The Requiem - A Cure To Poison The World (2024) [Hi-Res]

No matter how sunny it may be in Broward County, a different energy exists beneath the surface. Each generation it seeps out, either in the area's shock rock luminaries during the nineties or a bevy of post-Soundcloud rap stars in the twenty-tens. That brings us to The Requiem. The Broward County, FL trio—Damien [vocals], Felipe [lead guitar], and Salem [bass]—piece together elements of alternative, rock, emo, and even eighties into an uncompromising and undeniable vision of what music can be without boundaries. After piling up over 1 million streams independently and stirring up buzz, the group captivate on a series of 2023 singles and more to come.

"We want to represent our generation in the best way possible", exclaims Damien. "Rock music has lost the sloppiness and the vulgarity it used to have. When you're young, you need to embrace that attitude and danger. We want to bring all of that back to alternative music".

The band embarked on this mission back in 2020. Damien teamed up with Salem and Felipe. Together, they nodded to influences as diverse as The Used, AFI, Pierce The Veil, and Finch as well as Ozzy Osbourne, Mötley Crüe, and Genesis. They gained traction with the independent single "Corpse Party", reeling in 371K Spotify streams and counting.

"Even if this album tends to confine itself to a distinct sound, A Cure To Poison The World does not try to be anything that it’s not. In a way, this actually helps in defining The Requiem’s chosen scene and assists in ensuring that every approaching track is as impressive as its predecessor, regardless of how ‘safe’ that may be. The audacity that this group has to thoroughly submerge themselves into the sound of the 2000s without coming up for air is a commendable feat on its own, and to do that so authentically deserves its own recognition. A Cure To Poison The World is a vanquishing effort at reviving a style that has unfortunately burrowed its way out of the mainstream once again; an extravagant tragedy told from the perspective of the fried and flat-ironed fringed persona in all of our little black hearts."