Hometown: Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Genre tags: Hardcore, Punk, Thrash, Grindcore, D-beat

Dropdead formed officially in January of 1991 in Providence RI, but the original 4 person lineup met in December 1989. We played music together for a year before a lineup change saw Bob and Ben switch instruments, a name change, and a great increase in speed and intensity. The idea was to play pissed off, aggressive, no bullshit hardcore punk thrash with personally political lyrics. Musically the influences drew from bands as diverse as Confuse, Siege, Larm, Crass, Swans, Infest, SSD, Pandemonium, Icons of Filth, Gauze, Septic Death, Discharge, Anti-Cimex and a slew of others. The first show was in April of 1991 with Born Aginst and Rorschach. The band continues to embrace a strong "Do It Yourself" work ethic, booking their own shows and releasing their own records via Armageddon Label. Over the years Dropdead has played hundreds of shows and fests, recorded three albums plus numerous splits and EP's, toured the USA and Europe numerous times, as well as Australia and Japan.

2023 is 32 years for us as a band, and 33 years with three of us playing music together. 

Our 3rd self-titled album, recorded by Kurt Ballou and Zach Weeks at God City and mastered by Brad boatright at Audiosiege.

23 songs in 24 minutes, was released in November 2020.  Musically this new record is a bit different from previous recordings, style wise and vocally. The vocals being delivered so the words have an impact more so than just raw screaming. Songs definitely vary more in tempo and style. It's a Dropdead record that makes sense in 2020. Lyrically this record is relevant to the times we live in, focused on the alarming state of the world, the disturbing rise of right wing extremism, animal abuse and the continued social failures of humankind. These are dark times we find ourselves living in, and this is how we vent our frustration and anger in a positive way.

We are currently booking shows and fests for Spring/Summer 2024 and beyond.

More news as we have it.

Bob Otis - Vocals

Ben Barnett - Guitar

Brian Mastrobuono - Drums

George Radford - Bass