Flatline (Vocals)

Years active: 2019-present

How did you first get into music, and which band became your first real obsession? First got into music when I was like 5. My sister was always on MTV and BET, and then my mom was always listening to her old rnb, funk, and was always watching soul train on Saturdays so I’d end up hearing a variety of different genres. My first band that I remember being obsessed with was Outkast, Limp Bizkit, Beastie Boys, and Linkin Park.

How did you discover HC, what pulled you in, and which band served as your gateway? I discovered hardcore from True Crime NYC, GTA 4, NFL Street 2 and just listening to a lot of ska and finding some with HC roots. The biggest being Link 80 and Leftover Crack. Now my gateway definitely was no warning, bitter end, link 80, Leftover Crack and Code Orange.

Biggest musical influence? Cleanser, Neglect, Outrage, Denied. And just a lot of 90s LIHC

Describe your sound in 3 words. LIHC type shit

Top LIHC / NYHC bands of all time? Cleanser, Neglect, Outrage, Killing Time, Strong point, Motive

Top 3 non-HC bands of all time? Snot, Nas, J Dilla

Current LIHC / NYHC bands worth checking out? If none, list from other places. NYC SHOOTOUT, Evil Ways, Last Laugh, No Unity, Field Of Vision, Ten Years Out, Top Of the World, Pushback, Of Temperament,

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