Funeral Diner

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Funeral Diner

| image = Funeral Diner Live.jpg

| background = group_or_band

| origin = Half Moon Bay, California

| instrument = Vocals, guitars, drums

| genre = Screamo, emo, post-rock

| years_active = 1998-2007

| label = Numerous record labels

|associated_acts = Stirling Says
...Who Calls So Loud
Portraits of Past
Nexus Six
Sheep Squeeze
Living War Room
Lost Ground
Takaru

| website =

| current_members =

| past_members = Seth Babb
Dan Bajda
Matt Bajda
Dave Mello
Ben Steidel
Sean O' Shea
Rob Beckstrom
Andy Radin
Phil Benson

}}

Funeral Diner was a screamo band from Half Moon Bay, California, located near San Francisco. During their last few years, the band established a strong cult fanbase through a near constant string of releases and a touring schedule during which they visited the United States, Europe, and Japan.[http://www32.brinkster.com/funeraldiner/bio2.html Biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027160618/http://www32.brinkster.com/funeraldiner/bio2.html |date=2007-10-27 }}, 32brinkster.com. Accessed July 15, 2007.[http://2006.sxsw.com/music/showcases/band/4985.html Biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091224021315/http://2006.sxsw.com/music/showcases/band/4985.html |date=2009-12-24 }}, SXSW. Accessed July 15, 2007.

The band had a large catalog of splits and compilation tracks on various records. They rarely pressed CDs, and kept many of their releases in limited quantities and one-time pressings, jumping from label to label, though their last few major recordings were released by Alone Records.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20041021015715/http://www.adequacy.net/review.php?reviewid=4716 Review of The Wicked]}}. Delusions of Adequacy, April 15, 2005. Accessed November 7, 2008.[http://www.decapolis.com/music_/pages/TheFuneralDiner-TheWicked.shtml Review of The Wicked]. Decapolis, September 28, 2004. Accessed November 7, 2008. Their most recent full-length, The Underdark, was issued on Alone in 2005.[http://www.aversionline.com/reviews/2197/ Review of The Underdark] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203153919/http://www.aversionline.com/reviews/2197/ |date=2008-12-03 }}. Aversion Online. Accessed November 8, 2008.

Members of the band were previously affiliated with other groups such as Nexus Six, Portraits of Past,Mat Hocking, [http://drownedinsound.com/releases/4188 Review of The Underdark] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928080221/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/4188 |date=2011-09-28 }}. Drowned in Sound. Accessed November 8, 2008. Living War Room, Lost Ground, Sheep Squeeze, and Takaru. After the breakup, members have gone on to form Stirling Says, ...Who Calls So Loud, Pills, and Lemonade.

Though rooted in first wave emo, hardcore punk and early screamo characteristics, the band later included elements of post-rock.Stewart Mason, [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r733731|pure_url=yes}} Review of The Underdark]. Allmusic. Funeral Diner's albums have attracted significant coverage from rock press outlets.Joe Davenport, {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20050502130740/http://www.adequacy.net/review.php?reviewid=5334 Review of The Underdark]}}. Delusions of Adequacy, April 15, 2005. Accessed July 15, 2007.

Members

=Final Lineup=

Seth Babb: vocals
Daniel Bajda: guitar/vocals
Matthew Bajda: drums
David Mello: guitar
Benjamin Steidel: bass

=Former Members=

Sean O' Shea: bass
Rob Beckstrom: bass
Andy Radin: bass
Phil Benson: vocals

Discography

=Studio albums=

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2002 \|*Difference Of Potential* Released: August 2002 (CD) September 2003 (LP) Label: Ape Must Not Kill Ape Format: CD, LP \|LP edition limited to 1000 black colored copies
2005 \|*The Underdark* Released: April 2005 Label: Alone Records Format: CD, LP \|First issued through Alone Records in April 2005 on CD and vinyl formats. First vinyl pressing included black and clear vinyl, 1200 copies of the black vinyl and an unknown number of copies of the clear vinyl. Also unknown amount pressed on white vinyl. In 2015, to celebrate the album's tenth anniversary, Repeater Records reissue the album on grey colored vinyl, 524 copies total.

