December 22, 2024

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Death Cassette, the cathartic Punks from Manitoba!

Death Cassette is a punk band from Winnipeg, Manitoba that blends elements of grunge and hardcore. The sound is melodic, high energy, and vocally driven and they’ve recently signed to High End Denim Records to release their latest effort – a 6 track EP entitled “Get Rid Of It.”

Death Cassette’s sophomore release is a hard hitting, aggressive, punk rock EP. Expanding on their grunge punk sound with renowned producer John Paul Peters of Private Ear Studios, the album is sharp and poignant with songs like “Reflector”, but also deep and moody with mid-tempo songs like “Solstice”. Vocalist Amanda Sousa continues to deliver a cathartic release with her guttural melodies and brooding lyrics, while the band lays down a growling foundation for her message.

The first single, “Reflector” dropped October 13 while the rest of the EP was released in its entirety on November 17.

Here is what the band has to say about “Reflector”: Venting about the smug moral superiority and self serving hypocrisy, “you’re always so quick to point the finger, just take a look in the mirror.” The lyrics reflect on how much energy can be available to overwhelming individuals.
Sousa shouting “Your mouth is open, mind is closed” is an example of snappy combative lyrics related to the tone of the subject matter. This song should be played on maximum volume.