CONTROL by XIAO
XIAO is a Stockholm hardcore band blending powerviolence ferocity with modern hardcore urgency. Following their EPs PAIN (2021) and BURN (2023), their debut full-length, CONTROL, drops May 2nd, 2025 on Twelve Gauge Records.
Vinyl and merch pre-order via Deathwish EU/US: https://linktr.ee/tghc
Tracklist
| 1. | No Fiction | 1:38 |
| 2. | Servants | 1:27 |
| 3. | Bluntest of Blades | 1:29 |
| 4. | Woke Up Screaming | 1:37 |
| 5. | Control | 2:02 |
| 6. | Don't Tell Them | 1:36 |
| 7. | Wrong | 2:15 |
| 8. | Legends | 1:04 |
| 9. | Karoshi | 1:45 |
| 10. | Who Pays the Real Price | 1:52 |
| 11. | End of Times | 2:29 |
| 12. | Sweden's Hardcore Band | 1:20 |
| 13. | In the Weeds | 1:19 |
| 14. | Twice the Rage | 1:32 |
Credits
released May 2, 2025
All songs written by Xiao
Recorded by Jörgen Wall at Studio Kapsylen
Additional vocals recorded by Daniel Pilsäter, Hanna Stjernlöf, Tommy Tartex and Arne Olsson
Mix and master by Ben Jones
Design and layout by Nour Havemose
Guitar solo on track 14 by Erik Lang Koppen
Additional vocals by Hanna Stjernlöf (track 2), Sara Gregory (track 5), Shervin Ashrafi (track 6), Jens Kokko (track 9), Rami Betscha (track 11)
All songs written by Xiao
Recorded by Jörgen Wall at Studio Kapsylen
Additional vocals recorded by Daniel Pilsäter, Hanna Stjernlöf, Tommy Tartex and Arne Olsson
Mix and master by Ben Jones
Design and layout by Nour Havemose
Guitar solo on track 14 by Erik Lang Koppen
Additional vocals by Hanna Stjernlöf (track 2), Sara Gregory (track 5), Shervin Ashrafi (track 6), Jens Kokko (track 9), Rami Betscha (track 11)
