This Is Hardcore Podcast

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

Episode 114 Jay Reason After being a guest on the Diablo's Den hosted by Danny Diablo & Jay Reason, it was natural to bring Jay Reason onto the show. Having been friends with Jay since the earliest days of traveling out of state and being close of age, we had alot to talk about and reminisce about. Jay started out singing in Voice of Reason, then The Distance. He would be the assistant to Jamey Jasta and manage the Stillborn Records. He would later graduate into corporate record industry roles until he broke off a started his own label and now runs a record state in his homestate of Connecticut. Lots of laughs and fun stories and some motivational stuff if you're keen to listen and learn. www.twitter.com/jayreason www.instagram.com/jayreason/ www.instagram.com/staticerarecords/ www.staticerarecords.com/pages/milford-connecticut Opening Track of the Episode Will To Live " Molded" off the Therapy Sessions. www.instagram.com/willtolivetxhc/

Episode 112/Video 3. Thoughts on Coachella and Hardcore's Future. I totally missed Ep 112, having gotten myself confused with the 2 previous weekend recap videos. So here is a short episode 112 with some thoughts on what happens to Hardcore with acts being on the Coachella 2023 bill. Opening Track of the Episode Kings Never Die " Stay True" off All The Rats LP www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb__IKO2kjs&list=PPSV

Episode 113 20 years of E Town Concrete - The Renaissance Happy Anniversary to one of my favorite records for nostalgic and sentimental reasons and one who I believe, over time proved to make quite a few critics look foolish. I give a brief look back at E Town as a whole and go through my opinion on the fantastic record that the Renaissance is. Listen and if you think there are other records deserving this level of praise please let me know. Opening Track of the Episode Bulls Shitt "Take No Heroes" www.bullsshitt.bandcamp.com/album/this-is-bulls-shitt www.rebirthrecords.bigcartel.com/product/bulls-shitt

Episode 112 TIHC 2023 Announcement Here it is folks... the 2023 This Is Hardcore Fest lineup .. Hope you enjoy it and thank you for supporting us since 2006!!! We go on Sale Monday April 10th at 9 am EST www.thisishardcorefest.com Opening Track of the Episode Carried By Six "True Survivor" & Hold My Own "Renown" check out the split EP from Never Ran , Never Will Records