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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Drop Dead
| name = Drop Dead
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Siege (band)|Siege]]
| artist = [[Siege (band)|Siege]]
| Cover =
| cover = Siege drop dead 1994 relapse.jpg
| Alt =
| alt =
| Released = 1994, 2004, 2006, 2009
| caption = 1994 Relapse release
| Recorded =
| released = 1984
| recorded = February 6, 1984<br>Radiobeat Studios
| Genre = [[Hardcore punk]], [[thrashcore]], [[grindcore]], [[powerviolence]]
| Length =
| venue =
| studio =
| Label = [[Relapse Records|Relapse]], [[Deep Six]]
| Producer = [[Lou Giordano]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Hardcore punk]]|
[[powerviolence]]|[[thrashcore]]}}
| Last album =
| length = 12:41 (original release)<br>17:02 (1994 and 2004 reissues)<br>20:27 (2006 reissue)<br>20:04 (2009 reissue)<br>24:54 (30th anniversary edition)
| This album =
| label = [[Relapse Records|Relapse]], [[Deep Six Records|Deep Six]]
| Next album =
| producer = [[Lou Giordano]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative Cover
| type = studio
| cover = Siege drop dead deep six 2004.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = 2004 Deep Six release
}}
}}
}}
'''''Drop Dead''''' is an album originally released in 1984 by [[Weymouth, Massachusetts|Weymouth]] [[hardcore punk|hardcore]] band [[Siege (band)|Siege]]. It is the only album the band ever released. The original "album" was a self-released demo cassette with six songs recorded at Radiobeat studios in Boston and produced by [[Lou Giordano]]. There were also three songs recorded for [[Pushead]]'s ''[[Cleanse the Bacteria]]'' hardcore compilation. When the album was finally given a proper (i.e., non-bootleg) release on CD by [[Relapse Records]] in 1994, the three Cleanse the Bacteria tracks were added to the original six demo tape songs.
'''''Drop Dead''''' is an album by American [[hardcore punk]] band [[Siege (band)|Siege]] released in 1984. It is the only album the band ever released. The original "album" was a self-released demo cassette with six songs recorded at Radiobeat studios in Boston and produced by [[Lou Giordano]]. There were also three songs recorded for [[Pushead]]'s ''Cleanse the Bacteria'' hardcore compilation.<ref name=mem>{{cite web|url=http://hellbound.ca/2011/10/in-memory-of-siege-vocalist-kevin-mahoney/|title=In Memory of Siege vocalist Kevin Mahoney|publisher=Hellbound.ca|date=October 31, 2011 |accessdate=August 26, 2014}}</ref> When the album was finally given a proper (i.e., non-bootleg) release on CD by [[Relapse Records]] in 1994, the three ''Cleanse the Bacteria'' tracks were added to the original six demo tape songs.


Deep Six Records then re-released the album on 12" vinyl in 2004, with the identical tracklist to the Relapse reissue, being the original six songs with the same three compilation tracks added.
Deep Six Records then re-released the album on 12" vinyl in 2004, with the identical track list to the Relapse reissue, being the original six songs with the same three compilation tracks added.


These nine tracks were the only things recorded by Siege until they reformed in 1991 with [[Seth Putnam]] of [[Anal Cunt]] on lead vocals and recorded a demo tape from which one song, "Cameras", was released in 2004 on the ''13 Bands Who Think You're Gay'' compilation album. It is unknown how many songs were recorded with Seth on vocals. This demo tape has never been released in its entirety and seems to be otherwise unavailable.
These nine tracks, plus four more that remained unreleased at the time, were the only things recorded by Siege until they reformed in 1991 with [[Seth Putnam]] of [[Anal Cunt]] on lead vocals and recorded a demo tape from which one song, "Cameras", was released in 2004 on the ''13 Bands Who Think You're Gay'' compilation album. A total of four songs were recorded in this session, the final three of which did not appear until their release in 2014 as the ''Lost Session '91'' 7" on Patac Records.


