In 2025, @The_Counterforce received over 70 demos for the second edition of DEMO FEST. A fundraiser for Solidarity Across Borders, a Montreal-based migrant justice network.

A way to encourage punks to finish new recordings in the fall, giving all of us the gift of fresh noise as we enter the darkest and coldest months of winter.

We listened to every demo and made our picks. We picked the earworms, mind-smashers, and gut-driven anthems.

Link: https://diyconspiracy.net/demo-fest-2025-picks/