We're joined by one of the most influential frontmen in hardcore music history, the godfather of vegan straight edge: Karl Buechner of Earth Crisis, Path of Resistance and Freya. We were lucky enough to spend nearly three hours with Karl talking about his journey from being a young punk in Syracuse, to starting Earth Crisis and influencing countless people worldwide over the last 30+ years. An incredible chronological journey documenting the band's rise in the 90's, the controversies that followed, the people and bands that accepted and didn't accept them, his new venture as a sci-fi/fantasy author and MUCH more. Enjoy this incredible conversation with a key pillar of straight edge hardcore. Destroy the Machines!!! Pre-order Karl's debut novel, The Unraveling: The Counsel of Crows here: https://www.th3rdworld.com/products/the-unraveling-the-counsel-of-crows?srsltid=AfmBOopkHoweIRmA04Mpne9xwukHNiom8Ciw3KNIyyAC5POBlxVszK5f Join the HARDLORE PATREON to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes: https://patreon.com/hardlorepod Join the HARDLORE DISCORD to get in on the conversation about each episode, every week: https://discord.gg/jA9rppggef Cool links: HardLore Official Website/HardLore Records store: https://hardlorepod.com Get 10% off the greatest menswear store in North America, GUILTY PARTY using code HARDLORE: https://www.guiltyparty.co/?srsltid=AfmBOop-lbZ2jn4g6cDx2ilfc- Try AG1 at DrinkAG1.com/HARDLORE to receive a free 1-year supply of vitamin D and 5 travel packs of AG1. Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code HARDLORE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod FOLLOW EARTH CRISIS: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/earthcrisisofficial/ FOLLOW HARDLORE: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/hardlorepod/ TWITTER | https://twitter.com/hardlorepod SPOTIFY | https://spoti.fi/3J1GIrp APPLE | https://apple.co/3IKBss2 FOLLOW COLIN: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/colinyovng/ TWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/ColinYovng FOLLOW BO: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/bosxe/ TWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/bosxe 00:00:00 - Start 00:02:53 - The Unraveling 00:06:25 - How Many Years Vegan / Straight Edge 00:14:24 - Straight Edge Becoming More Than Just A Song 00:16:31 - Skateboarding 00:17:20 - Playing Bass 00:20:53 - Framework / Vegan Straight Edge 00:23:31 - finding Veganism 00:26:22 - Writing Along the Way 00:29:22 - The Wrenches 00:31:27 - All Out War Ep 00:33:35 - Reception To All Out War 00:35:36 - Straight Edge Rushmore 00:38:54 - Rise in Vegan Straight Edge Hardcore Activists 00:41:18 - Signing To Victory 00:48:01 - Firestorm 00:51:17 - Songs about Veganism and songs about straight edge 00:58:30 - Touring on Firestorm 01:03:06 - Destroy the Machines 01:06:28 - The Discipline 01:09:30 - Tour Stories 01:16:25 - When did Firestorm become the closer? 01:17:23 - Pardon This Interruption 01:21:15 - Floorpunch Yogurt Incident 01:27:32 - Path of Resistance 01:37:10 - Gomorrah's Season Ends 01:39:37 - Writing Style 01:46:35 - Touring on Gomorrah's 01:51:00 - Breed the Killers 01:54:58 - Earth Crisis Merch 01:59:59 - Roadrunner Treatment 02:01:56 - Slither 02:03:48 - The Break Up 02:09:14 - Bandanas & Construction Gloves 02:12:39 - What Brought Earth Crisis Back Together? 02:14:32 - Difference in Response 02:22:35 - The Bunker 02:26:03 - DVD 02:27:36 - Discord Q&A 02:39:53 - Top 4 Hardcore Records of All Time