Cursed was a hardcore/metalcore band featuring former and current members o… Read Full Bio ↴Cursed was a hardcore/metalcore band featuring former and current members of numerous other Canadian DIY bands spanning from the early 1990s to the present, such as Haymaker, Left for Dead, The Swarm aka Knee Deep in the Dead, Acrid, Ruination, The Black Hand, Countdown to Oblivion, At the Mercy of Inspiration, Shallow North Dakota, Crux of Aux, Quest for Fire, Burning Love and more.

Formed in 2001 a year after the break-up of The Swarm aka Knee Deep in the Dead (three members' previous band), the founding lineup was originally split between different parts of Quebec and Ontario, Canada, but (following Moumneh's sudden move home to Lebanon), shifted to Toronto and Hamilton. Known for their trademark nihilistic and dystopian lyrical themes, stark classic horror imagery and loud, abrasive live shows, the band have toured worldwide and released records on Boston's Deathwish Inc, Ontario's Goodfellow Records, Syracuse's Hex Records and Providence's Trash Art. Cursed's debut One made immediate impact in their scene and garnered wide cult support. It was followed up with Cursed Two, and the picture-disc EP Blackout at Sunrise in between, in the same year that also saw a release of a 180gr vinyl only gatefold reissue of 2003's "I" on the Providence RI label Trash Art. In 2007 they finished up their third LP, III: Architects of Troubled Sleep, which was released in 2008 through Goodfellow Records in North America, Howling Bull in Japan and in Europe through Dutch label Reflections. "III" was produced at Toronto's Hallamusic studio, mixed by long-time friend and collaborator Donny Cooper, and mastered by Alan Douches at WestWestSide (NJ), with cover art by Baroness' John Dyer Baizley. For its release, as opposed to the international touring they had come to spend a lot of time doing, the band played six weekends of strictly Southern Ontario DIY shows in as many houses, basements, record stores, bedrooms and Anarchist / DIY spaces as possible. The official Toronto release show was at a sold out Lee's Palace, with friends Fiftywatthead, Career Suicide and Living Darkness.

On May 22, 2008, singer Chris Colohan announced on the band's blog that the band had been robbed on the last morning of their European tour, losing their passports, all of their money and tour expenses in the night, from within a purportedly secure building in a German squat. The band had reportedly gone their separate ways and were finished. Colohan described the robbery from within their own community as a "bullet in the head" for the band. For certain members, the band's hectic final show at Bitterzoet in Amsterdam would be the last they would ever see each other.

M.Maxymuik subsequently joined the band Quest for Fire and was a touring drummer for Pink Mountaintops. D.Dunham continued to play in Crux of Aux, and more recently in the bands Skull and Limitoids. C.Colohan continues to tour and play in Burning Love and Mature Situations, and run the vinyl-only High Anxiety label. Colohan, as stated in an interview, has written several unreleased books, Other Peoples' Girlfriends (2002) and Nine Lives (2011). He does photography and music related graphic design for his own and friends' bands on the side of his musical endeavors, and he works on the production end of live music in Toronto as one of several jobs. R.Moumneh went on to open Hotel 2 Tango recording studio in Montreal's Mile End with partners from Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Constellation Records. He still works as a producer, engineer and co-owner of the studio, teaches production technique and is involved in various film and installation art projects, as well as his own ongoing performance art project "Jerusalem in My Heart".

Colohan released the band's final UK radio session (their last recording) as a 7" EP on High Anxiety. Deathwish Inc is currently in the process of reissuing Cursed I on LP. There has long been word of a comprehensive box set covering all 3 LPs, all 3 EPs plus the demo and unreleased songs, which was caught up in copyright ownership issues and has remained a mystery since. Also, there may yet be a Cursed DVD mainly of the footage of the final tour (and the disintegration and last moments of the band), as well as various interviews and live videos from 2001-2008.

Chris Colohan - Vocals
Christian McMaster - Guitar
Dan Dunham - Bass
Mike Maxymuik - Drums

• Cursed Demo Recording (Self-Released, 2002)
• One LP (Deathwish Inc., 2003)
• Hell Comes Home EP (Hex Records, 2004)
• Two LP (Goodfellow Records, 2005)
• Blackout at Sunrise EP (Goodfellow Records, 2007)
• III: Architects of Troubled Sleep LP (Goodfellow Records, 2008)
• The Last Session EP (High Anxiety, 2010)
Music Videos: Fatalist (2006)

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Pariah
Cursed Lyrics

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Whispered your name in a busy room and everyone stopped talking.
Brought you up in a confessional and all the grown men within earshot
Lost their faith and walked away, walked away and walked away.
Lost their faith and walked away.
So what is it you're not telling me?
Oh yeah, this time around, I'm not asking.

And oh, how small this town gets when you start asking for too many names.

So where you've come from and where you're going,
I don't care and I'm not asking.

I'd hit the lights, touch your lips.
You'd turn to dust like all the rest.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Cursed's song Pariah tell the story of a person who whispers someone's name in a busy room and causes a disruption in the conversation. Later on, they bring up this person's name in a confessional setting, causing all the grown men within earshot to lose their faith and walk away. The singer is clearly curious about this person but is aware that they're not telling them something, and this is causing a rift in their relationship. The singer notes that the town they're in feels smaller once you start asking too many questions and that they don't care where this person came from or where they're going, they just want a moment with them. The final line indicates that they know this person won't be around forever, and they will eventually turn to dust like all the rest.

The theme of the song is one of curiosity and longing for a person who is mysterious and perhaps even dangerous. The singer recognizes that there's something about this person that is outside of their understanding, and they are struggling to connect with them on a deeper level. The song's lyrics also reference themes of faith, mortality, and the transitory nature of existence.

Line by Line Meaning

Whispered your name in a busy room and everyone stopped talking.
I mentioned your name in a crowded place, and it immediately grabbed everyone's attention and silenced them.

Brought you up in a confessional and all the grown men within earshot Lost their faith and walked away, walked away and walked away.
I brought you up during a confession, and all the men listening lost their faith and abandoned me, repeatedly.

So what is it you're not telling me? Oh yeah, this time around, I'm not asking.
What secret are you keeping from me? Nevertheless, unlike before, I am not going to ask you about it this time.

And oh, how small this town gets when you start asking for too many names.
The town seems pretty small when you begin questioning too many people about their names.

So where you've come from and where you're going, I don't care and I'm not asking.
I am not interested in where you're from or where you're headed, and I am not going to inquire about it either.

I'd hit the lights, touch your lips. You'd turn to dust like all the rest.
If I were near you, I'd switch off the lights and brush my lips against yours. But like all the others, you, too, would turn to dust in my hands.

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