The 2023 HardLore Awards

It's time for the first ever annual HardLore Awards, celebrating the best of hardcore music in 2023.
All nominations were hand-selected by an 8-person committee and HardLore from all 13 categories that will be awarded today
The categories are...
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
EP OF THE YEAR
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
HARDCORE MFS PLAYING
ALTERNATIVE TYPE SHIT AOTY
HARDCORE MFS PLAYING
DEATH METAL TYPE SHIT AOTY
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
BEST BREAKDOWN
BEST SKANK BREAKDOWN
BEST GUEST FEATURE
BEST LIVE PERFORMANCE
BEST ARTWORK
BEST PRODUCTION
BEST NEW BAND.
...and the presentation for the first ever Cayle Sain Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Timecodes
0:00 - Intro
1:53 - The Categories
3:00 - Best New Band
5:55 - Best Production
13:52 - Best Live Performance
22:05 - Best Guest Feature
25:17 - Best Skank Breakdown
30:52 - Best Artwork
36:36 - Best Music Video
44:22 - Best Breakdown
48:09 - Best Single
53:18 - HC MFs Playing Alternative AOTY
1:01:43 - HC MFs Playing Death Metal AOTY
1:09:52 - EP of the Year
1:15:42 - The Band to Watch in 2024…
1:16:58 - The Cayle Sain Lifetime Achievement Award
1:29:00 - ADS
1:33:02 - Album of the Year
#hardlore

[@nausicaa8179]

Obviously sensing a lot of hurt from the boys this ep. Hope you guys know how much we all appreciate what youre doing. Love you lads

[@DR_DINGLENUT]

That E-Town thank you speech will go down in history as one of the greatest speeches in hardcore awards show history

[@samuelmagnum6047]

Where as the Chode Orange speech will go down as the most cringe and insufferable of all time

[@letthesignalsfade]

I feel god in this zoom call tonight

[@chopst11x92]

The best part of this entire ep was Bo having not heard 90% of the nominees

[@sampuckett2476]

i’ve picked up that collin essentially does everything and bo is just along for the ride

[@Landlord0fTheFilthy]

The Cayle segment was beyond beautiful!!!!

[@_antisocial__]

Welcome back Mr Brothers

[@MetalVolcano]

I can't believe you are aware of KILLING FROST from our little Finland. They truly are unique in contemporary HC and currently our best.

[@unaixxx]

Best euro HC band rn for me looking forward to see them in spain soon

[@tomvlasveld2488]

Sooo happy with the Shane Moran shoutout, Bad Seed is fucking legendary

[@Hunter-si5bg]

Bad Seed S+ tier hc

[@jbasti227]

Life Under The Gun along with Common Suffering are my 2 most played albums this year. Just hooks on hooks on hooks and one of the most fun live sets I’ve been to

[@Tattdaddy2232]

I’m loving Bo’s new set up

[@JohnEvans-xg2bp]

Maybe I'm a sap, but that message from Trey brought a tear to my eye. I've always loved both hardcore and metal, but always identified more with the spirit and ethos of hardcore. It's been absolutely amazing over the past couple of years to see such a crossover between hardcore, death metal, thrash, and so many other genres in this scene. I'm all for it. It feels special to see something that has changed my life for the better widen the circle up to new people and ideas, which is what we should be doing in life anyway. No boundaries.

[@ehkitbraygan8787]

Defense Wound!!! Those dudes are the best so it's cool to see them recognized

[@dafucksgoinon]

my art work of the year is Wreckage “Our Time”. love the colors and it just give me an OS normal hardcore vibe, which is what it is

[@tylerdykema3851]

I had to get an injection in my spinal cord the other day to treat the neuromuscular disease I have. It fucking hurts and then I’ve gotta lay around being monitored for a few hours at the hospital behind nothing but my gown and a thin curtain. I forgot my headphones but was too excited for this episode to not just blast it thru my phone speakers. So I did and it was a great comfort in an otherwise annoying and terribly vulnerable position to be in. Thanks y’all, felt like I was chilling with my boys.

[@andytuck99]

who up harding they lore rn

[@kylegilbert3784]

So Hard

[@sampuckett2476]

how many more times are you guys gonna regurgitate this same comment?

[@TheDevanNicholson]

​​@sampuckett2476 Never stop never stopping.

[@treetop1183]

Andy tuck (fucking legend)

[@urmumsbaps]

@@sampuckett2476 lmao look at this dork, his lore is so soft

[@domodomino9990]

Hardlore put me on to Militarie Gun and now I can’t stop listening to them

[@yazoo55]

Wonderful episode, made me remember some music that I slept on or forgot about this year, made me discover some new stuff, cried at the message recorded from Cayle family and laugh hard at the stories right after. Might legit be my favorite Hardlore episode yet !

