Davey Havok and Jade Puget Announce New Hardcore Project XTRMST

AFI lead vocalist Davey Havok and guitarist Jade Puget have announced the birth of a brand new straight-edge band.  The project will be titled XTRMST, with the self-titled debut album due out November 18, 2014 via Dim Mak Records.  Havok comments on the duo’s choice of genre:

“Jade and I have been talking about starting a straight edge hardcore band for years… We started writing and recording in early 2012 and chose the name XTRMST because it expresses the messages represented on the record. The straight edge movement is not one of moderation. It’s based in undeniable objective truths.”

Puget elaborates:

“The straight edge philosophy is something that Davey and I gravitated towards at a young age, drawn by concepts and ideals that seem almost foreign in modern society… Like much of the other subcultures we were a part of growing up, it put us at odds with 99% of the people around us, which was something we embraced. Being sXe for over 20 years and being musicians, it seemed natural that this crucial ideology would find a musical expression.”

The first single from the album, “Conformist,” will be available next Tuesday. For now, stream the band’s first track, “Words For The Unwanted,” here.