Jad

Ból [Pain] or Strach [Fear]? Your choice. If you didn’t know, both are titles of albums by the Warsaw group Jad. There’s no room for nuance or foreplay here. Jad plays metal-tinged punk that echoes the early days of Siekiera (look it up) while offering a possible counterpoint to the dominant hardcore sound of today (finally). Their live shows are a lightning round of quick and powerful jabs: a KO in round one and you’re done.