After dropping one of the best hardcore records of 2025, we’re incredibly stoked to have Sam Octigan from Iron Mind on the show this week. It’s been a whirlwind not-quite year since the Naarm/Melbourne hardcore crew dropped their phenomenal comeback LP, ‘Test Of The Iron Mind’, through Last Ride Records & Flatspot Records, so we get stuck right into recapping all of it.

We’re talking about the vibrant state of Australian hardcore, the band’s insane New Year’s Day support slot for Grammy-winning success story Turnstile, approaching the visuals and art direction for their latest album, and what to expect from their current run of Summer 2026 shows. How much ya got??

Follow Iron Mind, purchase/stream ‘Test Of The Iron Mind’ and grab tickets here: https://linktr.ee/theironmind 

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