Swiss noise-rockers COILGUNS return with their latest album, Everything We Love, We Destroy. Following the critically acclaimed Odd Love and a relentless touring schedule that saw the band play more than 85 shows worldwide in 2025, COILGUNS wasted little time channelling that live energy into what may be their most urgent and instinctive material to date.
Originally emerging from the DIY hardcore scene, Coilguns have spent the years since 2011 carving out their own volatile blend of punk and noise rock. Along the way, they’ve earned a reputation for raw, uncompromising and euphoric live performances, tailor-made for dancing freaks and crowd-surfing weirdos.
Everything We Love, We Destroy was written quickly and instinctively, with the band deliberately opting for simpler approaches, rougher riffs and bolder moves. It’s a creative response to a world they see becoming increasingly opaque, absurd and difficult to make sense of. The result is an album that feels immediate and instinctive while retaining all the familiar hallmarks of the COILGUNS sound.
The opening title track wastes no time making its presence felt, with it heavy bass and drums providing a thunderous introduction. “Peace Trader” follows in similarly energetic fashion, while retaining enough melody and catchiness to potentially draw in a wider audience. “Replication Crisis” takes things in a more unhinged direction, with delightfully chunky guitar riffs providing the perfect backdrop for Juncer’s increasingly frantic vocal delivery.
“Platform Decay” sees the band branch out into different territory, introducing infectious singalong sections and howling backing vocals that add another dimension to their sound. “Days Before The War” offers a brief moment of calm and breathing space before the more straightforward noise-rock assault of “Teach Ourselves” kicks in, driven by thunderous bass and plenty of grit.
It’s a strong collection of tracks, and closer “Perfect Fit Content” provides a fitting conclusion to an album that may have been written at speed but never feels short on ideas. COILGUNS sound as vital, unpredictable and uncompromising as ever, and fans certainly won’t be disappointed.