Episode 180 Andrew Vacante of Combust A story long in the making. The young kid from staten island worked diligently in many bands, honing and crafting the songs and musicianship over years with little notice from the world. Yet once Combust took off, the energy and fury of classic New York Hardcore bellowed out of this new band and in the last few years finally started to get the notice and attention they deserve. They've crushed many solo tours, countless fests and we are happy to have them at TIHC 2026. www.instagram.com/combustnyhc
Episode 179 Jorge Rosado As we close in on TIHC 2025, I got to speak with Jorge who is back once again playing This Is Hardcore. We start at his beginnings, finding music and like minded individuals in the most NYC way possible. Over the course of the last 30 + years, Jorge has fronted a few lesser known bands and we talk a bit about it and then his joining Merauder for the legendary recording of Master Killer. Alot of emotion came out of this conversation and at times we touch back on things that may conceptually not be in line with the modern hardcore scene, but it all lays out the path and history of Jorge and what he went through. Hope you enjoy this one as much as I enjoyed laughing and talking about older bands, metal and Jorge's many bands and aspirations. Opening Track of the Episode Scarab "Ten Foot Shadow" www.rebirthrecords.bigcartel.com Record Release Party Sept 27th www.instagram.com/rebirthrecords_ www.instagram.com/meraudernyc www.instagram.com/jorgerosado69
Episode 178 Gary Gunwald of Naysayer Gary found hardcore through skateboarding at a young age. Finding his way to hardcore wasn't a straight line but the conversation takes us all over from early shows and finding music to starting Naysayer and the impact it had on his life. Naysayer via EdgeWood records has a new EP , RAGE DREAMS, 5 songs, 10 minutes long. They are playing This Is Hardcore Saturday August 9th in Philadelphia. Opening Track Of The Episode Naysayer "Rage Dreams" off the Rage Dreams EP https://www.instagram.com/naysayer_rva https://edgewoodrecords.storenvy.com/
Episode 177 Shane of Fire In The Blood Long before Fire In The Blood, Shane was cutting his teeth as most did finding local shows and the rest became history. Shane has been involved in the Central PA Hardcore scene for a long time, from booking shows, to playing in bands to generally just always being a recognized face within the community. A few years back, Fire In the Blood broke out and began reigniting the fire in the Central PAHC area and has made a name for themselves over the past few years. Fire In The Blood is playing Saturday August 9th as part of This Is Hardcore Fest 2025. They have a self released EP that is outstanding and they are going to tear the place apart. Opening Track of the Episode Fire In The Blood "No Haven" from the EP "This Place Is Barren" www.instagram.com/fireintheblood
Episode 176 Josh Grabelle - TRUSTKILL Book and HELLPHYRA Recap by TIHC Podcast
Episode 175 Deran of Sacred Path AZHC Deran Martinez grew up in the Gila River Indian Community, finding hardcore very much the way many of our guests' have. As he was coming up in the Reservation, he was introduced to having to take care of things with his hands. This would come to help him as he was playing shows and finding his path to the mats and ring with MMA. One of the coolest parts of the interview for me was Deran offering to get music from the other bands in his area out to the world. So we attached Two Guns and Heresy AZ songs alongside Sacred Path's track Alot of hardwork has been laid by Deran and others to uplift their community and bring hardcore back in a strong way in Arizona. Recent shows and new kids have shown the world what a show at a boxing gym can be. I had a great conversation with Deran and his experiences gave a deeper look into the indigenous hardcore kids and their lives on the reservations. Check out and follow the bands. Support Deran in his MMA bouts www.instagram.com/sacredpath.az www.instagram.com/twogunshc www.intagram.com/heresy.az www.instagram.com/chukud_mma opening track (s) of the episode Sacred Path " Malice" Two Guns "Strike First" Heresy "Say Less"
Episode 174. Easter brings alot of emotions up in me, so much loss over the last few weeks coupled with the ability to sit in a chair for a long period allows me to blow off steam and speak on the recent deceased and feelings regarding the scene at large
Episode 173 Collected Obsession, the story of Ryan's Shirt collection The New UnterWett Book is out! Collected Obsession , which is Ryan's 400 + vintage hardcore shirt collection on display with interviews from Eddie Leeway, Civ and others who added to the collection. Ryan also fronted the 2000's classic hardcore band Desperate Measures, who are making their return at This Is Hardcore 2025. We talk about his background, collecting shirts, hardcore in general and his time in Desperate Measures. https://tribalbooks.myshopify.com/
Episode 172 Shattered Realm Jayway returns so we can talk Shattered Realm dropping new material, the first since 2009. Lots of good laughs and we are excited for Keystone Jam Saturday Dec 7th Reading PA - Club Reverb www.instagram.com/keystonehcjam www.instagram.com/baywaynj www.instagram.com/shatteredrealm86
