I had my Instagram followers submit their big predictions for the year. Some include nu-metal finally dying out, Turnstile putting out new music, Kublai Khan on Jimmy Kimmel, Poppy becoming a mainstream megastar, and more.

Genesis Rascon is the singer of Fortuna Malvada and books hardcore shows via Still Cold Booking. We had a great conversation about booking shows, important hardcore albums, protecting local venues, and so much more. All things hardcore.

Knocked Loose broke new ground by being the biggest and heaviest hardcore band to ever go on National TV. I try to capture how special this moment is for hardcore. Also I saw The Devil Wears Prada for the first time and I will admit: I was not familiar with their game

Whether it's Ronnie Radke from Falling in Reverse and the laptop dilemma, or Craig Reynolds pointing out drummers using kick drum tracks, backing tracks are a hot topic. Are they good? A necessary evil? Are artists lying to you when they use them? My friend Michael Smith and I discuss

Poppy just dropped her new album "Negative Spaces" and some are calling it metalcore. It's got some great metalcore songs on it, but by no means is it a metalcore album. But nonetheless it's a reference point for some of the broader themes playing out in heavy music and metalcore right now

What an unbelievable weekend. Kublai Khan TX dropped their newest full length and I talked about how they've reached the popularity they have. Yes it has a lot to do with TikTok dances. Also I finally saw SPEED live and it completely rejuvenated my love for hardcore. I touch on that, Touche Amore, mouthguards in the pit, hardcore speeches, and more.

Underoath released a new track titled "Teeth" and fans were totally caught off guard by it's style, but I believe it's a sign that Underoath is going to reset the bar for heavy music like they did with They're Only Chasing Safety and Define the Great Line. Also I touch on some new releases and get candid about how I'm planning to grow Hardcore Dropout into something special. 

Linkin Park announced their new album, but chose a questionable and controversial replacement for the late Chester Bennington. It's a story that deserves our attention and our scrutiny. Spiritbox released an absolute banger of a new track, "Soft Spine" and fans are still mad about their sound. Oh yeah, deathcore is dead and died a long time ago.

After a few years of explosive growth on streaming services, Thrown finally dropped their first album "Excessive Guilt" I talk about about where I think it fell short, and where I think they should go from here. After that, I address the current state of hardcore and how excited I am about it's newfound popularity.