‘Siento un odio eterno, Fruto del abuso de los viejxs, Tengo un dolor eterno, Soy victima y presa de la Máquina destruye sueños (Máquina Destruye Sueños) ‘I feel eternal hatred, Fruit of the abuse through the ages, I have eternal pain, I am a victim and prey of the Machine that destroys dreams’ (Machine Destroys Dreams)

Mexico City’s Eléctrika (Electricity) return with a blistering new EP, Máquina Destruye Sueños (Machine Destroys Dreams), a follow-up to their 2022 self-titled debut.  Taking a starting point of Japanese noise fuelled hardcore, the band forge elements of crust, d-beat, and crossover thrash into a searing battery.  This blend is perfectly encapsulated by the stomping brutality of Abstinencia (Abstinence) and pounding fury of closer, No Tenemos Nada (We Have Nothing), which even flirts with a darkly discordant melodicism.

The harshly metallic guitars and thunderous rhythm section provide the perfect complement to the rasping, utterly rabid Spanish vocals.  Lyrically, the EP explores themes of social marginalisation and economic exploitation, together with the rage and sense of helplessness induced by a system so deeply entrenched that it seems impervious to change.