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We're joined by Bad Religion co-founder and Epitaph Records founder Brett Gurewitz at Brain Dead Studios in Hollywood, CA.

We discuss growing up in the West San Fernando Valley, discovering the Ramones in the late 70s, meeting Greg Graffin and Jay Bentley at El Camino Real High School and starting Bad Religion in the quad, founding Epitaph to put out the Bad Religion 7", the entire BR discography, leaving the band right before the overnight success of Offspring's Smash, rejoining for Process of Belief, his thoughts on streaming as it dominates the music landscape today, and his favorite hardcore records ever.

A genuine honor with a genuine legend and one of the best punk songwriters to ever live.

Check out Colin's hand picked Bad Religion playlist of hits and deep cuts and enjoy: Spotify & Apple Music.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:00:48 - Brett Gurewitz, Epitaph Records in 2025/2026

00:02:26 - Growing Up in the San Fernando Valley, Finding Music, CCR

00:06:44 - From Elton John to the Ramones: Discovering Punk

00:08:40 - Meeting Greg Graffin & Jay Bentley, Starting Bad Religion

00:16:29 - When Does It Become "Bad Religion"?

00:19:40 - What is Punk, and What is Hardcore?

00:23:28 - The "Crossbuster" & The Bad Religion Logo (Fritz Quadrata Pro Bold)

00:27:32 - Starting Epitaph Records For the BAD RELIGION S/T 7"

00:36:41 - HOW COULD HELL BE ANY WORSE?

00:50:02 - INTO THE UNKNOWN... Selling 10,000 Records (and getting them all back)

00:53:13 - Going to Rehab/Leaving Bad Religion

00:55:17 - Pardon This Interruption...

00:58:32 - Epitaph During 1983-1987, Rejoining Bad Religion, West Beach Studios

01:04:54 - The Beach Boys to the The Adolescents to Bad Religion

01:06:56 - SUFFER... Operation Ivy, NOFX, Growth in Epitaph & As an Engineer

01:10:47 - NO CONTROL... Learning from Suffer, Doing Everything with Integrity, Tribute to the Germs

01:17:05 - Greg Songs That Gave Him Goosebumps, No Control Title Track

01:20:35 - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, I Want Something More, Tape Editing in Recording

01:24:40 - AGAINST THE GRAIN... Being Insecure With 21st Century Digital Boy, Songwriting, Picking Singles

01:30:45 - Touring For Bad Religion By 1990

01:32:40 - GENERATOR... Never Writing on Drugs, Split 7" With Noam Chomsky, Bobby Schayer

01:36:20 - RECIPE FOR HATE... American Jesus, Eddie Vedder, Touring While Balancing Epitaph, Struck A MF Nerve

01:41:39 - Bad Religion Leaving Epitaph & Signing to Atlantic

01:45:31 - STRANGER THAN FICTION... Andy Wallace, Better Off Dead, Falling Off the Wagon

01:49:49 - Leaving Bad Religion, Offspring's Smash, Rancid's ... And Out Come The Wolves, Feel The Darkness Re-Release

01:57:44 - Brian Baker, Losing Contact with The Band

01:59:24 - The Landscape of Music Changing, Napster, Torrents, &  Brett's Thoughts on Spotify

02:12:39 - PROCESS OF BELIEF... Returning to Bad Religion, Brooks Wackerman, Sorrow

02:20:15 - EMPIRE STRIKES FIRST... L.A. Is Burning, The Iraq War, Why Brett Doesn't Play With BR Now

02:24:38 - NEW MAPS OF HELL, THE DISSENT OF MAN, TRUE NORTH, AGE OF UNREASON...

