WHISPERS: Bangkok Evilcore w/ Mike Law and Ole Suwan

We were joined at The Pit Recording Studio in Sunland, CA by Nitisart “Mike” Chaiburi and Kitti “Ole” Suwan of the great WHISPERS, all the way from Bangkok, Thailand. A truly unbelievable group of people both personally and musically, they’ve broken through every barrier imaginable through their undeniable spirit, infectiously unique and hard and passionate love for hardcore music. Being the first band from Bangkok to achieve so much of what they have achieved, we’re honored to talk to Whispers about their origin from local band in Bangkok who evolved into the definitive band that represents not only their city, but all of Thailand around the world. We can’t think of a better group or a better band for the job, and just five minutes of this conversation is all you’ll need to hear to understand why. ______________________________________   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: https://patreon.com/hardlorepod Join the HARDLORE DISCORD: https://discord.gg/jA9rppggef _____________________________________   Cool links: HardLore Official Website/HardLore Records store: https://hardlorepod.com Try AG1 at DrinkAG1.com/HARDLORE to receive a free 1-year supply of vitamin D and 5 travel packs of AG1. Get 15% off MADD VINTAGE with code HARDLORE15! https://maddvintage.com/ ___________________________________   FOLLOW WHISPERS: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/whispershc/ TWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/whispershc   FOLLOW MIKE: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/mikelaw307/   FOLLOW OLE: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/oletalifez/   FOLLOW HARDLORE: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/hardlorepod/ TWITTER | https://twitter.com/hardlorepod SPOTIFY | https://spoti.fi/3J1GIrp APPLE | https://apple.co/3IKBss2   FOLLOW COLIN: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/colinyovng/ TWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/ColinYovng   FOLLOW BO: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/bosxe/ TWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/bosxe   #HARDLORE #HARDCORE   00:00:00 - Start 00:01:02 - Introduction 00:02:20 - Finding Hardcore in Thailand 00:08:25 - 5555555555555 00:10:19 - Their Many Many Vintage Stores 00:12:15 - Friendships before Whispers 00:13:33 - H8000 Bands 00:15:45 - Finding European Hardcore 00:18:17 - Activities Outside of Whispers 00:20:13 - Mike’s Vocal Style 00:21:19 - Whispers Through the Years 00:24:34 - Bangkok During Covid 00:26:00 - Relax Time 00:27:57 - Stories With Stéphen Kickback 00:31:02 - Pardon This Interruption 00:33:40 - Meeting Gap 00:37:01 - First Whispers Tour Ever 00:39:00 - Asian Countries Played 00:39:42 - Response To Whispers Across The World 00:41:00 - Linking Up with Speed 00:42:09 - Touring Europe 00:43:16 - Yom Ma Lok 00:47:24 - Flatspot Records 00:48:15 - First US Tour 00:51:00 - Future Aspirations for Whispers 00:51:59 - Tied Down Fest 00:53:41 - Tour Essentials (Hot Dogs) 00:54:49 - US Food vs Thailand Food 01:00:18 - Sound and Fury 01:03:21 - Top 4 HC Records 01:06:38 - Ghosts? 01:10:45 - Patreon Q&A 01:11:38 - Top 4 Thai HC 01:12:38 - Greatest Breakdown Of All Time 01:14:50 - Inspirations / Influences