The new LP ushers in an exhilarating new chapter for the band who earned massive critical acclaim for their earlier releases including their 2021 debut album Future Forecast. CIVIC opted to record the album over one week in the Castlemaine countryside with Rob Younger from seminal Australian punk band Radio Birdman producing.

Mixed and mastered by another Australian punk legend Mikey Young (Total Control, Eddy Current Suppression Ring), Taken By Force finds CIVIC setting their artful venting of existential dread against a backdrop of blistering riffs, thrashing rhythms, and shout-along-ready vocals. They joyfully obliterate the line between furious catharsis and unbridled fun, introducing a vital new energy into today’s musical landscape.

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