In 2009, Cheap Sex released a DVD entitled Dead Today: V Years of Cheap Sex featuring a documentary about the band and live footage from the final two shows. The DVD was directed by their long-time merchandise creator and filmmaker Lewis Smithingham .
On March 1, 2007, Cheap Sex’s former guitarist, Chris Wick, committed suicide after struggling with heroin addiction and depression after the death of his mother in 2004, leading to the band’s break-up. On March 15, 2007, Cheap Sex sent out a bulletin via MySpace stating that they would be breaking…
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The last record by Cheap Sex, Written in Blood , was released on June 6, 2006, followed up with what would be their last U.S. tour with label mates the Scarred , called the ” Bloody Solution U.S. Tour “, which began on August 11, 2006, in Anaheim and ended…
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In 2005, the band returned to Morecambe for another edition of the Wasted Festival, between May 18 and 22, this time with bands like G.B.H. , the Business , Funeral Dress , the Exploited , Anti Nowhere League , T.S.OL. and a lot more.
The band performed in July at the Wasted 2004 festival in the U.K. (formerly known as Holidays in the Sun) with bands such as Discharge and Broken Bones . In the same year, Cheap Sex participated in the British Invasion 2k4 Festival, organized by SOS Records , the festival took…
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In April 2004, the band recorded their second album for Punk Core Records, entitled Headed for a Breakdown , released October 5, 2004. They toured extensively during that summer, playing along the east coast with label mates Lower Class Brats .
After playing several shows on the West Coast , the band made its East Coast debut at the 3 day Vive Le Punk Festival at CBGB OMFUG in New York . The festival took place on October 3, 4 and 5th, 2003, in both the Main Stage and the Lounge…
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After Mike left the Virus , he decided to form a new band, taking the name Cheap Sex because it was catchy and funny. The original line-up consisted of bassist Derek, guitarists John and Jordan, drummer Gabe and Mike singing, soon after they formed, a five-song demo was recorded. The…
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In 2003, in a tour with Lower Class Brats , driving a van to New York the band suffered an accident, when a trailer sideswiped the van, a truck loaded with cinder blocks was on the road, the truck took the doors off the van and some bricks flew in,…
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