Halifax’s Burning Flag return to crushingly groove-laden effect with a venomous new vocalist for their third-full length Matador.

Dark crust punk that carries with it a decidedly metallic edge, marrying a hardcore urgency with mid-paced riffs of brutal intensity.  Down-tuned guitars and industrial hues call back to early 1990’s Earache bands and are refashioned into Burning Flag’s more groove-orientated expressions.  Lyrical themes span the UK’s cultivation of overseas oligarchs, societal misogyny, abortion rights, and the Government incompetence that blighted the UK’s Covid response.  They are delivered with a passionate punch.