02:31:28 - Brett's Top 4 Hardcore Records


HardLore: A Knotfest Series, Fueled by Monster Energy
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Well, the day has finally arrived... After nearly four years of consistently praising Merauder's debut album, Master Killer (one of our favorite records ever) we're finally joined in person for a full length episode by vocalist Jorge Rosado.
We discuss his early life in Brooklyn, the Sunset Skins, meeting the late great Javier "Sob" Carpio, being asked to eventually join Merauder (& recording Master Killer just a few months later), the complicated timeline of Five Deadly Venoms, his love for the Eddie Leeway versions of the songs, the rejection of not landing the Sepultura gig and much, much, MUCH more.
A loaded episode that's been a long time coming. Thank you Jorge for joining us as we all celebrate 30 years of one of the best albums ever. Enjoy.
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00:00:00 - Start
00:01:00 - Jorge Rosado
00:04:55 - Brooklyn, Puerto Rico, Finding Music
00:09:14 - Early Bands He Connected With
00:12:16 - Meeting Javier "Sob" Carpio
00:14:29 - CARNIVORE's Influence on Merauder
00:15:55 - Jorge Rosado: The First Spinkicker?
00:20:56 - Merauder Before Jorge, Attempts on His Life
00:24:52 - "Sob Stories"
00:29:08 - Merauder Demo With Minus, Full Contact
00:33:29 - Joining Merauder
00:35:50 - Jorge The Runner
00:38:51 - Writing For Master Killer
00:40:10 - Master Killer Demos, Contact with the Original Lineup
00:43:37 - Pardon this Interruption...
00:46:44 - Breaking Down Master Killer
00:57:00 - Reaction To Master killer
00:58:45 - Five Deadly Venoms
01:05:46 - Merauder Tours
01:08:39 - Auditioning For Sepultura
01:20:12 - Bluetality
01:23:57 - Reflecting On Five Deadly Venoms, Re-recording "Final War"
01:24:57 - Thoughts on Merauder Merch Prices
01:26:34 - Rag Men
01:30:40 - God Is I (AKA Gangsta)
01:36:56 - Jorge's Favorite Merauder Set, Relationship with Minus Now
01:40:00 - HardLore Loves Merauder
01:42:50 - Looking Back On Merauder
01:46:08 - Top 4 Hardcore Records


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We're joined by a titan of American metal (everybody calls him that): Randy Blythe of Lamb of God.
We dive deep into Randy's life and musical history, from young punk rocker hopping freight trains, blowing off singing for the band that would become Burn the Priest, battling alcoholism from the early days through the glory days of Lamb of God, getting sober on tour with Metallica, his experience in Czech prison, and much, MUCH more.
This is a loaded episode with a true legend in extreme music, who practices what he preaches and lives up to all of the kind things you hear about him.
Go see Lamb of God on tour, check out their new record "Into Oblivion" on March 13th, and grab a copy of Randy's latest book "Just Beyond The Light" wherever you get your books!
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00:00:00 - Start
00:03:08 - Approaching the 10th Lamb of God Album
00:05:26 - Logo Change (Papyrus)
00:06:26 - Finding Music (Disco, Rock, Punk)
00:16:15 - Finding Local Music & Community
00:19:33 - Randy isn't a Metalhead, Moving to Richmond
00:28:50 - Randy's First Band
00:30:25 - The Tale of Burn The Priest
00:43:53 - Pardon This Interuption
00:46:38 - Sobriety
00:49:42 - Burn The Priest Self-Titled
00:55:10 - Changing The Name To Lamb Of God
01:00:43 - Panic Attack on a Roof
01:03:29 - Playing CBGBs, Recruiting Willy, New American Gospel
01:12:54 - As The Palaces Burn, Ashes of the Wake, Ozzfest & George W. Bush
01:25:10 -  Sacrament, Making LoG Their Living, Advancing Alcoholism
01:28:59 - Redneck is About Randy
01:35:39 - Wrath, Getting Sober on Tour With Metallica
01:39:39 - Resolution, Grammy Nom #2, Alcoholism Within the Rest of LoG
01:41:26 - The Dark Days: Czech Prison
01:46:53 - First Day In General Population, The Metalhead Prison Guard
01:52:38 -  VII: Sturm und Drang, a Relief?
01:55:37 - Lamb of God Self-Titled, The P*ndemic, Omens
02:05:48 - The Heavy Music Boom
02:09:24 - Into Oblivion, SST Crossover, Modern Political Landscape
02:18:13 - Photography, Surfing, Writing & Other Endeavors
02:20:35 - Food
02:23:28 - Lamb of Ghosts
02:24:49 - Top 4 Hardcore Records


