Colin and Bo talk to Pain of Truth frontman Michael Smith, the crown prince of Long Island hardcore. From a pandemic hobby project with zero intentions to play shows, to certified hardcore festival headliner around the world, Pain of Truth's quick rise to the top of the totem pole feels destined and deserved. Michael walks us through his personal timeline from Stand Your Ground, his early teenage band, to Hangman, where he honed his skills as a songwriter, all the way up to the debut Pain of Truth LP "Not Through Blood. out now on DAZE Records. Enjoy this instant classic episode with one of the best frontmen in hardcore today. Join the HARDLORE DISCORD: https://discord.gg/jA9rppggef This episode is brought to you by Loop Earplugs! Try a pair of Loop Earplugs by using https://www.loopearplugs.com/HARDLORE and receive an automatic 10% off at check-out, applicable world wide. Join WHATNOT with our special little link to get $15 off your first purchase. Get ready for the first ever Hardlore live auction TOMORROW, March 24th at 8:30 PM EST: https://www.whatnot.com/invite/hardlore Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code HARDLORE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod FOLLOW PAIN OF TRUTH: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/painoftruthnortheasthardcore/ TWITTER | https://twitter.com/painoftruthhc FACEBOOK | https://www.facebook.com/painoftruthhc/ 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 Check out our merch at https://knotfest.com/store/?view=hardlore Find all of our videos at https://knot1.co/3vWXsbx #HardLore #PainOfTruth