Episode #25 — Max Calkins of Katahdin

Max Calkins. Photo by Amber Ann Britt

"...Its a little bit different now that Bad Move (Lewiston/Auburn) is up and around and doing their thing, but when we started we didn't really have a lot around us (Portland area), so we said "Let's just be the most ignorant, heavy band that we can be. Obviously, we have technique and we don't just want to write heavy JUST to be heavy, we still wanna make the songs full, but we really wanted to grab onto that throne of being fucking feral and not giving a fuck...cuz there was no one really claiming that in our area...." - Max Calkins, Lead Singer

Today's feature is Max Calkins, lead singer of the New England Hardcore band, Katahdin. Formerly known as Hallowell, this band hails from Portland, Maine in the US and pride themselves on "being the most ignorant and heavy band that they can be in their area”. Releasing their debut single, “Separation”, in late April 2020, there is little question as to whether or not that statement is true....it is!

Listen in to hear what the state of Hallowell is now that Katahdin is full steam ahead, find out the lyric meaning of “Separation”, and hear Max talk about his involvement in music and the local scene as a whole, only on The Dear Untitled Podcast!

Check out the debut single, “Separation” by Katahdin below!