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Hardcore punk lifers DFL (Dead Fucking Last) are back with their ferocious new full-length Fuck It, arriving this spring via SBÄM Records. The album will be released on vinyl April 24 in Europe and May 29 in the United States.

A blast of raw, high-speed punk energy, Fuck It finds DFL channeling the reckless spirit that first ignited the band in the early ’90s while sharpening it with decades of experience. The album also brings together an all-star crew behind the scenes. Fletcher Dragge (Pennywise) produced and mixed the record, adding lead guitar work on “WWFD” and the title track “Fuck It,” while contributing guest vocals on “Fuck It,” “Tour Talk,” and “Watch Your Step.” The band recorded drums, guitar, bass, and backing vocals with Eddie Casillas (Voodoo Glow Skulls), while Mario Caldato Jr. (Beastie Boys) oversaw the lead vocal sessions and provided rough mixes — reconnecting with DFL decades after producing their debut. The collaboration continues the band’s long tradition of working with influential figures across punk and alternative music.

The album delivers nine no-nonsense tracks packed with speed, humor, and attitude — a reminder that DFL’s chaotic blend of hardcore intensity and skate-punk irreverence remains as potent as ever.

DFL began in 1993, when guitarist Monty Messex teamed up with Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz (Beastie Boys) and legendary skateboarder “Crazy” Tom Davis, bonding over their shared love of early ’80s hardcore. Messex had previously played in early LA hardcore band The Atoms (which included a pre–Guns N’ Roses Izzy Stradlin), while Horovitz came out of the New York hardcore scene with The Young and the Useless before joining the Beastie Boys.

Their debut album My Crazy Life (1993), produced by Mario Caldato Jr., was a frantic 20-minute sprint of ragged hardcore that captured the band’s manic live energy. The follow-up, Proud to Be (1995) on Epitaph Records, became a cult favorite for its unapologetically lo-fi, high-speed approach.

After the ambitious and experimental Grateful… (1997), the band went dormant until Messex and Davis reunited DFL in 2013. Their comeback album YRUDFL arrived in 2021 via SBÄM Records, proving the band’s chaotic spirit hadn’t faded. The current lineup features Patrick Sullivan (bass) and Snare Jordan (drums) alongside Messex and Davis.

Fuck It track listing:

1. Fuck It
2. Paddy Wagon
3. Watch Your Step
4. Second Chances
5. WWFD
6. Bang
7. No U Don’t
8. Heavy Is The Head
9. Tour Talk