<p>Destiny has come: After being officially crowned the hardest hardcore band of all time in our official tournament bracket… We’re finally joined by the great <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lordofthebrass/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Pete Morcey</a>, vocalist of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/100demons203/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">100 DEMONS</a> for a long form, sit-down interview.</p><p>We’re ALSO joined by special guest co-host <a href="https://www.instagram.com/FREEDOMSTEELY/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Dan Seely</a> of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kingninenyhc/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">King Nine</a>, for his historic 5th full-length appearance on a HardLore episode.</p><p>We start from the beginning of Pete’s nearly 40 year musical career, from making the “definitive American oi record” in Forced Reality, spearheading heavy hardcore in Connecticut with Higher Force, joining 100 Demons and writing the iconic self-titled record, his dark folk masterpiece that is Murmur’s The Boundless Black, all the way to now singing for Blood For Blood, and making 100 Demons’ first record in 22 years, Embrace the Black Light.</p><p>Thanks to Pete, Dan, and the Detroit Masonic Temple for having us.</p><p>__________</p><p>HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster Energy.</p><p>Edited by Steven Grise (https://www.instagram.com/iamonenineseven/) • Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf (https://www.instagram.com/marzluf/)</p><p>• Join the HARDLORE PATREON to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes: https://patreon.com/hardlorepod </p><p>• Join the HARDLORE DISCORD: https://discord.gg/jA9rppggef </p><p>• Get 10% off GUILTY PARTY site-wide with code HARDLORE and grab some of our favorite clothing brands of all time: https://www.guiltyparty.co/ </p><p>• Get 10% off MILLS VINTAGE site-wide with code HARDLORE: https://www.millsvintageusa.com/</p><p>• Get tickets for LOUDER THAN LIFE Festival! Can’t wait to see you all there: https://louderthanlifefestival.com/.</p><p>________________</p><p>00:00:00 - Start</p><p>00:01:22 - Pete Morcey</p><p>00:02:51 - Finding Punk &amp; Hardcore in Connecticut</p><p>00:17:50 - FORCED REALITY, Pete’s First Band, Defining American Oi!</p><p>00:14:28 - Jocko Willink &amp; The Connecticut Skinhead Crew</p><p>00:29:00 - Forced Reality S/T &amp; Tours</p><p>00:33:22 - Sean Martin</p><p>00:34:57 - HIGHER FORCE, Connecticut’s First HARD Band</p><p>00:39:42 - Higher Force’s Very Confusing Discography</p><p>00:43:08 - Pete Morcey: Classically Trained Opera Singer</p><p>00:48:00 - The End of Higher Force &amp; Beginning of 100 DEMONS</p><p>00:51:50 - Morcey’s Restaurant &amp; The Tuna Pita</p><p>00:54:00 - Pardon this interruption…</p><p>00:57:03 - The Lost Higher Force LP</p><p>00:59:27 - 100 DEMONS - Self-Titled</p><p>01:08:36 - His Fathers Son to Cold Wind of the Crossroads</p><p>01:14:50 - Recording New 100 Demons after 22 Years</p><p>01:21:00 - Larry Dwyer’s Cinnamon Challenge</p><p>01:24:24 - Growing as a Vocalist &amp; Lyricist</p><p>01:31:17 - Pete’s Haunted House</p><p>01:37:35 - A Visit From Bo</p><p>01:46:55 - Joining Blood for Blood</p><p>01:54:50 - MURMUR (Pete’s Masterpiece)</p><p>02:03:24 - IG! And the IGfits!</p><p>02:10:13 - Pete’s Most Personal Creative Endeavor</p><p>02:20:55 - Top 4 Hardcore Records</p>