photos by Joseph Maran
Bronx-based metallic hardcore band XTINGUISH THE CODE has issued a new video for “Falling Down,” the track found on the band’s second album, The Conflict, out now on Grey Matter Records.
A band with NYHC running through their DNA, XTINGUISH THE CODE formed in 2019, currently uniting bassist Dusty Onita (Apparition, 4 In Tha Chamber), drummer Nate Boogie (Lake Lanier, No Weapon, MAAFA), guitarist The Professor G Flava (Apparition, No Weapon, Waist In Flesh, Gemini Method), and vocalist BJ Allen (Zero Trust, Full Scale Riot, GMK). Delivering streetwise, energetic, beatdown-driven and groove-based hardcore, infused with elements of metal, hip-hop, and more. The band has played with D.R.I., Sworn Enemy, Downset, Madball, Life Of Agony, Sick Of It All, and many others. Following their Step To My World debut (2021) and subsequent Matter Of Fact EP (2023) – both through 1054 Records — XTINGUISH THE CODE hooked up with Grey Matter Records for the release of their second album, The Conflict.
XTINGUISH THE CODE’s explosive hybrid of rabid antagonism culminates on The Conflict, which not only marks the band’s first release with new drummer Nate Boogie and vocalist BJ Allen, is also the band’s first time creating a conceptual release, crafting a story that touches on working-class solidarity and global awakening. Each song is meant to portray a person’s transformation from an ordinary resident to a radicalized citizen. Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Joe Kusak at Amplitude Recording, former vocalist Kevin Lugo provides additional guest vocals on the track “Safe Space.” XTINGUISH THE CODE’s The Conflict is prime listening for fans of Incendiary, Burn, E-Town Concrete, Backtrack, Merauder, Bulldoze, Sworn Enemy, Downset, and Madball.
The new video for the record’s tense, succinct closing track “Falling Down” was filmed by Jojo Moran. Vocalist BJ Allen writes, “‘Falling Down’ is about a citizen, reaching their final breaking point.”
Watch XTINGUISH THE CODE’s “Falling Down” video now playing on YouTube HERE.
The Conflict is out now on LP, CD, and digitally via Grey Matter Records’ webshop HERE and Bandcamp HERE. The previously released “Despair” lyric video is playing HERE.
XTINGUISH THE CODE continues to play nonstop across the NYC metropolitan area. With new activities booked into the Fall, including shows in Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, and across New York, more widespread touring is in the works.
XTINGUISH THE CODE Live:
8/07/2026 Upstage Music Fest @ Clearfield Events Building – Clearfield, PA
8/15/2026 Tribute To Kevin Scondotto @ Lucky 13 Saloon – Brooklyn, NY
9/12/2026 Polish Community Center – Herkimer, NY
10/10/2026 The Congress Hardcore Community – San Juan, PR
10/31/2026 TV Eye – Queens, NY
“…the record delivers the band’s signature hybrid of NYHC grit and metallic aggression, blending beatdown grooves with streetwise intensity and a wide range of influences.” – No Echo
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