Dead by Wednesday is an American heavy metal band from New Haven, Connecticut, formed in 2006.[1] The band's current lineup includes founding members Christian "Opus" Lawrence (drums) and Michael Modeste (bass),[2] along with Dave Sharpe (guitar) and Steve Alvarez (vocals).

Dead by Wednesday
Current Lineup
Background information
Origin	New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Genres	Heavy metal
Years active	2006–present
Labels	EMP Label Group, Combat Records
Members	Opus Michael Modeste Dave Sharpe Steve Alvarez
Past members	Rob Roy Kyle Leary Ross Ragusa Joe Morbidelli Joey Concepcion Marc Rizzo Patrick Garcia David Ramos Ceschi Ramos Marc Allan
Website	Dead by Wednesday on Facebook

DBW has released five full-length albums: Democracy is Dead (2006, Stillborn Records); The Killing Project (2008, Eclipse Records);[3] and The Last Parade (2011, Fake Four Inc.) and The Darkest of Angels (2016, EMP Label Group). Additionally, the band released its Death of the Rockstar[4] EP in 2014 via Ear One Productions, and has been featured on Hatewear Inc.'s Brutal New Music Compilations Vol. 1, 2, and 3. The fourth full-length album, Darkest of Angels, released May 2016 featured a variety of well known metal singers.[5] In 2019 the band released the eponymous album Dead by Wednesday through Combat Records. Extensive touring in support of Flotsam and Jetsam ensued.

History

Dead by Wednesday was formed by drummer Opus and his cousins David and Ceschi Ramos, who were the original vocalists for the band. While the Ramos cousins still make guest appearances, Joe Morbidelli[6] was the singer for most of the band's tenure until leaving in 2014 due to personal issues.[7][8] Dead by Wednesday has toured across the United States multiple times, notably with Shadows Fall in 2014,[9][10] Flotsam and Jetsam in 2015, and A Killers Confession in 2017. The band also played several dates for Mayhem Festival in 2015.

Before beginning to record Darkest of Angels, DBW parted ways with longtime guitarist Ross Ragusa.[11] Joey Concepcion joined on guitar and the band invited a variety of guest vocalists to collaborate on the album. Brian Fair (Shadows Fall), AK (Flotsam and Jetsam), John Arch (Fates Warning), Rob Dukes (Generation Kill, ex-Exodus), Carley Coma (Candiria), Waylon Reavis (ex-Mushroomhead), Sean Danielsen (Smile Empty Soul), Paul Stoddard (Diecast), Kris Keyes (ex-Gargantua Soul), Antony Hamalainen (Armageddon) and Ceschi Ramos each have featured tracks, as well as now-permanent singer Rob Roy. Darkest of Angels was released on May 20, 2016 and was distributed through David Ellefson (of Megadeth)'s EMP Label Group.[12]

In June 2016 Soulfly and Cavalera Conspiracy guitarist Marc Rizzo joined Dead by Wednesday as a second guitar player for a very brief time. ^{[citation needed]}

In August 2018, the band introduced their new guitarist Dave Sharpe of End-time Illusion and formally of Blood Has Been Shed after Kyle departed in April.[13] In 2020 after the departure of Rob Roy, the band recruited multi-lingual vocalist Steve Alvarez [14] who has toured and recorded with the band ever since. In 2021 DBW toured with Puya in Florida[15] and is close to completing a follow-up 6th full length.

DBW has released several music videos; their video for "Pawns"[16] was featured on MTV2's Headbangers Ball, Havok TV, Music Choice, and Sirius Satellite's Liquid Metal. They also have videos for "When in Rome", "Will to Fight", "Godlike Feeling", and "All the World is Waiting", which were released on the heavy metal news site Metal Injection.[17][18][19][20] In 2020 the bands new lineup released the single S.O.S. featuring their new frontman.[21]

Endorsements

After several years with Washburn Guitars,[22] guitarist Dave Sharpe signed with Solar Guitars[23] in 2021. Dave has been a long time Randall Amplifier endorsee.[24] Opus Lawrence plays Trinity Cymbals exclusively.[25]

Discography

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• Democracy Is Dead (2006, Recorded and mixed by Joetown)
• The Killing Project (2008)
• The Last Parade (2011)
• Death of the Rockstar (2014)
• Darkest of Angels (2016)
• Dead by Wednesday (2019)
• Capital Conspiracy (2022)

Awards

• Connecticut Music Awards 'Best Metal' 2012 & 2013 ^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• Official Bandcamp page