The album came out on January 22nd, and starts off with a strong message to those who blindly follow. Using the zombie metaphor in a political sense, the album, full of rock melodies with punk bite, kicks off with the song “Zombies,” an upbeat tune about killing all of the zombies in a town. The song sets the tone for the rest of the record, explains vocalist Kit Walters, “The album is meant to take the listener on a journey from the bad in society to the good and everywhere in between. The record starts with anger, the zombies being a metaphor for mindless consumers, people who are ignorant, angry, and aggressive for no reason.” Strong words coming from a band where the average age is 21, but Scapegoat wants the world to know their mission and their passion. Separate from the message, the hooks and melodies are driving enough for the music to stand for itself. Formed back in 1999, when they were only 13 years old, the band made up of Walters, Justin Driscoll (guitar), Spencer Bensch (guitar), Dan Hitselberger (drums), Dan Royer (bass) self-released their first album back in 1999 and haven’t looked back since. Their debut for Tragic Hero, Let Our Violins Be Heard came out in 2005, and have been building and tweaking their sound, almost obsessively, tells Kit. “This record has been in the works for a year and half. We took our roots and turned them into something new, fresh, and positive.” This is exactly the note that they end Zombie Dog on, with the song “Trees,” which Kit declares is a “folky jam, about what the world would be like if everyone broke down the walls that they built. It makes us smile every time we play it.”

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