{"product_id":"speed_only-one-mode_2026_mdl","title":"Only One Mode","description":"Australian hardcore punk from Sydney, SPEED releases their 1st full-length album. Rage and violence, power and anger make this slab an uppercut to the face of society! For fans of BIOHAZARD, MERAUDER, ALL OUT WAR, AGNOSTIC FRONT. To catch everyone up: the Australian hardcore band SPEED is making their mark on the world. For the hardcore kids of Sydney, where SPEED comes from and what they represent, this is a first. Everyone in the band has been going to shows for years - real moshers, always at the front, dancing. (The full lineup: Aaron Siow and his brother Jem on bass and vocals, respectively, Josh Clayton and Dennis Vichidvongsa on guitars, Kane Vardon on drums.) During a lull in their local scene - \"there were no new bands coming up\" - the guys stepped in and answered the call. SPEED decided to start hard and traditional - an aesthetic decision of the highest order that a hardcore band makes once every five years. A reset. For their first year, the band referred to themselves on flyers and in interviews by two words - SPEED HARDCORE - to make things even simpler. That's what they're about: hardcore, played loud, played fast, \"for us, by us\" - explicit, immediate, definitive - nodding to all the crucial bands that came before them. Their new debut album, 'ONLY ONE MODE', illustrates their growth and distillation. It's a concept album in a sense: a manual that directly explains SPEED's convictions, the personalities of the five guys, what they bring, what's special about their scene. The topics are sharp: \"Real Life Love,\" about the loyalty and reality they learned from hardcore, shows how SPEED connected by showing up; a depth of expression and emotion set to very punishing music. \"The First Test\" is full of dynamics - sustained notes, tasteful flute break - and is about finding yourself as a marginalized individual - in Siow's case, as an Asian Australian: going it alone and growing up in a beautiful and ugly world. \"Kill Cap\" shows real vulnerability: grief, regret, spiritual themes, tribute to friends and family lost to suicide. The lyrics of 'Only One Mode' embrace perspectives, leaning into big ideas and small detailed moments.","brand":"SPEED","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57489910464856,"sku":null,"price":23872960.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/vinyles.com\/en-us\/products\/speed_only-one-mode_2026_mdl","provider":"Vinyles.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}