Burning Hag brings its dark, punishing mix of hard punk, metal, sludge and noise rock from Philadelphia to Snapper Magee’s in Kingston, New York, for a live set that feels as raw and immediate as the room where it was captured. The femme three-piece hits with grinding guitar, heavy bass, relentless drums and fierce vocals that cut straight through the noise. Their songs live in the uglier corners of punk, confronting cults, addiction, monsters, revenge and everything else lurking beneath the surface. The result is loud, abrasive and unapologetically heavy without sacrificing the urgency and directness of punk rock.

This 12-inch doesn’t clean up the experience or separate the band from the crowd. It preserves the tension, sweat, volume and communal energy of Burning Hag performing in the close quarters of a small punk bar. You can hear a band playing at full force and a room responding in real time—the kind of exchange that makes live music worth documenting. Pressed on EcoMix citrus vinyl, Burning Hag Live at Snapper Magee’s is both a physical document of the band and a snapshot of the DIY punk community surrounding them. The unpredictable look of EcoMix vinyl makes the pressing feel appropriately unruly, while the recording puts you right back in the room at Snapper Magee’s. For fans of dark punk, punk metal, sludge, noise rock and records that sound alive, dangerous and unpolished in all the right ways. Turn it up loud.

Track Listing

1. Imperial Death Cult (Live) (3:33)

2. Ashen Waste (Live) (2:53)

3. Modern Prometheus (Live) (2:59)

4. Knuckleduster (Live) (4:25)

5. Hot Katana (Live) (4:08)