General Event Info: Speed LIVE with Whispers and Slug at Grog Shop Friday, May 30Doors 7:30 PM | Show 8:30 PMAll Ages$25 advance / $30 day of show+ $3 at the door if under 21SPEED and hardcore are two words that have become synonymous on a global scale. The Sydney, Australia based band have staked claim on the genre through exhilarating live performances, epic music videos, and staying true to themselves. The five-piece have coined the phrase ONLY ONE MODE, so its no surprise it declares the title of their first full-length album. Set for release July 12th through their label homes Flatspot Records (USA) and Last Ride Records (AUS), the debut exemplifies the bands growth while still delivering the SPEED ethos. This is what theyre about: Hardcore, played hard, played fast, for us, by usexplicit, immediate, definitivehinting at all the crucial bands that have come before them.Lyrics on ONLY ONE MODE embrace perspectives, channeling everything from the loyalty and realness theyve learnt from hardcore to some of the bands most vulnerable output yet. Its a manual that explains SPEEDs beliefs, the five guys personalities, what they bring to the table, whats special about their scene.This is a hardcore band from Australia who surpassed what they thought they might do at the start, and has since doubled down, ONLY ONE MODE, as fast and as hard as possible. SPEED are doing what they do for the love of their friends, family and the culture of Australian hardcore. Theyre under the global spotlight for now, bright enough that their whole scenes right there with them.