With IFO Productions

True self-destruction. Cicada is dark, left-of-center hardcore howling from beneath the weight of the empire. Based in Richmond, VA.

THE NOT are aural assault - fuzz washes over everything like a rainstorm, tying the songs together with the sounds of broken glass and sirens. The lyrics are blunt, political and vicious, and the rhythm section is locked to the churn. Their final showing. Noise not music.

Uzu is a Montreal-based band that blends elements of post-punk with dark, melodic, mid-tempo punk, infused with an incisive energy reminiscent of Siekiera. Their lyrics, sung in Arabic, are poetic and personal, while also conveying political messages about exile, colonization, and self-management.

Muscle Memory: FASTCORE.