[@abigbeautifultomorrow1026]

MG life under the gun is AOTY for me. Glad to see Mr. Young with MG and MSpaint creds getting soo much love this season.

[@jake_villanueva]

Thanks for the episode boys Makes the work day much more enjoyable

[@chubbypencil]

Best new band World I Hate. Had a 2020 ep and full length this year.

[@Mynameisdaddyj]

Album of the year

[@Dredging666Bodies]

Hardcore Unite, fuck yeah. RIP to the legendary Cayle. Hard fuckin Lore Awards, let's go! 🤘👹

[@MrCoop187]

So much good music this year. Great releases after another. Cheers to 2024.

[@Jongobarker]

Glad to see you guys okay. Long live the lore.

[@markvserik]

Great episode! My AOTY goes to Incendiary! Scalp's Black Tar was also really good

[@sftp4cye]

Love this podcast and loved this episode a lot! I was a bit surprised, though, that “Theory of Mind” by Kublai Khan was not mentioned in the best “singles”. I am sure the other singles hit hard as well and it is hard to narrow it down but really thought that would’ve been up there. Anyways, amazing episode and very sorry for your guys loss as well. The hardcore community worldwide is at its strongest in my opinion and you guys doing this podcast as well as paying respect to those around you is something very honorable and not seen in other genres of music. Much love all the way down in southern New Mexico!

[@leonidas3357]

Wish I loved anything as much as these guys love heavy music.

[@hannahkozlovic1715]

There were so many fucking amazing shows I went to and albums I listened to this year that I don’t know how I’d even begin to make a single choice for each of these categories. Thanks for making the difficult decisions for us 💪

[@davemahan1993]

One of my bands opened for Dying Fetus recently and sitting next to Trey while he warmed up before their set was unreal.

[@Duffington]

colin’s hair looking glorious

[@aneverflowingstream]

Those headphones are doing something special too

[@Brian-vf7ii]

I saw Enervate in Minneapolis. So good.

[@jupiterjazzybelle]

fiddlehead& spiritual cramp up there for me AOTY

[@foxwomb]

It's hardlore time

[@vitalr3mains720]

Hell yeah for the scarab shout! Literally I said best new band as soon as I heard them 🔥

[@CH-ml4rz]

BIG AGREE on Sanguisugabogg. Seeing them twice next year ❤

[@ultrawolflord8495]

I love this show.

[@akukta]

SCARAB with the Little Goat crew neck 🔥

[@LawnchairYouth]

Defense Wound 🫡

[@garrbaloff9228]

Goddamn that clip of Killing Time listing the best food spots had me dying

[@ChrisVenturaArt]

This entire thing is so rad but I need to specifically say that I thought I was the only person on the planet regularly using the "there you are Peter" reference.

[@hughemungus5237]

Next year there should be a best remastered album category

[@standardbrah]

this message from E Town and your response @ 53:04 killed me

[@orlandojcaceres]

MG now, MG ALWAYS!

[@HoldenSXE]

It’s hardlore time

[@SergioCampos98]

yeah

[@xjtfender94]

Colin with sleeves on?! It’s gonna get real.

[@corycourtney8923]

Seeing strength in those smiles with pain in the eyes. Thank you for everything. We love you. People like Cayle and yourselves are what makes Hardcore a family. Couple of highlights from 2023 that weren't mentioned here: Psycho-Frame - Remote God Seeker Stasis - Six Shades of Red No Cure - The Commitment to Permanence Nothing & Full of Hell - When No Birds Sang Turnstile & Bad Bad Not Good - New Heart Designs

[@joelharb9088]

great vid. but can someone pls explain how so unknown was not in the running for best production

[@CtlAltdavid]

Yeah that’s the first record that came to mind when I heard “best production”. It really rides the line to where I can see where someone might say it’s overproduced. Love the record. It’s heavy, it’s hard. I just don’t find myself coming back to it a ton. Not that I don’t like the production, it’s just not what I want to hear all the time

[@joelharb9088]

@@CtlAltdavid spot on, it crushes but there's just something missing for me - something that 'lowest form of animal' does have

[@yazoo55]

Thought the same thing for Living Proof, which they mention had great production later in the episode. It's been an insanely stacked year if we gotta be honest !

[@Dayman420]

Australia hardcore needs more love on this show, EP of the year was definitely by Heat or Terminal Sleep, best album is Fever Shack’s Raw Doggin Reality.

[@LILDIRTNAPX]

PAAAAIN OF TRUUUUUTH

[@connorhendrickson]

This ones for Cayle ♥️

[@garlicburger]

Fleshwater/ vein OG drummer left after the release. wonder how this effects writing and whatnot.