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2002

|Difference Of Potential

Released: August 2002 (CD)
September 2003 (LP)
Label: Ape Must Not Kill Ape
Format: CD, LP

|LP edition limited to 1000 black colored copies

2005

|The Underdark

Released: April 2005
Label: Alone Records
Format: CD, LP

|First issued through Alone Records in April 2005 on CD and vinyl formats. First vinyl pressing included black and clear vinyl, 1200 copies of the black vinyl and an unknown number of copies of the clear vinyl. Also unknown amount pressed on white vinyl. In 2015, to celebrate the album's tenth anniversary, Repeater Records reissue the album on grey colored vinyl, 524 copies total.

=Extended plays=

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2002 \|*The Wicked* Released: August 2002 (CD) May 2004 (10") Label: Sorry Records Alone Records Format: CD, 10" \|First released in August 2002 on CD format through Sorry Records. Later reissued on CD and 10" vinyl formats in 2004 through Alone Records with different artwork and an extra track.
2005 \|*Swept Under* Released: 2005 Label: LilacSky Records, Audio Is A War (10") Cosmic Note Records (CD) Format: CD, 10" \|10" edition issued through both LilacSky Records and Audio Is A War. CD edition, issued by Cosmic Note Records, includes different artwork and extra remixed versions of Funeral Diner tracks appended to the end.
2006 \|*Bag Of Holding* Released: 2006 Label: Self-released Format: 3" CD \|Tour edition EP released as a home burned 3" CD. Edition of 75, all copies hand-numbered. Featured tracks from their split with Ampere and from The Emo Apocalypse compilation.
2007 \|*Doors Open*' Released: March 2007 Label: Self-released (CD) Vendetta Records, Adagio830 (12") Format: CD, 12" \|CD edition independently released by the band for their 2007 Japan tour. The single-sided 12" edition was released between Vendetta Records and Adagio830 in Germany. This edition included different artwork from the CD edition and was released in edition of 600 black colored copies.

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2002

|The Wicked

Released: August 2002 (CD)
May 2004 (10")
Label: Sorry Records
Alone Records
Format: CD, 10"

|First released in August 2002 on CD format through Sorry Records. Later reissued on CD and 10" vinyl formats in 2004 through Alone Records with different artwork and an extra track.

2005

|Swept Under

Released: 2005
Label: LilacSky Records, Audio Is A War (10")
Cosmic Note Records (CD)
Format: CD, 10"

|10" edition issued through both LilacSky Records and Audio Is A War. CD edition, issued by Cosmic Note Records, includes different artwork and extra remixed versions of Funeral Diner tracks appended to the end.

2006

|Bag Of Holding

Released: 2006
Label: Self-released
Format: 3" CD

|Tour edition EP released as a home burned 3" CD. Edition of 75, all copies hand-numbered. Featured tracks from their split with Ampere and from The Emo Apocalypse compilation.

2007

|Doors Open'

Released: March 2007
Label: Self-released (CD)
Vendetta Records, Adagio830 (12")
Format: CD, 12"

|CD edition independently released by the band for their 2007 Japan tour. The single-sided 12" edition was released between Vendetta Records and Adagio830 in Germany. This edition included different artwork from the CD edition and was released in edition of 600 black colored copies.

