KHARMA SHARES CRUSHING NEW SINGLE
“GUILTY BY ASSOCIATION”
LABEL DEBUT EP MOST DANGEROUS GAME
OUT NOV 20th VIA FLATSPOT RECORDS
LISTEN: “Guilty By Association”
With such influences as Bulldoze and Neglect, it’s no surprise the quintet’s songwriting style is as brutal as it is. – No Echo
Showing off this band’s ability to channel brash, heavy, ’80s/’90s-style hardcore and make it feel fresh. – BrooklynVegan
A rough, raw, and urban salvo of pain that will hunt you down in the middle of the night and slice off one
of your ears as a trophy. – New Noise Magazine
Today, Chicago’s beloved hardcore up-and-comers, KHARMA, shared the newest single “Guilty By Association” from their forthcoming EP Most Dangerous Game via a premiere with No Echo. The track comes out swinging with one of the band’s catchiest intros to date before devolving into crushing chaos with a subsequent breakdown hook that will be sure to be a pit opener at the first opportunity. Featuring Davey Chaos (MH Chaos) on the vocal guest spot, “Guilty By Association” is further proof that the band’s label debut is shaping up to be one of hardcore’s most vital and anticipated releases of the fall. Due out November 20th through Flatspot Records, Most Dangerous Game is available to pre-order here. Stream “Guilty By Association” on Bandcamp or Spotify now.
Formed in 2015 in Chicago, KHARMA deals in gritty, metallic hardcore with walls of sound to pummel the listener into submission. Directly influenced by their city, from the forebears of their scene to the daily circumstances that inform their lyrics and unrelenting aggression, the quintet calls to mind the blunt brutality of acts like Neglect, Billy Club Sandwich, Bulldoze, and Arkangel. While hardcore has always been a genre of the people, KHARMA truly embodies that sentiment through tales of life on the streets and the reality of surviving in the middle of America. The band gave their first glimpse into this world on 2016’s self-released EP, Survival, followed up by 2018’s Moment of Violence EP, during which time the band has shared the stage with the likes of Madball, Knocked Loose, Mindforce, Adrenaline, and Life of Agony.
In the Fall of 2020, KHARMA returns with their most mature and downright hostile release to date – Most Dangerous Game, due out on Flatspot Records. Throughout the 5 tracks, KHARMA flexes their shattering sonic assault on topics such as classism, police brutality, and racism, systems of oppression the band has been challenging since their inception. Inspired by Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game”, the band applies the analogy to varying degrees within the dismal stories told on their label debut. The mix of KHARMA’s pulverizing riffs with harsh, spiteful vocals amounts to a concoction of mosh-ready and genuine anthems for the dark modern age. Recorded and mixed with Andy Nelson (Weekend Nachos) at Bricktop Recordings in Chicago, the no-frills and fervid performances on Most Dangerous Game proves why KHARMA has become an up and coming favorite to watch on hardcore bills throughout the country and solidifies their further rise in Chicago’s heavy music scene.
Tracklist:
1. Forced Out Of Heaven
2. Most Dangerous Game
3. Jester
4. Guilty By Association
5. Slave 2 Society
