The new split between ok boomer (Trujillo, Peru) and No trucks over 75 hundred pounds (Philadelphia, USA) is a compact and urgent screamo release that merges two distinct voices from different corners of the Americas.
Itโs shortโjust a few minutes longโbut dense with feeling, texture, and intent. The EP captures the cross-continental energy of a scene that still values honesty over polish, and catharsis over composure.
No trucks over 75 hundred pounds opens the record with a rough and abrasive sound that leans into noise-punk and early 2000s experimental hardcore.
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The production is minimalist, matching their stripped-down lineup: one guitarist, one drummer. Guitars and drums were tracked live with a doubled guitar take, and vocals dubbed over. The result is direct and intentionally chaotic, embracing a DIY screamo aesthetic rooted in tension and distortion.
On their tracks โsugar–freeโ and โheel–turn,โ the band taps into the bleak humor and self-awareness of ’90s emotional hardcore. โsugar–freeโ functions as a boastful anthem for people running on diet energy drinks and little sleep.
โheel-turn,โ by contrast, plays with the narrative structure of professional wrestling. Itโs told from the point of view of an aging wrestler forced to become the villain in the plotline. โWhile this may be a betrayal to his fanbase, it is a lucrative opportunity for him and the professional wrestling league,โ the band writes.
The heel turn isnโt his decisionโitโs determined by higher-ups, both in the fictional world of wrestling and in the real-world business of entertainment.
ok boomerโs side carries a different emotional weightโmore melodic, more devastating.
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The bandโs sound draws from Latin American screamo, 2000s post-hardcore, and the lived experience of growing up amid instability in Peru. Where No trucks go for direct abrasion, ok boomer leans into controlled dissonance and a vocal performance that pushes toward the edge.
The track โEl gran รกrbolโ was influenced by Venezuelan band Zeta, with its title referencing Zetaโs โEl Rompeolas.โ
The song builds around a metaphor: โun gran รกrbolโ that stands alone and resilient through adversity. By the final lines, the metaphor becomes personalโโla melancolรญa estรก arraigada a mi ser y mis memorias, hechรณ raรญces y crece cada dรญa mรกs.โ
Melancholy is described not as a passing feeling, but as something deeply rooted in memory, a defining part of the self that continues to grow. Still, thereโs a flicker of hope by the endโa chance to smile again despite the weight of sorrow.
On โ12,โ ok boomer explores personal loss. The track was inspired by a significant dateโโthe day they said goodbye to someone important in their life.โ The lyrics speak from the perspective of someone left behind, filled with regret and questions. It settles into the quiet aftermath of a broken connection and the faint desire to understand, if not undo, what happened.
The split doesnโt try to blend the styles of its contributorsโit holds space for both. One band leans into noise and satire; the other into melody and mourning. But together they underline what screamo can still be: loud, real, heartfelt, and shared across distance.