However, two separate additional reissues of the original Siege material done on lp in 2006 and 2009 by the Deep Six record label mysteriously contained an additional three tracks, "Two-Faced," "Trained To Kill," and "Questions Behind The Wall". According to the sticker on the cover of the 2006 record, it states that these tracks are "unreleased tracks from original sessions," but it is unclear if the songs were recorded in 1984 and remained unreleased until now, or if only the music is from the original sessions with vocals added later (by either the original vocalist or by Seth Putnam).
However, two separate additional reissues of the original Siege material done on LP in 2006 and 2009 by the Deep Six record label contained an additional three tracks, "Two-Faced", "Trained to Kill", and "Questions Behind the Wall". These tracks are unreleased tracks from the original ''Drop Dead'' sessions from 1984. In 2015, Deep Six reissued the album on LP, CD, and cassette, including all three bonus tracks plus a new track from the original sessions, "F-Minus".


==Track listings==
==Track listings==

All songs written by Siege.
All songs written by Siege.


'''Original 1984 release'''
Session for the 6 song demo, recorded at Radiobeat in Boston, February 6, 1984.
# "Drop Dead" - 1:08
# "Drop Dead" – 1:08
# "Conform" - 2:33
# "Conform" – 2:33
# "Life Of Hate" - 0:28
# "Life of Hate" – 0:28
# "Starvation" - 0:47
# "Starvation" – 0:47
# "Armageddon" - 0:26
# "Armageddon" – 0:26
# "Grim Reaper" - 7:23
# "Grim Reaper" – 7:23


'''1994 Relapse re-issue, 2004 Deep Six reissue'''
Additional session for the "Cleanse The Bacteria" tracks, recorded at Radiobeat in Boston, October 26, 1984.
# "Walls" - 1:20
# "Drop Dead" – 1:08
# "Sad But True" - 1:17
# "Conform" – 2:33
# "Cold War" - 1:36
# "Life of Hate" – 0:28
# "Starvation" – 0:47
# "Armageddon" – 0:26
# "Walls" – 1:20
# "Sad but True" – 1:17
# "Cold War" – 1:36
# "Grim Reaper" – 7:23
*Tracks 1–5 & 9 from the original ''Drop Dead'' demo cassette, recorded at Radiobeat in Boston, February 6, 1984.
*Tracks 6–8 originally from the ''Cleanse the Bacteria'' compilation album, recorded at Radiobeat in Boston, October 26, 1984.


;2006 Deep Six reissue
# "Drop Dead" – 1:08
# "Conform" – 2:33
# "Life of Hate" – 0:28
# "Starvation" – 0:47
# "Armageddon" – 0:26
# "Walls" – 1:20
# "Sad but True" – 1:17
# "Cold War" – 1:36
# "Two-Faced" – 2:41
# "Trained to Kill" – 0:33
# "Grim Reaper" – 7:23
*Tracks 1–5 & 11 from the original ''Drop Dead'' demo cassette.
*Tracks 6–8 originally from the ''Cleanse the Bacteria'' compilation album.
*Track 9 & 10 previously unreleased from original 1984 studio session.


'''2009 Deep Six reissue'''
This tracklist is accurate for the 1994 Relapse re-issue, as well as the 2004 Deep Six reissue.
# "Drop Dead" - 1:08
# "Drop Dead" – 1:08
# "Conform" - 2:33
# "Conform" – 2:33
# "Life Of Hate" - 0:28
# "Life of Hate" – 0:28
# "Starvation" - 0:47
# "Starvation" – 0:47
# "Armageddon" - 0:26
# "Armageddon" – 0:26
# "Walls" - 1:20
# "Walls" – 1:20
# "Sad But True" - 1:17
# "Sad but True" – 1:17
# "Cold War" - 1:36
# "Cold War" – 1:36
# "Grim Reaper" - 7:23
# "Questions Behind The Wall" – 2:50
# "Grim Reaper" – 7:23
*Tracks 1 - 5 & 9 are from the original ''Drop Dead'' demo cassette.
*Tracks 6 - 8 are originally from the ''[[Cleanse the Bacteria]]'' compilation album.
*Tracks 1–5 & 10 from the original ''Drop Dead'' demo cassette.
*Tracks 6–8 originally from the ''Cleanse the Bacteria'' compilation album.
*Track 9 previously unreleased from original 1984 studio session.


