THE BEAST

Today, legendary hardcore-punk institution  Dropdead  stream   the entirety of their long-awaited third album , once again self-titled  Dropdead , at heavily trafficked web-portal   NoEcho.net . The album will be available digitally on September 25th via  Armageddon Label ;   the CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape versions should see release in November due to Covid-19-related delays. Hear   Dropdead 's   Dropdead   (LP#3) in its entirety exclusively  HERE .

Dropdead  officially formed in January 1991 in Providence, Rhode Island, but the original four-person lineup met in December 1989. They played music together for a year before 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 hardcore-punk thrash 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.

[photo: Albert Licano]

The first  Dropdead  show happened in April 1991 with Born Against and Rorschach. The band started with - and continues to embrace - a strong "Do It Yourself" work ethic, booking their own shows and releasing their own records via  Armageddon Label . Over the years,  Dropdead  has played hundreds of shows and fests, recorded two LPs, some splits and EPs, and toured the USA and Europe numerous times, as well as Australia and Japan. 2020 will be 29 years for  Dropdead  as a band, and 30 years with the founding trio of vocalist Bob, drummer Brian, and guitarist Ben playing music together.

In late 2019,  Dropdead  completed work on the audio part their third album, recorded by Kurt Ballou and Zach Weeks at God City and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege. Musically, the third  Dropdead  album is a bit different from previous recordings, style-wise and vocally, with the latter being delivered so the words have an impact more so than just raw screaming. With 23 songs in 24 minutes, the songs themselves vary much more in tempo and style, but ultimately, it's a  Dropdead  record that makes sense in 2020. Lyrically, this record is relevant to the times we live in, focused on the alarming state of the world, the disturbing rise of right-wing extremism, animal abuse, and the continued social failures of humankind. "These are dark times we find ourselves living in," says the band, "and this is how we vent our frustration and anger in a positive way."
 

[photo: Albert Licano]

In other   Dropdead   news, the band are have concluded work on remixed and remastered reissues of all previously recorded materials. This includes a freshly remastered version of the first album from 1993, a freshly remixed and mastered second album from 1998, and a remixed and remastered   Discography 1992-1993   with new bonus tracks. 2020 will also see the first-time release of a   Discography Vol 2   with tracks ranging from 1995-2013, and an LP of the original 1991 demos. All original, the multi-track reels were restored, then remixed by Kurt Ballou at God City. Proper stereo mixes and all recordings tape speed corrected. These are the best these recordings have ever sounded. The   Demos 1991   LP will be released on September 25th while all others shall be released on November 30th, all through   Armageddon Label . A trailer for the "Remastered Reissues Series" can be seen & heard   HERE , courtesy of Chariot of Black Moth.

Dropdead  vocalist Bob is mostly healed up from both his back surgery in 2017 and his motorcycle crash in July 2018 - still issues to deal with, but back in action. The band's van, which was stolen in June 2019, has been replaced with a new used one, funded in part by the digital release of some tracks from a 2019 demo supported by friends and fans. "We cannot say enough - we are humbled by all the help and support from the underground music community."

In the meantime, stream   Dropdead 's self-titled third album in its entirety exclusively   HERE , courtesy of NoEcho.net. Preorder info can be found both   HERE   and  HERE . Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Dropdead's  Dropdead  (LP#3)
1. Prelude
2. Torches
3. Road To Absolution
4. Only Victims
5. Warfare State
6. Corrupt
7. On Your knees
8. Vultures
9. The Black Mask
10. Ashes
11. Book Of Hate
12. Flesh And Blood
13. Stoking The Flame
14. Bodies
15 Hatred Burning
16. Nothing Remains
17. Abattoir Of Pain
18. Stripped By The Knife
19. Hail To The Emperor
20. Before The Fall
21. United States Of Corruption
22. Will You Fight?
23. The Future Is Yours



[photo: Hillarie Jason]

DROPDEAD lineup
Bob - vocals
Brian - drums
George - bass
Ben - guitar



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