIrp APPLE | https://apple.co/3IKBss2 FOLLOW COLIN: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/colinyovng/ TWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/ColinYovng FOLLOW BO: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/bosxe/ TWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/bosxe 00:00:00 - Start 00:00:53 - Introduction 00:03:40 - Cover of Kerrang 00:09:33 - Growing up in Leeds and discovering Hardcore 00:11:30 - Expansive knowledge of Lyrics 00:13:52 - From metalcore, to emo, to hardcore 00:18:52 - Grandma Helen and her... Tank? 00:21:09 - Then and Now with Hardcore in Leeds 00:26:31 - Band Before Pest Control 00:28:04 - Haters 00:30:28 - Reality TV Shows 00:36:06 - Pest Control 00:37:57 - Created during the pandemic 00:40:50 - Putting the Demo Together 00:43:17 - Guitar influences 00:45:54 - Starting to Tour 00:48:16 - Touring in the mainland and the UK 00:50:10 - Tales from Tour 00:52:39 - Writing after the demo 00:56:14 - First LP and Outbreak Fest 00:58:58 - Playing Outbreak again 01:03:28 - Touring the United States 01:05:13 - Pardon This Interuption 01:08:04 - Bingo grand prize 01:11:44 - Being in a childrens game show 01:15:46 - Year of the Pest 01:18:10 - What does P in PMC stand for? 01:24:03 - Upcoming tour with Harms Way 01:27:07 - Smallest City Played 01:29:31 - Pub Visits 01:30:35 - Favorite Pest Control Tour Ever 01:33:30 - How Many Sams do you know 01:34:27 - Expectations and Plans for pest Control 01:36:25 - Top 4 Hardcore Records 01:38:34 - Do you Believe In Ghosts? 01:45:58 - Difference between foods 01:48:10 - Homeland food or mainland food? 01:49:22 - Food in America 01:51:01 - Pest Controls Favorite Fast Food 01:52:21 - A big pet peeve 01:54:03 - Who Do You Do? 01:57:38 - Closing Remarks

HardLore is finally joined by modern hardcore's most charismatic frontman, AKIL GODSEY of Baltimore's END IT. End It quickly went from local band, to nationwide hardcore festival staple, to now worldwide phenomenon all by practicing the most important thing a hardcore band can be: AUTHENTIC. 00:00:00 - Start 00:00:49 - Introduction 00:04:33 - Moral Code 00:07:34 - The Orgin of Akil 00:09:13 - Shows attended when finding hardcore 00:12:09 - Connecting with the TUI Demo 00:16:20 - Picking up Dead Bodies 00:20:36 - Becoming Friends with Ray from End It 00:22:34 - End it and Flatspot 00:24:21 - Debut Record and working with flatspot 00:26:06 - First year as a Band 00:27:08 - Initial Expectations for End It 00:29:34 - Singing Oldies 00:32:06 - Thoughts on Touring 00:32:37 - Band Dynamic on Tour 00:34:26 - Are You A Hater? 00:37:14 - What Do You Hate The Most? 00:38:45 - Something That You Fuck With 00:42:33 - Balancing Fatherhood and Touring 00:44:08 - One Way Track 00:47:17 - Touring on One Way Track 00:48:16 - Unpleasant Living 00:50:01 - Lyric changes? 00:52:29 - Favorite Tour Yet 01:00:01 - Pardon This Interuption 01:04:38 - Stand Up 01:08:24 - Looking back on important moments 01:10:00 - What to expect with this new LP? 01:12:13 - Experience with Touring in Europe 01:15:50 - Do You Believe in Ghosts? 01:21:01 - The Food Spot That Unites the Band 01:24:36 - Who Do You Do? 01:26:08 - Top 4 Favorite Hardcore Records 01:28:33 - Baltimore Top 4 01:30:32 - Discord Q&A 01:30:39 - Best Otto Bar Memory 01:33:19 - The whole Toilet? 01:34:57 - Night Shift Party Weekend 01:35:15 - Akil and Stavvy Collab when 01:37:23 - Favorite Records for Long Drives 01:38:11 - Influences For the New Record 01:39:47 - What Is Your Favorite Movie 01:40:13 - Most personal rewarding accomplishment 01:42:33 - Worst Job Ever 01:44:34 - Favorite pre set song to sing 01:45:52 - First Taste of Punk rock 01:47:34 - Favorite Part about Baltimore to experience 01:48:25 - When did your tolerance for BS hit zero 01:51:19 - First thing to do once the government collapses 01:52:13 - How is tattoing coming along? 01:52:40 - Favorite Comedian at the moment? 01:53:21 - Whats up with up the bluncks? 01:53:49 - Mount Rushmoore of ska 01:55:06 - Getting Striking Distance for the release With multiple EPs and numerous tours in the US and Europe under their belt, End It is approaching their first ever LP via day one collaborators Flatspot Records that will surely leave it's stamp on hardcore for years to come, and we were honored to be joined by Akil for this hilarious, insightful and authentic look into a modern legend in the making. HardLore is now on Patreon! Join now to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes: https://patreon.com/hardlorepod HardLore Official Website/HardLore Records store: https://hardlorepod.com Join the HARDLORE DISCORD: https://discord.gg/jA9rppggef This episode is brought to you by ATHLETIC GREENS! Try AG1 at athleticgreens.com/HARDLORE to receive a free 1-year supply of vitamin D and 5 travel packs of AG1. Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code HARDLORE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod FOLLOW AKIL: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/aloneinakil/ TWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/bkuzuryung FOLLOW END IT: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/enditbaltimore TWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/enditbchc FOLLOW HARDLORE: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/hardlorepod/ TWITTER | https://twitter.com/hardlorepod SPOTIFY | https://spoti.fi/3J1GIrp APPLE | https://apple.co/3IKBss2 FOLLOW COLIN: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/colinyovng/ TWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/ColinYovng FOLLOW BO: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/bosxe/ TWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/bosxe Check out our merch at https://knotfest.com/store/?view=hardlore Find all of our videos at https://knot1.co/3vWXsbx