List of Dope band members
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Three line-ups of Dope performing in 2013, 2013 and 2015
Dope is an American nu metal, founded in New York City by brothers Edsel (vocals, rhythm guitar) and Simon Dope (keyboards, samples) in 1997.[1] The pair then recruited Sloane Jentry as lead guitarist, Preston Nash as drummer, and Tripp Eisen as bassist. The band currently consists of vocalist, rhythm guitarist and keyboardist Edsel, alongside guitarist and bassist Acey Slade (who first joined in 1998), lead guitarist and keyboardist Virus (who first joined in 2000), bassist and drummer Daniel Fox (who first joined in 2004), and drummer Chris Warner (who first joined in 2017).
History
[edit]Sloane Jentry soon left the band in early 1999. In his absence, Tripp Eisen moved onto guitar, while Acey Slade was brought in on bass. In November 2000, Eisen was fired from the band,[2] Nash also left at the same time. Producer/guitarist joined on lead guitar, while Slade moved to rhythm guitar, Jentry rejoined on bass, and Adrian Ost joined on drums, although he was soon replaced by Racci Shay. After releasing Life in 2001, Slade left the band to join Murderdolls in mid-2002.[3]
In late 2002, Simon Dope left the group to pursue a career as a video game producer.[4] Shortly before a tour in early 2004, Jentry again left the band, Shay moved onto bass, and Adrian Ost briefly rejoined on drums.[5] Brix Milner joined as permanent bassist in May and Shay moved back to drums.[6] Drum tech briefly Daniel Fox took over drums in September 2005 when Shay left due to family issues.[7] Ben Graves joined as new drummer in October.[8]
By 2006, Angel Bartolotta joined on drums. Milner departed by 2007,[9] he was replaced by Derrick "Tripp" Tribbett.[10]
A new line-up appeared in 2013, consisting of one time drummer Daniel Fox (who had gone on to play with Mushroomhead), new guitarist Nikk Dibs and new bassist Jerms Genske.[11] In 2015, Slade and Shay returned, touring alongside Dibs and Dope.[12] Virus returned for a classic line-up reunion in late 2015.[13]
Fox and Dibs (this time on bass) returned to replace Shay and Slade in 2017.[14] Fox was soon replaced by Chris Warner in October 2017,[15][16] Slade replaced Dibs in late 2018.[17] Fox returned in May 2019.[18]
Since 2023, the band has had a fluid line-up with Virus and Acey Slade alternating lead guitar duties,[19] due to their commitments to teaching and Misfits respectively.[20] Daniel Fox alternates between drums and bass,[21] and Chris Warner plays drums when needed.[22]
Members
[edit]Current
[edit]| Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
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| Edsel Dope (Brian Ebejer) | 1997–present |
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| Acey Slade (Emil Schmidt) |
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| Virus (Andre Karkos) |
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all releases from Life (2001) onwards | |
| Daniel Fox |
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Blood Money Part Zer0 (2023) | |
| Chris Warner |
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drums | none to date |
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Former
[edit]| Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
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| Simon Dope (Erikh Ebejer) | 1997–2002 |
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| Tripp Eisen (Tod Rex Salvador) | 1997–2000 |
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| Preston Nash | drums | |||
| Sloane "Mosey" Jentry |
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| Adrian Ost |
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drums | none | |
| Racci "Sketchy" Shay |
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| Brian "Brix" Milner | 2004–2007 | bass | American Apathy (2005) | |
| Ben Graves | 2005 | drums | none | |
| Andrew "Angel" Bartolotta | 2006–2013 | No Regrets (2009) | ||
| Derrick "Tripp" Tribbett | 2007–2013 |
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| Nikk Dibs |
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| Jeremy "Jerms" Genske | 2013–2015 |
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Blood Money Part 1 (2016) |
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Timeline
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Line-ups
[edit]| Period | Members | Releases |
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| 1997 – January 1999 |
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| January 1999 – November 2000 |
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| November 2000 – early 2001 |
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| Early 2001 – August 2002 |
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| August – November 2002 |
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| November 2002 – January 2004 |