171 Keystone Holiday Hardcore and Tattoo Jam Special!!!!! With the extended Holiday Weekend, we dropped our Keystone Holiday Hardcore Jam and Tattoo Convention episode... It was fun putting all this together and more fun just talking to everyone.. If you have spotify, you can check out Videos from Risk, Bayway and Grid Iron.. A new song from Conservative Military Image - "Hard to Love (Harder to Kill" Shattered Realm dropped our 2024 Version of "This World Is Mine" Lots of fun stories, tons of laughs and this is just a sample of what the Keystone jam is going to be like this year. This Episode Track Listing No Funeral- Compost Feelings Last Ride - Condemned Risk - Gravity (Video on youtube/spotify) Bayway - Its a Cold World (Video on Youtube/Spotify_) D Bloc- Nothing Ever Changes Conservative Military Image- Hard To Love (Harder To Kill) Missing Link - See Ya Later Animal Haus - The Dope Grid Iron - Talk Real Shattered Realm - This World Is Mine 2024 Keystone Holiday Jam and Tattoo Convention Www.reverbconcerts.com bit.ly/HolidayJamReverb Sat Dec 7th in Reading, PA at Club Reverb Kublai Khan www.instagram.com/kublaikhantx Wisdom In Chains www.instagram.com/wisdominchains Shattered Realm www.instagram.com/shatteredrealm86 Lionheart - www.instagram.com/lionheartca GridIron - www.instagram.com/gridironhardcore Animal Haus www.instagram.com/animalhaus_band Missing Link www.instagram.com/missinglinkhc Conservative Military Image www.instagram.com/conservativemilitaryimageusa D Bloc - www.instagram.com/dbloc_hardcore Bayway - www.instagram.com/baywaynj Last Ride www.instagram.com/lastridehc No Funeral www.instagram.com/nofuneral_hc Slamwich www.instagram.com/
Episode 170 Tom Brose of Confront After trying to dig in on the Chubby Fresh episode and not getting deep enough, we were pointed towards Tom Brose, who would eventually connect with and bring many of the great 80's Revelation Bands and more to the area. Confront was a band started by kids in high school and were invested in the straight edge bands that were growing in popularity. Having a direct line of traffic as a major stop for most touring bands, starting Confront gave Tom, Steve Murad (Mean Steve later of OLC) and others like Outface - Charlie Garriga of Civ, Derrick Green of Sepultura and later Tony Erba and Face Value ample opportunities to play with a host of out of town bands. We go deep in Cleveland hardcore from as early as Tom could recall and we walk our way up to the 1st Integrity 7" , which soon after Tom moved to DC. Tom's story is a classic and his ability to recollect details from the past allows the story to fully develop in the conversation. www.darkempire.bigcartel.com/product/pre-sale-confront-our-fight-87-90 www.instagram.com/theclevostyle www.instagram.com/crossfitdc www.instagram.com/jiujitsudc
Episode 169 Mike Score of All Out War. This is an episode I've long been waiting for. I really hope you enjoy it. Mike's time in hardcore gives us a great look at the earliest roots of metallic hardcore, metalcore etc. We talk alot about the formation of All Out War, the Hudson Valley Hardcore Scene and much more as the timeline goes. We even delve into his career as a teacher and his family life. I'm really happy with how much we covered. Surprise hangout with Jay Ta Life, Jayway as we talk about surprise return of 25 Ta Life last weekend in NJ, as he is officially the new singer of 25 Ta Life. Opening Track of the Episode BayWay "Its A Cold World" off of BayWay Takes Manhattan available at www.dazestyle.com www.instagram.com/jayway908 www.instagram.com/baywaystudios www.instagram.com/shatteredrealm86 www.instagram.com/25talifenyhc www.instagram.com/baywaynj www.instagram.com/mscore72 www.instagram.com/alloutwar_official www.instagram.com/theendreign www.instagram.com/belowthefrost
Episode 168 Chubby Fresh A rising star in 2 bands in the 90s hardcore scene after coming up alongside the greats of the youthcrew movement, Chubby, Integrity and One Life Crew were poised to take over hardcore in a big way with Integrity on the victory roster and One Life Crew a few years later. Controversy would turn the fortune into folly and the chaotic, dramatic story of the bands unravel with beefs spreading across the midwest to NY and back. I try to delve into some aspects of the bands, Chubbys own background and hear his perspective on everything that went down. instagram & facebook - One_Life_Crew www.oneliferecords.com
This Is Hardcore Podcast Episode 167 / VideoCast #1 Cut And Paste - The American Hardcore Fanzine I've been working on transitioning the shows over to include video, we first aired this on Youtube a Week ago and I've been working to get the video version up on Spotify as well. https://www.youtube.com/user/thisishardcorefest please subscribe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTGvU159MKs&t=2s
