DEFEATER will be hitting the road mostly on the West Coast this November in support of Comeback Kid, who are touring for their new album Chosen Hell. Pencil in these dates; ticket info will be coming soon-
Chris Wrenn returns to the New York Hardcore Chronicles with Drew Stone this Sunday 2/22
What do AMERICAN NIGHTMARE, TERROR, HAVE HEART, SICK OF IT ALL, DEFEATER, AGNOSTIC FRONT, DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR, H2O, and dozens of other bands have in common?
Find out this Sunday! Originally featured on episode #67, Chris Wrenn is headed back for episode #417 to chat with Drew Stone on his New York Hardcore Chronicles show to talk about the release of his book Fenway Punk, and how his sale of rivalry-fueling swag after Red Sox games helped fund an entire generation of hardcore punk bands.
Tune in at 3 PM on Sunday, February 22nd HERE.
Defeater / European Tour: October 2025
DEFEATER is headed back to Europe this October! Check out the dates HERE, it includes a few club shows with CRIME IN STEREO!
PRE-ORDER: Love Letter (ex-Defeater, Verse): New LP on Iodine, exclusive variant via B9
New England has always served as a breeding ground for some of the most passionate and heartfelt voices in hardcore. Featuring members of Verse and Defeater, Love Letter are the latest powerhouse to join this esteemed lineage.
Everyone Wants Something Beautiful is an open window into insecurity and self-awareness. It is a deep-dive into generational trauma, its different forms, and the ways it can be projected onto others. We share a commitment to crafting music that is honest and powerful–that reflects our friendships, views, and shared musical journey over two decades. We believe every note and word must carry meaning and purpose. The musical vision for this record was to create a compelling backdrop for captivating and emotional storytelling. It’s honest, mature, and carries deep personal meaning for each member.
Guitarist Jay Maas (Defeater) has also produced countless records for other bands at Getaway Recordings in Massachusetts, including Bane, Counterparts, Title Fight and more. After being behind the scenes on so many quintessential records, Maas is back at the helm. “Having produced records for two decades now I've had the chance to work with thousands of artists, I’m grateful that this was my opportunity to pull together some of my favorite people who also happen to be extremely talented musicians.”
Maas tapped fellow founding member of Defeater, Andrew Reitz, to play drums along with guitarist Matthew Spence and fellow engineer and bassist Dave Alcan. The result is high-octane instrumentation paired with the poignant yet biting lyrics and vocals of Quinn Murphy (VERSE).
The debut LP’s first single “Misanthropic Holiday or Vacation” sounds like both warning and indictment, exploring ways we are expected to deal with the human condition in modern society. It seems to blur the lines of perseverance and begrudged surrender, crescendoing into a cathartic release that makes one feel both possessed and furious. It’s hard to stay sitting by the end of it.
There’s a notable freedom in the band’s songwriting, and their desire to push the limits of where heartfelt, emotive and heavy music can go is apparent with every note and word. Matched by a charged live show, Love Letter is sure to turn heads of fans of hardcore, post-hardcore, screamo and beyond. Everyone Wants Something Beautiful is available for pre-order now HERE!
TRACK LISTING:
New Anthemic
Wellness Checks and Dead Friends
Misanthropic Holiday or Vacation
Popular Memes
Unhousing Projects
Settlements
Meds & Taxes
Debilitating Self Doubt And The Will To Use It
Late Stage Harm Reduction
Panic Disordinary
Catch Jake Woodruff (Defeater, Dreamtigers) on Tour This Month with Aisha Burns
Jake Woodruff (Defeater, Dreamtigers) will be playing guitar for Aisha Burns (Balmorhea, Dreamtigers) from January 14-27th, as part of the Torres tour.
You can also hear Jake playing guitar on Aisha’s recent single, a cover of Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game”, along with Ricardo Lagomasino (Lucy Dacus) on drums, and Lindsey Verril (Little Mazarn) on bass. The artists recorded at home and it was mixed by Jon Low (The Menzingers, The National, Taylor Swift), and is a great take on a classic tune. It’s out now via Western Vinyl, so stream it or check it out on YouTube here:
DEFEATER to Play Two Shows for The 10 Year Anniversary of 'Letters Home'
DEFEATER will be playing a Boston and a New York show supported by Caspian, Stand Still, Rough Francis, Stay Inside, and Only Sibling to commemorate their album 'Letters Home', released a decade ago. Tickets will be available HERE starting 10AM EST on Friday 3/24.
Defeater, H2O & Terror to Play Germany's Full Force Festival
Germany’s popular Full Force Festival has announced their lineup for June 23-25 this year and Defeater, H2O, and Terror will all be playing! European friends - check out the full lineup and grab tickets here!
FURNACE FEST 2023 - Full Lineup Announced!
Some B9-affiliated bands (Alcoa, Defeater & Terror) are in the 2023 Furnace Fest lineup, and a ton of friends! September 22nd through the 24th in Birmingham, Alabama. Get info and grab tickets HERE!
