Die Mannequin
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| Die Mannequin | |
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| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genre(s) | Alternative rock, Sleaze rock, Indie rock |
| Years active | 2005-present |
| Label(s) | EMI, How To Kill Records, Cordless Recordings |
| Website | http://www.diemannequin.ca, or http://www.howtokill.us |
| Members | |
| Care Failure (Vocals/Guitar) Anthony "Useless" Bleed (Sparkling Bass) Ghostwolf (Drums) |
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Die Mannequin is an alternative rock trio from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are fronted by 21-year-old guitar player and singer Care Failure (born Caroline Kawa). They played the "Next Big Thing" Stage at Edgefest 1 in 2006, have toured across Eastern Canada several times on their own as well as opening for Buckcherry on their Canadian tour.[1] Die Mannequin also opened for Guns N' Roses on the Canadian dates of their 2006 North American Tour[2], and supported in Fall 2007.[3]
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[edit] History
Rising from the ashes of Failure's first four-piece band "The Bloody Mannequins", Die Mannequin started in the spring of 2006 when Failure recorded her first EP, How to Kill, on How To Kill Records/Cordless Recordings. She sang and played bass and guitar on this EP because she didn't have a permanent band at that time. Death from Above 1979's Jesse F. Keeler took care of the drum duties as well as production.[4] The E.P. featured four songs and was produced by Keeler and partner Al-P from MSTRKRFT and was mastered by Ryan Mills at Joao Carvalho Mastering.
Care later hired two of her long time friends, Ethan Deth (of Toronto Band, Kill Cheerleader and Pat M. (a.k.a. Ghostwolf), to play bass and drums. [5] Ethan was quickly replaced by Anthony "Useless" Bleed (sparkling bass). Managed by Shull Management, Die Mannequin signed with EMI Publishing in the summer of 2006 [5] [6], and began their own record label, How To Kill Records which is distributed by Warner Music Canada. They were booked as one of the opening bands for Guns N' Roses' eastern leg of their 2006 North-American tour. [7] [8]
"Autumn Cannibalist" was the free Single of the Week for the 4th of July week, 2007, on iTunes.
Die Mannequin released a new EP in the fall of 2007 entitled Slaughter Daughter. Two tracks, "Do It Or Die" and "Saved By Strangers", were produced by Ian D'sa of Billy Talent. The other two tracks, "Upside Down Cross" and "Lonely Of A Woman", were produced by Junior Sanchez.[9] There was also a live recording (or bootleg) of "Open Season" included on this EP. The band released a video for the first single, "Do it or Die", which entered rotation on Much Music and Much Loud.
Both EPs haven been collected on a single disc entitled Unicorn Steak, which features two unreleased songs: an early demo of "Empty's Promise" and the cover of the Beatsteaks song Hand in Hand.
[edit] Discography
Die Mannequin has released three recognized albums to date, How To Kill in 2006, Slaughter Daughter in 2007 and Unicorn Steak in early 2008. Tracks Released:
How to Kill (2006)
- 1 – Autumn Cannibalist (3:23)
- 2 – Near the End (2:47)
- 3 – Fatherpunk (3:12)
- 4 – Donut Kill Self (4:30)
Slaughter Daughter (2007)
- 1 – Do It or Die (3:35)
- 2 – Saved by Strangers (3:24)
- 3 – Upside Down Cross Fox (3:54)
- 4 – Lonely of a Woman (3:39)
- 5 – Open Season (5:57)
Unicorn Steak (2008)
- 1 - Do It Or Die (3:35)
- 2 - Saved By Strangers (3:24)
- 3 - Upside Down Cross (3:54)
- 4 - Lonely Of A Woman (3:39)
- 5 – Autumn Cannibalist (3:23)
- 6 – Near The End (2:47)
- 7 – Fatherpunk (3:12)
- 8 – Donut Kill Self (4:30)
- 9 – Empty’s Promise (5:11)
- 10 – Hand in Hand (2:27)
[edit] References
- ^ Die Mannequin article in the McGill Daily.
- ^ The Chronicle Herald (November 20th 2006) Fan Loses Patience with Axl's Late Start
- ^ Chart Attack article regarding "Strength In Numbers" cancellation
- ^ DIE MANNEQUIN. Ottawa Start. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
- ^ a b Die Mannequin Bio on the EMI Publishing website.
- ^ Die Mannequin showcase in Canadian Musician March/April 2006.
- ^ Le Soleil (November 19th 2006) Axl Rose fidèle au poste... malgré tout
- ^ Guns N' Roses Will Play 2 Hours Tonight in Toronto, Despite Curfew Rules.
- ^ Exclaim!'s review of Slaughter Daughter
