The Long Island Hardcore and Death Metal Podcast
The epic, yet extremely short, tale of how I won my dream car, the Mustang from Menace II Society, in a raffle. It's for real one of my best stories. You'll be like “whoa dude, that's crazy”.
A VERY SHORT, COMPLETELY SPONTANEOUS, PERHAPS TOO LIT, TOTALLY UNEDITED, BUT PRETTY EPIC (if I do say so) RANT ABOUT THE CITY, AND A FEW WORDS ON TOMORROW NIGHT'S (10/26) HARDKNOCK RECORDS AND 51ST STATE GIGS. LIVE FROM PENN “FUCKING” STATION. NO INTRO. NO OUTRO. NO GUESTS. JUST ME. UCE.
I talk PRO WRESTLING for the first time ever! What?! That's right. I talk WWE and AEW in general, Bray Wyatt's passing, and do a full recap of ALL IN (it's really more like a vicious, unhinged roast/rant). On the hardcore side of things, I talk the Last Laugh EP, the Real Despair EP, Life Taken, Hardknock Records & Hard Labor Weekend, FYA X down in Tampa, Everybody Gets Hurt, and much, much more.
ME AND CONNOR CHOP IT UP FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF ON SOME REALLY REAL, MUST HEAR, BEST FOR LAST TYPE SHIT.
We talk about POWER OF FEAR, the new single (which I play at the end of the show), upcoming singles, the album, their first show, signing with DAZE, Mob Swarm, Buried Dreams, Fire in the Blood, Cemented in Fear, No Good Deed, Watcher, Apex of Fear, Pat, Nard, Harrison, Vow of Hatred, Built upon Frustration, and more.
I gots REAL-TIME BREAKING NEWS re: a CEMENTED IN FEAR EAST COAST TOUR, THE STATUS OF NO GOOD DEED and NEW BAND - POWER OF FEAR. Then we talk Jake B, Nard, the upcoming Cemented in Fear EP, a split with Lost to Life from Ireland, 1054 Records, Filled with Hate USA, Penalty Box Records, Mob Swarm, cinnamon gum, the best pizza in Pittsburgh, ranch, sandwiches, fries, AJ and Preserving Hardcore, Break the Cycle, Enemy Mind, the state of the Pittsburgh Hardcore and Beatdown scene, and much more.
We do a BEATDOWNNATION 2023 recap and make our picks for MVP of the day, talk mosh mechanics, the origins of karate/Beatdown moshing, Castle Heights, Red Zone, Chain Gang, 38 Snub, Physical Altercation, Bayway and Stikman, 10 Sluggz and the yellow hoodie story, Targeted, Chains of Misery, Kong Style, blunts vs. glass, and much more. Then I end the episode w Cease II Exist by Bayway.
We talk Xtinguish the Code, 4ITC history, Puerto Rico and the Handlebar, Billy Club Sandwich, Targeted, Stabbed, All Shall Suffer, RAID, Chain Gang, the Bad Idea Collective, Hardknock Records, Shoot Da 5, Beast From the East, Vespid, Orlando Furioso, Maafa, Chris Benetos, Duffs, Line of Scrimage, Abcesspool, Malice Cult, Flatline, Upstage Fest, Cemented in Fear, Hurtpiece, Pieced Up, Brace for Impact, Sworn Enemy, Enziguri, an upcoming 4 in Tha Chamber show at Lucky 13, The Bronx Underground, TTP and Beatdownnation this weekend.
We open the show with a BRAND NEW RAID TRACK, then talk all the bands Kelven drums for, including: Raid, Eroneko, Hospital Bomber, Comeuppance, Runnin Jumpin, and sometimes Pink Mist, Brooklyn, the Bad Idea Collective, Sex Room Recordings, LIBD in PA, Submerge, High Reach, beef w Physical Altercation, and much much more!!!
