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When I first got into hardcore I witnessed some pretty wild events. There were fights with skinheads, suburban dudes acting as "crews," countless stage dives, a full scale riot, black eyes, a broken nose, and a broken window at a gig in a second story loft courtesy of a guitar amp. There was also the time we all had to wait it out because someone pulled a gun out in the parking lot. This all transpired within my first two years in the scene. Needless to say I was hooked. This podcast will se ...
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Episode 120 - Andy Messer - Fugitive, Barricade
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Episode 120 features a conversation that Josh had with Andy Messer recorded on February 19. The interview covers bands that Andy has been in over the last two decades. These bands are: ANS, Stymie, Occult Detective Club, Razorbumps, Fugitive, and Barricade. Fugitive recently played LDB Fest in Louisville, KY and have a new record coming out in Apri…
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Episode 119 - Andrew Stankevich (St. Joe's House of Hospitality)
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On Episode 119, Greg and Josh are joined by Andrew Stankevich.For around a decade, Andrew was heavily involved in activism in Rochester. Andrew helped create a Food Not Bombs chapter in Rochester and he was responsible for St Joe's House of Hospitality hosting monthly benefit shows. This also lead to our city having its own all ages show space, whi…
On this episode of the podcast Greg catches up with Andrew and Mike from one of Rochester, NY's newest bands, Godslove. Godslove is a technical hardcore/metal band with mathcore influences that will appeal to anyone who likes polyrhythms and blast beats in their extreme music. Andrew and Mike discuss how they got involved with hardcore and the band…
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Episode 117 - Alex Jones (Undeath), Part 2
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On this episode of the Hardcore Archive Podcast Josh and Greg continue the interview with Alex Jones from Rochester, NY's Undeath. Be sure to listen to part 1 of our interview with Alex on episode 115 if you haven't already. Alex gets us up to speed with Undeath's current activities including their tour over seas and plans for the band in 2023. Do …
On this episode, Josh is joined by Tino Valpa. Tino recently released a solo album called Live or be Lived all Over. The conversation centers around the creation of this album and everything involved with it. Tino has also been vocalist of The Cryptics for many years. We touched on this, as well as his experiences playing with Battalion of Saints, …
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Episode 115 - Alex Jones (Undeath), Part 1
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On this episode of the Hardcore Archive Podcast, Josh and Greg catch up with Alex Jones from Rochester, NY's Undeath. This episode is one of the best the podcast had put together so far and should not be missed.Alex discusses how he got into extreme music and his involvement with Rochester hardcore. We also cover his previous band, Druse, their loc…
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Episode 114- Andy Williams (The Funeral, Eternal Youth)
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This episode features a conversation Josh had with Andy Williams.In the late 90s and early 2000s, Andy played in a number of bands in the Syracuse region. Some of these bands include Eternal Youth, Darker Day Tomorrow, The Funeral, and We The People.We also talked about Andy's time growing up in Connecticut and eventually finding hardcore music the…
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Episode 113 - Sarah Miller (Always Late Never Lost)
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If you have been to a hardcore, punk, or metal show in western New York during the last 12 months you have probably noticed Sarah capturing footage of bands using vintage VHS video equipment. You have probably also come across the product of her efforts on Always Late Never Lost, her Instagram and YouTube accounts. Sarah discusses how she got into …
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Episode 112 - Randy Carncross (Thirsty, Project Grizzly)
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I've known Randy Carncross for over 25 years. In the late 90s I would go to shows in Buffalo a few times per month. Randy was at every one of those shows. In the early 2000s, Randy played bass for Project Grizzly. In 2003, Randy relocated to Japan for what was initially supposed to be one year. Randy has now lived in Japan for close to twenty years…
Chris, Nick, Cory, and Tim from An Easy Death join Greg on this episode of the Hardcore Archive Podcast and premier their new track "The Debt That All Men Pay" before it can be heard anywhere else.An Easy Death are an up and coming metal/hardcore crossover band from western New York and feature a sound that will appeal to fans of Every Time I Die, …
