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Failure

Failure is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Depeche Mode and Veruca Salt. Those roots explain a lot about how Failure arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Hum, Shiner, Centaur, Local H and Swervedriver, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Cloakroom, Tool, One Step Closer, Shiner and Swervedriver, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 41 connections around Failure, reaching back through Depeche Mode and forward to Cloakroom. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Failure is an American alternative rock band from Los Angeles that was active from 1990 to 1997 and again from 2014 to the present. They have released seven full-length albums and five EPs.

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FailureDepeche ModeVeruca SaltCloakroomToolOne Step CloserShinerSwervedriverQueens of the Stone …A Perfect CircleEnemyHumShinerCentaurLocal HSwervedriverNarrow HeadToadiesFilter

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Failure connections

Failure grew out of Depeche Mode and Veruca Salt, shares an orbit with Hum, Shiner, Centaur and Local H, went on to shape Cloakroom, Tool, One Step Closer and Shiner. 41 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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