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HERE IS WHAT EVERYONE IS SAYING ABOUT DFD's LATEST ALBUM "ADULTERY"
From the Johnny Cash homage "Desert Grave" to the snyth-laden title track, Dog Fashion Disco has unravelled the madness of a man's poor choices from beggining to end -Adultery is the complete package for a cerebral journey into the repurcussions of passion, vice and murder -OUTBURN
Adventurous and ambitious, if you dig Dredg, System of a Down, any Mike Patton project, or metal music whose boundaries are endless and continuously pushes the envelope, this CD is an absolute must have. - METAL MANIACS
Adultery is a cornucopia of aural treasures and guilty pleasures that paint sexy, murderous and often humorous pictures. Its multifaceted four-dimensional instrumentals and thoughtfully penned lyrics are brilliant and sickly seductive.-KNAC.com
If you miss Faith No More, or if you thought System of a Down's latest efforts were lacking, or if you just like your metal a little more diverse than the normal metalhead, this is an album you should pick up. Highly recommended.- 411 Mania.com
Adultery" is a dame fine album full of interesting musical twists, lots of soundscapes and talented, diverse vocal deliveries. - Metal-Observer
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Biography
Baltimores Dog Fashion Disco may have spent the better part of the past five years whipping audiences into animalistic frenzies with their brand of hard rock, but in late 2004 the group created a whole different kind of frenzy. On tour in Mesa, Arizona opening for Insane Clown Posse clones Twizted, the rabid audience of Juggalos antagonized Dog Fashion Disco by throwing change and spitting on them. Throwing caution and excrement to the wind, Dog Fashion Disco frontman Todd Smith proceeded to defecate on stage before launching it into the audience. The move incited a full blown riot, which resulted in riot police and tear gas.
Of course throwing caution to the wind is something Dog Fashion Disco has always done best. With the release of Adultery, the bands fifth studio album, Dog Fashion Disco has clearly thrown the musical rulebook out the window by creating a musically ambitious concept record. Mix equal parts film-noir, snuff, metal, hardcore, jazz and lounge, Adultery takes listeners on a journey through one mans self-destruction, taking Dog Fashion Disco and their brand of Movie Metal to a whole new level.
"Adultery is about a seemingly normal guy in his mid- 30's, burdened with a wife, kids and a safe corporate job. He caves in to his own demons, and begins flirting with drugs, prostitutes and eventually gives in to his dark desires and sadistic and murderous lifestyle. This record is this guys life spiraling out of control into a demented and dark place, says Dog Fashion Disco front man Todd Smith about the concept behind his bands latest offering. There are so many twists and turns on this record its more like listening to a movie at times, but the song structure still remains.
Recorded in the bowels of Baltimore with producer Steven Wright (Jimmies Chicken Shack, SR-71), Adultery is a well calculated exercise in musical fusion. Kicking things off with The Uninvited Guest, a haunting piano melody driven by vocalist Todd Smiths unforgettable breathy vocals, Adultery will immediately hypnotize listeners. Desert Grave is a musically ambitious number that features frontman Todd Smith playing banjo, while his soulful vocal work turns him into a young Johnny Cash. Anyone who might think Dog Fashion Disco went soft only needs to hear The Sacrifice of Mrs. Rose Covington with its blistering Slayer like riffage, 100 Suicides thundering modern rock charge or the huge grooves of Sweet Insanity to be convinced that this is Dog Fashion Discos musical masterpiece.
This record doesnt follow any formula for style or genre. The record moves all across the audio map says keyboardist Jeff Siegel. Its a way for us to keep the element of surprise there in every song. All the bands we love experiment to some extent.
Formed in the late nineties by vocalist Todd Smith, keyboardist Jeff Siegel and drummer John Ensminger, Dog Fashion Disco quickly rose to the top of the underground with the release of their 1998 self-released record, Experiments In Alchemy immediately followed by another self-released title, Embryos in Bloom.
In 2001 Spitfire Records released, Anarchists of Good Taste, which was a breakthrough for DFD. The album was quickly praised by critics and fans alike for its quirky Faith No More musical fusion that drew influences from Clutch to Tool. The bands third effort, Committed To A Bright Future, followed in 2003 and helped them develop a loyal following of fans (dubbed the mushroom cult), as well as the respect of musical contemporaries Serj Tankian of System of a Down (who made a guest appearance on Anarchists of Good Taste), Mushroomhead and American Head Charge. Cementing their reputation as one of hard rocks best live bands, DFD has toured the world non-stop for the past five years with the likes of Slayer, Mindless Self Indulgence, Nothingface and Lacuna Coil.
Recently the band has expanded their musical horizons by scoring the music for the film, Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist. Hand picked by world renown director Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull) the group was the perfect match to score the music for the prequel to this cult classic horror film. The band is currently in the process of scoring two more films due for release in the latter half of 2006.
With Adultery ready for a April 4th, 2006 release on Rotten Records, the future looks blindingly bright for Dog Fashion Disco. After battling record companies, poverty and band members conquering their own personal demons to stave off self destruction, Dog Fashion Disco has crafted a concept record of epic proportions, too good to be denied its moment in the spotlight.
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Member Since: 11/21/2003
Band Website: dogfashiondisco.com
Band Members: Vocals: Todd Smith [email protected]

