Cursed (band)

Cursed

Cursed is a hardcore punk band featuring former and current members of numerous other Canadian DIY bands spanning from the early 1990s to the present, such as Haymaker, Left For Dead, The Swarm, Acrid, Ruination, The Black Hand, Countdown to Oblivion, Shallow North Dakota, Crux of Aux, Quest For Fire, Burning Love and more. Formed in 2001 a year after the break-up of The Swarm (three members' previous band), the founding lineup was originally split between different parts of Quebec and Ontario Canada, but is currently based in Toronto and Hamilton. Known for their trademark nihilistic and dystopian lyrical themes, stark classic horror imagery and loud, abrasive live shows, the band have toured worldwide and released records on Boston's Deathwish Inc, Ontario's Goodfellow Records, Syracuse's Hex Records and Providence's Trash Art Label. Recently, Cursed released the Blackout At Sunrise EP and a vinyl only gatefold re-issue of 2003's Cursed I. In 2007 they finished up their third LP, "Cursed III: Architects of Troubled Sleep", to be released in 2008 through Goodfellow Records in North America, Howling Bull in Japan and in Europe through Dutch label Reflections. Cursed III was produced at Toronto's Hallamusic studio, mixed by long time friend and collaborator Donny Cooper, and mastered by Alan Douches at WestWestSide (NJ), with cover art by Baroness' John Dyer Baizley. In 2008 Cursed will resume touring, returning to Europe from April 24-May 19th (see AUC Tours at www.amsterdam-underground.com for date/venue info).

Members (Current)

• Chris Colohan TM : Vocals
• Christian McMaster : Lead Guitar
• Dangerous Dan Dunham : Bass
• Mike "The Mauler" Maxymuik : Drums

Members (Former)

• Radwan Moumneh : Bass & Second Guitar
• Tom "Dot Com" Piraino: Bass

Discography

• Cursed Demo Recording (2002, Self-Recorded. 13 copies made)

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1. Polygraph
2. God & Country
3. Disruptacon (early version of Another Day)

• Cursed I (Deathwish Inc. 2003)

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1. Polygraph
2. God and Country ("Star-Spangled Eyes" [reference to Fortunate Son.])
3. Promised Land
4. Bloody Mary
5. How Great Things Happen When You Give Up Hope
6. Nineteen Seventy Four
7. Negative Two Point Five
8. Guilt Parade
9. Another Day
10. Opposable Thumbs
11. Pariah
12. Unreleased Track: This Time Next Year (aka Dead or Alive)

• Hell Comes Home EP (Hex Records 2004)

Side A: Hell Comes Home

Side B: Search And Destroy (Originally by The Stooges)

• Cursed II (Goodfellow 2005)

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1. Intro/Fatalist
2. Reparations
3. R.I.P.
4. Head of the Baptist
5. Void
6. Two
7. Old Money
8. Clocked in, Punched Out
9. Model Home Invasion
10. Hell Comes Home

• Blackout At Sunrise EP (Goodfellow 2006)

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Side A: Blackout At Sunrise

Side B: The Hands Will Abide/ Hawaii (Originally by Kittens)

• Cursed I Reissue (Trash Art 2007)

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(track listing same as above)

• Cursed III: Architects of Troubled Sleep (Goodfellow 2008)

1. Architects of Troubled Sleep
2. Night Terrors
3. Magic Fingers
4. Antihero Resuscitator
5. Friends In The Music Business
6. Into The Hive
7. III
8. Unnecessary Person
9. Hegel's Bastards
10. Dead Air at The Pulpit
11. Gutters

Website

www.yourfuckingfuneral.blogspot.com
www.your-funeral.com
NOTE: There is no official or self-run Cursed Myspace account.

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