Freddy Madball Part 2: 1995 - 2026

Bo’s Final Episode: HardLore Investigates the JFK Assassination

The time has sadly come for our final episode with our beloved late Bo Lueders...   But very poetically, it is one where perhaps his passions and interests were all on display like never before, and that he describes as the day he's been waiting for his entire life: We visited the historic site in Dallas, TX where President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22nd, 1963. We hit all of the local relevant hotspots in the area, he shares his theories & breaks down the historical facts (and fictions) we talk to a few lifetime Dallas locals about their views on one of the biggest news stories in American history... and then we walk off into the Sunset together, after 4 beautiful years of fulfilling our mission.   This episode has nothing to do with hardcore music, or really music at all, but hardcore music brought us together to share our passions with the world and I'm so grateful that we got to capture this one for him as the perfect final sendoff. Stick around 'til the end. Love you Bo. _______________ 00:00:00 - Start 01:15 - The Kennedy Assassination, Dealey Plaza, Lee Harvey Oswald 13:19 - Jimmy Files and The Fence 18:23 - The Grassy Knoll 20:26 - Ron Washington, Dallas Local 24:43 - The Underpass and The Autopsy 27:40 - Marshal Evans, Author 37:52 - The 6th Floor Museum 38:34 - The Bridge 40:18 - Goodbye, Bo #HARDLORE #jfk   HardLore: A Knotfest Series, Fueled by Monster Energy Edited by Steven Grise [https://www.instagram.com/iamonenineseven/] • Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf [https://www.instagram.com/marzluf/?hl=en] Join the HARDLORE PATREON [ https://patreon.com/hardlorepod] to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes. Join the HARDLORE DISCORD [https://discord.gg/jA9rppggef] for community discussions and to participate in our future Q&A episodes. FOLLOW HARDLORE: INSTAGRAM, [https://www.instagram.com/hardlorepod/] TWITTER [https://twitter.com/hardlorepod], SPOTIFY [ https://spoti.fi/3J1GIrp], APPLE [ https://apple.co/3IKBss2] FOLLOW COLIN: INSTAGRAM [ https://www.instagram.com/colinyovng/] FOLLOW BO: INSTAGRAM, [ https://www.instagram.com/bosxe/]TWITTER [ https://www.twitter.com/bosxe]   For sponsorship opportunities, email us! info@hardlorepod.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

DRAIN & HardLore Behind The Scenes: "...Is Your Friend" Tour 2026

A few weeks ago, Bo & I had the special privilege of traveling to Nashville to get an inside look into the making of DRAIN's "...Is Your Friend" U.S. tour with No Pressure, Haywire and Secret World, via our friends at Monster Energy.  This was our first OFFICIAL "assignment" on behalf of Monster since we started working with them officially in January, and it's a bittersweet example of what was to come of this dream partnership. We're so grateful for the memories that this has created since losing our beloved Bohan Lueders, for what has now become his penultimate HardLore episode ever.  We spent several days with the band & their crew made up entirely of hardcore musicians from bands like Rotting Out, Cosmic Joke, One Step Closer and more to give you all an inside look at their gear & production. We hope you enjoy this unique episode that was a first and last for us as a duo, where Bo’s unique knowledge and passion for gear was on full display. Go see them near you [https://drain831.com/tour] soon. Head to hardloremerch.com to grab a Bo memorial t-shirt for an amazing cause that we can't wait to tell you more about soon... ________________ 00:01:44 - Chapter 1: DRAIN, Before The Storm 00:06:29 - Chapter 2: HardLore Hardware Highlight, Drain's Gear 00:48:25 - Chapter 3: They're The Crew, Meet Drain's Touring Crew 01:17:24 - Chapter 4: Drain & Co.'s Top 4 Hardcore Records 01:22:10 - Chapter 5: Day One of Tour in Dallas Texas   HardLore: A Knotfest Series, Fueled by Monster Energy Edited by Steven Grise [https://www.instagram.com/iamonenineseven/] • Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf [https://www.instagram.com/marzluf/?hl=en] Join the HARDLORE PATREON [ https://patreon.com/hardlorepod] to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes. Join the HARDLORE DISCORD [https://discord.gg/jA9rppggef] for community discussions and to participate in our future Q&A episodes. FOLLOW HARDLORE: INSTAGRAM, [https://www.instagram.com/hardlorepod/] TWITTER [https://twitter.com/hardlorepod], SPOTIFY [ https://spoti.fi/3J1GIrp], APPLE [ https://apple.co/3IKBss2] FOLLOW COLIN: INSTAGRAM [ https://www.instagram.com/colinyovng/] FOLLOW BO: INSTAGRAM, [ https://www.instagram.com/bosxe/]TWITTER [ https://www.twitter.com/bosxe]   For sponsorship opportunities, email us! info@hardlorepod.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bo & Colin Interview Each Other (In Loving Memory of Bo Lueders)

