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Years active
  
1990–present

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Associated acts
  
The Fuzz, Lolita Black, I, Destroyer, Straight to Hell, Battlesnake, Monster X, Extinction Machine, She Rides, Fucking Invincible, Sweet Jesus, Mountain Man

Past members
  
Devon Cahill Lee Mastrobuono

Origin
  
Providence, Rhode Island, United States (1991)

Albums
  
Discography 1991–1993, Self Titled 1998, Dropdead

Members
  
Bob Otis, Brian Mastrobuono, Ben Barnett, Devon Cahill, George Radford, Lee Mastrobuono

Record labels
  
Deathwish Inc., Prank Records, MCR Company

Genres
  
Hardcore punk, Powerviolence

Similar
  
Infest, Crossed Out, Unholy Grave, Spazz, Totalitär

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Dropdead is an American hardcore punk band based in Providence, Rhode Island. They have been active in the punk scene since 1991, having been formed in 1990. The band's songs are generally short and very fast-paced, with few lasting longer than one minute. Other famous crust punk and grindcore bands like Nasum have covered some of their songs.

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Members

  • Bob Otis – vocals. Previously in The Fuzz. Currently in Lolita Black, Extinction Machine, I Destroyer.
  • Ben Barnett – guitar. Runs Armageddon Label and Armageddon Record Shop. Previously in Snake Apartment
  • Brian Mastrobuono – drums. Previously in Straight to Hell, Battlesnake. Currently in neon bitches, ratstab
  • George Radford – bass. Currently in Fucking Invincible and Sweet Jesus
    • Former members
  • Devon Cahill – bass. Previously in Monster X, Exploding Corpse Action, Conniption, and Hail Mary
  • Lee Mastrobuono – bass.

    • Influences

    The influences listed on the band's MySpace page are Siege, Japanese hardcore groups Gauze and S.O.B., British anarcho-punk groups Crass and Conflict, Swedish D-beat bands Mob 47 and Anti Cimex, and Japanoise pioneer Merzbow.

    Discography

    Studio albums
  • Dropdead (1993, Selfless)
  • Untitled (1998, Armageddon Label)
    • EPs
  • Untitled 7" (1992, Crust Records)
  • Hostile 7" (1996, Spiral Objective/Insurgence)
    • Splits
  • Dropdead/Rupture 8" (1992, Highly Collectable Records)
  • Dropdead/Crossed Out 5" (1993, co-released by five labels)
  • Dropdead/Totalitä 7" (2002, Prank)
  • Dropdead/Unholy Grave 7" (2003, MCR)
  • Dropdead/Look Back and Laugh 7" (2004, Armageddon)
  • Converge/Dropdead 7" (2011, self-released)
  • Dropdead/Ruidosa Inmundicia 7" (2013, Armageddon)
    • Compilations
  • Discography 1991–1993 (1994, Armageddon)
    • Live albums
  • Drop On – The Bootleg 3" (1997, Profane Existence Far East; recorded in Japan in 1996)
  • Untitled (2003, Red C; recorded in Germany in 1998)
  • Humanity Is Burying the Earth with Its Rotting Carcasses (1999; recorded in the Czech Republic)

    • Songs

    A Disease Called ManDropdead / Totalitar Split · 2013
    Empire of BoneDropdead / Totalitar Split · 2013
    At the Cost of an AnimalDropdead · 1993

    References

    Dropdead Wikipedia
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