DOPE: New Audio Interview With EDSEL DOPE Posted Online

March 4, 2009

Sonic Excess conducted an interview with DOPE vocalist and guitarist Edsel Dope on February 27, 2009. Listen to the chat in two parts at this location.

DOPE's video for the song "Addiction" can be viewed below. The clip was helmed by directors Kevin Custer (KINGDOM OF SORROW, TESTAMENT) and Dale "Rage" Resteghini (TRIVIUM, HATEBREED) in New Jersey on January 8-10. Prior to the video shoot, the band put out a call for a "bad-ass chopper" and a large boa constrictor or a python to feature in one of the videos.

Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY) lent his signature guitar squeals to the song "Addiction", which comes off DOPE's long-awaited fifth album, "No Regrets", due on March 10 via E1 Music (formerly KOCH Records). Three songs from the CD — "Addiction", "No Regrets" and "Die Boom Bang Burn Fuck" — are being streamed on the group's MySpace page.

Edsel Dope, alongside Virus, has revitalized DOPE's lineup on "No Regrets". Joining them on bass and backing vocals is Tripp Tribbet, formerly frontman of TWISTED METHOD, who also happens to be the younger brother of MUDVAYNE/HELLYEAH guitarist Greg Tribbet. On drums, DOPE recruited former GENITORTURERS drummer Angel Bartolotta.

DOPE will be on tour with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and SEVENDUST all spring long.

DOPE has released four albums since signing with Epic in 1998, and has sold over 500,000 CDs. Their most recent CD, 2005's "American Apathy", debuted at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart as well as #1 on the Billboard Independent Album chart.

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