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 La Armada announce Anti-Colonial Vol. 2

Posted by Loren on May 8, 2021

La Armada announce Anti-Colonial Vol. 2
photo by Adam Santiago

Chicago, IL-based La Armada, originally from Dominican Republic, has shared a new single: "Death On Reply." The single is a preview of the upcoming Anti-Colonial Vol. 2, which releases later in 2021 on their own Mal De Ojo Records (US), plus Thousand Islands Records (Canada) and Lockjaw Records (Europe/UK).

The group fomred in 2001 in the Dominican Republic in 2001 and relocated to Chicago in 2008, playing hardcore with metallic flourishes and Caribbean influence.

No formal release date has been announced at present. Check out the video below. Anti-Colonial Vol. 1 released on Creep Records in 2018.

La Armada announce Anti-Colonial Vol. 2
photo by Adam Santiago

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