Mike Dijan (Crown of Thornz & Breakdown)

HardLore proudly presents the first part of our three-part series shot in a single day all about New York Hardcore, all three of which feature special guest co-host: King Nine vocalist Dan Seely. Part one features Mike Dijan, an absolutely all-time great hardcore guitar player and song writer. We visited his hometown neighborhood in Astoria Queens and learned the origin of how hardcore music made it's way to their neighborhood., Leeway's impact on him personally, and how he went from fan to landmark hardcore musician. We also received a special surprise visit by Jojo from Outburst, who shares his story of growing up and discovering hardcore in Astoria. It all starts with a bench in the park... 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 MIKE DIJAN: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/mikedijan/ FOLLOW DAN SEELY: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/freedomsteely/ TWITTER | https://x.com/FreedomSteely 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 TIMESTAMPS: ASTORIA PARK - 0:00 THE BENCH - 2:25 CBGBs - 7:33 LEEWAY/KRAUT - 9:40 METS BANDS / YANKEES BANDS - 16:03 STARTING GUITAR - 22:55 STREET FIGHT - 27:27 STEALING BENCH RIFFS - 31:00 STARTING CROWN OF THORNZ - 35:30 WHO DO YOU DO? - 43:20 JOJO FROM OUTBURST - 46:03 PIZZA PALACE - 50:09 THE OTHER ASTORIA - 55:13 PARDON THIS INTERRUPTION... 57:58 PITA HOT - 1:00:44 MIKE TOURING LATER IN LIFE - 1:02:22 FILLING IN FOR CRO-MAGS - 1:04:22 FAVORITE AGE OF QUARREL TRACK - 1:07:22 BREAKDOWN BLACKLISTED - 1:13:10 THE MANY BREAKDOWN LINEUPS - 1:20:44 JOINING BREAKDOWN - 1:22:00 JOJO'S UNDERDOG JAM - 1:24:45 DON FURY - 1:27:20 CROWN OF THORNZ MENTALLY VEXED - 1:29:18 THE FUTURE OF HARDCORE - 1:32:05 JOJO'S DESPERATE MEASURES SONGS - 1:36:44 MENTALLY VEXED CONT. - 1:38:25 CLOSING THOUGHTS - 1:44:05