Dredg (stylized as dredg) is an American
rock
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band formed in 1993 in
Los Gatos, California
Los Gatos (, ; ) is an incorporated town in Santa Clara County, California, United States. The population is 33,529 according to the 2020 census. It is located in the San Francisco Bay Area just southwest of San Jose in the foothills of the ...
. The band's lineup consists of vocalist Gavin Hayes, guitarist Mark Engles, bassist Drew Roulette and drummer and pianist Dino Campanella.
Originally starting out as an
alternative metal
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outfit, Dredg established themselves in the
indie scene with their debut album ''
Leitmotif'' (1999), which showed the band stylistically moving into
progressive rock
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and
art rock; the album's success landed them a deal with
Interscope Records
Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M imprint. Founded in late 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field as a $20 million joint venture with Atlantic Records of Warner Mus ...
in 2001, who re-released the album later in the year. Dredg's major label debut, ''
El Cielo'' (2002), was lauded by critics and helped establish a wider
cult following
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for the band. The band experienced mainstream success with ''
Catch Without Arms
''Catch Without Arms'' is the third album from the Los Gatos
Los Gatos (, ; ) is an incorporated town in Santa Clara County, California, United States. The population is 33,529 according to the 2020 census. It is located in the San Franc ...
'' (2005), which became the band's first album to chart in the United States, and the band received exposure on
MTV
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with the single "Bug Eyes". Following their departure from Interscope in 2009, Dredg independently released ''
The Pariah, the Parrot, the Delusion
''The Pariah, the Parrot, the Delusion'' is the fourth studio album by American alternative rock band Dredg, released on June 9, 2009, on Ohlone Recordings. Bassist Drew Roulette describes the album as "a rock and roll record, filled with experi ...
'', which saw the band reach their highest charting positions yet. The band's fifth album, ''
Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy
''Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Dredg
Dredg (stylized as dredg) is an American rock band formed in 1993 in Los Gatos, California. The band's lineup consists of vocalist Gavin Hayes, guitarist Mar ...
'' (2011), was a stylistic departure for the band and received a negative response from the band's fanbase. Following the conclusion of the album's promotional tour in May 2014, the band went on an "extended hiatus".
In January 2018, the band announced that they had reunited and have since been writing material for their sixth studio album; they are planning to record the album in the winter of 2022.
History
Early years (1993–1998)
While attending middle school in Los Gatos, Engles and Campanella started playing together. After they graduated to
Los Gatos High School
Los Gatos High School (LGHS) is a high school in Los Gatos, California. It was founded in 1908 and is part of the Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District, which in 2021 was ranked the best high school district in Caliifornia
The sch ...
, older friends Hayes and Roulette joined the group.
In a 2005 interview, when asked about the origin of the band's name, Campanella said, "It was so long ago that we named it I can't even remember. Honestly, we don't even like the name anymore. We mostly don't like the way it sounds. It doesn't roll off the tongue well."
In 1996, Dredg recorded and released their first demos of original material, the Conscious EP, garnering them exposure as far away as Boston.
Currently, very little information has ever been released about these demos. In 1997, they released what would become the early stages of their musical transition, the ''
Orph EP''. It includes the group's first instrumental track, "Orph". Additionally, the track "Kayasuma" shares its title with the name of the shaman in ''
Leitmotifs liner notes for "Lechium".
With the release, Dredg slowly built a name for themselves in the
Bay Area, as well as on the East Coast, such as in
Boston
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and
New York.
''Leitmotif'' (1999–2001)
In May 1999, Dredg independently released their first full-length, ''
Leitmotif'', a concept album about a man traveling the world to cure his moral disease.
The story was included in the liner notes, in lieu of the actual lyrics. Written by Roulette, the band had planned to release a movie of the story;
however, upon the death of the lead actor, the project was scrapped.
Over the next two years, Dredg toured mostly within California,
slowly expanding their fan base. The band began sending out a demo tape to several labels with four new songs intended for their next album, "Of the Room", "Redrawing the Island Map", "Running Through Propellers" and "The Papal Insignia".
In January 2001, Dredg was offered a deal by
Interscope Records
Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M imprint. Founded in late 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field as a $20 million joint venture with Atlantic Records of Warner Mus ...
, and the band signed to the label in February 2001.
As part of the deal, ''
Leitmotif'' was re-released by Interscope on September 11, 2001.
With the re-release of ''Leitmotif'', Dredg toured nationally and internationally in support of the record with bands such as
Alien Ant Farm
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,
Pressure 4-5
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,
the Apex Theory
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,
Taproot
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,
Deadsy
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The band was initially si ...
and
Onesidezero.
