AWOL ´Tear 'Em To Bits´ LP
Flatspot Records
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.”
Track Listing:
01. Lejos De Dios
02. AWOL
03. Who You Were
04. Oblivion
05. Tear ’em To Bits
06. Kingdom
07. Fall From Grace
08. So Many Nights
09. Lost Again
Pressing Info.
FIRST PRESS
100 - Cloudy Blue
100 - Cloudy Red
300 - Marble Red
500 - Eco-mix Graphite