'''2015 Deep Six reissue (30th anniversary edition)'''
# "Drop Dead" – 1:08
# "Conform" – 2:33
# "Life of Hate" – 0:28
# "Starvation" – 0:47
# "Armageddon" – 0:26
# "Grim Reaper" – 7:23
# "Sad but True" – 1:17
# "Walls" – 1:20
# "Cold War" – 1:36
# "Two-Faced" – 2:41
# "Trained to Kill" – 0:33
# "Questions Behind the Wall" – 2:50
# "F-Minus" - 1:26
*Tracks 1–6 from the original ''Drop Dead'' demo cassette.
*Tracks 7-9 originally from the ''Cleanse the Bacteria'' compilation album.
*Tracks 10-13 previously unreleased from original 1984 studio session.
*On the LP release, tracks 1-5 and 7-13 were on the A-side, with "Grim Reaper" on the B-side.


== Personnel ==
This is the 2006 Deep Six reissue.
* Kurt Habelt – guitar
# "Drop Dead" - 1:08
* Rob Williams – drums
# "Conform" - 2:33
* Hank McNamee – bass
# "Life Of Hate" - 0:28
* [[Kevin Mahoney]] – vocals, saxophone
# "Starvation" - 0:47
# "Armageddon" - 0:26
# "Walls" - 1:20
# "Sad But True" - 1:17
# "Cold War" - 1:36
# "Two-Faced"
# "Trained To Kill"
# "Grim Reaper" - 7:23
*Tracks 1 - 5 & 11 are from the original ''Drop Dead'' demo cassette.
*Tracks 6 - 8 are originally from the ''[[Cleanse the Bacteria]]'' compilation album.
*Track 9 & 10, said to be previously unreleased from original 1984 studio session, but this is not known for certain.


==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
This is the 2009 Deep Six reissue.
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080118040330/http://www.killfromtheheart.com/bands.php?id=699 Band profile]}}
# "Drop Dead" - 1:08
*[http://homepages.nyu.edu/~cch223/usa/info/siege_SVinter.html 1984 interview] by [[Al Quint]] from fanzine ''Suburban Punk'' #6
# "Conform" - 2:33
# "Life Of Hate" - 0:28
# "Starvation" - 0:47
# "Armageddon" - 0:26
# "Walls" - 1:20
# "Sad But True" - 1:17
# "Cold War" - 1:36
# "Questions Behind The Wall"
# "Grim Reaper" - 7:23
*Tracks 1 - 5 & 10 are from the original ''Drop Dead'' demo cassette.
*Tracks 6 - 8 are originally from the ''[[Cleanse the Bacteria]]'' compilation album.
*Track 9 said to be previously unreleased from original 1984 studio session, but this is not known for certain.


{{Siege}}


{{Authority control}}
==See also==

*[[Siege (band)|Siege]]
*[[Cleanse the Bacteria]]
*[[Anal Cunt]]

==External links==

*Band profile. http://www.killfromtheheart.com/bands.php?id=699
*1984 Intereview by [[Al Quint]] from fanzine Suburban Punk #6. http://homepages.nyu.edu/~cch223/usa/info/siege_SVinter.html


[[Category:1984 albums]]
[[Category:1984 albums]]
[[Category:Deranged Records albums]]
[[Category:Deranged Records albums]]
[[Category:Powerviolence albums]]
[[Category:Siege (band) albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Lou Giordano]]

Latest revision as of 21:20, 25 May 2023

Drop Dead
1994 Relapse release
Studio album by
Siege
Released1984
RecordedFebruary 6, 1984
Radiobeat Studios
Genre
Length12:41 (original release)
17:02 (1994 and 2004 reissues)
20:27 (2006 reissue)
20:04 (2009 reissue)
24:54 (30th anniversary edition)
LabelRelapse, Deep Six
ProducerLou Giordano
Alternative Cover
2004 Deep Six release

Drop Dead is an album by American hardcore punk band Siege released in 1984. It is the only album the band ever released. The original "album" was a self-released demo cassette with six songs recorded at Radiobeat studios in Boston and produced by Lou Giordano. There were also three songs recorded for Pushead's Cleanse the Bacteria hardcore compilation.[1] When the album was finally given a proper (i.e., non-bootleg) release on CD by Relapse Records in 1994, the three Cleanse the Bacteria tracks were added to the original six demo tape songs.

Deep Six Records then re-released the album on 12" vinyl in 2004, with the identical track list to the Relapse reissue, being the original six songs with the same three compilation tracks added.

