Last month on an incredibly balmy night, Australian hardcore act Speed appropriately sped through roughly 30 minutes of in-your-face riffs and intensity at Rubber Gloves in Denton, Texas. Speed’s momentum has steadily climbed since forming in 2019. The band’s highly anticipated first EP Gang Called Speed was released in 2022 through Flatspot Records.

The opening acts featured New Yorkers Life’s Question along with Texas hardcore favorites Ozone, Mexican Coke, and Barricade.

The crowd no doubt felt the intensity despite the heat (you know it’s hot when the Australians mention the heat). Speed’s vocalist Jem Snow complimented the audience’s moshing, and of course, that meant some UV rays weren’t going to slow it down. Take a peak into the chaos below.