THOM H. - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I manage and produce rock bands and run a record label, Corporate Punishment Records, (distributed by KOCH in the US, UNIVERSAL/TIEFDRUCK in Europe), as well as being a partner in SONICSTAR RECORDS who will be releasing the debut album from THE KILLER AND THE STAR (fall '08) featuring Scooter Ward from Cold and John Otto from Limp Bizkit .. Also, check out my signature Corporate Punishment electric guitar strings from E&O MARI/LA BELLA! Available now!!
AVAILABLE NOW
David Reilly - Inside (EP)
Shenoah - Bleeding In The Red (EP)
Trigger Point - A Silent Protest
Rikets - Anything For The Devil (EP)
Allele - Point of Origin (featuring Kelly Hayes from Cold)
Switched - Subject To Change (re-release)
Switched - Ghosts In The Machine
KCUF-Modern Primitive Punk (featuring John "Tumor" Fahnestock of Snot/Amen, and guest appearances from Shavo Odajian (SOAD), Munky (Korn), and DJ Starscream (Slipknot).

My Interests

Rock and Roll and various additional forms of artistic pursuit, God Lives Underwater, Obsolete video games and archaic gaming systems, Martin Scorcese, Kevin Smith, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Family Guy, The Simpsons, Dave Chapelle, Tattoos, Smoking, Clever Profiles. ..

I'd like to meet:

Music:

Motley Fuckin' Crue, Guns N' Roses, Kiss, Maiden, Megadeth, Skid Row, Saigon Kick, Deftones, Black Sabbath, Faith No More, Slayer, Tesla,Def Leppard. Alice in Chains .Corporate Punishment Bands: Switched, Allele, AM Conspiracy, Onesidezero, Rikets, Re:Ignition, Defiance, David Reilly, Amity Lane, Dangerous Toys.

Movies:

The Breakfast Club, Goodfellas, Casino, Reservoir Dogs, Half Baked, Shaft, Dolemite, Scarface, Kevin Smith, Donnie Darko, Super Troopers, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday The 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, House Of 1000 Corpses, Dawn Of The Dead, Day Of The Dead, Evil Dead, Army Of Darkness, Various Horror, Fear and Loathing, The Big Lebowski, Jack Black, it goes on and on and on.

Television:

Who needs TV when you have this. ..

Books:

The Dirt, The Operator, Stephen King, Anything with Jenna Jameson on the cover.

Heroes:

Superman, Batman, Spider Man, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Fantastic Four, etc.

My Blog

What the Hell do I do?

Ok so people always ask me this question. Honestly I usually tell them I work at McDonalds, since there is no easy answer to that question. But for anyone who is curious or cares, here is a partial li...
Posted by THOM H. on Fri, 16 May 2008 02:45:00 PST

Check out my upcoming book STRIPPED!!!!

Stripped: The Unlikely Rise of the Hollywood Metal Underground - tells the story of the rise of the Legendary LA Hard Rock and Metal scene that spawned the likes of Van Halen, Quiet Riot, Randy Rhoads...
Posted by THOM H. on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:26:00 PST

List of insanely surreal things i've done in my life.

Ok, so I was thinking about all the incredibly surreal situations I have been in in my life, and decided I would share some of them with you. Really, you couldn't write this stuff. Self indulgent? Pro...
Posted by THOM H. on Thu, 03 May 2007 03:19:00 PST

METAL EDGE/ALLELE GUITAR GIVEAWAY!!

To celebrate the release of Allele's debut LP Point Of Origin, Metal Edge and Corporate Punishment Records are giving you the chance to win a signed Washburn WI 14 Electric Guitar!! The lucky grand pr...
Posted by THOM H. on Fri, 02 Jun 2006 12:27:00 PST

Going back to Brooklyn..

Hey all.. I'll be on the East Coast from around May 4-10th.. I'll be in staying in Brooklyn but of course the city is only a short Q train ride away, so hit me up.
Posted by THOM H. on Sat, 22 Apr 2006 03:20:00 PST

Hmm.. OK

I found this in someone's bio on their Myspace and found it funny.. "Where o where has rock music gone? Ever since the loss of Nirvana and grunge, the rock world has been sadly walking in circles, try...
Posted by THOM H. on Sat, 25 Mar 2006 09:37:00 PST

The Mantis and Rooster Show..

The Mantis and Rooster show. (aka Reilly's Law)By Thomas Lawrence HazaertIt all pretty much began October 7th, 2005 in Milwaukee, WI. Almost ten years to the fucking day. KMFDM, Korn (a brand new band...
Posted by THOM H. on Thu, 20 Oct 2005 10:14:00 PST

RIP David Reilly.. :/

I just received the devastating news that my brother and friend, and the first artist signed to Corporate Punishment, David Reilly, (who was also the singer and one half of one of the greatest and mos...
Posted by THOM H. on Mon, 17 Oct 2005 07:59:00 PST

Farewell Mr. Duke.

The world lost a great genius over the weekend in Hunter S. Thompson. I'm deeply saddened by the news, but really happy and privelaged to have gotten to meet him before he passed. I guess he knew it w...
Posted by THOM H. on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Almost Famous

So last night I go to Rally's in Glendale to get a fish sandwich. The kid working the drive thru looks at me all weird and says " do you work for Roadrunner" I said "no, not really, I've worked with t...
Posted by THOM H. on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST