Punk lifers The Casualties break an eight-year hiatus with their blistering new single ‘People Over Power’, the band’s first release via Hellcat Records. Starting off the year with a lethal right hook to the chin of the system, the track’s roaring bark is a call to action, imploring us all to fight back against injustice.
“We’re getting stomped by the world, by the government, by the bad news,” vocalist David Rodriguez says of the new song. “We want systemic change, total transformation, degradation to the state. ‘People over Power’: It’s as simple as it sounds.”
“It’s a protest song through and through,” drummer Marc ‘Meggers’ Eggers adds. “We want the vibe to be: You listen, get angry, get your crew together, and get out on the streets.”
The Casualties are the voice of the disenfranchised, the disillusioned and the dispossessed of this planet. The band originally formed in 1990, but these street fighters are still angry, still political and are still keeping the heart and spirit of punk alive. Founded on a mission to revive the sound of punk pioneers like The Exploited and The Sex Pistols, they lyrically weave in scathing denouncements of authority into frantic anthems of resistance, totaling to eleven studio full-lengths, three EPs and three live albums so far.
The Casualties are David Rodriguez (vocalist), Jake Kolatis (guitarist), Marc ‘Meggers’ Eggers (drums) and Doug Wellmon (bass).
Coming March, The Casualties will be coming over to the UK playing the Scarborough Punk Festival. In June they will return to Europe for a run of festival and headline shows – check out the dates below!
Upcoming Tour Dates:
March 29th – Scarborough Punk Festival – Scarborough, UK
June 6th – Sbäm Festival – Linz, AT
June 12th – Ain’t Like You Festival – Torgau, DE
June 20th – Ehuneko Bat – Etxebarri, ES
June 26th – Superbowl Of Hardcore – Rennes, FR
June 27th – Vainstream Rockfest – Münster, DE
June 28th – Mighty Sounds – Tabor, CZ
July 10th – Krach Am Bach – Prölsdorf, DE
July 25th – Speedfest – Hohenems, DE
July 30th – DLB Festival – Argenta, IT
July 31st – Sylak Open Air – St Maurice de Gordans, FR
August 6th – Brutal Assault – Jaromer, CZ
August 7th – Sonic Blast Festival – Ancora Praia, PT
August 8th – Brakrock – Duffel, BE
August 11th – Punkrock Holiday – Tolmin, SI
August 15th – Motocultor – Carhaix, FR
August 20th – Spirit Festival – Loburg, DE
August 22nd – Parkpop – Oostkamp, BE