Boston hardcore band Firewalker are lastly able to launch their sophomore album, Hell Bent, which comes seven years after their 2017 self-titled debut LP, and in addition follows EPs in 2018 and 2019 and their 2022 demo. It arrives on June 28 through Triple B Information (preorder), and lead single “Carry My Personal Torch” is out now.

The album was recorded, combined, and mastered by drummer Sasha Stroud at her NYC studio, Artifact Audio, and it includes a track with visitor vocals by Trapped Underneath Ice/Angel Du$t’s Justice Tripp. It finds the band getting in a heavier route, as guitarist Cecelia Halle explains:

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After being a band for almost 10 years, we needed to create an album that captured how now we have progressed musically, each by way of instrumentation and inspiration. For the reason that starting of Firewalker, now we have drawn inspiration from Madball’s development as a band: beginning with the simplicity and genius of Ball of Destruction and growing towards heavier and metallic albums like Set it Off. With that in thoughts, the writing of the album drew closely from our influences in hardcore and steel — making an attempt to seize the spirit of late ’80s metallic hardcore whereas holding true to our roots as a Boston hardcore band.

Take heed to “Carry My Personal Torch” and take a look at the paintings, tracklist, and the band’s upcoming tour dates under.

Hell Bent tracklist
1. “Satan’s Favourite Toy”
2. “Carry My Personal Torch”
3. “Hell Bent” (feat. Justice Tripp)
4. “Lit Up With Fireplace”
5. “Limbo”
6. “Play Useless”
7. “Scorcher II”
8. “Shackled”
9. “Chilly Day”

Firewalker 2024 tour dates
w / Grand Scheme
5/24 – Richmond, VA @ Banditos
5/25 – Atlanta, GA @ 529
5/26 – Columbia, SC @ Blue Tile