If you’re a fan of AFI, then you might want to check this one out. Davey Havok and Jade Puget are releasing XTRMST - the self-titled debut of their new straight-edge hardcore band - on November 21!
“Jade and I have been talking about starting a straight edge hardcore band for years,” says Havok. “We started writing and recording in early 2012 and chose the nameXTRMSTbecause it expresses the messages represented on the record. The straight edge movement is not one of moderation. It’s based in undeniable objective truths.”
“The straight edge philosophy is something that Davey and I gravitated towards at a young age, drawn by concepts and ideals that seem almost foreign in modern society,” says Puget. “Like much of the other subcultures we were a part of growing up, it put us at odds with 99% of the people around us, which was something we embraced. Being sXe for over 20 years and being musicians, it seemed natural that this crucial ideology would find a musical expression.”
The album was produced and mixed by Puget at his home studio and at The Treehouse in LA.
You can listen to a bunch of XTRMST’s tunes now over on their Soundcloud.
