Chris Bowen, Author at HARDTIMES

March 13, 2025

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Local noise festival Thwack Fest announced it would be partnering with their sponsors Harbor Freight and Excedrin…

February 11, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO — Super7, the popular toy company known for its niche collectables, released a new talking Lars Ulrich doll…

February 3, 2025

UTICA, N.Y. — VFW Post 226 held an emergency fish fry in an attempt to relieve it from the stench…

February 2, 2025

CAMILLUS, N.Y. — Local black metal band Bügnorkvlt shrouded a crowd with their evil, mystifying atmosphere, despite playing at a…

January 31, 2025

Spotting someone in public wearing a shirt of a metal band you also like can immediately trigger a camaraderie that…

January 25, 2025

I know that anytime you go to a metal show and focus in on the drummer pounding away on the…

January 21, 2025

BEDFORD, N.Y. — Local black metal fan Dennis “Bjorn” Rubenstein celebrated the news of the Farmer's Almanac forecasting a particularly…

January 11, 2025

Working people unite! Now is the time to seize the moment! Now is the time to stand up against the…

January 7, 2025

ITHACA, N.Y. — A recent study by Cornell University found that a striking one out of five local metal band…

December 31, 2024

NEW YORK — Total loser Jay Draboll plans to spend his entire New Year’s Eve partying with friends in what…