This Is Hardcore Podcast

Episode 124 Freight Train - Back on the Tracks and a Van Check in from Fool's Game Diego and Slave stop in and we talk about the return of Freight Train at the KevOne Bulldoze benefit and the train being back on the tracks. www.instagram.com/freight_train_ix We stop in on Fool's Game while they are on the road and hear how the tour has been going... www.instagram.com/foolsgamehc Check out Joe Hardcore on this week's episode of Scoped Exposure www.instagram.com/scopedexposure Year Of The Knife Go Fund Me www.gofundme.com/f/yotk-recovery-fund?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer Opening Track of the Episode Power Of Fear "Tears Of Shame" featuring Shane (Fire In The Blood) "A Breed Apart" CD, is out now. Streaming everywhere CD, Shirt, Poster available at www.daze-style.com 9 tracks of Pittsburgh HC

Episode 123 AJ of Preserving Hardcore and FaceWreck AJ has been a pivotal part of the Pittsburgh Area Hardcore scene for a long time before he was ever given credit for it. Continuing from the Ty Dawson episode last week, we learn even more about the western PAHC scene. Through the trials and tribulations, AJ has come to be at the center of all the best hardcore punk activity in his home area. Taking his distro to a brick and mortar record store, then renovating a church just outside Pittsburgh, PA to be a Record Store and Venue that has 2 separate rooms under the name Preserving Hardcore, he has come to be the King who built his own castle. His story is awesome and the fact that he still has time to perform with Facewreck just continues to show his dedication to the scene. www.instagram.com/facewreckrapcore www.twitter.com/facewreckPAHC www.instagram.com/preservinghardcore Year Of The Knife Go Fund Me www.gofundme.com/f/yotk-recovery-fund?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer Opening Track Of The Episode Outta Pocket " Wrong Hand" off Waste Of A Man The record is available now for pre-order on the Streets of Hate webstore, and will be released on July 7th 2023. www.streetsofhateny.bigcartel.com www.instagram.com/outtapocketca

Episode 122 Ty Dawson of Pain Clinic Ty Dawson gives us a great look into Western PAHC and beyond. From the early days of finding hardcore punk to eventually mentoring and helping Code Orange when they were kids find their place in the scene. With his band Pain Clinic he finally gets a chance to get on the stage and show the world his talents. He's a natural talker and has great charisma especially for a new singer in a new band. Pain Clinic plays This Is Hardcore Fest Sunday August 6th. www.instagram.com/painclinicxxl www.twitter.com/painclinicxxl Opening Track of the Episode Hold My Own - “Life Sentence” Featuring Tito Fury of Surge of Fury Off the Split 7” with CB6 Released on Never Ran Never Will Records Shipping now… get it at neverranneverwillrecords.com hold my own split release shows next weekend in Springfield, Chicago and Detroit Next Saturday July 1st in chicago at Cobra lounge Shattered Realm, Hold My Own, Volcano, Outta pocket, fools game, prevention and user unauthorized… doors at 5pm

Episode 121 Rob "Beto" Rosario of Dmize, 25 Ta Life, Madball and more Beto's story is one for the history books in many ways. We walk with him as he puts the pieces together of how the small area of Queens would eventually produce so many important NYHC bands in just a small friend group, Dmize, Madball, Merauder just to name a few. He would over time end up playing in all 3 as well as playing/touring with 25 Ta Life when the band was at their peak. His story goes beyond his bands, to his family and the next generation of hardcore with his son Caiden Rosario of Reaching Out. Being friends with Beto and talking at shows for hours, I was hoping to finally get some of our conversations onto the podcast and I feel like this goes deep into his life from the very beginning, through his time spent building a name in the business world as well as raising a family with his wife Casey. www.instagram.com/myrage73 www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-of-kevin-bulldoze-help-his-family

