HardLore

This week we're joined by vocalist Ross Farrar & guitarist Anthony Anzaldo of the great CEREMONY...

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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HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster Energy

Edited by ⁠Steven Grise⁠
Title sequence by ⁠Nicholas Marzluf⁠

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00:00:00 - Start
00:02:00 - CEREMONY
00:04:52 - Rohnert Park, California
00:12:46 - Ross & Anthony's First Bands (Hammer Time)
00:17:31 - The Origin of Ceremony
00:28:39 - RUINED 7"
00:43:17 - VIOLENCE VIOLENCE
01:01:14 - Pardon This Interruption...
01:03:27 - SCARED PEOPLE EP, Signing to Bridge Nine
01:12:28 - STILL NOTHING MOVES YOU
01:23:15 - ROHNERT PARK
01:38:39 - Rohnert Park Live at the Hollywood Palladium
01:46:14 - Signing to Matador
01:50:43 - The List of Every Ceremony Show Ever
01:53:02 - ZOO
02:10:08 - THE L-SHAPED MAN
02:14:58 - Ross Goes Back To School
02:19:43 - Reception To L-Shaped Man
02:30:21 - Relapse Records & IN THE SPIRIT WORLD NOW
02:39:18 - How Ceremony Handled 2020, Almost Breaking Up
02:43:16 - TELL ME YOUR DREAM (CEREMONY'S BEST RECORD?)
02:58:01 - Misconceptions of Ceremony
03:05:00 - Top 4 Hardcore Records

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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HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster Energy

Edited by Steven Grise
Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf

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00:00:00 - Start
00:03:27 - Discovering Hardcore & Drumming in '80s NYC
00:11:14 - Finding Straight Edge
00:18:11 - GORILLA BISCUITS
00:23:14 - SIDE BY SIDE
00:33:23 - You're Only Young Once
00:38:46 - The Spirit of 1988
00:43:51 - The Way It Is Compilation / Side By Side Reunion
00:47:17 - Pardon This Interruption...
00:50:14 - PROJECT X
00:58:24 - YOUTH OF TODAY
01:02:39 - We're Not In This Alone
01:13:58 - Youth Crew
01:19:41 - We're Not In This Alone Tour
01:27:27 - Youth of Today Breaking Up
01:28:44 - JUDGE
01:33:01 - The Earliest Version of "Metallic Hardcore"
01:38:51 - Chung King Can Suck It
01:47:16 - Bringin' It Down, There Will Be Quiet, The End of Judge
01:52:12 - Judge Covering Led Zeppelin
01:58:05 - Sammy's First Heartbreaking Edgebreak
02:03:39 - Disengage
02:07:53 - Breaking Edge & SHELTER
02:23:41 - GLASSJAW
02:32:08 - LIMP BIZKIT??? (and RIVAL SCHOOLS)
02:43:26 - The Knicks
02:45:19 - Moshing
02:47:59 - Sammy's Unexpected Influences
02:50:11 - What Recording Represents Sammy the Most?
02:55:44 - Top 4 Hardcore Records
02:59:05 - DRUM TALK

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
00:48:04 - Balancing AEW & ETID
00:52:32 - Andy Loves Little Gear Now, Tour Stories Cont.
00:58:29 - Wrestlers and Their Musical Interests
01:03:27 - Wrestling Is Songwriting
01:11:16 - ETID Setting the Example For Touring Bands
01:16:45 - Andy on the End of ETID

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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HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster Energy.
Shot, edited and mixed by ⁠⁠⁠Steven Grise⁠⁠⁠
Title sequence by ⁠⁠⁠Nicholas Marzluf⁠⁠⁠
​Join the ⁠⁠⁠HARDLORE PATREON⁠⁠⁠ to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes
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00:00:00 - Start
00:01:17 - Arthur Rizk
00:03:46 - Arthur's Path to Extreme Music
00:16:01 - Arthur's Lesser Known Bands...
00:25:41 - Engineering And Producing Music
00:27:11 - Arthur's Engineering Breakthrough (Power Trip)
00:29:14 - Approaching Production as a Musician First
00:32:45 - War Hungry
00:41:40 - WAR HUNGRY SELF-TITLED!!!
00:50:53 - Pardon This Interruption
00:53:18 - Eternal Champion & Sumerlands
01:05:27 - Remembering Brad Raub
01:07:54 - Sumerlands - Dreamkiller
01:13:04 - Balancing Time Between Producing and Writing
Music
01:15:42 - What Session Did Arthur Learn the Most From?
01:20:36 - Goats****
01:22:18 - Shout Out To All Producers' Spouses
01:24:17 - Re-Recorded Sepultura Classics
01:28:30 - Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere
01:32:49 - Most Difficult Records They've Made
01:38:01 - Perfect Production
01:41:42 - Best Drum Sound of All Time
01:44:49 - Best Guitar Tone
01:46:54 - Heaviest Record Ever
01:49:41 - Production End Game?
01:51:23 - Re-Recording Age of Quarrel
01:59:19 - Arthur Kinda Likes Touring
02:04:31 - Making Records vs. Playing Live
02:06:23 - You Hungry Arthur?
02:12:28 - Top 4

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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HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster Energy.
Shot, edited and mixed by ⁠⁠Steven Grise⁠⁠
Title sequence by ⁠⁠Nicholas Marzluf⁠⁠
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00:00:00 - Start
00:01:42 - Bill Kelliher
00:02:19 - Bill Reflects on the Loss of Brent Hinds
00:07:07 - Healing And What Comes Next
00:08:02 - "Your Ghost Again" / Marrow Deep Production
00:14:56 - Snakes For Dinner
00:21:52 - Finding Extreme Music
00:31:12 - Favorite Fret
00:31:38 - Meeting Brann & Joining Lethargy
00:39:04 - The Origin of Mastodon
00:43:33 - MASTODON DEMO, Evolution of Live Production
00:49:22 - Pardon This Interruption
00:51:46 - Touring On The Demo
00:56:11 - REMISSION
01:00:34 - Ideal Music Production (Turnstile Glow On)
01:05:14 - LEVIATHAN: Why Moby Dick?
01:08:15 - Exercising Restraint In Songwriting
01:11:47 - Touring on Leviathan
01:14:32 - Features With Scott Kelly
01:17:23 - BLOOD MOUNTAIN
01:24:31 - CRACK THE SKYE
01:33:23 - Death Magnetic Tour
01:35:49 - THE HUNTER
01:42:31 - ONCE MORE ‘ROUND THE SUN
01:45:24 - Building A Set List
01:50:46 - Game Of Thrones
01:52:45 - EMPEROR OF SAND
01:56:53 - “Clandestiny”
02:01:13 - Remembering Nick John / HUSHED & GRIM
02:08:41 - Leading up to Brent's Exit From Mastodon
02:14:51 - Performing With Ozzy One Last Time
02:18:21 - Top 4 Hardcore Records