Salt Lake Hardcore Podcast. Interviews with interesting people from the SLCHC community. Bands. Venues. Past. Present. If you don’t listen to it, listen to XSNAKE EYEZX instead.
Today we chop it up with Greg, frontman of Salt Lake's longest running hardcore band, Don't Trust Anybody, and one of Salt Lake's newest, Diva. We talk about his introduction to Salt Lake Hardcore in the late 90s, how DTA has had to "reintroduce" themselves to generations and generations of hardcore kids over the years, and why now might be the best era of Salt Lake Hardcore yet. Nic Kartchner and Jacob Cook drop in for the hang as well.
Today we chop it up with Charles Paletta aka Chuck Spade aka Nil0 aka frontman of the defunct Snake Eyez and brand new band, XForever WarX. Trevor Hale of Cherem/Tamerlane/etc/etc/etc and Jacob Cook of Absolved drop in for the hang too. We cover a lot of ground so sit back and soak in some serious salt lake city straight edge energy.
On tonight's show I interview one of my best friends on Earth, a collaborator and co-conspirator in so many of my life's greatest hijinx. Your favorite single successful guy. Trevor Hale. And as a bonus, I tap in the infamous Casey XBIGDOGGX Sartain for a final half hour of absolute comedic gold.
It took us months to make this one happen because Nick is a busy dude. Between slamming in Devoid, crooning in Mannequin Twin, and powerlifting, he's always in action. But we did it. So listen to it.
Jacob is a one-of-a-kind lyrcist, vocalist and human. We talk about how Talking Back Sunday started it all, the influence and legacy of Parallax, his time with Despite Despair, and what's next for Absolved. If you listen to the end, you might just get a taste of the new Absolved jam, "The Helm," featuring Chuck Eyez.
Yes, we talk about Lars Ulrich. Also, how the Freddy vs. Jason soundtrack and Guitar Hero inspired Matt to pick up the drums, why Militant isn't a guilty pleasure, more about Lars, why modern production needs to be shittier and a whole lot more.
Episode 2 of the Ill Will podcast is up with Zach Williams of Recidivist. We talk the new wave of American Death Metal, finding Metallica on his dad's iPod at an elementary school electronics day, "scary straightedge guy" Tracy Stables taking Zach to his first show, meeting Matt Lloyd at a Five Guys years before recording with him, and what's next for Recidivist.
Talking Salt Lake Hardcore, growing up in Utah, and why you should miss the haters and simply do what you love. Photo: Andrew Albrecht
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