Derek Archambault (Defeater, Alcoa) Opens 'Maxwell's Barbershop' in New Hampshire
Derek Archambault, of both Defeater and Alcoa, has opened his own barber shop in Manchester, NH on Stark Street, called Maxwell’s. Named after Derek’s son, the shop is an awesome spot with classic barber chairs and Red Sox and New England memorabilia on the walls. Services include haircuts, beard trims, and straight razor face or head shaves. Congratulations on the opening, Derek!
Defeater and Dead Swans announce European Tour
Defeater will be hitting Europe next month with Dead Swans in celebration of their new ‘S/T’ album, coming May 10th via Epitaph Records. The tour kicks off April 19th in Berlin, Germany.
Have Heart, Defeater, SSD, Agnostic Front and Slapshot enamel pins now available
We just put up new enamel pins up at B9Store.com, each mounted with a double post with rubber backings on a hand numbered card. SSD, Defeater, Slapshot, Have Heart, and Agnostic Front designs, all limited to 200 each. Get 'em while you still can!
Amazon specials for November and December
We've got a ton of digital download specials happening at Amazon Music this month. Check them out:
CLASSICS & ESSENTIALS [until 12/31]:
Defeater - Empty Days & Sleepless Nights
Have Heart - Songs to Scream at the Sun
Agnostic Front - Victim in Pain
Ceremony - Rohnert Park
Crime in Stereo - Is Dead
Champion - Promises Kept
Carry On - A Life Less Plagued
Expire - Pretty Low
$6.99 RECENT HITS [until 11/16]:
Hierophant - Peste
$5 ALBUMS [until 11/26]:
Defeater - Travels
$3.99 ALBUMS [until 11/26]:
Test of Time - The Price EP
Defeater streaming 'Abandoned'
Defeater are now streaming their upcoming album, Abandoned, in full. Check it out at their official website. The album is out this Friday, August 28 on Epitaph.
B9Store.com still has a few LP and CD copies with online-exclusive red and blue vinyl variants available for pre-order.
Defeater premiere "Unanswered" video
Defeater announce new album, 'Abandoned', premiere new single/video
Defeater have announced their new album, Abandoned, coming out on Epitaph on August 28. That's the artwork above, and track listing below. They've also premiered a new song, "Spared in Hell", via a music video. Check that out below. Pre-orders from the label are available here, with an iTunes pre-order for the deluxe version containing two bonus tracks and a digital booklet here.
The band recorded it earlier this year with guitarist and longtime in-house producer Jay Maas. The label says that "Abandoned is the most relentlessly raw and uncompromising chapter so far, powered by a renewed sense of artistic ambition and a plot twist no one expected.
Abandoned was written and recorded in a welcome period of relief in Archambault's life, after he'd finally received a life-changing surgery that repaired severe hip damage he suffered in an injury. Archambault's surgery, he says, allowed him to redouble his connection with his own writing, leaving him clear to truly inhabit what he calls his own Glass family--after the famous J.D. Salinger characters. The new album chronicles the story of a lapsed Catholic priest, whose battles in Europe during the war drag him first toward faith and then his own poisonous faithlessness.
Archambault states:
'One of the threads running through this record is how people sometimes look for the answers to their problems in the darkest places.'"
ABANDONED TRACK LIST:
1. Contrition
2. Unanswered
3. December 1943
4. Spared In Hell
5. Divination
6. Borrowed & Blue
7. Penance
8. Remorse
9. Pillar Of Salt
10. Atonement
11. Vice & Regret
DEFEATER U.S. TOUR DATES w/ Four Year Strong, Expire [9/1-9/23], Superheaven [9/25-10/11], Speak Low If You Speak Love (full band) [9/1-9/12], My Iron Lung [9/14-9/23], Elder Brother (acoustic) [9/25-10/11]
09-01 Grog Shop - Cleveland Heights, OH
09-02 Shelter - Detroit, MI
09-03 The Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL
09-04 Triple Rock Social Club - Minneapolis, MN
09-05 The Firebird - St. Louis, MO
09-06 The Waiting Room - Omaha, NE
09-08 Marquis Theater - Denver, CO
09-09 The Complex - Salt Lake City, UT
09-11 The Crocodile - Seattle, WA
09-12 Hawthorne Theater- Portland, OR
09-14 The Boardwalk - Orangevale, CA
09-15 Epicentre - San Diego, CA
09-16 Chain Reaction - Anaheim, CA
09-17 Chain Reaction - Anaheim, CA
09-18 Club Red - Tempe, AZ
09-19 The Works - Albuquerque, NM
09-21 Gas Monkey - Dallas, TX
09-22 Red 7 - Austin, TX
09-23 Warehouse Live - Houston, TX
09-25 The Social - Orlando, FL
09-26 O'Malley's - Margate, FL
09-27 Local 662 - St. Petersburg, FL
09-28 The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
09-29 Exit/In - Nashville, TN
09-30 Headliners - Louisville, KY
10-01 The Altar Bar - Pittsburgh, PA
10-02 Rock & Roll Hotel - Washington, DC
10-03 Shakas Live - Virginia Beach, VA
10-04 Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA
10-06 Gramercy Theater - New York, NY
10-07 The Chance Theatre - Poughkeepsie, NY
10-10 The Waiting Room - Buffalo, NY
10-11 The Middle East - Cambridge, MA