{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhardlore-stories-from-tour.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fparris-mayhew-cro-mags-o3GpIEd_","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Parris Mayhew (Cro-Mags)","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/f6ee62a1-4100-438b-a60f-88cdc4672759/f7f76f66-3fdc-4405-bf3f-bc52db83db54/img-3849.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/10750e68-3611-4f4f-8ee2-a9a35fd8b9ac\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Parris Mayhew (Cro-Mags)\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"HardLore is joined this week for an unbelievable and unfiltered conversation with Parris Mayhew, currently of AGGROS, but formerly the co-founder/original co-writer of legendary New York Hardcore band, the CRO-MAGS.\n\nThe Cro-Mags are inarguably one of the most influential  and important hardcore bands of all time, and the sheer insanity and legend of the internal twists and turns within the band itself is the only thing that rivals the magnitude of their contributions to hardcore music.\n\n10 years after his iconic interview with Rod Glacial that first appeared on Noisey (after he thought it was only supposed to be in a French magazine), we go over some key details from the interview and from the story of Parris' time in the Cro-Mags for some of the most riveting and controversial stories ever told on HardLore, and he shares all the facts about his new band Aggros. Don't miss this one. \n\nThank you Parris for joining us. Maybe world peace really can't be done...\n\nHardLore Official Website/HardLore Records store: https://hardlorepod.com\n\nJoin the HARDLORE DISCORD: https://discord.gg/jA9rppggef\n\nThis episode is brought to you by ATHLETIC GREENS! Try AG1 at athleticgreens.com/HARDLORE to receive a free 1-year supply of vitamin D and 5 travel packs of AG1.\n\nGet 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code HARDLORE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod \n\nFOLLOW PARRIS and listen to Aggros:\nhttps://www.aggros.nyc\nhttps://www.youtube.com/theaggros\nhttps://www.facebook.com/parris.mayhew\nhttps://www.facebook.com/aggrosarmy\nhttps://www.instagram.com/parrismayhew/\nhttps://www.instagram.com/the_aggros/\nhttps://theaggros.bandcamp.com/album/rise-of-the-aggros\n\nFOLLOW HARDLORE:\nINSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/hardlorepod/\nTWITTER | https://twitter.com/hardlorepod\nSPOTIFY | https://spoti.fi/3J1GIrp\nAPPLE | https://apple.co/3IKBss2\n\nFOLLOW COLIN:\nINSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/colinyovng/\nTWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/ColinYovng\n\nFOLLOW BO:\nINSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/bosxe/\nTWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/bosxe\n\nFOLLOW RACHEL BEN-SHAH:\nINSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/rachel.benshah/\n\nCheck out our merch at https://knotfest.com/store/?view=hardlore\nFind all of our videos at https://knot1.co/3vWXsbx\n\nTIMESTAMPS:\n0:00 - Episode Preview\n0:24 - Intro\n1:47 - Recording New Music\n7:17 - The Noisey Interview\n14:53 - Childhood/Discovering the Sex Pistols\n23:08 - World Peace: The first Cro-Mags song\n23:46 - The Origin of the Cro-Mags\n27:52 - Thoughts on the Ramones\n28:50 - Hardcore, Not Punk\n30:13 - Rush - Anthem / Signs of the Times\n32:07 - The record he’s most proud of\n33:12 - Skins, Punks and Metalheads\n36:14 - First hearing the term “Hardcore”\n39:30 - “Steal My Crown” (Banger)\n40:16 - Writing for Cro-Mags vs Aggros\n 41:21 - Thoughts on Hare Krishna\n41:42 - It’s The Limit / His iconic BC Rich\n46:42 - Hardcore today vs. 1983\n50:23 - The Cro-Mags\n53:00 - Who used the name first?\n59:19 - Eric Casanova: Cro-Mags' Original Singer\n1:02:07 - Krishna in the 80s\n1:06:27 - Best Wishes\n1:08:54 - Crush The Demoniac\n1:10:23 - \"Stealing\" Riffs\n1:16:00 - Alpha Omega\n1:17:34 - Apocalypse Now\n1:17:53 - Other Side of Madness\n1:18:08 - Quitting the Cro-Mags\n1:18:53 - Pardon this interruption...\n1:21:49 - The Alpha Omega Heist\n1:32:42 - Songs are Phantom Limbs\n1:33:31 - The trauma of losing your art\n1:34:02 - Why he came back for \"Revenge\"\n1:38:39 - Playing shows before Age of Quarrel\n1:39:59 - Recording with John for the first time\n1:42:52 - Mackie\n1:48:54 - Is Parris on speaking terms with the Cro-Mags?\n1:59:04 - Music videos, Drew Stone, landing the Master Killer job\n2:03:59 - Producing Master Killer\n2:16:14 - Jorge\n2:18:50 - Bo Gotta Know about The Beat\n2:22:13 - BLOOD4PAPA\n2:29:41 - The son of sam\n2:31:50 - Blade Runner\n2:39:23 - Final Thoughts"}