{"id":2441613,"date":"2026-06-02T14:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T14:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2441613"},"modified":"2026-06-02T14:58:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T14:58:00","slug":"cro-mags-drop-wired-for-chaos-first-new-song-in-six-years-listen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/cro-mags-drop-wired-for-chaos-first-new-song-in-six-years-listen\/","title":{"rendered":"Cro-Mags Drop &#8216;Wired for Chaos,&#8217; First New Song in Six Years: Listen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tNYC hardcore pioneers <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/cro-mags-new-music-853285\/\">Cro-Mags<\/a> are back with their first new song in six years, \u201cWired for Chaos,\u201d which premieres today exclusively on <em>Rolling Stone<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe thundering track \u2014 which shares a name with a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/cro-mags-harley-flanagan-wired-for-chaos-trailer-1235319262\/\">recent documentary<\/a> about the wild life of frontman <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/harley-flanagan\/\" id=\"auto-tag_harley-flanagan\" data-tag=\"harley-flanagan\">Harley Flanagan<\/a> \u2014 contains everything <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/cro-mags\/\" id=\"auto-tag_cro-mags\" data-tag=\"cro-mags\">Cro-Mags<\/a> have always done best. As Flanagan himself put it in a statement, \u201cIt comes in with an aggressive metal intro befitting a UFC walk-in or a video game, then bursts into a more traditional HC thrash vibe before returning to a heavy beatdown at the end in an unmistakable Cro-Mags style.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tAs for the lyrics, the song finds Flanagan contending with the ramifications of his chaotic (there\u2019s really no other word to describe it) life. A musical prodigy, Flanagan started playing in his first band when he was 11 and came of age in various punk circles, and much of his life has been marred by addiction and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/former-cro-mags-bassist-defends-himself-over-webster-hall-fight-200823\/\">violence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cro Mags \u00b7 &quot;Wired for Chaos&quot; - Official Music Video\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EXK-nvpMwb0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cThe song is literally about being programmed and wired for chaos from birth,\u201d Flanagan said, \u201cnot just by environment, but by parents, trauma, childhood experiences, and the resulting PTSD that I personally struggle with as a result.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cWired for Chaos\u201d also comes with a music video directed by Rex Miller. The clip contains performance and behind-the-scene footage from some of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-pictures\/cbgb-festival-photos-iggy-pop-the-damned-johnny-marr-more-1235436897\/\">Cro-Mags\u2019 recent tours<\/a>, with Flanagan calling it reminiscent of the group\u2019s first video for \u201cWe Gotta Know,\u201d released in 1986.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cI am proud to say that we are one of those few bands that bridge the gap between hardcore kids, metalheads, punks, skinheads, and more, as seen in the audience of this video, which was filmed at our shows on the past few tours,\u201d Flanagan said. \u201cNot many bands have such a blended fan base besides Mot\u00f6rhead, and I am proud to say that we are following in that tradition.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cWired for Chaos\u201d marks the first new music from Cro-Mags since they released their sixth studio album, <em>In the Beginning<\/em>, in 2020. The new track is also the band\u2019s first for the metal label, BLKIIBLK. It\u2019s slated to appear on an upcoming Cro-Mags album expected to arrive next year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tCro-Mags will spend much of the summer on the road, with an extensive European tour kicking off in June and running through August. They have two U.S. festival dates slated for the fall, including a set at Party Weekend in Daytona Beach, Florida on Sept. 26, and another at Aftershock in Sacramento on Oct. 4.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.rollingstone.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NYC hardcore pioneers Cro-Mags are back with their first new song in six years, \u201cWired for Chaos,\u201d which premieres today exclusively on Rolling Stone.\u00a0 The thundering track \u2014 which shares a name with a recent documentary about the wild life of frontman Harley Flanagan \u2014 contains everything Cro-Mags have always done best. 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