RIYL Only Living Witness, Life of Agony, Exhorder

WHY YOU SHOULD CARE Clean vocals are a really tricky thing in extreme music — when executed poorly, it can dull the edge of a hard-hitting composition. Featuring members of Break Away, Fire & Ice and more, M.A.D. have nailed the correct formula of metallic riffs, hardcore groove and muscular, melodic vocals across their first demo released only a few short days ago (July 12th, to be exact).

QUOTE "The DIY aspect of hardcore has been integral to the creation of M.A.D ...," vocalist Ace Stallings says. "The DIY ethos within hardcore has taught us not wait around for offers and to take exactly what we want when we want it. The band started writing in April, recorded in May/June, released our material this month, and our first show, as I'm writing this, is tomorrow at the This Is Hardcore pre-show in Philadelphia. We have a handful of shows booked for Fall of 2019 as well — a couple of which were put together in part to start playing live as quickly as possible. All of this to me is an exhibition of the power of 'doing it yourself' and what you can make happen when you believe in your own talent and ability."