Upstate New York’s Fight From Within just dropped their new album “Talk Is Cheap” on October 3 via TLG|ZOID/Virgin Music Group, following festival appearances at Sonic Temple, Inkcarceration, and The Gathering of the Juggalos. The record pulls straight from three years of grind — the chaos, the lessons, the hits they’ve taken in music and in life. “At the end of the day, talk is cheap. Go out and get what you want — and just stop talking about it,” the band says, cutting right to the point of what this whole thing stands for.
Tracked with Pablo Viveros of Chelsea Grin, the album moves at the intersection of metalcore, hardcore, and beatdown, shaped by influences like Bury Your Dead, Polaris, and Every Time I Die. Across the ten tracks, the band deals with confrontation, resilience, and internal reckoning. The whole thing runs on raw honesty and that gut-level urgency — the kind that comes from feeling cornered and still pushing back. Every track hits on frustration, self-awareness, and the heavy mess of trying to hold it together when life keeps testing you.
The album dives into themes of confrontation, frustration, and self-control — the kind of inner conflict that pushes people to the edge and then forces them to pull back. Across its tracks, Fight From Within move between anger and reflection, mixing heavy, straightforward aggression with moments of clarity and restraint. Relationships falling apart, mental strain, and the urge to fight back against external noise all surface here. It’s a record built on lived tension — personal, digital, and emotional — shaped by the idea that talking isn’t enough anymore.
The band closes the album with their take on Ludacris’ “Get Back,” a nod to the early-2000s crossover energy that fits naturally within their sound and attitude.
Read the full track-by-track commentary from Fight From Within below.
“Talk Is Cheap”
This title track was one of our favorite tracks to write and was the easiest to get done. We wanted to write something really heavy and it flowed very well
“Abort”
This song was conceptualized by Patrick. We had some inspiration for the music video from The Matrix. I’m pretty sure the topics at hand with this and another song were broken relationships
“Letdown”
Letdown was conceptualized by David. We wanted to write something with some raw djenty heavy guitars. We took some inspiration from Whitechapel for this one.
“Hard Flex” (Feat. Jacob Wallace)
This song was a group effort, and we knew we wanted to do a song with Jacob Wallace. Generally, we deal with a lot of bullshit in life, especially on the Internet. This is dedicated to the people who chronically live in that lifestyle.
“Show Me Your Worst”
This song was very awesome to write because we all were able to give some advice and add some fun things. We love adding samples into the music, so this was easy for us to have fun with. Plus, lyrically, we feel like the song is great.
“Anxiety”
Anxiety was a song for us that we could step away from our tough guy, violent lyrics, and really focus on mental health. Realistically, we feel like everybody suffers from anxiety, so this was gonna be really relatable.
“Deadweight”
The writing of this song was during a tough breakup with 2 members. We thought it was important to highlight that, no matter how angry you are, you can still walk away. Don’t ever do something you can’t take back.
“Collapse”
Collapse was very fun to write and is currently one of our favorite breakdowns. I feel like we’ve all felt like everything around us is collapsing every once in a while. We really wanted the end of the song to be hard-hitting.
“MALEVOLENCE”
The song was a cover of an older song that we did that was always a fan favorite. We had our new producer or completely re-engineer the song. It came out better than we ever thought it could.
“Get Back” (Ludacris Cover)
When we did this cover, it was perfect for us. We basically already write songs just like this one, and it very much fit our aesthetic. We often get bumped in with bands from the early 2000s. So we thought we would keep up through tradition with a rap cover.
