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UKRAINIAN RIOT GRRL TRIO ‘DEATH PILL’ RETURN WITH ‘SOLOGAMY’
THEIR MUCH ANTICIPATED SECOND ALBUM
Two years on from their sensational debut, Ukrainian ‘Riot Grrls’ Mariana, Anastasiia
and Nataliia, aka Death Pill are back.
And back in full force, locked and loaded with a mighty set of tunes on their highly
anticipated second album ‘SOLOGAMY’.
Which is … as they put it. ‘A bold exploration of personal empowerment’.
‘SOLOGAMY’ is fierce, heavy and melodic, and is set to land on June 20th , 2025.
The album’s 10 tracks mark a bold evolution in the band's sound and Death Pill
really deliver with ferocity and belief through multiple gear changes and genres as if
it were easy. Hardcore, punk, grunge, thrash, riot grrrl, emo, are just some of the
touchstones this album moves through, and all with the accomplished ferocity and
memorable melody the band introduced on their debut.
There are cellos, piano’s, sound effects and ornate arrangements that open out their
sonic palette, there’s a bit of pop and even a bit of prog.
But rest assured … it’s all pure ‘Death Pill’.
Much like how labelmates Shooting Daggers pushed the boundaries of punk with
their debut album, Death Pill do likewise, never content to stand still or be
pigeonholed.
Thematically ‘Sologamy’ is, at its core a celebration.
So over to Death Pill for the lowdown …
“The title, inspired by the concept of marrying oneself, speaking to the importance of
making a personal commitment to self-care, happiness, and emotional well-being. In
an era where that can sometimes be misconstrued as selfishness, Death Pill pushes
back against these misconceptions, inviting listeners to embrace the power of
prioritizing their own mental and emotional health.”
“Each track on the album is quite different from the last, and we see this as a way of
accepting and supporting yourself in any emotional state. You arrive in this world
alone and you leave it alone. The bottom line is: You're the only person you've got.
It's important to understand your different selves, to listen to yourself and your true
desires, to love yourself when you're at your lowest as well as your highest, to
accept and understand all the different sides of your personality, and to be in touch
with your conscious and unconscious.’”
“Every song on the album is a story that happened to us. Maybe it'll happen to you
too. But every story deserves to become a song.”
“Sologamy” is more than just an album—it's a call to action”
But there is more to this story, that maybe gives some idea why the girls have hit on
‘Sologamy’ as a theme.
Looking back, the circumstances that surrounded the release of their debut were to
say the least … extreme. Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, just as the band
were putting the finishing touches to the debut album.
Work on the record halted and the band were forced apart. Drummer Anastasiia
went to Spain with her young son and bassist Natalia to Australia. Singer/guitarist
Mariana remained in Kyiv.
It seemed as if that was to be the end of the Death Pill story.
But no. We (New Heavy Sounds) heard some tracks which appeared on a
‘Musicians for Ukraine’ fund raising compilation. So knocked out were we that we
contacted the band offering to put their album out, only to hear that it was not
finished.
But they said, ‘we will try to finish it’.
It’s a testament to Death Pill’s tenacity and drive, that though separated and in the
midst of a war, they managed to do just that.
Their self-titled debut was released in February 2023, a year to the day that Russia
invaded Ukraine.
The reaction to it was pretty much unanimous.
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