NYC crossover legends CRO-MAGS have just unveiled their first new music in six years.
'Wired For Chaos', which shares its name with last year's Harley Flanagan documentary, was produced by Flanagan alongside Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Code Orange, Cavalera Conspoiracy) and marks the band's debut release for BLKIIBLK, the new metal imprint from Frontiers Music.
"The new video for ‘Wired for Chaos’ reminds me of our first video ‘We Gotta Know’," says Flanagan, "which came out 40 years ago, except that it shows where the band is at now. I am proud to say that we are one of those few bands that have a multigenerational audience and bridge the gap between hard-core kids, metalheads, punks, skinheads and more, as seen in the audience of this video, which was filmed at our shows on the past few tours. Not many bands have such a blended fan base besides Motörhead, and I am proud to say that we are following in that tradition.
"The song title ‘Wired for Chaos’ was taken directly from the recent documentary of the same name," he continues. "It comes in with an aggressive metal intro befitting a UFC walk-in or a video game, then bursts into a more traditional HC thrash vibe before returning to a heavy beatdown at the end in an unmistakable CRO-MAGS style. The song is literally about being programmed and wired for chaos from birth, not just by environment, but by parents, trauma, childhood experiences and the resulting PTSD that I personally struggle with as a result.”
Stream 'Wired For Chaos' here.
Cro-Mags head to Europe next week for a tour culminating with a show at Rebellion in August. Full dates are...
June 6 — Emmen, Netherlands @ Pitfest
June 7 — Hamburg, Germany @ Hafenklang
June 8 — Copenhagen, Denmark @ Beta
June 9 — Berlin, Germany @ Neue Zukunft
June 10 — Schwerin, Germany @ Club Zenit
June 12 — Venlo, Netherlands @ Grenswerk
June 13 — Bergen Op Zoom, Netherlands @ Gebouw-T
June 14 — Hoofddorp, Netherlands @ C-Punt
June 15 — Heidelberg, Germany @ Halle02
June 16 — Essen, Germany @ Turock
June 17 — Saabrucken, Germany with Sepultura @ Garage
June 18 — Luzern, Switzerland @ Sedel
June 20 — Clisson, France @ Hellfest
July 20 — Gdansk, Poland with Biohazard @ B90
July 21 — Warsaw, Poland with Biohazard @ Progresja
July 22 — Wroclaw, Poland with Biohazard @ Zaklete Rewiry
July 24 — Debrecen, Hungary @ Campus Festival
July 25 — Martinska, Croatia @ Punk + Zestoka Festa
August 5 — Vagos, Portugal @ Vagos Metalfest 2026
August 7 — London, UK @ United and Strong Fest
August 8 — Newport, UK @ Corn Exchange
August 9 — Blackpool, UK @ Rebellion Festival
Pic by Maurice Nunez