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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.
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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immortalpariah wrote:
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)
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iamjustkidding wrote:
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.
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Diamond_Eyes_xX wrote:
♥!
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GG1985PL wrote:
awesome discovery. Love them since first track
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anna-jam wrote:
very good band
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meirelle wrote:
I really miss them, but to be honest, their last album really, really sucked. :/
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blood_addiction wrote:
<3
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darcyx wrote:
miss them.
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pixielandjazz wrote:
Melodramatic as their lyrics are, I love them, and I wish they'd get back together.
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spikefuzz wrote:
Highly underrated! [14]
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Cromlech_Gate wrote:
Yea, except "Ungod" came first, but despite that, Stuart Zechman played guitar on both songs. Filter's mostly derivative anyways.
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dogsofautumn wrote:
Play the chorus of "ungod" next to "hey man nice shot" chorus by Filter. Sound familier?
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inflikkt wrote:
trying to fuck the lonliness away..
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Son-Of-Satan wrote:
Upon re-listien to them I relized that they are a Industrial oriented band, and how I wish they would get back together.
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TemplarZH wrote:
I wan't them back!
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PUCIKKO wrote:
non male dai...
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xmattj916x wrote:
it was non-trashy industrial. the song writing was way above average for the genre at the time IMO
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TemplarZH wrote:
Well Industrial Rock in the 90's was influenced by Grunge/Alternative a lot.Their self-titled album was Alternative thou.
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Son-Of-Satan wrote:
I cant see how people say this is a Industrial Rock band, they sound Alternative Rock to me, I still love them regardless.
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Doman26 wrote:
i wouldnt say underrated, they kept getting mixed in with nine inch nails for (industrial music), i would disagree with this, actually to me neither is industrial, not like wumpscut, but anyways, i believe this confusion in marketing really held them back, talented boys, all albums great, even the lighter latest album
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