Comeback Kid

The Profile

Comeback Kid are a Canadian hardcore punk band formed in Winnipeg in 2000. They broke through with Wake the Dead (2005). After original vocalist Scott Wade left in 2006, guitarist Andrew Neufeld took over on vocals, leading albums like Broadcasting... (2007) and Symptoms + Cures (2010).

Origin: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Genre: hardcore punk/melodic hardcore; Active: 2000–present; Notable releases include Turn It Around, Wake the Dead, Broadcasting..., Symptoms + Cures, Die Knowing, Outsider, Heavy Steps.

DeBaser’s reviews portray Comeback Kid as a leading Canadian hardcore punk force. Wake the Dead is praised for emotional intensity and melodic grit, Broadcasting... for relentless, head-down energy, and Symptoms + Cures for explosive speed and standout choruses. Overall verdict: cathartic anger, muscular songwriting, and adrenaline to spare.