Punk rock stalwarts The Casualties will release ‘Detonate,’ their first new music in eight years and first album for Hellcat Records. It is also their second album with David Rodriguez at the mic and solidifies his relationship with Marc “Meggers” Eggers (drums), Jake Kolatis (guitar) and Doug Wellmon (bass). “We were in the studio for 2018’s ‘Written in Blood’ about eight months after I joined,” Rodriguez says. “With this new record, we really grew together. For me, it’s the proud moment where we clicked the three Legos together.”
Ahead of Friday’s digital release day – vinyl comes out July 17th – the band has shared the track ‘Allies And Assassins’ today. “‘Allies And Assassins’ is a feeling, a state of mind!” Rodriguez explains. “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,” he continued. “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!”
Upcoming tour dates:
March 29th – Scarborough Punk Festival – Scarborough, UK
April 1st – 29th Street Ballroom – Austin, TX
April 2nd – Lowbrow Palace – El Paso, TX
April 4th – Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM
April 5th – Valley Bar – Phoenix, AZ
April 7th – SOMA Sidestage – San Diego, CA
April 8th – Mystery Shop – Oxnard, CA
April 9th – The Independent – San Francisco, CA
April 10th – Transplants Brewery – Palmdale, CA
April 11th – Strummer’s – Fresno, CA
April 12th – Goldfield Trading Post – Roseville, CA
April 14th – Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR
April 16th – Barboza – Seattle, WA
April 17th – Upstairs Cabaret – Victoria, British Columbia
April 18th – The Pearl – Vancouver, British Columbia
April 19th – Jackknife – Kelowna, British Columbia
April 21st – Dickens – Calgary, Alberta
April 22nd – Pawn Shop – Edmonton, Alberta
April 24th – Black Cat Tavern – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
April 26th – Park Theatre – Winnipeg, Manitoba
April 29th – The Garrison – Toronto, Ontario
April 30th – 27 Club – Ottawa, Ontario
May 1st – Bar Le Ritz – Montreal, Quebec
May 2nd – Higher Ground – Burlington, VT
May 3rd – Space Ballroom – Hamden, CT
May 5th – Sonia – Boston, MA
May 7th – Meadows – Brooklyn, NY
May 8th – The First Unitarian Church – Philadelphia, PA
May 9th – Scandal’s Live – Virginia Beach, VA
May 10th – Black Cat – Washington, DC
May 12th – Minglewood Hall (1884 Lounge) – Memphis, TN
May 13th – Black Circle Brewing – Indianapolis, IN
May 14th – The Sanctuary – Hamtramck, MI
May 15th – Reggie’s – Chicago, IL
May 16th – The Argo – Milwaukee, WI
May 17th – 7th Street Entry – Minneapolis, MN
May 19th – The Slowdown – Omaha, NE
May 20th – Moe’s – Denver, CO
May 21st – Aces High – Salt Lake City, UT
June 6th – Sbäm Fest – Wels, Austria
June 12th – Torgau Ain’t Like You Festival – Hagen, Germany
June 20th – Ehuneko Bat – Doneztebe, Spain
June 26th – Superbowl of Hardcore – Rennes, France
June 27th – Vainstream Rockfest – Münster, Germany
June 28th – Mighty Sounds Festival – Tábor, Czechia
July 10th – Krach Am Bach – Prölsdorf, Germany
July 18th – Festiwal Urwanych Filmów – Rowy, Poland
July 25th – Speedfest – Hohenems, Austria
July 27th – Rockstadt Extreme – Brasov, Romania
July 30th – DLB Festival – Argenta, Italy
July 31st – Sylak Open Air – Sant-maurice-de-gaurdans, France
August 6th – Brutal Assault – Jaroměř, Czech Republic
August 7th – Praia Sonic Blast – Ancora, Portugal
August 8th – Brakrock – Duffel, Belgium
August 11th – Punk Rock Holiday – Tolmin, Slovenia
August 15th – Motocultor Festival – Carhaix-Plouguer, France
August 20th – Spirit Festival – Loburg, Germany
August 22nd – Parkpop – Oostkamp, Belgium