Canadian melodic hardcore pack PINK SNOT break down debut album “Dead Messenger” track by track

Pink Snot could’ve folded in early 2020 when their first gig—opening for Dave Smalley & The Bandoleros—vanished into the void. Instead, they doubled down, churning out raw anthems in defiance of the silence. The result? Dead Messenger, a debut album that’s equal parts Molotov cocktail and time capsule, dropping February 22, 2025, via River Monster Records. And they’re kicking it off with a hometown bang, opening for Comeback Kid at the Burton Cummings Theatre during the 20th anniversary blowout of Wake The Dead—a gig Pink Snot calls “a dream carved out of Winnipeg’s frozen punk soul.” Dead Messenger by Pink Snot