In 1988, the band released their third full-length LP, Dish , on Cargo Records . Under the direction of Producer Steve Kravac , Dish was an artistic and sonic departure from their previous recordings, not only because of the noticeable absence of Kastner’s sneering vocals, but because of a more…
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The band dissolved after a show in Columbia, Missouri , on the band’s December 1987 tour. Hart was trying to quit heroin using a supply of methadone , but the bottle had leaked. Hart still played the show, but Mould and Norton were concerned he would be unable to play…
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On the strength of this first recording Peaceville asked Doom if they would record a full LP for them, which they agreed to do. The War is Big Business demo was recorded on 27 November 1987, which the band sold as a cassette at gigs. In February 1988, Doom went…
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The group’s first live performance took place on October 17, 1987, at Rod’s Hickory Pit in Vallejo, California .
The Living End , a live collection taken from the band’s October 1987 tour, was released in 1994. Mould has said he has never listened to this album.
In October 1987, the band made its recording debut with two tracks on the Maximumrocknroll compilation album Turn It Around! , “I Got No” and “Officer”.
After some uncertainty from Canty about what he wanted to do with his future, the trio regrouped and booked their first show at the Wilson Center in early September 1987. The group still needed a name, so MacKaye chose the word “fugazi” (which means “false or inauthentic”) from Mark Baker’s…
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In September, Marky, now clean and sober, returned to the band.
The trio of Gerry, Danny and Wiz maintained closeness and enlisted Chris Jones (who drummed in local band Exit East ) to join their new group. The new name, initially suggested by Steib in the Capricorn era, was decided as Mega City Four. The group were officially formed in 1987…
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About this time a small label called Peaceville Records was starting up. They heard about Doom through word of mouth and asked if they were interested in contributing songs to the first Peaceville compilation A Vile Peace . Doom went into the studio to record their first demo on 28…
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