NYC Shootout (vocals)

Years active: 2020-present

How did you first get into music, and which band became your first real obsession? My dad was actually in thrash bands back in the 80s and 90s so a lot of my introduction to music came through him.

How did you discover HC, what pulled you in, and which band served as your gateway? My father again but mainly a friend from high school introduced me to the scene and brought me to my first Shakers Pub show in 2016.

Biggest musical influence? Easily E-Town Concrete

Describe your sound in 3 words. The best music!

Top LIHC / NYHC bands of all time? For my personal taste: Neglect, King Nine, & Tension* for LIHC and I’d go: Madball, Merauder, & District 9 for NYHC

Top 3 non-HC bands of all time? Metallica, Ozzy era Black Sabbath, & Iron Maiden.

Current LIHC / NYHC bands worth checking out? Hangman, Heads Will Roll, Shits Creek, No Unity, Liberate, Ten Years Out, Field of Visions, Last Laugh, Grael, Top of the World, Defilate, Lion’s Den, Strength Through Suffering, Flatline, Life Taken, Evil Ways, Fermented Mess, Pushback, Drown In Blood, Sprawl, & Runnin Hot.

“Smoke weed, sip Henny, and fuck the world yo!” —Chris Martin

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