Dead by Wednesday

Dead by Wednesday
Origin Connecticut, United States
Genres Heavy metal
Years active 2005–present
Labels EMP Label Group
Associated acts Armageddon, Opus of DBW (solo acoustic project), Violent Industry, Oath, Gargantua Soul, and Marc Rizzo & The Corrupters
Website Dead by Wednesday
Members Rob Roy, Joey Concepcion, Michael Modeste, Opus
Past members Ross Ragusa, Joe Morbidelli, Patrick Garcia, David Ramos, Ceschi Ramos, Marc Allan

Dead by Wednesday is an American heavy metal band from New Haven, Connecticut, formed in 2005.[1] The band's current lineup includes founding members Christian "Opus" Lawrence (drums) and Michael Modeste (bass),[2] along with Rob Roy (vocals) and Joey Concepcion (guitar).

DBW has released three full-length albums: Democracy is Dead (2005, Stillborn Records); The Killing Project (2008, Eclipse Records);[3] and The Last Parade (2011, Fake Four Inc.). Additionally, the band released its Death of the Rockstar[4] EP in 2014 via Ear One Productions, and has been featured on Hatewear Inc.'s Brutal New Music Compilations Vol. 1, 2, and 3. They are scheduled to release a fourth full-length album, Darkest of Angels, in May 2016.[5]

History

Dead by Wednesday was formed by drummer Opus and his cousins David and Ceschi Ramos, who were the original vocalists for the band. While the Ramos cousins still make guest appearances, Joe Morbidelli[6] was the singer for most of the band's tenure until leaving in 2014 due to personal issues.[7][8] Dead by Wednesday has toured across the United States multiple times, notably with Shadows Fall in 2014[9][10] and Flotsam and Jetsam in 2015. The band also played several dates for Mayhem Festival in 2015.

Before beginning to record Darkest of Angels, DBW parted ways with longtime guitarist Ross Ragusa.[11] Joey Concepcion (Armageddon) joined on guitar and the band invited a variety of guest vocalists to collaborate on the album. Brian Fair (Shadows Fall), AK (Flotsam and Jetsam), John Arch (Fates Warning), Rob Dukes (Generation Kill, ex-Exodus), Carley Coma (Candiria), Waylon Reavis (ex-Mushroomhead), Sean Danielsen (Smile Empty Soul), Paul Stoddard (Diecast), Kris Keyes (ex-Gargantua Soul), Antony Hamalainen (Armageddon) and Ceschi Ramos each have featured tracks, as well as now-permanent singer Rob Roy. Darkest of Angels is scheduled for release on May 20, 2016 and will be distributed through David Ellefson (of Megadeth)'s EMP Label Group.[12]

Media

DBW has released several music videos; their video for "Pawns"[13] was featured on MTV2's Headbangers Ball, Havok TV, Music Choice, and Sirius Satellite's Liquid Metal. They also have videos for "When in Rome," "Will to Fight," "Godlike Feeling," and "All the World is Waiting," which were released on the heavy metal news site Metal Injection.[14][15][16][17]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Lexicon: Dead by Wednesday" retrieved March 7, 2016
  2. ↑ "Player Spotlight: Michael Modeste" retrieved March 7, 2016
  3. ↑ "Dead by Wednesday"
  4. ↑ "Dead by Wednesday Drummer Opus..."
  5. ↑ "DBW Recruit Shadows Fall, Candiria..."
  6. ↑ "Nomadic Frontman Soon To Be Dead By Wednesday"
  7. ↑ "Hamden Police Make Arrest in Pharmacy Burglary"
  8. ↑ "Dead by Wednesday Vocalist Arrested"
  9. ↑ "Touring with a Friend: Dead by Wednesday Joins Shadows Fall on Tour"
  10. ↑ "DBW to Hit the Road with Shadows Fall Tonight"
  11. ↑ "Dead by Wednesday Guitarist Leaves..."
  12. ↑ "EMP Label Group Artists">
  13. ↑ "DBW: Pawns"
  14. ↑ "DBW: When in Rome"
  15. ↑ "DBW: Will to Fight"
  16. ↑ "DBW: God-like Feeling"
  17. ↑ "DBW: All the World is Waiting"

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