Mall’d to Death is a punk rock trio from Minneapolis, Minnesota.Mall'd to Death. Facebook. Retrieved on November 10, 2011. Their first release was on the 2009 benefit Protect 2 compilation on Scissor Press/Geykido Comet Records.Geykido Comet Records . Gcrecords.com. Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
The band's debut full-length Can't Make a Living was released on June 15, 2010.The Ultimate Punk Music Store! . Interpunk.com (June 15, 2010). Retrieved on November 10, 2011. It received positive reviews from criticsPunk Music Reviews | MALL’D TO DEATH | Can't Make a Living . Razorcake. Retrieved on November 10, 2011.I live sweat... – Mall'd to Death – Can't Make a Living: Review. Ilivesweat.tumblr.com. Retrieved on November 10, 2011. and landed on several websites lists of the year's best music.!upstarter Top 10 Reviews of 2010 | !upstarter Punk Reviews. Upstarter.com (December 22, 2010). Retrieved on November 10, 2011.Where Music Matters . ThePunkSite.com. Retrieved on November 10, 2011. The album's cover artwork was made by Corey Ayd of Banner Pilot.Mall’d To Death – Full Album Stream / Interview . AMP (October 21, 2010). Retrieved on November 10, 2011. A video for “Skateboards for Afghanistan” was released as a promotion for Skateistan. Can't Make a Living was followed up by an appearance on the UnderStandablyBroken USB mixtape compilationV/A – UnderStandablyBroken . National Underground (June 15, 2010). Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
In December 2010, Bitter Melody Records announced they would be releasing Can't Make a Living on vinyl.Bitter Melody Records. Bitter Melody Records. Retrieved on November 10, 2011. In the same month, Mall’d to Death also appeared on the AMP Winter CompilationAMP Winter Compilation – 35 Punk Songs are Way Better Than 3 Feet of Snow Any Day . AMP. Retrieved on November 10, 2011. and 12 Years of GC Records compilation.12 Years of GC Records FREE COMP | GC Records. Gcrecords.bandcamp.com (December 24, 2010). Retrieved on November 10, 2011. In 2011, it was announced the band had signed with It's Alive Records for the release of the seven-inch EP The Process of Reaching Out which was followed up by their 2013 release More Than a Sinking Feeling on the same label.Mall’d to Death Announce New 7″. ThePunkSite.com (July 15, 2011). Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
In 2014, cassette label Passion on Plastic issued the band's entire studio discography on one release titled Mall'd to Death Collection Tape.
Discography Studio albums Can't Make a Living (2010) Can't Make a Living vinyl (2011) The Process of Reaching Out 7-inch (2011) More Than a Sinking Feeling 7-inch (2013) Collection Tape (2014)
Compilations Protect 2 (2009) UnderStandablyBroken (2010) AMP Winter Compilation (2010) 12 Years of GC Records (2010) It's Alive Records Show 'em the Hand Vol. II (2011) A Ray of Hope: Benefit Compilation for Japan (2011) 13 Years of GC Records (2013) It's Alive Records Show 'em the Hand Vol. III (2013) Razorcake Records Tear a Cognita #7 (2016) No Place For Hate: Musicians Against Fascism Vol. 1 (2018) Musicians Against Fascism Volume 2: Black Lives Matter (2020)
References
External links Official MySpace GC Records website