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Episode 110 - Devin Boudreaux (Rejection Pact)
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Rejection Pact is a band that I first noticed in early 2020. I've been wanting to get their vocalist Devin on the podcast since I first started interviewing people and I was just waiting for the right time. Rejection Pact recently released their debut LP "Can We Wait" on Safe Inside Records. I had the chance to talk with Devin about all of the work…
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Episode 109 - Hard to Know (Rory Van Grol, Adam Vernick, Ian MacNeal)
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On this episode Rory Van Grol, Adam Vernick, and Ian MacNeal from Hard to Know join Greg.Hard to Know is one of Rochester's newest hardcore bands, playing their first show in the fall of 2022. Hard to Know is a traditional hardcore band including members of Achilles, How We Are, Coming Down, and Earthquake and features a sound that fans of Strife, …
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Episode 108 - Chris Cesarini (Street Power, Conservative Military Image)
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Boston has consistently had one of the best hardcore scenes in the world for over 40 years. Chris Cesarini has been a part of the scene there for two decades. Chris has been playing in bands and booking shows for years. He's currently the vocalist for Street Power, and he plays guitar for Back of Tha Neck and Conservative Military Image. Street Pow…
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Episode 107 - Rob Antonucci (2022 Year in Review)
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On this episode of the podcast, Rob Antonucci of Achilles, Hard to Know, and Into the Light joins Greg and Josh to review the highlights of 2022. Our hosts cover both personal highs and lows of the year as well as highlights from the best hardcore shows and albums. Josh, Greg, and Rob share their top ten albums of 2022 and discuss what's in store f…
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Episode 106 - Lukas Reed (All 4 All, Street Hassle)
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On this episode Greg and Josh are joined by Lukas Reed. Lukas has been playing in bands and booking shows in Syracuse for a number of years now. Some of the bands Lukas has been include The Thrill, All 4 All, and Street Hassle.Lukas talks about how he got into hardcore and punk partially through The Simpsons and skateboarding. We also discussed wha…
On this episode of the Hardcore Archive Podcast, Greg interviews Matt Dalberth from Rochester, NY's Revival. Matt covers his over 25 year history of being involved with a number of bands in Rochester's metal, hardcore, and extreme music scenes. Both Greg and Matt were influenced by metal and hardcore as teenagers, and both discuss their perspective…
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Episode 104 - Hannah Mountain (Addiction, Recovery & Buddhism)
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On this episode of the Hardcore Archive Podcast, Greg interviews Hannah Mountain, an addiction councilor and yoga instructor who grew up in the Syracuse hardcore scene. Greg and Hannah discuss their own experiences with mental health and substance abuse recovery, and their origins in childhood trauma. The interview also covers the concept of hardco…
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Episode 103 - Buske (The Promise, Another Victim)
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Jonathan Buske joins Josh and Greg on episode 103 of the Hardcore Archive Podcast. Buske discusses how he came to become involved in Syracuse's hardcore scene via his interest in metal and skateboarding before covering his time in notable Syracuse bands such as Another Victim and The Promise. We also cover his history with Rag Men and Terror before…
On this episode of the Hardcore Archive Podcast, we interview Belvy from Syracuse, NY’s hardcore pioneers, the Catatonics. Belvy discusses the origins of hardcore punk in Syracuse and western New York, and covers what it was like being in the region’s first hardcore band. We also cover Belvy’s time in 7 Seconds and his other hardcore punk adjacent …
For Episode 101, we are joined by Mike Ryan from Missing Link. During the conversation, Greg and Mike talk about Mike's formative years growing up in the Auburn, NY scene. The conversation also touches on fatherhood, fitness, and Mike's barber shop Glory Days. The conversation wouldn't be complete without talking about the new Missing Link record N…
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Episode 100- Top Intros With Jim Byrne (Borrowed Time, Something Sacred)
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For Episode 100, I'm welcoming Jim Byrne back to the podcast. On this episode we are celebrating 100 episodes and reflecting on 2.5 years of the podcast, before Greg Benoit and I rebrand as The Hardcore Archive Podcast. Jim and I also discuss our favorite Intros on this episode. We initially set out to create a Playlist of 100 songs. We ended up wi…