On April 2nd, 2026, the world lost Bo, and I lost my best friend. I will have much more to say over time... But this episode was something that, upon time of recording (January, 2026), we decided was too intimate to post. We reviewed the initial cut (thank you Steven), and feared that once something so personal was out there, we couldn't ever take it back. We decided to store it and save it for off chance that we might some day feel comfortable posting it. That day sadly came much sooner than either of us ever expected... This conversation, that I am now so thankful for, is a thorough look into our lives before & during the show. We came up with something like 100-150 questions before narrowing it down to this intimate conversation wherein we interviewed each other for the first, and last time. The goal was not only to get to know each other in ways we didn't, but share something new and unique with you all. Now, all things considered, it is an absolute miracle. I expected going back through this to be painful and impossible, and it turned out to be some of the only comfort I've found since his passing. Suddenly he was here, back in the room with me, as he now is with all of you. I am writing this in haste basically on the way to his memorial, so I will let him speak for himself here now. For Bo, Forever. _______________ 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:32 - Where were we born? 00:14:18 - Who had the most influence on us? 00:19:46 - Chris Mills 00:21:47 - What did we learn early about money and survival? 00:27:11 - Childhood memories that shaped us 00:34:10 - What kind of kids were we? 00:44:50 - What was expected of us growing up? 00:53:19 - When did you first feel misunderstood? 01:05:12 - Our first bands and first shows 01:11:09 - When did we first feel like ourselves? 01:16:56 - Did we feel like we belonged anywhere? 01:21:45 - Anger, sadness & anxiety 01:28:43 - When did we know we wanted something more than normal life? 01:32:20 - What were our first escapes? 01:36:17 - Mistakes that taught us the most 01:38:10 - Who were you trying to impress? 01:40:55 - What did music give you that regular life didn't? 01:41:38 - First real jobs, and what they taught us 01:56:20 - What did failure look like to you? 2:00:15 - What part of adulthood do we feel unprepared for? 2:05:24 - When did you first feel competent at something? 2:07:36 - Do we feel any guilt about HardLore? 2:10:58 - When did we first feel this could work? 2:12:03 - What part of HardLore came naturally/unnaturally? 2:16:15 - What almost stopped HardLore early on? 2:17:21 - Honest first impressions of each other 2:20:41 - What do people get wrong about our dynamic? 2:22:31 - What we learn about ourselves through each other? 2:25:18 - What part of the show don't we talk about? 2:27:19 - Public perception 2:29:16 - How do you deal with criticism? 2:31:16 - What do we believe in more strongly now than ever? 2:32:43 - What responsibility do we feel towards our audience? 2:33:11 - What do you hope outlives you, what scares you the most about being remembered? 2:35:11 - What would feel incomplete if it ended now?   HardLore: A Knotfest Series, Fueled by Monster Energy Edited by Steven Grise [https://www.instagram.com/iamonenineseven/] • Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf [https://www.instagram.com/marzluf/?hl=en] Join the HARDLORE PATREON [ https://patreon.com/hardlorepod] to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes. Join the HARDLORE DISCORD [https://discord.gg/jA9rppggef] for community discussions and to participate in our future Q&A episodes. FOLLOW HARDLORE: INSTAGRAM, [https://www.instagram.com/hardlorepod/] TWITTER [https://twitter.com/hardlorepod], SPOTIFY [ https://spoti.fi/3J1GIrp], APPLE [ https://apple.co/3IKBss2] FOLLOW COLIN: INSTAGRAM [ https://www.instagram.com/colinyovng/] FOLLOW BO: INSTAGRAM, [ https://www.instagram.com/bosxe/]TWITTER [ https://www.twitter.com/bosxe]   For sponsorship opportunities, email us! info@hardlorepod.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Freddy Madball Part 2: 1995 - 2026

