Axe To Grind Podcast

We gave the Infinity Gems of Hardcore to one random kid. Who would he erase? What would be the cost? What he did with that power shocked and terrified all that stood in his way. Shoutout Oneonta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Finance Punx. The Wookipedia to Joe Rogan pipeline. How much would you pay for the body you want? Would you rather be punched in the head or sneered at by someone who can't bench their own body weight? Generational wealth through Doge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part two of the Rise and Fall story. From Into Oblivion to the end. Frustrating creative processes. How a spider bite extended the band’s existence. The difference a new band member can make. A decided end.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Breaking guitars, covid shows, hijacked by politics, best Terror era, the Aquabats, six-degrees of Leeway, the absolute genre peak that is Quicksand Slip, and in the second-half of the podcast we're joined by Chris of On The Might of Princes/Gracer/more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carly, Erica, and Danielle of To The Front join us for a talk about doing it yourself, doing it yourself during covid, cultivating interests, photography, nostalgia, and connecting with like-minded people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new recurring format. Bjorn, Cedric, and Vince from Rise and Fall join us for a narrative journey of their band. This first episode explores their formation, the importance of driving to practice together, the power of local scenes, small unsafe vehicles, and growing into the finest Belgian export since fries.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Outsider music and outsider trading. We field questions that have been itching in your brains. Can we remember Limp Bizkit lyrics? Memorable split release moments. Album tropes we love. How to break into the touring circuit. The most sampled movie clips. Do The Beatles suck? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Remember the part in Goodfellas where Paulie is using a razor to slice garlic into ultra-thin slivers? We do that for metallic hardcore, hardcore with metal influences, and metalcore. Joining us in this maddening exercise is Issac of such bands as Knocked Loose and Inclination. And as a special treat, we're premiering tracks from COLOSSUS and REGIONAL JUSTICE CENTER! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hardcore is punk and punk is political, right? Well, maybe. Or maybe not. What counts as politics? Is everything politics? Who are some of the best to do it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is the best place to start with a subgenre? Is it the most important albums? The most popular? The most representative of that sound? We attempt to answer the question and give our picks for genres, labels, and eras. From Revelation to powerviolence to metalcore and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Joseph as an old dude athlete. Bootleg shirts, good and bad. Fliers, good and bad. Releasing records when you can't tour. Touring coming back. Pileup on the new release highway. A rotten game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You know what it is. It's the end of the year and we talk about how it was for hardcore. A wild year in some respects and a muted one in other ways. What's the final verdict? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bosnia and Oklahoma City. Aum Shinrikyo and Bill Clinton. Wild year for the world and a pioneering year for hardcore. Good, bad, interesting, and otherwise- we cover it all this episode. YEAR IN HARDCORE 1995. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Airing of Grievances! Hardcore for the holidays! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Even the best LP could do for a little editing for length. We put on our Unsolicited Producer headsets and chop some songs off classic and sleeper LPs. INTEGRITY to AGNOSTIC FRONT to TRAPPED UNDER ICE and everything in between. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where did the metalcore go? Are we post-revival or does revival never die? The atom-splitting superpower that was the Gorilla Biscuits reunion tour. Jake Paul is the new Mike Tyson. And we're blessed to have RULE THEM ALL Live On Axe To Grind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Annual tradition of sharing our favorite podcasts continues. We've got a taste of music, art, culture, and nonsense podcasts for you to try. Our way of saying thank you to our fellow podcasters and to you. Have a good holiday, if you celebrate it or not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Weird year. Which bands feel like they're still in the front of our minds, even without shows to see them on? Which bands are we excited to see for the first time? Some thoughts about which acts 'matter' now, and which will matter 'soon.' Plus, what frenemy is feeding you protein bars? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bobby Roxx returns! New music from BROKEN VOW, STONE FLEET, ZIPPER, GRIDIRON, DROWSE, FORGIVE/FORGET, SCALP, PORTRAYAL OF GUILT, SPEEDWAY, LANDOWNER, PARIIAH, STUCK, PAIN OF TRUTH, LAWFUL KILLING, MAGIC GHRELIN, CHAIN REACTION, FIRESTARTER, and SPICE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every band has a skull logo at some point in their careers. Which are the best? Ever thought you'd listen to that debate in bracket-seeded tournament format? Welcome to 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices