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Dead Posey
Danyell Souza with Dead Posey at Download Festival 2022
Danyell Souza with Dead Posey at Download Festival 2022
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California
GenresAlternative rock, Alternative Metal, industrial rock, punk rock, Garage Rock Revival, Gothic Rock, Hard Rock
Years active2016 - 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 also known as Tony Nova[2] former drummer of Eve 6.[3]

The band started releasing music independently in 2016 and signed a publishing deal with Position Music[4] soon after. On August 27, 2018 Dead Posey signed to rock/metal label Sumerian Records[5] and released three EP's with the label: Freak Show,[6] Malfunction,[7] and Malfunction X Broken Down.[8]

Dead Posey released their debut album 'Are You In A Cult?' [9]on October 18, 2024. Ahead of the album, the band received radio play with singles, "Welcome To The Nightmare"[10] and "Can't Take Me Down",[11] which debuted on Kerrang! Radio's Fresh Blood hosted by Alex Baker and were The Featured Artist Of The Week.[12] Dead Posey's single "She Went Bad" was also featured on Sirius XM Octane Test Drive with host José Mangin.[13]

The band has played notable festivals Download,[14] Louder Than Life,[15] Aftershock, Shiprocked,[16] MadCool Festival summer 2024[17] as well as toured with bands such as Theory of a Deadman,[18] Palaye Royale, Bones UK,[19] Sophie Lloyd,[20] Through Fire, The Birthday Massacre, and Saul.[21]

Dead Posey's music has been featured in numerous television shows such as Syfy's Wynonna Earp,[22] Fox's Lucifer, MTV's Teen Wolf, Marvel's Cloak & Dagger, CBS's Fire Country, Netflix's Jack Whitehall: Travels With My Father and The Most Hated Man On The Internet. Ads for Taco Bell, Sony PlayStation, Back 4 Blood, and Riot Games’ League of Legends have also featured their music.[23] In 2019 the bands song "Don't Stop The Devil" was the theme song for WWE's Elimination Chamber.[24]

Dead Posey has received positive writeups from the likes of Spin,[25] Guitar World[26] and Kerrang! Magazine.[27] Loudwire featured the band's single "Can't Take Me Down" among best rock and metal songs.[28] They collaborated with Hot Topic on their "I Like Scary Movies Experience" feature. Podcasts such as The Boo Crew,[29] The Fred Minnick Show,[30] and She Will Rock You have interviewed them.[1]

Influences

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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.[31]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Meet the Artist: Danyell Souza, Dead Posey". She Will Rock You. April 22, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  2. ^ Hinson, Scout (October 18, 2024). "Dead Posey - Are You In A Cult? (Album Review)". Cryptic Rock. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  3. ^ Hutchings, Paul (June 23, 2020). "Interview: Danyell and Tony of Dead Posey". The Razor's Edge. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  4. ^ Mark McStea (October 16, 2019). "Dead Posey: "We're not religious or anything, but there's something kind of earthy about that life-and-death grandeur..."". guitarworld. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  5. ^ wookubus (August 27, 2018). "Sumerian Records Sign Dead Posey". Theprp.com. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  6. ^ "Tour Bus Playlist: Dead Posey's essential tracks". Ticketmaster UK. November 19, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  7. ^ Hutchings, Paul (June 18, 2020). "Album Review: Dead Posey - Malfunction". The Razor's Edge. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  8. ^ Thorley, Andy (December 15, 2020). "Review: Dead Posey: Malfunction X Broken Down (2020)". Maximum Volume Music. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  9. ^ "Review: Dead Posey - Are You In A Cult?". Devolution Magazine. September 11, 2024. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  10. ^ "TOP 20 U.K. ACTIVE ROCK SONGS from TOP TEN PROJECT". www.toptenproject.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  11. ^ Loudwire Staff (April 2022). "Best Rock + Metal Songs of March — Staff Favorites + Essential Tracks". Loudwire. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  12. ^ "Kerrang! Radio: Fresh Blood on Kerrang! Radio". Kerrang! Radio. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  13. ^ "Octane". SiriusXM. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  14. ^ "Dead Posey at Download - ALTCORNER.com". altcorner.com. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  15. ^ admin (June 28, 2020). "Interview: Dead Posey". Devil's Gate Music. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  16. ^ "Making Waves, The ShipRocked Podcast". shiprocked.podbean.com. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  17. ^ "DEAD POSEY | Mad Cool Festival". madcoolfestival.es. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  18. ^ "Theory of a Deadman with Dead Posey live in Manchester". RAMzine. December 7, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  19. ^ "Dead Posey - Surviving with Oxygen Tanks on tour and pissing in Starbucks cups - Interview". RawMusicTV. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  20. ^ "Hunnypot | Where Music Lovers Go To Play - CONCERT REVIEW - SOPHIE LLOYD WITH DEAD POSEY @ THE WHISKY-A-GO- GO, HOLLYWOOD, CA (01.26.25)". www.hunnypotunlimited.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  21. ^ L'Amy, Jazmin (November 24, 2019). "DEAD POSEY - "Infusing a little bit of piss and vinegar into our songs."". FREAK. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  22. ^ "Wynonna Earp "On the Road Again" A review". girlwriter. July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  23. ^ "Music by Dead Posey". Tunefind. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  24. ^ "Dirty Honey's 'When I'm Gone' and 5 Other Rock Songs that were WWE PPV Themes". WRIF Rocks Detroit. October 4, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  25. ^ "Dead Posey Release New Video for "Parasite"". SPIN. June 22, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  26. ^ Mark McStea (October 16, 2019). "Dead Posey: "We're not religious or anything, but there's something kind of earthy about that life-and-death grandeur..."". guitarworld. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  27. ^ "Sophie K on the new music you have to hear now". Kerrang!. July 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  28. ^ Loudwire Staff (April 1, 2022). "Best Rock + Metal Songs of March — Staff Favorites + Essential Tracks". Loudwire. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  29. ^ Owen, Tom (September 5, 2019). "[Podcast] DEAD POSEY Take Us Behind the Veil of their Dark, Spooky Infused Rock Music!". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  30. ^ "Rock Band Dead Posey Talks 'Making It' In Music, Drinks Jack Daniel's and EH Taylor". Fred Minnick. March 20, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  31. ^ "Exclusive Interview: Dead Posey Talks New EP 'Malfunction' and Life In Quarantine". Headrush TV. Retrieved January 15, 2021.[dead link]
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