Legends rarely return quietly. In the case of M.A.C. OF MAD, one of the most uncompromising names in the Czech industrial underground, their re-emergence feels less like a comeback and more like a detonation. Formed in the 1990s as a mutation of Střední Evropa, they quickly carved out a singular space: abrasive, furious, and absolutely unwilling to compromise. Known less for a prolific discography than for the sheer intensity of their shows, they blurred the line between concert and assault. Their music thrives on corrosion and chaos — a fusion of digital hardcore, industrial metal, and punk ethos. Guitars grind into slabs of noise, electronics hammer with merciless precision, and vocals slash between acrid screams and guttural growls. Theirs is a world of sticky basements, broken machinery, and cyberpunk collapse — a sound that thrives where danger reigns. 2025 marks both their long-awaited return and a symbolic rebirth for the Audiotrauma label. Keep Music Evil, their first album since 2006, is also Audiotrauma’s first release after years of silence — a joint declaration that neither band nor label will fade away. Placed alongside names like Atari Teenage Riot, AMBASSADOR21, Chrysalide, or Youth Code, M.A.C. OF MAD’s venom remains distinctly their own: rooted in post-industrial scars and a DIY punk tradition that refuses to die. Beneath the distortion lies turbulence and raw humanity, political as much as personal. They are not here to entertain but to disturb, to resist, to remind us that music can still be dangerous. At Audiotrauma Fest 2025, their set will be more than a performance — it will be a reminder of what this scene was built on: noise, fury, dissonance, and the refusal to compromise.