Review: Cro-Mags’ “2020”

The soundtrack of this turbulent year is here and the Cro-Mags are leading the charge

Ryan O'Connor
Clocked In Magazine

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Courtesy of Mission Two Entertainment

The year 2020 has been a harsh one on us all, it’s exposed the nightmarish realities that the government and the elite are willing to put us, the rightful citizens of this world through in order to keep the status quo. People who before the quarantine were able to hide in their privilege and the safety of their lives suddenly had the world thrusted unto their lap the way those who had been oppressed have all their lives. We’ve gone through a global pandemic, lockdown after lockdown and despite the repeated attempts from scientists and the worlds greatest minds to remind us to mask up and stay safe, the death toll from COVID-19 is rising higher and higher every day.

Since the extensive quarantine has hit the globe the music scene has suffered particularly hard. The year 2020 has been devoid of the amazing sound of new music, particularly heavy music. Bands dwelling in the underground have been presented with little opportunity to spread their music to others since live shows are generally how they make their name, so they’ve had to come up with their own inventive ways of keeping their audience and possibly spreading it.

This turbulent year marked a return for one of most turbulent and endearing bands: New York…

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Ryan O'Connor
Clocked In Magazine

BA — Bridgewater State University, English Student w/ Minor in Latin American/Caribbean Studies Music journalist