It’s no secret that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is essentially the modern day Gestapo (or GFP, or Sov-Com, or an extreme COINTELPRO – take your pick). From taking swabs of DNA from protestors to separating children from their families, ICE sucks. Extinction A.D. knows it too, and they wrote a brand new protest song called “Thaw”.
On the single, vocalist Rick Jimenez said: “It’s very easy to assume writing an anti-authoritarian song is passé in heavy music in 2026, but as a band that exists in both the metal world and the hardcore world, it’s surprisingly polarizing.
“The ‘defenders of the status quo’ all the way to the ‘regressive back-to-the-past’ thinking infiltrating our scenes is purely bizarre to me. This song is an unabashed condemnation of the abuse of federal power in the ICE organization and the denial of celebrating racist and fascist ideals under the guise of supporting politicians.
“The video for ‘Thaw’ was to bring like-minded people into our world and be just as, if not more, important than the four members of the band. It’s not just our song, it’s everyone’s song.”
Go see Extinction A.D. at one of their many tour dates below and let ’em know that their new song rips.
4/9 Amityville NY AMH
4/10 New Windsor NY OCNY Vets Center
4/11 Manalapan NJ Locals
5/24 Wallingford CT Cherry St Station
6/19 Burlington VT Republic Brewing Co
6/20 Albany NY Empire Underground
6/27 Teaneck NJ Debonair Music Hall
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