When I started listening to Dead Posey, it was easy to enjoy the music on a surface level. It is fun and energetic and exciting. When I started to dive in more, I realized there were many layers to what they were doing. Obviously, the title of the debut album, Are You in a Cult?, piqued my interest. I am a big fan of cult documentaries, and fascinated by how people fall into cults, so this was right up my alley. I have appreciated the transparency and their attempt to help people take a step back and try to think for themselves. This debut was released on October, 18th, 2024.
Dead Posey is Danyell Souza and Tony Nova‘s creation out of Los Angeles, California. They started this adventure in 2016 and have been releasing tracks consistently until this album dropped. Souza’s gritty vocals and Nova’s eclectic musical style make this worth checking out. Add the importance of the lyrics, and there is a recipe that not just works, but keeps it insightful while rocking out. They also attack politics with their song, “Welcome to the Nightmare”. Make sure you watch the video as well, it is very intriguing. According to the members, “In the wake of 2020 and the pandemic, we wrote this to address what we were seeing every day on the ‘news,’ which to us was becoming a gross form of sadistic entertainment,” says Souza. “Everyone is pitted against each other in a desperate hunt for clicks, likes, votes, and ratings,” adds Nova. “The fact that it’s equally relevant now in 2024 as it was back then is even more disturbing.”
Souza and Nova were kind enough to sit down with Metal Nation and discuss this album and many other topics, including cults. (If you are viewing from your phone, scroll to the bottom and click on “View Desktop Version”, to gain interview and videos access).