Replicants was an American

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band, consisting of

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, Greg Edwards, and

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, which has been on hiatus since 1996. The group has only released one album, a

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cover album, in 1995. The band's name comes from the verb "replicate", alluding to the band's status as "a tribute band".

Origin

Some months after Paul D'Amour left

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, where he had played the role of

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, he joined

, a keyboardist, and Failure members

and Greg Edwards. The four decided to restrict their work to covering songs by famous bands active in the 1970s and ‘80s.

1996

During the months of 1996, the band decided to follow different paths. Ken went on to perform as a solo artist, while Chris, Greg, and Paul joined

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of the band

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to form Lusk, which put out one album, ''

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''. The three have now moved on to other projects.

Discography

*1995: ''

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'' ( Zoo Entertainment)

References

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