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Raggadeath was a Canadian rap-metal band that enjoyed moderate success in the mid-1990s. The band fused heavy metal with dancehall reggae-style rhythms and vocals.The band's core members and founders were producer/DJ/drummer Stephen Kendall and producer/engineer/bassist/keyboardist Walter Sobczak.
Steve Major played all the guitars on the records. Dean Bentley on drums and Darren Quinn on guitar of Monster Voodoo Machine were added for the live shows. The band utilized a variety of vocalists, most notably rapper Michie Mee.The band's biggest Canadian hit was "One Life" in 1995, achieving high rotation on MuchMusic, and being voted Favourite Song in Chart magazine's year-end reader's poll. The 1995 album Why Ask Why, containing the singles "One Life" and "Why Ask Why", was also released by Virgin in several European markets. Raggadeath also achieved moderate international success with its self-titled 1997 album, which featured "Dance with the Devil" and a cover of Eddy Grant's "Electric Avenue". At this time the band undertook its first significant tour. The self-titled 1997 album was licensed by Attic Records to Edel AG in Germany, Roadrunner Records in the Netherlands, and TWA in Australia. Sobczak continued with record engineering/production chief engineer at The Studio at Puck's Farm, and Kendall DJ later DJing in England. Major returned to studio work with Toronto's Wellesley Sound studio, while Quinn and Mee continued to collaborate under the band name The Day After.
Steve Major played all the guitars on the records. Dean Bentley on drums and Darren Quinn on guitar of Monster Voodoo Machine were added for the live shows. The band utilized a variety of vocalists, most notably rapper Michie Mee.The band's biggest Canadian hit was "One Life" in 1995, achieving high rotation on MuchMusic, and being voted Favourite Song in Chart magazine's year-end reader's poll. The 1995 album Why Ask Why, containing the singles "One Life" and "Why Ask Why", was also released by Virgin in several European markets. Raggadeath also achieved moderate international success with its self-titled 1997 album, which featured "Dance with the Devil" and a cover of Eddy Grant's "Electric Avenue". At this time the band undertook its first significant tour. The self-titled 1997 album was licensed by Attic Records to Edel AG in Germany, Roadrunner Records in the Netherlands, and TWA in Australia. Sobczak continued with record engineering/production chief engineer at The Studio at Puck's Farm, and Kendall DJ later DJing in England. Major returned to studio work with Toronto's Wellesley Sound studio, while Quinn and Mee continued to collaborate under the band name The Day After.
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