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| January – May 2004 |
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| May 2004 – September 2005 |
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| September – October 2005 |
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| October 2005 – mid 2006 |
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| mid 2006 – early 2007 |
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| February 2007 – September 2013 |
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| September 2013 – May 2015 |
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| May 2015 |
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| mid 2015 – early 2017 |
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| February – October 2017 |
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| October 2017 – mid 2018 |
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| July 2018 – May 2019 |
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| May 2019 – February 2023 |
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| February[23] – April 2023[24] |
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| September – November 2023 |
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| February 2024 – present |
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References
[edit]- ^ "For Dope, 'Life' imitates contrived art". Yale Daily News. November 2, 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ "Hail and Kill". Angelfire. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Dope, Edsel (August 13, 2002). "Acey to Murderdolls". Edseldope.com. Archived from the original on February 25, 2004. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
- ^ "EDSEL DOPE Shoots Straight From The Hip About JOEY JORDISON, MURDERDOLLS And Former Bandmates". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. November 4, 2002. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ "DOPE Part Ways With Bassist, Announce Temporary Replacement". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. January 7, 2004. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Former SKRAPE Bassist Joins DOPE". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. May 7, 2004. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "Dope's Racci Shay Leaves Mid-Tour". metalunderground. September 20, 2005. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "DOPE Joined By MURDERDOLLS Drummer For Japanese Tour". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. October 17, 2005. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ^ "Ex-DOPE/SKRAPE Member BRIX MILNER Joins SLAUGHTER For SUMMERFEST Performance". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. July 4, 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ "DOPE Bassist Makes His Debut On VH1's 'Daisy Of Love'". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. April 27, 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ "DOPE: 'Drug Music' Song Teaser Released, New Lineup Announced". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. September 19, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ Reeve, Jo (May 21, 2015), Dope, retrieved May 31, 2024
- ^ DiVita, Joe (March 28, 2016). "Dope Announce 2016 North American Tour With Classic Lineup". Loudwire. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ Crespo, Charley (March 24, 2017). "Dope at the Highline Ballroom". Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ Warner, Chris [@chrissywarnerdrums] (October 15, 2017). "I'm filling in on drums for DOPE" – via Instagram.
- ^ Warner, Chris [@chrissywarnerdrums] (June 15, 2016). "Stoked to be part of these shows with @dopeband" – via Instagram.
- ^ Dope [@dopetheband] (October 20, 2018). "Acey Slade (DOPE) at Hills of Rock - Bulgaria 2018" – via Instagram.
- ^ Fox, Daniel [@danielfoxdrum] (May 28, 2019). "Looking forward to sharing the stage with my brothers in @dopetheband this summer" – via Instagram.
- ^ Ahmed, Kal (February 14, 2024). "Static-X and Sevendust co-headling with support from Dope and Lines of Loyalty- The Norva, Norfolk, VA (USA) February 7, 2024". Rockwell Unscene Magazine. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ Slade, Acey (January 31, 2024). "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
OK, well, Virus is doing that leg, I'm doing the dates posted, LOL. It can be confusing I know...
- ^ Fox, Daniel [@danielfoxdrum] (November 4, 2019). "Tour starts back up on November 8th in Austin,Tx. Will be back on the drums for @dopetheband" – via Instagram.
- ^ Fox, Daniel [@danielfoxdrum] (June 23, 2021). "There's no way out! @dopetheband in Ukraine 2019" – via Instagram.
- ^ Warner, Chris [@chrissywarnerdrums] (February 25, 2023). "I'm grateful for the opportunities. #dope #dopetheband" – via Instagram.
- ^ Warner, Chris [@chrissywarnerdrums] (April 13, 2023). "The final 4. Tonight the #riseofthemachine tour takes over Las Vegas" – via Instagram.