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The Naked And The Dead

deathrock gothic rock post-punk darkwave cold wave

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Existing for eight months in 1985, The Naked and the Dead were cult figures in New York City's small but fervent mid-'80s post-punk/proto-goth scene. The predominantly teenage deathrock quartet mixed pulsing, acrobatic basslines and waves of dark, piercing guitar with tribal drum tattoos and siren-like vocals. Constructing complex songs full of unusual time changes, they nonetheless avoided the dour and gloomy in favor of a kinetic, punkish intensity with their own brand of moody power. The band split up after issuing one eponymous five-song demo cassette in October 1985. They reformed in 2002, and then again for a 20th anniversary show in 2005. In 2019, all of the band's 1985 original material was remastered for a deluxe self-titled collection released by Italian label Annapurna on vinyl, CD and digital.

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