"We really wanted to start the EP off with a sudden burst of really violent noise. We wanted there to be a sense of absolute urgency. The EP is only five songs long anyways you know? We didn't wanna waste any time getting into it. The main verse riff was crafted while having the specific goal of making the most heavy and crushing single riff we had done yet in mind. Lyrically, this song is about not really fitting into any of the aggressive music cliques where we come from. It touches on something Jello Biafra wrote about 25 years ago…the idea that "punk's … read more
"We really wanted to start the EP off with a sudden burst of really violent noise. We wanted there to be a sense of absolute urgency. The EP is … read more
"We really wanted to start the EP off with a sudden burst of really violent noise. We wanted there to be a sense of absolute urgency. The EP is only five songs long anyways you know… read more
The Armed is a six-piece band from Detroit, USA playing a blend of hardcore punk and extreme metal since 2009. Three of its members – Chris Elkjar, Tony Wolski, and Aaron Jones – were previously in another Detroit-based hardcore punk band, Slicer Dicer. The Armed play several Slicer Dicer songs in live shows and included two, Terrordactyl and Buy A Snake, on their first full-length album, These Are Lights. Their full-length may be downloaded free at the official website, www.thesearelights.com. The band's MySpace is at http://www.myspace.com/thearmed. The group'… read more
The Armed is a six-piece band from Detroit, USA playing a blend of hardcore punk and extreme metal since 2009. Three of its members – Chris Elkjar, Tony Wolski, and Aaron Jones &ndash… read more
The Armed is a six-piece band from Detroit, USA playing a blend of hardcore punk and extreme metal since 2009. Three of its members – Chris Elkjar, Tony Wolski, and Aaron Jones – were previously in another Detroit-based har… read more