AWOL - Tear 'Em To Bits LP

€24.90

NEW AND UNPLAYED

Flatspot Records 2024

During the height of the pandemic, Melbourne, Australia experienced the longest
lockdown in the world, keeping residents inside their homes for a total of 262 days. In
the midst of this were the five members who would form AWOL, driven to create and
write music almost out of necessity. Once the ban was lifted, the band hit the recording
studio and released their debut EP, AWOL, in 2021 through Last Ride Records.
The timing was perfect as the Australian hardcore scene was experiencing serious
growth, and AWOL soon found themselves playing shows with SPEED, IRON MIND,
NO APOLOGIES, and on a country-wide run supporting NO PRESSURE in early 2022.
The band’s persistent drive and heavy playing style caught the attention of Flatspot
Records, who will release AWOL’s debut full-length, Tear ’em To Bits, this spring.
It’s not hard to listen to Tear ’em To Bits and feel like you’re going to get ripped apart.
The nine tracks are monstrous, filled with gruff vocals, groove-driven riffs, and meaty
breakdowns. AWOL draws from bands like MADBALL and BIOHAZARD, but also fit
right along modern day acts like KING NINE and GOD’S HATE. The lyrics are punishing,
covering everything from deception and failed relationships, to addressing drug
addiction and police brutality. And while the record packs a lot of aggression, AWOL is
purely here to revel in hardcore and the community it’s built for them. On making Tear
’em To Bits the band simply states: “The only goal was to make a good hardcore record
that we were proud of and that our friends could get behind.”