Four Star Mary are an alternative rock

Alternative rock

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 group formed in California

California

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 in 1997.

Four Star Mary gained recognition after appearing in several episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, providing the music for the fictional band Dingoes Ate My Baby

Dingoes Ate My Baby

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, of whom the character Oz was the lead guitarist. Their 2001 single "Pain" is present on the original soundtrack CD for the show and is also briefly featured in an episode of the American television show Charmed

Charmed

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.

For years they were known as the band who were featured in more episodes than any other band in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, without actually physically playing in the fictional club (the Bronze) in the show. This finally came to an end when the band performed in a dream sequence alongside actor Anthony Head

Anthony Head

Anthony Stewart Head , usually credited as Anthony Head, is an English actor and musician. He rose to fame in the UK following his role in television advertisements for Nescafé Gold Blend , and is known for his roles as Rupert Giles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and as Uther Pendragon in...

 in the episode "Restless

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".

In 2008 the band made a number of appearances in the UK, finishing in Manchester.

Discography

• Four Star Mary (EP), 1997
• Thrown to the Wolves (album), 1998
• Marlene/Think (double A-side single), 2000
• Thrown to the Wolves (album), 2001 (UK re-release)
• Dilate (single), 2001 (UK, spitfire records)
• Pain (single), 2001 (UK, spitfire records)
• Stripped (EP), 2001
• Welcome Home (album), 2002
• Live And Unheard Of (EP), 2003 (Limited edition)
• Rio (single), 2004
• Hello It's Me (album), 2006

Thrown to the Wolves

1. "Dilate"
2. "Thrown To The Wolves"
3. "Pain"
4. "Never Mind"
5. "Say It"
6. "Dark Sky"
7. "She Knows"
8. "Shadows"
9. "Violent"
10. "Run"
11. "Liar" (UK Re-Release only)
12. "Fate" (UK Re-Release only)

Welcome Home

1. "All I See"
2. "Train"
3. "Strangled"
4. "Darker Days"
5. "Empty"
6. "Welcome Home"
7. "Hold Me"
8. "Bleed On"
9. "Fall"
10. "Prison"
11. "Drown"
12. "Stars Come Down"

Hello It's Me

1. "Hello It's Me"
2. "Hollow"
3. "Everything"
4. "Wonderful"
5. "Long Way Down"
6. "Won't Stop"
7. "Detergent"
8. "I'll Be Here"
9. "Bad Rain"
10. "Little Too Late"
11. "Believe" (Bucky Mix)

Stripped EP

1. "Too Far Gone" (Acoustic)
2. "Dark Sky" (Acoustic)
3. "Thrown To The Wolves" (Acoustic)
4. "Dilate" (Acoustic)
5. "Strangled" (Acoustic/Demo)

Live And Unheard Of EP

1. "Empty" (Live)
2. "Strangled" (Live)
3. "Stars Come Down" (Live)
4. "Bleed On" (Live)
5. "Pain" (Live)
6. "Rio" (Live)
7. "One Son"

Rio

1. "Rio"
2. "BBC Interview 1"
3. "Stars Come Down" (Acoustic)
4. "BBC Interview 2"
5. "Darker Days" (Acoustic)

External links

• Official site
• Fan Site
• UK Fan Site
• Video to "Pain"
• Video to "Dilate"