There’s a point where background noise stops being harmless and starts getting on your nerves. Wreckonize lock into that exact space on “Dead 2 Me / Nowhere 2 Run,” a two-track release that doesn’t waste time pretending to be anything other than what it is: direct, stripped, built for the floor.
The Singapore crew pull from 90s and early 2000s New York hardcore, especially that Castle Heights-era snap, but they’re not chasing density for the sake of it. This leans leaner. Meaner. Cuts straight through instead of piling on.
“Dead 2 Me” sits in a weird place — frustration, but coming from care. “It comes from a place of love for hardcore, but also frustration,” Zimm says. “It’s about protecting something we actually care about.”
People drifting off isn’t the issue. That’s life. “People come and go and that’s just how it is. Life changes, priorities shift… there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that.” What sticks is the after-effect — the ones who leave but keep talking, or worse, the ones still around acting like they’ve got nothing invested.
“We grew up in this, we built this in our own way, and we’re still here because it means something to us. It’s more than just music.” At a certain point, it all just turns into noise.
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“Nowhere 2 Run” drops the distance completely. No layers, no metaphor. It’s aimed straight at people who build themselves up off rumours and half-truths. “It’s about people who talk a lot, spread rumours, and twist things to fit whatever narratives they want to push.”
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It’s not one person. It’s a pattern. “Some people really commit to it, even when everyone can see through it. It’s almost funny at times, but it gets old very fast.” Same cycle, over and over — tear something down just to stay visible. The track pushes back without trying to dress it up: “We’re still here, still doing our thing, and we’re not moving.”
That stance runs deeper than just lyrics. “For us, by us” isn’t a slogan they throw around because it sounds right. It’s the baseline. Shows don’t happen unless people build them. Scenes don’t exist unless someone puts the hours in.
“No one’s coming to build this for you. The shows, the space, the community, it all exists because people put in the time and effort to keep it alive.” Being present actually means something — not just showing up when it’s easy. “It means supporting the bands, backing your people, and standing on something real.”
“If you want to see something happen, you do it yourself. If not us, then who?”
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The band had been quiet for a minute. Everyone but Zimm is also in Mystique, and time wasn’t exactly on their side. Things opened up after a Wreckonize and Mystique weekender in Tokyo last December, which finally gave them space to write again.
Farza Sa’ad handles the core ideas, sending them out for the rest to tear into and reshape. “That’s pretty much how it’s always worked across his bands, and somehow it always comes together.”
They kept everything close. Drums tracked at a friend’s spot, Room 526. Everything else done in-house, with Sean Sundaran handling recording, mixing, and mastering from his home setup. Farza also put together the artwork under Trainyardbluez. No outside push, no waiting around.
“It’s not really something we force, it just comes naturally. Everyone’s got their own craft outside the band and this is where it all comes together.”
Wreckonize — Farza Sa’ad, Hazim Rahman, Izzat Maswan, Lucas Tee, Sean Sundaran, Syafiqah Rashid — keep it locked to what they know: hardcore that actually belongs to the people playing it and the people showing up.
“Hardcore is for everyone, but definitely not for anyone.”
“Dead 2 Me / Nowhere 2 Run” landed March 26, 2026 across digital platforms, with CD and merch preorders running alongside the release.
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