Strawberry Hardcore

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Sound the alarms, hide the breakables, and stretch your neck muscles, Valencia — because we’re officially one week away from Strawberry Hardcore detonating 16 Toneladas like a Molotov cocktail packed with riffs, sarcasm, and 20 years of unresolved punk trauma.

This isn’t just another gig on the December conveyor belt.This is the return of a mutant beast that’s been sleeping under the city like some radioactive mascot of the Spanish underground.

Strawberry Hardcore — the pioneers, the instigators, the melodic hardcore misfits who rewired the national punk scene back in 2001 — are back in the ring and swinging harder than ever. Born from the temporary ashes of Def Con Dos, they were the band that fused breakneck punk speed with street-level storytelling: all grime, all guts, no filters. Their early days gave us the cult banger “Perdido en Silent Hill,” because of course they were the first ones deranged enough to turn a survival-horror fever dream into a punk anthem. They even opened for Bad Religion before some of today’s “punk” fans could tie their own Doc Martens.

The lineup is basically a tattooed battering ram:

César Strawberry snarling at the mic like the godfather of chaos (Def Con Dos)
Samuel Barranco on bass, precision-loaded and nasty (Def Con Dos, XpresidentX)
Mara Gilbert as second voice, slicing harmonies like she’s sharpening knives (Def Con Dos)
Álex Ménez bending the guitar into weaponry (Kubika)
Fernando Arce beating the drums like they owe him money (XpresidentX)

They’re rolling into 16 Toneladas on December 18, ready to rip open their full catalogue, dig their claws into our collective nostalgia, and baptize us with their brand-new single, “Punk Forever in the World,” the first shard from their upcoming third album.

And before the main blast?Valencia’s own Pink Socks will be there, delivering their patented bullying punk — the kind of opening set that feels like being shoved into a locker filled with feedback and cheap beer.

So if you’ve been sleepwalking through December, wake up, you coward.We’re seven days out from Strawberry Hardcore turning 16 Toneladas into a sweat-soaked shrine to melodic chaos.

This is the week to dust off the boots, crack the neck, and prepare your body for choices your chiropractor will question.

For tickets and more information: 16 Toneladas