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Over My Dead Body (band)

{{Short description|American band}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Over My Dead Body

| image =

| origin = San Diego County, California, U.S.

| genre = Hardcore punk

| years_active = 2000–2004

| label = Indecision, Takeover

| associated_acts =

| website =

| current_members =

| past_members = Daniel Sant
Aaron Cooley
Tommy Anthony
Rob Moran
Scott Lopian
David Kennedy
Mike Arney
Adam Meehan

}}

Over My Dead Body was a straight edge hardcore punk band from San Diego.

The band was formed by Daniel Sant (vocals), Aaron Cooley, Scott Lopian (guitars), Rob Moran (bass) and Tommy Anthony (drums). The members formerly played in Unbroken,{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/over-my-dead-body-mn0000422425#discography|title=Over My Dead Body Biography|last=Wilson|first=MacKenzie|publisher=Allmusic|access-date=13 November 2024}} Built To Last, Forced Life, Palpatine and Four Walls Falling.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} David Kennedy of Box Car Racer fame replaced Lopian for a short period, but ultimately left due to commitments regarding Box Car Racer.

Their debut release on Indecision Records was the EP No Runners in 2001, followed by the album Rusty Medals and Broken Badges near the end of the same year. In 2002, the band released a split with Death Threat, with whom they did a summer tour. After the tour, Moran was replaced with Adam Beehan on bass, and moreover Kennedy was followed by Mike Arney. In the summer of 2003, Over My Dead Body toured with Death By Stereo. The same year saw the release of their final album Sink or Swim.

Vocalist Daniel Sant has gone on to form punk band Northern Towns.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

Discography

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Title

! Release date

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This Feeling Will Never Fade

| 2000

| Demo tape

| Self-released

No Runners

| 2001

| EP

| Indecision Records{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r515231|pure_url=yes}}[https://collective-zine.co.uk/2007/06/13/over-my-dead-body-no-runners-7-2001/ Review] of No Runners by Collective Zine[https://archive.org/stream/heartattack_30/heartattack_30_djvu.txt Review] of No Runners by HeartattaCk[https://archive.org/stream/hit_list_2.6_2001/hit_list_2.6_2001_djvu.txt Review] of No Runners by Hit List[https://archive.org/stream/short_fast_loud_7/short_fast_loud_7_djvu.txt Review] of No Runners by Short Fast & Loud[https://archive.org/stream/inertia_10/inertia_10_djvu.txt Review] of No Runners by Law of Inertia[https://archive.org/stream/suburban_voice_45/suburban_voice_45_djvu.txt Review] of No Runners by Suburban Voice

Rusty Medals and Broken Badges

| 2001

| First album

| Indecision Records{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r559931|pure_url=yes}}[https://archive.org/stream/suburban_voice_45/suburban_voice_45_djvu.txt Review] of Rusty Medals and Broken Badges by Suburban Voice[https://archive.org/stream/fracture_19/fracture_19_djvu.txt Review] of Rusty Medals and Broken Badges by Fracture[https://archive.org/stream/short_fast_loud_8/short_fast_loud_8_djvu.txt Review] of Rusty Medals and Broken Badges by Short Fast & Loud[https://archive.org/stream/inertia_11/inertia_11_djvu.txt Review] of Rusty Medals and Broken Badges by Law of Inertia[https://archive.org/stream/mrr_223/mrr_223_djvu.txt Review] of Rusty Medals and Broken Badges by Maximum Rocknroll[https://archive.org/stream/heartattack_33/heartattack_33_djvu.txt Review] of Rusty Medals and Broken Badges by HeartattaCk

Sink or Swim

| 2003

| Second album

| Takeover/Indecision[https://www.scenepointblank.com/reviews/over-my-dead-body/sink-or-swim/ Review] of Sink or Swim by Scene Point Blank[https://archive.org/stream/amp_05/amp_05_djvu.txt Review] of Sink or Swim by AMP[https://archive.org/stream/mrr_246/mrr_246_djvu.txt Review] of Sink or Swim by Maximum Rocknroll

Time X/Over My Dead Body

| 2001

| 7" split

| Phyte Records

Death Threat/Over My Dead Body

| 2002

| 7" split

| Bridge 9 Records

Swindle/Over My Dead Body

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| 7" split

| Slow Gun Records

References

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External links

  • [http://indecisionrecords.com/bands/omdb.html Indecision Records band page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061016221505/https://indecisionrecords.com/bands/omdb.html |date=2006-10-16 }}

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Category:Straight edge groups

Category:Bridge 9 Records artists

Category:Musical groups from San Diego

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