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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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It’s that time again! A new year has begun which means FYA fest was here once again in Orlando, FL to kickstart 2026. From Exit Life to Hatebreed, and Sin Against Sin to Drain, we talk about all 38 bands that played both days of the festival that sets the tone for the rest of the year.
We're joined by FYA founder Bob Wilson once again for some inside about putting the line up together and his thoughts on the weekend overall, so stay around a while, learn about some new bands, hear about some classics, and enjoy our recap of FYA 2026.
FYA 2026 Playlist: 
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2LQsFpiQObFF3DXVxB4jRt?si=125908c81d854835
Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/hardlore-fya-fest-2026-playlist/pl.u-qxyllDaI3yVWD4g
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00:00:00 - Start
00:00:52 - Introduction
00:04:17 - Exit Life
00:07:20 - Wit’s End
00:09:06 - Start Today
00:11:02 - Everybody Takes One
00:12:22 - Bulls Shitt
00:14:21 - FYA Behavior
00:19:46 - Mongrel
00:21:22 - Seed Of Pain
00:23:33 - No Idols
00:25:39 - Forced Order
00:28:13 - Whispers
00:30:13 - Magnitude
00:32:20 - Scarab
00:34:01 - Excessive Force
00:37:50 - Big Boy
00:39:51 - Mindforce
00:44:06 - Pardon This Interruption
00:46:04 - Haywire
00:50:55 - Merauder
00:54:01 - Kickback
00:57:56 - Hatebreed
01:03:44 - Day 2
01:04:15 - Sin Against Sin
01:07:48 - With Hate
01:09:21 - Unmoved
01:11:31 - Identity Shock
01:12:50 - I Promised The World
01:17:08 - Nasty
01:18:24 - Hold My Own
01:19:46 - Age of Apocalaypse
01:21:22 - C4
01:24:43 - Combust
01:26:56 - Outta Pocket
01:30:55 - Final Resting Place
01:32:56 - Gridiron
01:35:01 - Missing Link
01:36:42 - Turmoil
01:40:00 - End It
01:41:44 - Fleshwater
01:43:55 - Gorilla Biscuits
01:48:16 - Drain


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Welcome to HardLore.fm… Years in the making, we’re joined by longtime friend of the show Anthony Didio, vocalist of Vein and Fleshwater. We learn about his introduction to music, and how finding The Carrier early on lead to cutting his teeth at Anchor’s Up in the Merrimack Valley.
We discover his evolution as a musician: starting Vein, making the landmark instant classic “Errorzone” and their mature follow up “This World is Going to Ruin You,” and ending suddenly shortly after upon the meteoric rise of Fleshwater immediately after their breakout debut LP “We’re Not Here to Be Loved”
Now fresh off a tour with Deftones, their enormously ambitious sophomore LP “2000: In Search of the Endless Sky” and their biggest headlining tour ever, Anthony finally joins us for a long awaited (from us and from you) in-person sit down interview. Enjoy.
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00:00:00 - Start
00:03:26 - Finding Punk And Hardcore Music
00:10:15 - Meeting Matt, Lifescript, East Beast
00:16:00 - The Origin of Vein
00:26:31 - This Is Hardcore Windbreakers
00:29:28 - Closed Casket
00:32:16 - “Errorzone”
00:38:31 - Posthuman Tour
00:40:41 - Vein’s Fateful First European Tour
00:51:37 - Pardon This Interruption…
00:52:38 - L.I. Joe and Video Games
00:57:46 - “Vein.fm” Name Change
01:00:40 - “This World is Going to Ruin You”
01:06:32 - Fleshwater Demo
01:08:20 - Forming Fleshwater
01:11:24 - “We're Not Here To Be Loved”
01:15:18 - Fleshwater Music Videos
01:16:35 - Experiences From The Record
01:25:46 - Touring With Deftones
01:28:46 - “2000: In Search of The Endless Sky”
01:38:37 - Fleshwater Dynamic in 2026
01:39:37 - Playing Lollapalooza
01:40:47 - Ghosts
01:41:47 - Food
01:49:46 - Top 4 HC Records


