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Keith Morris Part 2: CIRCLE JERKS, Repo Man, Decline of Western Civilzation, Grand Theft Auto V
Episode 234
Thursday, October 29, 2026 • Duration 02:12:48
Hello, welcome back! We’re joined by legendary punk/hardcore pioneer KEITH MORRIS, co-founder of Black Flag and the band that the second half of this historic conversation focuses on: THE CIRCLE JERKS.
We talk their iconic debut LP GROUP SEX, it’s timeless follow up Wild In The Streets, the Decline of Western Civilization documentary being a business card for the band moving forward, their appearance in the cult classic Repo Man, their constant battle with the Bad Religion schedule, Keith’s appearance in Grand Theft Auto V and MUCH more.
Thank you again to Keith and my very special guest co-host Anthony Anzaldo of Ceremony for joining us for a true landmark pair of episodes.
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00:35:35 - Paid Vacation & Circle Jerks' Writing Dynamic
00:37:15 - Decline of Western Civilization
00:43:24 - Earliest Circle Jerks Tours, John Belushi & Negative
Approach
00:46:07 - Negative Approach
00:50:13 - Paradigm Shifting Punk Bands Over Time
00:54:01 - WILD IN THE STREETS
01:02:49 - Stars and Stripes (hard pit)
01:05:02 - Touring On Wild In The Streets
01:09:47 - Keith's Thoughts on Warped Tour
01:15:32 - Keith's Thoughts on Touring Europe
01:16:58 - Touring In Europe Today For Circle Jerks
01:18:42 - Dissecting Golden Shower, Wonderful & VI
01:23:55 - Repo Man
01:30:38 - LAPD At War With Punks
01:36:45 - Circle Jerks Break Up in 1989
01:39:52 - GTA V Music
01:46:05 - FLAG (and the legal ramifications)
01:57:22 - Rapid Fire: Keith Morris Edition
Keith Morris Part 1: BLACK FLAG
Episode 233
Thursday, October 22, 2026 • Duration 01:59:08
No need to have a nervous breakdown, we've finally got the legendary KEITH MORRIS on HardLore, one of the founding fathers of hardcore music.
In part 1 of this incredible 4+ hour two-part special, we start at the beginning with Keith's introduction to music (he's a big fan) and deep dive into starting Panic (eventually known as BLACK FLAG) with Greg Ginn, what early punk rock was like in the South Bay and greater LA area in the late 70s, how Black Flag finally became Black Flag, recruiting the rest of the band, the incomparable artistic contributions of the great Raymond Pettibon, recording NERVOUS BREAKDOWN (and re-recording most of it with Circle Jerks), why and how he ultimately left the band, and so much more...
Thanks to my incredible co-host Anthony Anzaldo of Ceremony for the fantastic assist and great questions/insight as always.
Next week we pick up right where we leave off, with the beginning of the Circle Jerks... Grab a copy of Circle Jerks - Revenge of Nervous Breakdown, their first recording in 30 years, while you still can: https://linktr.ee/circlejerks
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STRIFE: Andrew Kline on In This Defiance, Edge Breaks & Breaking the Rules of Hardcore
Episode 232
Thursday, October 15, 2026 • Duration 03:20:48
This week we’re joined by Andrew Kline, co-founder and guitarist of one of California hardcore’s most important bands: STRIFE.
We dive into the many fateful encounters that had to happen for the band to start in the beginning of the 90s to usher in a new era and new generation of straight edge hardcore. Strife, along with Earth Crisis and Snapcase were eventually considered the original “Victory Records Trinity” and set the standard for what a hardcore band could do worldwide in the mid to late 90s.
We break down their entire discography, including their breakout debut One Truth and their decade-defining masterpiece In This Defiance — all the way up until their breakup and eventual return (and misunderstood statement about no longer being straight edge) in the 2000s.
An incredibly insightful and fascinating window into what is now an underrated band, but one that has seen what the top of the mountain of hardcore music has to offer.
Check out HardLore's very own PLAN X RECORDS! A brand new home for straight edge hardcore. Debut release announced on Edge Day.
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HardLore's Top 10 Most Important Episodes
Episode 231
Thursday, October 8, 2026 • Duration 59:59
Hello welcome! Decided to take a minute this week to reflect on the last 4 and a half years of the show and do a little deep dive into what are, in my opinion, our top 10 most important episodes. "Important" meaning episodes that we talked about often that felt like game changers in different ways: Creative growth, audience growth, and personal growth.
I'm sure many will feel different and have their own picks, but these are the ones that I believe Bo and I would both would have picked. Hope you enjoy this unique solo deep dive before we post back to back to back episodes of pure HEAT coming up.
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16:57 - Number 10: HauntLore Salem (With Kurt Ballou)
19:53 - Number 9: Justice Tripp (Trapped Under Ice/Angel Du$t)
23:09 - Number 8: Bryan Garris (Knocked Loose)
26:16 - Number 7: Fast Food Tier List
30:39 - Number 6: Vinnie Stigma (Agnostic Front)
The HardLore Chaos Bracket (This Is Your Fault)
Episode 230
Thursday, October 1, 2026 • Duration 01:38:39
Let the chaos begin... In March of this year, Bo and I had an idea to let the viewers decide on our next bracket episode (since you're never happy with the bands we pick) and this was the result. The top 64 bands, as voted by YOU! Every matchup was random in our first ever truly unpredictable live tournament challenge.
