Xiao "Control" Book Never Cutting Through04

Never Cutting Through04

death metal and hardcore are on full display on ‘The Burden of Existence’

going through member changes and releasing more great material before finally breaking up in 1989

there is a fresh perspective and process evident in the songwriting that rewrites the “post-punk” rulebook

caught in the dramas we make for ourselves time and time again

Xiao "Control" Book Never Cutting Through04Description Pressing Info XIAO is a hardcore band from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 2019. Their sound combines the ferocity of powerviolence with the urgency of modern hardcore, creating a chaotic yet deliberate style. The bands debut EP, PAIN (2021), sold out two tape pressings before getting a vinyl release in 2022. They followed it with the BURN EP (2023), which has seen three vinyl pressings to date. XIAO has toured Europe extensively, playing