XTRMST, the new project from AFI's Davey Havok and Jade Puget have announced that their self-titled debut album will be released on November 18. The duo says that the group is a straight-edge hardcore band and that the first single from the album, Conformist, will be available this coming Tuesday, October 7.
Havok made the following comments:
"Jade and I have been talking about starting a straight edge hardcore band for years. We started writing and recording in early 2012 and chose the name XTRMST because it expresses the messages represented on the record. The straight edge movement is not one of moderation. It's based in undeniable objective truths."
Puget adds:
"The straight edge philosophy is something that Davey and I gravitated towards at a young age, drawn by concepts and ideals that seem almost foreign in modern society. Like much of the other subcultures we were a part of growing up, it put us at odds with 99% of the people around us, which was something we embraced. Being sXe for over 20 years and being musicians, it seemed natural that this crucial ideology would find a musical expression."
The album was produced and mixed by Puget at his home studio and will feature the following tracks:
01. Words For the Unwanted
02. Conformist
03. Social Deathplay
04. Merciless
05. Exterminate
06. Sharper
07. Extremist
08. The Breed
09. Humanity
10. The Way
11. Swallow Your God
12. Dirty Nails
13. Juliets
14. Coward Bow Your Head
