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:

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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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