“Vacations” is an energetic, highlight track off FIRE MAN‘s debut studio EP, which will have a lot of eyes on it when released. Fire Man is the post-hardcore noise rock and roll solo project of DIED guitarist Caio Brentar, well known for his YouTube channel “Punk Revolution Now!” which has over 2.5k loyal subscribers composed of dedicated punk fans. Today, we’re teaming up with FIRE MAN to give you their new music video directed by Caio Brentar, Benjamin Saccoccio, and Steven Raia, and Caio’s short, personal essay that captures the band’s ethos.
Overcoming the Cycle of Sun Collapse EP is out January 1st via Bandcamp and Spotify.
๐น๐๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐ข๐๐๐ , ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ธ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ผ๐๐!
There is no denying we live in revolutionary times. Between the rapid advancement of powerful technologies, the ongoing impact of globalization, the decline of our long-trusted political institutions, reactionary ideologies taking grip across the planet, the global pandemic, the crisis of climate change, and the enduring economic recession, we live in a moment so intense it is nauseating, devastating, and frankly makes the end of human civilization as we know it feel like a tangible threat. There is no easy solution to all of this, but we arenโt necessarily doomed. There is a way out.
๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ข๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐!
Revolution is not easy. But it has been done before! Successful ones that genuinely make the world a better place. We can do it again. We need to do it again for our survival.
๐๐ ๐คโ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ข๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐?
I have no doubt in my mind that culture, crisis, and revolution are intrinsically linked. I am not the first person to acknowledge this. Understanding this connection is an important part of the equation to getting the hell out of this mess. In the case of the punk revolution, the emphasis will be on music, although I hope the punk revolution will inspire shifts to take place on a much wider scale across all mediums.
๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ โ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. ๐ผ๐ก ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ข๐ก๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ค๐ ๐กโ๐๐๐ข๐โ ๐กโ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ. ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐ โ๐๐ค ๐กโ๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐กโ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ค๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ข๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐.
We need a revolution, and who else is going to do it besides us punks? We need to challenge ourselves to create better music, music that will inspire, music that will shift the mindset of the entire planet, to take care of others around us, to FIGHT FOR A BETTER WORLD!
๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐, ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก, ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ , ๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐โ ๐ก๐ ๐ โ๐๐ค ๐กโ๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐!
๐ท๐๐โ๐ก ๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐โ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐. ๐ท๐๐โ๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐คโ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐. ๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐. ๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐.
๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ข๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐!!!!!
Although this is Fire Manโs debut EP, thereโs a solid chance he may have already permanently damaged your psyche in the past couple years. As a founding member of NYC punk band Died, heโs released a number of blistering punk records worth checking out including Anonymized Internal Criminals, rated the #1 post-hardcore EP of 2018 on Rateyourmusic.com, and Less Life, currently in the top 200 albums of 2020 on RateYourMusic.com.
Fire Man has already established a solid following through Died, but in the past year, his audience has grown significantly for quite unusual reasons. Less than two years ago Fire Man started a hellish YouTube channel which is ruining his life, titled โPunk Revolution Now!โ. Originally featuring music reviews and political commentary, Fire Manโs videos spiraled out of control into a nonstop stream of very odd, yet very subversive content, resulting in spats with Anthony Fantano, Negative XP, Lil Darkie, and black metal fascist Varg Vikernes. Through his unconventionally revolutionary praxis, Fire Man has helped fight fascism, spread class consciousness around the world, and develop an extremely online fan base– over 2,250 subscribers so far with an average growth of 150 new subs a month, a twitter with nearly 1,000 followers since its creation a year ago, and a โPunk Revolution Nowโ discord channel home to 100โs of punk rock leftists regularly chatting about how to take down the music industry (and capitalism too).
Overcoming the Cycle of Sun Collapse
Overcoming the Cycle of the Sun Collapse will be analyzed by many punk fans and haters alike. Beyond the weird YouTube shit, this is a serious EP which punk and indie rock listeners will find captivating given its long list of influences and catchy hooks. Fire Man displays a powerful drive to innovate punk rock by blending post-hardcore, hardcore punk, and indie rock together into a fast, fun, and easy to digest EP with a highly unique approach to these genres. A highlight track, The Sun, bounces between hypnotizing math-rock and good old fashioned hardcore punk, eventually deteriorating into a psychedelic post rock climax thatโs equally as fun as it is chills inducing. The deeply nihilistic lyrics driving the song serve as a grim reminder of the inevitable end of humankind (โthe sun is going to kill us allโ) while being delivered in an infectious vocal melody atop powerful, chugging guitars.
Fire Manโs postmodern analysis of the various cycles we live through– economic collapse, mental illness, political decline, and climate disaster– are very fitting for an EP as nerdy and punk as this one. Hundreds of Punk Revolution Now fans will check this out to hear what a modern punk revolution sounds like, and so will many experimental music fans who are interested in keeping up with the best new music coming out today.