We talk Stony Brook Hardcore, Private Mind, Ennui, Detriment, Where's Your Heart, Annulment, Day Zero Collective, Pembrooke, touring, Switzerland, Paris, Oi, The Stress, Punk, The Who, Roadrunner Records, Q-Tip/KOYO, POT, Ends of Sanity, ECMC, Cold Cheese Pizza, Bogies, Combust, Eroneko, Comeuppance, High Reach, Hospital Bomber, To The Point Record's Beatdownnation, Psycho Enhancer, Swear to God, RAID, Bad Idea Collective, Physical Altercation, Chopped Cheese, and debate whether Beatdown is a genre or not. All coming to you semi-live from Rust & Gold in Huntington.
I start the show w Change by Exit (Hunter from Cycle of Abuse on vox). Then me and Lumpy talk Daze Records, King Nine, Pain of Truth's upcoming full length, a new Stand Still record, Daze's roster, Last Wishes, Power of Fear, Blood Runs Cold, tons of upcoming shows and releases, the Connecticut scene, signing w a label, advice for young bands, and shows in Nassau County.
We open the show with “Done Standing Around” by Scrutinize and talk Pro Wrestling, Targeted, Chastity, Doomsayer, Pyomai, More of Myself to Kill, Pianos Become the Teeth, the Beatdownnation show, Baltimore and Hell in the Harbor, Scrams and Mike Varley, Blame Joey, The Meadows, Shakers, Nika, me more, and close the show with an unreleased MOMTK track.
“We” kick things off w “DIY Justice” by Physical Altercation…and talk BULLDOZE, Trapped Under Ice, Crown of Thornz, Icepick, Pain of Truth, Blood Runs Cold, KOYO, BNB Bowl 2023, FYA 2022, Alcoholics Anonymous, me, Agents of Man & lots of other bands…and close the show with “Realm of Vengeance” by Chains of Misery.
Super chill end of the year shenanigans with Physical Altercation (Long Island Beatdown Upstarts). We name our favorite records of the year, favorite sets of the year, Long Island Band of the Year, and HC song of the year. Check it out. We probably talk about you. Peace.
I'm not gonna write a big, long blurb for this solo episode. Basically, if you were at BEATDOWNMANIA, you're gonna wanna listen to this shit. And if you weren't at BEATDOWNMANIA, you're gonna wanna listen to this shit.
We talk the CHAIN GANG EP “Invincible Demon Soldiers” which drops tonight, the 11-song TWO-PIECE ALBUM which drops on December 1st, upcoming tours for both bands, BEATDOWNMANIA, the NYE show at Shakers, Jon “MAYOR” Mayo, Barncore, fishing, sushi, ceviche, and much more. My favorite episode to date. Mad fun.
MY 20th EPISODE is a real fun and loose one w the young homie, Nate. We take a deep dive into the upcoming Thanksgiving Weekend Show featuring: RAID, Eroneko, IGCC, Crossfire, Flid and my merch table, the origin story of the Bad Idea Collective, forthcoming recordings from: Comeuppance, Pink Mist, Hospital Bomber, Gimp and IGCC, Tyler's Sex Room, Grace's art, Jen, RAID's new EP and versatility, new Nü York Metal band Chastity & more.
We talk MH Chaos, Sector, Hold My Own, Shattered Realm, being of Indian decent in the Chicago Hardcore Scene, an upcoming split w HMO & Carried by Six, the Cobra Lounge, Deep Dish Pizza, and Italian Beef Sandwiches. Short, sweet & stoned.
We talk Street's of Hate's fanzine and beginnings, this Saturday's (10/22/22) sold out Mindforce “New Lords” record release show w KOYO, Never Ending Game, End it and Shackled in Poughkeepsie, an upcoming Mourning LP and a forthcoming Seed of Pain/Demonstration of Power Split, the Hudson Valley Hardcore Scene (HVHC), End of One, Age of Apocalypse, Moment of Truth, Subzero, DISMAY, Shelter, DAZE, Triple B, Nicole, Lumpy, Kyle, Beetle, Jay, Joe, DJ Strong Style, and Smiles.
