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Dead Poetic

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Dead Poetic was a post-hardcore/alternative rock band from Dayton, Ohio, United States. Active from 1997-2007. The band played shows in the underground music scene following the release of their first full-length Four Wall Blackmail which was released in 2002 by Tooth & Nail subsidiary Solid State Records. Their second release, 2004's New Medicines was produced by Aaron Sprinkle. Title track was also made as a music video and became a hit on MTV2 and Fuse TV. Members were: Brandon Rike on vocals, Zach Miles on lead guitar, Todd Osborn on rhythm guitar, Chad Shellabarger on bass, and Josh Shellabarger on drums. After the release of New Medicines, Dead Poetic went on tour in support of Demon Hunter in the fall of 2004. Personal disagreements within the band caused bassist Chad Shellabarger, drummer Josh Shellabarger, and guitarist Todd Osborn to all depart the band, and Dead Poetic appeared to be a thing of the past. But remaining members Brandon Rike (vocals) and Zach Miles (guitar) began playing with accomplished drummer Jesse Sprinkle (formerly of Poor Old Lu and Demon Hunter; also the brother of producer Aaron Sprinkle). Beloved alums Dusty Redmon (guitar) and John Brehm (bass) came on board to round out the new, revamped version of Dead Poetic. For their 2006 album Vices, the band once again met up with Aaron Sprinkle to produce the album, but this time, the band eschewed the screaming that had been one of the hallmarks of their earlier style. On November 25, 2006, AbsolutePunk reported that Brandon Rike had left Dead Poetic and the remaining members had decided not to continue with the band. Though the band initially posted a message on their MySpace page in December 2006 stating they were still active, most fans eventually assumed the band had indeed broken up because of the band's noticeable lack of touring The band lapsed into inactivity in 2007 due to internal strife and inability to tour, and in 2015 singer Brandon Rike stated that the band has no plans to reform or record a fourth album.