Hardcore heroes Cro-Mags recently gave us their first new album in 20 years with In the Beginning. Now they are set to already follow that up with a new mini-release.
On December 11, Harley Flanagan and co. will digitally release 2020 — a new six-track EP. Right now, you can hear its "2020" title track.
According to a press release, the EP is "venting all the frustration and rage, Cro-Mags style, at the unprecedented chaos of this year." Adding even more meaning to that record title, the EP is just 20 minutes and 20 seconds long.
In a statement, Flanagan explained, "Just by coincidence we recorded 20 minutes and 16 seconds of music, so we simply added a few seconds of real-world chaos. The album cover is meant to look like a calendar — 7 squares across, with one picture from 2020 per day. Corona Virus, quarantine, empty streets, brutality, burning buildings, violence and destruction: 2020 is a year none of us will ever forget."
Hear "2020" below.
Read Exclaim!'s review of In the Beginning.
2020:
1. Age Of Quarantine
2. 2020
3. Life On Earth
4. Violence and Destruction
5. Chaos In The Streets
6. Cro-Fusion
On December 11, Harley Flanagan and co. will digitally release 2020 — a new six-track EP. Right now, you can hear its "2020" title track.
According to a press release, the EP is "venting all the frustration and rage, Cro-Mags style, at the unprecedented chaos of this year." Adding even more meaning to that record title, the EP is just 20 minutes and 20 seconds long.
In a statement, Flanagan explained, "Just by coincidence we recorded 20 minutes and 16 seconds of music, so we simply added a few seconds of real-world chaos. The album cover is meant to look like a calendar — 7 squares across, with one picture from 2020 per day. Corona Virus, quarantine, empty streets, brutality, burning buildings, violence and destruction: 2020 is a year none of us will ever forget."
Hear "2020" below.
Read Exclaim!'s review of In the Beginning.
2020:
1. Age Of Quarantine
2. 2020
3. Life On Earth
4. Violence and Destruction
5. Chaos In The Streets
6. Cro-Fusion
