HardLore· Folge 228

SAMMY SIEGLER: JUDGE, Youth of Today, Side By Side & ...Limp Bizkit?

Donnerstag, 17. September 2026 · 3 h 07

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This is easily one of the best conversations to ever happen on this show.

We stopped by Trust Records HQ (instagram.com/trust_records_company?stkn=MWpvc…) for this incredible chat the great Sammy Siegler (instagram.com/mrsza?stkn=MXVtbm9xMzE5ZjNpbw==), one of hardcore's most prolific drummers to ever grace the throne.

We dive into Sammy's origin as the Godfather of Open Handed Lefty drummers in hardcore, his brief stint in Gorilla Biscuits, joining Side By Side at 11-12 years old, the Project X 7", joining Youth of Today as a longtime fan of the band, ALL things Judge, Chung King and Bringin' It Down and his later work in CIV, Rival Schools, Glassjaw and somehow Limp Bizkit of all things.

We're appropriately joined by my main man Mike Cesario (instagram.com/whatmikeis?stkn=Mmx1YTk3MTJwZXVl) of Twitching Tongues, Disgrace, Pity Sex, Forced Order and more to round out this mini panel of unique drummers.

Thanks to Sammy for joining us and sharing so much lore about so many great bands and records. Enjoy!!!
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Edited by Steven Grise (instagram.com/iamonenineseven)
Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf (instagram.com/marzluf)

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- Start
- Discovering Hardcore & Drumming in '80s NYC
- Finding Straight Edge
- GORILLA BISCUITS
- SIDE BY SIDE
- You're Only Young Once
- The Spirit of 1988
- The Way It Is Compilation / Side By Side Reunion
- Pardon This Interruption...
- PROJECT X
- YOUTH OF TODAY
- We're Not In This Alone
- Youth Crew
- We're Not In This Alone Tour
- Youth of Today Breaking Up
- JUDGE
- The Earliest Version of "Metallic Hardcore"
- Chung King Can Suck It
- Bringin' It Down, There Will Be Quiet, The End of Judge
- Judge Covering Led Zeppelin
- Sammy's First Heartbreaking Edgebreak
- Disengage
- Breaking Edge & SHELTER
- GLASSJAW
- LIMP BIZKIT??? (and RIVAL SCHOOLS)
- The Knicks
- Moshing
- Sammy's Unexpected Influences
- What Recording Represents Sammy the Most?
- Top 4 Hardcore Records
- DRUM TALK

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