Kill Sadie (also Killsadie) was a Minneapolis-based post-hardcore band active from 1997 to 2001. The band adopted the

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ethic of constant touring, rather than other forms of promotion. Several members of the band went on to perform with better known emo, hardcore, and indie bands including

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These Arms Are Snakes These Arms Are Snakes was an American post-hardcore band that formed in 2002 and featured former members of Botch and Kill Sadie. Before disbanding in 2009, they released three studio albums: ''Oxeneers or the Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go ...

History

The band formed in 1997 in the Twin Cities area (Minneapolis/St. Paul) of Minnesota. They departed from their roots in the hardcore scene to experiment with adding sonic presence, electronic beats and sampling, as well as multi-layered vocals, and their sound ranged from soft ethereal

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to screaming hardcore. The band's name was taken from an incident at a party. Drummer Erin Tate was told by his brother Knol (guitarist) that a girl named "Sadie tried to kill im. Tate responded that "someone should kill Sadie". The band's name can be rendered as two words ("Kill Sadie") or combined into a single word. They band eventually disbanded due to a relocation from

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, as well as disagreements about the future direction of the band.

Members

Killsadie's lineup changed several times due to touring and internal conflict. *

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- drums (Spring 1997-Fall 2001) later of Onalaska/ Askeleton/

* J. Clark - guitar (Summer 1997-Fall 2001) later of Sharks Keep Moving,

, Jaguar Love and KT 88 * Steve Snere - vocals (Spring 1999-Fall 2001) later of

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/Crypts * Patrick Scott - guitar/vocals (Fall 1999-Fall 2001) later of V.Reverse,

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, 97-Shiki and Unur * Cory Murchy - bass (Winter 2001-Fall 2001) later of

and Onalaska * Andy Wolff - roadie/honorary member (Spring 1997 - Spring 2000) * Rebecca Dunbar - keyboard (Summer 2001-Fall 2001) * Bruce J Wuollet - guitar (Spring 1999-Fall 1999) later of Themes, The Stereo,

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, KT 88 and End Transmission * Bob Eisenbise - bass (Spring 1997-Fall 2000) later of Blackthorne, Chibalo, KT 88, and

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* Josh VanLoon - vocals (January 1997-Winter 1998) * Jason Aronen - vocals (Spring 1997-Fall 1997) later of The Real Enemy and Hope You Choke * Erik Hanson - guitar (Spring 1997-Summer 1997) later of

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, The Stereo, Attention, and Amp 176 * Knol Tate - guitar (Spring 1997-Fall 1999) later of Askeleton, Hidden Chord and Deleter.

Discography

* ''Traitor (album), Traitor'' 7"/CD (One Percent Records,

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

) * ''Kill Sadie (album), Kill Sadie'' EP (THD Records, 1998) * ''Half Cocked Concepts'' 10" (Old Glory Records, 1998) * ''In Half Cocked Concepts'' CD (includes THD 7") (One Percent Records,

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) * ''Split 7" with Brand New Unit'' (Modern Radio,

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from S ...

) * ''A New Make'' 7" (Redwood Records, 2000) * '' Experiments in Expectation'' LP/CD (

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, 2001) * ''We're All a Little Sick'' CD Remixes B-Sides (

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, 2004)

Promo pics

Image:Killsadie4.jpg, Erin Tate drums and Cory Murchy bass Image:Killsadie2.jpg, Patrick Scott guitar Image:Killsadie3.jpg, Erin Tate drums

External links

Killsadie
in bands section on Modern Radio
Kill Sadie - BandToBand.com
{{Authority control Musical groups from Minnesota Musical groups established in 1997 Musical groups disestablished in 2001 American post-hardcore musical groups