Double Negative was an American

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band from

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. Guitarist Scott Williams (aka: Epic Warfare) previously played in American Lore (with Mike Dean from

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), Fight 4 Life, Second Coming, Days Of..., Dixie Automotive,

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, Daddy and Volcanoes. Original drummer Brian Walsby had been in California's Scared Straight, Willard, Shiny Beast and Patty Duke Syndrome (with

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), as well as Wwax, Daddy, Siberian, Snake Nation (with Mike Dean and Woody Weatherman of

) and even the final

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lineup that recorded ''

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'' before they disbanded. Original singer Kevin Collins (aka: KC) was in Subculture, Days Of and Erectus Monotone. Bassist Justin Gray was in Dixie Automotive, Big Dan, Willard, Garbageman, The Rails, and The Step Gods. In 2011, both Walsby and Collins left the band for personal reasons.

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native Bobby Michaud was asked to play drums and Cameron Craig took over vocal duties. Their debut album, ''The Wonderful and Frightening World of...'' came out on No Way Records in 2007. The three-song ''Raw Energy'' EP was released in 2008. A burglarized practice space in December 2009 delayed their next release when a 16-track portable Korg was stolen containing the almost-complete LP. The band was finally able to deliver their sophomore release, ''Daydreamnation'', on July 27, 2010. They played the Hidden World Festival in

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, Canada in October 2007, and had an eight-page feature interview in the August 2008 edition of ''

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'' (issue No. 303). In September 2010, they toured Europe for a handful of dates, supporting ''Daydreamnation''. In 2012, the band played

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's Chaos in Tejas Festival, completed a full US summer tour, opened for

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and

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on a two-week stretch of dates, and are slotted to continued as support for Off! and The Spits late that year. The band split up in 2013.

Members

* Cameron Craig – vocals (2011–2013) * Justin Gray – bass (2006–2013) * Scott Williams – guitar (2006–2013) * Connor Donegan – drums (2013) * Kevin Collins – vocals (2006–2011) * Bobby Michaud – drums (2011–2012) * Brian Walsby – drums (2006–2011)

Discography

*''The Wonderful and Frightening World of...'' LP (No Way Records) (2007) *"AH!DICTION" Track on ''No Bullshit Vol.3'' Compilation EP (No Way Records) (2007) *''Raw Energy'' (three-song) EP (Sorry State Records) (2008) *''Daydreamnation'' LP (Sorry State Records) (2010) *''Hardcore Confusion Volume I'' (Sorry State Records) (2011) *''Hardcore Confusion Volume II'' (Sorry State Records) (2011) *''Hits 7"'' (Sorry State Records) (2012) *''Hardcore Confusion Volumes III & IV'' (Sorry State Records) (2012)

References

External links

An article on DaydreamnationDouble Negative postersThe Maximumrocknroll InterviewDouble Negative's Myspace
{{Authority control Hardcore punk groups from North Carolina Musical groups from Raleigh, North Carolina Musical groups established in 2006 Musical groups disestablished in 2013