Australian high-speed rockers Fly! unleashed their debut album »…Or Die!« via Dying Victims Productions!
Melbourne, Australia based high-speed rockers Fly! present their debut album, »…Or Die!«, which just dropped on May 23rd, 2025 via Dying Victims Productions.
Tracklist:
01. Into The Wasteland
02. Highway Fiend
03. The Sinner
04. Bowie Knife
05. Lecherous Lover
06. Loser
07. Fly Or Die
08. Freeway Phantom
09. Gasolene
10. 6-Pack
11. Sweet Leaf
Courtesy of Dying Victims Productions:
Dying Victims Productions is proud to present the highly anticipated debut album of Australia’s Fly!, »…Or Die!«, on CD and vinyl LP formats.
Fly! is a fast and mean rock ‘n’ roll machine from Melbourne. Emerging from the darkest depths of the Aussie wastelands, Fly! united with a singular vision: to play fast, loud, and mean rock ‘n’ roll, harkening back to the raw power of 1970s and early ‘80s rock. Inspired by the likes of Motörhead, Judas Priest, and AC/DC, Fly! are a rough ‘n’ rowdy amalgam of their influences, and then some!
Formed in 2023, Fly! blasted onto the Australian rock scene, playing up and down the east coast and leaving a trail of destruction (and empty beer cans) in their wake. 2024 saw the release of Fly!’s dangerous debut demo with a string of blistering national performances to follow, seeing Fly! share the stage with the likes of the Cosmic Psychos, Cancer Bats, and heavy metal brethren (and now-labelmates) Aardvark, among many others.
Photo by Sorcha Wilcox
With two songs reprised from that demo, the quartet now present their first full-length, »…Or Die!« Wasting not a whole minute as they ride »Into The Wasteland«, these road warriors take flight across the 11-track / 39-minute album: a no-holds-barred love letter to speed, desert highways, murderous marauders and relentless riffs. Lean, mean and unclean, their high-speed, raw-power rock ‘n’ roll kicks out the jams with judicious efficiency. There’s no overthinking these desert-wasteland anthems; you simply hop on and go, go, go!
Fly!’s vicious, high-speed rock explores themes such as weapons, beer, homicidal maniacs, and the power of acceleration! And while not overtly retro-oriented, there’s an authentically late ‘70s feel to »…Or Die!«, from the just-distorted-enough guitar tones, the crash ‘n’ bash rhythms, and especially the songwriting itself: juiced up like »Bomber«, strutting like »Stained Class«, sleazy like »Powerage«. Add in a touch of mid ‘70s Thin Lizzy and a punk-and-proud attitude like Zeke – or hell, even spiritual cues to their homeland’s rich tradition of garage rock – and you’re left with no choice: Fly! …Or Die!
DVP 332 Fly! – »…Or Die!« LP/CD (2025)
● Regular LP edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard and download code.
● Special LP edition on orange vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard, download code and patch.
● CD with sticker and obi.
Out 23rd May 2025.
Order now: shop.dying-victims.de
Recorded, mixed and mastered at Jam Hut / Goatsound Studio Preston by Jason Fuller.
Artwork by Oscar ‘Bad Boy’ Bonin.
Photography by Sorcha ‘Sorcho’ Wilcox.
Line-up:
Tom Thompson – Bass
Willy Cox – Vocals, Guitars
Rodney Speedman – Drums
Malcom ‘Mouldy’ Black – Guitar
Special guests:
Ed Vark – Lead guitar on »Highway Fiend«
Mafi ‘Tuffy’ Watson – Vox on »Loser«
Willie J – Vox on »6-Pack«
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well