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This is easily one of the best conversations to ever happen on this show.We stopped by Trust Records HQ for this incredible chat the great Sammy Siegler, one of hardcore's most prolific drummers to ever grace the throne.We dive into Sammy's origin as the Godfather of Open Handed Lefty drummers in hardcore, his brief stint in Gorilla Biscuits, joining Side By Side at 11-12 years old, the Project X 7", joining Youth of Today as a longtime fan of the band, ALL things Judge, Chung King and Bringin' It Down and his later work in CIV, Rival Schools, Glassjaw and somehow Limp Bizkit of all things.We're appropriately joined by my main man Mike Cesario of Twitching Tongues, Disgrace, Pity Sex, Forced Order and more to round out this mini panel of unique drummers.Thanks to Sammy for joining us and sharing so much lore about so many great bands and records. Enjoy!!!__________HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster EnergyEdited 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!• Join the HARDLORE DISCORD! • HardLore Official Website/HardLore Records store• Get 15% off the custom drum kit of your dreams with SJC DRUMS!• Visit TRUST RECORDS to pick up reissues and merch from countless legendary hardcore bands00:00:00 - Start00:03:27 - Discovering Hardcore & Drumming in '80s NYC00:11:14 - Finding Straight Edge00:18:11 - GORILLA BISCUITS00:23:14 - SIDE BY SIDE00:33:23 - You're Only Young Once00:38:46 - The Spirit of 198800:43:51 - The Way It Is Compilation / Side By Side Reunion00:47:17 - Pardon This Interruption...00:50:14 - PROJECT X00:58:24 - YOUTH OF TODAY01:02:39 - We're Not In This Alone01:13:58 - Youth Crew01:19:41 - We're Not In This Alone Tour01:27:27 - Youth of Today Breaking Up01:28:44 - JUDGE01:33:01 - The Earliest Version of "Metallic Hardcore"01:38:51 - Chung King Can Suck It01:47:16 - Bringin' It Down, There Will Be Quiet, The End of Judge01:52:12 - Judge Covering Led Zeppelin01:58:05 - Sammy's First Heartbreaking Edgebreak02:03:39 - Disengage02:07:53 - Breaking Edge & SHELTER02:23:41 - GLASSJAW02:32:08 - LIMP BIZKIT??? (and RIVAL SCHOOLS)02:43:26 - The Knicks02:45:19 - Moshing02:47:59 - Sammy's Unexpected Influences02:50:11 - What Recording Represents Sammy the Most?02:55:44 - Top 4 Hardcore Records02:59:05 - DRUM TALK

Rest in peace to the universally beloved Andy "The Butcher" Williams of Every Time I Die, Atomic Rule and All Elite Wrestling. When it comes to leading by example, Andy was THE ultimate example to follow from the moment you met him. A beacon of kindness, the benchmark of cool, and an unbreakable pillar of love and support to everyone in his life. To know Andy was to love Andy, but more importantly, to know Andy was to feel loved by Andy.Andy was our second ever guest on HardLore, and technically our 3rd ever recorded episode. In his honor, we've upscaled this original episode to 4K to preserve this important conversation in the highest possible quality. We will love and miss Andy forever and I can't wait to hear the band that he and Bo will surely be working on. Goodbye my friend.Originally aired May 11th, 2022:"Colin and Bo welcome Andy Williams to the show to recount some of his favorite tour stories, from his early days touring with Buried Alive, his long tenure with Every Time I Die, and how he went on to be able to balance his music career with wrestling full time for AEW as half of The Butcher and The Blade."__________00:00:00 - Remembering Andy Williams00:05:29 - 10 Bell Salute00:05:58 - HardLore Episode 4: Andy Williams00:07:01 - The Parallels Between Music & Wrestling00:11:53 - What Set Andy on a New Path00:17:13 - Andy & Buried Alive00:22:54 - Andy's Music Taste Refining00:30:08 - Andy Asks the Worst Places We've Stayed On Tour00:35:22 - ETID's 1 Star Hotel Gimmick00:39:19 - Andy Tour Stories00:48:04 - Balancing AEW & ETID00:52:32 - Andy Loves Little Gear Now, Tour Stories Cont.00:58:29 - Wrestlers and Their Musical Interests01:03:27 - Wrestling Is Songwriting01:11:16 - ETID Setting the Example For Touring Bands01:16:45 - Andy on the End of ETID