These nine tracks, plus four more that remained unreleased at the time, were the only things recorded by Siege until they reformed in 1991 with Seth Putnam of Anal Cunt on lead vocals and recorded a demo tape from which one song, "Cameras", was released in 2004 on the 13 Bands Who Think You're Gay compilation album. A total of four songs were recorded in this session, the final three of which did not appear until their release in 2014 as the Lost Session '91 7" on Patac Records.

However, two separate additional reissues of the original Siege material done on LP in 2006 and 2009 by the Deep Six record label contained an additional three tracks, "Two-Faced", "Trained to Kill", and "Questions Behind the Wall". These tracks are unreleased tracks from the original Drop Dead sessions from 1984. In 2015, Deep Six reissued the album on LP, CD, and cassette, including all three bonus tracks plus a new track from the original sessions, "F-Minus".

Track listings

[edit]

All songs written by Siege.

Original 1984 release

  1. "Drop Dead" – 1:08
  2. "Conform" – 2:33
  3. "Life of Hate" – 0:28
  4. "Starvation" – 0:47
  5. "Armageddon" – 0:26
  6. "Grim Reaper" – 7:23

1994 Relapse re-issue, 2004 Deep Six reissue

  1. "Drop Dead" – 1:08
  2. "Conform" – 2:33
  3. "Life of Hate" – 0:28
  4. "Starvation" – 0:47
  5. "Armageddon" – 0:26
  6. "Walls" – 1:20
  7. "Sad but True" – 1:17
  8. "Cold War" – 1:36
  9. "Grim Reaper" – 7:23
  • Tracks 1–5 & 9 from the original Drop Dead demo cassette, recorded at Radiobeat in Boston, February 6, 1984.
  • Tracks 6–8 originally from the Cleanse the Bacteria compilation album, recorded at Radiobeat in Boston, October 26, 1984.
2006 Deep Six reissue
  1. "Drop Dead" – 1:08
  2. "Conform" – 2:33
  3. "Life of Hate" – 0:28
  4. "Starvation" – 0:47
  5. "Armageddon" – 0:26
  6. "Walls" – 1:20
  7. "Sad but True" – 1:17
  8. "Cold War" – 1:36
  9. "Two-Faced" – 2:41
  10. "Trained to Kill" – 0:33
  11. "Grim Reaper" – 7:23
  • Tracks 1–5 & 11 from the original Drop Dead demo cassette.
  • Tracks 6–8 originally from the Cleanse the Bacteria compilation album.
  • Track 9 & 10 previously unreleased from original 1984 studio session.

2009 Deep Six reissue

  1. "Drop Dead" – 1:08
  2. "Conform" – 2:33
  3. "Life of Hate" – 0:28
  4. "Starvation" – 0:47
  5. "Armageddon" – 0:26
  6. "Walls" – 1:20
  7. "Sad but True" – 1:17
  8. "Cold War" – 1:36
  9. "Questions Behind The Wall" – 2:50
  10. "Grim Reaper" – 7:23
  • Tracks 1–5 & 10 from the original Drop Dead demo cassette.
  • Tracks 6–8 originally from the Cleanse the Bacteria compilation album.
  • Track 9 previously unreleased from original 1984 studio session.

2015 Deep Six reissue (30th anniversary edition)

  1. "Drop Dead" – 1:08
  2. "Conform" – 2:33
  3. "Life of Hate" – 0:28
  4. "Starvation" – 0:47
  5. "Armageddon" – 0:26
  6. "Grim Reaper" – 7:23
  7. "Sad but True" – 1:17
  8. "Walls" – 1:20
  9. "Cold War" – 1:36
  10. "Two-Faced" – 2:41
  11. "Trained to Kill" – 0:33
  12. "Questions Behind the Wall" – 2:50
  13. "F-Minus" - 1:26
  • Tracks 1–6 from the original Drop Dead demo cassette.
  • Tracks 7-9 originally from the Cleanse the Bacteria compilation album.
  • Tracks 10-13 previously unreleased from original 1984 studio session.
  • On the LP release, tracks 1-5 and 7-13 were on the A-side, with "Grim Reaper" on the B-side.

Personnel

[edit]
  • Kurt Habelt – guitar
  • Rob Williams – drums
  • Hank McNamee – bass
  • Kevin Mahoney – vocals, saxophone

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "In Memory of Siege vocalist Kevin Mahoney". Hellbound.ca. October 31, 2011. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
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