Dropdead formed officially in January of 1991 in Providence RI. Having met in 1989, and playing together for a year before this as Hellocaust, a lineup change saw Bob and Ben switch instruments, a name change, and a great increase in speed and intensity. The idea was to play pissed off, aggressive, no bullshit HC/Punk with personally political lyrics. Musically the influences drew from bands as diverse as Confuse, Siege, Larm, Crass, Swans, Infest, SSD, Pandemonium, Icons of Filth, Gauze, Septic Death, Discharge, Anti-Cimex etc. The first show happening within a few months, April of 1991 with Born Aginst and Rorschach. From then on no looking back. The band continues to this day with a strong Do It Yourself work ethic, booking their own shows and releasing their own records. Over the years Dropdead has played hundreds of shows, recorded two LP's, some splits and EP's, toured the USA and Europe numerous times, as well as Australia and Japan.
Now in 2011 Dropdead reaches it's 20th anniversary year still moving forward with fresh energy and ongoing appreciation for the underground DIY comunity. Several projects are underway, including yet to be announced releases, and some gigs in the USA and Europe.
To the future! Cheers for 20 years of Political No Bullshit Hardcore Thrash!
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Torche, the four-pronged Floridian Riff Colossus that has steamrolled its way across the international underground. Led by vocalist/guitarist Steve Brooks (formerly of doom dropouts Floor) and featuring the myriad talents of drummer Rick Smith, bassist Jonathan Nuñez and guitarist Juan Montoya, Torche unfurled their self-titled debut in 2005 via Richmond, Virginia’s Robotic Empire. The glorious half-hour of blissed-out power-grooves, triumphant vocal harmonies and cosmic resonance within was variously hailed as “stoner pop,” “thunder rock,” and “doom pop,” but a consensus was quickly reached within the Fourth Estate: Both the underground and mainstream press had their hands halfway down their pants just thinking about listening to Torche. The band was immediately lauded as giants among men, leaders among sheep, and powerbrokers of a deadly new sonic idiom founded upon Brooks’ signature “bomb-string” detonation-detune. As Decibel magazine so righteously pointed out in May of 2005, Torche “carries on in the dizzying Sabbathian tradition of Floor, only potentially more bottomless and epic.” Seven months later, the same publication would declare Torche as the # 7 album of the year in its annual top 40.
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Double Negative is a hardcore confusion punk band that began in January 2006 by singer KC, bassist Kamph Tapes, drummer Walsby, and guitarist Epic Warfare. They are signed on Sorry State Records. We've toured in and around the East US coast & the middle part too, Toronto, England, Holland, Belgium und Germany. And a huge shout out to Richmond, Athens/ATL, Chicago punk fucks and freaks!
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"Welcome to Take Five, a (semi-)weekly feature where we ask five Very Important Questions of a local band set to perform that week. Today it's Bukkake Boys.
1. Sexy name! Hard to Google, though.
Thanks, we try to arouse our fans, as well as entertain.
2. As a wise man once noted, "Punk rock died when the first kid said 'Punk's not dead.'" Is punk dead?
CRASS told us punk is dead, and I believe them.
3. Who's your favorite Atlanta sports figure, past or present?
Andre Rison.
4. I just heard the new Weezer album, and it's terrible. What's the last terrible album you heard?
It's been a while since I've heard a true clunker, but the other day I got an Unruled 45 in the mail that was warped beyond belief. I tried to listen to it, and it was indeed a terrible, terrible experience.
5. Tell me a kid-friendly joke that's still kind of funny.
Q: What does a sexy ghost wear? A: A fitted sheet." - Gabe Vodicka / Creative Loafing Atlanta
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$10 in adv, $12 DOS, ALL AGES
Doors @ 8 pm
THIS SHOW WILL END PROMPTLY AT 12 AM. GET HERE ON TIME. BUKKAKE BOYS PLAY AT 8:15.
Advance tickets available @ Ticket Alternative, Criminal Records,
Decatur CD, Fantasyland Records and the following CD Warehouse locations: Buford, Duluth, Kennesaw, Lawrenceville and Roswell.
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