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 La Armada's Anti-Colonial Vol. 2 is finally here

Posted by Loren on February 13, 2022

La Armada's Anti-Colonial Vol. 2 is finally here
La Armada's Anti-Colonial Vol. 2 is finally here

After releasing several singles and a series of EPs, Chicago (by way of the Dominican Republic) hardcore band La Armada have now compiled the full-length Anti-Colonial Vol. 2, which released on Friday Feb. 11 via their own Mal de Ojo Records (USA/Latin America), with vinyl available via Thousand Islands Records (Canada) and Lockjaw Records (EU/UK).

The record was made during three separate recording stints at Electrical Audio Studios during 2020, playing punishing hardcore with Anfro-Taino, Caribbean-influenced elements.

Back in 2018, SPB reviewed Vol. 1.

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La Armada's Anti-Colonial Vol. 2 is finally here
La Armada's Anti-Colonial Vol. 2 is finally here

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