I'm joined by Joey Chiaramonte from Koyo, alongside Alec Faber & Taylor Young from Twitching Tongues/God's Hate to determine a winner in real time in our first ever in-person bracket episode.
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From childhood friends to lifelong bandmates, we learn all about their individual introductions to punk and hardcore music and how that eventually lead to the fateful formation of now legendary bay area hardcore band, Ceremony.
From the aggressive hardcore origins of their demo, first 7", and first 2 LPs, to their first big evolution and breakout Rohnert Park, all the way to their newest (and possibly best) album Tell Me Your Dream, we discuss everything in between, and the many "Gauntlets" in between that got us here.
A thoroughly fun, fascinating inside look at what is truly one of the defining underground bands of the last 20+ years. Enjoy this monumental 3 hour chat.
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SAMMY SIEGLER: JUDGE, Youth of Today, Side By Side & ...Limp Bizkit?
Episode 228
Thursday, September 17, 2026 • Duration 03:06:53
This is easily one of the best conversations to ever happen on this show.
We stopped by Trust Records HQ for this incredible chat the great Sammy Siegler, one of hardcore's most prolific drummers to ever grace the throne.
We dive into Sammy's origin as the Godfather of Open Handed Lefty drummers in hardcore, his brief stint in Gorilla Biscuits, joining Side By Side at 11-12 years old, the Project X 7", joining Youth of Today as a longtime fan of the band, ALL things Judge, Chung King and Bringin' It Down and his later work in CIV, Rival Schools, Glassjaw and somehow Limp Bizkit of all things.
We're appropriately joined by my main man Mike Cesario of Twitching Tongues, Disgrace, Pity Sex, Forced Order and more to round out this mini panel of unique drummers.
Thanks to Sammy for joining us and sharing so much lore about so many great bands and records. Enjoy!!!
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ANDY WILLIAMS: Every Time I Die, AEW, & The Parallels Between Music & Wrestling (4K Re-Upload)
Episode 227
Monday, September 7, 2026 • Duration 01:24:45
Rest in peace to the universally beloved Andy "The Butcher" Williams of Every Time I Die, Atomic Rule and All Elite Wrestling. When it comes to leading by example, Andy was THE ultimate example to follow from the moment you met him. A beacon of kindness, the benchmark of cool, and an unbreakable pillar of love and support to everyone in his life. To know Andy was to love Andy, but more importantly, to know Andy was to feel loved by Andy.
Andy was our second ever guest on HardLore, and technically our 3rd ever recorded episode. In his honor, we've upscaled this original episode to 4K to preserve this important conversation in the highest possible quality. We will love and miss Andy forever and I can't wait to hear the band that he and Bo will surely be working on. Goodbye my friend.
Originally aired May 11th, 2022:
"Colin and Bo welcome Andy Williams to the show to recount some of his favorite tour stories, from his early days touring with Buried Alive, his long tenure with Every Time I Die, and how he went on to be able to balance his music career with wrestling full time for AEW as half of The Butcher and The Blade."
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00:00:00 - Remembering Andy Williams
00:05:29 - 10 Bell Salute
00:05:58 - HardLore Episode 4: Andy Williams
00:07:01 - The Parallels Between Music & Wrestling
00:11:53 - What Set Andy on a New Path
00:17:13 - Andy & Buried Alive
00:22:54 - Andy's Music Taste Refining
00:30:08 - Andy Asks the Worst Places We've Stayed On Tour
00:35:22 - ETID's 1 Star Hotel Gimmick
00:39:19 - Andy Tour Stories
ARTHUR RIZK: Master of Extreme Music Production (War Hungry, Sumerlands, Eternal Champion)
Episode 226
Thursday, September 3, 2026 • Duration 02:30:27
We're joined by Pennsylvania's own ARTHUR RIZK! Longtime friend of the show and expert producer/engineer of all things extreme.
Before discussing his work with bands like Blood Incantation, Power Trip, the Cavaleras, Cro-Mags, Kreator (and so many more)... We discuss Arthur's background as the once reluctant guitar player of legendary PA Hardcore band WAR HUNGRY, which lead to him finding his footing in the hardcore community in the early oughts as a young metalhead.
These days Arthur is juggling his time as a musician between COLD WORLD, ETERNAL CHAMPION and SUMERLANDS when he's not manning the board for metal's biggest bands.
We're also joined once again by guest co-host and another modern great in extreme music engineering, our very own Taylor Young. This is a fascinating deep dive into the world of hardcore, metal & punk production with two of the greatest minds currently doing it. Enjoy.
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Bill Kelliher: MASTODON, Losing Brent Hinds & The “Rebirth” of The Band
Episode 225
Thursday, August 27, 2026 • Duration 02:20:40
Split your lungs with blood and thunder…
We’re joined by MASTODON co-founder and guitarist Bill Kelliher on the eve of their newest album Marrow Deep.
We dive deep into the origin of the band, the recent loss of Brent Hinds after his dismissal from the band, Bill discovering extreme music in Rochester, NY and linking up with Brann first in Lethargy & Today is the Day, Mastodon’s humble but competent beginnings, and we break down the entire Mastodon discography and accompanying tours and tales in between.
Featuring special guest co-host, engineer & producer Taylor Young of God’s Hate, Twitching Tongues and more.
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