The track "Debonaire" is notable for being used in the 2001 film The Fast & The Furious.
Successful headlining tours and Dope’s second album “Life” followed in 2001. The band’s sound matured and the record was received with excellent reviews by both the media and fans alike. Unfortunately, the band’s two labels were not functioning well together anymore. The label support and focus was non-existent for Dope at this very crucial time and there was very little awareness surrounding the album’s release.
Instead of becoming bitter and fading into oblivion, Dope decided to take matters into their own hands. After confirming the band’s release from both of their original record deals, Dope quickly returned to the studio and created its third album “Group Therapy”; a collection of 13 new songs which included a full-length music video for every song on the album. With the major label jitters still fresh in their heads, Dope chose not to shop this new record to the record labels. Instead, Dope independently released “Group Therapy” in October of 2003 and set out on tour to promote the album themselves. The band did several successful headlining runs and supported acts like Mushroomhead, Slayer, Static-X and Saliva. Independently, “Group Therapy” has scanned nearly 50,000 units in less than a year. In total, Dope has scanned close to 400,000 combined units in its career.
Now that they have proven to themselves and to the industry that there is still a strong demand for Dope, the band has completed its fourth album “American Apathy” and has inked a new deal with Artemis Records (home of Zakk Wylde’s Black Label Society, Kittie, and Sugarcult). The new album is a return to the band’s roots with a heavy guitar driven roar and political overtones in the lyrical content. This may very well be the strongest, most exciting Dope album to date.
Dope has just finished up headlining the Jagermeister sponsored “American Apathy Tour 2004” featuring Dope and former Ozzfest acts Motograter and Twisted Method. The tour hit over 70 cities in 11 weeks. Dope utilized this tour to showcase songs from the new album and as the first step to begin creating awareness around the new Dope album “American Apathy” to be released this spring.
Dope has survived the politics of the business and the ever-changing flavor of the month trends. They are proving that they are not part of any one genre, instead, they have created their own. Ask anyone wearing a black t-shirt at a hard rock or heavy metal concert what they think of the band Dope, and they are sure to respond with devil horns and a smile. The conclusion is that people like Dope. Reconnecting Dope with the people is their goal in 2005.
Now preparing to release their 5th studio album, Dope has recruited a new drummer, Angel, formerly of the Genitorturers, to kick off their promotional tour.
Dope has recently released their highly anticipated new album "No Regrets". The album was launched March 10th 2009, on Koch Records. Tracks included on the album include "6-6-Sick", "Addiction" Ft. Zakk Wylde, "Nothing For Me Here" (was featured on Guitar Hero 3), and Billy Idol Cover Song "Rebel Yell".
To Date (6/13/09) The album is rated 4 1/2 out of 5 stars based on 21 reviews on cdnow.com.
After releasing album No Regrets along with lots of touring after and before, they decided to take a little easier and stopped touring regularly for a while. Dope started working their new album "Blood Money, Part 1" and they dropped a few teasers from the album in 2012 and in 2013 which also said that the album would be released in 2014.
In 2015 Dope played a few gigs in Russia for the first time with their original "Die MotherFucker Die" line-up and they also recorded their very first live album in Moscow. Live album, titled "Live In Moscow", was released in 2016 summer with crowdfunding process via their website where all the people who pre-ordered the live album could f.ex. have their name on its live albums liner notes and also could make the thermometer grow with their shopping at their band website. Thermometer had different types of goals like releasing live dvd and going to U.K. and Europe for a tour.
After releasing Dope's first live album, band announced that they will be releasing their long awaited album "Blood Money, Part 1" in the autumn of 2016 also stating that the second part of "Blood Money" wouldn't take so long time to release as "Part 1" did.
Dope released their first tour dates in USA for a long time after releasing their live album in summer. The tour was called "Die Mother Fucker Die Reunion" it including the original line-up from the "Life" album. "Blood Money, Part 1" was released in October 28th in 2016. After releasing the record, band went to Russia and United Kingdom as a headline tour along with the "Die Mother Fucker Die Reunion" tour.
