CARRY ON: Ryan George & Todd Jones on A Life Less Plagued, Breaking Edge & Reuniting

HardLore is joined by Ryan George & Todd Jones of CARRY ON for a thorough deep dive into the complete history of the band, following their long awaited return this past June at Tied Down fest, and on the eve of their hometown return at Sound & Fury festival.

From beginning as a metallic band called Persevere in Atascadero, California, to changing their name (and their many lineups), recruiting Todd, Corey Williams and Nick Jett in the band, finding their musical identity on their Roll With The Punches 7", refining it on their one and only album A Life Less Plagued, and Ryan infamously deciding to stop being straight edge, quickly ending the band...

This is a fascinating window into a band Bo and I grew up listening to and loving for 20+ years, and it was honor to be in the room as these two shared so much about such a beloved band. X's always win.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:01:13 - Hello Welcome

00:02:18 - Ryan Finding Hardcore & Meeting Todd

00:07:19 - Becoming Straight Edge / Strife's Influence in the 90s

00:12:37 - Persevere / Ryan's First Band

00:16:14 - CARRY ON

00:23:44 - Revisiting Carry On Lyrics / The Line Is Drawn 7"

00:31:07 - Pickle Patch

00:32:04 - Roll With The Punches / Todd Joining Carry On

00:40:57 - Off My Chest

00:46:14 - Pardon This Interruption...

00:48:15 - American Nightmare & Signing to Bridge Nine

00:52:25 - A Life Less Plagued

01:16:27 - Ryan Questioning Hardcore & Straight Edge

01:19:37 - Breaking Edge

01:22:56 - Terror

01:24:02 - Reconciling Post Edge Break

01:26:42 - Ending Carry On

01:28:58 - New Carry On Material?

01:31:40 - Carry On Ends, Terror Begins

01:33:35 - Hearing The Terror Demo

01:34:19 - Last Shows At Showcase Theater

01:41:30 - Youth Code

01:44:24 - The Carry On Coke Lines Shirt

01:46:22 - Carry On From 2005 - 2025

01:52:48 - Expectations Going Into the Upcoming Sets

01:54:53 - Tied Down, Returning to the Stage

01:58:28 - Theoretically Giving Up On Music

02:01:18 - Youth Code And Getting Into Industrial Music

02:09:55 - Veganism

02:13:29 - Top 4 Hardcore Records