The Armed Announce New Album 'The Future Is Here And Everything Needs To Be Destroyed'
Thursday, 22 May 2025
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Joseph Duarte
The Armed have laid out plans for a new album.
'The Future Is Here and Everything Needs to Be Destroyed' will arrive through Sargent House on August 1, following up 2023's 'Perfect Saviors'. Vocalist Tony Wolki said:
"It’s music for a statistically wealthy population that somehow can’t afford food or medicine—endlessly scrolling past vacation photos, gym selfies, and images of child amputees in the same feed. It reflects the dissociation required just to exist in that reality."
To coincide with the announcement, the Detroit band have shared the first single and opening track of the record, Well Made Play, which offers a fusion of aggressive, metallic hardcore alongside elements of punk and experimental rock. Head below to view the song's accompanying Christopher Gruse-directed video, which depicts two men fighting over a jet ski. Explaining the metaphor, Wolki added:
"While we chase distractions and small comforts, we’re pushed into endless competition with each other—often while those with real power take freely, right in front of us."
The Armed have also scheduled a series of US shows that run from late summer to the end of the year, featuring support from special guests Prostitute. Head here for details. Tickets go on general sale at 10am local time on Friday (May 23).
'The Future Is Here and Everything Needs to Be Destroyed' tracklist:
1. Well Made Play
2. Purity Drag
3. Kingbreaker
4. Grace Obscure
5. Broken Mirror ft. Prostitute
6. Sharp Teeth
7. I Steal What I Want
8. Local Millionaire
9. Gave up
10. Heathen
11. A More Perfect Design
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