The Chemistry of Common Life, the band’s first release on Matador Records, is the bravest and most interesting take on hardcore in years. Rather than following the genres typical rules and tools of beatdowns and stolen Converge riffs, Fucked Up have made an album full of innovation. There are organs and wind instruments alongside guitars and drums, and female singers drifting above vocalist Pink Eyes’ gruff and abrasive tones. This is one of the most inventive punk albums I have heard since Refused came out with The Shape Of Punk To Come.

Genre: Hardcore/Punk

It’s time for the goodness. Ronen talks to F*CKED UP’s Mike Haliechuk (a.k.a. 10,000 Marbles) and Josh Zucker (a.k.a. Concentration Camp a.k.a. Gulag) about misinformation, friendship and soooo much more. Then Ronen talks to POISON THE WELL guitarist Ryan Primack about the band’s upcoming (J. Robbins-produced) full length, the economics of band survival and more. Ryan even turns the tables, surprising Ronen with a question of his own.

This episode also features TWO debut tracks from the new band DETOURNEMENT, featuring members of THE RATCHETS, LIFETIME, ENSIGN, BIG WIG and more!

Catch the official premiere of this episode on at 8pm on 10.30 at PunkRadioCast.
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