Stretch Arm Strong surprise-release first EP in 19 years (exclusive splatter vinyl)

South Carolina hardcore vets Stretch Arm Strong have been playing some select reunion shows these past few years, they did some reissues on Iodine Recordings, and now they’ve just surprise-released their first new music in nearly 20 years. Their new six-song EP The Revealing is out now digitally, with vinyl hitting in May, and we’ve got an exclusive cloudy white w/ green/orange splatter & silkscreened B-side 12″ up for pre-order in the BV shop. It’s limited to 250 copies. Check out a mock-up below.

The EP was produced by Steve Evetts, who also contributes some additional percussion and piano, and Sick Of It All’s Lou Koller guests on “Take A Stand.” Gang vocals come courtesy of Donna Dempsey, Ryan Dempsey, Jack Dempsey, Kevin Higgins, Mike Salerno, Mike “Smoogs” Smagula, and all of Stretch Arm Strong. It’s been a long time since SAS have released music, but they clearly haven’t lost a step. The Revealing is crisp, melodic hardcore that sounds as energized as SAS did in the late ’90s and early 2000s.

Give the EP a listen below, and pick up our exclusive vinyl variant here.

The Revealing by Stretch Arm Strong

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