St. Louis, Missouri’s Iron Linings formed in 2020 and quickly recorded a debut EP which attempted to meld ’90s hardcore sounds with the dissonance of noise rock. Drawing influences from a wide range of bands, including Refused, Hot Snakes and Kowloon Walled City, they melt it all down into a potent stew of ferocity.

Following the band’s debut EP, and a successive split on The Ghost is Clear Records, the band releases its first full length, Urban Abyss (also on TGIC), on August 7. Pre-order it here.

Photo by Ryan Paluczak