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Episode 99- Greg Benoit (Rochester Hardcore History, The Hardcore Archive Podcast)
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I've been saying for a few weeks now that I never thought I'd make it to episode 100 with the podcast. While I'm still technically not there yet, it's safe to we are going to reach that milestone and then some. Whenever I've reflected on the podcast this year with close friends and family, I've always said that everything would fall into place for …
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Episode 98- Rian Shannon (The Triumph, Avenue You, Oceans Deep)
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For Episode 98 I'm joined by Rian Shannon. We talk about growing up in Rochester and becoming a part of our local music scene. In recent years, Rian has been living in Hawaii and has become heavily involved in the music scene there. Rian is a currently promoting all sorts of shows in Hawaii. We talk about these subjects, as well as our personal con…
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Episode 97- Chris Browne (The Breaking Project, Tamiroff, Achilles, Polar Bear Club)
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For Episode 97 I'm joined by Chris Browne. Anyone who has been listening to this podcast over the last two and a half years will likely be familiar with the bands Chris has been in. These bands include The Breaking Project, Tamiroff, Achilles, and Polar Bear Club. We discuss most of these bands in depth, while also talking about how strong of an in…
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Episode 96- Joe Villella (Pissing Match, Good Dude, KDC, Fledgling Death). Cohosted by Jim Callahan.
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Episode 96 features Joe Villella's first appearance on the podcast. Joe has played in a ton of Buffalo bands dating back over 30 years. Since a lot of the bands and shows we talked about predates my time in hardcore, I thought it would make sense to bring Jim Callahan back on the podcast to cohost. One of Joe's current bands Pissing Match are playi…
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Episode 95- Max Quattrociocchi (Bema, Like Wolves, The Curl and Drag, Coming Down)
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For Episode 95 I had a chat with Max Quattrociocchi about his time in the Rochester scene. We go from his early years playing in Bema, to playing in more recent bands like The Curl and Drag and Coming Down. We also talk about his experiences touring with Achilles and Polar Bear Club. Coming Down are playing at the Bug Jar with a ton of bands from R…
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Episode 94: Worldpurge (Nate Golia and Greg Benoit)
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I recently had Nate Golia on the podcast and I've already had Greg Benoit on a handful of times. I'm bringing them both back on again though because their band Worldpurge just recorded for the first time. In fact, we are opening the episode with one of their songs. The five piece band has quietly been working on their debut for about five years. Th…
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Episode 93- Run Into The Sun (Dan Fletcher, Chase Griffis)
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You don't find too many bands in hardcore that refer to themselves as protest music anymore. With how fractured our world has become in recent years, it's definitely refreshing to hear from bands like Run Into The Sun. For Episode 93, I spoke with their vocalist Dan and bassist Chase. They both grew up in the Salt Lake City scene so we definitely t…
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Episode 92- Tony Tornabene (Beta Minus Mechanic, Another Victim, The Funeral, The Flashing Astonishers)
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Recently I've interviewed quite a few people associated with the Syracuse Hardcore scene. In the last 30 years Tony Tornabene has been consistently playing drums in Syracuse bands. For Episode 92 I had a conversation with him where were touched on all of the many bands Tony has been a part of. Beta Minus Mechanic, Another Victim, The Funeral, and T…
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Episode 91: Andy Corpus (Twelve Tribes)
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For Episode 91, I'm joined by Andy Corpus. If you were going to shows from the late 90s into the late 2000s, you likely saw his band Twelve Tribes. We talk a lot about Twelve Tribes and some of the crazy tours they went on, as well as working with Eulogy and Ferret for their releases. A lot of bands that would become pretty influential in metalcore…
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Episode 90: Hellfest Volume 1 (1997 Syracuse 3 Day Super Fest with Ryan Canavan and Dan Zimmerman)