In the beginning of 2017 Dope released some more tour dates for spring 2017 with co-headliner Combichrist and support acts September Mourning and Davey Suicide.
It's been rumored that Dope will come to Europe to play some festival gigs in the summer of 2017 but nothing official yet hasn't been released.
Addiction
Dope Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
You're burning me down, down, down.
You're spilling me to the ground.
(You're killing me)
This ain't no one night stand.
I wanna do it again!
She's my addicion. (my addiction)
She's cocaine, heroin, alcohol, vicadin.
She's my addiction, (my addiction)
Upside down!
You're taking me underground
Your breaking me down, down, down.
You're tearing me inside out.
You burry me.
This ain't no one night stand.
I gotta do it again and again!
She's like cocaine, heroin, alcohol, vicadin.
She's my addicion. (my addiction)
She's cocaine, heroin, alcohol, vicadin.
She's my addiction, (my addiction)
You're my addiction!
She's like cocaine, herion, alcohol, and vicadin.
She's my addcition.
She's like cocaine, herion, alcohol, and vicadin
You're my addiction.
The lyrics of Dope's song "Addiction" convey how the singer is addicted to a woman who is as destructive and addictive as various drugs. The song begins with the singer being turned inside out and burning down because of his addiction to this woman. He feels like he is being killed by her, but he still desires her even though he knows he is addicted. He wants more of her even though he recognizes that this is not just a one night stand.
The chorus further emphasizes the singer's addiction to the woman. He compares her to cocaine, heroin, alcohol, and vicodin, all highly addictive substances that can have detrimental effects on one's life. He repeats the line "she's my addiction" throughout the chorus, emphasizing his dependence on her. The second verse continues this theme, with the singer feeling like he is being taken underground and torn apart by his addiction to the woman. But despite this, he still craves her and wants to be with her again and again.
Overall, the lyrics of "Addiction" show how a person can become addicted to someone, even if that person is destructive and harmful to them. The singer recognizes that this addiction is not healthy or sustainable, but he still cannot resist the pull of this woman.
Line by Line Meaning
Round and round, You're turning me inside out.
You keep me in a never-ending cycle and confuse me.
You're burning me down, down, down.
You're destroying me slowly.
You're spilling me to the ground.
You're making me feel worthless.
(You're killing me)
You're causing me to become worse and worse.
This ain't no one night stand.
This isn't just a casual fling for me.
I wanna do it again!
I want to continue this unhealthy behavior.
She's like cocaine, heroin, alcohol, vicadin.
She's like an addictive and dangerous substance that I can't resist.
She's my addiction. (my addiction)
She's the thing that I can't stop myself from wanting and needing.
Upside down!
You're turning my life upside down and confusing me.
You're taking me underground
You're causing me to go to dark places and making me feel trapped.
Your breaking me down, down, down.
You're slowly destroying me and making me weaker.
You're tearing me inside out.
You're causing me to feel emotional pain and turmoil.
You burry me.
You're making me feel buried and trapped.
This ain't no one night stand.
This isn't just a casual fling for me.
I gotta do it again and again!
I feel like I have to continue this behavior even though I know it's bad for me.
You're my addiction!
You're the thing that I can't stop myself from wanting and needing.
She's like cocaine, heroin, alcohol, vicadin.
She's like an addictive and dangerous substance that I can't resist.
She's my addicion. (my addiction)
She's the thing that I can't stop myself from wanting and needing.
She's like cocaine, herion, alcohol, and vicadin
She's like an addictive and dangerous substance that I can't resist.
You're my addiction.
You're the thing that I can't stop myself from wanting and needing.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: BRIAN CHARLES EBEJER, ANDRE MICHEL KARKOS, TRIPP LEE TRIBBETT
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind