Australian hardcore crew Speed have been making waves in their scene for years - but 2024 saw them break through in a big way. Their debut album, Only One Mode, sent the band spinning around the globe with nonstop touring and earned them an ARIA Award (essentially the Australian equivalent of a Grammy). They then followed that up with headlining gigs as well as supporting Turnstile on a massive, genre-spanning tour. Waving the Sydney hardcore flag proudly, the band makes their China debut with some of our own, including Shanghai hardcore torchbearers No More Harm, adhering more closely to bands of the edge metal variety. Charting how humans have decimated the world around them, their music is set to raw, almost somber hardcore riffs and throat-throttling vocals that cut deep. Rounding out the evening are Shanghai sludge metal purveyors Conch, known for their grueling righteous soundscapes.