VIDEOS - Knotfest

Defender of the Riff - Mike Leon (SOULFLY) [FIRST LOOK]

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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.

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FEATURED EPISODES

HardLore: Karl Buechner (EARTH CRISIS)

Gen Z vs Millennial react to MESHUGGAH - On Wednesdays We Wear Black

Not Enough Space: Inventing Moancore & Becoming Metal's Most Exciting New Duo | She's With The Band

John Campbell (LAMB OF GOD) - Defender Of The Riff

Defender of the Riff: Jeremiah Pugh & Connor Grodzicki (VENDED)

Shane Clark (3 INCHES OF BLOOD): Defender Of The Riff

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JUST RELEASED CLIPS

Not Enough Space: Lizzie and Liv Learned to Scream from SUICIDE SILENCE and ASKING ALEXANDRIA! | She's With The Band

SOULFLY's MIKE LEON's Signature ESP Bass - Defender of the Riff

GENE HOGLAN - Finding Time to Play Guitar Whilst Being the BEST DRUMMER IN THE WORLD

Knocked Loose: Extending the Connection Past the Barricade

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FEATURED PREMIUM EPISODES

Defender Of The Riff - GENE HOGLAN

Morris Kolontyrsky (BLOOD INCANTATION): Defender of the Riff

KNOCKED LOOSE: BEYOND THE BREAKDOWN

ENTER SHIKARI: Beyond the Breakdown

TWIN TEMPLE: BEYOND THE BREAKDOWN

Blake Ibanez (POWER TRIP / FUGITIVE)

ELECTRIC CALLBOY: BEYOND THE BREAKDOWN

Mick Thomson (Slipknot): Defender of the Riff

CODY CHAVEZ (DRAIN): DEFENDER OF THE RIFF

One Day... in the life of Hollywood Undead

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hardlore

HardLore's Favorite Riffs of All Time (With Aaron Osborne)

Q&A Special (February 2025 Edition)

The Best Album Closers of All Time

HARDLORE on the Street at FYA Fest 2025

Jamie Pushbutton (Hatebreed, Death Threat)

MISSING LINK (Mike Ryan & Paul Dove)

The 2nd Annual HardLore Awards: Celebrating the Best Releases of 2024

FYA Fest 2025

The Best (AND WORST) Band Names of All Time

Top 10 Albums of All Time

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She's with the Band

Sophie Lloyd

CONQUER DIVIDE

Marisa Dabice (MANNEQUIN PUSSY)

BURNING WITCHES

Nadja Peulen (COAL CHAMBER)

Donita Sparks (L7)

Ariel Bloomer (ICON FOR HIRE)

Lzzy Hale (HALESTORM)

Meg Mills (TURNSTILE, BIG CHEESE)

Q&A with Tori Kravitz

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.

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KNOCKED LOOSE

ENTER SHIKARI

ELECTRIC CALLBOY

TWIN TEMPLE

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ENTER SHIKARI (CLIPS)

FIRST LOOK

Behind the Scenes of the Water Tower + Jailbreak Stage Illusions

"It's Like Being in an Art Installation": Stage Tour of ENTER SHIKARI'S Insane Light Show

Taking Club Show Vibes into ARENA ENVIRONMENTS

POETS in ARENAS

INCLUSIVITY and COMMUNITY

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ELECTRIC CALLBOY (CLIPS)

FIRST LOOK

"The Music Video Comes To The Stage"

Wardrobe Tour with NICO SALLACH

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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)

Shane Clark (3 INCHES OF BLOOD)

Josh Baines (MALEVOLENCE)

Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT)

Morris Kolontyrsky (BLOOD INCANTATION)

Grant Truesdell (Unleash The Archers)

Niklas Karlsson (ORBIT CULTURE)

BLAKE IBANEZ (POWER TRIP/FUGITIVE)

JOSH BAINES (MALEVOLENCE)

CODY CHAVEZ (DRAIN)

MICK THOMSON (SLIPKNOT)

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BLAKE IBANEZ (POWER TRIP / FUGITIVE) CLIPS

First Look

Riffing to EXODUS, SLAYER, CRO-MAGS...

How POWER TRIP's 'EXECUTIONER'S TAX' was Written

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mick thomson: defender of the riff (CLIPS)

MICK THOMSON: "On Stage, We Go The F*ck Off"

MICK THOMSON On The Gift Of Music

MICK THOMSON's Early Influences

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CODY CHAVEZ (DRAIN) CLIPS

FIRST LOOK

HARDCORE RIFFING

Discovering "Typical DAD ROCK"

CRAZY Tour Schedule

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ON WEDNESDAYS WE WEAR BLACK

GEN Z V MILLENNIAL REACTS: CHIMAIRA - RESURRECTION

AM I THE ASSHOLE?: Metalhead Edition

Gen Z vs Millennial react to MEGADETH

Metal Grandmas and Sleep Token?! - What’s Been Happening In Music

Reddit is WEIRD – Reading Weird and Wonderful Reddit Stories

Gen Z vs Millennial react to NAPALM DEATH

Interviewing the Most WHOLESOME Metalhead on TikTok - On Wednesdays We Wear Black

Kid Bookie Keeps It 100 – New Album, Slipknot & More - On Wednesdays We Wear Black

Gen Z vs Millennial react to TOOL

Gen Z vs Millennial react to MESHUGGAH

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featured performances

As Everything Unfolds - Pulse of the Maggots Fest 2x21

Superbloom - Pulse of the Maggots Fest 2x21

Cult of Lilith - Pulse of the Maggots Fest 2x21

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Lamb of God "Nevermore" LIVE (hate5six shot)

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