We're joined by Pennsylvania's own ARTHUR RIZK! Longtime friend of the show and expert producer/engineer of all things extreme.Before discussing his work with bands like Blood Incantation, Power Trip, the Cavaleras, Cro-Mags, Kreator (and so many more)... We discuss Arthur's background as the once reluctant guitar player of legendary PA Hardcore band WAR HUNGRY, which lead to him finding his footing in the hardcore community in the early oughts as a young metalhead. These days Arthur is juggling his time as a musician between COLD WORLD, ETERNAL CHAMPION and SUMERLANDS when he's not manning the board for metal's biggest bands.We're also joined once again by guest co-host and another modern great in extreme music engineering, our very own Taylor Young. This is a fascinating deep dive into the world of hardcore, metal & punk production with two of the greatest minds currently doing it. Enjoy._____________HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster Energy.Shot, edited and mixed 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​Join the ⁠⁠⁠HARDLORE DISCORD⁠⁠⁠ ​Get 15% off ⁠⁠DUNABLE GUITARS⁠⁠ with code HARDLORE. Seriously. A guitar. What are you waiting for??? ​Get 10% off ⁠⁠⁠⁠MILLS VINTAGE⁠⁠⁠⁠ site-wide with code HARDLORE.____________00:00:00 - Start00:01:17 - Arthur Rizk00:03:46 - Arthur's Path to Extreme Music00:16:01 - Arthur's Lesser Known Bands...00:25:41 - Engineering And Producing Music00:27:11 - Arthur's Engineering Breakthrough (Power Trip)00:29:14 - Approaching Production as a Musician First00:32:45 - War Hungry00:41:40 - WAR HUNGRY SELF-TITLED!!!00:50:53 - Pardon This Interruption00:53:18 - Eternal Champion & Sumerlands01:05:27 - Remembering Brad Raub01:07:54 - Sumerlands - Dreamkiller01:13:04 - Balancing Time Between Producing and WritingMusic01:15:42 - What Session Did Arthur Learn the Most From?01:20:36 - Goats****01:22:18 - Shout Out To All Producers' Spouses01:24:17 - Re-Recorded Sepultura Classics01:28:30 - Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere01:32:49 - Most Difficult Records They've Made01:38:01 - Perfect Production01:41:42 - Best Drum Sound of All Time01:44:49 - Best Guitar Tone01:46:54 - Heaviest Record Ever01:49:41 - Production End Game?01:51:23 - Re-Recording Age of Quarrel01:59:19 - Arthur Kinda Likes Touring02:04:31 - Making Records vs. Playing Live02:06:23 - You Hungry Arthur?02:12:28 - Top 4

Split your lungs with blood and thunder…We’re joined by MASTODON co-founder and guitarist Bill Kelliher on the eve of their newest album Marrow Deep.We dive deep into the origin of the band, the recent loss of Brent Hinds after his dismissal from the band, Bill discovering extreme music in Rochester, NY and linking up with Brann first in Lethargy & Today is the Day, Mastodon’s humble but competent beginnings, and we break down the entire Mastodon discography and accompanying tours and tales in between.Featuring special guest co-host, engineer & producer Taylor Young of God’s Hate, Twitching Tongues and more._______________HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster Energy.Shot, edited and mixed 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• Join the ⁠⁠HARDLORE DISCORD⁠⁠ • Get 15% off ⁠TIMELESS COFFEE⁠ site-wide and grab a bag of my favorite beans and the best vegan cookies I’ve ever had• Get 10% off ⁠⁠⁠⁠MILLS VINTAGE⁠⁠⁠⁠ site-wide with code HARDLORE.