December 22, 2024

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Cleopatra Records Reissues Live Album & Rarities Collection From NY Nu-Metal Icons DOPE!

LA-based indie label Cleopatra Records has teamed up with one of the East Coast’s most notorious metal acts, the legendary DOPE! The first fruits of this partnership are two reissues, one a stellar live album recorded in St. Petersburg & Moscow during the band’s 2015 tour, and the other a deluxe package of early recordings and demos. Live From Russia features all of Dope’s most vicious tunes including “Die MF Die,” “Debonaire” and “I’m Back” PLUS the group’s best-loved cover versions of Dead Or Alive’s “You Spin Me Round (Like A Record),” Billy Idol’s “Rebel Yell,” NWA’s “F**k Tha Police” and more! The CD comes in a sleek digi-pak with a foldout booklet. Also available is The Early Years New York City 1997/1998, which collects the original recordings of songs later re-recorded for the band’s major label debut Felons And Revolutionaries such as “Debonair,” “Everything Sucks” and “Sick.” These are the songs that made Dope the kings of NY’s late ’90s metal scene and kickstarted their magnificent career. This rarities compilation comes packaged in a DVD amaray box with a very special 32-page booklet of rare photos and written commentary by lead vocalist Edsel Dope. Live From Russia will be available everywhere September 14 andThe Early Years will be hitting stores a week later (September 21). Don’t miss ‘em!
Track List to Live From Russia:
1. Flat Line
2. Pig Society
3. Debonair
4. Everything Sucks
5. You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
6. Take Your Best Shot
7. Now Or Never / What About
8. Stop
9. Bitch
10. Bring It On
11. Motivation
12. Survive
13. No Way Out
14. Addiction
15. Violence
16. Rebel Yell
17. Die MF Die
18. I’m Back
19. Sick
20. Burn
21. F**k Tha Police
Track List to The Early Years New York City 1997/1998:
1. Sh*t Life
2. Spine For You
3. Same Old Story
4. Voodoo Crush
5. Little Fish
6. Wish
7. Wake Up
8. Pig Society
9. Pseudo Trash
10. Debonair
11. I Am Nothing
12. America The Pitiful
13. Kimberly’s Ghost
14. One Fix
15. Sick
16. Everything Sucks
17. City Tonight
18. Dead Men Walking
19. F**k Tha Police
Photo credit: Chris Lotten
Source: Cleopatra Records