Tragedy (band)
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Tragedy is a melodic crust punk
Crust punk
Crust punk is a form of music influenced by anarcho-punk, hardcore punk and extreme metal. The style, which evolved in the mid-1980s in England, often has songs with dark and pessimistic lyrics that linger on political and social ills...

 band originally from Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....

 and formed in 2000.

Members

  • Todd Burdette - Guitar/Vocals - Also of Deathreat, Severed Head of State
    Severed Head of State
    Severed Head of State is a hardcore punk band with members split between Austin, Texas & Portland, Oregon. Band members play in other bands such as World Burns To Death, J Church, Tragedy, Warcry, Defiance. Their lyrics usually focus on deep detestation of both human nature and the Christian belief...

    , Trauma and Warcry, Formerly of Copout, Rueben James, His Hero is Gone
    His Hero is Gone
    His Hero Is Gone was an influential crust punk and sludge metal band from Memphis, Tennessee. Formed in 1995 from members of Copout, Man With Gun Lives Here, and FaceDown, they disbanded in 1999, playing their last show in Memphis. They toured the U.S. extensively several times, as well as Europe...

    , Funeral
    Funeral
    A funeral is a ceremony for celebrating, sanctifying, or remembering the life of a person who has died. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember the dead, from interment itself, to various monuments, prayers, and rituals undertaken in their honor...

     and Call The Police
  • Yannick Lorrain - Guitar - Formerly of His Hero is Gone
    His Hero is Gone
    His Hero Is Gone was an influential crust punk and sludge metal band from Memphis, Tennessee. Formed in 1995 from members of Copout, Man With Gun Lives Here, and FaceDown, they disbanded in 1999, playing their last show in Memphis. They toured the U.S. extensively several times, as well as Europe...

     and Union of Uranus
  • Billy Davis - Bass/Vocals - Also of Deathreat and Trauma, Formerly of Face Down
    Face Down
    "Face Down" was the first single by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus from their debut album Don't You Fake It released in 2007. The song peaked at #24 in the United States and #4 in New Zealand, as well as #10 on the Pop 100, #3 on Alternative Songs, and #20 on the Hot Digital Tracks...

     , From Ashes Rise
    From Ashes Rise
    From Ashes Rise is an American hardcore punk band, formed in Nashville, Tennessee in the mid-'90s. They helped define the gloom-heavy thrash sound attributed to groups like His Hero is Gone and Tragedy...

    , and Copout,
  • Paul Burdette - Drums - Also of Deathreat and Criminal Damage, Formerly of His Hero is Gone
    His Hero is Gone
    His Hero Is Gone was an influential crust punk and sludge metal band from Memphis, Tennessee. Formed in 1995 from members of Copout, Man With Gun Lives Here, and FaceDown, they disbanded in 1999, playing their last show in Memphis. They toured the U.S. extensively several times, as well as Europe...

    , Face Down
    Face Down
    "Face Down" was the first single by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus from their debut album Don't You Fake It released in 2007. The song peaked at #24 in the United States and #4 in New Zealand, as well as #10 on the Pop 100, #3 on Alternative Songs, and #20 on the Hot Digital Tracks...

    , Rueben James, Call The Police and Well Away

Discography

Date of Release Title Label
2000 Tragedy Tragedy Records
2001 Tragedy Skuld Releases
2002 Can We Call This Life? Tragedy Records
2002 Vengeance Tragedy Records
2003 Vengeance Skuld Releases
2003 Split 7" with Totalitär
Totalitär
Totalitär is a Swedish hardcore punk band formed 1985 in Hudiksvall. The band plays in the style of D-beat and hardcore punk. Its original members were Poffen, Lanchy, Andreas and Lennart...

Armageddon Label
2004 UK 2004 Tour EP Tragedy Records
2006 Nerve Damage Tragedy Records
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