Get Dead is an American

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band from

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, California. They were formed in 2007 and were soon noticed by

Fat Mike Michael John Burkett (born January 16, 1967), known professionally as Fat Mike, is an American musician and producer. He was the bassist and lead vocalist for the punk rock band NOFX and the cofounder and bassist of the punk rock supergroup cov ...

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and signed to his label,

Fat Wreck Chords Fat Wreck Chords (pronounced "Fat Records") is an independent record label based in San Francisco focused on punk rock. It was started by NOFX lead singer Michael Burkett (better known as Fat Mike) and his wife at the time, Erin Burkett in 1990. ...

History

Get Dead released ''Bad News'' in 2013, their debut album for

. Their second full length album for Fat Wreck Chords, ''Honesty Lives Elsewhere'', was released in 2016 and featured guest appearances by members of label-mate bands

Lagwagon Lagwagon is an American punk rock band originally from Goleta, California, just outside Santa Barbara, California, Santa Barbara. They formed in 1989, went on hiatus in 2000, and reunited several times over the years. Their name comes from the ba ...

, toyGuitar and

Old Man Markley Old Man Markley was a punk & bluegrass band based out of Los Angeles, CA. Founded in 2007, the band consisted of John Carey (lead vocals, guitar), Annie DeTemple (Autoharp, Vocals), Alex Zablotsky (Mandolin), Jeff Fuller (Drums), Joey Garibald ...

. In early 2019 the band revealed that they were recording their first album since 2016.

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used a Get Dead cover of "

I Wanna Be Your Dog "I Wanna Be Your Dog" is a song by American rock band the Stooges, released as the group's debut single from the band's 1969 self-titled debut album. The riff is composed of only three chords (G, F♯ and E), is played continuously throughout th ...

" by

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for their project entitled "Hate Breed" which was described by ''

Rolling Stone ''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. The magazine was first known fo ...

'' as "20 white men donned T-shirts, MAGA hats and custom collars and were paraded down the Hollywood Walk of Fame by people of color and members of the queer community." In 2020 the band released ''Dancing With The Curse''.

Band members

Current members *Sam King - lead vocals *Tim Mehew - bass, vocals *Mike McGuire - guitar, vocals *Scott Powell - drums, bellpepper *Kyle Santos - guitar Former members *Josh Garcia - drums, percussion, engineer, producer (All Get Dead releases) *David 'Moki' Marino - guitar, vocals (Forged In The Furnace of Rad, Tall Cans And Loose Ends, Bad News, Bygones, Honesty Lives Elsewhere) *JP Mangano - guitar, vocals (Letters Home, Self Titled EP) *Jeremy Korkki - guitar, vocals

References

External links

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