Interviews

Interviews

Government Issue Guitarist Tom Lyle on Early DC Hardcore, Their Discography + More

By Anthony Allen Begnal |

"...I considered guitar solos nothing more than macho guitar masturbation."

Interviews

Taylor Young (Nails, Twitching Tongues) Discusses His Work as a Producer/Engineer

By Carlos Ramirez |

Xibalba, Dead Heat, Forced Order, and Minus are just a few of the bands who have recorded with the musician.

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Bassist Spotlight: Chad Peterson (Strife)

By Jeremy Holehan |

"Don’t let the fact that you may not be very good at it to start with discourage you."

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Doug Carrion (Dag Nasty, Descendents) on Revisiting His Past with Field Day + More

By Carlos Ramirez |

LA punk. DC hardcore. You get the picture.

Interviews

This Is Hardcore Founder Joe McKay on Putting the 2019 Lineup Together (EXCLUSIVE)

By Carlos Ramirez |

Cro-Mags, Code Orange, Gorilla Biscuits, Saves the Day, and 100 Demons are among the performers.

Interviews

Chris Moore (Negative Approach, Crossed Wire)

By Anthony Allen Begnal |

"I was very influenced by the Bad Brains/Minor Threat vibe, but I was trying to sneak in some arty/metal shit..."

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Gear Nerd: Mike Pellegrino (Enrage)

By Mike De Lorenzo |

The veteran NYHC guitarist talks shop.

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Wild Side Guitarist Emmett Morris on Their Debut Album, Working with Triple-B Records

By Carlos Ramirez |

The Niagara Falls-based hardcore band's record is for fans of Warzone, Murphy's Law, and hard rock.

Interviews

Cutting Steak: Matt Izzi (Homewrecker, Scorched)

By Thommy Browne |

It all started with a KISS concert (naturally)...

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Joseph Gough (Kill the Man Who Questions, Solarized, Toska, Disappearances, Distress Signal)

By Derik Moore |

The latest installment of Derik Moore's 'Gritty's Kids' Q&A series is a winner.

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Greg Bennick (Trial, Bystander) Discusses His Journey in the Spoken Word Arena

By Carlos Ramirez |

"I was terrified the first time I went out on tour to speak."

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Bassist Spotlight: Scott Winegard (Texas Is the Reason, Fountainhead, New End Original, Too Many Voices)

By Jeremy Holehan |

"Play because it makes you smile and it annoys you because you can’t figure out how to play that one Fugazi song."

Interviews

Reed Bruemmer (Splattered Records, OVERDOSE, Speedwolf) on His Everyman Music Career

By Dan Yergert |

"I did everything DIY, not because it was fashionable, but because I knew I'd be a lifer..."

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Cutting Steak: Tommy Cantwell (Gouge Away, Hesitation Wounds, Axis)

By Thommy Browne |

The all-drummer interview series rolls on...

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Bassist Spotlight: Kevin Otten (Knocked Loose)

By Jeremy Holehan |

"At first, my mom was pretty pissed at me for dropping out of school to be in a band..."

Interviews

Meet Recording Engineer Wyatt Oberholzer (Year of the Knife, Fixation, Struck Nerve)

By Matthew Green |

"I guess I just instinctively started messing around with Garageband and that kinda snowballed..."

Interviews

Straight Edge Kegger Director Jason Zink Combines Hardcore & Horror in His New Film

By Carlos Ramirez |

sXe + grindhouse + DIY filmmaking =

Interviews

Cutting Steak: Shawn Costa (Fiddlehead, Have Heart, FREE, Sweet Jesus, Verse)

By Thommy Browne |

Pearl Jam, Mackie from the Cro-Mags, the magic of Pinkerton, Impractical Jokers, and more.

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