Episode 120 Andrew Kline of Strife and WAR Records Andrew Kline on his own with all the Socal and Strife stories would be a great guest, but there is something awesome about a guy who has a dayjob and runs a completely DIY Hardcore Label showcasing some amazing new bands that are absolutely pure energetic hardcore. His story and how he got to where he is now was awesome to hear and I hope you all enjoy it. Opening Track of the Episode More To Pride "Manipulator" off their new 2 song self titled EP available now on War Records www.instagram.com/andrewstrife www.war-rec.com www.instagram.com/warrecords www.twitter.com/Warrecords1 Photo Taken By Danielle Dombrowski Kevone Go Fund ME www.gofund.me/fc849ff5

Episode 119 Jon Scondotto Jon Scondotto comes from a prestigious NYHC family and is the 3rd brother to be a guest on this show. Jon has a great perspective from the early days of finding NYHC shows and his own travels through playing with Lament and the bands that followed all through to the early 2000s. Jon is currently a podcast host of 2 separate shows, Break the Apocalypse & Wrestling Soup. www.twitter.com/iamjondraper www.instagram.com/jscondot www.twitter.com/breaktheap www.twitter.com/wrestlingsoup Opening Track of the Episode Vulture Raid " Ruin My Life" www.instagram.com/vultureraid

Episode 118 Dan Nastasi of Kings Never Die, Dog Eat Dog, Mucky Pup and more.. Dan Nastasi had an incredible journey through hardcore music from his early days of touring with Mucky Pup, to creating and traveling with Murphys Law and founding Dog Eat Dog even later on. We go through his history with the previous bands all the way up to the present day with his latest band Kings Never Die. We've featured them a few times, and with this episode corresponding with the release of the new record, it made sense to get the full story of Dan and his amazing adventures. Opening Track of the Episode "STAND FOR IT ALL" By Kings Never Die off the All The Rats - available now on Metalville Records. www.kingsneverdieofficial.com www.instagram.com/dannastasi_sr

Episode 117 Adam Easterling of Orthodox Hailing from the city of Music, Nashville Tennessee, Adam grew up surrounded by music and the music industry. We talk about being raised around christian music and how he would find hardcore and metal from that scene. He has been booking shows in Nashville and touring for over 10 years now. Orthodox is playing TIHC Friday August 4th. Orthodox plays very metallic straight edge hardcore that retains all the power of the greats like Earth Crisis while edging further down the path blurring the lines between the metal and hardcore scene. If you're unfamiliar with the band, listen and check them out, Adam was easy to talk to and his passion for this scene is felt from the outset. https://orthodoxtn.com/ Opening Track of the Episode Will To Live "Cold Embrace" 2nd single from the new release "Therapy Sessions" www.instagram.com/willtolivetxhc

Episode 116 Andrew King. Author of Failure Rules. Andrew "Thorp" King came from the Philly area into hardcore and rose from a pit warrior to releasing some great releases at the end of the 90s and some of the greats of the 2000s with his Thorp Records and later Sailor Grave Records. Through his years of hard work, he has had some incredible ups and downs and would eventually pull his tale and lessons learned into a fantastic book "Failure Rules". This is a must listen not only for the fans of his labels etc but also those trotting down the same entrepreneurial roads that he had travelled. There is alot to be gleaned from the book and his story and our conversation barely broke the surface on all the things the book touches on. Buy the book here www.amazon.com/Failure-Rules-Entrepreneurs-Creatives-Authentics/dp/1544532075 www.andrewthorpking.com/ Opening Track of the Episode World I Hate " Safer in Jail" off their debut LP "Years of Lead" Available June 2nd from War Records www.instagram.com/warrecords/ www.war-rec.com

Episode 115 Karl Buechner of Earth Crisis A guest of this magnitude doesn't need a bio entry from the likes of me. Earth Crisis over the last 30 plus years has shifted and shaped hardcore with a metallic influence and a clear focus on animal rights, veganism and an earth conscience mindset. With new music from his other project Freya, and Earth Crisis playing TIHC 2023 friday, it was good timing to finally get Karl on the show. www.instagram.com/earthcrisisofficial/ Opening Track of the Episode "Sense of Doom" Premiere! New Freya music coming courtesy of Upstate Records Look Out June 9!! www.instagram.com/freyaband/ www.upstaterecordsny.com/freya Episode Photo taken by Danielle Dombrowski