bÖndbreakr
Protest punk metal for weirdos

BÖNDBREAKR rocks bat city -

BÖNDBREAKR was deemed one of the BEST PUNK BANDS in the Live Music Capital of the World, Austin, TX in 2024 by more thaN 500 Music Industry Professionals and the general public.

The band has earned multiple airplay features on the acclaimed Austin Music Minute (KUTX 98.9) with Laurie Gallardo and metal radio show Search & Destroy ( KOOP 91.7) with Lauryn Darci.

IMAGINE A HYBRID OF BLACK METAL WITH grind/hardcore undercurrents, afro-futurism, modern dance, performance art, Kabuki theater, and beyond.

Stylized, political, and complex, from Austin with powerplay riffage.”

-Left of the Dial

BIO

Deemed one of the Best Punk Rock Bands in Austin, BÖNDBREAKR have played their unique blend of grimy nightmare music during SXSW 2022 and 2023, and have opened for heavy-hitting acts such as H.R. (Bad Brains), MDC, Fea, Cinnamon Babe, Pleasure Venom, Fuck Money, Pussy Gillette, Restraining Order, Gumm, Naked Aggression, Gregg Turner (ex-Angry Samoans), Drakulas, and Pinata Protest.

They also collaborated with bassist, banjo player, and songwriter JD Pinkus on a cover of Melvins’ “Bride of Crankenstein” released on Wax Donut Records (2022).

BÖNDBREAKR members include frontwoman Gerilyn Hayes-McCloskey, guitarist Ciaran McCloskey (Aduanten), bassist Thad Stevens (Descendants of Erdrick), and drummer Patrick Van Veghel.

In July 2023, BÖNDBREAKR took their unique brand of crossover protest punk / metal and electric live performance out west to promote their EP titled ‘EXILE’, which was released on Friday, August 25, 2023, on Grimace Records. The ‘Waking Nightmare Tour’ covered 15 cities with 15 performances in Roswell, NM; Yuma, AZ; Los Angeles, CA; Denver, CO and many others.

The band is based in Austin, TX, continues to lend local support to touring acts, and is set to go on an East Coast tour in May 2024 with misfits of ska punk Hans Gruber and the Die Hards.

Watch the lyrics video for ‘Progress and Change’ on YouTube now:

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progress and change

BÖNDBREAKR, the formidable Hardcore Punk powerhouse hailing from Austin, Texas, has unleashed their latest anthem, “Progress and Change,” a blistering track that fearlessly confronts the pressing issues of climate change, government corruption, and reproductive rights. -GHOST CULT MAGAZINE

Band: BÖNDBREAKR, 2023

Director: Dustin Lee (Perro Amargo)

VIDEO PREMIERE: EXCLUSIVE ON GHOST CULT MAGAZINE | JULY 2023

STREAM ‘PROGRESS AND CHANGE‘ NOW: Bandcamp | Spotify | Linktree

press quotes

“The group’s majestically long-flowing hair suggested something thrash adjacent, but close attention to the relentless riffage evinced only trace heavy metal lineage. Reader, never have I been more proud to be a pathetic, smelly hardcore nerd.”

Austin chronicle

“Their rendition of ‘Bride of Crankenstein’ (originally from Melvins’ 2014 LP ‘Hold It In’) flaunts a heavy, distorted riff set against a growled and occasionally brattish vocal […].

The marriage of relentlessly heavy guitars, groove laden bass and banjo captures the arty nature of the track perfectly, and in under three minutes Bondbreakr not only signal their love for a great band but advertise themselves as a musical act to watch out for in their own right.”

REAL GONE

“Established in 2018, the psychedelic-punk quartet rages controlled noise with a commanding edge. Often singing about racism, sexism, BIPOC mental health issues, and social media addiction, front woman Gerilyn Hayes-McCloskey’s intense singing style engulfs any stage she stands on, asserting dominance and striking attention.”

AUSTIN MONTHLY

“Hitting you like a jackhammer […], you’re left in no doubt that this is going to be an onslaught of the heaviest order.”

the punk site

“Gerilyn Hayes-McCloskey of Bondbreakr is a formidable, foreboding, and ferocious experience -- imagine a hybrid of black metal with grind/hardcore undercurrents, Afro-futurism, modern dance, performance art, Kabuki theater, and beyond. Stylized, political, and complex, from Austin with powerplay riffage.”