____________00:00:00 - Start00:01:42 - Bill Kelliher00:02:19 - Bill Reflects on the Loss of Brent Hinds00:07:07 - Healing And What Comes Next00:08:02 - "Your Ghost Again" / Marrow Deep Production00:14:56 - Snakes For Dinner00:21:52 - Finding Extreme Music00:31:12 - Favorite Fret00:31:38 - Meeting Brann & Joining Lethargy00:39:04 - The Origin of Mastodon00:43:33 - MASTODON DEMO, Evolution of Live Production00:49:22 - Pardon This Interruption00:51:46 - Touring On The Demo00:56:11 - REMISSION01:00:34 - Ideal Music Production (Turnstile Glow On)01:05:14 - LEVIATHAN: Why Moby Dick?01:08:15 - Exercising Restraint In Songwriting01:11:47 - Touring on Leviathan01:14:32 - Features With Scott Kelly01:17:23 - BLOOD MOUNTAIN01:24:31 - CRACK THE SKYE01:33:23 - Death Magnetic Tour01:35:49 - THE HUNTER01:42:31 - ONCE MORE ‘ROUND THE SUN01:45:24 - Building A Set List01:50:46 - Game Of Thrones01:52:45 - EMPEROR OF SAND01:56:53 - “Clandestiny”02:01:13 - Remembering Nick John / HUSHED & GRIM02:08:41 - Leading up to Brent's Exit From Mastodon02:14:51 - Performing With Ozzy One Last Time02:18:21 - Top 4 Hardcore Records

For the very first time on HardLore, the interviewer becomes the interviewee… Myself, Brody King and Taylor Young of GOD’S HATE sit down with Anna Zanes, who up until just days ago was the editor in chief of Alternative Press, to deep dive into the development and intention of our brand new 12” EP, WON’T BE DISGRACED.In our own words… Won’t Be Disgraced is a dense, urgent collection of 3 songs driven by grief and the state of the greater hardcore community and beyond.Your mind can be your most powerful tool or a weapon used against you in your darkest moments, and the only guaranteed way to fail yourself and your loved ones is to quit.As the world continues to be destroyed from within by greed, religious extremism, and 24 hour news cycles of division and violations of human rights… It has never been more apparent that all we have is each other. Use your hate to make a change. Don’t be disgraced.Dedicated to Bohan Daniel Lueders.You can stream all three songs and pre-order the record now: https://www.godshate.usYou can support a few of the other journalists who were recently laid off below: • https://andrewsacher.substack.com/• https://soundbitesnyc.substack.com/_____________HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster Energy.Shot, edited and mixed 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• Join the ⁠HARDLORE DISCORD⁠ • Get 15% off ⁠DUNABLE GUITARS⁠ with code HARDLORE. Seriously. A guitar. What are you waiting for??? • Get 10% off ⁠⁠⁠MILLS VINTAGE⁠⁠⁠ site-wide with code HARDLORE.____________00:00:00 - Start00:01:25 - Introducing Anna Zanes00:04:13 - Picking Up Where God's Hate Left Off00:10:07 - The San Fernando Valley00:12:36 - Colin Meeting Brody, Starting God's Hate00:17:33 - Everything Comes From Somewhere/God's Hate Lineups Through the Years00:22:24 - God's Hate Lyrics, Having Faith in Your Writing00:28:15 - WON'T BE DISGRACED01:04:24 - Pardon This Interruption....01:07:46 - What "Job" Must Be Finished?01:16:25 - Creating Hateful Music "Out of Love"01:23:44 - Does Art Require Pain?01:33:30 - What's Next For God's Hate?01:37:07 - Deciding On The 3 New Songs & Finishing This Record01:45:10 - Favorite Extreme Musical Songwriters01:47:10 - Shutting Out Music When Writing01:51:10 - What is "Being Harder?