Dope (band)

dope is an industrial metal band originally from New York. It was founded in 1997.

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Industrial metal - New York - 1997

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Edsel Dope, the lead singer/song-writer started the band. As a child, he and his brother, Simon Dope, were separated when their parents divorced. When the two were adults, they reunited and Simon joined Edsel's band, playing keyboards. The pair then recruited Acey Slade as bassist, Preston Nash as drummer, and Sloane Jentry as guitarist. Edsel and Simon claim to have raised money for the band's early demos by selling drugs, hence the band's name.

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Their first album was felons and revolutionaries, which was self-released in early 1999. The album was later picked up and re-released by Sony, through its Epic Records imprint. After the ensuing tour, Edsel and his brother changed the lineup of the band and recorded Life. After its release, Simon Dope left the group to pursue a career as a video game producer. Disappointed with the label's lack of promotion for the album, the band left Epic and recorded Group Therapy with a different line-up. It was released by Artemis Records. Since then, the lineup has again changed. American Apathy is (as of July 2005) the band's latest release.

Related Topics:
Felons and revolutionaries - 1999 - Sony - Epic Records - Life - Video game - Group Therapy - Artemis Records - American Apathy - July 2005

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dope has toured nationally with such bands as Pigface, Mushroomhead, Motograter, Twisted Method, Socialburn, Static-X, and Saliva.

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Pigface - Mushroomhead - Motograter - Twisted Method - Socialburn - Static-X - Saliva

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