{"id":2443365,"date":"2026-06-03T16:43:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2443365"},"modified":"2026-06-03T16:43:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:43:42","slug":"cro-mags-are-wired-for-chaos-on-first-new-song-in-six-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/cro-mags-are-wired-for-chaos-on-first-new-song-in-six-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Cro-Mags Are \u2018Wired for Chaos\u2019 on First New Song in Six Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>NYC hardcore pioneers <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/cro-mags-new-music-853285\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">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>. <\/p>\n<p>The 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\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">recent documentary<\/a> about the wild life of frontman <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/harley-flanagan\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Harley Flanagan<\/a> \u2014 contains everything <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/cro-mags\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">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<hr\/>\n<p>As 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\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">violence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube\"> <span style=\"display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;\" class=\"rm-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"a975ad712cfd98ccbb046459d82a28d9\"><\/p>\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<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>\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>\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\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">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. <\/p>\n<p>\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<h3\/>\n<p>\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. <\/p>\n<p>Cro-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 ca.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. 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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