Dead Posey

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dead Posey at Download Festival 2022
Dead Posey
OriginLos Angeles, California
GenresAlternative rock, post grunge, industrial rock, punk rock, Hard Rock
Years active2017 - Present
LabelsSumerian Position Music
MembersDanyell Souza, Tony Fagenson
Websitewww.deadposey.com

Dead Posey is an American rock band founded in Los Angeles, California by lead singer Danyell Souza[1] and guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Tony Fagenson.[2]

The band has released three EP's via Sumerian Records[3]/Position Music - Freak Show,[4] Malfunction[5] & Malfunction X Broken Down.[6] The band has also released singles from their unreleased debut album due out in 2024 - Russian Roulette,[7] sorry i'm not dead[8] and Can't Take Me Down,[9] Blue Monday [10] & Zombies.[11] Dead Posey has played notable festivals Download,[12] Louder Than Life,[13] Aftershock and Shiprocked,[14] MadCool Festival summer 2024[15] as well as toured with bands such as Theory of a Deadman,[16] Palaye Royale, Bones UK,[17] Through Fire, BRKN Love & Saul.[18]

Dead Posey's music has been featured in television shows such as Syfy's Wynonna Earp,[19] Fox's Lucifer, MTV's Teen Wolf, Marvel's Cloak & Dagger, Netflix's Jack Whitehall: Travels With My Father, and Amazon's The Grand Tour, as well as in ads for Taco Bell, Sony PlayStation, Riot Games’ League of Legends.[20] In 2019 their song "Don't Stop The Devil" was the theme song for WWE's Elimination Chamber.[21] The band's song "Parasite" from the Malfunction EP made the 68 Best Rock Songs of 2020 by Loudwire.[22] Dead Posey has received positive write ups from the likes of Spin,[23] Guitar World[24], Kerrang! Magazine[25] and has collaborated with Hot Topic on their "I Like Scary Movies Experience" feature. They have also appeared on podcasts such as The Boo Crew,[26] The Fred Minnick Show[27] and She Will Rock You.[1] In June 2022 Dead Posey made their debut on Kerrang! Radio's show Fresh Blood hosted by Alex Baker and were picked as The Featured Artist Of The Week.[28]

Influences[edit]

The band has cited Garbage, Nine Inch Nails, The Kills, Nirvana, Hole, Marilyn Manson, Depeche Mode, Rob Zombie and PJ Harvey as musical influences and David Lynch, Edgar Allan Poe and Salvador Dalí as artistic influences.[29]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Meet the Artist: Danyell Souza, Dead Posey". She Will Rock You. 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  2. ^ Hutchings, Paul (2020-06-23). "Interview: Danyell and Tony of Dead Posey". The Razor's Edge. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  3. ^ Holder, James (2020-08-13). "Dead Posey - Malfunction EP Review (June 2020)". Rock Sins. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  4. ^ "Tour Bus Playlist: Dead Posey's essential tracks". Ticketmaster UK. 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  5. ^ Hutchings, Paul (2020-06-18). "Album Review: Dead Posey - Malfunction". The Razor's Edge. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  6. ^ Thorley, Andy (2020-12-15). "Review: Dead Posey: Malfunction X Broken Down (2020)". Maximum Volume Music. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  7. ^ Loudwire Staff (September 2021). "Best Rock + Metal Songs of August — Staff Picks + Essentials". Loudwire. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  8. ^ "Dead Posey Release Music Video For "Sorry I'm Not Dead"". Death Moth Press. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  9. ^ Loudwire Staff (April 2022). "Best Rock + Metal Songs of March — Staff Favorites + Essential Tracks". Loudwire. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  10. ^ "New Order Classic 'Blue Monday' Given New Makeover By Dead Posey". www.antimusic.com. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  11. ^ Release, Press (2024-02-02). "Dead Posey Unveil Music Video/New Single "Zombies"". Mayhem Music Magazine. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  12. ^ "Dead Posey at Download - ALTCORNER.com". altcorner.com. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  13. ^ admin (2020-06-28). "Interview: Dead Posey". Devil's Gate Music. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  14. ^ "Making Waves, The ShipRocked Podcast". shiprocked.podbean.com. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  15. ^ "DEAD POSEY | Mad Cool Festival". madcoolfestival.es. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  16. ^ "Theory of a Deadman with Dead Posey live in Manchester". RAMzine. 2019-12-07. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  17. ^ "Dead Posey - Surviving with Oxygen Tanks on tour and pissing in Starbucks cups - Interview". RawMusicTV. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  18. ^ L'Amy, Jazmin (2019-11-24). "DEAD POSEY - "Infusing a little bit of piss and vinegar into our songs."". FREAK. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  19. ^ "Wynonna Earp "On the Road Again" A review". girlwriter. 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  20. ^ "Music by Dead Posey". Tunefind. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  21. ^ "Dirty Honey's 'When I'm Gone' and 5 Other Rock Songs that were WWE PPV Themes". WRIF Rocks Detroit. 2019-10-04. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  22. ^ Childers, Chad; Lauryn Schaffner; Rabab Al-Sharif; Jake Richardson (11 December 2020). "68 Best Rock Songs of 2020". Loudwire. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  23. ^ "Dead Posey Release New Video for "Parasite"". SPIN. 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  24. ^ Mark McStea (2019-10-16). "Dead Posey: "We're not religious or anything, but there's something kind of earthy about that life-and-death grandeur..."". guitarworld. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  25. ^ "Sophie K on the new music you have to hear now". Kerrang!. July 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  26. ^ Owen, Tom (2019-09-05). "[Podcast] DEAD POSEY Take Us Behind the Veil of their Dark, Spooky Infused Rock Music!". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  27. ^ "Rock Band Dead Posey Talks 'Making It' In Music, Drinks Jack Daniel's and EH Taylor". Fred Minnick. 2020-03-20. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  28. ^ "Kerrang! Radio: Fresh Blood on Kerrang! Radio". Kerrang! Radio. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  29. ^ "Exclusive Interview: Dead Posey Talks New EP 'Malfunction' and Life In Quarantine". Headrush TV. Retrieved 2021-01-15.[dead link]