Hardcore punk lifers DFL (Dead Fucking Last) are back with their ferocious new full-length Fuck It, arriving this spring via SBÄM Records. The album will be released on vinyl April 24 in Europe and May 29 in the United States, with pre-orders available now.
Pre-order: HERE
A blast of raw, high-speed punk energy, Fuck It finds DFL channeling the reckless spirit that first ignited the band in the early ’90s while sharpening it with decades of experience. The album also brings together an all-star crew behind the scenes. Fletcher Dragge (Pennywise) produced and mixed the record, adding lead guitar work on “WWFD” and the title track “Fuck It,” while contributing guest vocals on “Fuck It,” “Tour Talk,” and “Watch Your Step.” The band recorded drums, guitar, bass, and backing vocals with Eddie Casillas (Voodoo Glow Skulls), while Mario Caldato Jr. (Beastie Boys) oversaw the lead vocal sessions and provided rough mixes — reconnecting with DFL decades after producing their debut.
The album delivers nine no-nonsense tracks packed with speed, wit, and attitude — a reminder that DFL’s chaotic blend of hardcore intensity and skate-punk irreverence remains as potent as ever.
DFL began in 1993, when guitarist Monty Messex teamed up with Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz (Beastie Boys) and legendary skateboarder “Crazy” Tom Davis, bonding over their shared love of early ’80s hardcore. Messex had previously played in early LA hardcore band The Atoms (which included a pre–Guns N’ Roses Izzy Stradlin), while Horovitz came out of the New York hardcore scene with The Young and the Useless before joining the Beastie Boys.
Their debut album My Crazy Life (1993), produced by Mario Caldato Jr., was a frantic 20-minute sprint of ragged hardcore that captured the band’s manic live energy. The follow-up, Proud to Be (1995) on Epitaph Records, became a cult favorite for its unapologetically lo-fi, high-speed approach.
After the ambitious and experimental Grateful… (1997), the band went dormant until Messex and Davis reunited DFL in 2013. Their comeback album YRUDFL arrived in 2021 via SBÄM Records, proving the band’s chaotic spirit hadn’t faded. The current lineup features Patrick Sullivan (bass) and Snare Jordan (drums) alongside Messex and Davis.
To celebrate the release of Fuck It, DFL will hit the road this spring, including a run of shows alongside Pennywise, Circle Jerks, and H2O, as well as an appearance at Camp Punksylvania in June.
Upcoming Shows
Mar 12 — Echoplex — Los Angeles, CA
w/ The Koffin Kats, The Last Gang, Crazy and the Brains
May 8 — The Fillmore — San Francisco, CA
w/ Pennywise, Circle Jerks, H2O
May 9 — The UC Theatre — Berkeley, CA
w/ Pennywise, Circle Jerks, H2O
May 10 — Channel 24 — Sacramento, CA
w/ Pennywise, Circle Jerks, H2O
May 16 — House of Blues — Anaheim, CA
w/ Pennywise, Circle Jerks, H2O
May 17 — House of Blues — Anaheim, CA
w/ Pennywise, Circle Jerks, H2O
Jun 19 — Camp Punksylvania — Gilbert, PA
w/ Body Count, PUP, Face to Face & more
More than thirty years after their chaotic beginnings, DFL remain as fast, loud, and unapologetic as ever. With Fuck It, the band proves once again that hardcore doesn’t have to be polished to be powerful — sometimes the best response is simply to turn it up and say exactly what the title suggests.
