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Australian hardcore outfit SPEED are gearing up to release their debut album, ONLY ONE MODE, next month, which they’re previewing with another brutal song called “DON’T NEED.”
Like the previously released singles “THE FIRST TEST” and “REAL LIFE LOVE,” the band’s latest cut is a tough-as-nails hardcore anthem bursting with NYHC toughness and plenty of mosh-driving grooves. The song is also accompanied by a characteristically kinetic music video, which was filmed and directed by Jack Rudder, Thomas Elliott, and SPEED themselves.
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“We’ve been going to hardcore shows and playing in bands for most of our lives now,” the band share. “When you do this long enough, I guess you get a pretty good understanding of who you are, what you stand for, and why you’re involved. Now, somewhat suddenly, we have a lot more outsiders finding out about our culture, for good or for worse. We don’t need you or anyone to tell us how to navigate that. ’Cause to us, the meaning is the same as it’s always been. We are hardcore kids in a hardcore band from Sydney, Australia.”
ONLY ONE MODE arrives July 12 via Flatspot Records in the U.S. and Last Ride Records in Australia. See the video for “DON’T NEED” below.
This article was originally published on RevolverMag.com and has been edited by Alternative Press.
