For a band still at the beginning of their story, XCOMM have already ascended with the kind of velocity most new acts spend years trying to manufacture. Their breakout run has included early singles “Fake ID,” “Hot Pursuit / One And Nothing” and “Borrowed Happiness,” with “Fake ID” alone surpassing 2.5 million views across platforms and helping fuel the band’s rapid climb to nearly 90,000 Instagram followers.
That momentum has carried from screens into real rooms. XCOMM have already supported Foo Fighters at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, played The Punk Rock Museum’s 3rd Anniversary Parking Lot Show in Las Vegas, appeared at California Chaos Festival with Militarie Gun, and are set for major upcoming performances at Bumbershoot Festival, supporting Dethklok at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on May 22 and Observatory North Park in San Diego on May 28, plus appearances at Warped Tour in Washington, D.C. and Long Beach.
Their widening orbit is matched by a startling list of high-profile early supporters, including Mike Patton, Shavo Odadjian of System of a Down, Brann Dailor of Mastodon, Phil Anselmo, Leland Sklar, Dave Lombardo, Roy Mayorga, Jerry Cantrell, Jack Black, Dave Grohl, Keanu Reeves, Toby Morse, Kevin Lyman, Ghostemane, Skrillex, Duff McKagan, Fred Durst, Ben Shepherd, Elle King, Fletcher Dragge of Pennywise, Jakob Nowell, Tony Hawk, The Blood Brothers, Guy Picciotto, Ross Robinson and Sid Wilson.
Robinson first encountered the band in a small club, where their impact was immediate.
“I first saw them at a small club and caught myself laughing out loud as they blasted through their set. For me, that’s an instant “yes”. That youth needed to be captured - raw and fast. Luckily they’re way more cool and talented than I could’ve hoped! “The future is absolutely unlimited for these kids. I can see them inspiring their generation to play music with an unfiltered fire - 100% real instruments with authentic expression of feeling- embracing the imperfection of being a human. An Anti-AI movement.“
This sense of unfiltered youth runs through every corner of Time To Burn. Across eleven tracks, XCOMM turn frustration, boredom, impulse, anger and absurdity into short, sharp shocks of hardcore clarity, simultaneously honoring the hardcore punk lineage that came before them, whilst also adding fresh and invigorating elements pulled from inspirations like David Lynch movies. Songs like their breakout single, “Fake ID” channel the real-life irritation of being turned away from shows for being under 21 into a snotty anthem of refusal, while “Hot Pursuit / One And Nothing” stretches the band’s range from frantic confrontation into darker, more atmospheric pressure.
For Fletcher Dragge, the band’s appeal is direct, immediate and deeply rooted in what punk is supposed to feel like.
“I was immediately caught by the simple but hooky, straightforward, guitar, riff, and ripping drums holding it down! I was sold immediately. Good old school punk rock the way it’s supposed to be written and delivered! Not only are these guys delivering exactly what I love to hear. They’re fucking young as shit.!! Super stoked to see the next generation of punk rock coming to life, the future looks bright and I’m 100% in.
These kids are earning everything they have achieved, 100 percent on their own. Trust me when I say these kids were born to be punkers.”
XCOMM are Michael Gatto on vocals/guitar, Revel Ian on drums, Adan Escoto on bass and Hunter Grogan on DJ/sampler. Together, they make punk rock that feels visceral before it feels fashionable. No borrowed attitude. Just the sharp, unruly sound of a young band kicking open the door while everyone else is still deciding whether they’re allowed in the room.
