Venice Beach hardcore punk unit XCOMM have released their new single and official music video “PIRATES” ft. GHOSTEMANE today, one final grenade before the arrival of their debut album, Time To Burn, which hits streaming platforms tonight at 9pm PT / 12am ET via Blowed Out Records. Fans can watch the official music video for "PIRATES” ft. GHOSTEMANE which stars XCOMM, Ghostemane and Fletcher Dragge of Pennywise Below and stream the track HERE. Time To Burn will be available on streaming platforms this evening at 9pm PT/12am ET HERE.
Produced by Ross Robinson, the architect behind era-defining records from Korn, Slipknot, Glassjaw, At The Drive-In, The Cure and more, Time To Burn perfectly crystalizes the essence of XCOMM - young, loud, funny, furious and swinging for the fences. With a level of craft rarely so expertly honed this early in a band’s career, XCOMM have delivered a once-in-a-generation debut that bottles the raw charge of a new wave powered by defiance, authenticity and unbridled talent.
“PIRATES" ft. GHOSTEMANE brings XCOMM’s feral hardcore velocity into direct contact with GHOSTEMANE’s ominously powerful presence. The accompanying video, directed by Darren Craig, also features GHOSTEMANE and Fletcher Dragge of Pennywise, throwing the band’s chaos into a visual world of police chases and ruined suburban picnics.
Frontman Michael Gatto shares:
“Im so excited for the world to finally hear this record! Every little bit of writing to preproduction to actually being in the studio recording with Ross was amazing. We’ve got a lot of shows and new music to come. This is just the beginning!
Shooting the Pirates music video was great, Darren Craig killed it and Ross chewed up a pickle and spit it all over my shoes for the video - homemade relish. The video captures the intensity that the song was written about. And having Ghostemane feature on the track was mind-blowing.”
Drummer, Revel Ian shares
“Working on this record with Ross Robinson was the most cathartic experience I’ve ever had. There were no limits to what we could be or do. Playing our instruments was like breathing; you didn’t have to think it was just there; it was like an extension of our being. This record is what I’ve always wanted to do my entire life.”
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.
ABOUT XCOMM
XCOMM are a ferocious hardcore punk band from Venice Beach, California, fusing old-school intensity with modern chaos, humour and sharp self-awareness. Formed in 2023, the band features Michael Gatto on vocals/guitar, Revel Ian on drums, Adan Escoto on bass and Hunter Grogan on DJ/sampler.
Signed to Blowed Out Records, the label and incubator founded by Ross Robinson, Ghostemane and Bill Armstrong, XCOMM recorded their debut album Time To Burn with Robinson producing. Early singles “Reasons,” “Fake ID,” “Hot Pursuit / One And Nothing,” “Borrowed Happiness” and “PIRATES” ft. GHOSTEMANE introduced a band capable of turning frustration, humour and pressure into precise, pummeling punk songs with teeth.
Since breaking through, XCOMM have supported Foo Fighters at the Kia Forum, been named in the NME 100 of 2026, earned heavy rotation on SiriusXM’s Liquid Metal and Faction Punk, surpassed 2.5 million views across platforms with “Fake ID,” and built a rapidly growing audience ahead of major upcoming appearances including Dethklok support dates, Warped Tour and Bumbershoot Festival.
The future is moving fast. XCOMM are moving faster.
XCOMM are:
Michael Gatto – Vocals/Guitar
Revel Ian – Drums
Adan Escoto – Bass
Hunter Grogan – DJ
