Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The time has come… After crowning the best 1980’s and 1990’s hardcore bands in heated tournament brackets, we are now crowning the best 2000’s (2000-2009) hardcore band of all time…
We lived through this era so we’re finally qualified to weigh in (lol), so sit back, don’t relax, and be prepared to yell at the screen as we put 64 of the best bands of the new millennium head to head to battle it out.
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Edited by Steven Grise (@iamoneonenineseven) • Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf (@marzluf)
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00:00:00 - Start
00:03:36 - Converge Vs Rampage
00:05:24 - Bitter End Vs The Hope Conspiracy
00:06:35 - The First Call
00:09:12 - Trapped Under Ice Vs Violation
00:10:50 - Shattered Realm Vs Born From Pain
00:12:21 - Framtid Vs Think I Care
00:15:08 - Carry On Vs Justice
00:16:05 - Trash Talk Vs Pulling Teeth
00:18:12 - Iron Age Vs The Promise
00:20:53 - No Warning vs Bracewar
00:22:08 - Ceremony Vs New Lows
00:24:07 - Cold World vs Donnybrook
00:27:05 - Reach The Sky
00:29:11 - Mental vs Extortion
00:31:20 - Tragedy Vs 86 Mentality
00:33:08 - American Nightmare vs First Blood
00:34:47 - Rise And Fall vs The Killer
00:38:35 - Left Side Recap 1
00:39:15 - Down To Nothing vs Wisdom In Chains
00:43:06 - Cursed vs Count Me Out
00:44:27 - Stout vs Deadstop
00:45:58 - Pardon This Interuption
00:51:40 - Comeback Kid vs Ramallah
00:54:57 - Terror vs Betrayed
00:55:43 - Cruel Hand vs World Collapse
00:58:45 - Outbreak vs Guns Up!
01:01:07 - 100 Demons vs Go It Alone
01:02:41 - Righteous Jams vs Suicide File
01:04:56 - Internal Affairs vs Lights Out
01:06:11 - Bane vs Desperate Measures
01:07:39 - Knuckle Dust vs Numb
01:09:42 - Throwdown vs Death Before Dishonor
01:12:44 - Blacklisted vs The Warriors
01:13:56 - From Ashes Rise vs Allegiance
01:14:48 - Right Side Review
01:15:15 - Converge vs Bitter End
01:16:02 - Trapped Under Ice vs Shattered Realm
01:16:23 - Framtid vs Carry On
01:16:36 - Pulling Teeth vs Iron Age
01:17:18 - No Warning vs Ceremony
01:18:42 - Cold World vs Piece by Piece
01:20:57 - Mental vs Tragedy
01:23:53 - American Nightmare vs Rise And Fall
01:24:03 - Left Side Round 2 Winners
01:24:19 - Down To Nothing vs Have Heart
01:24:57 - Count Me Out vs Stout
01:25:38 - Comeback Kid vs Terror
01:25:55 - Cruel Hand vs Outbreak
01:26:30 - 100 Demons vs Righteous Jams
01:27:18 - Internal Affairs vs Bane
01:28:43 - Numb vs Throwdown
01:29:56 - Blacklisted vs From Ashes Rise
01:33:34 - Right Side Winners Round 2
01:33:56 - Converge vs Trapped Under Ice
01:35:16 - Carry On vs Iron Age
01:36:18 - No Warning vs Cold World
01:37:32 - Mental vs American Nightmare
01:39:16 - Round 3 Recap
01:39:27 - Have Heart vs Stout
01:40:16 - Terror vs Cruel Hand
01:40:28 - 100 Demons vs Internal Affairs
01:40:48 - Throwdown vs Blacklisted
01:41:12 - Round 3 Right Side Winners
01:41:45 - Trapped Under Ice vs Carry On
01:42:41 - No Warning vs American Nightmare
01:43:54 - Semi Finals Left Side Recap
01:44:03 - Have Heart vs Terror
01:45:02 - 100 Demons vs Blacklisted
01:52:56 - Trapped Under Ice vs No Warning
01:53:43 - Terror vs 100 Demons
01:54:32 - The Finals...
The time has come… After crowning the best 1980’s and 1990’s hardcore bands in heated tournament brackets, we are now crowning the best 2000’s (2000-2009) hardcore band of all time…
We lived through this era so we’re finally qualified to weigh in (lol), so sit back, don’t relax, and be prepared to yell at the screen as we put 64 of the best bands of the new millennium head to head to battle it out.
