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Track: Taste The Red Hands
Artist: Dead Poetic
Album: New Medicines

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Name: Dead Poetic
Spotify Genres: post-hardcore, screamo, christian rock, christian alternative rock, emo
Followers: 47,956
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Dead Poetic was a post-hardcore/rock band from Dayton, Ohio, United States. Active from 1997–2007. The band first garnered attention in the underground music scene following the release of their first full-length Four Wall Blackmail which was released in 2002 by Tooth & Nail subsidiary Solid State Records. Their second release, 2004's New Medicines, heightened the band's profile considerably, however. Produced by Aaron Sprinkle (Emery, Acceptance), the album's sales were buoyed by the title track, which became a hit on MTV2 and Fuse TV. Members were: Brandon Rike on vocals, Zach Miles on lead guitar, Todd Osborn on rhythm guitar, Chad Shellabarger on bass, and Josh Shellabarger on drums. After the release of New Medicines, Dead Poetic went on tour in support of Demon Hunter in the fall of 2004 and essentially imploded shortly thereafter. Personal disagreements within the band caused bassist Chad Shellabarger, drummer Josh Shellabarger, and guitarist Todd Osborn to all depart the band, and Dead Poetic appeared to be a thing of the past. But remaining members Brandon Rike (vocals) and Zach Miles (guitar) began playing with accomplished drummer Jesse Sprinkle (formerly of Poor Old Lu and Demon Hunter; also the brother of producer Aaron Sprinkle) and their passion for music reignited. Beloved alums Dusty Redmon (guitar) and John Brehm (bass) came on board to round out the new, revamped version of Dead Poetic. For their third album, Vices, the band once again enlisted Aaron Sprinkle to produce the album, but this time, the band eschewed the screaming that had been one of the hallmarks of their earlier style. On November 25, 2006, AbsolutePunk reported that Brandon Rike had left Dead Poetic and the remaining members had decided not to continue with the band. Though the band initially posted a message on their MySpace page in December 2006 stating they were still active, most fans eventually assumed the band had indeed broken up because of the band's noticeable lack of touring The band lapsed into inactivity in 2007 due to internal strife and inability to tour, and in 2015 Rike stated that the band has no plans to reform or record a fourth album.

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Release: Dead Poetic - New Medicines
Year: 2018
Genres: Rock
Styles: Post-Hardcore

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LYRICS

Let it burn in your eyes. Your cover is blown this time.
And you knew this was gonna happen, you could taste the red hands.
And like the flies, you'll eat the worst of everything.
And you knew this was gonna happen, you could taste the red hands.
But you needed this.

There's a glossary of dirty words for people just like you.
And only for people like you, I reserve the words:
Backstabbers and money whores, and dirty rotten millionaires
that always wanted more.

Pull the wool on my eyes, like a crooked, burnt-out saint.
I believed and soaked in every word you said,
always tasting red hands.
But the fight never ended and we're all here.
Singing loud for revolution, and sitting battles out.

But you needed this.

There's a glossary of dirty words for people just like you.
And only for people like you, I reserve the words:
Backstabbers and money whores, and dirty rotten millionaires
that always wanted more.

And it's sick outside, but I'm trying to keep you alive.

And all fingers are pointing right at you.

But I burned this down for you.