Get Dead Explained

Get Dead
Origin:	San Francisco, California, U.S.
Years Active:	2007–present
Label:	Horns Up Records Fat Wreck Chords
Current Members:	Sam King Tim Mehew Mike McGuire Scott Powell Kyle Santos
Past Members:	Josh Garcia JP Mangano David 'Moki' Marino Jeremy Korkki

Get Dead is an American punk rock band from San Francisco Bay Area, California.^[1] They were formed in 2007 and were soon noticed by Fat Mike of NOFX and signed to his label, Fat Wreck Chords.^[2]

History

Get Dead released Bad News in 2013, their debut album for Fat Wreck Chords.^[3]

Their second full length album for Fat Wreck Chords, Honesty Lives Elsewhere, was released in 2016^[3] and featured guest appearances by members of label-mate bands Lagwagon, toyGuitar and Old Man Markley.^[4]

In early 2019 the band revealed that they were recording their first album since 2016.^[5]

Anarchist art collective Indecline used a Get Dead cover of "I Wanna Be Your Dog" by The Stooges^[6] for their project entitled "Hate Breed"^[1] which was described by Rolling Stone as "20 white men donned T-shirts, MAGA hats and custom collars and were paraded down the Hollywood Walk of Fame by people of color and members of the queer community."^[1]

In 2020 the band released Dancing With The Curse.

Band members

Current members

• Sam King - lead vocals
• Tim Mehew - bass, vocals
• Mike McGuire - guitar, vocals
• Scott Powell - drums, bellpepper
• Kyle Santos - guitar

Former members

• Josh Garcia - drums, percussion, engineer, producer (All Get Dead releases)
• David 'Moki' Marino - guitar, vocals (Forged In The Furnace of Rad, Tall Cans And Loose Ends, Bad News, Bygones, Honesty Lives Elsewhere)
• JP Mangano - guitar, vocals (Letters Home, Self Titled EP)
• Jeremy Korkki - guitar, vocals

External links

• Get Dead at Bandcamp
• Get Dead at Facebook
• Get Dead discography at Fat Wreck Chords

Notes and References

1. Web site: Garber-Paul. Elisabeth. Watch Fake Trump Supporters Get 'Dog Walked' in Anarchist Performance Art . Rolling Stone. March 4, 2019. March 24, 2019.
2. Web site: Dead Fucking Last & Get Dead. DNA Lounge. March 24, 2019.
3. Web site: Sacher. Andrew. Get Dead releasing 'Honesty Lives Elsewhere' (stream a track). Brooklyn Vegan. July 13, 2016. March 24, 2019.
4. Web site: Get Dead. Fat Wreck Chords. March 24, 2019.
5. Web site: Get Dead in the studio. 29 January 2019 . Punknews.org. March 24, 2019.
6. Web site: Get Dead cover Iggy Pop in art collective's Anti-Trump video. 21 March 2019 . Punknews.org. March 24, 2019.