____________________
Edited by Steven Grise (@iamoneonenineseven) • Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf (@marzluf)
HardLore: A Knotfest Series
Join the HARDLORE PATREON to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes: patreon.com/hardlorepod
Join the HARDLORE DISCORD: discord.gg/jA9rppggef
Cool links:
HardLore Official Website/HardLore Records store: hardlorepod.com
Get 10% off GUILTY PARTY site-wide with code HARDLORE and grab some of our favorite clothing brands of all time: guiltyparty.co
Get 10% off MILLS VINTAGE site-wide with code HARDLORE: millsvintageusa.com
Get 15% off TIMELESS COFEE site-wide, including coffee subscriptions, cookies and cakes with code HARDLORE: timelesscoffee.com
FOLLOW HARDLORE:
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FOLLOW COLIN:
INSTAGRAM | instagram.com/colinyovng
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FOLLOW BO:
INSTAGRAM | instagram.com/bosxe
TWITTER | twitter.com/bosxe
#HARDLORE #HARDCORE
00:00:00 - Start
00:03:36 - Converge Vs Rampage
00:05:24 - Bitter End Vs The Hope Conspiracy
00:06:35 - The First Call
00:09:12 - Trapped Under Ice Vs Violation
00:10:50 - Shattered Realm Vs Born From Pain
00:12:21 - Framtid Vs Think I Care
00:15:08 - Carry On Vs Justice
00:16:05 - Trash Talk Vs Pulling Teeth
00:18:12 - Iron Age Vs The Promise
00:20:53 - No Warning vs Bracewar
00:22:08 - Ceremony Vs New Lows
00:24:07 - Cold World vs Donnybrook
00:27:05 - Reach The Sky
00:29:11 - Mental vs Extortion
00:31:20 - Tragedy Vs 86 Mentality
00:33:08 - American Nightmare vs First Blood
00:34:47 - Rise And Fall vs The Killer
00:38:35 - Left Side Recap 1
00:39:15 - Down To Nothing vs Wisdom In Chains
00:43:06 - Cursed vs Count Me Out
00:44:27 - Stout vs Deadstop
00:45:58 - Pardon This Interuption
00:51:40 - Comeback Kid vs Ramallah
00:54:57 - Terror vs Betrayed
00:55:43 - Cruel Hand vs World Collapse
00:58:45 - Outbreak vs Guns Up!
01:01:07 - 100 Demons vs Go It Alone
01:02:41 - Righteous Jams vs Suicide File
01:04:56 - Internal Affairs vs Lights Out
01:06:11 - Bane vs Desperate Measures
01:07:39 - Knuckle Dust vs Numb
01:09:42 - Throwdown vs Death Before Dishonor
01:12:44 - Blacklisted vs The Warriors
01:13:56 - From Ashes Rise vs Allegiance
01:14:48 - Right Side Review
01:15:15 - Converge vs Bitter End
01:16:02 - Trapped Under Ice vs Shattered Realm
01:16:23 - Framtid vs Carry On
01:16:36 - Pulling Teeth vs Iron Age
01:17:18 - No Warning vs Ceremony
01:18:42 - Cold World vs Piece by Piece
01:20:57 - Mental vs Tragedy
01:23:53 - American Nightmare vs Rise And Fall
01:24:03 - Left Side Round 2 Winners
01:24:19 - Down To Nothing vs Have Heart
01:24:57 - Count Me Out vs Stout
01:25:38 - Comeback Kid vs Terror
01:25:55 - Cruel Hand vs Outbreak
01:26:30 - 100 Demons vs Righteous Jams
01:27:18 - Internal Affairs vs Bane
01:28:43 - Numb vs Throwdown
01:29:56 - Blacklisted vs From Ashes Rise
01:33:34 - Right Side Winners Round 2
01:33:56 - Converge vs Trapped Under Ice
01:35:16 - Carry On vs Iron Age
01:36:18 - No Warning vs Cold World
01:37:32 - Mental vs American Nightmare
01:39:16 - Round 3 Recap
01:39:27 - Have Heart vs Stout
01:40:16 - Terror vs Cruel Hand
01:40:28 - 100 Demons vs Internal Affairs
01:40:48 - Throwdown vs Blacklisted
01:41:12 - Round 3 Right Side Winners
01:41:45 - Trapped Under Ice vs Carry On
01:42:41 - No Warning vs American Nightmare
01:43:54 - Semi Finals Left Side Recap
01:44:03 - Have Heart vs Terror
01:45:02 - 100 Demons vs Blacklisted
01:52:56 - Trapped Under Ice vs No Warning
01:53:43 - Terror vs 100 Demons
01:54:32 - The Finals...
