Dead Poetic : iSOUND.COM™

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Formed: 1997

iSound Site: www.isound.com/dead_poetic

Biography

Sounds Like

Artists:
Deftones
Hot Water Music
The Get Up Kids
Narcissus
Further Seems Forever
Embodyment
Thursday
Poison the Well
At the Drive-In
Genres:
Alternative Metal
Alternative Rock
Christian Rock

Featured Album

	The Finest Released: 2007

Albums
Click on one of the albums below for more info.
	The Finest Released: 2007
	The Finest Released: 2007
	Vices Released: 2007
	Vices Released: 2006
	Vices (W/Dvd) (Spec) Released: 2006
	New Medicines Released: 2004
	Four Wall Blackmail Released: 2002

Biography

As simply as the words slip off the lips of an imperative rock critic, their force can send shivers of dread down the spine of any aspiring musician, circulate waves of disapproval amongst listeners, and ultimately set the tone for a band’s future as they know it. It’s called the “Sophomore Slump,” and in the uncertain world of the music industry, it can become the definitive moment in a band’s career; A moment that can either unravel to an untimely demise for a group, or if conquered, prove not only a maturity or growth in their sound, but a promise for success to come. Dead Poetic has assertively opted for the latter. As the quintet prepares for the follow-up release to their debut album, “Four Wall Blackmail,” with their astoundingly more mature work entitled, “New Medicines,” the band has no chance of being caught in the depths of any slump at all. Instead, their straightforward hard rock stylings are sure to encompass listeners with their energy and colossal sound, and leave any doubts of sophomore success in their past. “I think that ‘New Medicines’ is the type of album that we wanted to create for our first album, but we weren’t there musically yet,” explains guitarist, Zach Miles. Lead vocalist Brandon Rike expands, “I also think it’s an example of a band with a lot of potential, still trying to find their niche. This record completely blows the other record away, in our opinion. This record shows a confident band that has found their niche.” Not that their previous effort need be discredited. Released in June 2002, “Four Wall Blackmail,” recorded by the band just out of high school, has garnered not only an instant fan base, but critical acclaim for their single “August Winterman,” which received MTV2 attention with the release of its video. And with that success grew touring opportunities with some of their most prominent influences like Zao, Stavesacre and Project 86. Still, with “New Medicines,” starts a fresh beginning. With their foundation built strongly from their previous achievements, Dead Poetic has ventured to evolve as well. Adding an additional member, guitarist Todd Osborn has not only pushed them creatively, but improved the depth of their sound as well. The band previously being penned in the hardcore genre is now breaking free with a true defining of their sound: full-blown, guitar-driven rock masterpieces. “We’ve never felt comfortable anywhere in the ‘hardcore’ genre,” Rike says. “It was more of a genre people threw us into based on our record label and the shows we played. We’re all lovers of good, heavy rock-n-roll. We grew up on Nirvana, Helmet and Green Day. We have no desire to be labeled anything other than hard rock-n-roll.” But one label they should be ready to take is that of a promising, up and coming band with a new found confidence and determination for their future. Effortlessly leaping over any hurdle so many bands falter on in their second release, Dead Poetic is proving that in searching for the prescription for the Sophomore Slump, “New Medicines” is the cure so many bands look for, but aren’t lucky enough to find. -Amanda MacKinnon (Tooth and Nail Records)

Source: http://www.deadpoetic.com/

Artist Forum


Discussion Topic	Creator
dead poetic rocks!!! they are one of the best bands ever!! i love all their songs and all thier cds. and if anyone thinks they are a crappy band, then kiss my ass!	blackrain13

Replys	Listener
hellz yea these guys are awesome	Angel_of_death
fuck yeah i can totally agree they kick serious ass i have to go get thier cd but nope they wuldnt let me so ill see what i can do ill die if i dont get it lol	SimplePlanLvR4EvR
lol go buy it quickly then	blackrain13
i listened 2 a few of their songs on their site...not bad, i might try getting the album, but there's alot of cd's i want right now so i dunno if dead poetic's is top priority...	BLASTT
yeah same here.......but i will get them eventually...not burned lol	blackrain13
very, im a fan of what ive heard so far....now i just need money to buy one of their albums...id be one of my most useful investments....lol	lindz_e80110
no...the most useful investment would be any AFI cd!...but dead poetic does rock!	BLASTT
AFI would be a useful investment........but i wouldnt say the best, at least for me, exept sing the sorrow is on one of my top albums to get not burned	blackrain13
Yeah i heard their song New Medicines today, they actualy sound pretty good, but there's loads of other bands that sound just like them.. alot of bands sound exactly the same today..	hellz_hunny
i think that they're better than bands like the starting line and senses fail but not as quite as good as letter kills or story of the year	BLASTT
But Dead Poetic, did seem to have something pretty unique.. I really liked that song..	hellz_hunny
I want the cd but i havent seen it antwhere	CarvedPride_SOTY
I jus got the cd...they are a kick ass band	CuteBoringLove4
Yeah, indeed great band! "New Medicines" is a great album, i was very impressed when i´ve heard it, once i before that, only knew dead poetic when i listened to a song in garageband. In the "emo" style, definitly one of the best bands around.	welcomeskeleton
I actually don't like them. I think they're really generic and all their songs sound the same.	OnToMorningStars
actually as much as i love dead poetic i have to agree with you when you say all their songs sound the same....they dont sound exactly the same but you cant really tell the difference unless you really pay attention to the music. but its only like this on new medicines, four wall blackmail was better that way where you could tell the difference in songs	blackrain13
Yeah, I'm pretty sure I heard songs from New Medicines.	OnToMorningStars
yeah cuz on four wall blackmail you could hear a big difference	blackrain13
(I had to get a new account so I am OntoMorningStars)I could believe you, because a lot of bands have original first albums and stupid second albums.	FallisFinallyDead
yeah thats what happened with dead poetic, i hope their next album is better than new medicines	blackrain13