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Million Dead
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London, United Kingdom (2000 – 2005)
Million Dead were a London-based punk band that formed back in late 2000 through out of work associations, mutual friends and in the case of vocalist Frank Turner and drummer Ben Dawson from their previous band Kneejerk and ended after a farewell UK tour in September 2005.
The combination of original guitarist Cameron Dean’s diverse and intricate guitar riffs along with the powerhouse combination of Julia Ruzicka’s bass lines were the perfect backdrop to Turner’s often upfront and outspoken views on UK politics and society as a whole.
They released two full length records, firstly ‘A Song To Ruin’ in 2003 to critical acclaim. The band went into a brief hiatus after losing Dean on guitar to be replaced by friend of the band Tom Fowler who at the time was also playing twin-bass punk monoliths Palehorse with drummer Ben Dawson. After two years from the first album the band returned with what was their second and final LP ‘Harmony No Harmony’ in 2005.
The second album did not garner as much acclaim from the public as before, perhaps because of changing tastes and perhaps due to the change in sound that the band had taken. It was still Million Dead but to some it was different. If asked about the drop in show sizes and attention any member of the band would tell you it galvanised them into accepting and relishing the prospect of being a working punk band once more, without the hype and expectations of success that had been lavished on them before (and which they themselves had fallen prey to believing).
The combination of original guitarist Cameron Dean’s diverse and intricate guitar riffs along with the powerhouse combination of Julia Ruzicka’s bass lines were the perfect backdrop to Turner’s often upfront and outspoken views on UK politics and society as a whole.
They released two full length records, firstly ‘A Song To Ruin’ in 2003 to critical acclaim. The band went into a brief hiatus after losing Dean on guitar to be replaced by friend of the band Tom Fowler who at the time was also playing twin-bass punk monoliths Palehorse with drummer Ben Dawson. After two years from the first album the band returned with what was their second and final LP ‘Harmony No Harmony’ in 2005.
The second album did not garner as much acclaim from the public as before, perhaps because of changing tastes and perhaps due to the change in sound that the band had taken. It was still Million Dead but to some it was different. If asked about the drop in show sizes and attention any member of the band would tell you it galvanised them into accepting and relishing the prospect of being a working punk band once more, without the hype and expectations of success that had been lavished on them before (and which they themselves had fallen prey to believing).
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ripscarspitstar wrote:
yeah, weird
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boovidge wrote:
How come Bread and Circuses has so many more plays than the others in the last week?
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ModernDayFire wrote:
I miss them :(
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Geenapie wrote:
Hey, if you're into Million Dead, you should check out Twin Atlantic. They're a really unique pop punk band from Scotland who just released their new mini-album, Vivarium in September. http://go.thesyn.com/twinatlantic/
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chimera963chris wrote:
I remember friends showing me this band when I was 14/15, and they went to see them at a local pub, should have gone...
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TraumaSponge wrote:
I'm only working here cause I need the fucking money!
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Cosmonaut_ wrote:
Really wish I'd got into these guys before they split. Can't repeat how much A Song to Ruin is a brilliant album. [2]
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smerd239 wrote:
на фанкисоулз
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hello_91 wrote:
Чьорт.....де скачат можно нахаляву?
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ripscarspitstar wrote:
Really wish I'd got into these guys before they split. Can't repeat how much A Song to Ruin is a brilliant album.
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jebus989 wrote:
wish i'd found this band a long time ago...
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GRUZIN88 wrote:
бляблябляблябля, слушаю их и слушаю , недавно отрыл эту группу для себя, да лашара , ну а хули , лучше позже чем никогда, а подумать только, я мог их услышать еще в 2002-2003 году....6 лет прошло как я отряхнул с себя пыль и заставил мои колонки заговорить на языке Million Dead .....
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Patricl{ wrote:
Electric Ladydick
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GRUZIN88 wrote:
шикарные !
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bodyinflight wrote:
so is electric ladyland, dick
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Patricl{ wrote:
And? Abbey Road is a great album too.
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bodyinflight wrote:
love, ire and song is an incredible album!
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Blobcow wrote:
Yet another band I discovered after they had split up. Which makes me sad really- I wish I could've seen these guys live. Both albums are fucking fantastic and I try to like Frank's solo stuff, but as other people have said, it could be so much better.
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jonaschrist wrote:
It is great, but I already had all the bonus tracks anyway. The Million Dead fansite has had them all up for free download for years... Reforming The Challenge To Archism has been a favourite of mine for a long long time! I'm yet to watch the DVD, but I already know it's going to rock my proverbial socks off. The poster has gone above my bed too!
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ws1fish wrote:
just gonna put it out there, the rerelease cost me the same amount as at least 3 other cds.... but is worth at least 300. so very very very good. asthma is..... unprecedentedly touching and brilliant. i can't believe no one else is raving about it yet.
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