About the Band — BÖNDBREAKR

BÖNDBREAKR of Austin, TX intersects grime, noise, and metal to create hardcore protest punk rock.

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 Piñata Protest.

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

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

The band is based in Austin, TX, continues to lend local support to touring acts, and is set to go on a 20-day East Coast tour in May 2024 with Austin’s lauded misfits of ska punk Hans Gruber and the Die Hards (Ska Punk International).

Follow the band on Instagram for more tour details and the latest show news.

Press Quotes

“It’s Austin four-piece BÖNDBREAKR, bringing an intense intersection of punk, noise and metal covered in grime, sweat and mayhem. Ferocity that feeds the ravenous soul.”

— Laurie Gallardo, KUTX 98.9

“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

“The marriage of relentlessly heavy guitars, groove laden bass and banjo captures the arty nature of the track perfectly, and in under three minutes Böndbreakr […] advertise themselves as a musical act to watch out for in their own right.”