[Opinion] Modern Life Is War Announce First Album In 12 Years: Hear “Johnny Gone”

Modern Life Is War Announce First Album In 12 Years: Hear “Johnny Gone”

Opinions like this are always subjective, but I think most of us can agree that Modern Life Is War are the greatest hardcore punk band ever to come out of Iowa. MLIW emerged from the small city of Marshalltown in the early ’00s, and their impassioned, electrifying, frantically melodic style took the underground by storm. They released three albums before breaking up in 2008, and then they returned not long afterward with the triumphant 2013 reun…

Modern Life is War to release first new album in 12 years

Modern Life is War have announced a new album. It's called Life on the Moon and it's out September 5, 2025 via Deathwish Inc. You can check out the lead single for "Johnny Gone" below....