=Split releases=

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1999 \|Nexus Six/Funeral Diner Released: January 1999 Label: Old Glory Records Format: LP \|Edition of 1000 black colored copies. Split with Nexus Six.
2000 \|*The World of Forms* Released: August 2000 Label: Ape Must Not Kill Ape Format: LP \|Edition of 1000 black colored copies, 50 of which came packaged in hand-stamped sleeves. Split with Staircase.
2001 \|The Shivering/Funeral Diner Released: November 2001 Label: Into The Hurricane Unfun Records City Boot Records Format: LP \|Edition of 600 hand-numbered black colored copies. Split with The Shivering.
2002 \|*A Split Seven Inch* Released: October 2002 Label: Vendetta Records Format: 7" \|Three pressings total: 525 make up the first, 440 for the second, and 520 for the third, all of which adding up to 1485 black colored vinyl copies total. The second and third pressings were hand-numbered. Split with Zann. The song "Lie In Headlights" is the only song from a split release to not be compiled in any of the band's compilation releases.
2003 \|*Music Inspired by Rites of Spring Part One* Released: September 2003 Label: Fire Walk With Me Format: 7" \|Rites of Spring tribute 7" split with the Saddest Landscape. Edition of 780 black colored copies.
2003 \|Dead City/Funeral Diner Released: September 2003 Label: Old Glory Records So Much To Give Format: LP \|1000 black colored copies and about 140 test pressings. About 130 of the test pressings were sold by Dead City on tour with unique artwork and inserts. About 12 copies were packaged in manilla envelopes and had artwork done by Dan Davis of Kodan Armada. Including these two "artwork variations", about 6 different variations of artwork exist for this release. Split with Dead City.
2004 \|*I Just Want To Feel This Way Forever* Released: June 2004 (CD) May 2005 (10") Label: Falling Leaves (CD) Somberlain (10") Format: CD, 10" \|First issued as a CD through Falling Leaves in 2004. Reissued on 10" vinyl format through Somberlain with alternative artwork in 2005 as an edition of 675: 340 black, 335 mint-green. Split with Evylock.
2004 \|*A Seven Inch Split* Released: June 2004 Label: Red Cars Go Faster Records Format: 7" \|Edition of 1030 copies: 570 black, 460 champagne clear. 141 of the black copies were hand-numbered European tour editions, and 123 of the clear copies were hand-numbered as well. All copies of the split were pressed on thick 70 gram vinyl. Split with Raein.
2004 \|Welcome The Plague Year/Funeral Diner Released: July 2004 Label: Electric Human Project Format: 7" \|2000 copies total: 1000 blue, 700 black, 200 clear, and 100 white. Split with Welcome The Plague Year.
2007 \|Ampere/Funeral Diner Released: July 2007 Label: Clean Plate Records, Electric Human Project Format: 9" \|Released in edition of 1000: 800 black, 200 green. All copies were actually single-sided with etching all over the B-side and some even on the A-side. Split with Ampere.

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1999

|Nexus Six/Funeral Diner

Released: January 1999
Label: Old Glory Records
Format: LP

|Edition of 1000 black colored copies. Split with Nexus Six.

2000

|The World of Forms

Released: August 2000
Label: Ape Must Not Kill Ape
Format: LP

|Edition of 1000 black colored copies, 50 of which came packaged in hand-stamped sleeves. Split with Staircase.

2001

|The Shivering/Funeral Diner

Released: November 2001
Label: Into The Hurricane
Unfun Records
City Boot Records
Format: LP

|Edition of 600 hand-numbered black colored copies. Split with The Shivering.

2002

|A Split Seven Inch

Released: October 2002
Label: Vendetta Records
Format: 7"

|Three pressings total: 525 make up the first, 440 for the second, and 520 for the third, all of which adding up to 1485 black colored vinyl copies total. The second and third pressings were hand-numbered. Split with Zann. The song "Lie In Headlights" is the only song from a split release to not be compiled in any of the band's compilation releases.

2003

|Music Inspired by Rites of Spring Part One

Released: September 2003
Label: Fire Walk With Me
Format: 7"

|Rites of Spring tribute 7" split with the Saddest Landscape. Edition of 780 black colored copies.

2003

|Dead City/Funeral Diner

Released: September 2003
Label: Old Glory Records
So Much To Give
Format: LP

|1000 black colored copies and about 140 test pressings. About 130 of the test pressings were sold by Dead City on tour with unique artwork and inserts. About 12 copies were packaged in manilla envelopes and had artwork done by Dan Davis of Kodan Armada. Including these two "artwork variations", about 6 different variations of artwork exist for this release. Split with Dead City.

