Hardwired

Hardwired evolves in a metal register with modern contours, between metalcore, groove metal and touches of hardcore, with a tight sound built around massive guitars, a dense rhythm section and a frontal vocal. The band, active in France, develops lyrics anchored in contemporary social and environmental tensions, in a dark, direct and unembellished aesthetic. Hardwired began to gain notice through its online releases and live presence, notably with the tracks L.O.S.I.N.G. and the EP S.A.Y., then Fire Is Coming, released in 2022, which extends this compact and abrasive approach. In a classic rock configuration, Hardwired favors immediate impact, between dry riffs, tempo changes and more open refrains, without straying from an aggressive, tight approach. Hardwired thus sits within a recent French metal scene that blends live intensity, nervy writing and themes that take on the present.