- Tragedy (band)
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Img_capt = Insert to the band's self-titled LP on Tragedy Records (2000)
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Name = Tragedy
Origin = Memphis,Tennessee ,USA
Now Portland,Oregon ,USA
Genre =Crust punk D-beat
Years_active = 2000-Present
Label = Tragedy Records
Skuld Releases
Associated_acts =His Hero is Gone
Deathreat
Current_members = Todd Burdette, Paul Burdette, Yannick Lorraine, Billy DavisTragedy is a
crust punk band, originally fromMemphis, Tennessee , but currently residing inPortland, Oregon . The band formed in 2000 and emerged from the ashes of the influential modern crust punk bandsHis Hero is Gone and Deathreat.Tragedy's music is characterized by its unrelenting, heavy hardcore punk sound, often punctuated by melodic interludes and downshifts in tempo. The band remains strongly aware of its roots but often takes the genre in newer, more innovative directions, pioneering a new breed of hardcore punk along with close friends and contemporaries
From Ashes Rise , as well other bands residing in Portland and throughout the world. (See:Severed Head of State and Remains of the Day)Though most of these bands maintain a progressive attitude as to the nature of their sound, there is a staunch refusal to separate themselves categorically from their hardcore punk provenances. Tragedy draw from many various early hardcore punk bands as influences, most prominently in the vein of
d-beat , ranging from Discharge themselves toJapan ese d-beat groups such asDeathside . Their name is taken from a 1994Disclose LP. Some consider Tragedy to be part of thecrust punk subgenre, due to their heavy, dark and apocalyptic nature.Tragedy's first and subsequent albums have met with critical acclaim within the
DIY hardcore community, and many see the band as at the forefront of a modern hardcore renaissance of sorts. Nevertheless, despite the band'scult following and near celebrity status among underground hardcore circles, they remain largely mysterious, refusing thus far to utilize the internet and including minimal information in album inserts.Members
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Todd Burdette - Guitar/Vocals - Also of Deathreat,Severed Head of State and Warcry, Formerly of Copout,His Hero is Gone and Call The Police
*Yannick Lorraine - Guitar - Formerly ofHis Hero is Gone andUnion of Uranus
*Billy Davis - Bass/Vocals - Also of Deathreat, Formerly ofFace Down ,From Ashes Rise , and Copout,
*Paul Burdette - Drums - Also of Deathreat and Criminal Damage, Formerly ofHis Hero is Gone , Call The Police andWell Away Discography
External links
* [http://www.attackfanzine.net/oldsite/tragedy.htm Fanzine interview with Tragedy's Billy Davis]
* [http://www.stereokiller.com/bands/tragedy Tragedy Profile on Stereokiller.com]
* [http://wweek.com/editorial/3301/8203/ Tragedy in Portland local paper]
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