Defender of the Riff - Mike Leon (SOULFLY) [FIRST LOOK]
Daniel Dekay welcomes Soulfly's Bass God Mike Leon to Defender Of The Riff where, after crushing 2 glorious sets at the Headbangers Boat, Mike gives his thoughts on playing at sea, and rolling his ankle on the very first jump of the show.
FEATURED EPISODES
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HardLore: Karl Buechner (EARTH CRISIS)
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Gen Z vs Millennial react to MESHUGGAH - On Wednesdays We Wear Black
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Not Enough Space: Inventing Moancore & Becoming Metal's Most Exciting New Duo | She's With The Band
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John Campbell (LAMB OF GOD) - Defender Of The Riff
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Defender of the Riff: Jeremiah Pugh & Connor Grodzicki (VENDED)
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Shane Clark (3 INCHES OF BLOOD): Defender Of The Riff
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JUST RELEASED CLIPS
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Not Enough Space: Lizzie and Liv Learned to Scream from SUICIDE SILENCE and ASKING ALEXANDRIA! | She's With The Band
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SOULFLY's MIKE LEON's Signature ESP Bass - Defender of the Riff
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GENE HOGLAN - Finding Time to Play Guitar Whilst Being the BEST DRUMMER IN THE WORLD
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Knocked Loose: Extending the Connection Past the Barricade
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FEATURED PREMIUM EPISODES
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Defender Of The Riff - GENE HOGLAN
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Morris Kolontyrsky (BLOOD INCANTATION): Defender of the Riff
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KNOCKED LOOSE: BEYOND THE BREAKDOWN
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ENTER SHIKARI: Beyond the Breakdown
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TWIN TEMPLE: BEYOND THE BREAKDOWN
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Blake Ibanez (POWER TRIP / FUGITIVE)
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ELECTRIC CALLBOY: BEYOND THE BREAKDOWN
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Mick Thomson (Slipknot): Defender of the Riff
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CODY CHAVEZ (DRAIN): DEFENDER OF THE RIFF
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One Day... in the life of Hollywood Undead
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hardlore
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HardLore's Favorite Riffs of All Time (With Aaron Osborne)
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Q&A Special (February 2025 Edition)
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The Best Album Closers of All Time
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HARDLORE on the Street at FYA Fest 2025
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Jamie Pushbutton (Hatebreed, Death Threat)
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MISSING LINK (Mike Ryan & Paul Dove)
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The 2nd Annual HardLore Awards: Celebrating the Best Releases of 2024
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FYA Fest 2025
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The Best (AND WORST) Band Names of All Time
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Top 10 Albums of All Time
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She's with the Band
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Sophie Lloyd
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CONQUER DIVIDE
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Marisa Dabice (MANNEQUIN PUSSY)
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BURNING WITCHES
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Nadja Peulen (COAL CHAMBER)
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Donita Sparks (L7)
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Ariel Bloomer (ICON FOR HIRE)
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Lzzy Hale (HALESTORM)
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Meg Mills (TURNSTILE, BIG CHEESE)
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Q&A with Tori Kravitz
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EYES SET TO KILL
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BEYOND THE BREAKDOWN
Pulling back the curtain to show everything beyond the music that invigorates a live concert experience.
We don't just hear music. We see it, we feel it, and we experience it.
ENTER SHIKARI (CLIPS)
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FIRST LOOK
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Behind the Scenes of the Water Tower + Jailbreak Stage Illusions
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"It's Like Being in an Art Installation": Stage Tour of ENTER SHIKARI'S Insane Light Show
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Taking Club Show Vibes into ARENA ENVIRONMENTS
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POETS in ARENAS
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INCLUSIVITY and COMMUNITY
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ELECTRIC CALLBOY (CLIPS)
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defender of the riff
HALF PERFORMANCE/HALF INTERVIEW. ALL IN DEFENSE OF THE RIFF
THE Pinnacle of Guitar Driven Shows
DEFENDER OF THE RIFF (FULL EPISODES)
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Shane Clark (3 INCHES OF BLOOD)
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Josh Baines (MALEVOLENCE)
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Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT)
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Morris Kolontyrsky (BLOOD INCANTATION)
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Grant Truesdell (Unleash The Archers)
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Niklas Karlsson (ORBIT CULTURE)
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BLAKE IBANEZ (POWER TRIP/FUGITIVE)
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JOSH BAINES (MALEVOLENCE)
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CODY CHAVEZ (DRAIN)
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MICK THOMSON (SLIPKNOT)
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BLAKE IBANEZ (POWER TRIP / FUGITIVE) CLIPS
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mick thomson: defender of the riff (CLIPS)
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MICK THOMSON: "On Stage, We Go The F*ck Off"
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MICK THOMSON On The Gift Of Music
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MICK THOMSON's Early Influences
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CODY CHAVEZ (DRAIN) CLIPS
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ON WEDNESDAYS WE WEAR BLACK
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GEN Z V MILLENNIAL REACTS: CHIMAIRA - RESURRECTION
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AM I THE ASSHOLE?: Metalhead Edition
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Gen Z vs Millennial react to MEGADETH
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Metal Grandmas and Sleep Token?! - What’s Been Happening In Music
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Reddit is WEIRD – Reading Weird and Wonderful Reddit Stories
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Gen Z vs Millennial react to NAPALM DEATH
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Interviewing the Most WHOLESOME Metalhead on TikTok - On Wednesdays We Wear Black
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Kid Bookie Keeps It 100 – New Album, Slipknot & More - On Wednesdays We Wear Black
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Gen Z vs Millennial react to TOOL
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Gen Z vs Millennial react to MESHUGGAH
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featured performances
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As Everything Unfolds - Pulse of the Maggots Fest 2x21
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Superbloom - Pulse of the Maggots Fest 2x21
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Cult of Lilith - Pulse of the Maggots Fest 2x21
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