Antagonist A.D. Returning To New Zealand In September

Hardcore outfit Antagonist A.D. are heading back our way to play at Auckland's Whammy Bar this coming September. Originally hailing from Auckland and Hamilton, they have six powerful albums under their belts and just dropped their politically energised latest single 'No Justice', a song about "coming to the reality that western society was built upon prejudice and injustice." This will be the band's first shows back home since touring Aotearoa in 2015 - their previous Whammy Bar show sold out so don't sleep. Here are the details...

Antagonist A.D. 
Saturday 15th September - Whammy Bar, Auckland, supports tba
Tickets available HERE via UTR

Wrap your ears around Antagonist A.D.'s new single 'No Justice'...

Press release:

The more things change, the more they stay the same. No more resonant of an adage could be said for Oceanic hardcore group Antagonist AD, proudly coming home for the first time since 2016 in support of their new single, and Greyscale Records debut No Justice.

Following selling out both of their return shows in Melbourne, and Sydney, the band return to New Zealand for a one off show at Whammy Bar in Auckland this September. All those in attendance the last time Antagonist AD sold out Whammy Bar, and those who witnessed the recent chaos in Melbourne and Sydney can attest to the fact this is not a show to be missed.

On the single, vocalist Sam Crocker had the following to say "No Justice is about coming to the reality that western society was built upon prejudice and injustice. That the only way to change it is to first change yourself and own your actions/consequences. That the only way to find justice is to be accountable for the way you live -accepting that your actions have consequences. So we will push on for change, living a better way, one step at a time."

As for the future for Antagonist AD, it's never looked brighter. "The fire I had inside me for Antagonist AD is raging. We slept and now we are back. Our shows were always crazy and we missed that energy, that feeling, that release and that’s why we are back. The music is not just for us, it is for everyone. We feed each other; the feeling, being connected, the release and the empowerment. We have written our best stuff yet and as long as people are there to get down - we are gonna bring it.