Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, Iron Mind are creating hardcore with groove-driven riffs, stomping breakdowns, and confidently delivered lyrics. The band will release their third album, Test Of The Iron Mind, on June 13th through Flatspot Records (worldwide) and Last Ride Records (AUS) and today share the title track. A powerful statement, “Test of The Iron Mind” is as bone-crushing as it is anthemic.
Vocalist Sam Octigan shares:
“The eponymous track of the record sums up who and what Iron Mind is. ‘Test Of The Iron Mind’ became the record title early on in the process, as a nod to our history but looking at the topic with contemporary eyes. The song and title goes back to our 2008 track ‘The Iron Mind,’ that has become a live show staple for us. The ‘test’ in ‘Test Of The Iron Mind’ is us looking back on those original lyrics from 2008 and reflecting that the challenges don’t get easier, but with experience we can develop better tools.”
You can check out a visualizer for the track HERE and stream it HERE. Test Of The Iron Mind is available for preorder now through Flatspot Records and Last Ride Records.
Breaking out with 2009’s The Sun Has Set EP, followed by their 2011 debut album Hell Split Wide Open, Iron Mind signed to Flatspot Records in 2014 for the release of their self-titled LP. Building up a global name for themselves with intense live sets, they toured with bands such as Turnstile, Terror, No Warning, and Harm’s Way during that time. Shifting down a gear in terms of a full tour schedule and releasing new music, Iron Mind opted to simply play an annual show in their home scene for a number of years, the band returned in 2023 with Assume Your Ultimate Form. Controlled, collected, and motivated, the band thereafter entered the studio to record what would become Test Of The Iron Mind.
Aptly titled, the ten tracks on Test Of The Iron Mind nod to Iron Mind’s history, while clearly written with the band’s contemporary vision. Produced by Otis Bennie (AWOL), recorded by Sam Johnston at The Black Lodge, and mixed by Taylor Young at The Pit, the raw energy found on Iron Mind’s past releases is transformed into a massive, crisp sound that still instills a heavy conveyance. With pragmatic lyrics, a sonic fury, and bridging their past and future, Iron Mind’s forthcoming album is set to be their most definitive.
Iron Mind is Sam Octigan (vocals), Neil Bloem (guitar), Akira Asahina (guitar), Josh Barclay (drums), and Dan Collins (bass).
