Born Dead Icons Explained

Born Dead Icons
Origin:	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Years Active:	1998-2007
Associated Acts:	Drift, Compilations
Past Members:	Francis Lavoie Pete Beaudoin Philippe Légaré Alex Légaré

Born Dead Icons was a Canadian hardcore punk band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They played melodic, heavy and dark d-beat hardcore punk with various influences, mainly British bands Amebix, Discharge, Zounds, and Motörhead.^[1] They are notable for playing slower and singing more clearly than most bands in this genre. Members also play in the band Complications. The band played their last show in November 2007.^[2]

Members

• Francis Lavoie: guitar, vocals
• Pete Beaudoin - guitar
• Philippe Légaré - bass, vocals
• Alex Légaré: drums

Discography

Studio albums

• Work (2000)
• Salvation on the Knees (2001)
• Ruins (2003)

EPs

• Part of Something Larger Than Ourselves (1999)
• Modern Plague 7" (2001)
• New Scream Industry (2001)
• Unlearn 7" (2003)

Demos

• Demo (1999)

Splits

• Born Dead Icons / Coma

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External links

• Born Dead Icons on Myspace

Notes and References

1. Web site: Born Dead Icons - Part of Something Larger Than Ourselves Review. 18 January 2018. 28 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140728131433/http://www.collective-zine.co.uk/reviews/?id=3281. dead.
2. http://www.montrealmirror.com/2007/110107/rex.html Montreal Mirror - Born dead and birthdays
3. Web site: Born Dead Icons. Discogs. 18 January 2018.