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Canada’s legendary
Punk Kings,who helped spread punk rock counterculture around the world,
approach a momentous milestone. For nearly 25 years D.O.A. has been
happily slashing away at all manner of philosophical enemies. They’ve
travelled the globe almost continuously since they formed in 1978; they
released their first snarling piece of vinyl, the "Disco Sucks" EP in
June of that year. That slab of plastic opened the door to
international prominence, riots, rip-off record companies and three
generations of fans.
In 1981, D.O.A. made the
term "hardcore" their own and pushed it into the common vernacular with
their legendary album "Hardcore 81" and subsequent tours. Consequently,
D.O.A. has been cited as a major influence for tons of bands ranging
from The Red Hot Chili Peppers to Green Day to Rancid to The Offspring.
They followed that up with their ground breaking EP "War on 45" and
"Bloodied But Unbowed."
D.O.A. has always worn
their politics on their sleeves.They’ve done a lot shit disturbing
along the way.They’ve been harassed and busted and survived all that
crap. D.O.A.’s blatant slogan,TALK-ACTION=0 sums it all up.
The
stuff the band’s worked on through the years; they’ve played benefits
for Rape Relief, anti-racism, rock-for brains, anti-globalization,
OXFAM, first nations rights, anti censorship and environmental causes
amongst many others.
D.O.A.’s sound and
philosophy has been held together by Canada’s Godfather of punk Joey
"Shithead" Keithley’s songwriting, singing and guitar playing. D.O.A.’s
sound, although always rooted in punk rock, has managed to create a
fair bit of consternation for those who would like to choose musical
boxes. It’s punk,but it incorporates rock n’ roll, reggae, metal,and
ska. Whatever the hell their sound is, it’s pulled out a "Yeah,that’s
the shit!" from the likes of Henry Rollins,The Red Hot Chili Peppers,
Sonic Youth, Jello Biafra, Bif Naked, John Doe, Randy Bachman, Dave
Grohl, Pete Seeger, Yada,Yada,Yada, you get the picture.
To
celebrate the 25th anniversary, Sudden Death has released the
definitive D.O.A. album, "War and Peace," a 25-track compilation of
D.O.A.’s greatest recorded moments. War and Peace starts at the roots
of "Disco Sucks", "The Enemy" and "Liar For Hire" right through to
their modern blitzkrieg sound of "Dead Men Tell No Tales" and "Just Say
No To The WTO."
D.O.A. will blast through live
shows with their new rock solid lineup of Joey, Floor Tom Jones on
drums and bassist Randy Rampage. Watch for extensive touring in Canada
and around the world in 2007 and beyond.
In
2003, Shithead’s first book "I Shithead,a life in punk" came out on
Arsenal Pulp Press. It is a definitive and raunchy look at punk and the
spread of counter culture throughout western society. Sudden Death has
also released "Let’s Start The Action," an electronic tribute to D.O.A.
performed by 20 different artists from around the world and inspired by
the anti-globalization movement. As well, Sudden Death has recently
re-released D.O.A.’s 1st two albums"Something Better Change" and
"Hardcore 81", recently picked as two of the top 5 Canadian punk rock
albums of all time. A full length documentary on D.O.A. "Talk-Action=0"
is being developed by filmmaker Marcus Rogers [The Widower].
D.O.A.
has travelled a long, tough road that has taken them around the world
and the raw energy continues. The band has never been more active,
having recently released their second DVD, D.O.A.’s "Greatest Shits"
and a split album with metal legend Thor entitled "Are U Ready".
Recently Mayor Larry Campbell of Vancouver declared December 21st to be
"D.O.A. Day" in Vancouver.The band has also been featured in punk and
political books published around the world.
Come join in the power and non-compromise that is D.O.A.
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