Drive Me Dead
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Drive Me Dead is an EP
by metalcore
band Throwdown. It was produced by Justin Isham who is currently the lead singer of Open Hand
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Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
by metalcore
Metalcore
Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...
band Throwdown. It was produced by Justin Isham who is currently the lead singer of Open Hand
Open Hand
Open Hand is a Californian indie rock band. The band was formed in Hollywood in 1999 by guitarist/vocalist Justin Isham, bassist Michael Anastasi and drummer Alex Rodriguez. They released two EPs on its own American Propaganda label, Radio Days and Evolutions...
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Track listing
- "Raise Your Fist" – 3:03
- "Sinner" – 2:59
- "Break That Last Glass" – 2:31
- "Step It Up" – 2:27
- "Sincere" – 2:00
Personnel
- Keith BarneyKeith BarneyKeith Barney is best known as the original singer of Throwdown and the guitarist of Eighteen Visions. Hailing from Laguna Niguel, CA, he began his career as a musician by playing guitar in Adamantium. While a member of Adamantium, he formed Throwdown, and played guitar for Death By Stereo...
- vocals - Tommy Love - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Dave PetersDave PetersDave Peters was the original guitarist for the band Eighteen Visions, and a guitarist in Throwdown. He is now the vocalist for Throwdown. He did guest vocal for the song "Unleash" by alternative metal band Soulfly and for the song "Feel as though you could" by Demon Hunter. He is straight edge.-...
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Dom Macaluso - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Marc Jackson - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Justin Isham - producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
Trivia
- The dialogue at the beginning of Raise Your Fist is from John Hughes' 1985 Brat Pack film The Breakfast ClubThe Breakfast ClubThe Breakfast Club is a 1985 American teen drama film written and directed by John Hughes. The storyline follows five teenagers as they spend a Saturday in detention together and come to realize that they are all deeper than their respective stereotypes.-Plot:The plot follows five students at...
. - Both "Raise Your Fist" and "Step It Up" were re-recorded with Dave Peters on vocals for the band's 2003 album HaymakerHaymaker (album)Haymaker is the third full-length release by hardcore band Throwdown.-Track listing:#"Intro " – 2:20#"Walk Away" – 3:01#"Nothing Left" – 3:02 #"You Can't Kill Integrity" – 3:51...
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