This Friday, 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 17 – 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!”

The record also features special guests, including a vocal intro by hardcore legend Vinnie Stigma of Agnostic Front on “Brick By Brick” and Native American punk band 1876, who contribute guest vocals and percussion on “Ashes of War.”  “As long as I’ve been listening, I’ve felt like The Casualties always spoke up for people in society that didn’t have as loud of a voice,” Rodriguez says. “The Casualties have always had some Spanish in songs, but it just seemed like such an important time to have loud Native voices. You don’t hear it that often, and the more we spoke together, the more we really found out.”  

TOUR DATES
 Tickets On Sale HERE

Mar 29 – Scarborough, UK – Scarborough Punk Festival*
Apr 1 – Austin, TX – 19th Street Ballroom %
Apr 2 – El Paso, TX – Lowbrow Palace %
Apr 4 – Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad %
Apr 5 – Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar %
Apr 7 – San Diego, CA – SOMA %
Apr 8 – Oxnard, CA – The Mystery Shop %
Apr 9 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent %
Apr 10 – Palmdale, CA – Transplants Brewing Company %
Apr 11 – Fresno, CA – Strummer’s %
Apr 12 – Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post %
Apr 14 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre %
Apr 16 – Seattle, WA – Barboza %
Apr 17 – Victoria, BC – Upstairs Cabaret Ltd #
Apr 18 – Vancouver, BC – The Pearl #
Apr 19 – Kelowna, BC – Jackknife Brewing #
Apr 21 – Calgary, AB – Dickens Pub #
Apr 22 – Edmonton, AB – Pawn Shop Live #
Apr 24 – Saskatoon, SK – Black Cat Tavern #
Apr 26 – Winnipeg, MB – The Park Theatre #
Apr 29 – Toronto, ON – The Garrison #
Apr 30 – Ottawa, ON – The 27 Club #
May 1 – Montreal, QC – Bar Le Ritz PDB #
May 2 – South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground #
May 3 – Hamden, CT – Space Ballroom #
May 5 – Cambridge, MA – Sonia Live Music Venue #
May 7 – Brooklyn, NY – The Meadows #
May 8 – Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church #
May 9 – Virginia Beach, VA – Scandals Live #
May 10 – Washington, DC – Black Cat #
May 12 – Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall #
May 13 – Indianapolis, IN – Black Circle Brewing #
May 14 – Hamtramck, MI – The Sanctuary #
May 15 – Chicago, IL – Reggies Rock Club #
May 16 – Whitefish Bay, WI – The Argo #
May 17 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th St Entry #
May 19 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown #
May 20 – Englewood, CO – Moe’s Original BBQ #
May 21 – Salt Lake City, UT – Aces High Saloon #
May 22 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theater #
May 24 – Santa Ana, CA – Observatory #

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Jun 5 – Wels, Austria – Sbäm Fest*
Jun 12 – Hagen, Germany – Torgau Ain’t Like You Festival*
Jun 20 – Doneztebe, Spain – Ehuneko Bat*
Jun 26 – Rennes, FR – Superbowl of Hardcore*
Jun 27 – Münster, Germany – Vainstream Rockfest*
Jun 28 – Tábor, Czechia – Mighty Sounds Festival*
Jul 10 – Eibelstadt, Germany – Krach Am Bach Prolsdorf
Jul 18 – Rowy, Poland – Festiwal Urwanych Filmów*
Jul 24 – Hohenems, Austria – Speedfest*
Jul 27 – Brasov, Romania – Rockstadt Extreme*
Jul 30 – Argenta, Italy – DLB Festival*
Jul 31 – Sant-maurice-de-gaurdans, FR – Sylak Open Air*
Aug 5 – Jaroměř, Czech Republic – Brutal Assault*
Aug 7 – Duffel, Belgium – Brakrock 2026*
Aug 11 – Tolmin, Slovenia – Punk Rock Holiday*
Aug 15 – Carhaix-plouguer, FR – Motocultor Festival*
Aug 20 – Loburg, DE – Spirit Festival*
Aug 22 – Oostkamp, Belgium – Parkpop*
Aug 29 – Eaton, OH – Mitch X Fest*
Sept 13 – Mexico City, MC – Warped Tour*

*Festival play