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I grew up in downtown Rochester, about 85 miles west of Syracuse, NY. In 1997 I started traveling to shows in Buffalo and Syracuse a few times per month, sometimes more. That Summer, Ryan Canavan and Keith Allen booked the first Syracuse Hardcore fest. Two years later the fest would be renamed Hellfest. A lot of bands that were influential to this …
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Episode 89- Andre Foisy (Husk, Break of Dawn, Locrian)
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For Episode 89 my guest is Andre Foisy. Andre connects a few dots to some recent episodes. Andre grew up with Travis Hance in the small area of Brasher Falls-Winthrop, NY. When I first met Andre, he was playing in the band Husk. Eventually, this band would help introduce him to the members of the band Break of Dawn. Andre ended up playing guitar fo…
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Episode 88- Vincent Minervino (Roses Are Red, Hi-Tide Recordings)
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For Episode 88, I'm joined by Vincent Minervino. Despite spending the last 15 years of his life in New Jersey, Vincent's roots are in the Rochester area. We discussed his early years playing in bands like Arms Length and The Exam. Vincent is probably most known as the frontman for Roses Are Red. We talked about how he joined RAR (then Nobody Cares)…
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Episode 87: Ben Kotin (Such Gold, Taking Meds, Who Decides)
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For Episode 87 I'm welcoming Ben Kotin to the podcast for the first time. Most of my listeners should be familiar with the bands Ben has been in. We talked about his time playing in Such Gold, Taking Meds, as well as his newer band Who Decides. We talked about the history of these bands, as well as what they have been up to lately. I tried to focus…
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Episode 86: Matt Challinor (To Fester Within, The Breaking Project, The Avram, No Sweat)
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Episode 86 features my first Australian guest. While he's originally from Australia and lives there currently, most of my listeners will likely remember him from his time in Rochester. Matt played drums for To Fester Within, The Breaking Project, The Avram, and No Sweat, all while he was in high school. We talked quite a bit about him playing in th…
For Episode 85, I'm joined by BG from the band Risk. The band is interesting because they were already an active band a decade ago. After breaking up initially, they decided to give it another run a few years back. Like a lot of bands, they were slowed down significantly in March of 2020. In the last year Risk has been fairly active with shows and …
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Episode 84- Rat Poison (Paul Glover)
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For Episode 84 I'm joined by Paul Glover from the band Rat Poison. I had a Rat Poison track on Episode 80 and I got to talking with Paul a little bit and figured it would be cool to have him on a future episode. The conversation centers around his current band Rat Poison, but we also talk about his previous band Where It Ends. There's also a lot of…
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Episode 83- Bent Blue (Tony, Diego, Shane)
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For Episode 83, I'm joined by Tony, Diego, and Shane of the band Bent Blue. Based out of San Diego, the band formed a relationship early on in the pandemic with War Records and they're doing another release with them later this Summer. The record is titled Where Do Ripples Go and we talk about the process of putting that record together over the la…
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Episode 82- Jeremy Smith (Halfmast, No Reason, The Control, Dead Hearts, Tuning)
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While I try to keep an eye on the current scene, the bulk of this podcast has focused on the 90s and 2000s in hardcore and punk. During those years, Jeremy Smith played in a lot of influential Buffalo bands. For Episode 82, we had a lengthy discussion centered around five of the bands Jeremy has been a part of, including his current band Tuning. We…
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Episode 81: Travis Hance (Hermon Dekalb, Darker Day Tomorrow, The Funeral)
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For Episode 81 I am joined on the podcast by Travis Hance. Travis is probably most known for a few of the bands he played in while living in Syracuse in the early 2000s. These bands include Hermon Dekalb, Darker Day Tomorrow, and The Funeral. We spend a bulk of the conversation talking about these bands and Syracuse Hardcore in general. Before that…
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Episode 80- New Music (15 songs from Berthold City, Terror, Bent Blue, Powerhouse, and many more).
