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“It’s ridiculous that people are still trying to defend these fucking bastards,” Insecticide singer Jon Egan says about ICE, showing not even the slightest attempt to mince words. Nor should he; not only are the atrocities perpetuated on people of color in particular occurring more than ever before, Egan provides the voice for arguably the most exciting grindcore band in Philadelphia.

Along with guitarist Ethan Kedem, Egan formed the gnarly band in 2022, and despite lineup changes that have taken place since then, Insecticide prove they are still very much on top of their game with their just-released 7-inch, RAID. (If you don’t get that the record’s title is a reference to ICE, you must not have read the preceding paragraph.)

While the vast majority of us are screaming and/or venting about the terroristic acts that ICE is committing against US residents – many of them citizens or legally allowed to live in this country – Insecticide are taking action. The band is donating proceeds from the sale of RAID – released on one of The Bad Penny‘s favorite labels, Strange Mono – to Benefit Juntos, an organization in South Philadelphia that’s siding with immigrants to protect their human rights, threats of detention and deportation, and beyond.

Watch this portion of The Bad Penny‘s recent conversation with Egan and stay tuned for part two, in which we talk about the story of Insecticide.

For more on Insecticide, go here.

For more on Strange Mono, go here.

Check out the On Tyranny archive here.

Don’t miss our On Tyranny edition with Strange Mono founder Dan Timlin here.

And also check out Timlin’s installment in our Pet Sounds series here.

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