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Chicago, United States (1985 – 2002)

Stabbing Westward was an American industrial rock and alternative rock band composed of Christopher Hall, Walter Flakus, Stuart Zechman, Jim Sellers and David Suycott. They formed in 1985 in Chicago, Illinois and began recording in the 1990s. Their major label debut was Ungod. Sales were sluggish but Stabbing Westward built a solid fanbase by relentless touring. In 1996, their Wither, Blister, Burn & Peel became a moderate success aided by the singles Shame and What Do I Have To Do.

The follow-up was Darkest Days. Despite several strong singles including Save Yourself, It failed to sell as well as its predecessor, although it attracted attention in Canada and Australia, and the band was dropped from Columbia Records. They signed to Koch Records, issuing Stabbing Westward, which was a considerably more commercial effort than previous albums, but failed to make any impact on the mainstream charts. Before a fifth LP could be recorded, Stabbing Westward broke up in late 2002.

Since then, lead singer Hall has formed The Dreaming.

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EssBen wrote:
last week

Hush child.

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ArcturusXIV wrote:
last month

fuck razorblades you emo twats! papercuts are the way of the future... Your parents will appreciate the extra effort, and so will stabbing westward-- "sometimes it hurts" is really about being a man and ending it all!

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inflikkt wrote:
last month

why does the dreaming have to suck so bad

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DanielKeates wrote:
last month

please reunite.

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DetoxScission wrote:
last month

Anyone interested in some of their live bootlegs, look no further. http://newsuicide.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=d&action=display&thread=254

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bsimpson1972 wrote:
December 2009

Just so good! Add some "Chicago" to NIN and that's what you get: An awesome band! It seems to be something about the MidWest..... Maybe it's the overabundance of Cornfields......

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DetoxScission wrote:
December 2009

One of my favorites.

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kandydevil wrote:
December 2009

This has been the favorite band of my lifetime.

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CrashingDevice wrote:
November 2009

ungod still a great record, liked the rest also. The band was adventurous and fresh, i find. cheerz

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Cthulhu02 wrote:
November 2009

Ungod was a record before its time.

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pixielandjazz wrote:
November 2009

Completely underrated.

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rarson wrote:
November 2009

Stabbing Westward is one of those great bands that are greatly underrated.

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eye1ess_maggot wrote:
October 2009

adore them since school awesome greets from Russia!

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natriXx wrote:
October 2009

Great band :3

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meshmdz wrote:
October 2009

every song above is off darkest days except for 2 of them... i think that tells you which sw record is the best, hands down. :)

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szczypiorofix wrote:
October 2009

nice band ;) I like them :)

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klm136 wrote:
October 2009

If I must be lonley, think I'd rather be alone

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Kimberly-Jade wrote:
September 2009

Ohh Christopher, I miss your beautiful voice

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psycaffeine wrote:
September 2009

http://www.lastfm.es/music/Psychotica

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emceay wrote:
September 2009

I remember finding these guys by accident. It sounded incredible when I was 14 or so; Wither, Blister, Burn & Peel hit home - it was so relevant to my teen angst and confused feelings of unrequited love that ultimately were my own infatuated delusions. Now it has that nostalgia that tries to bring me back to such a place of weakness. Only now, the vocals sound as if they're whining the words - and I understand why a 14 year old would flock to it. Feeling helpless as your "world" crashes down around you, for example. But, maybe that isn't being a over-dramatic for someone who'd build a shrine in her honor.

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