Dead & Gone

Dead and Gone are a product of the same Berkeley, CA, club scene that produced mega-selling Green Day. In fact, Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong produced the band's first two CDs. The band has been gigging around off-and-on since forming in 1993. Dead and Gone are hardcore punk revivalists, evocative of Black Flag and the Sex Pistols. They combine dirge-like minor chord progressions with churning punk rhythms, featuring nihilistic, gloom-and-doom lyrics that reflect both youthful pessimism and idealism. Vocalist Shane Baker growls more than he sings, in a voice that crosses Jo...