Nate Holly is my guest on this episode of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace. A short, twenty-second video that came across my feed caught my attention. It turns out the clip was of their first ever show a couple of months ago. I needed to know the story behind this band and the heavily tattooed man singing with a buck knife on his hip. So, I reached out. Vile Mind is just a few months old, and they've been making noise in the Huntington, West Virginia area, and due to that video clip, a lot of people are aware of them now. Nate couldn't have been a nicer, more gracious guy. A tattoo artist at Prestige Tattoo & Piercing, a father as well as a man with over a dozen years of sobriety under his belt. He helped create the Huntington Music Collective, which is a grassroots, DIY movement that brings hardcore shows to the area. An area that has been decimated by drugs over the years, he has created a positive space for kids and adults alike to come and hang out without drugs or alcohol. I'm glad I reached out to him. I'm sure he'll be back on with another member of Vile Mind once their first EP drops next month. The utmost respect to him and what he is doing in Huntington, West Virginia.
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Follow VILE MIND on IG:
instagram.com/vilemindhc
HUNTINGTON MUSIC COLLECTIVE:
instagram.com/huntingtonmusiccollective
PRESTIGE TATTOO & PIERCING:
instagram.com/prestigetattoo_wv
NATE HOLLEY:
instagram.com/nastynate_tattoo
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1:13:00
Anthony Russo Jr. (A Breed Apart NYHC)
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I have no idea why he hasn't been on the show several years ago, at least a couple of times. This was way overdue. My guest is my boy Anthony Russo, Jr. He is the singer for New York Hardcore band, A Breed Apart.
We go on and on about hardcore, how social media ruined a lot of shit, the days from when I was booking shows at Lucky 13 Saloon and a ton of other banter. We probably could've babbled on for another couple of hours easily.
One thing is for sure, there's not many of us left. So, sit back and listen to how neither of us has a Brooklyn accent whatsoever.
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West Village, NYC
Intro: Phil LoCastro & Joseph A. Cassar
Intro Visuals: Marc Kutik
Edits: Nick Light
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1:40:42
The Return of Rob Castoria (Maniac Rise. Metal Storm. Ex: Merauder)
Rob Castoria returns to The Brooklyn Blast Furnace in order to get a couple, two, three things off his chest.
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Generation Records
210 Thompson Street
West Village, NYC
Intro: Phil LoCastro & Joseph A. Cassar
Intro Visuals: Marc Kutik
Edits: Nick Light
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1:31:28
Mark Thousands (Ritualized. Leeway NYC. Comin' Correct. The Casting Out. Hard Response)
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My guest is a man I've known now for close to a decade. I'm surprised he hasn't been on earlier. He's played in Leeway NYC/The Eddie Leeway Show, Hard Response, The Casting Out, Comin' Correct and besides being a solo artist and collaborating with Keith Caputo, he has a new band called Ritualized.
We are all over the place in this rather long episode. From hardcore to road trips to movies and guilty pleasure songs, we run through a lot! Sit back and enjoy. This was a lot of fun to do. Respect.
Support:
Generation Records
210 Thompson Street
West Village, NYC
Intro: Phil LoCastro & Joseph A. Cassar
Intro Visuals: Marc Kutik
Edits: Nick Light
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