Dearly Departed | tl

Forming in 1963 as The Intruders and later known as The Quinstrells they became known as The Dearly Beloved in late '65 and were Tucson's most popular '60s band. Shortly after their name change Dan Gates, a DJ from a local radio station KTKT came along with the tape of a song called Peep Peep Pop Pop. The group were not at all keen at first but eventually he persuaded them to record it at the Audio Sound Recorders Studio in Phoenix and a record deal was negotiated with the New Mexico-based Boyd label. They got the band's name wrong...

Crushingly heavy metal from the North of England. Dearly Beheaded combined the thrash of Vio-lence and Slayer with the modern rage of Machine Head and Fear Factory, but with the heavy groove of bands like Corrosion of Conformity and classic Black Sabbath. The first Album, Temptation had a classic metal feel to it, a kind of Slayer meets Sabbath, whereas the follow up, Chamber of One, nodded more to Machine Head, Fear Factory and Pantera. Their singer, Alex Creamer, later formed I-Remain. Their drummer Simon Dawson later formed Devilment and joine Steve Harris's British Lion. .

DEARLY BELOVED: ON THE SUBJECT OF A HAPPY ACCIDENT CALLED HAWK VS. PIGEON Hawk vs. Pigeon, Dearly Beloved’s smashing new record, wasn’t actually meant to be a record. It wasn’t meant to be anything. It was just meant to be. Indeed, it existed as a very large, impenetrable and seemingly aimless digital sound file dragged home from a cathartic desert session at Joshua Tree’s infamous Rancho de la Luno studio – yes, that Rancho de la Luna studio – for nearly a year before the hard-working Toronto, Canada, band had a chance to sit still for a minute, take stock...

BIOGRAPHY Mike-vocals, Jeff-guitar, Jonathan-guitar, Joe-bass, Danny-drums As veterans of the diverse Long Island Hardcore scene, the members of Dearly Departed first formed in late 2001. With vocalist Mike Mallamo (formerly of Inside), Bassist Joe Rubino (of Tension), guitarist Jon Cox (also of Tension, Earthling Massive and From Autumn to Ashes), Guitarist Jeff Bodzer (from Helen of Troy), and Danny Lopez (of Scarab) five very different musical tastes joined together to form a style as original as it is hard to pinpoint. Working on their second full length release, the songs are written and ready to be recorded. Upon their first...

There are three artists who have used this name: 1. The Departed is an American Red Dirt/Southern Rock band. The band was formed by Cross Canadian Ragweed frontman Cody Canada after Ragweed broke up in 2010. Canada’s longtime bassist Jeremy Plato followed and joined guitarist/vocalist Seth James, keyboard player Steve Littleton, and Drummer Dave Bowen. Chris Doege would eventually replace Bowen on drums. Initially known as Cody Canada and The Departed, the band shortened it to just The Departed for their second album. 2. The Departed ( United Kingdom ) 5 lads playing honest, aggressive hardcore punk. They follow DIY...