Detroit Band The Armed Announces New Album, 2025 U.S. Tour

Detroit hardcore collective The Armed have announced their new album, The Future Is Here and Everything Needs to Be Destroyed, set for release on August 1 via Sargent House. The album follows their 2023 release Perfect Saviors and is led by the single “Well Made Play,” which features a music video directed by Christopher Gruse depicting two men fighting over a jet ski as a metaphor for societal competition and distractions. Vocalist Tony Wolski describes the album as reflecting the dissociation of a statistically wealthy population struggling with basic needs, highlighting themes of power imbalance and modern alienation. The album features contributions from a diverse cast of musicians across the North American underground, including Ken Szymanski, Patrick Shiroishi, and Troy Van Leeuwen, among others. The Armed have also announced a limited U.S. tour extending through the end of 2025, with support from fellow Michiganders Prostitute, performing in major cities such as Boston, New York, and Los Angeles. The album continues the band’s exploration of genre-defying music with a focus on current dystopian realities and moral ambiguity.