With Halloween right around the corner...Ink & Dagger were a Philadelphia post-hardcore band during the late 90s. Crossing The Misfits and the Damned with Victorian Goth themes over Fugazi/DC -inspired churning post hardcore, Ink & Dagger took the scene by storm with a compilation of their 7" singles, called Drive This Seven-Inch Stake Through my Philadelphia Heart...
Their careers took off as they moved out of basement shows to headlining large clubs and playing even bigger shows with the likes of the reformed Misfits (ugh...) Many were eager to see this combination of frantic, original music with a stage show consisting of corpse-painted band members covering clubs with fake blood spit everywhere.
As their career progressed, they released the album The Fine Art of Original Sin, which was a big departure. Lyrically, the album was very similar, but due to lineup changes and a progression in style, the band became more experimental; incorporating electronics and psychedelic guitar textures.
Right before the release of their self-titled 3rd album, lead singer Sean McCabe was found dead in an Indiana hotel room, presumably of a drug overdose, but their has never been official word. The band ceased to exist after this.
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tracklist
the road to hell
shadowtalker
the fine art of original sin
full circle
the changeling
cut throat tactics
vampire fastcode ver. 1.5
bloodlust
my lady love
2 comments:
Not entirely my cup of tea but I did enjoy a few tracks.
The Changeling, My Ladylove and The Fine Art of Original Sin I'd all listen to again.
i almost missed this one, somehow. it's been a busy last few days on the blog.
i somehow made it through my hardcore punk career only hearing one song from these guys, and it didn't really stick because i kinda forgot about them, aside from seeing their name here and there...
i rather liked some of these tunes, though... namely what i guess could be considered the more chaotic moments...
it would have been nice to see them stick around longer and experiment a bit more with their sound. i always heard they were a pretty crazy live band too.
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