We're back with the second half of our conversation with one of hardcore's all time greatest frontmen: Freddy Cricien AKA Freddy MADBALL [https://www.instagram.com/madballnyc/]. We discuss their hectic, but iconic performance at the legendary Dynamo Open Air 1995, the evolution of the karate mosh, the classic NYHC Documentary, Demonstrate my Style, Look My Way, Hold It Down, Madball initially breaking up in the early 2000s, New York Hardcore after 9/11, and so much more...  Thank you all for joining us for both parts of this incredible chat, thank you to Freddy for joining us and for paving the way. Hardcore lives. Madball's next LP "Not Your Kingdom" is coming soon. _______________ Cool Links: • Get 15% off DUNABLE GUITARS [https://dunableguitars.com] with code HARDLORE • Get 10% off MILLS VINTAGE [https://www.millsvintageusa.com/] site-wide with code HARDLORE Get 10% off GUILTY PARTY [https://www.guiltyparty.co/] site-wide with code HARDLORE and grab some of our favorite clothing brands of all time. _______________ 00:00:00 - Start 00:01:27 - Dynamo Open Air Festival 1995 00:10:04 - The Evolution of Moshing 00:15:53 - The NYHC Documentary/Rick Ta Life 00:34:14 - Stigma Leaving Madball 00:35:30 - DEMONSTRATING MY STYLE: Pride, Madball's Growing Influence, Agnostic Front Reunion 00:53:12 - Pardon This Interruption... 00:57:41 - LOOK MY WAY: Leaving Roadrunner, Contributing Musically, Developing the Live-isms 01:10:57 - HOLD IT DOWN: Legal Trouble, Perfecting the Madball Sound, Breaking Up 01:22:38 - September 11th, 2001 01:29:00 - The NYHC EP & The H2O Show That Brought Back Madball 01:33:30 - LEGACY: Introducing Madball to the Next Generation 01:40:23 - INFILTRATE THE SYSTEM: A Prophecy Fulfilled 01:45:52 - New York Hardcore Word Association 01:48:46 - EMPIRE: Madball in the Late 2000s 01:54:28 - Most Underrated NYHC Band of All Time 01:56:26 - HARDCORE LIVES & FOR THE CAUSE: Is There an End in Sight? 02:04:03 - Ending the Lockdown: Tompkins Square Park 2021 02:09:07 - The Future of Madball 02:11:45 - Madball Eats Good 02:17:13 - Top 4 HC Records Of All Time   HardLore: A Knotfest Series, Fueled by Monster Energy Edited by Steven Grise [https://www.instagram.com/iamonenineseven/] • Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf [https://www.instagram.com/marzluf/?hl=en] Join the HARDLORE PATREON [ https://patreon.com/hardlorepod] to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes. Join the HARDLORE DISCORD [https://discord.gg/jA9rppggef] for community discussions and to participate in our future Q&A episodes. FOLLOW HARDLORE: INSTAGRAM, [https://www.instagram.com/hardlorepod/] TWITTER [https://twitter.com/hardlorepod], SPOTIFY [ https://spoti.fi/3J1GIrp], APPLE [ https://apple.co/3IKBss2] FOLLOW COLIN: INSTAGRAM [ https://www.instagram.com/colinyovng/] FOLLOW BO: INSTAGRAM, [ https://www.instagram.com/bosxe/]TWITTER [ https://www.twitter.com/bosxe]   For sponsorship opportunities, email us! info@hardlorepod.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Freddy Madball Part 1: 1983 - 1994

