The Dwarves Discography

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“The braying of horns, the fuming of tempers, the clanging of spear and shield. Call all the families of the dwarves to war!” The Dwarves are very different from all the other races of popular fantasy; and likewise this latest Lonely Mountain Band album is very different from the preceding two albums.

He Who Cannot Be Named in Sheffield, England 2007The original members of the Dwarves began making music together in the mid-1980s as teenagers in the Chicago garage rock outfit, Suburban Nightmare, which was compared to, and which has been described as part of the scene. This era of the Dwarves is captured on Lick It(the psychedelic years 83-86) a 34 track collection put out by Recess records in 1999.The band became notorious for self-mutilation, on-stage sex, and taking hard drugs, and their live shows would often only last around fifteen minutes, occasionally cut short due to injury caused by spectators.

The band's sound began to evolve beyond its early garage roots with their second (nine-minute long) LP, Toolin' For A Warm Teabag, which saw the band drifting towards a more truculent punk rock sound, influenced. Recess records issued Free Cocaine 86-88 in 1999, a 39-song collection that shows the band's transition to the nihilistic style that took them to the Sub Pop era. The band released on in 1990. By this time the Dwarves had dropped their early sensibilities and morphed into a hardcore punk band. The Blood Guts & Pussy LP was followed up by EP Lucifer's Crank released by, as well as another Sub Pop LP, the metal-punk Thank Heaven For Little Girls, both in 1991.In 1993 the band issued a press release stating their guitarist HeWhoCannotBeNamed had been stabbed to death in.

Though this later turned out to be a hoax, the band even went as far as to attach a tribute to the 'late' guitarist on their 1993 Sub Pop-released album. Sub Pop did not respond well to the hoax and summarily dropped the band from its label.

The Dwarves reformed in 1997, releasing (described by Adam Bregman of as 'the beginning of a new Dwarves.one that plays real songs, had a set list, and left the club unbloodied'), and its 2000 followup. In the film, is seen singing along to Dwarves 'Motherfucker', which Dahlia later said he got 'tens of thousands of dollars' for. In 2000, the band offered the track 'River City Rapist' to as his presidential campaign song.In 2004 the band released, its first LP for the indie label, which featured guest appearances from Dexter Holland , Nick Oliveri , Nash Kato , and voice actor. Dahlia was assaulted by of QOTSA before a Dwarves show in Los Angeles in 2004, which saw Homme placed on summary probation for thirty-six months.In 2009, Blag and HeWhoCannotBeNamed were immortalised as by Aggronautix. Band members Singer (a.k.a. Julius Seizure, born Paul Cafaro), and guitarist HeWhoCannotBeNamed (a.k.a.

Pete Vietnamcheque) have always been the two core members of the group. The lineup has shifted around them, and currently consists of members ' on bass and vocals, ' on guitar, and 'Hunter Down' on drums.

Former members include ', ', 'Chip Fracture', 'Wholley Smokes', 'Clint Torres', 'Tazzie Bushweed', 'Thrusty Otis', 'Crash Landon', 'Wreck Tom', and ', among others. Music style They are known for their simple, loud, yet nuanced punk repertoire, and controversial lyrics. Since the garage punk sound of their early days, they developed a more direct sound, often identified as ' due to the intentional perversity of the lyrics. Around the turn of millennium, the Dwarves developed more of a manic influence. Bits of, and all factor into the band's current punk rock sound.Their shows have been notable for some aggressive fights on stage (with the audience and even a cop), and because HeWhoCannotBeNamed performs either in nothing but a jockstrap or totally nude, apart from his trademark 'Rey Mysterio' wrestling mask. Cover art Many of their album covers were intentionally confrontational, often featuring dwarf actor Bobby Faust with an assortment of naked women, sometimes with sacrilegious themes such as re-enacting the.

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