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For Episode 80 I am bringing you new music for the first time in five months. We have 15 different bands from all over the US on here. In fact, I have already started compiling tracks for another new music episode this Summer. There's definitely no shortage of new music within our subculture currently. Here's the list of 15 bands that appear on thi…
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Episode 79- Travis Johansen (Borderline, The Hue of Two, Joywave, Pomelo, Kopps)
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One thing I've always loved about Rochester is the diversity and originality of our bands. In the last two decades, Travis Johansen has been a part of many of these diverse bands. Greg Benoit (Rochester Hardcore History) and I had the privilege of interviewing Travis for this episode. We talk about some of his earlier projects, as well as all of th…
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Episode 78- Tom Ranger (Eternal Youth, Trouble Loves Me, Attitude, Glue, Popular Music)
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Recently I have been trying to get more Syracuse interviews for the podcast. I've been wanting to learn more about the history of the scene there, as well as how straight edge got to be so influential there. I knew Tom Ranger would be able to tell me a lot about how this city built such a dynamic scene over the years. Tom has been a part of the sce…
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Episode 77: Miles Between Us (Matt Ford, Solly, Matt LaForge)
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It took 77 episodes, but we have finally ventured up to the great white north. Miles Between Us was a band from Ottawa that I had the pleasure of working with on my record label over 20 years ago. For this discussion, I was joined by Matt Ford, Matt LaForge, and Adam aka Solly. Everything from the demo to the full length was discussed in this deep …
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Episode 76- Nate Derby (Such Gold, Heavy Hearted, The Weight We Carry, Holy War)
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Episode 76 features a conversation with Nate Derby. If you have been a part of the music scene in the Rochester area in the last two decades, you are likely familiar with some of the bands Nate has been a part of. We talked about his early beginnings in Canandaigua, helping put on shows locally at All Things Art and playing with some local bands. N…
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Episode 75- Tom Cavanaugh (Blood Runs Black, Hermon Dekalb, Darker Day Tomorrow, Santa Sangre)
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For Episode 75 I had a conversation with Tom Cavanaugh. We mostly talked about his time playing in bands in Syracuse. The bands we discuss include Blood Runs Black, Hermon Dekalb, Darker Day Tomorrow, and Santa Sangre. This is the first time that I can think of that I've interviewed someone who was on tour over 2000 miles away from home when 9/11 h…
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Episode 74: Abnegation (Dave Steele and Iggy Imig)
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For Episode 74, I'm welcoming Dave Steele and Iggy Imig from Abnegation to discuss the band. We talk about the history of the band as well as what the scene was like during the early 1990s when Abnegation formed. Iggy also had some pretty outspoken lyrics in their earlier material and we talk about what kind of reaction they would get from people t…
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Episode 73: Bad Business (Shawn Creeden, Dan Bress, Brandon Carmo, Jeff Walter)
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One of the main focuses of this podcast has been documenting Rochester/Buffalo/Syracuse Hardcore from 20-25 years ago. I've made it a point to cover newer bands and people as well, but I consider the aforementioned years to be some of my more formative years. My favorite Rochester Hardcore bands came along during these years, and I was lucky enough…
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Episode 72- Adam Vernick (Witness, No Goal, Lemuria, How We Are)
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For Episode 72 I'm welcoming Adam Vernick to the podcast for the first time. Adam has a pretty diverse list of bands he has played in over the years. For this episode, we talked about all of the bands he was a part of in Rochester and Buffalo. The bands we discussed are To Fester Within, Can I Say, Still Ill, No Goal, Witness, Of Wolves, How We Are…
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Episode 71- Colin Mraz (Deal With God, Misgiver, Sinkhole)
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One of my favorite bands to come out in the last two years is Deal With God from Syracuse. I had their vocalist Dylan on the podcast back on Episode 48 and I knew I'd have their bassist Colin Mraz on eventually. Similar to Dylan, Colin recently moved to Syracuse in the last couple years. Colin and I talk about his time in Binghamton, fronting the b…
