Dog Fashion Disco  

The name of this band alone gives one a clue as to what plane these guys are operating on. This is twisted, demented, offbeat, irreverent stuff here. The band formed in Washington DC, eventually releasing three independent albums, the first two of which are by all accounts not representative of their current sound and are likely very difficult to find. By the time of The Embryo's In Bloom the style was largely in and in fact much of that album was re-recorded, plus some new tracks, for Anarchists Of Good Taste. A clear musical reference point is Mr. Bungle, especially the the carnivalesque keyboard work prevalent throughout. But Dog Fashion disco is more metallic and a bit more focused -- sure, the songs are twisted, and a host of outside influences can be heard if you listen, but they aren't so unstructured as to lose track of the fact that these are songs, not just meandering chaotic jam sessions. Some traditional metallists may not find this quite to their liking, but that's their loss, as this is highly entertaining music -- hardcore circus metal indeed! The band announced its breakup in December 2006.

Current Members Todd Smith vocals Jason Stepp guitars Brian White bass Jeff Seigel keyboards Matt Rippetoe sax/folk instruments John Ensminger drums

Former Members/Guests Greg Combs guitars Mark Ammen bass (Unorthodox) Steve Mears bass Sennen Quigley keyboards/guitars Geoff Stewart sax Mike Oliver drums

Discography

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Erotic Massage 
1997 self-released

The Christian Dance Song G Eye Joe Wait Lost In Anacostia China White Communion Oral Spunk (Live In Moscow) Vernal Equinox Lookin For Love (Part One) Content Hypnotic Techno Underwater Encounter A Corpse Is A Corpse Bonus Track

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Experiments In Alchemy 
1998 self-released

Siddhis Primate Satanic Cowboy Pogo The Clown |en La Noche Scores For Porn Albino Rhino 9-5 At The Morgue Sexual Abyss

Todd Smith Greg Combs Mark Ammen Sennen Quigley Geoff Stewart John Ensminger

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The Embryo's In Bloom 
2000 Outer Loop

Siamese Fever Toothless Dream G Eye Joe Leper Friend 9 to 5 At The Morgue Corpse Is A Corpse Pervert Fetus On The Beat Satanic Cowboy God Crisis

Todd Smith Greg Combs Steve Mears Sennen Quigley John Ensminger

Reviews:   Chronicles Of Chaos 

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Anarchists Of Good Taste 
2001 Spitfire

Leper Friend 9 to 5 At The Morgue Mushroom Cult Antiquity's Small Rewards Headless Corpse Is A Corpse Valley Girl Ventriloquist Pour Some Urine On Me Vertigo Motel Cartoon Autopsy Pink Riots

Todd Smith Greg Combs Steve Mears Jeff Seigel John Ensminger

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Committed To A Bright Future 
2003 Spitfire

Love Song For A Witch Rapist Eyes Dr. Piranha Fetus On The Beat Worm In A Dog's Heart Plastic Surgeons Pogo The Clown Castaway Nude In The Wilderness The Acid Memoirs Deja Vu The Magical Band Of Fools Scores For Porn China White Grease

Todd Smith Greg Combs Steve Mears Jeff Seigel John Ensminger

Reviews:   Metal Observer 

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DFDVD 
2004

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THe City Is Alive Tonight ... Live In Baltimore 
2005 Artemis

Worm In A Dog's Heart Rapist Eyes Baby Satan Love Song For A Witch Vertigo Motel Toothless Dream Acid Memoirs 9 To 5 At The Morgue Pink Riots Valley Girl Ventriloquist G Eye Joe Leper Friend Corpse Is A Corpse Breed Rat On A Sinking Ship Albino Rhino

Todd Smith Jason Stepp Brian White Jeff Seigel Matt Rippetoe Mike Oliver

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Adultery 
2006 Rotten

The Uninvited Guest The Sacrifice Of Miss Rose Covington Silent Film Sweet Insanity Desert Grave Moonlight City Drive Private Eye The Darkest Days Dead Virgins Don't Sing The Hitchiker 100 Suicides Adultery Mature Audiences Only

Todd Smith Jason Stepp Brian White Jeff Seigel Matt Rippetoe John Ensminger

Reviews:   Blabbermouth  Metal Observer 

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DFDVD II 
2008

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Beating A Dead Horse To Death ... Again  COMPILATION
2008 Rotten

Baby Satan Day of the Dead Gardenia Rat on a Sinking Ship Devil's Wife Barely Breathing Satan's March Anaconda Worm in a Dog's Heart Rebel Yell 100 Suicides 9-5 at the Morgue Desert Grave Satanic Cowboy Magical Band of Fools Turning Gay Hank Steel the Real Queer Cowboy