Murder City Devils

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The Murder City Devils was a rock-'n-roll band active between 1996 and 2001.

The band's original lineup, consisting of Spencer Moody, Dann Gallucci, Derek Fudesco, Coady Willis and Nate Manny, formed in Seattle, Washington in 1996. Within a year, the band had released two singles Three Natural Sixes and Dance Hall Music and signed with the "Die Young Stay Pretty" label, a subsidiary of Sub Pop. The self-titled debut album was released in 1997.

In 1998, the band released Empty Bottles, Broken Hearts, its second full-length album. In the same year they recruited Leslie Hardy, a former member of Hole, before commencing a year long tour of North America. During that tour, they played with Built to Spill and At the Drive-In.

After a short break, the band released In Name and Blood, with photos in the liner notes notoriously depicting every member as a murder victim. The band released the Thelema EP in 2001 before breaking up later that year due to circumstances surrounding Hardy's departure from the band.^{[citation needed]}

The band's final concert on Halloween was recorded and released by Sub Pop in 2003, titled "R.I.P." Notably, R.I.P. includes two previously unrecorded songs. It was also released on DVD in 2005.

In 2006 the band announced they were reuniting for a July show in Seattle with all original members. The band performed on July 29th at the Capitol Hill Block Party closing the two day music festival on Saturday night. The day following the Block Party performance the band played a secret unannounced show with The Blood Brothers at The Showbox in downtown Seattle, the same venue where "R.I.P." was recorded.

1 Lineup
2 Discography
3 Further Reference

[edit] Lineup

Spencer Moody - Vocals
Dann Gallucci - Guitar & Keyboards
Derek Fudesco - Bass
Coady Willis - Drums
Nate Manny - Guitar & Bass
Leslie Hardy - Keyboards
Gabe - Roadie
Merchbot 2000 (Corey Brewer) - Merch Table

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

The Murder City Devils (1997)
Broken Bottles, Empty Hearts (1998)
In Name and Blood (2000)
Thelema EP (2001)
R.I.P. (Live Album of Last Show at the Showbox in Seattle (October 31,2001)) (2003)

[edit] 7"

Three Natural Sixes (1997)
Dance Hall Music (1997)
Dancin Shoes (1998)
Christmas Bonus Single (1998)
Murder City Devils/Botch Split (1999)
Murder City Devils/Glucifer Split (1999)
Murder City Devils/At The Drive-In Split (2000)

[edit] Compilations

Technology (Remix of "Dance Hall Music" by DJ Ropstyle) (2000)
Free The West Memphis 3 CD (Cover of "She" by the Misfits) (2000)
Give the People What We Want: The Songs of The Kinks CD (Cover of "Alcohol" by The Kinks) (2001)
Buddyhead Suicide Sampler CD (Remix of "Press Gang" by the Latch Brothers) (2004)