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The time has come… After crowning the best 1980’s and 1990’s hardcore bands in heated tournament brackets, we are now crowning the best 2000’s (2000-2009) hardcore band of all time…
We lived through this era so we’re finally qualified to weigh in (lol), so sit back, don’t relax, and be prepared to yell at the screen as we put 64 of the best bands of the new millennium head to head to battle it out.
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00:00:00 - Start
00:03:36 - Converge vs. Rampage
00:05:24 - Bitter End vs. The Hope Conspiracy
00:06:35 - The First Call
00:09:12 - Trapped Under Ice vs. Violation
00:10:50 - Shattered Realm vs. Born From Pain
00:12:21 - Framtid vs.Think I Care
00:15:08 - Carry On Vs Justice
00:16:05 - Trash Talk vs.Pulling Teeth
00:18:12 - Iron Age vs.The Promise
00:20:53 - No Warning vs. Bracewar
00:22:08 - Ceremony vs. New Lows
00:24:07 - Cold World vs. Donnybrook
00:27:05 - Piece by Piece vs. Reach The Sky
00:29:11 - Mental vs. Extortion
00:31:20 - Tragedy vs. 86 Mentality
00:33:08 - American Nightmare vs. First Blood
00:34:47 - Rise And Fall vs. The Killer
00:38:35 - Left Side Recap 1
00:39:15 - Down To Nothing vs. Wisdom In Chains
00:43:06 - Cursed vs. Count Me Out
00:44:27 - Stout vs. Deadstop
00:45:58 - Pardon This Interruption
00:51:40 - Comeback Kid vs. Ramallah
00:54:57 - Terror vs. Betrayed
00:55:43 - Cruel Hand vs. World Collapse
00:58:45 - Outbreak vs. Guns Up!
01:01:07 - 100 Demons vs. Go It Alone
01:02:41 - Righteous Jams vs. Suicide File
01:04:56 - Internal Affairs vs. Lights Out
01:06:11 - Bane vs. Desperate Measures
01:07:39 - Knuckle Dust vs. Numb
01:09:42 - Throwdown vs.Death Before Dishonor
01:12:44 - Blacklisted vs. The Warriors
01:13:56 - From Ashes Rise vs. Allegiance
01:14:48 - Round 2...
01:15:15 - Converge vs. Bitter End
01:16:02 - Trapped Under Ice vs. Shattered Realm
01:16:23 - Framtid vs. Carry On
01:16:36 - Pulling Teeth vs. Iron Age
01:17:18 - No Warning vs. Ceremony
01:18:42 - Cold World vs. Piece by Piece
01:20:57 - Mental vs. Tragedy
01:23:53 - American Nightmare vs. Rise And Fall
01:24:03 - Left Side Round 2 Winners
01:24:19 - Down To Nothing vs. Have Heart
01:24:57 - Count Me Out vs. Stout
01:25:38 - Comeback Kid vs. Terror
01:25:55 - Cruel Hand vs. Outbreak
01:26:30 - 100 Demons vs. Righteous Jams
01:27:18 - Internal Affairs vs. Bane
01:28:43 - Numb vs. Throwdown
01:29:56 - Blacklisted vs. From Ashes Rise
01:33:34 - Round 3...
01:33:56 - Converge vs. Trapped Under Ice
01:35:16 - Carry On vs. Iron Age
01:36:18 - No Warning vs. Cold World
01:37:32 - Mental vs. American Nightmare
01:39:16 - Round 3...
01:39:27 - Have Heart vs. Stout
01:40:16 - Terror vs. Cruel Hand
01:40:28 - 100 Demons vs. Internal Affairs
01:40:48 - Throwdown vs. Blacklisted
01:41:12 - Quarter Finals....
01:41:45 - Trapped Under Ice vs. Carry On
01:42:41 - No Warning vs. American Nightmare
01:43:54 - Semi Finals Left Side Recap
01:44:03 - Have Heart vs. Terror
01:45:02 - 100 Demons vs. Blacklisted
01:52:56 - Trapped Under Ice vs. No Warning
01:53:43 - Terror vs.100 Demons
01:54:32 - The Finals...


HardLore: A Knotfest Series, Fueled by Monster Energy
Edited by Steven Grise • Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf
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