We talk Cycle of Abuse - upcoming shows, new music, nuclear engineering, professional modeling, a new and more traditional Hardcore band (w same members as Cycle), a new Beatdown project called Act Right w Billy from One on One, Barncore, Beatdownmania, Volcano, 10 Sluggz, Internal Bleeding, and more. Homie has a REAL interesting story. Check us out yo ✌
We talk TO THE POINT RECORDS history and future - including a FORTHCOMING 10 SLUGGZ FULL-LENGTH, new merch, Barfight Champs in PR, upcoming Beatdown Nation shows, Barncore 2022 and all the bands: Don't Start None, Targeted, 10 Sluggz, Cycle of Abuse, No Good Dead, Time 2 Pay, Cemented in Fear, Concrete, Two Piece, All Shall Suffer and Full Blown Chaos, RUBEN, the kid w the crutches, Hatebreed, CBGB's, moshing and Lil Gregg (RIP), EGH, BCS, and bettin' on the ponies.
We reveal the lineup for BEATDOWNMANIA: A 2-NIGHT BEATDOWN EVENT HAPPENING THIS DECEMBER ON LONG ISLAND. It's a 15 minute lil banger of an episode. Next week, I'm having Jay and Jesse from To The Point Records on, and we're gonna do a full BARNCORE recap.
We go in depth on The Bad Idea Collective, Pink Mist, RAID, Submerge, Tilted, the Massapequa VFW, AMH, Shaker's Pub, Reaching Out, Ricky Powell, Mange, Exigent, Industrial Grade Chemical Cleaner, Gianni, the Scene, this summer, FYA, Fiddlehead, Life of Agony, Incendiary, Sportscasting, and more. It's a fun one.
We talk Fools Game (new EP!), Last Man Out (new songs!), a forthcoming Fools Game/Risk split, Street Fight Records, Hartmann's moshing, Anti-racist Skinheads/Skinhead culture, Submerge, Silenus, Conduit, Last Wishes, Simulakra, Shackled, Buried Dreams, Off the Tracks, Reaching Out, Hardknock Records, the Bad Idea Collective, NYC Shootout, Stabbed, Jab, and close the show w “Deceivers” by Killing Me.
We talk the INSANE upcoming Triple B/Streets of Hate/Daze 2-Day Showcase (w SUNAMI, NEG, POT, Gridiron, Age of Apocalypse, Queensway, and MUCH more), the Rich McLoughlin Memorial Benefit show this weekend w Killing Time, Breakdown, The Fight, Maximum Penalty and more, LIHC Shows, the East Coast Collective, the Bad Idea Collective, Gooned Up Productions, Dylan's Bachelor Party, Hardknock Records, Bulldoze, Kev One, Agents of Man, Train of Thought, Sworn Enemy, Righteous Jams, Irate, As I Lay Dying, Battle for Ozzfest, and moshing.
We talk all things RAID (new record, merch, release shows & more), Abscess Pool, Mange, Molech, Morty & NYC Shootout, Kyle Stabbed, Exsanguinated, Jen Mist, Pink Lorcan, Merchhoarder, Warehouse, Nate Comeuppance, Hardknock Anthony, Logan, AJ, Grace, Summon the Plague, All Shall Suffer, Beast From the East, Vermillion, high-end fruit shopping, AMH, Shakers, and Billy Joel.
I/We talk Obnoxious Noise, The Same Mistake, JRuggz, Mayor Mayo, Mick Lambrou, Mistake Raw, the Bad Idea Collective's Clarendon 3 house-show w RAID, Sprawl's final show w All Shall Suffer, Summon the Plague, Pink Mist and Comeuppance at Shakers, Necrofest, the East Coast Collective, the pre-COVID Long Island scene, skycamefalling, Divider, EGH, Pig Destroyer, Finn's Pub, the current PA and LI scenes, Targeted, NYC Shootout, Stabbed, Deal With God, Controller, Not One Truth, TIHC, and a gang of other bands and shows.
I discuss the highly disturbing hat sticker problem, Streetfight Records, the Garden City VFW, Risk, Fools Game, Deal with God, Killing Me, Vermillion, Bitch Switch, FW Food and Provisions, and the upcoming show w Exigent, Beast from the East, Doom Gloom, RAID, Submerge, and A Plea for Power. Short and sweet.
