New York Hardcore's Spoken History & Epic Evolution feat. Agnostic Front, Biohazard & Quicksand

We explore the rise of New York Hardcore through three landmark bands who shaped different eras of the genre in this week's episode of the We Wreck Records podcast. Roger from Agnostic Front reflects on early NYHC, community-driven shows, CBGB’s and how a small group of outsiders built a scene from scratch. Billy from Biohazard breaks down the crossover moment — when hardcore collided with hip hop, street storytelling and heavier songwriting. Walter from Quicksand explains how that foundation evolved into post-hardcore: more emotional range, new influences and a different type of intensity. LISTEN ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4100EZP... LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: https://distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. EARPEACE: https://www.earpeace.com/pages/wwrpod... Visit the above link for 15% off your first order. GRILLO'S PICKLES: https://www.grillos.com/ Enjoy a pickle, live a little! CONTENT GUIDE: 00:00 Introduction to the We Wreck Records podcast and New York hardcore 00:08 Emotional intensity of New York hardcore and its core feelings 00:30 Old New York’s danger and how the city shaped the music 01:24 Overview of Roger (Agnostic Front), Billy (Biohazard) and Walter Schreifels (Quicksand) 02:05 Bad Brains’ influence on New York hardcore and HR as a singular figure 02:55 From A7 to CBGBs and the explosion after “Victim in Pain” 03:48 Escaping personal pain through creating music instead of substance use 04:31 CBGBs as a magic playground for a kid‑driven DIY subculture 05:30 Agnostic Front as “the people’s band” and the early New York scene 06:43 Sponsor reads (DistroKid and Grillo’s Pickles) 07:37 Biohazard’s hardcore, metal and hip hop crossover and outsider audience 08:50 Walter Schreifels and Quicksand shaping post‑hardcore in the early 90s 09:40 What “post‑hardcore” means and its link to post‑punk 11:19 Shifting from collective anthems to more personal, emotionally complex lyrics 12:34 Influence on bands like Deftones and Rage Against The Machine 13:05 Today’s hardcore wave (Turnstile, Knocked Loose, Scowl) and their respect for pioneers 14:28 Hardcore as a real‑life antidote to the artificial world and building community at shows