''El Cielo'' (2002–2004)
After signing to Interscope Records, the band began work on their major label debut, ''
El Cielo''. Like its predecessor, ''El Cielo'' was a concept album. Initially intended to revolve around
Salvador Dalí
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí of Púbol (; ; ; 11 May 190423 January 1989) was a Spanish Surrealism, surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarr ...
's ''
Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bumblebee around a Pomegranate One Second Before Awakening'', the band expanded the focus to include
sleep paralysis
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after learning of Dalí's own influences.
As they had done with the liner notes of ''Leitmotif'', Dredg chose not to include the lyrics; instead, they printed letters sent to them by people suffering from sleep paralysis. Several songs on the album even included lyrics taken directly from the letters.
When the band began writing material for the new album, they secluded themselves in the deserts around
Palm Desert
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.
The majority of the album was recorded at
Skywalker Ranch
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.
The band used three producers,
Ron Saint Germain
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Prior to his career in music p ...
,
Tim Palmer
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and
Jim Scott Jim or Jimmy Scott may refer to:
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, on the record, adding another layer of diversity to the album.
Completed in May 2002, the album was widely available on the internet before being released on October 8, 2002.
Dredg made music videos for two of the album's tracks, "Same Ol' Road" and "Of The Room".
Upon releasing the album, the band once again returned to their hectic touring schedule, including their first national headline tour with
Codeseven
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, a then-unsigned
Strata and either STUN or Woven supporting. They also toured with acts such as
Ozomatli
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,
Deftones
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,
Chevelle,
Hoobastank
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and
Phantom Planet
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, as well as earning a spot on the
Sno-Core Tour
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with
Sparta
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,
Glassjaw
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and
Hot Water Music
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.
''Catch Without Arms'' (2005–2006)
![Gavin slide guitar](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/Gavin_slide_guitar.jpg)
While touring in support of ''El Cielo'', Dredg began work on their third album, ''
Catch Without Arms
''Catch Without Arms'' is the third album from the Los Gatos
Los Gatos (, ; ) is an incorporated town in Santa Clara County, California, United States. The population is 33,529 according to the 2020 census. It is located in the San Franc ...
'', spending 8 months writing material before taking another 10 months to record and mix the album.
Like their previous albums, ''Catch Without Arms'' was a concept album; however, differing from the concrete stories and events surrounding their earlier releases, ''Catch Without Arms'' was about opposites, mainly focused on positives and negatives.
Produced by
Terry Date
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, ''Catch Without Arms'' was Dredg's most successful album, debuting at 123 on the ''
Billboard
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'' album charts, selling over 9,000 copies,
and eventually reaching the top of the Heatseekers chart.
The only single on the album, "
Bug Eyes", was made into a music video directed by
Philip Andelman
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.
With the release of ''Catch Without Arms'', Dredg began a treasure hunt based around the Bay Area. The three winners each received a painting from ''Catch Without Arms'', as well as the opportunity to name a song for the next album, "Vague Clues and Long Days".
Dredg headlined several tours in support of ''Catch Without Arms'', playing with bands such as
Circa Survive
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Circa Survive quickly made a name for the ...
,
Day One Symphony,
Delta Activity,
Vedera
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,
Ours
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and
Ambulette
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. They played the
Taste of Chaos
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tour in 2006 with
Deftones
Deftones is an American alternative metal band formed in Sacramento, California in 1988. They were formed by Chino Moreno (vocals, guitar), Stephen Carpenter (guitar), Abe Cunningham (drums), and Dominic Garcia (bass). During their first f ...
,
Atreyu
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,
Thrice
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Early in their career, the band was known ...
and
Story of the Year
Story of the Year is an American rock band formed in St. Louis, Missouri, Story of the Year at Allmusic.comAccessed May 17, 2007. in 1995 under the name 67 North. The band eventually changed their name to Big Blue Monkey in 1998, and then subseq ...
,
as well as shows with
Coheed and Cambria
Coheed and Cambria are an American progressive rock band from Nyack, New York, formed in 1995. The band consists of Claudio Sanchez (vocals, guitars, keyboards), Travis Stever (guitars, vocals), Josh Eppard (drums, keyboards, backing vocals), an ...
,
the Blood Brothers and
MewithoutYou
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.
Engles and Campanella also took some time to record the soundtrack for the 2005
independent film
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,
Waterborne'.
