American publishing house Solid State Records Christian base for hardrock and metal bands.Under this trademark was released the plenty of good-class bands.Between them was also post-hardcore band Dead Poetic.With lyrics and music appearance slightly reminding Nirvana,similiary contenstated,but with clearly different goal.
Singer Brandon Rike claims,that band was founded with clear reason,and that was glorify and worship the God.When they released their first album New Medicines they've became famous day to day.Title-song has soon became a hit on MTV2 and on canadian Fuse TV.
At this time,Dead Poetic was labeled as a post-hardcore,they fansite insisted on screamo style.In the course of their last album Vices,Brandon said,that that they are none of these.Dead Poetic labeled themselves as a grunge(before they continuously labeled themselves as a Rock'n'Roll).But grunge has became for them more than just a symbolic,because just like a founders of that style - Nirvana,they were also affected by contenstated history,sometimes similiar with that of Nirvana.
Dead Poetic has beggining sometimes in 1997 only as a 13 years old boys full of enthusiasm.Brought up on legendary album of Nirvana -Nevermind,training in local protestant church,were they were granted by drums,that was used for Saturday divine worships.In their article from August 06 on site whattodoabout.com,Brandon is remembering on their beggining and their first song.It had simple guitar riff and lyric was about Jesus,who could blenched before cross,but he didn't.
The group was in 2004 on top,when first crisis appeared.Popularity and inner disagreements evoked to withdrawn of some members and the only ones who remained were Brandon and guitarist Zach Miles.Brandons best friend from High School,drummer Josh Shellabarger leave with the rest of band.Band didn't existed for almost 2 years,even though album was selling incredibly fast.
New members joined the band and in 2006 was released for now their last album Vices.
Brandon sadly alege,that new Dead Poetic will never be the same.He even said,that he won't use gravel-voiced drive in songs,that was specific to them.In screaming on concerts,was Brandon substituted by Zach Miles and Vices was softer,but imaginativeness and brilliant lyrics were there as well again.
In the same year,there was an another devastating information to fans.Server absolutepunk.net informed,that Dead Poetic fall apart again.Althought Brandon on his official myspace profile denied it,tour around US,that they planned,was canceled.Their last news on myspace is older than year.What happened to this great band with promising talnet and future?
The truth had became to appear in August 07.In minded article on whattodoabout.com Brandon wrote about his love to music.He said,than since band wasn't popular,making music was passion to them."If you start to run for your music dream,because of money,you're immidiately on a wrong way.That financial stability is for musicians as a cryptonit.Killing everything you really liked on music and take away your attention from interconnection of your soul and your passion for music..."sadly aleged Brandon.
In interview with Hard Music Magazine in April 06,he said,that he never wanted to become a part of some "cheesy Christian band",using word "Jesus" just to fulfill their lyrics,or invitation for Christian fests.
Brandon is in his pronouncements pretty contenstate and with his hatred to popularity and affectation and some kind reminds Kurt Cobain.
But comparing them will be deffinitely a mistake.After all Brandon is quite different and "somwhere else".His lyrics talks about human weakness and salvation,we have only in God.
Dead Poetic are maybe deffinitely gone,who knows.But for now,their last legacy is clear:
"Good music have no connection with popular music.Then make rather good music.Set love as yours final authority,that's the best what you can do for love to music." Brandon Rike,August 07.
Dead Poetic - Taste the red hands
Let it burn in your eyes.
Your cover is blown this time.
And you knew, but you knew this was gonna happen, you could taste the red hands.
And like the flies, you'll eat the worst of everything.
And you knew this was gonna happen, you could taste the red hands.
But you needed this, you needed this, you needed this, you needed this...
There's a glossary of dirty words for people just like you.
What are they? For people like you, I reserve the words:
Backstabbers and money whores, and dirty rotten millionaires,
that always wanted more.
Pull the wool on my eyes, like a crooked, burnt-out saint.
I believed and soaked in every word you said, always tasting red hands.
But the fight never ended and we're all here.
Singing loud for revolution, and sitting battles out.
But you needed this, you needed this, you needed this, you needed this...
There's a glossary of dirty words for people just like you.
What are they? For people like you, I reserve the words:
Backstabbers and money whores, and dirty rotten millionaires
that always wanted more.
And it's sick outside, but I'm trying to keep you alive.
And it's sick outside, but I'm trying to keep you alive.
And it's sick outside, but I'm trying to keep you alive.
There's a glossary of dirty words for people just like you.
What are they? For people like you, I reserve the words:
Backstabbers and money whores, and dirty rotten millionaires
that always wanted more.
And all fingers are pointing right at you.
And all fingers are pointing right at you.
And all fingers are pointing right at you.
And all fingers are pointing right at you.
But I burned this down for you!
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