![]() ![]() They are proving that they are not part of any one genre, instead, they have created their own. Dope utilized this tour to showcase songs from the new album and as the first step to begin creating awareness around the new Dope album “American Apathy” to be released this spring.ĭope has survived the politics of the business and the ever-changing flavor of the month trends. This may very well be the strongest, most exciting Dope album to date.ĭope has just finished up headlining the Jagermeister sponsored “American Apathy Tour 2004” featuring Dope and former Ozzfest acts Motograter and Twisted Method. The new album is a return to the band’s roots with a heavy guitar driven roar and political overtones in the lyrical content. Now that they have proven to themselves and to the industry that there is still a strong demand for Dope, the band has completed its fourth album “American Apathy” and has inked a new deal with Artemis Records (home of Zakk Wylde’s Black Label Society, Kittie, and Sugarcult). In total, Dope has scanned close to 400,000 combined units in its career. Independently, “Group Therapy” has scanned nearly 50,000 units in less than a year. The band did several successful headlining runs and supported acts like Mushroomhead, Slayer, Static-X and Saliva. Instead, Dope independently released “Group Therapy” in October of 2003 and set out on tour to promote the album themselves. ![]() With the major label jitters still fresh in their heads, Dope chose not to shop this new record to the record labels. After confirming the band’s release from both of their original record deals, Dope quickly returned to the studio and created its third album “Group Therapy” a collection of 13 new songs which included a full-length music video for every song on the album. Instead of becoming bitter and fading into oblivion, Dope decided to take matters into their own hands. The label support and focus was non-existent for Dope at this very crucial time and there was very little awareness surrounding the album’s release. Unfortunately, the band’s two labels were not functioning well together anymore. ![]() The band’s sound matured and the record was received with excellent reviews by both the media and fans alike. Successful headlining tours and Dope’s second album “Life” followed in 2001. The track “Debonaire” is notable for being used in the 2001 film The Fast & The Furious. Dope’s non-stop touring and impressive live performances helped their debut release to SoundScan more than 250,000 units, creating the foundation that they would continue to build on in the years to come. Dope did several national tours with acts like Slipknot, Sevendust, Mudvayne, Fear Factory, Staind, Static-X, and Kid Rock earning Dope a reputation for being one of the most exciting live bands of the new millennium. The band’s self-produced debut, ‘Felons and Revolutionaries’, was released in 1999, and nonstop touring fueled the band’s success. After only a handful of shows, Dope secured a major label deal with Epic / Flip Records in 1998. Dope is an industrial metal/nu-metal band that was founded in 1997 and immediately exploded onto the New York City club scene. ![]()
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