BOYSETSFIRE raises the bar for hardcore bands

BOYSETSFIRE continues to set the hardcore music bar higher and higher with each release. Working as hard as any band in the music scene, Nathan Gray (vocals), Rob Avery (bass), Josh Latshaw (guitar), Chad Istvan (guitar), and Matt Krupanski (drums) will release “Tomorrow Come Today” on Wind-up Records.

Tweleve songs, plus a hidden track, are raced through in just under 52 minutes. BOYSETSFIRE has been touring practically non-stop since 2000, including stints with Snapcase and Thursday as well as finding time for the Warped and Deconstruction tours.

You can count on the serious political lyrics and the melodic guitar riffs in well-crafted arrangements that have defined BOYSETSFIRE’s sound. “Tomorrow Come Today” finds songs on issues like post-9/11 militarism, the hypocrisy in organized religion, spousal abuse, and management-labor issues.

“I honestly went out of my way to make this our most political album,” Gray said on the bands website. “If this is going to be our first mainstream album, that means we should be showing people who we are and what our mission really is.”

From the first guitar riff, the album takes flight with “Eviction Article” and continues throughout the entire album. “Foundations to Burn” and “Release The Dogs” reflect the band’s thoughts on the government’s moves after 9/11 and its militarism.

Continuing with the theme of dissent, on “Bathory’s Sainthod” Gray sings about organized religion. “Wrapped up in the dream of patriotic clean white washed desire,” sings Gray.

The album also contains the song “High Wire Escape Artist” which appears on the the Daredevil soundtrack.

This album continues to push the intense level of hardcore music above and beyond with a great combination of v