On May 11, 2006, Dredg recorded their concert in
San Francisco
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for a live CD entitled ''
Live at the Fillmore''. Released on November 7, 2006, ''Live at the Fillmore'' contained songs from all three studio albums, as well as a new song titled "The Warbler". A remix of "Sang Real" by
Dan the Automator
Daniel M. Nakamura better known by his stage name Dan the Automator, is an American record producer from San Francisco, California. He is the founder of the publishing company Sharkman Music and the record label 75 Ark.
Early life
Nakamura was bo ...
was released with purchase of the album on
iTunes
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.
On September 14 and 15, 2006, Dredg played two special shows at
the Catalyst
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in
Santa Cruz, California
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, playing ''Leitmotif'' and ''El Cielo'' in their entirety on separate nights. During these shows the band played songs from ''Catch Without Arms'' before diving into the full album of the night.
Of note, each night they played a very early version of "It's Not Worth It" (a song that did not make it into the final album) at about the midpoint of each album. On the second night, as a segue into ''El Cielo'', they performed an early instrumental version of "Wonderous Miracle" (another song that did not make it into the final album).
Exit from Interscope and ''The Pariah, the Parrot, the Delusion'' (2007–2009)
![Dredg Drew and Dino](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/Dredg_Drew_and_Dino.jpg)
On February 14, 2007, Dredg issued an update indicating production had begun on their next album and released several new song titles as part of the update. Gavin Hayes posted a Myspace blog on July 8, 2007, with new information that the band had 12-15 songs that might or might not make the final cut. Of the songs previously written, only a few were being worked on from prior updates. Hayes stated that on December 21, 2007, the writing process for their new album was almost done, and they planned to enter the studio in early 2008 to start recording. This would be followed by extensive touring in the spring. The songs that were played at live shows during the writing process but were not released on the album include: "Wondrous Miracle", "It's Not Worth It", "Push Away", "Holding a Remedy Potion", "Hurricane Felix", "Pieces of Gold", "Fleeing to Mexico", "2001", "MacGuffin" and "Fucking Smile Pt. 2".
The band played at the
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
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in California on April 26, 2008, during their tour to introduce the new tracks to their fans, with the exception of a few past hits and some tracks already performed such as "Long Days and Vague Clues". After Coachella, Dredg released demos for songs rumored to be on their upcoming album up to February 2009. They also added a song entitled "entire new album", which was a track consisting of every song played simultaneously. Also on February 23, 2009, Dredg announced their exit from Interscope Records as well their new record's title, ''
The Pariah, the Parrot, the Delusion
''The Pariah, the Parrot, the Delusion'' is the fourth studio album by American alternative rock band Dredg, released on June 9, 2009, on Ohlone Recordings. Bassist Drew Roulette describes the album as "a rock and roll record, filled with experi ...
''. They confirmed joining with Independent Label Group (ILG, which is a part of Warner Music Group), and Ohlone Recordings. The album was released on June 9, 2009, with a Limited Edition release with alternate artwork (as well as a Vinyl recording) made available to the public. Music videos have been made for "Information" and "I Don't Know". The album reached number 71 on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 7,492 copies in its first week.
The album was inspired by the essay
Imagine There Is No Heaven A Letter to the Six Billionth Citizen". The essay was written by British-Indian novelist
Salman Rushdie
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, who found controversy in 1988 over one of his books gaining him a religious fatwa for Rushdie's death from Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
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which ultimately resulted in United Kingdom and Iran breaking diplomatic ties to each other a year later. In consideration of the essay, the album has common themes in
agnosticism
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and the questioning of beliefs and society. Album and liner notes artwork resembled an Air Mail letter (addressed to "SEVEN BILLIONTH") and was done by Rohner Segnitz of the band
Division Day
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They performed at the Sou ...
. Segue tracks on the album are called "Stamps of Origin", and unlike prior albums a few of these segue tracks contain lyrics.
''Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy'' (2010–2014)
Dredg suggested on their
Twitter
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account that they began recording their fifth album on June 23, 201
On August 17, 2010, Dredg announced via their official website that they had begun the process of recording a new album. Unlike the long gaps between their last two efforts, the band expected an early 2011 release. The announcement was posted in the news section and reads as follows: "Yesterday, we began working on our fifth record with musician/producer
Dan the Automator
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Early life
Nakamura was bo ...
. We will be writing and recording it in San Francisco for the next month and a half and are hoping for an early 2011 release. Stay tuned as there will be more updates and studio footage in the coming months."
On February 18, 2011, Dredg announced via Twitter that their fifth studio album, ''
Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy
''Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Dredg
Dredg (stylized as dredg) is an American rock band formed in 1993 in Los Gatos, California. The band's lineup consists of vocalist Gavin Hayes, guitarist Mar ...
