Ukrainian punk band Death Pill share video for ‘Would you Marry Me’ and the UK tour starts next week

30th May 2023 0 By Jon Deaux

Death Pill, the hardcore punk trio from Ukraine, released their debut album on 24th February, a year to the day that Russia invaded their country.

Tracking started during Covid and was completed in late 2021, only three tracks were mixed before the war hit. However, the band and their production team were able to somehow continue and finished everything including the artwork in 5 months whilst the Russian invasion rolled on. A testament to their drive and single-mindedness.

The band is currently mid-way through their ‘Over My Dead Body’ European tour, which defiantly began in Kyiv, Ukraine on 20th May. Now the band has shared a new video for ‘Would You Marry Me’ with the bassist Natalya commenting,

“This is a song about a rejected wedding proposal. Mariana wrote it after she proposed to her boyfriend and he turned her down. I shot this video when I moved to Barcelona and my best friend came to visit me. She became the main character, and I did the whole production. It took me about 72 hours to finalize the idea, shoot and edit it. I put my pain and suffering into this video, it’s a reflection and experience of personal rejections, dedicated to all the broken hearts.”

DEATH PILL ‘OVER MY DEAD BODY TOUR’

JUNE

2nd – Germany, Bochum, Wageni

3rd – Germany, Ellerdorf, Wilwarin Festival

9th – UK, Bradford, 1 in 12

11th – UK, Manchester, Retro

12th – UK, Bristol, Louisiana

13th – UK, Brighton, Green Door Store

14th – UK, London, Lexington w/ Shooting Daggers

Tickets – https://linktr.ee/NewHeavySounds

It’s significant how many female punk bands are using the stance and attitude of the ‘Riot Grrl’ movement as a touchstone for what they are about, but it doesn’t end there. From the classic punk of Black Flag, The Distillers and Circle Jerks, to modern outfits like Axe Rash and the thrash metal of Nervosa and Exodus, there’s a nod to all of this in Death Pill’s visceral sound. Full on and fully formed.

‘Death Pill’ was released on limited edition white with red splatter vinyl housed in a full-colour single sleeve with a printed lyric inner. Full download included. There is also a limited CD version in a 4-panel digipack with a 12-page lyric booklet. It will also be available on all digital platforms.

Order the album now:

Bandcamp: https://deathpillgrrrlz.bandcamp.com/album/death-pill