[@abelpf1]

Scaping the hard man lore

[@hughemungus5237]

A band I think is gonna be big soon is Twist of Cain. They rip, had a sick ass set at for the children this past weekend. They are gonna get big and they deserve it

[@rxchavira]

reporting live from oxnard: there is not a portillos here 😂

[@AvaValesToledano]

Best album cover of all time will still be the Clash's London Calling (King Crimmson is 2nd)

[@8ohvibesrecords811]

Fuck yes!! 805 Nardcore!! Love to see my hometown get some love

[@dyingforesco]

we need new world man on the show man

[@user-hx8vl8xm1k]

I’m loreing so hard rn

[@shroomsandmetal]

It be cold in the 412

[@slickrick5574]

What’s the Hardlore opinion on Freddy’s steak burgers? Dude from Ingrown was maxing it and made me realize you guys have never mentioned it.

[@carl3038]

Big day for Elizabeth NJ

[@maddenplyr12]

was hoping for some dying wish love

[@Hunter-si5bg]

Fuck yeah, NWM

[@noahcolegio7124]

4:50 😂 did Collin just reveal "hardcore records" too soon?

[@junglemast3r]

We want more Zuma

[@Kai-Reinhard25]

Shoutout Eric Richter, KL music vid director (also shoots for vein, koyo, etc)

[@lsalaz2262]

angel dust had best artwork for me

[@anthonyletitin]

Does anyone know which set Frozen Soul used the snow machine? I have to see that shit ❄️

[@Hunter-si5bg]

Many, Bloodstock set is the only one I can remember off top. Should be a video of it

[@anthonyletitin]

@@Hunter-si5bg thank you!!

[@armandobueno6888]

Thought that code orange vid was Nickelback for a quick sec

[@KMKimo]

Best song is EASILY Pain of Truth Actin' Up!!

[@prisonofmemories]

anthony comunale singer of raw deal and also ur ny tour guide

[@brianmurphy7561]

RIP Cayle.

[@NatexCarr]

Have to assume you guys just forgot the Weapon X World of Pleasure split came out in 2023...

[@colinyovng]

BYOB is from Japan my fault yall

[@Dead_ham]

Human Garbage better be mentioned in this episode

[@Dead_ham]

LETS GO

[@morgothbeatz]

RIP Cayle!

[@smasher1devourer000]

Thanks for a year of good fun, good conversation & content! Recommendations, EP: 10 To The Chest. HC Playing DM: Snuffed On Sight, Peeling Flesh (also best breakdown of 23 on FFWAS) Gaijin… Hail to The Bogg for making Ohio proud.

[@tonibustamante2383]

I ❤ Torena

[@DigitalBath306]

love lost is my album of the year

[@THEOBST]

Bias aside the greatest live performance of the year might be the Twitching Tongues Misfits set

[@FumingMouth]

Type Shit

[@circleneurology]

Blow Your Brains Out is Japanese, just to clarify

[@P0rgieeblast93]

definitely pain of truth and gideons record have been on non stop for me

[@gabriel_facedown]

What do these dudes think of thrown?

[@jeffXedge]

will putney not even getting a nod for production is crazy. dying fetus had the best artwork - a back to back win wouldve been sick. skipping over better lovers and not even a nom for ep of the year? second will putney snub. on a real note though, id really love to see a more collaberative effort and have bo be in on it where it's not just collin talking about what he liked. its the hardlore podcast so, lets have the actual awards be from the podcast, if that makes sense.

[@h0ss666]

TORENA 🥺

[@budrothefox3666]

Dying Wish deserves many awards

[@gunnarsaxum3174]

Best breakdown belongs to Psychoframe for Dragging Nazarene

[@xWARPATH777x]

Who up awarding they lore

[@SetlistPlughc]

Outcry >

[@mikealiberti1799]

Xibalba should've been nominated for best EP.

[@colinyovng]

Totally agree, huge snub 😔

[@jbasti227]

Been on constant repeat since the drop. Very pleasant surprise to cap off the year

[@InvisibleTormentor]

Babe wake up The Hardlore Awards dropped

[@Traviiiie]

Tribal Gaze should've been included in death metal type shit

[@SnakeinDisguise]

Sanguisugabogg I've seen like 5 times, they only get better lol

[@enigmamed]

BYBO from England

[@joaocarlosmartinramosjr9782]

Mongrel better step up and release something new in 2024. They deserve a spot at HC guys playing Death Metal TOS.

[@TheJSMafia]

Close Bo at 15:12

[@jasoncecala757]

How did Fleshwater not get nominated with Koyo, and Militarie Gun???!!!!

[@chris42028]

Acacia strain and unearth get my votes for albums of the year. Jmo

[@Cronenberglynch]

Spinebreaker was best Death Metal HC release IMO.