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.
Violence
Dope Lyrics
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I got it cocked and loaded
I got a sickness to feed
So break it down like you're undevoted
Don't need a fucking motive
I hope you're ready to bleed
I ain't messing around motherfucker, now
Everybody down on the motherfucking floor right now
I want your violence
Motherfucker show me your violence
Give me your violence
Motherfucker show me your violence
YEAH!
Break it down now the blood is flowing
The body count is growing
I love the sound of the screams
So break it down with the system blowing
And feel the sickness growing
It's like a fucking disease
Everybody down on the motherfucking floor right now
I ain't messing around motherfucker, now
Everybody down on the motherfucking floor right now
I want your violence
Motherfucker show me your violence
Give me your violence
Motherfucker show me your violence
So break it down!
Motherfucker break it down!
Motherfucker break it down!
Motherfucker break it down!
The lyrics to Dope's song "Violence" are an intense display of the human desire for destruction and chaos. The chorus of the song, "I want your violence, motherfucker show me your violence" shows an almost animalistic urge for bloodshed and aggression.
The first verse, "Break it down like you know it's loaded, I got it cocked and loaded, I got a sickness to feed" suggests that the singer is intentionally seeking out violent situations and literally has weapons at the ready. The next verse, "Break it down like you're undevoted, don't need a fucking motive, I hope you're ready to bleed" further emphasizes this disregard for any kind of moral code or reason, simply aiming to harm others.
Line by Line Meaning
Break it down like you know it's loaded
Explain something to me in a way that shows you have full knowledge of it
I got it cocked and loaded
I am prepared and ready to act
I got a sickness to feed
I have a twisted desire that needs to be fulfilled
Don't need a fucking motive
I don't require a reason to act violently
I hope you're ready to bleed
I want to harm you and cause you to suffer bodily harm
Everybody down on the motherfucking floor right now
I demand that everyone present submit to my power and authority immediately
I want your violence
I desire to witness and be a part of acts of extreme aggression
Motherfucker show me your violence
I demand that you demonstrate your violent tendencies to me
Give me your violence
I require your violent behavior for my own satisfaction
Break it down now the blood is flowing
Now that my violent desires are being fulfilled, I feel empowered
The body count is growing
I am causing multiple people to be harmed or killed
I love the sound of the screams
The suffering and agony of others brings me pleasure and satisfaction
And feel the sickness growing
I am becoming more and more consumed by my twisted, violent desires
It's like a fucking disease
My violent tendencies have become an uncontrollable, infectious obsession
Motherfucker break it down!
I demand that you continue to act out violently for my own pleasure and satisfaction
Lyrics © MUSIC SERVICES, INC., OLE MEDIA MANAGEMENT LP
Written by: BRIAN CHARLES EBEJER, ANDRE MICHEL KARKOS, TRIPP LEE TRIBBETT
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