'', was to be released on May 3, 2011, in the United States and April 29 everywhere else. The album received a negative response from the band's fans, many who derided the album's production and sound.
In February 2014, Dredg released a non-album track, "I Left My Heart In San Francisco", in conjunction with a stop-motion music video touring the city.
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Touring in support of the album took place from 2011, until May 2014.
Hiatus and side projects (2014–2017)
After the release of ''Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy'', Dino Campanella stated in an interview in 2014 that Dredg was taking an indefinite hiatus:
Mark Engles joined the band
Black Map
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during the hiatus.
Return (2018–present)
On January 27, 2018, it was announced that the band was working on their first release since ''
Chuckles And Mr. Squeezy
''Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Dredg
Dredg (stylized as dredg) is an American rock band formed in 1993 in Los Gatos, California. The band's lineup consists of vocalist Gavin Hayes, guitarist Mar ...
''. In March 2019, vocalist-guitarist Gavin Hayes confirmed in an interview they were working on a new album originally planned to be released in 2019. In a late 2021 interview, Hayes said that work on new material had been delayed by the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. He went on to note that they had "probably two albums worth" of new material to work through, and that their goal was to release an album in 2022.
In June 2022, the band stated that they were now aiming to start recording the album in the winter of 2022.
Musical style
Dredg's early music in 1990s is rooted in
alternative metal
Alternative metal (also known as alt-metal) is a genre of heavy metal music
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styles. Nevertheless, the band eschewed the nu metal style of the early EPs in favor of a
progressive rock
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and
art rock sound. The band was also labeled as
alternative rock
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and
experimental rock
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.
Members
;Current members
*Gavin Hayes -
vocals
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,
slide guitar
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,
guitar
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(1993–present)
*Drew Roulette -
bass,
synthesizer
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(1993–present)
*Mark Engles -
guitar
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,
backing vocals
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(1993–present)
*Dino Campanella -
drums
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piano
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organ (1993–present)
Discography
Studio albums
Live albums
*''
Live at the Fillmore'', 2006
Soundtracks
*''
Waterborne'' soundtrack, 2005
*''
Car Babes
''Car Babes'' is a 2006 independent comedy film starring Ben Savage and directed by Nick Fumia and Chris Wolf.
The title of producer Ben Rekhi's ''Car Babes'' comes from the term car salesmen use for each other. He realizes that some might suspe ...
'' soundtrack, 2007
EPs
*''Conscious EP'', 1996
*''
Orph'', 1997
*''
Extended Play for the Eastern Hemisphere'', 2001
* "Sony Connect Sets", 2005
* "Napster Sessions", 2007
Singles and Music Videos
* "Same Ol' Road" - ''
El Cielo'', 2002
* "Of The Room" - ''
El Cielo'', 2003
* "Bug Eyes" - ''
Catch Without Arms
''Catch Without Arms'' is the third album from the Los Gatos
Los Gatos (, ; ) is an incorporated town in Santa Clara County, California, United States. The population is 33,529 according to the 2020 census. It is located in the San Franc ...
'', 2005
* "Information" - ''
The Pariah, the Parrot, the Delusion
''The Pariah, the Parrot, the Delusion'' is the fourth studio album by American alternative rock band Dredg, released on June 9, 2009, on Ohlone Recordings. Bassist Drew Roulette describes the album as "a rock and roll record, filled with experi ...
'', 2009
* "I Don't Know" - ''
The Pariah, the Parrot, the Delusion
''The Pariah, the Parrot, the Delusion'' is the fourth studio album by American alternative rock band Dredg, released on June 9, 2009, on Ohlone Recordings. Bassist Drew Roulette describes the album as "a rock and roll record, filled with experi ...
'', 2009
* "Upon Returning" - ''
Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy
''Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Dredg
Dredg (stylized as dredg) is an American rock band formed in 1993 in Los Gatos, California. The band's lineup consists of vocalist Gavin Hayes, guitarist Mar ...
'', 2011
* "The Thought Of Losing You" - ''
Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy
''Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Dredg
Dredg (stylized as dredg) is an American rock band formed in 1993 in Los Gatos, California. The band's lineup consists of vocalist Gavin Hayes, guitarist Mar ...
'', 2011
Other releases
*''
El Cielo Blueprints'', 2000–2002
*'' Industry Demos, 2001
*''Coquette Demo'', 2004
DVDs
*''
Crickets
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'', 2003
*''
Live from the Henry Fonda Theater'', 2005
References
External links
dredg.com*
*
Official dredg forum: TraversingGavin Hayes interview at Silent UproarDrew Roulette interview at nolivelost.comInterview with Submerge Magazine "Think for Yourself" August, 2009
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