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In the podcast's fourth season label founder Oise Ronsberger will talk to legendary straight edge icon Porcell aka Paramananda Das from SHELTER. They will be re-releasing their classic album "When 20 Summers Pass" on End Hits Records on January 29th 2021. The album is already available digitally worldwide.
In the third and final episode Porcell will talk about the strained relationship of him and Ray after the immense pressure that came with commercial success, how the two got together one last time to record a final SHELTER album and the making of "When 20 summers pass" - featuring a 17 year old Chris Conley who later became a worldwide indie star with his band SAVES THE DAY!

In the podcast's fourth season label founder Oise Ronsberger will talk to legendary straight edge icon Porcell aka Paramananda Das from SHELTER. They will be re-releasing their classic album "When 20 Summers Pass" on End Hits Records on January 29th 2021. The album is already available digitally worldwide. In this episode Porcell will talk about SHELTERs breakthrough into the mainstream with the classic album 'Mantra', the immense pressure from their label Roadrunner when it was time to record a follow up and how it felt to get dropped after making too many compromises. Porcell also speaks about the responsibilities that waited for him when he moved out of the ashram and how having kids taught him some important spiritual lessons.

In the podcast's fourth season label founder Oise Ronsberger will talk to legendary straight edge icon Porcell aka Paramananda Das from SHELTER. They will be physically re-releasing their classic album "When 20 Summers Pass" on End Hits Records on January 29th 2021, the digital release is already out. In this episode, Porcell will talk about the end of YOUTH OF TODAY and his spiritual quest that followed. Why did he move to California, what was his job at legendary indie label REVELATION and did he really start a band with Zach de la Rocha from RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE? How did he end up joining forces with his old friend Ray Cappo again and join SHELTER for good after being in and out of the band for years? Check the first episode of Season 4 and find out!

In our third and final episode of season 3, our guest is bassist Aaron Dalbec. Originating from Boston's suburbs, Aaron was a core member of two genre-defining bands - CONVERGE and BANE. Besides that he plays in ONLY CRIME alongside members of DESCENDENTS and GOOD RIDDANCE. Aaron currently lives in Maryland with his family.

Our second guest is guitarist Mike Schleibaum. We wanted to find out how it felt for Mike to grow up in Washington D.C.'s thriving 90s straight edge scene. Get to know how he started out as a fan of BATTERY, became a permanent member, and toured the world. When he formed his own band - DARKEST HOUR - his friend and bandmate (and our guest in S3E1) Brian McTernan quickly turned into their producer. Find out how Mike is balancing being a father and family man while playing in several bands, what his friendship with Brian McTernan and the other members of BE WELL means to him, and why it needed three drummers to finish BE WELL's debut album.

In the podcast's third season, label founder Oise Ronsberger will meet members of the fairly new east coast band BE WELL. They will be releasing their debut album on End Hits Records and Equal Vision in August 2020. First up is singer Brian McTernan who didn't only join the legendary hardcore band BATTERY when he was 12 years old but also became one of the most respected independent producers in the world. In this episode, Brian gives you some insights on his studio work and why he quit the music business almost completely after 2010. What brought him back eventually and made him start BE WELL with his friends? Why did Brian start to write the most honest lyrics in his career while being in his forties? How is life in the city of Baltimore? How are his bandmates putting up with being in a band with their own producer? And does his daughter think BE WELL is a real hardcore band? Check the first episode of Season 3 and find out!