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Detroit Illharmonic Symphony Crash Punk, Hip-Hop, and Cinema Together on ‘Everything Is Shattered’

Mar 28, 2026

Detroit Illharmonic Symphony have never been easy to file away, and ‘Everything Is Shattered’ makes that abundantly clear. Out now on Geza X Records, the LA-based collective’s latest album runs 14 tracks deep, pulling from punk, hip-hop, classical, soul, and cinematic composition without ever losing the thread. The new single “Who Loves You” captures the album’s essential tension, a melody that leans pop and catchy while the performance hits mean and hard. As core member Cool Walt puts it: “I wanted it to be catchy and have a classic pop feel to it, but I also wanted the band to play it mean and nasty.” It works.

The album’s reach extends well beyond the record itself. Lead track “Everything Is Shattered” features Jack Grisham of TSOL alongside vocalist Max Galbreath, produced by Paul Roessler (The Screamers, Nina Hagen, 45 Grave) at Kitten Robot Studios, earning four awards on the festival circuit and a spot on PBS’s “Music California.” Keith Morris of Circle Jerks and Black Flag contributes vocals to “If You Cooperate.” The project connects directly to the animated film “I’d Rather Be Turned Into Cat Food,” directed by Walter Santucci, with animation pedigree spanning MTV, Nickelodeon, Disney, and Monty Python’s Graham Chapman. This is a band operating across mediums simultaneously, and doing it with genuine ambition.

Geza X Records carries serious weight here. Founded by the producer behind foundational West Coast punk records from Dead Kennedys, The Germs, and Black Flag, the label is a natural home for a record this sprawling and this deliberately unclassifiable. ‘Everything Is Shattered’ is also available on limited edition translucent blue 7″ vinyl for the title track single.

‘Everything Is Shattered’ Tracklisting: