Ace Stallings doesn’t live in Richmond anymore, but he remains a powerful advocate for Richmond hardcore. Stallings hosts the great interview podcast Forum Of Passion, runs the Richmond Hardcore Shows Instagram feed, and books shows around Richmond, including the upcoming Big Takeover festival. Ace, who I know well enough to say hi at shows, is also the singer of Mutually Assured Destruction, a newish hardcore band that draws on the swaggering, burly melodic sensibility of ’90s metal. MAD has been stomping ass for a few years now, and they’ve just announced their debut album.