Dearly Departed

Dearly Departed
Background information
Origin Long Island, New York, USA
Genres Alternative
Progressive rock
Years active 2001-present
Labels Black Tide Records (Current), One Day Savior Recordings
Associated acts Dredg, Codeseven
Website dearlydepartedmusic.com
Members Mike Mallamo
Joe Rubino
Jon Cox
Jeff Bodzer
Derek Sessions
Danny Lopez
Past members Ryan Albrecht
Ryan Luken (Live)

Dearly Departed are an alternative/progressive rock band from Long Island, New York.[1] They are said to be similar to bands Dredg, Codeseven, Sunny Day Real Estate and Mineral,[2] and have appeared in Good Times Magazine.[3]

History

Formed in late 2001, they consisted of vocalist Mike Mallamo (formerly of Inside), bassist Joe Rubino (of Tension and the Jett Blackk Heart Attack), guitarist Jon Cox (also of Tension, and the Jett Blackk Heart Attack Earthling Massive and From Autumn to Ashes), guitarist Jeff Bodzer (from Helen of Troy), and drummer Danny Lopez (of Scarab). They released their first album, "Believing in Ghosts", in February 2003, after which the band toured and supported acts such as From Autumn to Ashes, Avenged Sevenfold, NORA, and Superstitions of the Sky.[4] Between releasing Believing in Ghosts and What Awaits Us, the band had undergone many changes in lineup. The band even broke up briefly in 2005 when Bodzer moved to Florida, and Mallamo focused on his new band, Novena.[5]

Recently, Dearly Departed has returned to the original lineup and become a 6 piece added guitarist Derek Sessions.[3]

Reception

Critic Rafer Guzman praised Mike Mallamo's "high, spooky vocals" in a concert review.[6] In a generally positive review of the album Believing in Ghosts, he wrote, "Taking cues from metal and punk, the five-piece band storms its way through crunching rock riffs with roiling drums and singer Mike Mallamo's apoplectic roar."[7]

Members

Past members

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

External links

References

  1. ↑ Guzman, Rafer (May 5, 2005). "With the band: Still rocking, still departed", Newsday, p. B3.
  2. ↑ http://www.purevolume.com/dearlydeparted The band's official purevolume page
  3. 1 2 http://www.myspace.com/dearlydepartedny Band's official MySpace
  4. ↑ http://www.last.fm/music/Dearly+Departed/ Last.fm
  5. ↑ Guzman, Rafer (December 15, 2005). "New life for the Departed", Newsday, p. B3.
  6. ↑ Guzman, Rafer (February 12, 2003). "Sunday Taken Back Home", Newsday, p. B9.
  7. ↑ Guzman, Rafer (March 12, 2004). "Crunching rock riffs and some melody, too", Newsday, p. B42.
  8. ↑ Guzman, Rafer (January 23, 2004). "Dearly Departed Still With Us", Newsday, p. B33.
  9. ↑ http://www.scenepointblank.com/reviews/1482 What Awaits Us album review by scenepointblank.com
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