WAR Records is excited to launch preorders for The Secrets We Keep, the debut LP from Philadelphia’s FIXATION.
Philadelphia stalwarts Fixation are far from newcomers, but on The Secrets We Keepโrecorded, mixed, and mastered by the bandโs own Wyatt Oberholzer and releasing via WAR Recordsโthere are few traces of the bandโs five year history left intact. Opting to demolish the past, pave over the rubble, and start fresh, Fixation makes good on the promises of their 2020 promo. With an impressive roster that features members of Chemical Fix, Wild Red, and Drowse, the band has perfected their own brand of deft, blistering hardcore thatโs difficult to ignore.
Whether theyโre channeling the stripped back stomp of Right Brigade, the tasteful melodicism of American Nightmare, or the self-reflective rage of Blacklisted, Fixation tidily corrals their influences into a refined, no-filler take on modern hardcore that only accomplished students of the genre could deliver. The Secrets We Keep is the final step in a long ascent, trimming the fat and leaving everything but the essentials behind.
In a genre built on four decades of rigid tradition, โreinventionโ can sound like a dirty word, but Fixation has managed the task with remarkable finesse. This isnโt a band abandoning their roots for greener pastures; This is a band becoming what they were meant to be from the start.
