Burning Brides
Fall of the Plastic Empire
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I don't believe in guilty pleasures. If music can lodge itself assertively in your memory and have you shaking your booty in front of your roommates, it's good. With Burning Brides' latest release, the group has crafted an apocalyptic rocker capable of mauling intensities. Singer Dimitri Coats comes out swinging with a listless fervor; his powerful howl is accentuated by the propulsive, fuzzed-out British Invasion melodies provided as backup. Switching from sincere harmonizing to heavy riffage in the blink of an eye, the band has provided something structured with an absurd amount of dexterity and versatile skill. Letting this pass under your radar or, worse, dismissing it as kitschy hipster listening, would be a monumental mistake.- Raphael di Donato
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 Record Label V2 Released December 2002 |
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Bio[+]The seeds of Burning Brides were germinated in New York City where Boston-born guitarist/singer Dimitri Coats was pursuing a career in theatre and Texas-born bassist Melanie Campbell was studying modern dance. After the two hooked up and dropped out of The Juilliard School, they eventually resettled in Philadelphia, forming the group and signing with local indie label File 13, eventually adding drummer Jason Kourkounis to the lineup. The group built up a reputation as an excellent, brutal live band, throwing down concussive riffs with passionate delivery. They released Fall of The Plastic Empire in 2001 on File 13, but soon signed with V2 Records, re-releasing their newly Howie Weinberg- remastered album in September of 2002.
– Maurice S. Teilmann (October, 2002)
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Bio[+]
The seeds of Burning Brides were germinated in New York City where Boston-born guitarist/singer Dimitri Coats was pursuing a career in theatre and Texas-born bassist Melanie Campbell was studying modern dance. After the two hooked up and dropped out of The Juilliard School, they eventually resettled in Philadelphia, forming the group and signing with local indie label File 13, eventually adding drummer Jason Kourkounis to the lineup. The group built up a reputation as an excellent, brutal live band, throwing down concussive riffs with passionate delivery. They released Fall of The Plastic Empire in 2001 on File 13, but soon signed with V2 Records, re-releasing their newly Howie Weinberg- remastered album in September of 2002.
– Maurice S. Teilmann (October, 2002)
Merch
- Gimme Skelter (Various Artists)
- Buddyhead Suicide (Various Artists)
- Leave No Ashes
Fall of the Plastic Empire (current page)