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), D.O.A., 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 G. Hayes-McCloskey, guitarist Ciaran McCloskey (Aduanten), bassist Thad Stevens (Descendants of Erdrick), and drummer Patrick Van Veghel.

The band, based in Austin, TX, continues to lend local support to touring acts and made its international debut at the lauded Purple City Music Festival in Edmonton, Alberta, in September 2024.

In the Summer of 2025, the band played the 25th Annual Gathering of the Juggalos and the Purple City Music Festival, lending direct support to punk rock pioneers D.O.A.

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WATCH: BÖNDBREAKR ROCKS THE 25TH ANNUAL GATHERING OF THE JUGGALOS

In August 2025, BÖNDBREAKR was invited to play The Gathering of the Juggalos in Thornville, Ohio. The 25th annual event featured the likes of Insane Clown Posse, ONYX, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Mushroomhead, Green Jellÿ, and many more legendary acts. Among a handful of rock bands in attendance, BÖNDBREAKR left an indelible impression on festival goers, as evidenced in their live performance video (see above).

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.”