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Nov 11, 2026 1 hr

Abel Abarca from Big Ass Truck

from 100 Words Or Less: The Podcast

We sit down with Abel Abarca, frontman of Big Ass Truck I.E. ; the Inland Empire hardcore wrecking crew that went from a tour joke about semi-trucks to signing with Nuclear Blast Records. Abel traces his path from a teenager who hated screaming vocals to a reluctant frontman, his time in the military, and the band's rapid rise from local shows to festivals like Sound & Fury and Warped Tour. They dig into the IE hardcore scene, the band's Latino roots and anti-ICE activism, the Nuclear Blast signing, and how a band nobody took seriously became impossible to ignore. ORDER THE BOOK FOR 100 WORDS OR LESS Weekly Recommendation Playlist brought to you by Evil Greed Apple Music Spotify Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube Rockabilia sells you officially licensed Merch from ALL your favorite bands (and your Dad's favorite band, your siblings etc...).

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