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THE VIDEO DEAD

Back At It - New songs coming soon!

About Me

..EXCLAIM MAGAZINE ( Toronto) Talk about starting with a bang (pun completely intended)! Torontos fledgling Stereo Dynamite Recordings label is obviously intent on wasting no time in making itself known as a serious contender on the Canadian punk scene. The first release from the label founded by former Monster Voodoo Machine and current Damn 13 front-man Adam Sewell is this debut from Burlingtons the Video Dead and what a way for both the label and the band to announce their respective arrivals. As the title would suggest, Brotherhood of the Dead leans heavily toward the unity hardcore stomp of NYC bands like Biohazard, Madball and Agnostic Front while injecting the sound with more modern dual guitar flourishes and a SoCal sense of melody. Lyrically, the band are more akin to the positive-force punk messages of bands like 7 Seconds. Fans of the aforementioned hardcore bands or Moneen and Strung Out would do well to check it out.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/29/2004
Band Website: thevideodead.net
Band Members: MATT BARNHART
Bass / Vocals

JESSE KING
Drums

GREG FISHER
Guitar / Vocals

MATT RICHMOND
Guitar / Vocals

BEN RISPIN
Vocals
Influences: booze, skateboards, total radness, gnar, face rashes, high fives, stuntmen, old school, mid school, no school, new school, movies, bang over, drugs, horror, dudes, dames, fellas, gals, priests fucking kids, kids fuckin up priests, metal , punk, HC, swimming, alley singing, gettin in the van, laughing, shitty cars, shitty dudes, cliff diving, nameing poo after bands, wendys, sarnia, naming shitty bands after shitty dudes, koops place, music gym, no shirts, night time, day time, skinny dudes getting fat, fat dudes getting skinny, playing " who would you rather fuck", blind man, how would you look with glasses, show tunes, barney is awesome, bus boners, warm lucky, cheap smokes, swedish dudes in sweet-ish bands, free mark gator rogowski, fight the power, cop killer INFLUENCES PART TWO: half pipes, the six17, shitty jobs, missing fingers, sun suns, chest colds, drummers quitting, jagger bombs, drunken pole vaulting, limping,good tattoos, bad tattoos, throwing bottles at smedley while he drives us, d-d-d- D UNIT, myspace, msn, flip cups, maple park, down town burley, ron burgundy, peter griffin, whammy, barney's STP dance, THE MUSTACHE MILITIA, wicked sharpy tatts, am radio, being late, meloids, ricola, hang overs, tiger claw, gargoyle, connor noah smiley, mick jews, halfricans, whiteys, chocolate milk, politics, not playing fuck the radio, I'll think of more again later.
Sounds Like: Kid Dynamite, Paint It Black, Trunk, Death By Stereo, Trial By Fire, The Curse, Misfits, The Clash, Rancid, Good Riddance, Refused, In Flames, Black Flag, The Ramones, Danzig, Hot Water Music, Bouncing Souls, At The Gates, Avail, Jersey, Sick Of It All, Scarhead, Mad Ball, Johnny Cash, Hank III and so many more.
Record Label: Stereo Dynamite/EMI (www.stereodynamite.com)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

NEW UPDATE - FINALLY!!

Well, Well.  What's up everybody?  It's been quite sometime since an update around here!  After reading tons of neglected messages (thanks to everyone for dropping us a line) and cleani...
Posted by THE VIDEO DEAD on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:49:00 PST

members of Saint Alvia Cartel/Video Dead, Creepshow and Walk Off The Earth cover the Pogues!!!

Hey dudes and dudettes, A few old friends have gotten together for some holiday spirit and recorded a version of the Pogues "Fairytale of New York". We initially wanted this to be out and up on Itunes...
Posted by THE VIDEO DEAD on Sat, 22 Dec 2007 09:41:00 PST

Saint Alvia nominated for a Casby!!!

hey kids, Saint Alvia was nominated for a Casby, do us a favor and vote for us here:http://www.edge102.com/casbys/2007_nominees.cfm. ( please cut and paste)Our pals in Attack in Black were also nomin...
Posted by THE VIDEO DEAD on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 09:32:00 PST

THE VIDEO DEAD- TWO SHOWS ANNOUNCED - RADTASTIC!!!

After a hectic summer of drinking hard, sleeping hard, facebooking hard, and hating everything hard we are ready to vent for two shows. Fuckin' show up because we intend to make em memorable.SHOW NUMB...
Posted by THE VIDEO DEAD on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 02:11:00 PST

Footage from the Grade Reunion

The Legend Of Billy TiptonThis Friendships Flag is At Half Mastwe lose Richmond for a bit hereParadise Lost...
Posted by THE VIDEO DEAD on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 01:14:00 PST

Footage from the Grade Reunion

The Legend Of Billy TiptonThis Friendships Flag is At Half Mastwe lose Richmond for a bit hereParadise Lost...
Posted by THE VIDEO DEAD on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 01:14:00 PST

Another wicked Jesse King photo shoot !!!!!!!

"who needs a shirt?"
Posted by THE VIDEO DEAD on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 09:02:00 PST

Buy our shit at www.puretracks.com

hey dudes, go search puretracks dot com to buy our songs or follow this link!!!Puretracks.com
Posted by THE VIDEO DEAD on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 01:50:00 PST

Video Dead shows

Hey dudes and dudettes, I know it looks like we're slacking right now between january and December but that can't be further from the truth, we've just stopped playing as much right now to tighten up ...
Posted by THE VIDEO DEAD on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 09:03:00 PST

New tunes for a split

Hey dudes and duders, we're recording a 6 band split really soon. We have 3 new songs in the works and we are going to try to get the rights to one pretty sweet cover if we can. Keep your fingers cros...
Posted by THE VIDEO DEAD on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:47:00 PST