All Dead Bars Go To Heaven
Dead Bars
March 21, 2025News updates for 'All Dead Bars Go To Heaven' by Dead Bars
Check out Dead Bars recently released single and album announcement
Seattle power-pop punk rockers Dead Bars are gearing up to release their third LP, "All Dead Bars Go to Heaven," on March 21, 2025 through Iodine Recordings. Drawing comparisons to bands like Japandroids, The Replacements, White Reaper, and Fucked Up, Dead Bars have established themselves as a formidable force in the music scene, known for their energetic live performances and raw but anthemic singalong tracks with a pop sheen. Their latest album features 10 hook-laden songs that offer a mix of nostalgia and fresh perspectives, punk energy and power-pop guitar riffs, highlighted by their new single "Give the Metalhead a Hug," that should please old fans and new. Stream the new single and see the official press release below.
Seattle power-pop punk rockers Dead Bars have announced their third LP titled "All Dead Bars Go to Heaven" set for release on March 21, 2025 via Iodine Recordings. The band consisting of John Maiello, C.J. Frederick, Jon Oddo, Elliot Thordarson, and Rosie Gonce were described by Razorcake as a band that "makes something impossible to duplicate look so simple and attainable." #Truth
For over a decade the band, founded and led by Maiello, has been belting out life-affirming hard rock with the same gift for the craft as acts like Japandroids, White Reaper, and Fucked Up. Since then, they've earned both national accolades and a reputation as a local institution, the band you're likely to see sweating it up onstage any given night.
The album boasts 10 hook-laden heavy hitters, from rousing opener "I Wanna Be A Ghost" to anthemic closer "Be Me." It also comprises a new chapter: a reintroduction to a new generation ready to escape the grind, as well as a reminder to the previous one of their potency. The emphasis is on heaven: a place of eternal reward for a life lived virtuously, regardless of the love or loss that once defined it. When the band cries "Dead Bars Forever," they mean it.
Dead Bars have also shared the video for their latest single "Give the Metalhead a Hug."
"I was listening to a lot of grindcore and Chumbawamba when I wrote this song," says Maiello. "I grew my hair long. I worked at a metal venue/bar in Seattle. The metalheads were nice to me. The metalheads supported each other. This song is a reflection on the act of kindness, believing in your fellow humans, and finding community in an unlikely place."
Grindcore and... Chumbawamba? Amen to that!
RIYL: Joyce Manor, The Replacements, Japandroids, Fucked Up, White Reaper, The Menzingers
