A year ago, Ukrainian hardcore punk trio Death Pill were putting the finishes to their debut album. Now, the three members are living separately thousands of miles from each other in Kyiv, Spain and Australia. Here, they speak to Sky News about their hopes of reuniting.
A hardcore punk trio, Death Pill in its current line-up began in 2021, when bass player Nataliia joined. Emerging from Ukraine's diverse underground music scene, they recorded their self-titled debut album and were ready to take on the world.
Their releases so far have started creating buzz and they have been named among the 10 exciting new bands to watch out for in 2023 by Metal Hammer. Signed to London label New Heavy Sounds, the plan is to release it on 24 February 2023 - marking the first anniversary of the start of the war - and they are all hopeful that one day, hopefully soon, they will get to tour together.
"We can share all this information from the people who are actually living this and going through it... we were waking up on 24 February from missile strikes. It's not propaganda, it's real life.", causing blackouts across Ukraine. It is the reason Mariana has placed herself in the music club, which has a generator, for this interview; she is not able to communicate from her home.
"One year ago, you have it all and you don't think about it. And now... when you read the history of World War II, you think that's very bad, but now is another time, it will never happen again... I can't find the words to explain. It's f***** up. But they miss each other. Brought together by a mutual desire to make music with something to say, to stand out from the crowd, they are desperate to see each other in person once again.
"Because we have a lot of people who are artists, musicians, great people of our nation [who] are now with weapons protecting their country, to protect all Europe," says Anastasiia.
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