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.
Thanks For Nothing
Dope Lyrics
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I'm A Big Fan Of Your Band's Album
Do You Think We Could Meet And Go For Coffee
So I Can Tell You All About My Plans For Stardom?
By The Way, How Did You Get Here?
And Tell Me Every Single Step
You Took While Coming Up
I'm Sure I'll Follow Them
Be The Person Who Still Has Both Feet
On The Ground
Chorus:
Your Band Is So Bad
So Thanks For Nothing
Fuck You, Fucker, Fall
I Hate You
I Could Give You A Map
Point To Where
You Need To Go
Tell You What To Avoid
And Who's The Best For You To Know
Even If I Spelled It Out
You Still Would'nt Say It right
They'll Back You Up
And Knock You Down
Get Up For The Next Fight
They're Coming For A Piece Of Your Heart
Stick It In Their Face
So They Can't Even Start
I Could Never Turn My Back On You
Cause I've Been In Your Shoes
You're The First To Say I Became A Dick
But You Know That's Not True
In the opening verse of Dope's song “Thanks for Nothing,” the singer appears as a worshipper of a band and admires their achievements. The singer asks the band members how they got here, every single step they took to attain success, as the singer claims to follow those steps to stardom. The singer also proposes they go for coffee, maybe to discuss their own plans for success. The singer wants to maintain a grounded state of mind despite aspiring to fame. Despite such innocent and seemingly positive requests, the chorus of the song delivers a contrasting message of resentment and hatred towards the band, blaming them for nothing.
The chorus answers the questions the opening verse poses. The singer's admiration quickly turns to animosity in the chorus, as they claim the band is terrible and expresses sarcastic gratitude for nothing. The singer's tone of admiration gives way to rage and resentment towards the band, causing them to even use slurs ("fuck you, fucker"). The verse's repeated offer to help leads to the chorus's harsh and insulting tone, questioning the sincerity of the singer's initial intentions.
Line by Line Meaning
It's So Very Nice To Meet You
I am being sarcastic and don't actually feel that it's nice to meet you.
I'm A Big Fan Of Your Band's Album
I am lying and actually think your band is terrible.
Do You Think We Could Meet And Go For Coffee
I only want to meet you so I can talk about myself and my own plans for success.
So I Can Tell You All About My Plans For Stardom?
I am self-centered and only care about my own success, not yours or your band's.
By The Way, How Did You Get Here?
I don't actually care about how you got here, I'm only asking to seem polite.
And Tell Me Every Single Step
I am pretending to be interested in your journey to success when in reality, I'm not.
You Took While Coming Up
I am only asking this to try and replicate your success, not because I care.
I'm Sure I'll Follow Them
I only care about myself and my own success, even if it means blatantly copying you.
As Long As I Can Still
I don't care about the consequences of my actions as long as I am successful in the end.
Be The Person Who Still Has Both Feet
I don't want to lose sight of who I am, even if that means being a terrible person.
On The Ground
I want to seem grounded and humble even though I am not.
Your Band Is So Bad
I think your band is terrible.
So Thanks For Nothing
Your band has not helped me in any way, so I have nothing to thank you for.
Fuck You, Fucker, Fall
I am angry and insulting you because I blame you for my lack of success.
I Hate You
I dislike you intensely.
I Could Give You A Map
I could tell you how to be successful, but I won't because I am selfish.
Point To Where
I could show you the way to fame and success.
You Need To Go
I could give you advice on where to go to become successful.
Tell You What To Avoid
I could give you tips on what to avoid on your journey, but I won't because I'm selfish.
And Who's The Best For You To Know
I could tell you who to network with and who to avoid, but I won't because I am selfish.
Even If I Spelled It Out
Even if I gave you everything you needed to be successful, you would still fail because success takes hard work and dedication.
You Still Wouldn't Say It Right
I insult your intelligence and imply that you wouldn't be able to follow my advice even if I gave it to you.
They'll Back You Up
The people around you will support you in your journey to success.
And Knock You Down
The same people will also criticize and discourage you along the way.
Get Up For The Next Fight
You need to be resilient and keep fighting for success.
They're Coming For A Piece Of Your Heart
Other people in the industry will try to take advantage of you and your success.
Stick It In Their Face
You need to stand up for yourself and not let others push you around.
So They Can't Even Start
By standing up for yourself, you can prevent others from taking advantage of you.
I Could Never Turn My Back On You
I am pretending to be loyal to you but I am really only looking out for myself.
Cause I've Been In Your Shoes
I believe that because I have been in your position, I am entitled to success.
You're The First To Say I Became A Dick
Others have also criticized my behavior and attitude but I choose to ignore them.
But You Know That's Not True
I know that I am not actually a good person, but I am not willing to change my behavior.
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