{"id":13526,"date":"2026-04-24T19:19:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T18:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=13526"},"modified":"2026-04-24T19:19:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T18:19:43","slug":"la-hardcore-veterans-dfl-return-with-first-new-album-in-19-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=13526","title":{"rendered":"LA hardcore veterans DFL return with first new album in 19 years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">ALBUM REVIEW: Dead Fucking Last &#8211; Fuck It (SB\u00c4M Records)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a band who formed in 1991, Beverley Hills hardcore band <strong>DFL <\/strong>(Dead Fucking Last) don&#8217;t have a lot to show for a career spanning 35 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Okay, they split in 1999, and didn&#8217;t reunite until 2013, but other than their 2021 EP <em>YRUDFL<\/em>, fans have had only three albums and a small handful of singles to sate their appetite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The earliest incarnation of DFL featured Ad-Rock and Mike D from Beastie Boys, and the current line-up still includes original members &#8216;Crazy&#8217; Tom Davis on vocals and Monty Messex on guitar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They&#8217;re back with a bang with nine new songs, produced with Fletcher Dragge of Pennywise, who guests on four tracks. It&#8217;s short and sweet, with two songs just passing the one-minute mark and none making it to two.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DFL-pic-by-Rich-Zoeller.jpg?resize=640%2C527\" alt=\"DFL\" class=\"wp-image-13504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DFL-pic-by-Rich-Zoeller-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C843&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DFL-pic-by-Rich-Zoeller-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C247&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DFL-pic-by-Rich-Zoeller-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C632&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DFL-pic-by-Rich-Zoeller-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1265&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DFL-pic-by-Rich-Zoeller-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1686&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DFL-pic-by-Rich-Zoeller-scaled.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DFL-pic-by-Rich-Zoeller-scaled.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Dead Fucking Last. Pic by Rich Zoeller.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The title track was the first taste of new material, quietly slipped out on 2024 compilation <em>The DFL Mix Tape<\/em>. It kicks things off here, and it&#8217;s fast and raw, just the way hardcore should be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Paddy Wagon<\/em> powered by a buzzsaw guitar, has a change of pace mid-song, before speeding up again, and <em>Watch Your Step<\/em> has a throbbing bassline and huge riff as Davis demands in his rap-style delivery &#8220;Why&#8217;s everybody fucking with me, trying to have a good time, can&#8217;t you fucking see?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Latest single <em>Second Chances<\/em> is one of DFL&#8217;s most reflective moments to date, thinking back to friends they have lost: &#8220;All the good ones\/Are dead and gone\/But you and me\/Somehow held on&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DFL - Second Chances (Official Music Video 2026 SB\u00c4M Records)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gsYy7qTh-yA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Bang<\/em>, with its barked vocals, sounds like the &#8217;80s hardcore that inspired DFL in the first place, while the call and response chorus marks out <em>No U Don\u2019t<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DFL show they don&#8217;t just do hard and fast with the slower <em>Heavy is The Head,<\/em> but crank it up again for the closing <em>Tour Talk<\/em>, whose repeated mantra of &#8220;die screaming&#8221; makes it feel like it&#8217;s 1982 all over again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They&#8217;re hardly re-inventing the wheel here; the speed, energy and aggression of DFL&#8217;s earlier recordings remains, but their rawness is tempered by decades of experience and better production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DFL hit the road this spring, including a run of shows alongside Pennywise, Circle Jerks and H2O. 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