Drug Church

Hailing from Albany, New York, Drug Church are an aggressive but literate hardcore punk band led by vocalist Patrick Kindlon, who also sings with the group Self Defense Family. While SDF allows Kindlon to explore the more experimental side of his musical ideas, Drug Church falls much closer to the traditional template of punk in their beefy, tightly focused, guitar-fueled assault, matched to the lean intelligence of the lyrics and seasoned with an undercurrent of cynical wit. The straightforward attack of their debut EP gave way to a more metal-tinged sound on 2015's Hit Your ...