The Armed
An innovative and idiosyncratic Detroit-based punk collective, the Armed emerged in 2009 with an explosive and mercurial sound steeped in noise rock, hardcore, garage punk, electronicore, and pop. Fiercely D.I.Y. and protective of their identities, not to mention prone to outlandish media stunts, performance art pieces, and general media misdirection, the band independently issued three full-length efforts and a handful of EPs before unleashing their acclaimed fourth LP, Ultrapop, in 2021. They followed up on the success of the release in 2023 with the potent and star-studded Perfect Saviors.
Commencing in 2009 with These Are Lights, which was produced by Converge's Kurt Ballou, who is a frequent collaborator, the Armed went on a tear, issuing a string of shape-shifting EPs that featured a rotating cast of players and guest contributors, including Dillinger Escape Plan drummer Chris Pennie. Baptists' Nick Yacyshyn sat behind the kit for Untitled, the band's unrelenting 2015 sophomore effort. A concert LP, Unanticipated, appeared in 2016, followed by the studio effort Only Love in 2018, which utilized the skills of Converge drummer Ben Koller. In 2020 the band contributed the track "Night City Aliens" to the Cyberpunk 2077 soundtrack, and in 2021 they issued their most lauded outing to date, the forward-thinking heavy pop opus Ultrapop. The band conscripted Julien Baker, ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, Illuminati Hotties' Sarah Tudzin, and Jane's Addiction's Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins, to help flesh out 2023's maximalist hardcore pop effort Perfect Saviors.
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Discography
20 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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ULTRAPOP
Metal - Released by Sargent House on 16 Apr 2021
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Untitled
Electronic - Released by No Rest Until Ruin on 23 Jun 2015
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Everything's Glitter
Rock - Released by Sargent House on 18 Jul 2023
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ULTRAPOP: Live at the Masonic
Rock - Released by Sargent House on 16 Apr 2021
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Spreading Joy
Rock - Released by No Rest Until Ruin on 11 Dec 2012
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Young & Beautiful
Rock - Released by No Rest Until Ruin on 11 Oct 2011
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FT. FRANK TURNER
Metal - Released by Sargent House on 6 Jun 2019
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Ketamine (ULTRAPOP REMIX)
Electronic - Released by Morpho Music on 22 Apr 2022
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ULTRAPOP
Metal - Released by Sargent House on 16 Apr 2021
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Common Enemies
Rock - Released by No Rest Until Ruin on 16 Jul 2010
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AN ITERATION (Live)
Rock - Released by Sargent House on 31 Mar 2021
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The Armed / Tharsis They Split
Rock - Released by No Rest Until Ruin on 17 Dec 2013
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Unanticipated (Live)
Punk / New Wave - Released by No Rest Until Ruin on 17 Jun 2016
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