Guitar: Jasan Stepp [email protected]

Bass: Brian White [email protected]

Keyboard: Jeff Siegel

Drums: John Ensminger

Management: Derek Brewer [email protected]

Releases:

Erotic Massage (1997)

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Experiments In Alchemy (1998,2006)

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The Embryo's In Bloom (1998,2006)

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Anarchists Of Good Taste (2001)

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Anarchists Of Good Taste[L.E.] (2002)

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Committed To A Bright Future (2003)

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Committed To A Bright Future[UK Special Edition] (2003)

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Day Of The Dead E.P. (2003)

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DFDVD (2004)

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The City Is Alive Tonight (2004,2006)

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Adultery (2006)

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Influences: System of a Down , Mr. Bungle , Tool, Clutch
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Record Label: Rotten Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

dfd members new band polkadot cadaver new record

..> for those of you dfd fans who dont already know, todd jasan and john have a new band called polkadot cadaver! you can listen to their new tasty tracks at myspace.com/polkadotcadaver....... if yo...
Posted by Dog Fashion Disco on Sat, 06 Oct 2007 07:55:00 PST

New Song!!!!!

Its not a DFD song but its the closest thing that you are ever going to get again..... Check out myspace.com/polkadotcadaver. Todd and I have been putting in quite a bit of time working on material ...
Posted by Dog Fashion Disco on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 10:35:00 PST

Are You Sirius?

Even though DFD have broken-up, their music lives on. Todd has posted the following on the Rotten records messageboard. Hopefully Todd's new project will get the exposure, promotion and recognition th...
Posted by Dog Fashion Disco on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 02:22:00 PST

"DFD Inspired Documentary"

Working Class Rock Star A new working class is emerging, only these aren't your typical blue-collar employees. This workforce carries guitars, microphones, and plays music that is anything but convent...
Posted by Dog Fashion Disco on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 02:02:00 PST

Adultery For Album Of The Year

Adultery is now up for album of the year at the link below, please click on it and vote. You don't have to signup or anything like that, just vote. http://sonicfrontiers.net/php/2006.php...
Posted by Dog Fashion Disco on Sat, 09 Dec 2006 03:22:00 PST

Farewell and Good Night....

  Tuesday, December 0th, 2006   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: After much thought and consideration Dog Fashion Disco has decided to call it quits. Their last and final show will be 1-13-07 at Club ...
Posted by Dog Fashion Disco on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 07:24:00 PST

Kipp and "The Vault"

We received this message today:   Hey Guys, Hope all is going great. My name Kipp Pierce, Director of Photography for LCN-TV in Louisiana. We are a new network that will debut in the South in Jan...
Posted by Dog Fashion Disco on Mon, 04 Dec 2006 02:09:00 PST

Metal Edge

What's up ladies and gents? The issue of Metal Edge with our feature is on the newsstands now, be sure to pick a copy up.
Posted by Dog Fashion Disco on Sat, 02 Dec 2006 01:15:00 PST

Hot Topic

Here is a piece of good news for the faithful...... Adultery is going to be played in all 700+ Hot Topic stores from Nov 14th to the 28th.....  And our feature in Metal Edge magazine is going to ...
Posted by Dog Fashion Disco on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 09:50:00 PST

DFD...What's the Deal?

Here is the official word: The band is NOT DOING any touring for the rest of 2006 (which means no tour with The Esoteric or Cattle Decapitation) Which is too bad because they would be fun to tour with...
Posted by Dog Fashion Disco on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 09:56:00 PST