FocusedxMinds
hail from Milwakee, Wisconsin, US. Even if Milwakee is not particularly famous
for HC punk, you should check out FxM for some passionate and self-empowering
straight edge HC, because they are making big noise right now with incessant touring
and recording.
They
already have a great demo (2010) that you can download for free here: http://focusedxminds.bandcamp.com/.
Somewhere
between a NYHC / Boston sound and fastpaced straight edge HC (at times thrashcore),
songs like ‘No Satisfaction’ and ‘Free Your Thinking’ are bursting into
youthful blasts of positive energy.
Earlier in
2011 FxM released a 7’’ at 6131 Records, titled ‘Stay Focused’, which contains
3 tracks from the demo plus 3 new songs! Especially the title track is one of the best songs I have heard
lately. A couple of days ago FxM got out of the studio after recording a bunch
of new songs to be released in a 3-way split with Out of Time and Another Mistake later during spring 2012 by 6131 Records. So,
stay tuned, there is a lot coming from FxM!
FxM are a
new band but they are spreading out mature messages (sxe, animal rights,
personal change etc.) and seriously positive vibes. FocusedxMinds stand for
being open-minded while being a straight edge kid. It is about
self-determination refuting stagnation in any doctrines or submission to norms
(even within a sub-culture).
I recall
the times when the straight edge community has suffered from ‘zero tolerance’
mentalities and militant violence towards people who do not follow
straight edge lifestyles. There is a difference between being passionate about
your beliefs and being blinded by them. In a passionate state you can go
forward while in a blind condition you can become destructive and
backward-minded.
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