Dead by Wednesday

Dead by Wednesday is an American heavy metal band from New Haven, Connecticut, formed in 2006.[1] The band's current lineup includes founding members Christian "Opus" Lawrence (drums) and Michael Modeste (bass),[2] along with Rob Roy (vocals) and Dave Sharpe (guitar).

"The Last Parade" redirects here. For the unrelated 1931 film, see The Last Parade (film).
Dead by Wednesday
OriginConnecticut, United States
GenresHeavy metal
Years active2006–present
LabelsEMP Label Group
Associated actsArmageddon, Opus of DBW (solo acoustic project), Violent Industry, Gargantua Soul, End-Time Illusion, Marc Rizzo & The Corrupters, Western Massacre, Act of War, David Ellefson
WebsiteDead by Wednesday
MembersMichael Modeste
Opus
Rob Roy
Dave Sharpe
Past membersKyle Leary
Ross Ragusa
Joe Morbidelli
Joey Concepcion
Marc Rizzo
Patrick Garcia
David Ramos
Ceschi Ramos
Marc Allan

DBW has released four full-length albums: Democracy is Dead (2006, Stillborn Records); The Killing Project (2008, Eclipse Records);[3] and The Last Parade (2011, Fake Four Inc.) and The Darkest of Angels (2016, EMP Label Group). Additionally, the band released its Death of the Rockstar[4] EP in 2014 via Ear One Productions, and has been featured on Hatewear Inc.'s Brutal New Music Compilations Vol. 1, 2, and 3. They released their fourth full-length album, Darkest of Angels, in May 2016.[5]

History

Dead by Wednesday was formed by drummer Opus and his cousins David and Ceschi Ramos, who were the original vocalists for the band. While the Ramos cousins still make guest appearances, Joe Morbidelli[6] was the singer for most of the band's tenure until leaving in 2014 due to personal issues.[7][8] Dead by Wednesday has toured across the United States multiple times, notably with Shadows Fall in 2014,[9][10] Flotsam and Jetsam in 2015, and A Killers Confession in 2017. The band also played several dates for Mayhem Festival in 2015.

Before beginning to record Darkest of Angels, DBW parted ways with longtime guitarist Ross Ragusa.[11] Joey Concepcion joined on guitar and the band invited a variety of guest vocalists to collaborate on the album. Brian Fair (Shadows Fall), AK (Flotsam and Jetsam), John Arch (Fates Warning), Rob Dukes (Generation Kill, ex-Exodus), Carley Coma (Candiria), Waylon Reavis (ex-Mushroomhead), Sean Danielsen (Smile Empty Soul), Paul Stoddard (Diecast), Kris Keyes (ex-Gargantua Soul), Antony Hamalainen (Armageddon) and Ceschi Ramos each have featured tracks, as well as now-permanent singer Rob Roy. Darkest of Angels was released on May 20, 2016 and was distributed through David Ellefson (of Megadeth)'s EMP Label Group.[12]

In June 2016 Soulfly and Cavalera Conspiracy guitarist Marc Rizzo joined Dead by Wednesday as a second guitar player for a very brief time.

In August 2018, the band introduced their new guitarist Dave Sharpe of End-time Illusion and formally of Blood Has Been Shed after Kyle departed in April. [13]

Media

DBW has released several music videos; their video for "Pawns"[14] was featured on MTV2's Headbangers Ball, Havok TV, Music Choice, and Sirius Satellite's Liquid Metal. They also have videos for "When in Rome," "Will to Fight," "Godlike Feeling," and "All the World is Waiting," which were released on the heavy metal news site Metal Injection.[15][16][17][18]

Discography
  • Democracy is Dead (2006)
  • The Killing Project (2008)
  • The Last Parade (2011)
  • Death of the Rockstar (2014)
  • Darkest of Angels (2016)
  • Dead By Wednesday (2019)

Awards
  • Connecticut Music Awards 'Best Metal' 2012 & 2013

References
  1. "Lexicon: Dead by Wednesday" retrieved March 7, 2016
  2. "Player Spotlight: Michael Modeste" retrieved March 7, 2016
  3. "Dead By Wednesday". Eclipse Records. 17 July 2008.
  4. bravewords.com. "DEAD BY WEDNESDAY Drummer Opus Talks New EP Death Of The Rockstar - "The Title Of Our EP Is A Metaphor For The Dying Music Industry Of Today And More"". bravewords.com.
  5. "Dead By Wednesday Recruit Shadows Fall, Candiria, Fates Warning, Etc. Singers For New Album". Theprp.com. 8 February 2016.
  6. "Nomadic Frontman Soon to be 'Dead by Wednesday'".
  7. ""Hamden Police Make Arrest in Pharmacy Burglary"".
  8. "DEAD BY WEDNESDAY Vocalist Arrested For Robbing A Pharmacy; Booted From The Band". Metal Injection. 11 November 2014.
  9. "Touring with a friend: Dead by Wednesday joins Shadows Fall on tour". 20 June 2014.
  10. "Dead By Wednesday Hits the Road with Shadows Fall".
  11. "Dead By Wednesday Guitarist Leaves + National Open Auditions, Free Song, New EP, New Label, CT Music Awards Win!". FlashWounds. 23 September 2013.
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  13. bravewords.com. "DEAD BY WEDNESDAY Announces US Tour Dates, New Guitarist, Upcoming Album Details". bravewords.com.
  14. "Dead By Wednesday - "Pawns"". Metal Injection.
  15. "DEAD BY WEDNESDAY "When In Rome" music video". Metal Injection.
  16. "DEAD BY WEDNESDAY Will To Fight video". Metal Injection.
  17. "DEAD BY WEDNESDAY God Like Feeling video". Metal Injection.
  18. "DEAD BY WEDNESDAY All The World is Waiting video". Metal Injection.
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