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It's another historic day on HardLore, as we're joined by Frank Novinec (AKA Florida Frank/Frank 3 Gun) of Hatebreed, and formerly of Ringworm, Integrity, Terror and more.
We've often lauded him as having one of the best resumes in the history of the genre, and now we hear all about his introduction to music and eventually to hardcore. From raiding his parents' record collection, his lifelong connection with heavy metal (mostly KISS and Blue Oyster Cult), growing up in the Cleveland hardcore scene and starting RINGWORM, joining INTEGRITY during Systems Overload, playing TERROR while they were on the rise, all the way to now celebrating 20 years of being in HATEBREED.
An amazing insight to one of our favorite guys. Enjoy.
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00:00:00 - Start
00:01:00 - Hello Welcome, The Rays, The Broncos
00:05:50 - Discovering Music in a Bad Environment
00:13:41 - Meeting Human Furnace, Learning Guitar
00:15:15 - Ringworm (Force of Habit)
00:17:35 - The Ringworm Demo/The Promise
00:26:47 - Joining Integrity
00:29:56 - "Frank 3 Gun"
00:36:37 - Birth Is Pain/Terror Split 7"
00:41:37 - Integrity Warped Tour 1995
00:43:03 - Systems vs. Seasons
00:45:56 - Pardon This Interruption...
00:48:17 - Justice Replaced By Revenge
00:53:26 - Joining & Leaving Terror
01:00:30 - Joining Hatebreed
01:04:30 - European Festival Crowds vs. Touring the States
01:06:41 - Hatebreed Playing With Kiss
01:14:27 - Kiss Collection
01:15:41 - Type O Negative Kiss Parties
01:18:53 - Frank Loves Disney Resorts (Hates Universal)
01:21:20 - Hatebreed Writing Contributions
01:22:24 - Favorite Hatebreed Songs to Play
01:23:58 - Music Videos
01:25:31 - New Hatebreed?
01:26:28 - Food Frank
01:33:25 - Supernatural Frank
01:34:49 - Touring
01:36:08 - Remaining Goals
01:42:33 - Parting Words


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We finally sit down with one of the greats at FYA Fest: Walter Schreifels of Gorilla Biscuits, Quicksand, Youth of Today, Rival Schools and MANY more.
In this long awaited discussion, we discuss the danger of NYHC in the 1980s and how surviving it to tell the tale was all just part of the fun that kept him coming back, Gorilla Biscuits being his first hardcore band/writing “Start Today” at 19 years old, the effect on his writing that being in Youth of Today had on him, expanding beyond hardcore for the first time with Quicksand, producing Title Fight’s “Shed” and much more.
A true legend in hardcore, punk and beyond and we’re honored and grateful to have shred this time with him. Thanks to Walter and all of you. Enjoy.
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00:00:00 - Start
00:02:47 - Discovering Music
00:06:35 - Early Hardcore Bands Walter Connected With
00:13:57 - Finding Community in Hardcore via Token Entry
00:15:40 - The Danger of 1980s NYHC (Walter is Handsome)
00:20:06 - First Band (The Rodents, Not Quite)
00:21:18 - Gorilla Biscuits & The "Together" Comp
00:30:10 - Youth Of Today, Revelation Records, Walter's First Tour
00:36:35 - We're Not In This Alone, Disengage
00:41:55 - Danzig vs. Youth of Today
00:43:05 - Pardon This Interruption...
00:46:39 - Youth Crew Fashion
00:53:05 - Start Today
01:06:45 - Walter Loses Stuff
01:10:28 - Between GB & Quicksand
01:13:43 - Formation of Quicksand
01:19:35 - "Start Today" and "Slip" in Retrospect
01:21:06 - Tool Comparisons, Hearing His Riffs in Other Music
01:22:38 - Touring On Slip And Response To The Record
01:24:06 - Thoughts On Streaming
01:29:00 - Producing "Shed" For Title Fight, Discovering Memes, Playing for Outburst
01:34:58 - Top 4 Hardcore Records


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