Members of emo groups such as Braid, Hey Mercedes, The Promise Ring, Maritime, and others, have come together with a new Dungeons & Dragons inspired concept: Fight Dice, an epic and heavy band which is set to release debut album Total Party Kill on Srpt. 20 on Forge Again Records.
“During the pandemic, we were immersed in playing ‘D&D’ together online to ward off boredom and stay socially connected,” says bassist Todd Bell. “When we could see each other more regularly and safely, as friends, we began practicing as a makeshift ‘band’ — another outlet to stay sane while all other remnants of being in our other bands were still on hold. We set about working on some musical parts we all had lying around, and the next thing you know we were all in a drop D tuning sludging along, having fun with our new project. Satisfied with what we were doing and with loads of ‘D&D’-inspired content for band direction and lyrics, we booked a show when it was okay to do so, settled on a name, and Fight Dice was officially born.”
The full lineup features Jay Gilkay (Evel), Todd Bell (Braid, Hey Mercedes), Dan Didier (The Promise Ring, Maritime), Brett Schwandt (Evel, Ceilishrine), and Eric Arsnow (Tigernite, Devils Teeth).
The band will also play live dates soon.
Live dates:
SEPTEMBER
21 — Milwaukee, WI — Bay View Bash
OCTOBER
25 — Cudahy, WI — X-Ray Arcade (Total Party Kill Record Release Show)
Total Party Kill track listing:
- Roll For Initiative
- Chaos Orb
- Battle of the Evermoors
- Attack the Drider
- Magic Pact
- Go Time
- The Journey
- The Hardest Thing
- Mimics, Attack!
- Owlbear
- I Cast Darkness
- Witchroot
- Anthem
