The Casualties Unleash “Allies & Assassins” Single

This Friday, punk rock stalwarts The Casualties will release Detonate, their first new music in eight years and their first album for Hellcat Records. The nightly news is a litany of brutality, assassination, subjugation and deportation. We argue with each other while the rich get richer and cruelty is normalized. These are just a few of the reasons why the title of The Casualties‘ new album is Detonate. It is also their second album with David Rodriguez at the mic and solidifies his relationship with drummer Marc “Meggers” Eggers, guitarist Jake Kolatis and bassist Doug Wellmon. Ahead of Friday’s digital release day, with vinyl following on July 17th, the band has shared the track Allies And Assassins.

“‘Allies And Assassins’ is a feeling, a state of mind!Growing up we are taught to bow to State and Church and we see all the atrocities that follow. We see how it tears us apart! We see how we blindly follow the leader and WE, we the people fall off the cliff, not them. It’s a feeling we felt in our youth and we set in motion as we grew older. During the presidential elections this feeling wrapped around me like a rope and started squeezing the life out of me. There was so much hate and tension in the air it was hard to know who your friends were. And times like these we remember, those who fought before us and we fight back!” (David Rodriguez)

Detonate also features special guests, including a vocal intro by hardcore legend Vinnie Stigma (Agnostic Front) on Brick By Brick, and Native American punk band 1876 who contribute guest vocals and percussion on Ashes of War. Ultimately, Detonate amplifies the punk ethos that The Casualties have embodied since 1990: A raised fist in the face of oppression. This week, The Casualties will be coming over to the UK for an appearance at Scarborough Punk Festival before returning to the US for the Detonate Tour with Bullshit Detector, RumKicks and The Drowns.