Hardcore powerhouse SPEED share new single + video ‘PEACE’: ALL MY ANGELS EP out Oct 23 via Last Ride & Flatspot Records
PRAISE FOR SPEED
“SPEED does not exist for the sake of just being a band... they want to keep the hardcore scene that shaped them alive, and ensure the baton gets passed to the next generation”
“Only One Mode’s vulnerability is bracing and courageous, strength from emotional transparency. It’s a love letter to the hardcore community and to the band itself, a unit forged from ever-deepening mateship, loyalty and support”
“Uncompromising and undeniable. The Australian upstarts cement their status as hardcore’s most exciting band, with a debut album that stays true to their rapid-fire roots”
“ONLY ONE MODE stays true to what has made SPEED a ceiling-shattering hardcore band. While some hardcore thrives because it feels like a frenzied fight between instruments, SPEED’s songs feel like a symphony that’s conjuring a storm in perfect harmony”
“In the past five years, this Sydney band has redefined Australian hardcore music for a new generation of fans”
ALL MY ANGELS EP
Out Oct 23 via Last Ride Records + Flatspot Records
PRE-ORDER HERE
TRACKLIST
AIN’T MY GAME
PEACE
ALL MY ANGELS
‘PEACE’ is out now, buy/stream it here.
SPEED have announced ALL MY ANGELS, a new three-track EP which is set for release on October 23 and available for preorder now through Last Ride Records (AUS/NZ) and Flatspot Records (worldwide). New single ‘PEACE’ wastes zero time bursting into head-on vocals and bouncy riffs. Arriving with Thomas Elliott directed video featuring a powerful performance from the band. LISTEN TO PEACE HERE + WATCH VIDEO HERE + PRE-ORDER EP HERE.
The EP was produced, recorded, and mixed by Elliott Gallart at The Chameleon Studios and sees the band reflecting on the passing of three close friends in recent years. Those events brought intense heartbreak to their community, but over time, they’ve magnified what SPEED have always held as their central ethos: To love unconditionally, without fear or regret. The three songs reflect on grief while honouring the memories of those lost, and mark the band’s heaviest-hitting material to date.
On the lyrics, vocalist Jem Siow shares: “Three of our close friends passed away in 18 months – but, amidst this devastation, I was overcome with a deep sense of clarity and peace. Because, despite the abyss of questions of why and how, my clearest sense of calm lay in the certainty that the time we shared and invested in one another was underpinned by unfiltered honesty and unconditional love. Their lives were short, but I know our experiences together were lived with deep, meaningful intention, which has, in turn, empowered us with more meaning and purpose while we are still here. This sense of calm and focus exists like a sharpened, refined weapon at my disposal – poised to attack life and its many hurdles with precision and intention. And it has only been refined through the process of loss.”
SPEED is Jem Siow (vocals), Aaron Siow (bass), Josh Clayton (guitar), Dennis Vichidvongsa (guitar), and Kane Vardon (drums). The Sydney hardcore band have become a global powerhouse, dominating stages around the world and gaining critical acclaim for their 2024 album ONLY ONE MODE. This December SPEED’s live show returns to Australia for Rolling Sets, following international tours supporting Turnstile’s North American run with Amyl & The Sniffers, Mannequin Pussy, Blood Orange,and Jane Remover, and Malevolence throughout Europe with Dying Wish and Psycho-Frame. Full list of upcoming tour dates below, and tickets on sale now at gangcalledspeed.com.
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