Double Negative (band)

{{Short description|American punk band}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Double Negative

| image = Double Negative - February 28 2010 - Raleigh NC - by Will Butler.jpg

| image_upright = 1.2

| caption = Live at Slim's on February 28, 2010

| origin = Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.

| genre = Hardcore punk, punk rock

| years_active = 2006–2013

| label = Sorry State Records

| past_members = Scott Williams
Booby Michaud
Cameron Craig
Justin Gray
Connor Donegan
Kevin Collins
Brian Walsby

}}

Double Negative was an American hardcore punk band from Raleigh, North Carolina.

Guitarist Scott Williams (aka: Epic Warfare) previously played in American Lore (with Mike Dean from Corrosion of Conformity), Fight 4 Life, Second Coming, Days Of..., Dixie Automotive, Garbageman, Daddy and Volcanoes.{{cite web|url=http://doublecrosswebzine.blogspot.com/2010/09/double-negative.html |title=DOUBLE CROSS: Double Negative |website=Doublecrosswebzine.blogspot.com |date=September 13, 2010 |accessdate=October 3, 2012}} Original drummer Brian Walsby had been in California's Scared Straight, Willard, Shiny Beast and Patty Duke Syndrome (with Ryan Adams),{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.newraleigh.com/articles/archive/brian-walsbys-manchild-5-preview-and-book-release-party-details/ |title=Brian Walsby's Manchild 5 Preview and Book Release Party Details |website=Newraleigh.com |date= |accessdate=October 3, 2012}} as well as Wwax, Daddy, Siberian, Snake Nation (with Mike Dean and Woody Weatherman of Corrosion of Conformity) and even the final Polvo lineup that recorded Shapes before they disbanded. Original singer Kevin Collins (aka: KC) was in Subculture, Days Of and Erectus Monotone.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9mGARTPhagoC&pg=PA3 |title=Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records, the Indie Label That Got Big and ... - John Cook, Mac McCaughan, Laura Ballance – Google Books |date= January 2009|isbn=978-1-56512-624-4 |accessdate=October 3, 2012|last1=Cook |first1=John |publisher=Algonquin Books }} Bassist Justin Gray was in Dixie Automotive, Big Dan, Willard, Garbageman, The Rails, and The Step Gods.{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/EqualizingXDistort-ZineArchiveUpload1|format=PDF|title=Maximumrocknroll|date=August 2008|website=Ia600204.us.archive.org|accessdate=September 24, 2020}}

In 2011, both Walsby and Collins left the band for personal reasons. Charlotte, North Carolina native Bobby Michaud was asked to play drums and Cameron Craig took over vocal duties.

Their debut album, The Wonderful and Frightening World of... came out on No Way Records in 2007. The three-song Raw Energy EP was released in 2008. A burglarized practice space in December 2009 delayed their next release when a 16-track portable Korg was stolen containing the almost-complete LP. The band was finally able to deliver their sophomore release, Daydreamnation, on July 27, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Double-Negative-Daydreamnation/release/2463701 |title=Double Negative – Daydreamnation (Vinyl, Album) at Discogs |website=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=October 3, 2012}}

They played the Hidden World Festival in Toronto, Canada in October 2007, and had an eight-page feature interview in the August 2008 edition of Maximumrocknroll (issue No. 303).{{cite web|author=|url=http://equalizingxdistort.blogspot.com/2008/08/exd-in-mrr-double-negative.html |title=Equalizing Distort: EXD IN MRR – DOUBLE NEGATIVE |website=Equalizingxdistort.blogspot.com |date=August 1, 2008 |accessdate=October 3, 2012}} In September 2010, they toured Europe for a handful of dates, supporting Daydreamnation.{{cite web|url=http://music.mync.com/2010/08/double-negative-finally-unleashes-new-tunes/ |title=Double Negative Finally Unleashes New Tunes |website=Music.mync.com |date=August 6, 2010 |accessdate=October 3, 2012}}

In 2012, the band played Austin, Texas's Chaos in Tejas Festival, completed a full US summer tour, opened for Off! and Negative Approach on a two-week stretch of dates, and are slotted to continued as support for Off! and The Spits late that year.{{Cite web|url=https://riotfest.org/2012/08/offthe-spitsdouble-negative-tour-announced/|title=Off!/The Spits/Double Negative tour announced|website=Riotfest.org|date=August 14, 2012|accessdate=September 24, 2020}}

The band split up in 2013.