Polkadot Cadaver is a band formed by members of the now defunct Baltimore rock

Rock music

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 band Dog Fashion Disco

Dog Fashion Disco

Dog Fashion Disco was an experimental metal band, from Rockville, Maryland, that was active from 1996 to 2007.- Biography :Combining many different music styles Dog Fashion Disco was primarily considered an avant-garde metal band...

. The band is stylistically similar to Dog Fashion Disco and inherited many of their fans.

History

Their debut album, Purgatory Dance Party

Purgatory Dance Party

Purgatory Dance Party is the debut album by Polkadot Cadaver released via internet pre-sales on November 17, 2007, with a street date of November 27, 2007. The cover art is a reference to the John Travolta film Saturday Night Fever...

, was released via internet pre-sales on November 17, 2007, with a street date of November 27, 2007. Two Polkadot Cadaver demos were featured on the Dog Fashion Disco rarities album, Beating a Dead Horse to Death... Again

Beating a Dead Horse to Death... Again

Beating a Dead Horse to Death... Again is a retrospective compilation album released by Baltimore avant-garde metal band Dog Fashion Disco in 2008, two years after their final album, Adultery, and a year after their disbandment...

 in 2008. On May 5th, 2011, they released their second album, Sex Offender

Sex offender (polkadot cadaver album)

Sex Offender is the second album by Polkadot Cadaver released via Rotten Records on May 10, 2011. It charted at 17th place on the Billboard Heatseekers chart on May 28, 2011 and stayed there for one week.-Track listing:# "Opus Dei" – 0:52# "Seagrave" – 4:31...

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In Fall 2011 they played on the "Something Wicked This Way Comes Tour" with Wednesday 13

Wednesday 13

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, Vampires Everywhere!

Vampires Everywhere!

Vampires Everywhere! is an American band from Los Angeles best known for their 2010 EP Lost in the Shadows. They are currently signed to Century Media and Hollywood Waste Records.- Band History :...

 & Nightmare Sonata

Nightmare Sonata

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Much of the artwork used by Polkadot Cadaver is produced by fans of Dog Fashion Disco.

Music Videos

March 2008 saw the release of the band's first two videos, "Chloroform Girl" and "Pure Bedlam for Halfbreeds", which are available on the band's official MySpace page. Both videos were directed by Dan Edwards. A video has also been produced for "Bring Me the Head of Andy Warhol", which is available on YouTube

YouTube

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Members

• Todd Smith
  Todd Smith (Dog Fashion Disco)
  Todd Smith is an American Vocalist, Songwriter, and Guitarist, who most notably fronted the band Dog Fashion Disco. Smith is currently involved with the bands Polkadot Cadaver, Knives Out!, and solo project El-Creepo!.-Background:...
  
   – Vocals, Guitar
  Electric guitar
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• Jasan Stepp – Guitar, Keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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  , Programming
  Programming (music)
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• David Cullen - Bass
  Bass guitar
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• John Ensminger - Studio Drummer
  Drum kit
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• Scott Radway- Live Drums

Discography

Year	Title	Label
2007	Purgatory Dance Party Purgatory Dance Party Purgatory Dance Party is the debut album by Polkadot Cadaver released via internet pre-sales on November 17, 2007, with a street date of November 27, 2007. The cover art is a reference to the John Travolta film Saturday Night Fever...	Rotten Records
2011	Sex Offender Sex offender (polkadot cadaver album) Sex Offender is the second album by Polkadot Cadaver released via Rotten Records on May 10, 2011. It charted at 17th place on the Billboard Heatseekers chart on May 28, 2011 and stayed there for one week.-Track listing:# "Opus Dei" – 0:52# "Seagrave" – 4:31...	Rotten Records

External links

• Band Interview