Episode 166 Gavin of Ikaika & Still Proud Clothing Gavin grew up in LaHaina Hawaii, which recently was in the world news for horrendous fire which destroyed alot of the area. He would later live in Florida where he found Hardcore, started bands, booked shows etc. He returned to Lahaina to start a family and his long term project Still Proud Clothing. He is now on the verge of a new project, Ikaika, which he started with his close friend Josh Couture of Exit Strategy. Tragically Josh passed suddenly and now Josh White of Florida Mind and State of Mind booking is memorializing Josh with a festival in Ybor City, Fl November 8th and 9th. We talk about growing up & finding hardcore, leaving the mainland and returning home and what the future for Gavin, Ikaika and Still Proud will be. Check out their links here Demo streaming links: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/ikaika1/a-demonstration-of-pacific-fury https://www.instagram.com/ikaikahc/ https://www.instagram.com/stillproud/ https://www.instagram.com/stillgavin_SP/ https://ikaikahc.bandcamp.com/album/a-demonstration-of-pacific-fury-demo https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555485103173&mibextid=LQQJ4d OPENING TRACK OF THE EPISODE IKAIKA - ENDLESS BATTLE
Episode 165 the Big Weekend is here, TIHC 2024 Thanks to Zack Nelson of 185 Miles South podcast. Truly the best Hardcore Punk Podcast in the world. Zack took the time to get the audio from our first Instagram Live which we did Monday and even mastered it so it could be broadcasted. I had alot of fun talking to everyone on the Instagram Live and we will hold another soon. Thanks to everyone who donated to Fishtails Animal Rescue and of course- everyone who asked questions, checked in and showed love. I hope to see you all this weekend at This Is Hardcore 2024 www.thisishardcorefest.com
Episode 164 - TIHC Gang Hang. I got the gang together to talk about the fest, current state of hardcore and what comes next. I wanted to have some fun since we've had a solid run of solid episodes of more serious nature.. Bob Wilson and Greg Falchetto are truly a blessing to have as part of my team, and for being friends for over 20 years now. I am lucky to have their company and have their support and advice. www.instagram.com/fyafest www.instagram.com/gdoggdabomb/ www.instagram.com/wilsonswar www.instagram.com/rebirthrecords_ www.instagram.com/holdmyownhc www.instagram.com/takedownrecs Opening Track of the Episode Trial Time "Seeds Of Doubt" featuring Jeff Burd (Hollow Ground) www.instagram.com/trialtimehc
Episode 163 Frankie Poupolo of Wisdom In Chains With This Is Hardcore just 3 weeks away, we bring the new member of Wisdom In Chains onto the show to talk about his excitement to be a part of the band. Frankie Poupolo another South Shore HC legend started coming down to our area with Death Before Dishonor. He would later start a project called Trust In Few, which Richie Krutch was a part of. Frankie is a family man and had to opt out of touring with DBD to work full time in a Union Sound/Stage Hand in the Boston area. He is absolutely one of the funniest guys you can run into as well as one of the most talented self taught musicians that I've ever met. From the minute I hit record, I had a blast talking to my old friend about his backstory, his excitement for the new role in WiC and what to expect next. I only wish I had more time to go deeper into the story, but he's a working man and took the podcast on his lunch break. Check out No Echo www.noecho.net Richie from Wisdom gives No Echo the scoop on everything Wisdom In Chains related. www.instagram.com/frankiepapalow www.instagram.com/wisdominchains www.noecho.net www.instagram.com/noechodotnet Opening Track of the Episdoe Berthold City " The Cost" "The Cost" is the first single from Berthold City's upcoming album, Where Did We Go Wrong?, out Aug 30 on WAR Records. The track features a solo by Jason Lehrhoff of Warzone. Preorders are now available for a limited edition lathe cut 7" and a t-shirt designed by Jeremy Dean. Where Did We Go Wrong? features 12 tracks produced by Nick Jett. Preorders for the album will start next week. www.WAR-REC.COM
Episode 162 James Aloisio.of Ends Of Sanity and Unchained Mgmt. We had James on earlier this year to talk about Overcome Fest but I wanted more time to go over his story. From Long Island and some early bands, he would rise to be one of the more influential behind the scenes booking agent and later manager to some of the most talked about Hardcore and Punk bands of the current day. This is a great story about just finding opportunities, growing as a person and learning new skills and having the balls to give up a day job and just go for it. https://www.instagram.com/jamesxaloisio https://www.instagram.com/unchained_hq https://www.instagram.com/endsofsanity Opening Track of the Episode Hollow Ground "Disgraced https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nate-glover-memorial-show-tickets-916790925337 https://www.instagram.com/cancercarembfdn
Episode 161 Melissa Mastrangelo of Denied and All Shall Suffer Melissa grew up in Queens at a perfect time for find herself at the beginning of a new age of NYHC. From Bulldoze to Denied and others, the beginning of a heavier focus brought about the foundation of what alot of modern hardcore kids and bands are focused on, the "Beatdown" sound. Her story is awesome and she is at the right place at the right time for so many great moments. She has been a high school teacher for years but found time to start All Shall Suffer around the pandemic years and is playing This Is Hardcore this summer with Denied as part of their Reunion. This is a fun conversation and lots of great memories come back having her on the show. Opening Track of The Episode False Salvation " Downward Pressure" Rebirth Records Guest Intro by Jess Riley Rest In Peace Lil Gregg Hayward https://www.instagram.com/deniednyhc https://www.instagram.com/allshallsufferhc https://www.4ephyra.com/products