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The Dream Is Dead
12+ albums
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The concept behind The Dream Is Dead began in 2000 when Clark (founder of Happy Couples Never Last Records) and long-time friend Jason McCash (bass player for seminal Circle City hardcore rockers Burn It Down) kicked around the idea of doing a project band dedicated to putting the threat and politics back into hardcore. A feeling of youthful rebellion and resistance to the status quo initially drew them to hardcore punk in their teenage years, and it was the integrity of the music that sustained their love for the genre. Never ones to do things half-heartedly, initial attempts to find talented, dedicated band mates stalled the project. The breakup of Burn It Down left McCash without a band and revitalized The Dream Is Dead's prospects. Jared Southwick (from Indiana death metal legends Harakiri) was recruited for guitar duties, eventually parting from his former band to devote his time fully to The Dream is Dead. Alex Bond, fresh from the breakup of his screamo band The Sutek Conspiracy, completed the lineup on drums in September 2001. By the Spring of 2002, the band had enough material together to record two EPs. "Letter of Resignation" for hoosier-based punk label What Else? Records and "Taking Friendly Fire" for Escape Artist. Additional songs were were recorded for a split 7-inch with California's Find Him and Kill Him. Having done several midwest tours and countless shows in the midwest up to this point, The Dream is Dead hit the road with label mates Anodyne for a str
top songs
albums
Hail the New Pawn
Letter of Resignation
Taking Friendly Fire
The Dream Is Dead Again
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The Dream Is Dead/ The Gates Of Slumber Split 7inch
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The Dream Is Dead Again (Remaster)
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Letter of Resignation EP
The Dream Is Dead
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The Gates of Slumber / The Dream Is Dead
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Taking Friendly Fire EP
Punk is a Mental Disorder
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Taking Friendly Fire (EP)