The Armed - The Future Is Here And Everything Needs To Be Destroyed (Album Review) - Stereoboard UK

Album Review: The Armed – The Future Is Here And Everything Needs To Be Destroyed

The Armed’s early albums, notably 2015’s Untitled, explored a punk/hardcore meld and leaned toward math-y/prog-y instrumental breaks. With 2021’s Ultrapop and 2023’s Perfect Saviors, the Detroit collective shifted toward or at least incorporated noisepop, experimenting with textures and a more defined sense of melody. With their latest album, The Future Is Here and Everything Needs to Be Destroyed, they’re at their most eclectic, striving for a …

The Armed - The Future Is Here And Everything Needs To Be Destroyed (Album Review) - Stereoboard UK

Photo: Luke Nelson Few bands claim chaos as convincingly as The Armed, and fewer still deliver on its promise with such gleeful abandon. On their starkly titled sixth studio album, ‘The Future Is Here And Everything Needs To Be Destroyed’, the Detroit-based experimental hardcore collective tap into their most primal instincts, shaking off the sleek pop sheen of 2023’s ‘Perfect Saviors’ and diving headfirst into outrage, exhaustion, and mayhem.