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Therapy? Therapy? are a Northern Irish rock band from Larne, formed in 1989 by guitarist-vocalist Andy Cairns and drummer-vocalist Fyfe Ewing. Therapy? recorded their first demo with Cairns filling in on bass guitar. To complete the lineup, the band ...
, a Northern Irish alternative rock/metal band, consists of 16
studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ...
s, two
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s, five
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s (including a box-set), five
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s, two
video album A music video is a video that integrates a song or an album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device intended to ...
s, 30
singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series * ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe * ''Singles'' ...
and 33
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s. The list does not consist of any material released by band members with any other project, or any release not under the band name. The band was formed in
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County Antrim County Antrim (named after the town of Antrim, County Antrim, Antrim, ) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, located within the historic Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the c ...
in 1989 by
Andy Cairns Therapy? are a Northern Irish rock band from Larne, formed in 1989 by guitarist-vocalist Andy Cairns and drummer-vocalist Fyfe Ewing. Therapy? recorded their first demo with Cairns filling in on bass guitar. To complete the lineup, the band ...
,
Fyfe Ewing Fyfe Alexander Ewing (born 1 November 1970), is best known as the original drummer and founding member of rock band Therapy?. Therapy? In 1989, while playing drums in a punk covers band at a charity gig in Jordanstown, Ewing met Andy Cairns a ...
and
Michael McKeegan Michael McKeegan (born 25 March 1971) is a Northern Irish musician best known as the bassist of rock band Therapy?. Evil Priest In 1988, McKeegan (bass/vocals), along with his two brothers Ciaran (guitar) and Charlie (drums), formed a heavy ...
. Following the releases of '' Babyteeth'' (1991) and '' Pleasure Death'' (1992) on Wiiija Records, Therapy? signed a deal with
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and quickly produced their major label debut
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(1992). Its follow-up, ''
Troublegum ''Troublegum'' is the second major label album by the Northern Irish rock band Therapy? It was released on 7 February 1994 via A&M Records. The album features a more punk-oriented style compared to the likes of Stiff Little Fingers, the Underton ...
'' (1994), reached the top 5 of the UK Album Charts selling a million units worldwide. Ewing left the group following the release of ''
Infernal Love ''Infernal Love'' is the fifth album by the Northern Ireland rock band Therapy? Their third album on a major label, it was released on 12 June 1995 on A&M Records. The album was recorded at Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire from January to Ma ...
'' (1995). With the addition of two new members
Graham Hopkins Graham Hopkins (born 20 December 1975) is an Irish drummer. He was the drummer in The Swell Season, The Frames and rock band Therapy?. Biography Early years Hopkins was born in Dublin and was brought up in Clane, County Kildare in a musica ...
and
Martin McCarrick Martin McCarrick (born 29 July 1962) is an English cellist, keyboardist, guitarist and composer, best known for being a member of Siouxsie and the Banshees for seven years, from 1987 until 1995. Aside from being a live and recording artist, he ...
, Therapy? released ''
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'' (1998), their final album for A&M Records. Two more albums,
Suicide Pact – You First ''Suicide Pact – You First'' is the fifth full-length album by the band Therapy?, and the first to be released by their third record company Ark21, following the demise of the band's previous label. It was released on 18 October 1999 a ...
(1999) and Shameless (2001) were released under the Ark21/Universal banner. Neil Cooper replaced Hopkins in 2002.
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(2003) was released on
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, preceding the departure of McCarrick. Seven studio albums have since been released as a three piece – '' Never Apologise Never Explain'' (2004), '' One Cure Fits All'' (2006), ''
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'' (2009), ''
A Brief Crack of Light ''A Brief Crack of Light'' is the thirteenth studio album by the band Therapy?, and the third album to be released on ''Blast Records'', part of The Global Music Group family. It was originally scheduled to be released in October 2011, but was ...
'' (2012), '' Disquiet'' (2015), ''
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'' (2018) and '' Hard Cold Fire'' (2023). Therapy? is currently signed to Marshall Records.


Albums


Studio albums


Live albums


Compilation albums


Extended plays


Singles

Notes *A. "Gimme Back My Brain" was ineligible for the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at no. 6 on the UK Budget Albums Chart.


Demos


Promo singles

* "Nausea" (1992) US CD, CS * "Perversonality" (1993) US CD * "Screamager" (1993) US CD * "Knives" (1994) US CD * "Stay Happy" (1998) UK CD * "Six Mile Water" (2000) Belgium CD * "Bad Karma Follows You Around" (2000) CD * "Rise Up (Make Yourself Well)" (2004) CD-R * "Die Like a Motherfucker" (2004) CD-R * "Long Distance" (2005) Belgium CD-R * "Perish the Thought" (2005) Belgium CD-R


Miscellaneous releases

* "Have a Merry Fucking Christmas" (1992) a 7" given away at Dublin & Belfast gigs * "Live in Japan (Fan Club Edition)" (1994) a fan-club only cassette recorded live in
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in October 1993
* "Official Fan Club 1996" (1996) a fan-club only CD recorded live in
Arnhem Arnhem ( ; ; Central Dutch dialects, Ernems: ''Èrnem'') is a Cities of the Netherlands, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands, near the German border. It is the capita ...
in July 1995
* "Webgig" (2007) a live studio video/audio download, recorded in September 2006 * "Wood & Wire" (2016) an acoustic CD album recorded for exclusive sale on 'Wood & Wire' tour


Selected video appearances

* "Video Debacle #8" (1994) A&M Records US VHS promo with a live version of "Knives" filmed in late 1993 * "Harakiri No. 2" (1994) German VHS with live versions of "Trigger Inside" and "Screamager" filmed in
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in March 1994
* "Welt
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Tage" (2005) German DVD with live versions of "Meat Abstract", "Teethgrinder" and "Nowhere" filmed in
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in May 2004
* "Westend Festival 2011" (2011) German DVD promo with live versions of "Stop It You're Killing Me" and "Nowhere" filmed in
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in October 2011


Video albums


Music videos


See also

* List of songs recorded by Therapy?


References


External links


Therapy? band website
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