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8 Weeks Dead

About Me

8 Weeks Dead hails from Danbury, CT. and currently resides in the burial grounds of Waterbury. 8 Weeks Dead has played with national acts such as:
IN FLAMES
LACUNA COIL
GOD FORBID
SEEMLESS
THE SWORD
ARTIMUS PYLEDRIVER
EXHALE
ILL NINO
SILENT CIVILIAN
EYES OF FIRE
INTERNAL BLEEDING
STRONG INTENTION
JUCIFER
THE AGONIST
AS BLOOD RUNS BLACK
THE ALIEN BLAKK

We've also played many shows with some of the Northeast's best underground metal bands:
Splitbolt
No Affiliation
Suns Of Freedom
Catalyst
Deadwait
Antipathy
Dedicated Aggression
Primer Black
Revocation
Lesser Being
A Dark Tomorrow
No Remission
Left In Ruins
Depraved
Guerra
And many, many more. We thank everyone who showed us support over the years, and can't wait to see you again very soon!


My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 07/06/2005
Band Website: This one for now.
Band Members: Jes "The Butcher" Buescher - vox

Chris Rowella - guitars, backing vox

Sean Nolan - bass

Jay Saunders - drums
Influences: Boogie Nights
The Big Lebowski
Jagermeister
Star Wars
Bud Light
Ted Nugent

Sounds Like:

Record Label: none

My Blog

One more time, with feeling!

We know, we know, we come and go more often than a Hollywood power couple. Deal with it!We haven't done a show in about a year, and it might be that long (or much longer) before we do another one. Thi...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:32:00 GMT

Dead and buried.

So you may wonder why, after a fairly successful reunion show, we haven't done any more gigs. Things aren't always as simple as they appear. The same problems that drove the band apart the first time ...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:36:00 GMT

The dead are rising...

Time to make it official.Yes, as you've probably heard, the 8 Weeks Dead (Mark II) lineup of Jes, Chris, Sean and Jay have come to the realization that we miss playing together, we miss playing the so...
Posted by on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:19:00 GMT

D-Day!

Pour yourself a blacktooth and git'-cha pull for our brother Dime! "Comeon!" You're always in our hearts! -8WD
Posted by on Sat, 08 Dec 2007 06:32:00 GMT

Check out this event: 8 WEEKS DEADs last show of the year!

Hosted By: 8 Weeks Dead HAS 1 SHOW LEFT When: Friday Oct 19, 2007 at 9:00 PMWhere: The Monkey Bar2 Ives StDanbury, CT 06810United StatesDescription:8 Weeks Dead HAS 1 SHOW LEFT Click Here To View Eve...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:22:00 GMT

Rumors of my death.... (Very long Blog)

The Following are the words and thoughts of The Butcher. That's right. My turn. I've been away from a computer too long because my modem has shit the bed. But I've heard one too many rumors thrown at ...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:52:00 GMT

Why?

Chris here. So as many of you know, 8 Weeks Dead will be undergoing some changes in the very near future. As opposed to saying we're breaking up, I guess you could put the band status at "semi-permane...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:08:00 GMT

God forbid 8 Weeks Dead should play the main stage!

In case you didn't get it, the title is a play on words. Literary devices are fun. And of course, if this reads a little "all over the place," well then the author has GOT to be none other than t...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:12:00 GMT

PROJECTS IN THE JUNKYARD available for order!

Months in the making...it's finally on its way.The initial pressing of the first official 8 Weeks Dead release, "Projects In The Junkyard", is now available for order!There are a few different ways to...
Posted by on Tue, 01 May 2007 16:53:00 GMT

HUGE show in Brooklyn Feb 24, be there!

Hosted By: NorthEastSector ProductionsWhen: Saturday Feb 24, 2007 at 9:00 PMWhere: Williamsburg Whiteroom235 Roebling St. @ S. 3rd St.Brooklyn, NY 11211United StatesDescription:NorthEastSector Product...
Posted by on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 10:45:00 GMT