2004

|I Just Want To Feel This Way Forever

Released: June 2004 (CD)
May 2005 (10")
Label: Falling Leaves (CD)
Somberlain (10")
Format: CD, 10"

|First issued as a CD through Falling Leaves in 2004. Reissued on 10" vinyl format through Somberlain with alternative artwork in 2005 as an edition of 675: 340 black, 335 mint-green. Split with Evylock.

2004

|A Seven Inch Split

Released: June 2004
Label: Red Cars Go Faster Records
Format: 7"

|Edition of 1030 copies: 570 black, 460 champagne clear. 141 of the black copies were hand-numbered European tour editions, and 123 of the clear copies were hand-numbered as well. All copies of the split were pressed on thick 70 gram vinyl. Split with Raein.

2004

|Welcome The Plague Year/Funeral Diner

Released: July 2004
Label: Electric Human Project
Format: 7"

|2000 copies total: 1000 blue, 700 black, 200 clear, and 100 white. Split with Welcome The Plague Year.

2007

|Ampere/Funeral Diner

Released: July 2007
Label: Clean Plate Records, Electric Human Project
Format: 9"

|Released in edition of 1000: 800 black, 200 green. All copies were actually single-sided with etching all over the B-side and some even on the A-side. Split with Ampere.

=Compilation albums=

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2003 \|*Three Sides Dead* Released: September 2003 Label: LilacSky Records Format: CD \|Compilation album composed of all of Funeral Diner's tracks from their splits with Nexus Six, Staircase, and The Shivering.
2003 \|*...Is Dead* Released: September 2003 Label: Self-released Format: CD-R \|Tour edition homeburned CD-R, edition of 200. Sold through the band's 2003 European tour. Compilation composed of tracks that will later appear on their splits with Evylock, Raein, and Welcome The Plague Year.

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2003

|Three Sides Dead

Released: September 2003
Label: LilacSky Records
Format: CD

|Compilation album composed of all of Funeral Diner's tracks from their splits with Nexus Six, Staircase, and The Shivering.

2003

|...Is Dead

Released: September 2003
Label: Self-released
Format: CD-R

|Tour edition homeburned CD-R, edition of 200. Sold through the band's 2003 European tour. Compilation composed of tracks that will later appear on their splits with Evylock, Raein, and Welcome The Plague Year.

=Compilation Appearances=

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2003 \|*Inspiration From Forest* Released: November 2004 Label: Falling Leaves Format: CD \|"Shifting"
2004 \|*A Sequel Of A Story* Released: August 2003 (CD) February 2004 (LP) Label: Cosmic Note (CD) City Boot Records, Correlation Records, Coldbringer Recordings (LP) Format: CD, LP \|"This Truly Is God's Country"
2006 \|*The Emo Apocalypse* Released: May 2006 Label: React With Protest Format: LP \|"Addendum"
2008 \|*Droning Earth Vol. 4* Released: October 2008 Label: Droning Earth Format: DL \|"Two Houses"

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2003

|Inspiration From Forest

Released: November 2004
Label: Falling Leaves
Format: CD

|"Shifting"

2004

|A Sequel Of A Story

Released: August 2003 (CD)
February 2004 (LP)
Label: Cosmic Note (CD)
City Boot Records, Correlation Records, Coldbringer Recordings (LP)
Format: CD, LP

|"This Truly Is God's Country"

2006

|The Emo Apocalypse

Released: May 2006
Label: React With Protest
Format: LP

|"Addendum"

2008

|Droning Earth Vol. 4

Released: October 2008
Label: Droning Earth
Format: DL

|"Two Houses"

References

External links

[http://www.alonerecords.com Alone Records]
[http://www.myspace.com/funeraldiner Funeral Diner's Myspace]
[https://www.angelfire.com/punk/pg99/fdiner/index.html Funeral Diner Fan Site]
[http://hxclyrics.narod.ru/f/funeral_diner/index.html Funeral Diner lyrics]{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Category:Musical groups from the San Francisco Bay Area

Category:Emo musical groups from California

Category:American screamo musical groups

Category:Half Moon Bay, California

Category:Musical groups established in 1998

Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2007

Category:Cosmic Note artists