We’re joined by one of the marquee vocalists and frontmen in all of hardcore music: MADBALL [https://www.instagram.com/madballnyc/] vocalist Freddy Cricien, known to most simply as Freddy Madball. In part 1 of this two-part 5 HOUR conversation, we discuss Freddy and Madball’s history from 1983 to 1994 - Discovering hardcore via his brother Roger Miret of Agnostic Front, [https://www.instagram.com/agnosticfrontnyc/] starting Madball when he was just 11 years old, the “mad science” behind Ball of Destruction, following up with Droppin Many Suckers years later, and the massive endeavor of signing to Roadrunner Records at the height of the 90s hardcore boom for their debut album Set It Off… Much more to come next week. A true landmark conversation for this show andone we’re thrilled to finally have made happen and to share with all of you. Thanks to Black Heart Barber Co. [https://www.instagram.com/blackheartnashville/] in Nashville for having us! __________ Cool links: • Get 15% off DUNABLE GUITARS [https://dunableguitars.com] with code HARDLORE • Get 10% off MILLS VINTAGE [https://www.millsvintageusa.com/] site-wide with code HARDLORE __________ 00:00:00 - Start 00:00:58 - Freddy Madball 00:03:28 - Agnostic Fred: Discovering Hardcore Via Agnostic Front 00:15:02 - First Time Singing On Stage 00:16:35 - Being Dubbed "Madball" by Vinnie Stigma 00:19:31 - Finding Community in Hardcore Early, "Skinhead" Backlash 00:24:27 - Sneaking Into Shows, Getting Into Hip Hop, Finding His Own Interests in Hardcore 00:34:10 - Bad Religion, Brett Gurewitz & Hold It Down 00:41:14 - Cro-Mags & Agnostic Front Rivalry 00:43:26 - MADBALL 00:52:22 - Pardon This Interruption... 00:55:29 - BALL OF DESTRUCTION... Recording Live, Roger the Mad Scientist, "Hardcore Lives" 01:11:39 - DMS 01:21:53 - Thoughts on Krishna In Hardcore 01:24:20 - DROPPIN' MANY SUCKERS... Matt Henderson, First Madball Tours, Growing Up on Record 01:35:07 - Working With Don Fury 01:44:49 - SET IT OFF... Roadrunner Records, The 90s Hardcore Boom, Writing For the First Time   HardLore: A Knotfest Series, Fueled by Monster Energy Edited by Steven Grise [https://www.instagram.com/iamonenineseven/] • Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf [https://www.instagram.com/marzluf/?hl=en] Join the HARDLORE PATREON [ https://patreon.com/hardlorepod] to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes. Join the HARDLORE DISCORD [https://discord.gg/jA9rppggef] for community discussions and to participate in our future Q&A episodes. FOLLOW HARDLORE: INSTAGRAM, [https://www.instagram.com/hardlorepod/] TWITTER [https://twitter.com/hardlorepod], SPOTIFY [ https://spoti.fi/3J1GIrp], APPLE [ https://apple.co/3IKBss2] FOLLOW COLIN: INSTAGRAM [ https://www.instagram.com/colinyovng/] FOLLOW BO: INSTAGRAM, [ https://www.instagram.com/bosxe/]TWITTER [ https://www.twitter.com/bosxe]   For sponsorship opportunities, email us! info@hardlorepod.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.