XCOMM Drop Ferocious New Single “PIRATES” Featuring Ghostemane
Venice Beach hardcore punk unit XCOMM have released their new single and official video “PIRATES,” featuring Ghostemane. The track arrives as the final blast before the band’s debut album Time To Burn, released May 22, 2026 via Blowed Out Records.
Produced by Ross Robinson, whose fingerprints are all over era-defining records by Korn, Slipknot, Glassjaw, At The Drive-In and The Cure, Time To Burn captures XCOMM at full voltage: young, unruly, furious and already swinging with frightening confidence.
A Hardcore Collision With Ghostemane
“PIRATES” brings XCOMM’s feral hardcore velocity into direct contact with Ghostemane’s dark, ominous presence. It is a short, sharp detonation of punk chaos, all forward motion and clenched-teeth energy, with the band sounding like they are kicking the door off its hinges rather than politely arriving.
The accompanying video, directed by Darren Craig, stars XCOMM, Ghostemane and Fletcher Dragge of Pennywise, throwing the track into a world of police chases, ruined suburban picnics and pure visual mischief.
Time To Burn Marks a Blazing Debut
Across eleven tracks, Time To Burn channels boredom, frustration, anger and absurdity into hardcore punk that feels raw without being careless. Songs like “Fake ID,” “Hot Pursuit / One And Nothing” and “Borrowed Happiness” have already helped fuel the band’s rapid rise, with “Fake ID” surpassing 2.5 million views across platforms.
For a band still at the start of their story, XCOMM’s momentum is already loud enough to rattle the walls. They have supported Foo Fighters at the Kia Forum, played The Punk Rock Museum’s 3rd Anniversary Parking Lot Show, appeared at California Chaos Festival with Militarie Gun, and are set for major upcoming appearances including Warped Tour.
Backed by Punk Royalty
The band’s early supporters include an eye-watering list of heavy music names, from Mike Patton, Dave Grohl, Jerry Cantrell and Dave Lombardo to Tony Hawk, Skrillex, Duff McKagan, Fred Durst, Ghostemane and Fletcher Dragge.
Ross Robinson, who first saw the band in a small club, describes their sound as raw, fast and refreshingly human, calling them part of an “Anti-AI movement.” Fletcher Dragge is equally emphatic, praising their old-school punk instincts and calling them the next generation coming to life.
HIGHLY ANTICIPATED DEBUT ALBUM TIME TO BURN OUT NOW VIA BLOWED OUT RECORDS HERE
Time To Burn Tracklist
Reasons
Hot Pursuit / One And Nothing
Fake Id
Borrowed Happiness
Time To Burn
Pirates
Running Zeroes
Relevance
No Teeth
Purity
Negativity
XCOMM 2026 Live Dates
11th April — Los Angeles, CA — Pacific Electric, California Chaos Festival
13th and 14th June — Washington, D.C. — Warped Tour
25th and 26th July — Long Beach, CA — Warped Tour
XCOMM Are
Michael Gatto — vocals/guitar
Revel Ian — drums
Adan Escoto — bass
Hunter Grogan — DJ/sampler
More XCOMM on Punkinfocus: XCOMM Drop Blistering New Single Hot Pursuit / One And Nothing (March 2026)
