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Dope is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Kiss, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Nine Inch Nails and Guns N' Roses. Those roots explain a lot about how Dope arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Powerman 5000, Soil, Coal Chamber, Spineshank and Wayne Static, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Murderdolls, Static-X, Wednesday 13, Device and September Mourning, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 53 connections around Dope, reaching back through Kiss and forward to Murderdolls. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Dope is an American industrial metal band from New York City, formed in 1997. The band has released seven full-length studio albums with their most recent studio album, Blood Money Part Zer0, being released in February 2023. The lineup currently consists of founding member and lead singer, rhythm guitarist and keyboardist Edsel Dope, lead guitarist Virus, bassist Acey Slade, and drummer Daniel Fox. As of 2022, they have sold over one million albums worldwide.
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Dope connections
Dope grew out of Kiss, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Nine Inch Nails, shares an orbit with Powerman 5000, Soil, Coal Chamber and Spineshank, went on to shape Murderdolls, Static-X, Wednesday 13 and Device. 53 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Dope
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