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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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  • meirelle

    Their last album really, really sucked. If they would've went out after the eargasm that was Darkest Days, I would've been happy.

    Monday morning
  • Ty-Almighty

    Barely discovered. They clearly lacked to my directory !

    last month
  • terpsyhora

    hypnotic... fucking hypnotic.. especially first albums..

    February 2012
  • Davie_Orr

    And with you on that one My_Sharona.

    February 2012
  • My_Sharona

    This band changed my life<3

    February 2012
  • immortalpariah

    the thing that i hate is sometimes it hurts thinking about never seeing them in my darkest days. what do i have to do for a reunion tour...but i feel that day is so far away...shame (but seriously great band)

    February 2012
  • iamjustkidding

    i just feel cheated, cause they were supposed to open up for depeche mode years ago, i bought tickets mostly for them.....but they canceled and the show had no opening act.....now that i think about it, i shoulda demanded a refund.

    February 2012
  • Diamond_Eyes_xX

    ♥!

    February 2012
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