Portuguese post-hardcore disruptors JUNKBREED have returned with their most fearless and explosive work yet. Released October 10, 2025 via Raging Planet, their second full-length album Sick Of The Scene channels frustration, rebellion, and razor-sharp criticism of the modern music landscape into nine tracks of pure sonic revolt.
Formed out of lockdown frustration and creative necessity, JUNKBREED began in 2020 as the brainchild of Miranda (Primal Attack), whose pandemic-era experiments quickly evolved into a fully realized project. Joined by Pica (Primal Attack, Seven Stitches) on vocals, Karia (Switchtense) on bass, Pedro Mau (Wells Valley) on drums, and Pardal (Switchtense) on guitar, the band released their acclaimed debut Music for Cool Kids in 2021, carving a name in Portugal’s heavy underground.
Known for their volatile fusion of rock, punk, and post-hardcore, JUNKBREED built their reputation through intense, uncompromising live performances across the country. A reshuffled lineup in 2023 brought in Antero (Baleia Piloto) on drums and Tiago (Primal Attack) on guitar, solidifying the group’s current form and leading to the Cheap Composure EP — the creative spark that paved the way for Sick Of The Scene.
This new record is both a continuation and an escalation. Still rooted in punk’s raw urgency and post-hardcore’s unpredictability, the album delivers a heavier, more immediate sound while experimenting with traditional song structures. Thematically, it takes aim at conformity, disillusionment, and the hollow commodification of art in the digital age.
Even the artwork, created ironically through AI by Miranda, underscores the album’s critique — a satirical jab at technology’s growing grip on creativity. Beneath the chaos lies introspection: Sick Of The Scene is as self-aware as it is furious, balancing venom with vision.
Recorded at SinWav Studios and mixed and mastered by Mau, Sick Of The Scene cements JUNKBREED as one of Europe’s most vital modern heavy acts — proof that authenticity, identity, and rebellion still have a pulse in 2025.