I open the show w “Deliver Me” by RESECTION, discuss the upcoming Risk/Fools Game, Vomit Forth, Exigent/Beast From The East, and Pink Mist/RAID gigs, recap the Blame God show at AMH w NYC Shootout (surprise set), 10$luggz, Big Shot, Gimp and Pink Mist. Then I have a convo w Sam re: Stabbed, NYC Shootout, Blame God, Bowel Erosion, Exsanguinated, Reeking Aura (new LP thru Profound Lore Records - single out TODAY), Dog Food, Retching Pus, Remarkable Wrestling, Grim Reefer, Casanova Valentine, Eyeball, anonymous black metal projects, Total Invasion, and close the show w “Home Invasion” off Blame God's split 7” with World Peace on Twelve Gauge.
We talk NEW DRAW THE LINE MUSIC, the highly troubling XXL t-shirt issue, Typecast, Jukai, Rain of Salvation, Street Fight Records, Restrict, Restless Spirit, Vomit Forth, Fools Game, Risk, End of One, Blame God, Sanction, Stand Still, Koyo, Deal with God, 10$SLUGGZ, Big Shot, Carcosa, Bowel Erosion, Targeted, Titled, Jules and everyone at AMH, Queensway, Section H8, This is Hardcore, Pink Mist, the BIC, Hardknock Records, and more.
We talk NEW PAIN OF TRUTH MUSIC, the Terror tour, the upcoming European tour w Three Knee Deep, Buried Dreams and Life's Question, Madball and POT at AMH, straight edge and sobriety, Age of Apocalypse, Mindforce, End of One, This is Hardcore (Day 2), Stabbed, Weeping, Stand Still, 38SNUB, Carcosa, Crime Pays, Ariana, Sarah Sweeney, Never Ending Game, Ingrown, Bowel Erosion, Targeted, Drain, Cruel Hand, The Great Lie, Hatebreed, Shaker's Pub, Born X Raised, and Dead City Punx.
We talk Pink Mist, the USMC, NYC Shootout, Targeted, Stabbed, Bowel Erosion, the Bad Idea Collective, Hardknock Records, Comeuppance, Gimp, Grace, Carcosa, Submerge, RAID, Private Mind, Montclair, Heavy Hex, Utmost, Crash Test Auto, Blame God, Hangman, Butters (Italy), Powerful Truth Angels, This is Hardcore 2022, Tilted (NJ), Powerviolence, Knocked Loose, No Pressure, the Terrorzone Podcast, D-Bloc, Never Ending Game, Gridiron, the Black Dhalia Murder, ski-masks, upcoming shows, and a bunch of other ish.
We talk the Maryland Death Fest, Long Island Beatdown, Pittsburgh Beatdown, Chicago/Midwest Beatdown, Gatecreeper, NAILS, Stabbed, Bowel Erosion, Targeted, No Zodiac, Bodybag, Pink Mist and NYC Shootout (again), Nate and the Bad Idea Collective, upcoming shows, a whole bunch of other bands, and end the episode w Chaos Returns by MH Chaos.
We talk about NYC Shootout, Sprawl, Flatline, G-Check, Hardknock Records, JAB, Targeted, Pink Mist, Stabbed, Bowel Erosion, Doom Creeper, Kruelty, Warehouse, Draw the Line, E-Town Concrete, Anthony Martini, the Wilkes-Barre scene, Mayor Mayo, Jruggz, Private Mind, Sanguisugabogg (again), Pain of Truth (as always), and a whole BUNCH of other local bands, stuff, and people. It's real funny too.
We talk PUNCHYOURFACE, Internal Bleeding, Without Remorse, the origin of Karate Moshing, Thug Squad, IDS, Sworn Enemy, Agents of Man, Everybody Gets Hurt, Pain of Truth (again), Amityville Music Hall, Sicks Deep, and more. Next week, I'm having Morty Shootout (NYC Shootout) on the show and we're gonna talk up-and-coming LIHC and Death bands.
I talk BNB Bowl Day 2, the Pain of Truth/Terror show, the Higher Power show at AMH, Dismay and old school CTHC…and end the episode with a funny Danny Diablo story. Next week I'll be interviewing Chris McCarthy (PUNCHYOURFACE, Internal Bleeding, Without Remorse).