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, California. The group, formed in 2010, is known for their personas, avant-garde lyrics, stage antics, and big rock anthems. Davey Suicide's first recordings gained attention from

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, Standby Records, and Rob McDermott (former

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manager) after playing Chain Reaction in October 2011. Davey Suicide signed a recording contract with Standby Records in 2012 and was recognized on

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's list of "100 Bands You Need to know", Kerrang Magazine's "50 Greatest Rockstars in the World", Big Cheese "Introducing", and

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's "Ones to Watch". Davey Suicide is currently signed to

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Musical style

Davey Suicide has been classified as a

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band with industrial and

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elements. Early band influences include

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, and

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. Davey's favorite frontmen and lyricists are

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, Eminem, and Marilyn Manson, whom he has tattooed on his forearm.

Legal issues

In 2016, Standby Records and Davey Suicide had a public and legal dispute. Suicide released an 11-minute video on

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detailing his experience with Standby Records and alleging that they sabotaged the band's career. The music community rallied behind Suicide, which forced the case into a settlement within the same week of the video's release. Suicide regained his master recordings for ''Put Our Trust in Suicide'', ''Davey Suicide'', and ''World Wide Suicide'', as well as freedom from the label in exchange for the removal of the viral post.

''Made from Fire''

In March 2017, Davey Suicide released ''Made from Fire'' (produced by

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), the first album since the settlement. The album peaked at number 24 on the

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and outsold all of their previous releases on Standby Records.

Band members

Current

* Davey Suicide – lead vocals (2010–present) * Niko Gemini – guitars, backing vocals (2014–present) * Derek Obscura – bass, backing vocals (2015–present) * Marton Veress – drums (2019–present)

Former

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– guitars (2012) * Diego "Ashes" Ibarra – guitars (2013) * Jared "Needlz" Farrell – keyboards (2011–2016) * Frankie Sil – bass (2011–2013) * Brent Ashley – bass, backing vocals (2013–2014) *

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– drums (2011–2012) * Drayven Davidson – drums (2013–2018) * James Decker – drums (2018)

Discography

*''Put Our Trust in Suicide'' (EP) – November 6, 2012 *''Davey Suicide'' – March 19, 2013 *''World Wide Suicide'' – September 30, 2014 *''Made from Fire'' – March 24, 2017 *''Rock Aint Dead'' – January 24, 2020 ;Singles *"Generation Fuck Star" – May 1, 2012 *"Rise Above" – August 26, 2016 *''One of My Kind'' – November 30, 2018 (single) *"Medicate Me" (feat. Telle Smith of

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) – September 20, 2019 *"Rock Aint Dead" – October 25, 2019 *"Animal" – January 24, 2020 *"I'm Afraid of Americans" – June 11, 2021

References

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